NEW DELHI : A Spanish study published in The Lancet journal has cast doubt over the feasibility of herd immunity - when enough people become infected with a virus to stop its spread - as a way of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.For herd immunity to work, at least 70 per cent of a population needs to be immune to protect the uninfected people, experts say.The study of over 60,000 people estimates that around just 5 per cent of the Spanish population has developed antibodies, according to the researchers, including those from the National Centre for Epidemiology, Spain.The aim of the population-based study was to estimate the seroprevalence -- the level of a pathogen in a population, as measured in blood serum -- of SARS-CoV-2 infection in.

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West Bengal reports record single-day spike of 1,344 COVID-19 cases

KOLKATA : West Bengal's COVID-19 count surged to 28,453 on Saturday as 1,344 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the highest single-day spike in the state so far.With 26 new fatalities, the death toll rose to 906 in the state, the state health department said.The metropolis registered the maximum number of 16 deaths, it said in a bulletin.Since Friday, 611 patients have recovered from the disease and 11,403 samples were tested, the department said.The number of active cases in the state stood at 9,588, the bulletin added. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Police: Man and woman hurt in Olney double shooting

Generic image of police lights. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating after a man and woman were hurt during a shooting early Saturday morning in Olney.Police say gunfire erupted near the intersection of North Hope and West Nedro Streets just before 1:30 a.m.A man and woman in their 20s were both shot once.

Osceola Heritage Park offers more COVID-19 testing as demand increases

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Health officials in Osceola County said they are continuing to offer coronavirus testing because the demand for it is high.Cars lined up at Osceola Heritage Park on Saturday morning as people waited for free COVID-19 tested.But there were not as many vehicles as there were earlier in the week when at times the line wrapped around the park. Osceola County Health Department Assistant Administrator Bret Smith said people were lining up hours before testing began during the week. "We don't start until 9 o'clock.

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Lightning's Stamkos injured again at start of training camp

start of the NHL's expanded 24-team Stanley Cup playoffs in early August.“We don’t have a specific timeline for when he will be a full participant in camp, but we expect he will be ready in time for games,” BriseBois said. “He’s here, he’s skating, he’s been getting treatment, he’s been coming to Amalie (Arena) doing his dry land work.

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Yediyurappa announces one-week total lockdown in Bengaluru as govt loses Covid-19 grip

Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa on Saturday announced that there would be a total lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts for a week starting Tuesday as the state further loses grip of the covid-19 situation.“Considering the suggestions from experts to curb the increasing number of Covid cases, government has decided to implement complete lockdown in Bengaluru Urban and Rural Districts for 7 days starting 8 PM on Tuesday, 14th July.

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Mercier, Que. to make masks mandatory after COVID-19 outbreak

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The town of Saint-Chrysostome, Que., where the house parties were held last month, passed a similar rule Friday mandating mask-wearing inside all commercial businesses.Quebec’s public health director, Horacio Arruda, said Friday the house parties were the source of the outbreak.Health officials also say they believe the parties are connected to a series of infections that forced several businesses to close in Mercier.Quebec reported 100 additional cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second consecutive day new cases topped the 100 mark.

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More than 10,000 COVID-19 cases reported as Walt Disney World reopens to public

huge surge of Floridians have tested positive for the new coronavirus in recent weeks. Many cities and counties around the state have recently reinstated restrictions that had been lifted in May when cases seemed to drop.RELATED: Florida governor resists ordering masks as hospitals fill up amid COVID-19 pandemicThe new cases announced Saturday bring Florida’s overall total to 254,511 since early March.The Florida Department of Health data shows 18,023 have received hospital care due to the virus.

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Coronavirus: How practical is working from home in the long run?

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many companies to have employees work remotely in order to slow the spread of the virus. About 4.7 million Canadians started working from home since the lockdowns were put in place.

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Coronavirus drug approved for use in India on patients with moderate to severe symptoms

India coronavirus cases surpass half a million, with no end in sight The control group which did not receive Itolizumab unfortunately suffered deaths, she said, adding that the “first-in-class” drug will save lives and help reduce the mortality rate in India.Clinical studies involving the drug are being closely watched as nations look for treatments for the disease that has infected over 820,000 people and killed over 22,000 in India.India recorded 27,114 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.

