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Coronavirus India Live Updates: Serum Institute Gets Nod To Resume Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Trial In India

Covid-19 LIVE Updates: The DCGI had on September 11 directed Serum Institute of India to suspend any new recruitment in the phase two and three clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

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Updated : September 17, 2020 6:30 am IST

Covid vaccine: DCGI has allowed Serum Institute to restart its phase two and three clinical trials

New Delhi:

Coronavirus Latest Updates: India's COVID-19 case tally has crossed the 50-lakh mark with a spike of 90,123 new cases and 1,290 deaths - the highest the country has seen in 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The total number of people who have died because of the disease now stands at 80,776. The country now has a total of 50,20,359 coronavirus cases, including 9,95,933 active cases (20.08 per cent of the total caseload), the data stated.

Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr VG Somani on Tuesday gave permission to Serum Institute of India to resume clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country while revoking its earlier order of suspending any new recruitment for phase two and three trial.

The DCGI, however, put certain conditions like taking extra care during screening, providing additional information in informed consent and close monitoring for adverse events during follow-up of the study which have to be "scrupulously" followed by Serum Institute of India (SII).

The DCGI had on September 11 directed Serum Institute of India to suspend any new recruitment in the phase two and three clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate till further orders in the backdrop of pharma giant AstraZeneca pausing the clinical trials in other countries because of "an unexplained illness" in a participant in the study.

Here are the Updates on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases:

Sep 17, 2020 06:30 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Couple create ruckus at COVID testing centre

A couple were booked for allegedly creating ruckus at a COVID-19 testing centre, damaging patients' samples and testing kits in Ambegaon area on Wednesday.

Both, incidentally, tested positive for the viral infection, PTI reported.

The couple, who were visiting the centre at Laxmibai Hazare Hostel for an antigen test, lost their temper when civic employees asked them to stand in a queue, said an official of the Bharti Vidyapeeth police station.

Sep 17, 2020 06:17 (IST)

Coronavirus update: 61 more COVID-19 patients die in Bengal; 3,237 new cases detected

Sixty-one people died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal on Wednesday pushing the death count to 4,123, the state health department said in a bulletin.

Sep 17, 2020 05:32 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Odisha reports record 4,270 new COVID-19 cases, 11 fresh fatalities

Odisha registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as 4,270 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

Sep 17, 2020 05:08 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Chandigarh Mayor Raj Bala Malik tests COVID-19 positive
Chandigarh Mayor Raj Bala Malik on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19. Posting on Twitter Ms Malik requested those who came in contact with her in the last three days to isolate themselves and get tested if they showed any symptoms of the virus.

Sep 17, 2020 04:22 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Pune district records 4,656 new COVID-19 cases

Pune district reported 4,656 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking its count to 2,35,852 on Wednesday, a health official said.

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Sep 17, 2020 03:35 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Assam's COVID death count rises to 511, recovery rate crosses 80 per cent
The COVID-19 death count in Assam crossed the 500-mark with 19 more fatalities on Wednesday, while 2,394 fresh cases took the tally to 1,48,969, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Sep 17, 2020 02:49 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Delhi records highest single-day spike of 4,473 COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 2.3 lakh
Delhi registered a record single-day spike of 4,473 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the city's infection tally to over 2.3 lakh, while 33 more deaths were reported, authorities said.

Sep 17, 2020 02:27 (IST)

Coronavirus update: No ban on COVID-19 patients' movement to Bhubaneswar, Odisha government clarifies

The Odisha government on Wednesday said that it has asked district authorities to strengthen COVID-19 care facilities at the local level, but did not put any ban on the movement of patients to Bhubaneswar and

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Sep 17, 2020 02:22 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Calcutta High Court Allows Family Of COVID-19 Victims To Perform Last Rites

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that the body of a COVID-19 patient will be handed over to the family for cremation after completion of hospital formalities, provided post mortem of the dead body is not required.

Observing that the right to dignity and fair treatment under Article 21 of the Constitution is not only available to a living person but also to his body after his demise, the court said that it is of the view that the right to live a dignified life extends up to the point of death including the dignified procedure of death.

