Highlights: DGCI's approval to Bharat Biotech's vaccine draws flak

Norway will impose fresh restrictions to prevent a resurgence in the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Sunday, including a nationwide ban on serving alcohol in restaurants and bars and not inviting guests home, reports Reuters.

Twenty-five people test positive for Covid-19 in Ladakh in a day taking the tally of infection in the Union Territory to 9,550 on Sunday, officials said, reports PTI.

Haryana recorded 218 new cases of #COVID19, 450 recoveries, and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health Department

Total cases: 2,63,068

Total recoveries: 2,57,261

Active cases: 2,890

Death toll: 2,917 pic.twitter.com/MlJrKCSIdB

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Italy reported 347 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 364 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 14,245 from 11,831, reports Reuters.

Himachal Pradesh reports 54 new #COVID19 cases, 433 cured cases, and 6 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases: 55,686
Total cured cases: 52,876
Deaths: 932
Active cases: 1,830 pic.twitter.com/LKfhUgFZf1

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Rajasthan reported 502 new #COVID19 cases, 5 deaths and 801 recoveries/discharges today.

Total cases: 3,09,821
Death toll: 2,710
Total recoveries/discharges: 2,98,620
Active cases: 8,491 pic.twitter.com/0eBsnvTsjD

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Mumbai reports 581 new #COVID19 cases, 697 recoveries/discharges & 3 deaths today.

Total cases rise to 2,95,240 including 2,75,464 recoveries/discharges and 11,135 deaths.

Active cases stand at 7,771 pic.twitter.com/kVQ0ANCj1c

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Punjab reports 210 new #COVID19 cases, 236 discharges, and 12 deaths today, says Govt of Punjab.

Total cases in the State rise to 1,67,219 including 1,58,482 discharges and 5,376 deaths.

Active cases stand at 3,361 pic.twitter.com/eOZwTGjbmr

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Karnataka reported 810 new #COVID19 cases, 743 discharges, and 8 deaths today.

Total cases: 9,21,938

Total discharges: 8,98,919

Death toll: 12,107

Active cases: 10,893 pic.twitter.com/aTjA1tpi39

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Jammu and Kashmir recorded 182 new positive cases on Sunday, bringing the infection count to 1,21,653, while another fatality linked to the pandemic raised the death toll to 1,866, officials said, reports PTI.

267 new #COVID19 positive cases, 244 recovered cases & 5 deaths reported in Uttarakhand today.

Total number of cases: 91,811
Total active cases: 4,376
Death toll: 1,527 pic.twitter.com/PL65MzrJdJ

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Maharashtra reports 3,282 new #COVID19 cases, 2,064 discharges, and 35 deaths today, as per State Health Department

Total cases: 19,42,136

Total recoveries: 18,36,999

Total active cases: 54,317

Total Deaths: 49,666 pic.twitter.com/GkDZr893Ri

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Manipur reported 38 new #COVID19 cases, 33 recoveries & 1 death today, says State Health Department.

Total cases so far: 28,281

Total recoveries: 26,815

Active cases: 1,108

Total Deaths: 358

Recovery rate is 94.81 % pic.twitter.com/KvGMBgae1b

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Andhra Pradesh reports 232 new #COVID19 cases, 352 recoveries & 4 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 8,83,082 as per the State Health Department.

Recovered Cases: 8,72,897
Active Cases: 3,070
Total Deaths: 7,115 pic.twitter.com/fuXvNM1fJN

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India on Sunday granted emergency approval to Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN but faced questions after taking the step without publishing efficacy data for the homegrown coronavirus vaccine, reports Reuters.