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Coronavirus live updates: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb self-isolates after family members test corona positive

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 30, 2021, 22:24:32 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb self-isolates after family members test corona positive

India's Covid-19 tally has risen to 18,03,696 including 5,79,357active cases, 1,186,203 cured/discharged/migrated. There have been a total of 38,135 deaths, according to the health ministry. Stay with TOI for live updates

18:43 (IST) Aug 03

Odisha govt allows normal functioning of public & private sector banks, RRBs, state co-operative banks & insurance companies with 50% staff in large branches & full strength in small branches with less than 5 employees till August 31.

Odisha govt allows normal functioning of public & private sector banks, RRBs, state co-operative banks & insurance… https://t.co/lZIT2xypwp
— ANI (@ANI) 1596460174000

18:37 (IST) Aug 03

BMC eases restrictions for phased opening of lockdown under 'Mission Begin Again'.

BMC eases restrictions for phased opening of lockdown under 'Mission Begin Again'. Malls/market complexes allowed… https://t.co/hZzQXZZIyH
— ANI (@ANI) 1596460014000

18:22 (IST) Aug 03

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa was admitted on August 2 with mild Covid symptoms. At present, he is doing well & is clinically stable. He is being treated and monitored closely by a multidisciplinary team of doctors.

Manipal Hospitals (ANI)

18:21 (IST) Aug 03

3904 RTPCR/CBNAAT/TrueNat tests and 6,229 Rapid antigen tests conducted today. 10,73,802 tests done so far: Delhi govt

18:19 (IST) Aug 03

Start of Tour de France from Copenhagen delayed from 2021 to 2022 due to virus, reports AFP, quoting mayor.

18:14 (IST) Aug 03

Delhi reports 805 Covid-19 cases, 937 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 17 deaths today. The total cases rise to 1,38,482, including 1,24,254 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 4,021 deaths.

Government of Delhi

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17:55 (IST) Aug 03

State government has given conditional permission to play Ramdhun & Sundarkand records in temples and light up earthen lamps on August 4th & 5th, while observing Covid norms: Madhya Pradesh administration

Bhopal: State government has given conditional permission to play Ramdhun & Sundarkand records in temples and light… https://t.co/0HTo1tMtoG
— ANI (@ANI) 1596455571000

17:23 (IST) Aug 03

Read: Macular degeneration may increase severity of Covid-19, reveals study

People with age-related macular degeneration – an eye disorder caused by overactive immune system - are at greater risk of developing severe complications and dying from Covid-19, according to a study. Complement, one of the immune system's oldest branches may be influencing the severity of Covid-19 disease, said the researchers at Columbia University in the US.

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17:01 (IST) Aug 03

Read: There may never be a Covid-19 'silver bullet', says WHO

The World Health Organization said Monday that there might never be a "silver bullet" answer to the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines."There is no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference in Geneva.

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16:52 (IST) Aug 03

A number of vaccines are now in phase-3 clinical trials & we all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection. However, there’s no silver bullet at the moment & there might never be.

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO chief

16:51 (IST) Aug 03

Number of cases globally has increased more than 5-fold to 17.5 million & the number of deaths has more than tripled to 680,000 since WHO's emergency committee on Covid-19 last met 3 months ago.

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO chief

16:42 (IST) Aug 03

People should not be careless in taking Covid-19 precautions. Initially, everyone hailed Kerala for good work in containing Covid-19 as we took necessary precautions. But we became complacent that is why we reached to the present situation.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

16:14 (IST) Aug 03

There may never be a Covid-19 'silver bullet', says WHO.

15:38 (IST) Aug 03

2297 Covid-19 positive cases reported in Bihar in the last 24 hours

Total count of positive cases in the state reaches 59, 567.

15:25 (IST) Aug 03

France imposes new rules requiring outdoor masks

The outdoor mask rules taking effect from Monday are on top of a nationwide decree last month requiring people to wear masks in all stores and other indoor public places. Pressure is growing on the government to mandate outdoor mask use on a national level, too.

https://www.thetimesofindia.online/world/europe/france-imposes-new-rules-requiring-outdoor-masks/articleshow/77329346.cms

15:00 (IST) Aug 03

With the rise in covid-19 cases in Goa, chief minister Pramod Sawant said that testing capacity for Covid-19 would be increase in the state

14:30 (IST) Aug 03

Kerala high court extends ban on all protests in public places until August 31, in view of Covid-19 pandemic and the guidelines issued by the Union government, reports ANI

On July 15, the Court had banned all public protests until July 31.

14:28 (IST) Aug 03

Shivamogga: Congress leader R Prasanna Kumar tests positive for Covid-19 after returning from Bengaluru, reports ANI

He had attended a party program at Bengaluru on July 27. He says, "I don't have symptoms. Those who came in contact with me should get tested."

14:27 (IST) Aug 03

Ministry of home affairs has allowed Yoga institutes and gymnasiums to re-open from August 5

14:25 (IST) Aug 03

Ministry of health and family welfare issues guidelines on preventive measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Yoga institutes & gymnasiums, reports ANI

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