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Coronavirus Updates: China authorises emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Chinese companies

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Coronavirus in US LATEST Updates

Trump pushes for COVID-19 treatments, claims slowdown at FDA

Pushing for breakthroughs in treatments for the coronavirus, White House officials suggested Sunday there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in approving a vaccine and therapeutics for the disease. The accusations, the latest assault from President Donald Trump’s team on the so-called “deep state” bureaucracy, were presented without evidence and just hours before Trump was set to hold a news conference to announce an apparent advancement in therapeutics. “This president is about cutting red tape,” said White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. “He had to make sure that they felt the heat. If they don’t see the light, they need to feel the heat because the American people are suffering.”

The push on Sunday came a day after Trump tweeted sharp criticism on the process to treat the virus, which has killed more than 175,000 Americans and imperiled his re-election chances.

23:28 (IST)

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Tamil Nadu inaugurates second plasma bank

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Vijayabaskar on Sunday inaugurated a plasma bank at a government hospital, the second in the state, to treat COVID-19 patients. The Rs 25 lakh facility is established with an aim to collect and store plasma from those who have recovered from the disease and help coronavirus patients recuperate quickly, he said. Last month, the government set up the first plasma bank at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General hospital in Chennai.

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Coronavirus in West Bengal LATEST Updates

West Bengal minister tests positive

West Bengal Environment Minister Soumen Mahapatra on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. Stating that he is asymptomatic, the minister urged people who had come in contact with him recently to be in home isolation. "In the present alarming situation due to the outbreak

of COVID-19, this contagion has not even spared me. But, I am not showing any symptoms. My request to all please stay at home and follow the guidelines of the government," he tweeted. Mahapatra is now in home isolation at his Panskura residence in Purba Medinipur district, sources said.

PTI

22:44 (IST)

Coronavirus in Bihar LATEST Updates

Bihar's case count climbs to 1.22 lakh

Bihar's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1.22 lakh on Sunday as 2,247 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's

coronavirus death toll to 610, a health bulletin said. The fresh infections have taken the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 1,22,155, it said. Patna district reported the highest number of new cases at 203, followed by Begusarai (159), Muzaffarpur (127), Bhagalpur (115) and Saharsa (120), the bulletin said.

22:15 (IST)

Coronavirus in China LATEST Updates

China approved emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines in July, says official

China has authorised emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines developed by some select domestic companies, a Chinese health official has said. An emergency use authorisation, which is based on Chinese vaccine management law, allows unapproved vaccine candidates to be used among people who are at high risk of getting infected on a limited period. "We've drawn up a series of plan packages, including medical consent forms, side-effects monitoring plans, rescuing plans, compensation plans, to make sure that the emergency use is well regulated and monitored," Zheng Zhongwei, head of China's coronavirus vaccine development task force, told state-run CCTV on Saturday. One month has passed since China officially launched the urgent use of COVID-19 vaccines on 22 July, while the vaccines were going through clinical trials, Zheng said. Recipients who got their first dose since then revealed they had few adverse reactions and none reported a fever.

PTI

21:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in Jharkhand LATEST Updates

Jharkhand CM orders probe after photo of COVID-19 positive liquor drinking alcohol goes surfaces

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday orderedan investigation after a photo purportedly showing a COVID-19 positive prisoner drinking alcohol inside a hospital ward in Dhanbad went viral. One person tweeted the photo to the chief minister and he retweeted it directing Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Umashankar Singh to probe the matter and take action against those who were responsible for the irregularity. Singh said that the sub-divisional magistrate and the sub-divisional police officer concerned would carry out the investigation. "The chief minister has been informed of the progress of the probe," he said.

The man in the viral photo is seen pouring liquor in a glass from a bottle while sitting on a hospital bed while food items served in aluminium foil containers are in front of him. A handcuff is also seen dangling from his right wrist. Katras police station officer-in-charge Ras Bihari Lal identified the man as 30-year-old Shantu Gupta, who was arrested on the charges of extortion on Thursday and was forwarded to jail. As he tested positive for coronavirus infection, the police admitted him to the central hospital of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), which was converted to a dedicated COVID19 facility, on Friday.

