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Coronavirus live updates: Union minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 17, 2020, 02:02:16 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Union minister Nitin Gadkari tests positive

India has become the second country in the world after the US to record 5 million Covid-19 cases, with the last 1 million coming in a world-record time of 11 days. The country recorded 90,123 fresh cases, while deaths rose by 1,290 in last 24 hours. Stay with TOI for the latest updates.

18:02 (IST) Sep 15

Uttarakhand government asked the Centre to provide 10,000 oxygen cylinders to help the state be ready to deal with any emergency situation, reports PTI.

17:51 (IST) Sep 15

14-29 lakh COVID-19 cases, 37-78k deaths prevented by lockdown, says government.

17:12 (IST) Sep 15

Read: China says Covid-19 vaccine could be ready for public by November

Chinese manufacturers have been bullish about development, with companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm even putting their vaccine candidates on display at a trade fair in Beijing this month. And on late Monday, the chief biosafety expert at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control told state broadcaster CCTV that a vaccine would be available to the general public "around November or December."

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16:49 (IST) Sep 15

Once peer review happens and we get a full publication out, this data will be considered again by National Task Force & joint monitoring group of Health Ministry, then a decision will be taken if we should continue with it.

Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR on Plasma Therapy (ANI)

16:43 (IST) Sep 15

Problems happen when at a facility-level if you do not have inventory management. Each state needs to ensure proper inventory management so that oxygen can be replenished in time: Union health ministry

16:40 (IST) Sep 15

Today's capacity for production of oxygen is slightly more than 6,900 metric tonne. There is no shortage of oxygen.

Union health ministry

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16:39 (IST) Sep 15

It has shown that it does not reduce mortality or prevent progression from moderate to severe disease.

Dr Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR on Plasma Therapy

16:38 (IST) Sep 15

India has also contributed internationally to randomized trial on 464 patients in 39 hospitals in 25 districts across 14 States & Union Territories.

Dr Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR on Plasma Therapy

16:38 (IST) Sep 15

ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava says, "Plasma Therapy is being used for Covid-19. Whether it helps or not is being studied."

16:35 (IST) Sep 15

Plasma therapy has been used for more than 100 years now in some form or the other for various virus infections: Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR (ANI)

16:27 (IST) Sep 15

3 vaccines at clinical trial stage in India. Cadila and Bharat Biotech have completed phase-I trials. Serum Institute has completed phase II-B3 trials, and will start phase-III trial (with 1500 patients at 14 locations) after clearances.

Prof (Dr) Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR (ANI)

16:21 (IST) Sep 15

Uttar Pradesh records highest single-day spike in Covid deaths with 113 people succumbing to infection in last 24 hours, reports PTI.

16:20 (IST) Sep 15

The country's average positivity rate is 8.4%.

Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union health ministry

16:20 (IST) Sep 15

Active Covid cases are only one-fifth of total cases in country: Health ministry

16:10 (IST) Sep 15

So far more than 5 crore 80 lakh tests have been conducted: Ministry of Health

16:09 (IST) Sep 15

There are 14 states and UTs in India where the total number of active cases are less than 5,000. There are 18 states and UTs where total active cases are between 5,000-50,000.