Coronavirus update: India registered 70,589 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total caseload to 6,145,291. Death toll now stands at 96,351. The Union Health Ministry has launched a web portal that will provide all important information on coronavirus, vaccine development, ongoing clinical trials and progress made in this area locally and globally. The "vaccine web portal" and the ''National Clinical Registry for Covid-19'' have been developed by ICMR.
Coronavirus vaccine update: As the world races to develop a potential vaccine against, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said that the first vaccine in India will most likely be available by early 2021.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 33,542,558. While 24,868,764 have recovered, 1,006,090 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 7,361,293 cases. It is followed by India, which has 6,145,291 cases, Brazil (4,748,327) and Russia (1,159,573).
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01:34 PM
Maharashtra police force reports 215 new Covid-19 cases
As many as 215 personnel of the Maharashtra Police Department tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 23,033 in the force, informed the state police on Tuesday.
Out of the total coronavirus positive cases, the active cases stand at 3,107. While 19,681 patients have recovered, the death toll has reached 245.
"215 police personnel tested positive for COVID19 in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 23,033 in the force including 19,681 recoveries, 3,107 active cases and 245 deaths," police said.
01:23 PM
Ladakh coronavirus update: UT records 49 fresh Covid-19 cases
Forty-nine more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the number of confirmed cases in the union territory to 4,152, while 32 such patients were discharged after successful treatment, officials said on Tuesday.
There was no report of any COVID-related death during the past 24 hours, the officials added.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the region stands at 1,030 -- 621 in Leh district and 409 in Kargil district, they said.
01:19 PM
Coronavirus outbreak on ship off Australia's coast
Authorities are concerned by a Covid-19 outbreak aboard a cargo ship off Australia's northwest coast that has infected most of the crew.
Eight more members of the Filipino crew tested positive for the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the number of infections to 17 out of a crew of 21.
Seven of the infected sailors remained aboard the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Patricia Oldendorff, which is anchored off Port Hedland, a major iron ore export terminal, Western Australia State Health Minister Roger Cook said on Tuesday.
01:12 PM
Coronavirus outbreak on ship off Australia's coast
Authorities are concerned by a Covid-19 outbreak aboard a cargo ship off Australia's northwest coast that has infected most of the crew.
Eight more members of the Filipino crew tested positive for the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the number of infections to 17 out of a crew of 21.
01:07 PM
As Covid-19 surges, hospitals in India are facing a shortage of oxygen
Hospitals in several Indian states are struggling for medical oxygen as the country’s pandemic surges at the fastest rate in the world and manufacturers scramble to plug the gaps in the supply and transportation.
Most plants producing medical oxygen are concentrated in eastern and western India, leaving large areas of the densely populated north and center without quick access to the essential medical supply. The capital, New Delhi, and the states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, with a combined population of some 200 million -- nearly as many people as Brazil -- don’t have a single unit manufacturing oxygen. Read on...
12:52 PM
Coronavirus may deteriorate men's testosterone levels: Study
In a major study on patients hospitalised due to Covid-19, the researchers found that the disease might deteriorate men's testosterone levels.
The findings, published in the journal The Aging Male, revealed that, as men's testosterone level at baseline decreases, the probability for them to be in the intensive care unit (ICU) significantly increases.
While it has already been reported that low testosterone levels could be a cause for poor prognosis following a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, this is the first study to show that Covid-19 itself depletes testosterone.
"Testosterone is associated with the immune system of respiratory organs, and low levels of testosterone might increase the risk of respiratory infections," said study author Selahittin Cayan from the University of Mersin in Turkey,
"Low testosterone is also associated with infection-related hospitalisation and all-cause mortality in male in ICU patients, so testosterone treatment may also have benefits beyond improving outcomes for Covid-19," Cayan added.
12:14 PM
25 security personnel among 50 new Covid-19 patients in Mizoram
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,958 on Tuesday as 50 more people, including 25 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
Forty-three new cases were reported in Aizawl district, while seven fresh infections were registered in Lunglei, he said.
11:59 AM
India's Feluda Covid test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR: Scientists
More accurate than a rapid antigen test and almost as quick, India's CRISPR Feluda' COVID-19 test that changes colour on detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus could be a cheaper, faster and simpler alternative to an RT-PCR diagnosis, say scientists.
Named after Satyajit Ray's famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at Rs 500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses even if genetic variations between them are minute. Read on...
11:52 AM
Telangana coronavirus update: Nine deaths, 2,072 new coronavirus cases
The surge in COVID-19 cases continued in Telangana with 2,072 new cases being reported which pushed the total infection count to 1.89 lakh.
The toll rose to 1,116 with nine more fatalities,a state government bulletin said on Tuesday, providing data as of 8 PM on September 28.
The number of those recovered (2,259) on Monday outnumbered the fresh cases.
11:39 AM
Odisha coronavirus update: 3,067 new Covid-19 cases, 4,014 recoveries and 15 deaths reported in Odisha till September 28
3,067 new Covid-19 cases, 4,014 recoveries and 15 deaths reported in Odisha till September 28. The total number of cases rise to 2,15,676 including 1,77,585 recoveries, 37,210 active cases and 828 deaths: State Health Department, Government of Odisha
11:11 AM
Coronavirus remakes South Koreans' Thanksgiving traditions
The coronavirus forced 84-year-old Chung Seong-ran to do something new to celebrate South Korea's Thanksgiving holiday instead of being visited by her daughter.
With a welfare worker's help, Chung sent a video greeting to her daughter for the first time in her life.
Please, always wear masks and be vigilant! Mommy is eating well and doing fine at home. I only worry about you. I love you, Chung said in the 15-second video clip.
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