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Tom Hanks recalls doctor's words about COVID-19 diagnosis with wife Rita: 'No guarantee'

coronavirus in March.The Castaway actor was away with his spouse while filming for Baz Lurhmann's Elvis Presley biopic film in Australia.It comes after the Hollywood legend recalled the doctor's words when they were diagnosed with the virus, in a new interview with The Daily Telegraph.Tom admitted: "When we were told we were found positive, we thought, 'What? What did we win?'"Then you're given the facts."He continued to explain that the doctors had to explain to them how dangerous COVID-19 was.Tom went on to say: "We were told, 'Here's the reason why you have got to be careful; here's the reason why it's very important that you do your part.'"Once Tom and Rita were told they tested positive, they remained in hospital to quarantine for

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Covid-19: For first time, Maharashtra sees over 8,000 new cases in a day

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Saturday registered a record single-day jump of 8,139 new Covid-19 cases taking the state's overall tally to 2,46,600.Active cases in the state are 99,202 and total patients discharged so far are 1,36,985. 223 more deaths in the last 24 hours take the state's death toll to 10,116 so far.The state's capital, Mumbai, reported 1,308 new cases today taking its overall tally to 91,547.With 39 new deaths reported today, Mumbai's death toll stand at 5,241.

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Morikawa takes 3-shot lead into weekend at Muirfield Village

DUBLIN, Ohio – Muirfield Village was supposed to be set up easier for the first of two straight PGA Tour events. It sure didn't feel that way to Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose and others who missed the cut at the Workday Charity Open.The second round was completed Saturday because of two storm delays.

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Covid-19 vaccine by early 2021; TB vaccine may limit deaths: Virus updates

Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible.However, on Friday, a parliamentary panel was informed that Covid-19 vaccine is expected only by early next year.

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COMMENTARY: Airlines who are refusing to provide refunds during COVID-19 could face reputational damage

largely immutable in refusing to issue cash refunds for cancelled flights.Passengers are offered future travel vouchers and options to convert to loyalty air miles. Airlines’ immediate focus is on financial survival, arguing that returning passengers money for cancelled flights would cause a financial catastophe.This response is perplexing and unfair to passengers and passenger rights advocates who have mounted a vociferous social media campaign, class-action lawsuits and petitions.

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Dingoes, Koda the bear and new babies await guests as Saskatoon zoo reopens

Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park & Zoo, it had just been shut down by the novel coronavirus pandemic.The northwest Indiana native had crossed the border on March 5 shortly before COVID-19 guidelines began to take effect. Saskatoon zoo welcomes baby sheep, new manager “Pretty much everything was shut down (when I started on March 17).

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Emergency medical airlift arrives for 'mystery pneumonia worse than coronavirus'

shell out for Daily Star's newsletter. It's FREE! Sign up today for the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inbox Kazakhstan has accepted an airlift of 55 tonnes of emergency medical supplies from Russia amid claims a deadly "unknown pneumonia" more dangerous than coronavirus is rampant in the ex-Soviet state.

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Ontario reports 130 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths; active cases continue to drop

coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 36,594.Six new deaths were also announced, bringing the provincial death toll to 2,716.“With 267 resolved, there are 137 fewer active cases in the province for a total of 1,462 currently active cases in Ontario,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said on Twitter. Officials concerned about possible massive Lake Erie party on Sunday “Locally, 28 of Ontario’s 34 public health units reporting five or fewer cases, with 18 of them reporting no new cases at all.”Over 29,500 additional tests have been processed.The newly reported numbers are valid as of 2 p.m.

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Varadkar says he does not 'fully trust' banks not to profit over Covid crisis

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has said he does not fully trust the banks not to try to make a profit during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Disney World reopens Saturday: Safety measures, attractions, and everything you need to know before you go

ORLANDO, Fla. - 'The Most Magical Place on Earth' is back in business.After being shut down for months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walt Disney World reopens its Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom theme parks on Saturday.Hollywood Studios and Epcot will then reopen on Wednesday, July 15.Things will look and feel a lot different upon reopening, as new health and safety measures are in place and several changes around the parks have been made.Below is some of what you can expect upon returning to the parks. AdvertisementRESERVATIONS REQUIREDIf you want to visit the parks though, you must have a reservation and valid ticket to enter.Initially, Disney said new ticket sales and hotel bookings would not be allowed in the early phase of reopening

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Amid Covid-19, Yogi says special vigilance needed in Kanpur Jhansi, Mathura

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said special vigilance has to be maintained in the districts of Kanpur Nagar, Jhansi, and Mathura in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.He directed that a special secretary-rank officer, an officer of the Health department, and a senior officer of the Medical Education department be tasked with preparing a strategy to control the spread of the infection.The chief minister was chairing a meeting with senior officials of the state government at his residence.To curb the spread of the infection, proper screening facilities should be ensured for train and flight passengers, he said.The chief minister directed that the testing capacity in the state be increased.

