COVID-19 news from across the nation

India has recorded 64,531 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 2,767,273. The country's death toll surged to 52,889. The third-most-affected country by total cases and fourth by death toll, India has added 431,983 cases in the past 7 days alone.

Hyderabad: As the novel coronavirus continues to ravage across the globe, scientists and medical experts are working day and night to develop an effective vaccine to combat the highly-infectious contagion. Meanwhile, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said people with poor immunity are more vulnerable to contracting coronavirus infections and stressed on the need to boost the immune system by eating right and safe food.

COVID-19 news from across the nation

Delhi

New Delhi: Hotels and weekly markets in the capital will be allowed to open as authorities ease more restrictions to revive the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority or DDMA decided on Wednesday.

The Delhi-government run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital will start a post-COVID clinic to analyse patients seeing a re-emergence of coronavirus symptoms after recovering from the infection. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejariwal will inaugurate the clinic on Thursday.

Karnataka

Bengaluru: Karnataka has conducted 20 lakh coronavirus tests in less than five months to emerge as one of the highest coronavirus-testing states in India.

Jharkhand

Ranchi: Jharkhand’s Health Minister Banna Gupta on Tuesday (August 18) said that he has tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19. Gupta took to Twitter to make the announcement and urged all who have come in contact with him in the past week to get themselves tested. The Congress leader also requested everyone to stay at home in order to remain safe from coronavirus.

Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has notified three OYO hotels as “Pay and Use” Isolation Facility in the city for asymptotic Covid-19 positive patients. After consultation with the concerned management under OYO Hotels & Rooms, the following properties under OYO Hotels & Rooms are hereby declared as paid isolation facilities.