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Coronavirus news highlights: Kerala records 21,445 new Covid-19 cases, 160 deaths

India reported 41,195 new Covid cases and 490 deaths in the past 24 hours. While the number of active cases rose to 3,87,987, the concentration of over 50 per cent of India's new cases in one state is also raising alarm bells. Stay tuned for updates.
Last Updated : 13 August 2021, 01:13 IST

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22:3812 Aug 2021

Karnataka govt lists out strict guidelines for Ganesha, Muharram festivals

Ahead of back-to-back festivals in the auspicious month of 'Shraavana' (August-September) and keeping in mind the possible outbreak of Covid third wave across Karnataka, the state government on Thursday ordered a ban on large scale religious, cultural and entertainment congregation of people besides directing the district authorities to decide on enforcing restrictions locally on the festive days.

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20:5212 Aug 2021

Tamil Nadu reports 1942 new Covid-19 cases, 1892 recoveries and 33 deaths in the last 24 hours.

20:3012 Aug 2021

Covid-19 mutations: Why the virus might still have some tricks to pull

The pandemic has enabled us to study the details of how evolution happens – in real time.

Scientists have generated more than two million genome sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, allowing us to dissect the minutiae of evolutionary changes to a degree never previously possible for any replicating biological agent outside of the laboratory.

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20:0712 Aug 2021

US health secretary mandates Covid-19 shots for health care staff

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated its health care workforce to get vaccinated against Covid-19, Health Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Thursday.

Staff at the Indian Health Service (IHS), focused on American Indians, and National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be impacted by this decision, according to an HHS statement.

19:3512 Aug 2021

Kerala records 21,445 new Covid-19 cases, 160 deaths

Published 12 August 2021, 01:19 IST

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