PTI

21:32 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Over 4,000 students go on hunger strike, demand exams be postponed

The chorus for postponing various examinations, including NEET and JEE, grew louder on Sunday with over 4,000 students observing a day-long hunger strike to press for the demand in view of rising COVID-19 cases. The protest came on a day Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government must listen to the 'mann ki baat' of students and arrive at "an acceptable solution" and his party demanded that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) be deferred.

Read full report here

21:09 (IST)

Coronavirus in Gujarat LATEST Updates

Ahmedabad's case count up by 177 to 30,197

The number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district rose by 177 to 30,197 on Sunday, the Gujarat health department said. With five more fatalities, all from the city, the toll reached 1,685, it said. This is the fourth day in a row that Ahmedabad has been reporting more than 150 cases in a day. A total of 172 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 25,104. Of the 177 cases, 153 infections were reported from Ahmedabad city while 24 cases were reported from rural parts of the district, the health department said.

PTI

20:52 (IST)

Coronavirus in Gujarat LATEST Updates

Gujarat registers 1,101 new cases, 14 deaths

With the addition of 1,101 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, Gujarat's COVID-19 count climbed to 86,779, the state health department said. The toll in the state reached 2,897 as 14 patients succumbed to the infection during the day, it said. As 972 patients were discharged from various hospitals on Sunday, the total number of recovered cases in the state rose to 69,229, the department said in a release. The state has now achieved the recovery rate of 80 per cent, it said adding that the number of active cases stood at 14,653.

PTI

20:35 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates

Three senior Assam Police officers test positive

Three senior Assam Police officers, including two Superintendents of Police, have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, health officials said. Tinsukia SP Shiladitya Chetia and his Kokrajhar counterpart Rakesh Roushan have tested positive for the infection, they said. Tinsukia's Additional Superintendent of Police

Ripunjoy Kakoti and Roushan's wife were also afflicted with the disease, the officials said. Chetia and Kakoti were suffering from fever and cough and their swab samples were tested. Roushan and his wife tested positive for the infection during raping antigen tests and were advised home isolation, they said. Dhubri Superintendent of Police Anand Mishra hadtested positive for COVID-19 last week. A total of 3,310 Assam Police personnel, including Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, have tested positive for the infection till date. Eleven police personnel have died, while 2,698 have recovered and 601 are undergoing treatment, officials said.

PTI

20:22 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra reports 10,441 new cases, 258 deaths

As many as 10,441 new coronavirus cases and 258 deaths were recorded in Maharashtra today, reports ANI quoting the state health department. The total number of caseshas climbed to 6,82,383 including 4,88,271 recoveries and 1,71,542 active cases, it said.

19:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates

Assam health minister launches first sero survey

The first serological survey in Assam was launched in Guwahati by the Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare Pijush Hazarika on Sunday to assess whether people surveyed have developed immunity to novel coronavirus. A serological survey involves testing of the blood serum of individuals to check for the prevalence of antibodies against an infection. The survey titled 'A.A.S.H.A Assessment of Anti- SARSCoV2 Seroprevalence in Habitants of Assam: a populationbased cross sectional study' is an initiative of an NGO in partnership with a diagnostics solutions provider. "The need of the hour today is a seroprevalence study that would identify the proportion of people carrying antibodies against this virus," the minister said.

19:14 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi reports highest single-day spike in August

Delhi recorded 1,450 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest single-day spike in August, taking the infection tally to over 1.61 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,300. Sixteen fresh fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, officials said. Sunday's spike in fresh cases surpassed Saturday's increase of 1,412 cases, authorities said. The total number of cases stood at 1,61,466. The bulletin said that the number of active cases stood at 11,778, while 1,45,388 patients have either recovered, been discharged or migrated out.

