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Coronavirus live updates: Serum Institute to resume Covid vaccine trials after DCGI nod

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 30, 2021, 21:48:10 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Serum Institute to resume Covid vaccine trials after DCGI nod

With the highest single-day spike of 97,570 new cases and 1,201 deaths reported in the last 24 hours India's Covid-19 count crossed the 46-lakh mark today. According to the health ministry, the Covid-19 case tally stands at 46,59,984 in the country. Stay with TOI for the latest developments.

07:58 (IST) Sep 12

Centre-led Covid management strategies have focused on early detection through widespread, easy, and aggressive testing; standardised quality, effective treatment in hospitals, supervised home/facility isolation, and reduced mortality.

Ministry of Health (ANI)

07:57 (IST) Sep 12

More than 3/4th of total cases (more than 36 lakhs) have recovered and discharged. Active Cases (less than 10.5 lakhs) are only a small proportion (less than 1/4) of total cases.

Ministry of Health (ANI)

07:55 (IST) Sep 12

The gap between % of recovered cases and % of active cases progressively growing wide: Ministry of Health

07:54 (IST) Sep 12

Read: Top doctors call for fresh sero survey to map Covid spread

A day after an ICMR report created a stir in medical circles when it revealed that the country potentially had 6.4 million Covid infections in May, health professionals say there is a need for another national-level sero-survey to study the spread of the infection and that the result of the survey was declared too late for affirmative action.

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07:28 (IST) Sep 12

Read: Top doctors call for fresh sero survey to map Covid spread

The result of the country’s first sero-survey, published on Thursday in the ICMR’s Indian Journal of Medical Research, also revealed that for every confirmed case there were 82-130 infections that went undetected and that the infection had spread to rural India by June. The month-long investigation took place in the midst of the lockdown.

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07:12 (IST) Sep 12

Delhi: Indian Railways will start 40 pairs of special trains from today (ANI)

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07:04 (IST) Sep 12

With the resumption of service on Airport Express Line today, all lines of Delhi Metro network are now open. Service will be available from 6 am to 11 PM on all lines, reports ANI quoting Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

06:25 (IST) Sep 12

Read: Hospitals stare at bed crisis as cases pile up in Delhi

Delhi recorded more than 4,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the third consecutive day on Friday, with 4,266 people testing positive in the last 24 hours. The city recorded 4,308 and 4,039 new cases on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. The total count in the capital stands at 2,09,748.

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05:59 (IST) Sep 12

A new report shows how kids can bring the coronavirus home from day care and then infect relatives (AP)

05:29 (IST) Sep 12

US hospitals turn down remdesivir, limit use to sickest Covid-19 patients, reports Reuters

04:44 (IST) Sep 12

Gujarat: Jewellers in Rajkot say their business is hit due to Covid-19 pandemic, reports ANI

Jeweller Dharmesh Parekh says, "People are not buying jewellery even if we are offering discounts. The situation is so grim that many jewellers have turned to selling vegetables & icecream."

04:02 (IST) Sep 12

French COVID cases and deaths mount again, reports Reuters

02:29 (IST) Sep 12

Puducherry reported 504 new Covid-19 cases, 394 discharges and 12 deaths yesterday, taking total cases to 19,026 including 13,783 discharges, 365 deaths and 4,878 active cases, says Puducherry health department (ANI)

01:48 (IST) Sep 12

DCGI orders Serum Institute of India to suspend recruitment for Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials

In an order, a copy of which has been accessed by PTI,DCGI Dr VG Somani on Friday also directed Serum Institute of India (SII) to increase the safety monitoring of the subjects already vaccinated as part of the trial, and submit the plan and report. Somani also asked the firm to submit clearance from Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) in the UK as well as in India to obtain clearance from his office (DCGI) prior to resumption of future recruitment in the trial.

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01:25 (IST) Sep 12

4,750 new Covid-19 cases and 88 deaths reported today in Pune, taking total cases to 2,15,975 including 1,70,800 recoveries and 4,969 deaths: Pune Zilha Parishad (ANI)

22:29 (IST) Sep 11

Western Railway to run three more pairs of special trains for candidates appearing for NEET exam on 13th September. Trains to run between Vapi-Ahmedabad, Somnath-Ahmedabad and Nimach-Bhopal

22:27 (IST) Sep 11

Though the ban formally comes into effect on Tuesday, Street advised affected residents ``to avoid household mixing before then as it has been identified as one of the drivers of transmission.''

22:27 (IST) Sep 11

Amid mounting evidence of increasing transmission rates across the U.K., the mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, said tougher restrictions on household mixing in Birmingham, and the nearby boroughs of Solihull and Sandwell, were necessary in light of a big local increase in virus cases.

22:27 (IST) Sep 11

Virus spikes in UK, new restrictions in Birmingham, England

Households in England's second city, Birmingham, were being urged to stop socializing with others from Friday as part of a dramatic tightening of coronavirus restrictions in the wake of a sharp spike in new confirmed cases.

21:15 (IST) Sep 11

Read: First European 'travel bubble' ends as coronavirus cases rise in Estonia

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