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Last Update 26 days agoAjay Vaishnav | Published: September 30, 2020 11:00 PM IST
Sep 30, 2020
22:59
With that it's a wrap to the LIVE updates on the coronavirus pandemic for the day. Do join us tomorrow for the top developments on the COVID-19 situation from India and around the world. Until then, stay safe and good night.
Sep 30, 2020
21:47
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Bengal reports 3,281 new COVID-19 cases, 59 more fatalities
At least 3,281 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal on Wednesday, which raised the tally to 2,57,049, while 59 fatalities pushed the death toll in the state to 4,958, the health department said in its bulletin. Altogether 2,954 people have recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.
Sep 30, 2020
21:45
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Mumbai adds record 2,654 COVID-19 cases in a day; 46 die
Mumbai on Wednesday reported 2,654 fresh COVID-19 cases, its highest singleday addition, taking the total tally to 2,05,142, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said, adding that 46 fatalities took the toll to 8,926. At 2,389, Mumbai had reported the highest number of new cases in a day on September 17, it said.
Sep 30, 2020
21:44
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 47 more deaths, 1,435 new cases in Punjab
Forty-seven more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Punjab on Wednesday, taking the toll in the state to 3,406, while 1,435 new cases pushed the infection tally to 1,13,886. Seven fatalities were reported in Hoshiarpur, six in Ludhiana, five each in Jalandhar and Mohali and four each in Bathinda and Gurdaspur, as per a medical bulletin issued here.
Sep 30, 2020
21:41
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Nagaland reports 123 new COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 6,163
Nagaland reported 123 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the state's coronavirus tally to 6,163, a health department official said. Of the 123 new cases, 68 were reported in Mon district followed by Dimapur (37), Kohima (16) and Tuensang district (2), said additional director of Health and Family welfare department, Dr Denis Hangsing in the daily COVID-19 bulletin.
Sep 30, 2020
21:39
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 4 deaths, 129 fresh virus cases in Chandigarh
Four more people died from coronavirus in Chandigarh on Wednesday as 129 fresh cases surfaced, pushing the infection tally to 11,938 in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. According to a medical bulletin, 162 have died due to the infection in the union territory till now.
Sep 30, 2020
21:39
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 4 deaths, 129 fresh virus cases in Chandigarh
Four more people died from coronavirus in Chandigarh on Wednesday as 129 fresh cases surfaced, pushing the infection tally to 11,938 in the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana. According to a medical bulletin, 162 have died due to the infection in the union territory till now.
Sep 30, 2020
21:07
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: International commercial flights to remain suspended until Oct 31
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to extend the suspension of international commercial flights till October 31. "International scheduled commercial passenger flights from India will remain suspended until Oct 31. The international cargo flights, passenger flights approved by Indian govt to continue," said the DGCA.
Sep 30, 2020
20:18
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Restaurants, bars set to open from October 5 in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government on Wednesday issued new guidelines for easing the flow of activities in the state as part of Mission Begin Again. Hotels/food courts/restaurants/bars will be allowed to operate from October 5 with a maximum of 50 percent capacity. Read here.
Sep 30, 2020
20:15
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: MHA allows cinemas, entertainment parks to open from October 15
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) came out with its Unlock 5 set of guidelines allowing cinemas, theatres, multiplexes and entertainment parks to open from October 15. Separate standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines will be issued with respect to the reopening. Read here.
Sep 30, 2020
20:03
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Home Ministry issues new COVID-19 guidelines; cinema halls set to open with 50% capacity
The government has issued new guidelines in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the key highlights:
- States, UTs can take a call on reopening schools & coaching centres post-October 15th in a graded manner
- Cinemas, theatres, multiplexes permitted to open with 50% seating from October 15 (outside containment zones)
- The SOP for cinema, theatre, multiplex opening to be issued by I&B ministry
- Entertainment parks and similar places permitted to open from October 15 outside containment zones
- B2B exhibitions permitted in open areas outside containment zones from oct 15
- Swimming pools being used for sportspersons to be permitted from Oct 15
- Lockdown to remain in force in containment zones till October 31
Sep 30, 2020
19:52
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Restaurants and bars set to open in Maharashtra; metro rail, cinema halls, schools to remain shut
Here are the important guidelines just released:
- Cinema halls, schools to remain closed in Maharashtra even the state announces new unlock guidelines
- Metro rail to remain on the prohibited list of activities in Maharashtra
- Hotels/food courts/restaurants/bars allowed to operate from Oct 5 with max 50% capacity.