PTI

19:09 (IST)

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Tamil Nadu reports 5,975 new cases, 97 deaths

Tamil Nadu reported 5,975 new COVID-19 cases, 6,047 recoveries and 97 deaths today, taking total cases to 3,79,385 including 3,19,327 discharges and 6,517 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 53,541, reports ANI quoting the state health department.

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Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi govt has requested Centre to allow resumption of Metro, says CM

"We have requested Centre to allow re-opening of Delhi Metro in a phased manner, on a trial basis, as the COVID-19 situation in Delhi is under control now. I hope the Centre will take a decision soon," ANI quotes Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as saying.

17:56 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi LATEST Updates

COVID-19 situation in Delhi under control, says Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the COVID-19 situation in Delhi was under control, adding that it is "perhaps the only city" in the country where a lockdown was not re-imposed. "I am happy that with the help of everyone, the COVID-19 situation in the National Capital is under control now. The way Delhi has been dealing with COVID-19 situation is being discussed in the country as well as across the world," he said.

We imposed lockdown in Delhi only once, and then gradually resumed work across fields from June 1 onwards. Probably, Delhi is the only city where lockdown hasn't been imposed again, as we understand work & COVID management can go hand-in-hand: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/VWktQbCwxp

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020

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Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India could get COVID-19 vaccine by year-end if everything goes well: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that if everything goes well, India would get a vaccine against the novel coronavirus by the end of this year. Three COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including two indigenous ones, are in different phases of development in India. The phase-one human clinical trials of the two indigenous COVID-19 vaccine candidates, one developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and the other by Zydus Cadila Ltd, have been completed and the trials have moved to phase-two, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava had said recently. The Serum Institute of India, which has partnered with AstraZeneca for manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford has been permitted for conducting its phase two and three human clinical trials in India. It is likely to start the trials next week.

कब तक आएगी #कोरोना की #vaccine ? पत्रकारों के इस सवाल पर मैंने उम्मीद जताई कि अगर सब कुछ ठीक रहा तो भारत इस साल के आखिर तक #coronavaccine हासिल कर लेगा। @MoHFW_INDIA @CSIR_IND @NDRFHQ pic.twitter.com/zqAxftKUdt

— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) August 22, 2020

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Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LATEST Updates

Madhya Pradesh health minister says he tested COVID-19 positive

Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary on Sunday said he has tested coronavirus positive. "My COVID-19 test report came out positive. I request those who had come in my contact to undergo a coronavirus test. Those in close contact should quarantine themselves," he tweeted. "With your prayers and blessings, I will return amidst you soon to serve the people," he said.

Choudhary is the seventh minister in Madhya Pradesh, besides Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, to test positive for the infection. In the last week of July, CM Chouhan had tested positive and recovered after treatment.

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मेरी कोविड की रिपोर्ट टेस्ट के बाद पॉजि़टिव आई है।मेरा सभी से निवेदन है जो भी मेरे संपर्क में आए हैं, वह कोरोना टेस्ट करवा लें। मेरे निकट संपर्क वाले लोग क्वारनटीन में चले जाएं।आप सभी की प्रार्थना एवं आशीर्वाद से जल्द आप सभी के बीच उपस्थित होकर फिर जन सेवा के कार्यों में लगेंगे।

— Dr. Prabhuram Choudhary (@DrPRChoudhary) August 23, 2020

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Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

COVID-19 toll in Uttar Pradesh climbs to 2,926

Fifty-nine people succumbed to COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, raising the toll due to the disease to 2,926 in the state, Additional Chief Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said. Briefing reporters, the official said the case fatality rate stands at 1.56 percent. As many as 5,325 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in the state, taking the state-wide tally to 1,87,781, he said. So far, 1,35,613 COVID-19 patients have been discharged after recovering from the disease with the recovery rate at 72.21 percent, he further said. The count of active cases in the state stands at 49,242.

The senior official said 1.3 lakh samples were tested in UP on Saturday.

