Coronavirus update: With over 81,000 new cases, India's coronavirus tally has reached 4,926,914. The death toll has risen by 1,073 to 80,827. India now has 973,175 active cases, while 37,80,107 people have recovered. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has tested positive for Covid-19. Meanwhile, the national capital recorded 3,229 new corona cases, pushing the tally to 221,533. The worst-hit states are Maharashtra (1,077,374) Andhra Pradesh (575,079), Tamil Nadu (491,571), Karnataka (467,689), and UP (317,195).
Coronavirus vaccine update: The United Arab Emirates has granted emergency approval for use of a coronavirus vaccine, six weeks after human trials in the Gulf Arab state started. A phase III trial of a Covid-19 inactivated vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopham began in the UAE in July and is yet to be completed. Meanwhile, Serum Institute of India's CEO Adar Poonawalla has warned there won’t be enough Covid-19 vaccines available in the world till 2024 at the earliest, according to a media report on Monday.
“It’s going to take four to five years until everyone gets the vaccine on this planet," said Poonawalla to Financial Times.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 29,433,091. While 21,264,646 have recovered, 932,390 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, 6,748,618 cases. It is followed by India, which has 4,926,914 cases, Brazil (4,349,544) and Russia (1,068,320).
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02:36 PM
Covid-19 battle far from over, Harsh Vardhan tells RS
Sounding a note of caution, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that the battle against Covid-19 is far from over, at a time when India's total tally has neared the five million-mark.
"I would urge all Members of Parliament that the coronavirus battle is still far from over. On one hand, when we are in an Unlock stage to revive the Indian economy, and have a balanced approach, it is important that sustained community support is ensured to control the spread of the virus and break its chain of transmission," Vardhan said in the Upper House.
02:24 PM
India's role in production of Covid-19 vaccine critical in containing pandemic: Bill Gates
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has said India's willingness to play a "big role" in manufacturing Covid-19 vaccine and allow it to supply to other developing countries will be a critical part in containing the pandemic globally.
In an exclusive interview to PTI, Gates, whose foundation is focusing on fighting the pandemic, called it the "next biggest thing" the world has been confronted with after the World War.
The Microsoft co-founder said the world is looking to India for large scale production of Covid-19 vaccine once it is rolled out.
02:15 PM
Scheduled tribe panel asks Odisha to submit report on Covid-19 spread among PVTGs
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has sought a report from the Odisha government after six members of two primitive tribes in the state contracted the Covid-19 disease, officials said. According to media reports, one member of the Bonda tribe and five from the Didayi tribe tested coronavirus positive in August end.
The commission said it is a matter of grave concern and the chief secretary, Odisha, should submit a factual report and an action taken report by September 25. Besides Bonda and Didayi, there are 11 more particularlyvulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in Odisha which arecharacterized by declining or stagnant population, low level of literacy, pre-agricultural level of technology and economic backwardness.
02:00 PM
Rajasthan reports 799 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Rajasthan recorded 799 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the state's tally to 1,04,937, while seven more fatalities pushed the toll to 1,257, according to a health department bulletin.
Of the total cases, 17,468 people are under treatment. So far, 84,688 people have been discharged after recovery, the bulletin said.
Jaipur has reported the maximum number of deaths so far at 302, followed by 123 in Jodhpur, 96 in Bikaner, 88 each in Kota and Ajmer and 73 in Bharatpur.
01:49 PM
UK jobless rate rises for first time since Covid-19 lockdown
Britain's unemployment rate rose for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in March but data published on Tuesday also suggested the increase in joblessness was, so far at least, not surging.
The unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in the three months to July from the 3.9% it had clung to since early 2020, in line with the median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.
The government's huge coronavirus job subsidy scheme, which is now being wound down, has prevented many layoffs. Experimental figures showed the number of staff on company payrolls fell by a monthly 36,000 in August.
01:40 PM
UN Secy-General urges global community to assist WHO's fight against Covid-19
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the global community to support the UN system, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in particular, in its effort against the coronavirus pandemic.This summer, the United States formally notified Guterres of its intention to withdraw from the WHO in July 2021, after repeatedly criticising the organisation's pandemic response.
Earlier in September, the US Department of State spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus expressed the belief that the WHO "failed badly" not only regarding the coronavirus but in its response to other health crises in recent decades.
Ortagus slammed the WHO for declining to adopt reforms and failing to demonstrate its "independence from the Chinese Communist Party."
01:33 PM
Tripura's Covid-19 tally rises to 19,718 with 531 fresh cases
At least 531 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Tuesday, pushing the tally in the state to 19,718, a health department official said.
The death toll rose to 207 with seven more fatalities, he said.
West Tripura district, which also comprises state capital Agartala, accounted for 115 of the 207 coronavirus deaths, the official said.
01:17 PM
Nepal to resume domestic flights from September 21
The Nepal government on Tuesday announced its decision to allow resumption of domestic flights and long-haul public transportation services from September 21 onwards, after a hiatus of nearly six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government had suspended these services in the wake of the pandemic in late March, reports Xinhua news agency.
01:03 PM
40 lakh people kept under surveillance as part of Covid contact-tracing: Centre
Around 40 lakh people have been kept under surveillance as a part of the contact-tracing efforts in the country and 5.4 crore samples were tested for coronavirus till September 10, Union minister Ashwini Choubey told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The minister of state for health said there were 15,290 COVID-treatment facilities with 13,14,171 dedicated isolation beds till September 10. There are also 2,31,269 oxygen-supported isolation beds and 62,694 ICU beds (including 32,241 ventilator beds).
12:52 PM
Pakistan reopens schools, universities after near-5 month Covid-19 break
After a break of nearly five months, Pakistan on Tuesday began its phased reopening of schools, in view of the falling number of new cornavirus cases in the country.
While high schools, colleges and universities reopened on September 15, classes VI to VIII would start from September 23. Primary school will start from September 30, officials said.
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