- All industrial & mfg units of non-essential services allowed to operate
- Railways to increase the frequency of local trains in the MMR region to meet increased demand
Sep 30, 2020
19:50
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Gujarat's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,37,394 with 1,390
Gujarat's COVID-19 tally has risen to 1,37,394 with 1,390 new cases and 11 deaths taking the total toll to 3,453, according to the state health department.
Sep 30, 2020
19:33
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Kerala logs single-day highest spike of 8,830 COVID-19 cases
Kerala on Wednesday reported a record a single-day high of 8,830 new COVID19 cases, taking the total infection count to 1,95,106. The state, where the COVID-19 cases were doubling on an average of every 20 days, also reported 23 deaths, taking the toll to 742.
Sep 30, 2020
18:34
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Pondy govt staff told to contribute towards COVID-19 fund
The Finance Department here on Wednesday issued a circular requesting all employees of government departments, public sector undertakings, autonomous and local bodies to contribute their one-day salary to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The circular listed the procedure of depositing the sum in the account opened by the government to mop up funds to manage the pandemic.
Sep 30, 2020
18:33
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Pondy govt staff told to contribute towards COVID-19 fund
The Finance Department here on Wednesday issued a circular requesting all employees of government departments, public sector undertakings, autonomous and local bodies to contribute their one-day salary to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The circular listed the procedure of depositing the sum in the account opened by the government to mop up funds to manage the pandemic.
Sep 30, 2020
18:33
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Pondy govt staff told to contribute towards COVID-19 fund
The Finance Department here on Wednesday issued a circular requesting all employees of government departments, public sector undertakings, autonomous and local bodies to contribute their one-day salary to the COVID-19 Relief Fund. The circular listed the procedure of depositing the sum in the account opened by the government to mop up funds to manage the pandemic.
Sep 30, 2020
17:37
Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase the likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A study by European scientists published Wednesday by the journal Nature identifies a cluster of genes that are linked to a higher risk of hospitalization and respiratory failure in patients who are infected with the new coronavirus. Researchers Hugo Zeberg and Svante Paabo determined that the genes belong to a group, or haplotype, which likely came from Neanderthals. The haplotype is found in about 16% of the population in Europe and half the population in South Asia, while in Africa and East Asia it is non-existent.
Sep 30, 2020
17:12
Uttar Pradesh reported 69 more fatalities due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, pushing the death toll due to the disease to 5,784, while 4,271 fresh cases took the state's infection tally to nearly four lakh. "The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 50,883, while 3,42,415 people have been treated and discharged. The state reported 4,271 fresh COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, while 5,434 patients were discharged," Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said.
Sep 30, 2020
16:47
Coronavirus News LIVE updates: Restricted functioning of Delhi HC to continue till Oct 8
The Delhi High Court Wednesday decided to extend its restricted functioning till October 8 in view of the persisting coronavirus pandemic in the national capital. The Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court decided to extend the restricted functioning on the same terms as earlier orders, the office of Registrar General Manoj Jain said.
Sep 30, 2020
16:28
Coronavirus News LIVE updates: Tripura reports 381 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally 25,734
At least 381 more people tested positive for COVID19 in Tripura on Wednesday, pushing the tally in the northeastern state to 25,734, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 274 with one more people succumbing to the infection, he said.
Sep 30, 2020
16:12
Coronavirus News LIVE updates: Ladakh reports 43 fresh COVID-19 cases
Fortythree people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,195, while 43 more patients recovered from the disease, officials said on Wednesday. The union territory did not report any death due to COVID19 for the third day, the officials added.