PTI

16:33 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Recovery rate nears 75%, says health ministry

A steadily increasing number of recoveries has pushed India's recovery rate to nearly 75 percent, said the Union health ministry. With 57,989 COVID-19 patients recuperating in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has reached 22,80,566. The total recoveries in the country now exceed the total active cases (7,07,668) by nearly 16 lakhs (1,572,898), it said in a statement. Active cases now comprise 23.24 percent of the country's total case load, it said. "This has also resulted in a gradually falling mortality rate. Currently at 1.86 percent, India's case fatality rate (CFR) is one of the lowest globally," the ministry said.

The ministry said the average daily number of recoveries is on a "constant upward move" from 15,018 between July 1 and 7 to 60,557 between August 13 and 19.

India’s total recoveries now exceed the total active cases (7,07,668) by nearly 16 lakhs (1,572,898): Ministry of Health https://t.co/upgE9GQ4YF

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020

16:12 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India has conducted around 3,52 crore COVID-19 tests so far, says health ministry

Testing over eight lakh samples for six days in a row, India's total COVID-19 tests have touched 3.52 crore, while the average daily positivity rate has come down from 9.67 per cent during August 3-9 to 7.67 pc over the last week, the Centre said on Sunday. So far, 3,52,92,220 samples have been tested for detection of COVID-19 with 8,01,147 being tested on Saturday.

The steep rise in testing is a result of effective implementation of the aggressive testing strategy of the Centre through a focussed and graded approach, the ministry said. "The rising average daily tests during the past three weeks present a strong depiction of the progress made in the enhancement of COVID-19 tests across the country. The rise in daily testing has been followed by a decrease in the average daily positivity rate," the health ministry highlighted. Keeping a sharp focus on the 'test, track and treat' policy, tests per million population have seen a boost, touching 25,574 as on date, it further stated.

15:43 (IST)

Coronavirus in Puducherry LATEST Updates

No e-pass required to travel to and from Puducherry

E-passes are not required to travel to and from Puducherry, announced the Union Territory administration today, reports ANI.

15:18 (IST)

Coronavirus in Singapore LATEST Updates

New COVID-19 cluster reported at Singapore's biggest dormitory

A new COVID-19 cluster has been reported in Singapore's biggest dormitory housing foreign workers, including Indian nationals, about a month after it was declared to be fully cleared of the coronavirus.

Two of the new COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore on Saturday were linked to 55 previous cases to form a new cluster at Sungei Tengah Lodge dormitory at 500 Old Choa Chu Kang Road, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.

The cluster at Sungei Tengah Lodge was among the largest in Singapore before the dormitory was declared cleared of COVID-19 by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Jul 21, the Channel News Asia reported.

15:01 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

RTI finds 1.78 crore rail tickets cancelled in five months due to COVID-19

The Railways has cancelled more than 1.78 crore tickets since March this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and refunded an amount to the tune of Rs 2,727 crore, a RTI has found.

The RTI has found that the Railways, which had suspended its passenger train services since 25 March, cancelled 1,78,70,644 tickets.

PTI has earlier reported how perhaps for the first time the Railways has refunded more than it has earned from ticket bookings, registering a negative passenger segment revenue of Rs 1,066 crore in the COVID-19-hit first quarter of 2020-21.

14:35 (IST)

Coronavirus in Gujarat LATEST Updates

Homeopathic drug given to half of Gujarat population since March

The Gujarat health department has said it distributed homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album-30 to more than half of the state's population as prophylaxis since March after the outbreak of COVID-19, reports PTI.

In its presentation made before the World Health Organisation on August 20 on Gujarat's COVID-19 prevention strategy, the health department said it distributed Arsenicum Album-30 to 3.48 crore people, which is more than half of the state's population of 6.6 crore.

There is no scientific evidence that the drug works against COVID-19, a fact stressed not only by medical scientists but by some homeopathic practitioners themselves.

13:51 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Media reports over availability of COVID-19 vaccine are false, says Serum Institute of India

Serum Institute of India clarified on Sunday that the current claims over COVISHIELD's availability, in the media are completely false and conjectural.

