High Positivity Rate Cause For Alarm In Delhi

Most of those affected are asymptomatic, may have gained immunity. Doctors worried about those vulnerable, suggest aggressive containment

- Kumar Kunal and Gulam Jeelani

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

37,148 FRESH CASES IN INDIA TAKE TOTAL TO 11,55,191

587 MORE DEAD, TOLL NOW 28,084

1,349 NEW CASES IN DELHI, TOTAL 1,25,096

27 MORE FATALITIES, TOLL 28,084

VACCINES ON THE HORIZON

Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla told India Today TV that 300400 million doses of the vaccine that is being developed by AstraZeneca & Oxford University will be ready by December.

A phase II clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate, conducted in China, has found that it is safe and induces an immune response, a study published in The Lancet says.

AMARNATH YATRA IS CANCELLED

The government of Jammu & Kashmir said in a statement that the Amarnathji Shrine Board has decided not to hold and conduct this year’s Amarnath Yatra.

2.43% in now India’s Covid-19 fatality rate, dropping from 3.36% on June 17, Union Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa ended the lockdown in Bengaluru and rest of the state asserting that shutdown is not a solution and resource mobilisation was important.

LinkedIn on Tuesday said it is slashing about 960 jobs globally. The company has about 1,200 employees based in India.

AMONG those studied and tested, 23.48% had contracted Covid-19, Delhi’s sero-prevalence survey has found. That means one in every four in the samples collected.