 | Pandemic not law and order issue! Police get the stickThe above incidents, to name but a few, of police high-handedness in the name of enforcing Covid restrictions, have led to massive public outcry in the state. |
 | Odisha relaxes COVID curbs; malls, cinema halls to reopen from August 1Offices, both government and private, are also permitted to function with half the manpower, the SRC said. |
 | Tamil Nadu: Devotees banned from visiting temples from August 1 to 3Aadi Krithigai - the nakshatram (star) day which falls on August 2 this year, is celebrated with religious fervour in all the temples of Murugan, son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi. |
 | 621 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in TelanganaA total of 1,13,012 samples were tested on Saturday, taking the cumulative number of specimens examined to 2,20,06,215. The samples tested per million population was 5,91,247. |
 | Meghalaya reports 686 new COVID-19 cases, 12 more deathsThe death toll rose to 1,085 as 12 more people succumbed to the infection during the day, Health Services Director Aman War said. |
 | Over 46.72 crore Covid vaccine doses administered in India: GovernmentThe cumulative vaccination coverage of 46,72,59,775 doses is segregated based on the population priority groups, the ministry said. |
 | 82,000 Covid vaccine doses given on Saturday; over 1 crore jabs administered in Delhi so farAccording to data on the Cowin portal, 82,75 doses were administered on Saturday, taking the cumulative number of doses to 1,00,46,654 of which 26,64,442 were second doses. |
 | Mumbai sees 346 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths; active tally dips below 5,000The number of active cases stood at 4,972 on Saturday, as the recovery count reached 7,11,517 after 444 people were discharged, he said. |
| Sikkim logs 237 new COVID-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalitiesEast Sikkim district registered the highest number of new cases at 127, followed by South Sikkim (66) and West Sikkim (44). |
 | French police brace for anti-health pass protests; 3,000 security forces deployedLegislators have passed a virus bill requiring the pass in most places as of August 9 as virus infections are spiking and hospitalizations are rising. |
 | Singapore warns to cancel permit of permanent residents, pass holders not complying with Covid safety measuresIncoming travellers will have to take a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test on arrival and before the end of their isolation. |
 | In-host mutations in Covid-19 virus reflecting in variants, finds studyReacting to the findings of the study, virologist Upasana Ray explained that the emergence of viral variants is dependent on its successful reproduction in the host. |
 | Pandemic fails to derail projects of Tiruchy's famed Golden Rock Railway WorkshopOfficials said this workshop of the Southern Railway is among the few in the world that manufactures steam engines. |
 | Assam reports 1,179 new COVID-19 cases, 20 fresh fatalitiesWith the detection of 1,179 COVID-19 cases against the testing of 1,12,132 samples on Friday, Assam has reported a positivity rate of 1.05 per cent for the day, the NHM bulletin said. |
 | COVID-19: Chhattisgarh sees 125 cases, 3 deaths; over 42,000 testedOver 1.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the state till Thursday, with 96.97 lakh people getting the first dose and 22.88 lakh getting the second jab as well, officials said. |