"Presently, government has granted us permission to only manufacture the vaccine and stockpile it for future use." the company said, reports ANI.

"COVISHIELD will be commercialized once trials are proven successful & requisite regulatory approvals are in place. Phase-3 trials for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are underway. Only once vaccine is proven immunogenic & efficacious,SII will confirm its availability officially," the company said.

A Business Today report had said that India's first Covid vaccine-Serum Institute's 'Covishield'- will be commercialised in 73 days.

13:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates

Children aged 12 and older should wear masks, says WHO

Children aged 12 and older should wear masks like adults while those aged 6-11 should wear them on a “risk-based approach”, the World Health Organisation has said, reports moneycontrol.

Risk-based approach includes considerations such as intensity of transmission in the area, the child's ability to use masks, access to masks, adequate adult supervision, potential impact on learning and psycho-social development and interactions with people at high risk of developing serious illness, the organisation said in a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) document uploaded on August 21.

13:13 (IST)

Coronavirus in Odisha LATEST Updates

Odisha reports record 2,993 COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths

Odisha on Sunday registered its highest single-day spike of 2,993 COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths due to the infection. With this, the state's COVID-19 death toll has mounted to 409 and the infection tally reached 78,530, a health official said.

Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have also died, but the cause of their deaths was attributed to some other reasons. Of the new 2,993 cases, 1,879 were reported from different quarantine centres, while the remaining 1,114 were detected during contact tracing, he said.

The state had last reported its highest single-day surge of 2,924 cases on 15 August.

12:57 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

No change in Pranab Mukherjee's health, says hospital

There is no change in the health of former President Pranab Mukherjee and he continues to remain on ventilator support, the Army''s Research and Referral hospital told PTI on Sunday. Doctors attending on the 84-year-old Mukherjee said his vital parameters are stable.

Mukherjee was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on 10 August and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain. He had also tested positive for COVID-19.

12:51 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

Prakash Javadekar announces SOPs for resuming film, TV shooting

According to Hindustan Times, Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said film and television programme production can be resumed with all the necessary health protocols in place amid Covid-19 pandemic.

After consultation with the home ministry and the health ministry, a standard operating procedure (SOP) has been firmed up, he said. According to the SOP, the actors facing the camera will be exempt from wearing masks. And crew members will have to adhere to the guidelines of the health ministry, reports NDTV.

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12:48 (IST)

Coronavirus in Puducherry LATEST Updates

412 new COVID-19 cases push total to 10,522 in Puducherry

The COVID-19 tally in the union territory rose to 10,522 and the toll mounted to 159 with the addition of 412 fresh cases and eight deaths, the Health Department said on Sunday. There were 3,706 active cases after the discharge of 350 patients in the last 24 hours ending at 10 AM.

The cumulative recoveries stood at 6,657, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release here. A total of 1,282 samples were tested during the period.

12:37 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates

Experts flag risks in India's use of rapid tests for virus

In June, India began using cheaper, faster but less accurate tests to scale up testing for the coronavirus — a strategy that the United States is now considering.

But India’s experience also highlights the inherent pitfalls of relying too heavily on antigen tests, at the expense of more accurate tests. The danger is that the tests may falsely clear many who are infected with COVID-19, contributing to new spread of the virus in hard-hit areas.

Rapid test results can be backstopped with more accurate laboratory tests, but these are slower and expensive. Experts also warn that since the two types of tests vary in accuracy, they need to be interpreted separately to properly assess the spread of infection -- something India isn’t doing.

12:22 (IST)

Coronavirus in Telangana Latest Updates

2,384 new cases in Telangana

The total number of coronavirus cases in Telangana rose to 1,04,249 after 2,384 new infections were reported on Saturday. The total number of cases includes 22,908 active cases, 80,586 recoveries and 755 deaths.

11:44 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Three COVID-19 patients untraceable in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Three people who tested COVID-19 positive in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district cannot be traced as they provided fake information and phone numbers during sample collection, officials said on Sunday.