Sep 17, 2020 00:58 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Soth Africa to "cautiously" reopen borders as lockdown eases

South Africa will reopen its borders to most countries next month, the president said Wednesday, part of a wider easing of anti-coronavirus measures announced as figures continue to improve.

The continent's most industrialised economy shuttered its borders at the start of a strict nationwide lockdown on March 27 to limit the spread of the virus.

Sep 17, 2020 00:41 (IST)

Coronavirus update: 23,365 more COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra

A total of 23,365 new COVID-19 cases and 474 deaths were reported in Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 11,21,221 in the state. According to the health department, a total of 17,559 patients were discharged today.

Sep 17, 2020 00:17 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Chhattisgarh records 3,189 new COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths

Chhattisgarh reported 3,189 new COVID-19 cases and 23 more fatalities, taking the statewide tally to 73,966 and the count to 611 on Wednesday, a health official said.

Sep 16, 2020 23:49 (IST)

The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 36 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths today; 19 patients cured and discharged: Department of Information & Public Relations, Ladakh

Sep 16, 2020 23:07 (IST)

Jharkhand reports 1,618 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths, taking total cases to 66,074 including 51,357 recoveries and 579 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 14,138: State Health Department

Sep 16, 2020 22:32 (IST)

Assam reported 2,394 COVID-19 cases today, taking total cases to 1,48,969 including 1,16,900 recoveries, 31,555 active cases and 511 deaths: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Sep 16, 2020 22:31 (IST)

More than 9,700 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka; Active cases go past 1 lakh again

Karnataka on Wednesday reported 9,725 new COVID-19 cases and 70 deaths, taking the total infections to 4.84 lakh and the deaths to 7,536.

The day also saw 6,583 patients getting discharged after recovery, while the total number of active cases in the state once again crossed one lakh mark, the Health department said. Of the fresh cases, as many as 3,571 were from Bengaluru Urban district.

Cumulatively 4,84,990 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 7,536 deaths and 3,75,809 discharges, a health department bulletin said.

Sep 16, 2020 22:16 (IST)

Maharashtra's coronavirus count rises by 23,365

Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally rose to 11,21,221 on Wednesday with the single-day addition of 23,365 cases, the state health department said. Due to the death of 474 patients during the day, the fatality count in the state mounted to 30,883, it said.

A total of 17,559 patients were discharged on Wednesday after treatment, taking the number of recoveries in the state to 7,92,832, it said, adding that the state now has 2,97,125 active cases.

Mumbai city reported 2,378 positive cases during the day, which pushed its overall case count to 1,75,974, while its deaths rose to 8,280, of which 50 were reported on Wednesday.

Sep 16, 2020 22:00 (IST)

Recoveries eclipse fresh COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu for 11th day in a row

Recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu for the 11th straight day on Wednesday with the cumulative number of those cured rising to 4.64 lakh, while the infection count mounted to 5.19 lakh.

The state added 5,652 fresh cases taking the tally to 5,19,860 while the death toll mounted to 8,559with 57 more fatalities, a government bulletin said.

The day saw 5,768 patients getting discharged from various hospitals as the trend of recovering eclipsing new cases continued since September 6. Totally 4,64,668 people have got cured and the active cases stood at 46,633.

Sep 16, 2020 21:09 (IST)

Kerala logs single-day highest spike of 3,830 COVID-19 cases

A single-day highest ever spike of 3,830 COVID-19 cases in Kerala took the state's infection count to 1,17,863 on Wednesday, the government said.

The state also recorded 14 deaths, taking the deaths due to the disease to 480, Health Minister KK Shailaja said. "Out of those infected today, 49 came from abroad, 153 from other states while 3,562 contracted the virus through contacts. At least 66 health workers are also infected," she said.

Sep 16, 2020 20:35 (IST)

Mumbai's Dharavi records 15 new COVID-19 cases

The COVID-19 tally in Mumbai's slum colony Dharavi rose to 2,960 on Wednesday with the addition of 15 new cases, the city civic body said.

On Tuesday, seven new cases were found in the slum-dominated area.

A senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said 2,545 patients from Dharavi have already recovered from the infection and discharged from hospitals. The civic body has, however, stopped sharing death figures from Dharavi for the past few months.

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