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Tamil Nadu adds 5,880 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 285,024

The total number of cases in the state now stands at 285,024, while 227,575 people have been discharged so far

Top Headlines: Ram temple work begins, July services activity shrinks, more

From Ayodhya Ram temple Bhoomi Poojan to vaccine trials, Business Standards brings you the top headlines of the day

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Containment zones cross 20,000 in Bengaluru

Shortage of Covid beds in Kolkata, number of containment zones crosses 20,000 in Bengaluru, and why India has fewer Covid deaths-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

Herd immunity in India only in pockets, can be short-lived: Scientists

Herd immunity is determined primarily by how many individuals in a population are immune to a particular infection

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Google to allow WFH for another year at least

Moderna, Pfizer start decisive vaccine trials, Tokyo confirms 270 new cases, Hong Kong may postpone legislative elections and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Tamil Nadu adds 6,785 new Covid-19 cases, state's total tally at 199,749

63,182 persons were tested in the last 24 hours, which is the highest so far

India's Covid-19 fatality rate 'progressively falling': Health Ministry

From 2.82 per cent over a month earlier, India's Covid-19 case fatality rate have declined to 2.49 per cent currently

Portable hospital to vaccines: Low-cost Covid solutions from universities

IIT Delhi has developed the world's cheapest RT-PCR based diagnostic kit, priced at Rs 399; IIT Madras-backed Modulus Housing's portable hospital can be installed by four people in two hours

Covid-19: Daily growth rate shows decline as India crosses 900,000 mark

While total recovered cases are 1.8 times the active cases, 20 states and union territories have shown higher recovery rate than the national average of 63 per cent

India coronavirus dispatch: Pandemic is still quite early in the country

How Andhra plans to ensure no patient is turned away, neurological impact of mild Covid-19, and the toll on TB and HIV treatment-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic.

The bright spot

Expansion of public health care will help fight the pandemic

4,329 new coronavirus cases reported in Tamil Nadu, tally crosses 100,000

With 64 patients succumbing to the virus in the past 24 hours, the total number of fatalities in the state now stands at 1,385

Beyond the gloom and doom of Covid-19

There is a sharp decline in resistance to change that is catalysing some long pending reforms and transformations in both industry and society

India records over 17,000 Covid-19 daily cases; death toll tops 15,000

In the quest to expand Covid-19 testing labs network across the country, the ICMR has inducted 11 new labs in 24 hours

No lockdown in Bengaluru, 'still safer' than other cities: Karnataka govt

There will be only containment zones in the city and regions that have a large number of cases will be sealed

Delhi reports record 3,947 new Covid-19 cases; tally crosses 66,000-mark

Sixty-eight fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, a Delhi health department bulletin said on Tuesday

Tamil Nadu adds 2,516 new cases on Tuesday, total tally at 35,339

The state also tested 23,921 persons for Covid-19 today

World dispatch: China cases show coronavirus can return if curbs eased

A patient in Seattle served $ million bill, UK PM urged to relax 2-meter social distancing rule, massive labour migration in Africa - round up of Covid-19 news across the globe

Govt says no community transmission of Covid-19 yet, but experts disagree

Emphasising that community transmission was on in many parts of the country, the experts asked the government to admit it so that people don't get complacent

Covid-19 lockdown a success, no community transmission in India: ICMR

The sero-survey has found that 0.73 per cent of the population in the districts surveyed had evidence of past exposure to SARS-CoV-2