Two of them claimed to be staffers of a hospital here, while the third person had given his address as Saket Colony, they said.

Health teams went to Saket Colony on Friday and to the hospital mentioned by the other two persons on Saturday to take them for treatment at a medical facility, the officials said. It was found that they had provided fake information, Chief Medical Officer Dr Praveen Chopda said.

11:37 (IST)

Coronavirus in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajasthan reports 697 new cases, 6 deaths today

Rajasthan reports 697 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths today, taking the total cases to 69,961 including 950 deaths, 54,252 recoveries and 14,759 active cases

Rajasthan reports 697 new #COVID19 cases and 6 deaths today, taking the total cases to 69,961 including 950 deaths, 54,252 recoveries and 14,759 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/gr4k8lCXqK

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020

11:35 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates

Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati today

Assam: Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati to control the spread of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/yhEPWKlCvq

— ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020

11:02 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Thane district reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 1,13,884 with 1,284 more people testing positive for the disease, a health official told PTI on Sunday. The fatality count in the district has reached 3,240 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral infection on Saturday, he said.

10:33 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 74.9%

India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rate to 74.90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

With a single-day spike of 69,239 infections, the country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 30,44,940, while the death toll climbed to 56,706 with 912 fatalities being reported in a span of 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.86 percent.

There are 7,07,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

10:24 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

ICMR says over 8.1 lakh samples tested yesterday

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 3,52,92,220 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till yesterday (August 22). Of these, 8,01,147 were tested yesterday.

09:55 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

23 people test positive for COVID-19 in UP's Shamli district

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district has increased to 150 with 23 people testing positive for the infection, officials told PTI on Sunday. The district also reported a death from the novel coronavirus and the toll now stands at 15, they said.

"Twenty-three people have tested positive for COVID-19. Their reports were received on Saturday evening. On the same day, six patients recovered," District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said. The officials said that a woman from Thanabhawan town died at a hospital on Saturday, taking the death toll to 15 in the district.

09:35 (IST)

Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates

India's COVID-19 total crosses 30 lakh with over 56,000 deaths

India’s coronavirus tally on Sunday breached the 30-lakh mark after the country reported 69,239 new cases in the last 24 hours. The country’s toll rose by 912 to 56,706. Of the overall tally of 30,44,940, India now has 7,07,668 active cases while more than 22 lakh people have recovered from the infection

09:07 (IST)

Coronavirus in Jharkhand LATEST Updates

Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh tests COVID-19 positive

सभी राज्यवासियों को जोहार, मैंने कल अपना कोरोना जांच कराया, जिसकी रिपोर्ट देर रात्रि पॉजिटिव आई हैं।विगत कुछ दिनों में जो भी लोग मेरे संपर्क में आये हैं उनसे विनम्र अनुरोध है कि अप��ी जांच करा लें। आप सभी से अनुरोध हैं घर पर रहे सुरक्षित रहें।

— Badal (बादल) (@Badal_Patralekh) August 23, 2020

09:05 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj today

Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj, to curb the spread of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fjj4uHqCXG

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 23, 2020

08:55 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates

Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 234 in Assam

The toll in Assam due to the pandemic rose to 234 with seven more succumbing to it, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The seven deceased are from Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Kamrup, Sonitpur and Kamrup Metropolitan districts, Sarma tweeted.

The persons affected included a 77-year-old from Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily cinsists of the Guwahati city. The others are a 77-year-old and a 60-year old from Dibrugarh district the fourth one is a 46-year old man from Jorhat, Sarma said.

Three more persons aged 63 years, 55 years and 60 years of age lost their lives in Cachar, Kamrup and Sonitpur districts respectively, he added.