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Demands for Rahul to return as party chief dominate Congress meet on Covid-19

New Delhi: A meeting of Congress Lok Sabha MPs called by party president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and the political situation in the country was dominated by calls for Rahul Gandhi to take over as the party chief on Saturday.The demand was first raised by party chief whip in Lok Sabha K Suresh and seconded by a majority of MPs who attended the virtual meeting that lasted over three hours, sources said.Suresh is learnt to have said that Rahul Gandhi, who has been at the forefront of espousing people's issues during the pandemic, needs to take over the reigns of the Congress at this critical time.The demands were raised with Rahul Gandhi in attendance at the meeting, even though neither he nor Sonia Gandhi said anything

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Jharkhand CM Soren tests negative for COVID-19

RANCHI : Chief Minister Hemant Soren has tested negative for COVID-19, informed Jharkhand Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Saturday.In a tweet, The CMO stated, "Chief Minister Hemant Soren's test report for coronavirus comes negative. The Chief Minister has appealed to people in the state to stay safe and take care of their families.

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COVID-19 cases cross 35,000-mark in UP with record single-day spike of 1,392

LUCKNOW : The COVID-19 tally in Uttar Pradesh crossed the 35,000-mark after the state recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,392 cases on Saturday, a senior official said.The state also reported 24 new fatalities, raising the toll to 913, Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said.He said the state got seven more RT-PCR labs which would further increase its testing capacity.On Saturday, 1,392 fresh cases were reported in the state, taking the tally of coronavirus positive cases to 35,092, Prasad said.The number of active cases is 11,490, while 22,689 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection, he said.A total of 42,354 tests were done through RT-PCR and rapid

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For third straight day, Andhra clocks fresh daily high in new Covid-19 cases

New Delhi: For third day in a row, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday witnessed a fresh single-day spike in new Covid-19 cases. Record 1,813 new cases in the last 24 hours took the state's overall coronavirus tally to 27,235.The southern state's previous high in number of new cases in 24 hours was on 10 July when it clocked 1,608 new cases.

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Dharavi a global role model of COVID management, says Maha CM

MUMBAI : Dharavi slum in Mumbai has emerged as a global role model for containing the spread of novel coronavirus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday against the backdrop of the WHO's praise.World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said during a virtual press conference in Geneva on Friday that there were many examples from around the world that have shown that even if the outbreak is very intense, it can still be brought back under control."And some of these examples are Italy, Spain and South Korea, and even in Dharavi - a densely packed area in the megacity of Mumbai," he had said.Thackeray said that Dharavi has shown to the world that coronavirus spread can be contained

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Authorities warn of COVID-19 scammers posing as contact tracers in order to steal your identity

VENTURA, Calif. - Contact tracing is an important part of figuring out how COVID-19 is transmitted. But, now there are scammers posing as contract tracers to get into your wallets.“There are those who are unscrupulous and looking for opportunities to try and scam people by posing as contact tracers,” said Danny Lo, with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. Lo prosecutes identity theft crimes.

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COMMENTARY: Finding an open public washroom during the pandemic shouldn’t be this hard

thousands marched to support the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in the United States and the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto. But where did protesters who needed to use the washroom go? We don’t know.Guelph, like many Canadian cities, had few open public washrooms in the first phase of the pandemic.

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No coronavirus patient under home isolation in Delhi has died in July: study

NEW DELHI : Not a single coronavirus patient under home isolation in the city has died in July and there has been a "sharp decline" in daily fatality figures in the past two weeks, a Delhi government study on COVID-19 deaths has said.The city's Health department presented these findings to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, days after he directed them to study all COVID-19 deaths in the last fortnight to understand what steps could be taken to further reduce the number of fatalities. "During the June 24 to July 8 fortnight, a total of 691 deaths took place in Delhi, which is an average of 46 deaths per day during this period," the government said in a statement.According to the study, the number of daily deaths in past few days has

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'Signs of normalcy': RBI Governor on Covid impact on economy, pandemic 'test'

Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of I... moreShaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, commented on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Indian economy.

