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Infectious disease expert Fauci urges Americans to trust medical experts

Anthony Fauci said that those who have a track record of giving recommendations based on scientific evidence and good data are society's best bet

Travellers to NY from Covid-19 hotspots need to provide contact info

Travellers flying to New York state from other states with high COVID-19 infection rates are required to provide contact information starting on Tuesday

Goa govt asks private hospitals to reserve 20% beds for Covid-19 patients

The Goa government has made it compulsory for all private hospitals in the state to reserve 20% of their total beds for Covid-19 patients

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami tests negative for Coronavirus for 2nd time

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has tested negative for COVID-19, for the second time in nearly a month, the government said

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates plasma bank at LNJP hospital

Delhi got its second plasma bank, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurating the facility at the state-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital here for treatment of Covid-19 patients

Odisha coronavirus update: Death toll mounts to 70; 616 new cases detected

The death toll due to Covid-19 in Odisha rose to 70 on Monday with six more fatalities, while the tally climbed to 13,717 as 616 more people tested positive for the disease

Over 650,000 Indians evacuated from abroad amid Covid-19 pandemic: Centre

More than 6,50,000 Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday.Taking to Twitter, Puri assured that the government is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of citizens who are stranded abroad and those who want to fly out.He said that over 80,000 people have also flown out since the outbreak of the pandemic."Govt is making all efforts to facilitate the evacuation of our citizens who are stranded abroad & those who want to fly out. We have already brought back more than 650K citizens through various means & have flown out more than 80K. VBM plays a key role in this endeavour," Puri tweeted."Situation around the world is continuously evolving & so are international civil aviation operations. VBM is being ramped up from time to time. We strive to bring back every Indian or fly out those who want to. I request your understanding & patience. We will cover each one of ...

Rail Bhawan shut for 2 days after some officials test coronavirus positive

The Rail Bhawan, headquarters of the Indian Railways will remain shut for two days from July 14 to carry out intensive sanitisation after some officials were found Covid-19 positive in the premises

Telangana coronavirus update: State reports 1,550 new cases, 9 deaths

A total of 1,550 Covid-19 cases and nine deaths were reported in Telangana on Monday, said the state's health department

Trump versus Fauci reaches fever pitch as White House smear campaign rages

White House is headlining a vicious smear campaign against America's top infectious diseases expert Fauci, spraying into public view a longlist of "mistakes" Fauci has made since the pandemic began

Delhi coronavirus tests figures revised down to 692,845: Bulletin

The total number of COVID-19 tests conducted till date in the national capital has been revised down from 7,89,853 to 6,92,845, according to data shared in the Delhi health bulletin

Fauci sidelined by the White House despite coronavirus surge: Report

Despite his leading role in the US' fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, America's top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci has been sidelined by the White House

Maharashtra coronavirus update: Fresh lockdown in Latur from July 15

Latur district in Maharashtra will be under lockdown from July 15 to 30, district guardian minister Amit Deshmukh said on Sunday

West Bengal coronavirus update: Biggest single-day jump of 1,344 cases

West Bengal recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,344 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, taking the state's tally to 28,453, while 26 more fatalities pushed the toll to 906, the health department said

Tripura coronavirus update: State reports death, 141 more positive cases

Tripura registered its second Covid-19 death on Saturday when a 72-year-old man succumbed to the disease at a government-run hospital in Agartala

Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek test positive for Covid-19, hospitalised

Abhishek said both his father and he had had mild symptoms and requested everybody to be calm and not panic

People going out of Rajasthan will have to obtain passes, says govt

People going out of Rajasthan will have to obtain passes from authorities, the state government said in an order as it decided to regulate inter-state movement in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases

Delhi coronavirus update: 1,781 cases take tally to 110,921; toll at 3,334

Delhi recorded 1,781 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 110,000,while the death toll from the disease climbed to 3,334

Telangana coronavirus update: Case tally crosses 33,000 in the state

Telangana's Covid-19 tally crossed 33,000 with 1,178 more people testing positive on Saturday, officials said

Indiscriminate use of Remdesivir can cause more harm than good: Health Min

According to the health ministry, all the 'investigational therapies' are required to be carried out only in proper health care facilities