Sep 30, 2020
16:00
Coronavirus News LIVE updates: Oxford to study anti-inflammatory drug Humira as potential COVID-19 treatment
Oxford University said on Wednesday it would study whether the world's bestselling prescription medicine, adalimumab, was an effective treatment for COVID19 patients, the latest effort to re-purpose existing drugs as potential coronavirus therapies.
Sep 30, 2020
15:43
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India's active COVID-19 cases constitute 15.11 pc of total caseload, says Health Ministry
India's active COVID-19 cases constituted 15.11 per cent of the total caseload on as on Wednesday as against 33.32 percent on August 1, the Union Health Ministry said. The ministry's data updated at 8 am showed there are 9,40,441 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country. "From 33.32 percent on August 1 to 15.11 percent on September 30, active cases have less than halved in two months," it said in a statement while highlighting that the country "continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases as a percentage of the total caseload". Keeping a "continuous upward trajectory", India's recovery rate has touched 83.33 percent with86,428 patients having recuperated and discharged in a day. The total number of recoveries has surged to 51,87,825 and exceed active cases of COVID-19 by 42,47,384.
Sep 30, 2020
15:20
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Common low-cost enzyme may potentially treat COVID-19, says study
Catalase, a commonly used low-cost enzyme, holds potential as a therapeutic drug to treat COVID-19 symptoms, and suppress the reproduction of the novel coronavirus inside the body, according to a study. Catalase is produced naturally and used by humans, animals, and plants. Inside cells, the enzyme kick starts the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide, which can be toxic, into water and oxygen. The antioxidant enzyme is also commonly used worldwide in food production and as a dietary supplement. "There is a lot of focus on vaccines and antiviral drugs, and rightly so," said Yunfeng Lu from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US. "In the meantime, our research suggests this enzyme could offer a very effective therapeutic solution for treatment of hyperinflammation that occurs due to SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as hyperinflammation generally, said Lu, a senior author of the study published in the journal Advanced Materials.
Sep 30, 2020
15:02
मुझे आप सभी को यह बताते हुए बहुत प्रसन्नता हो रही है कि आप सभी के आशीर्वाद और शुभकामनाओं के बल पर मैं कोरोना से ठीक हो चुका हूं। आपके स्नेह के लिए धन्यवाद।
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Sep 30, 2020
14:47
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Arunachal reports 220 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 9,553
Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 9,553 on Wednesday as 220 more people, including 11 security personnel, tested positive for the disease, an official said. The death toll increased to 16 after a 53-year-old man succumbed to the infection while undergoing treatment at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) at Naharlagun, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. "The man was suffering from kidney-related problems and admitted to TRIHMS for dialysis. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 and died on Tuesday," he said.
Sep 30, 2020
14:21
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: 1259 new COVID-19 cases in Thane, tally reaches 1,73,074
The number of COVID-19 cases in Thane has risen to 1,73,074 after detection of 1,259 new cases in the Maharashtra district, an official said on Wednesday. The death toll has gone up to 4,426 with 30 more fatalities on Tuesday, he said. Among the new COVID-19 cases, Thane city reported 330 cases, followed by Navi Mumbai-323, Kalyan-178 and Mira Bhayander-132, he said. So far, Kalyan has reported the maximum COVID-19 cases at 41,951, Thane city-36,313, Navi Mumbai-36,257 and Mira
Bhayander-18,207, the official said.
Sep 30, 2020
14:04
Coronavirus News LIVE updates: Russia completes clinical trials of second potential COVID-19 vaccine - RIA
Russia has completed clinical trials of a second potential vaccine against COVID19, developed by Siberia's Vector Institute, the RIA news agency cited Russian consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor as saying on Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2020
13:39
Coronavirus News LIVE update: Odisha reports 3,443 fresh COVID-19 cases, 14 more deaths
Odisha's COVID19 tally rose to 2,19,119 on Wednesday as 3,443 more people tested positive for the disease, while 14 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 842, a health department official said. The new cases were detected in all the 30 districts of the state.
