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Coronavirus live updates: Jharkhand cancels Class 10, 12 state board exams

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 11, 2021, 02:36:33 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Jharkhand cancels Class 10, 12 state board exams

India has reported 94,052 daily new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 2,91,83,121. With 6,148 deaths, India's death toll from the virus stands at 3,59,676. Meanwhile, 2,76,55,493 people have recovered from the virus and the active caseload is below 12 lakh after 60 days. Stay with TOI for all live updates

16:33 (IST) Jun 10

Tourism, hospitality suffer losses due to Covid lockdown and suspension of Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand. Cab and hotel operator Sandeep Gupta says

Tourism, hospitality suffer losses due to COVID lockdown & suspension of Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand. Cab & hote… https://t.co/O32A8jVg1G
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16:28 (IST) Jun 10

Pfizer and BioNTech said they have agreed to supply the U.S. government with 500 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to donate to poorer countries over the next two years, reports Reuters

16:11 (IST) Jun 10

Covid vaccination in Europe 'far from sufficient' to avoid resurgence: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that vaccination rates in Europe were still far off what was needed to stop a virus resurgence and called on countries to maintain protective measures. According to the organisation, 30 percent of people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 17 percent have been fully vaccinated in the WHO's European Region -- which spans 53 countries and territories and includes several in Central Asia. "Although we have come far, we have not come far enough," Hans Kluge, the WHO's regional director for Europe, told a press conference.

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15:59 (IST) Jun 10

Total 642 fresh Covid cases have been registered in Uttar Pradesh, says additional chief secretary information Navneet Sehgal (ANI)

The total number of active cases in the state stands at 12,642. There have been 1231 recoveries. The positivity rate has come down to 0.3%, he said.

15:48 (IST) Jun 10

People wait to get Covid-19 vaccination at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai on Thursday

15:47 (IST) Jun 10

Fall semester: US to resume student visa processing from Monday

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15:40 (IST) Jun 10

Hong Kong will allow children age 12 and above to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine as it seeks to boost immunization rates in the city, reports AP

Government officials say they will offer the vaccine to about 240,000 children from age 12 to 15 starting Friday.

15:29 (IST) Jun 10

Iran Covid cases top three million, says country's health ministry, reports AFP

15:29 (IST) Jun 10

Maharashtra: Heavy footfall of people seen around Sitabuldi Main Road area in Nagpur. Social distancing norms flouted

Maharashtra: Heavy footfall of people seen around Sitabuldi Main Road area in Nagpur. Social distancing norms flout… https://t.co/zkevnXd6m8
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15:03 (IST) Jun 10

Now lockdown has been imposed till June 14. The same will be discussed with officials and it will continue till 21 June in Hassan. It will be conveyed to the CM as he's coming to Hassan tomorrow.

K Gopalaiah, Karnataka minister and in-charge minister of Hassan district

14:33 (IST) Jun 10

UK, Indian scientists develop low-cost sensor to detect Covid-19 in wastewater

UK and Indian scientists have jointly developed a low-cost sensor that can detect fragments of the virus responsible for Covid-19 within wastewater, paving the way for health officials to get a better understanding of how prevalent the disease is in a larger area.

14:31 (IST) Jun 10

While noting that the country faced shortage of medical oxygen as the pandemic surged, J P Nadda said PM Narendra Modi left no stone unturned to meet the shortfall in a week by rallying resources through "earth, air and water", a reference to its transportation through all available means.

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14:27 (IST) Jun 10

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, we increased our oxygen production from 900 metric tonnes to 9446 MT to provide to the states. Within 9 months, India had two vaccines - an unprecedented step in our nation's history. At the beginning of the campaign, only 2 companies were making vaccines. Today, 13 companies are making vaccines in India. By December, 19 companies in India will be making vaccines and India will have 200 crore vaccine doses.

J P Nadda, BJP president

14:22 (IST) Jun 10

BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday lauded the preparations of the Central government to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and said that by December, 19 companies in India will be manufacturing vaccines and the country will have 200 crore vaccine doses.

13:51 (IST) Jun 10

The Covid-19 pandemic slowed down the construction work of the smog tower, the first-of-its-kind in India. The work is being expedited. Now, it will be ready by August 15.

Gopal Rai, Delhi minister

13:33 (IST) Jun 10

Telangana health minister said that a committee will be constituted to finalise the modalities for results. Results will be announced based on recommendations made by the committee, she said.

13:30 (IST) Jun 10

Education minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy, who has officially announced the cancellation of exams, said the decision was made keeping the safety of students in mind.

13:29 (IST) Jun 10

The Telangana government announced cancellation of Intermediate second-year examinations in view of the Covid-19 second wave in the state.

12:59 (IST) Jun 10

The government's intent is to reach out to families of people who died due to Covid and help them financially: Bihar health minister

12:59 (IST) Jun 10

Bihar health minister, talking about the increase in Covid deaths, said DMs prepared report of combined death numbers after monitoring for 15-20 days. This is not two days' work as the report was prepared in 15-20 days and released yesterday, the minister said.

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