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In a circular issued under the Mission Begin Again,the civic body also allowed the counter sale of liquor in Mumbai with proper social distancing norms.

As the world awaits a COVID19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus.

As per the latest figure, there are 40.05 crore beneficiaries of this scheme and deposits in Jan Dhan bank accounts are in excess of Rs 1.30 lakh crore.

As per preliminary investigation, the accused used to call the girls, aged between 8 and 11 years, from neighbourhood to his home to watch television after finding them playing on streets, police said.

On August 2, 1,169 people were tested positive, out of which, 991 were through contacts. The source of infection for 56 people are still unknown and 29 health workers have been tested positive of the virus.

Moreover, the Congress leader has appealed Prime Minister Modi to postpone the foundation ceremony scheduled for August 5 to a new date keeping the Mahurrat (auspicious timing) in mind.

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The local administration immediately sought the help of Uttar Pradesh Police’s surveillance division after which 1,171 people were traced and admitted to the hospital. However, 1,119 patients are still untraceable and a hunt to trace them is on.

Goalpara remained the worst-hit district with over 3.03 lakh people affected, followed by Morigaon and South Salmara with 1.73 lakh and 68,625 affected people respectively.

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The meeting, to be presided by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, is also expected to deliberate on regulated farming suggested by the government and other issues and take decisions accordingly, an official release said on Saturday.

On the usage of drugs to treat COVID-19, the guidelines said hydroxychloroquine has no effect on clinical recovery, and it has been clinically beneficial in select cases, but with significant limitations.

A fire was reported at a private hospital in Grant Road area of South Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.

The government has announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for each of the families of the deceased.

Developed by the general surgery department of the hospital and engineers of a firm named Indomed Devices, it aims to reduce the risk of infection among the hospital staff and patients.

With 11 more deaths, the COVID-19 toll in the state rose to 530, a state government bulletin said on Saturday, providing data as of 8 pm on July 31.