LIVE: COVID in pregnant women can increase pre-term delivery, says Govt

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New Delhi: A day after the major reshuffle and expansion of the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the efforts of the leaders in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. PM Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review augmentation & availability of oxygen across the country at 11:30 am.

Amid the reports of a third COVID wave that may hit the country next month, the state of Kerala has confirmed the presence of the mosquito-borne Zika virus for the first time ever. According to the latest developments, at least 13 people have tested positive for Zika viral infection after their samples were tested at the National Institute of Virology in Pune.

WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on stated that the data from the phase 3 trial of Bharat Biotech’s vaccine Covaxin looks good. Dr Soumya Swaminathan revealed that the pre-submission meeting for Covaxin’s phase 3 trial data was held on June 23 and the data packet is being assembled.

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09 July 2021

22:59 IST

Kerala's COVID tally rises to 30,39,029 with 13,563 fresh cases, 130 more fatalities push death toll to 14,380; recoveries surge to 2,41,76,318: State Health Minister Veena George

22:58 IST

COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh reaches 22,689 with 13 more fatalities, 90 fresh cases take infection count to 17,07,127; recoveries surge to 16,82,741: Official statement