9.35 am: India reports 61,267 new coronavirus cases and 884 deaths. The country now has 66,85,083 total cases and the toll is at 1,03,569....
9.35 am: India reports 61,267 new coronavirus cases and 884 deaths. The country now has 66,85,083 total cases and the toll is at 1,03,569.
9.15 am: The White House has blocked strict Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for the coronavirus to market, ensuring their approval before the November 3 presidential election, reports AP.
“A main sticking point has been the recommendation that volunteers who have participated in vaccine clinical trials be followed for about two months after the final dose before any authorization is granted,” The New York Times reports, citing a senior administration official and others familiar with the situation.
9.12 am: Government data shows that five states – Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh – have been reporting a rise in coronavirus cases even though India has witnessed a steady decline in daily infections in the last three weeks, reports Hindustan Times.
9.10 am: The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged concerns about airborne transmission of the virus, reports Reuters. It says Covid-19 can spread through virus lingering in the air, sometimes for hours. The CDC says there is evidence that people with coronavirus possibly infected others who were more than 6 feet away, within enclosed spaces with poor ventilation.
9.09 am: Doctors in Mumbai say that around...
