DELHI : No prisoner is COVID-19 positive and the situation in jails here has much improved, the Delhi Prisons Department said on Friday.So far, 63 inmates of the three jails --Tihar, Rohini and Mandoli -- have tested positive for the infection.

Sixty-one of them have recovered and two died, the officials said.In August, only the Tihar Jail reported two cases and both the inmates have recovered now, officials said.On Friday, there was no inmate who was COVID-19 positive in the three jail complexes of Delhi, they said."The first case of an inmate testing coronavirus positive came on May 13 in Rohini Jail.

Two COVID-19 positive inmates of Mandoli Jail had unfortunately died on June 15 and July 4. Both were senior citizens," Director General.

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OTTAWA -- There are 22 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa, the fourth straight day with double-digit increases.

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New COVID-19 test shows results like a pregnancy test

Abbott's BinaxNOW™ COVID-19 Ag Card is a rapid, reliable and affordable tool for detecting active coronavirus infections at massive scale. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results, which appear on a testing card with a similar design to some pregnancy tests.The 15-minute test from Abbott Laboratories will sell for $5, giving it a competitive edge over similar tests that need to be popped into a small machine.

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Sean Penn ups fight against COVID-19 with relief expansion

LOS ANGELES – Sean Penn has expanded his fight against the coronavirus beyond his own expectations.The Oscar winner’s disaster relief organization CORE has gone from providing 6,500 tests in a couple weeks to administering more than 1.3 million within a five-month span. The organization started at four sites in Los Angeles and currently operates in 32 locations in cities including New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans and Washington, D.C.

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Greece could be added to Scots quarantine list after highest number of coronavirus cases recorded

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Ontario First Nations group says federal back to school funding is too late for remote communities

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Ontario reports 118 new coronavirus cases, 1 death; total cases at 41,813

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Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri starrer Space Sweepers DELAYED yet again owing to the resurgence of COVID 19

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Coronavirus: Campbellford Memorial Hospital admits first COVID-19 patient

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Coronavirus: Ancaster Fortinos employee tests positive for COVID-19, Hamilton with 63 active cases

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Saskatchewan providing first COVID-19 deficit update, future outlook

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Scott Thompson: Will another $2 billion help the kids safely get back to school?

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How Kate Middleton's Relationship With the Queen Changed During COVID-19

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Ireland's 14-day incidence of Covid cases rises to 31.1

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East Lothian primary school struck by Covid-19 as pupil tests positive for deadly virus

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Urgent plea from NHS Lanarkshire after sharp increase in Covid-19 test requests

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Paul Pogba tests positive for Covid-19 as Man Utd star is ruled out of France squad

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Coronavirus pandemic hits fast dwindling tribe in India's Andaman Islands

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Smash Mouth posts hate mail after Sturgis concert’s COVID-19 backlash

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Pune doctor, PhD holder among first volunteers to take Oxford covid vaccine: 10 updates

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Coronavirus: 3 faculty and staff members test positive at schools in Montreal’s east end

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Uttar Pradesh records 76 more COVID-19 fatalities, 5,463 fresh cases

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UP minister Siddharth Nath Singh tests positive for COVID-19

UTTAR PRADESH : Senior Uttar Pradesh minister Siddharth Nath Singh said on Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The 56-year-old cabinet minister has quarantined himself at his home on medical advice. "After preliminary symptoms of coronavirus, I got myself tested and the report was positive. I am alright but on doctor's advice I have isolated myself in home quarantine," he said in a tweet in Hindi. "I request those who came in contact with me over the last few days to get themselves tested," the minister said.

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UQ’s Covid-19 vaccine shows effectiveness in preclinical studies

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A father who was left paralysed and with both legs amputated has now also beaten COVID-19, and he appeared on Good Morning Britain to tell his incredible story.

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Maharashtra Police reports 106 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

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Councillor angered as Wishaw residents sent hundreds of miles for Covid testing

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Dundee primary school pupil tests positive for coronavirus as staff and pupils told to self-isolate

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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