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Highlights: 11 new Covid-19 cases in Mumbai’s Dharavi, tally rises to 2,392

Recent studies show that Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine that protects individuals against tuberculosis can also prevent severe infection and death from Covid-19.

By hindustantimes.com,Prashasti Singh | Updated: Jul 15, 2020 00:03 IST
Highlights: 11 new Covid-19 cases in Mumbai’s Dharavi, tally rises to 2,392
Health worker notes down details of samples collected for coronavirus tests.

India, the third-worst hit nation by Covid-19 pandemic, registered nearly 29,000 cases and 500 deaths on Monday. As per the Ministry of Health and Family, India registered 24,498 cases and 553 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. States in the southern part of the country such as Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, recorded a sudden spike in the number of infections. Karnataka, which is under a fresh lockdown from July 14-July 22, has registered over 40,000 so far with the state health minister saying that the number of cases would double up in the next 15-30 days.

Delhi has been witnessing a steady rise in the recovery rate which is at 79.98%, better than the national average of 62.93%. On Monday, 1,246 cases were registered and nearly 1,400 people recovered from the infection in Delhi. Recent studies show that Bacillus Calmette–Guerin (BCG) vaccine that protects individuals against tuberculosis can also prevent severe infection and death from Covid-19.

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has been at the centre of the controversy of mismanaging the pandemic and hiding requisite information from global governments, said that the infection would worsen as time passes. He went on to add that though most countries have brought their outbreaks under control, too many of them are headed in the 'wrong direction'.

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12:47 PM IST

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12:36 PM IST

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12:11 PM IST

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami tests negative for Covid-19

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11:49 AM IST

Delhi HC, district courts functioning restricted till July 31

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11:41 AM IST

India’s Covid-19 tally will cross 10 lakh this week, says Rahul Gandhi

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11:12 AM IST

Puducherry registers 1,531 Covid-19 cases; 18 deaths

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10:55 AM IST

Nagaland's Covid-19 tally nearing 900-mark

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10:50 AM IST

With 98 new cases, Rajasthan’s Covid-19 tally over 25,000

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10:18 AM IST

India's recovery rate increased to 63.02%, says GoI

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09:44 AM IST

With 28,498 new cases, India’s Covid-19 tally over 9 lakh

As per the Ministry of Health and Family, India registered 24,498 cases and 553 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total cases are now over 9 lakh and the death toll stands at 23,727.

<p>With 28,498 new cases, India’s Covid-19 tally over 9 lakh</p>
09:12 AM IST

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08:59 AM IST

Australia tightens restrictions on movement amid fresh Covid-19 outbreaks

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08:16 AM IST

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07:50 AM IST

Oil prices drop on demand recovery fears amid US Covid-19 surge

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07:29 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to take up another Covid-19 test

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First published: Jul 14, 2020 06:28 IST