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For moderate and severe cases, corticosteroids can be mainstay of Covid-19 therapy: Govt

New Delhi: Based on severity of symptoms, Covid-19 can be categorised into three groups: mild, moderate and severe, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday while also spelling out the therapy for the cases."In a Video Conference with States on 10.07.2020 and a virtual meeting on “COVID Case Management by State / UT Centres of Excellence" on 10.07.202, ICMR and AIIMS, New Delhi emphasised the theme that in the absence of a cure, the standard of care treatment for mild, moderate and severe cases as described in the Clinical Management Protocol of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), would be most effective," MoHFW said in a release.For moderate and severe cases, adequate oxygen support, appropriate and timely

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Africa, India see spike in new COVID-19 cases as virus exposes inequalities

South Africa‘s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its total passed 800,000. Inequality concerns are growing as health workers seek better protection while some among the rich are hoarding equipment at home.Globally more than 12 million people have been infected by the virus, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine.

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Kingston grandmothers put their cooking skills to good use to save Italo-Canadian Club

COVID-19 has taken its toll on many businesses throughout the Kingston area.Not being able to open their respective doors has resulted in a lack of income, meaning complete closures for many. Kingston’s Italo-Canadian Club isn’t at that stage yet, though — and now a very dedicated group is trying to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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Florida students work on patent for invention for the blind

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Local high school students Jonathon Walker and Alex Johnson have been developing a device that turns text into braille for some time and now they’re working with a law firm to get a patent for it.When the students first won the science fair in Pensacola several months back, the braille system was a mere prototype. It was too large in size for portable use and still had some cleaning up for it to be applicable in society.Those days are now over.After working for several months to improve their device, Walker and Johnson were able to shrink the size dramatically, but not hinder its performance.

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Paisley Frankie and Benny's restaurant to close due to Covid-19 pandemic

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Frankie and Benny’s at Abbotsinch Retail Park will not reopen and the outlet at Glasgow Airport is likely to remain shut until the end of the year, the restaurant chain has confirmed.The eatery at Intu Braehead will however reopen in line with national guidelines.The Restaurant Group, which owns Frankie and Benny’s, announced proposals to shut 125 restaurants last month as it confirmed the coronavirus pandemic had worsened an already difficult financial situation.On Friday, it confirmed the outlet situated off Renfrew Road is part of the nationwide cull.It is not known how many people will lose their jobs.The restaurant, along with all food outlets, closed at the

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Covid-19: UP shuts as govt announces 55-hour-long lockdown-like restrictions

Lucknow: Shops and business establishments, other than those dealing with essential services, remained closed in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday after the government reimposed lockdown-like restrictions across the state to slow the spread of coronavirus.The government on Thursday had announced that restrictions will be reimposed in the state from 10 pm on Friday to 5 am on Monday in the state following the surge in coronavirus cases.However, it permitted the functioning of essential services and the opening of religious places during this period.“The curbs have been imposed in the state to check the spread of COVID-19 and other communicable diseases," Chief Secretary R K Tiwari had said in an order communicated to all district authorities in the

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After release of debt, deficit numbers Liberals need plan for growth: experts

Trudeau Liberals’ fiscal update this week put a cost to all the emergency COVID-19 aid the federal treasury will dole out. It delivered some shocks: a gigantic deficit and a projection that the federal debt will top $1 trillion.What is causing the federal deficit to hit $343.2 billion?Late last year, the government forecast this year’s deficit at $28.1 billion.

