Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Known COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan near 30,000

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | How domestic manufacturers went from exuberance to despair in three months

Shortage of critical-care equipment led the government to invest Rs 2,000 crore to encourage domestic manufacturing. As companies jump into the fray and expanded capacity, the nature of treatment and ventilators changed.

With no fresh orders and a ban on exports, companies are now in a spot.

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Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates | Health Department:Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh stand at 1,548, including 462 active cases, 1,060 recoveries and nine deaths.

Coronavirus LIVE updates | Countries with the highest confirmed cases

>United States: 37,89,711 confirmed cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
>Brazil: 20,98,389 cases
>India: 11,18,043 cases
>Russia: 7,71,546 cases
>Peru: 3,53,590 cases
>South Africa: 3,50,879 cases
>Mexico: 3,44,224 cases
>Chile: 3,30,787 cases
>United Kingdom: 3,25,405 cases
>Spain: 2,78,109 cases

(Sources: MoHFW India and Reuters tracker, as of 1.00 pm IST on July 20)

Coronavirus LIVE updates | South Korea registers smallest rise in COVID-19 cases in two months

South Korea has reported its smallest daily jump in local COVID-19 transmissions in two months as health authorities express cautious optimism that the outbreak is being brought under control.

The Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still reported 26 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including 22 that were tied to international arrivals. (Input from Reuters)

Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | Odisha’s COVID-19 tally crosses 18,000-mark; death toll climbs to 97

The COVID-19 tally in Odisha has crossed the 18,000-mark as 673 more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection. The death toll has reached 97 with six patients succumbing to the disease, a Health Department official said.

Total number of coronavirus patients rose to 18,110. (Input from PTI)

Coronavirus vaccine LIVE updates | Serum Institute to start human trials in August

Serum Institute of India is hopeful of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the end of 2020. The institute said that it will be starting human trials of its AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine from August.

Vaccines normally require years of testing and additional time to produce at scale, but scientists are hoping to develop a coronavirus vaccine within months because of the pandemic.

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Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE updates | Former head priest of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams succumbs to COVID-19

The former head priest of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that manages the famous Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala, has died at a COVID care facility due to novel coronavirus infection.

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Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates |Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan have risen to 2,65,083, according to Dawn. This figure includes patients who have recovered (2,05,929) and the death toll in the country which stands at 5,599.

While Punjab province has reported 90,191 cases so far, Sindh has reported 1,13,007 cases.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | India likely to witness wave of peaks in COVID-19 cases: Report

India is likely to witness a wave of peaks in COVID-19 cases across the country instead of one high, according to a report by the Business Standard.

This is because infections from the novel coronavirus are spreading at varied pace in different states and Union Territor