COVID-19: After Outrage, Order to Deploy Doctors And Nurses at Bihar CM's Residence Revoked

COVID-19 LIVE: 1,897 new cases and seven deaths in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 27,612 including 11,012 active cases, 16,287 discharged and 313 deceased.

COVID-19 LIVE: Collector of Ganjam district in Odisha announces five-day complete shutdown in all urban areas and five block headquarters from July 9-13.

COVID-19 LIVE: 850 new cases and 25 deaths in West Bengal in last 24 hours. Total number of cases rise to 23,837, including 7,243 discharges and 804 deaths.

COVID-19 LIVE: 1,498 new cases and 15 deaths in Karnataka in last 24 hours. Total number of cases rise to 26,815 including 11,098 recoveries and 416 deaths.

COVID-19 LIVE: 3,616 new cases and 65 deaths in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases rises to 1,18,595, including death toll of 1,636. Active cases stand at 45,839.

COVID-19 LIVE: 5,134 new positive cases, 3,296 discharges and 224 deaths in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 2,17,121 including 1,18,558 recovered, 9250 deaths & 89,294 active cases

COVID-19 LIVE: "Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs Lena Hallengren digitally called upon Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare to discuss co-operation in the field of health and medicine, here today," says Health Ministry in a statement.

COVID-19 LIVE: "All parks and gardens in Jammu and Kashmir will reopen for the public from tomorrow. I appeal to people to take all precautions including wearing masks, using sanitisers and maintaining social distancing", announces Baseer Ahmed Khan, Advisor to J&K L-G.

COVID-19 LIVE: "30,329 samples were tested yesterday. 9,22,049 samples have been tested in the state so far", says Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad.

COVID-19 LIVE: 1,346 new cases in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours. Thus far, 19,627 people have been discharged, 9,514 are active cases and death toll is 827.

COVID-19 LIVE: In a statement, Etihad Airways says, "Throughout July and August, subject to lifting of international restrictions and re-opening of individual markets, airline plans to fly to 58 destinations worldwide from its Abu Dhabi hub. These will include major gateways in Middle East, North America, Europe, Asia and Australia".

COVID-19 LIVE: Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat goes into home quarantine after a staff at his residence tests positive. The minister has also given his swap samples for COVID testing.

COVID-19 LIVE: As many as 872 employees of the Central Railway and Western Railway, their family members and retired personnel have so far tested positive for coronavirus and 86 of them have died, officials said. All of them were admitted to the Western Railways Jagjivan Ram Hospital here which was in April declared as a facility to treat COVID-19 patients, they said.