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Coronavirus live updates: Night curfew relaxed in West Bengal during Durga puja and Lakshmi puja

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 30, 2021, 23:16:18 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Night curfew relaxed in West Bengal during Durga puja and Lakshmi puja

India has reported 23,529 new Covid-19 cases, 311 deaths in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country has declined to 2,770,20. Stay with TOI for all updates:

13:40 (IST) Sep 30

India's weekly positivity rate at 1.74% less than 3% for last 97 days

13:35 (IST) Sep 30

Arunachal Pradesh reports 128 new Covid-19 cases

runachal Pradesh reported 128 fresh Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day infection in the past one month, pushing the virus tally in the northeastern state to 54,572, a senior health official said here on Thursday.

13:31 (IST) Sep 30

India's recovery rate currently at 97.85%; highest since March 2020

13:00 (IST) Sep 30

Ukraine faces new jump in Covid-19 infections

The number of daily new coronavirus infections in Ukraine rose to almost 12,000 over the past 24 hours for the first time since April, health ministry data showed on Thursday. Ukraine also reported 194 coronavirus-related deaths. The number of new Covid-19 cases has been growing over the past several weeks and the government has already tightened lockdown restrictions.

12:56 (IST) Sep 30

India has reported 28,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours increasing the tally to 3,30,14,898

12:43 (IST) Sep 30

Malaysia makes Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory for government employees

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12:28 (IST) Sep 30

“Based on the presented evidences, the expert panel will present its draft recommendations on the use of Bharat Biotech’s vaccine in priority populations,” the SAGE agenda said

12:26 (IST) Sep 30

After the group assesses the evidence, SAGE member Hanna Nohynek will present the draft recommendation for the vaccine

12:20 (IST) Sep 30

During the meeting SAGE will discuss the Covaxin clinical trials data from phase 1, 2, 3 and post marketing studies on safety, immunogenicity, efficacy and effectiveness

12:19 (IST) Sep 30

While the Covaxin assessment status shows as ongoing on the WHO website, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) of WHO will be meeting on October 5 to discuss and consider for recommendation the EUL for Covaxin

12:15 (IST) Sep 30

The global health body has updated the decision date for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin as October 2021 on its latest EUL guidance document for Covid-19 vaccines dated September 29. Prior to this latest update, the status on the WHO website for the vaccine showed as “yet to be confirmed”

12:10 (IST) Sep 30

WHO confirms it will take decision on Covaxin EUL in October

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is on track to take a decision on the Emergency Use Listing of India’s first indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin in October.

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11:56 (IST) Sep 30

Earlier this week, Goa BJP chief Sadanand Tanavade and the party's general secretary (organisation) Satish Dhond had tested positive for the disease and both of them were being treated at the GMCH

11:48 (IST) Sep 30

Patnekar is the third state BJP leader to test positive for the coronavirus infection in last one week

11:38 (IST) Sep 30

Patnekar's condition is stable

11:37 (IST) Sep 30

Patnekar was admitted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) after he tested positive for the viral infection on Wednesday