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WHO believes 'unknown pneumonia' in Kazakhstan could be COVID-19

GENEVA : The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (local time) that the "unknown pneumonia" reported in Kazakhstan could be COVID-19, CGTN News reported.Michael Ryan, executive director of the Health Emergencies Program of the WHO, said at a regular briefing that the pneumonia outbreak in the Central Asian nation was "certainly on our radar," and the WHO is working with local health authorities amid a rise in reported cases.He also pointed out that there's been a big surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, with over 10,000 confirmed over the last seven days.The WHO is studying the quality of local testing conditions in case some pneumonia cases are in fact undiagnosed cases of COVID-19, Ryan said, adding that the WHO "keeps an

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Railways to convert 503 coaches into Covid-19 isolation wards in Delhi

New Delhi: In a bid to provide additional healthcare facilities to Delhi-NCR residents to combat coronavirus, Northern Railways will provide 503 isolation coaches to be used as COVID-19 wards.These isolation coaches, which will have around 8,048 beds, will be parked at nine different stations of the national capital."In view of providing additional healthcare facility to people of Delhi-NCR, Northern Railways on demand of state govt is providing 503 isolation coaches equivalent to 8,048 beds as #COVID Care Centers at 9 different stations of Delhi," Northern Railway said in a statement.According to the Union Health Ministry, the national capital so far has recorded as many as 10,7051 cases of COVID-19.

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Kanye West talks COVID-19 battle, anti-vaccine stance in troubling new interview

Kanye West is “extremely cautious” about hopes to bring the coronavirus crisis to an end with the development of a new vaccine, branding it “the mark of the beast”.

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US sets record for new Covid cases for third day in row at over 69,000

New cases of Covid-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen its flagship theme park in hard-hit Florida.

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Odisha records 570 new COVID-19 cases

BHUBANESWAR : A total of 570 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha on Saturday, taking the state count of coronavirus cases to 12,526."570 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 12,526 including 7972 recovered cases and 4,475 active cases," said the Health and family welfare department, Government of Odisha.Five deaths were reported in Odisha today, of which, two were from Ganjam and one each from Cuttack, Puri, and Bhubaneswar.Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 case count crossed the eight lakh-mark on Saturday with yet another highest single-day spike of 27,114 new cases in the last 24 hours.

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Sonia Gandhi discusses covid-19, economy with Congress LS MPs during virtual mee

Rahul Gandhi to return to the top post. The Congress MP from Wayanad also attended the meeting and is known to have spoken on issues like the Union government’s handling of the pandemic and the border standoff with China.Leaders aware of the development said the meeting on Saturday was more of a ‘stock taking’ exercise by Sonia Gandhi that would help in formulating party’s strategy in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, dates of which are yet to be announced.

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Meghalaya reports highest single-day spike of 76 COVID-19 cases

SHILLONG : Meghalaya on Saturday reported its highest single-day spike of 76 COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 312 in the state.There are 215 active cases in the state at present and of these, 132 are BSF personnel posted at its frontier headquarters here, officials said."Seventy-six more individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya," Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.So far, 45 people have recovered from the disease, while two have died.The state has recorded 170 new COVID-19 cases in the last two-three days, an official said.The number is likely to go up further during the day as more reports are expected in the second half, he added.

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Coronavirus can be airborne, but that’s not how it typically spreads: experts

acknowledged emerging evidence of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday after a group of scientists urged the organization to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people.On Monday, 239 scientists in 32 different countries sounded the alarm over the possibility that the novel coronavirus may be more airborne than previously thought.In an open letter to the WHO, the group warned that the virus can linger in the air in the form of smaller particles known as aerosol droplets.

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Rising COVID-19 cases make US cities 'seriously look' at shutting down again

WASHINGTON DC : Surging cases of coronavirus infections in the United States has pressurised governors across the country to reimpose stay-at-home orders as the only way to regain control of outbreaks that threaten to overwhelm hospitals and send the death count rocketing, The Washington Post reported.US cities raced to shut down their economies in March and many opened them just as quickly in May.

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Tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting covid deaths

Tuberculosis vaccine may limit COVID-19 deathsA tuberculosis vaccine routinely given to children in countries with high rates of that bacterial disease might be helping to reduce deaths from COVID-19, researchers reported on Thursday in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. After accounting for differences in factors that might affect vulnerability to the virus - such as income, education, health services and age distribution - the researchers found that countries with higher rates of Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinations for tuberculosis had lower peak mortality rates from COVID-19.

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Mint Covid Tracker: With recent surge in infections, Karnataka set to cross Delhi in terms of active cases soon

With cases rising, India’s health facilities and workforce continue to be under severe strain. The risk of further spread is higher now as the economy has started to reopen and most public movement is allowed.Among states, Maharashtra (9,893), Delhi (3,300), Gujarat (2,022), Tamil Nadu (1,829) and Uttar Pradesh (889) have reported the most deaths.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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