#AssamPlasmaHero ~ Aug 21 5. Pratim Talukdar (38), Ganakpara, Azara/ GMCH 6. Surajit Kalita (36), Pathsala, Barpeta/ GMCH 7. Prafulla Deka (53), Guwahati/ MMCH 8. Dr Biswajit Haloi (34)/Narayan Hospital Gratitude 🙏 pic.twitter.com/oAozWZRbGS

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 22, 2020

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Sharp rise in recoveries and recovery rate key to India's success against COVID-19, says Centre

#CoronaVirusUpdates The key to India's success in its fight against #COVID19: consistently and sharply rising recoveries and Recovery Rate.@PMOIndia @drharshvardhan @AshwiniKChoubey @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @COVIDNewsByMIB @ICMRDELHI @mygovindia @CovidIndiaSeva pic.twitter.com/NRPPMB1xUs

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 23, 2020

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Italy sees over 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a day

Italy recorded 1,071 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the worst daily number since lockdown was lifted in May, the health ministry reported on Saturday.

The ministry's figures showed that three people died from disease caused by the virus, bringing total deaths to 35,430 in Italy since the pandemic began. Total infections number 258,136.

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Coronavirus in Odisha LATEST Updates

Odisha's COVID-19 total climbs up to over 75,000 cases

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 75,537 on Saturday with the detection of 2,819 fresh infections, while nine more fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 399, a health official told PTI.

Three fresh fatalities were registered in Cuttack, two in Sundargarh and one each in Bolangir, Ganjam, Malkangiri and Rayagada districts, he said.

The fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from 29 of the 30 districts of the state.

07:36 (IST)

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World virus deaths top 8,00,000 as nations ramp up measures

The global toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases.

Western Europe, particularly Spain, Italy Germany and France, has been enduring infection levels not seen in many months, sparking fears of a fully-fledged second wave.

And in Asia, South Korea, which had largely brought the virus under control, became the latest country to announce it would boost restrictions to try to stem a new outbreak.

Across the world, the number of deaths has doubled to just over 800,000 since June 6, with 100,000 fatalities in the last 17 days alone, while more than 23 million cases have been registered.

Coronavirus LATEST Updates: China has authorised emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines developed by some select domestic companies, a Chinese health official has said.

The first serological survey in Assam was launched by the Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare Pijush Hazarika on Sunday to assess whether people surveyed have developed immunity to novel coronavirus.

Children aged 12 and older should wear masks like adults while those aged 6-11 should wear them on a 'risk-based approach', the World Health Organisation has said

According to the SOP, the actors facing the camera will be exempt from wearing masks. And crew members will have to adhere to the guidelines of the health ministry

Of the overall tally of 30,44,940, India now has 7,07,668 active cases while more than 22 lakh people have recovered from the infection

India's coronavirus case count raced past 30 lakh on Saturday, showed an unofficial tally based on information provided by staes and Union territories, while the toll rose to 56,762 and recoveries climbed to 22,71,054.

India is the third-worst affected country by the viral infection, said news agency PTI, which compiled the data.

The virus has claimed over eight lakh lives globally.

However, according to data released by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday morning, the overall case count in India has climbed to 29,75,701 with the country recording its highest single-day spike of 69,874 new coronavirus cases. The toll climbed to 55,794 with 945 fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

But the number of recoveries also surged to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 percent on Saturday while the fatality rate dipped to 1.87 percent, said the ministry.

India on Saturday also crossed the significant milestone of having conducted over 10 lakh tests in a day for the detection of the novel coronavirus, with more than 3.44 crore such tests conducted so far.

The COVID-19 case count in Telangana crossed the one-lakh mark with 2,474 new cases while the toll touched 744. In Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his father, veteran Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren, and his mother Roopi, tested positive for the viral infection and are placed in home quarantine.

Recoveries exceed active cases by 15 lakh, says health ministry

The home ministry, in its morning update, said that there are 6,97,330 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, comprising 23.43 percent of the total caseload in the country.

While the country's COVID-19 case count has surged to 29.75 lakh, the total number of recoveries has surged to 22,22,577 and exceed active cases by over 15 lakh as on date, it said.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, at the inauguration of a make-shift NDRF hospital in Ghaziabad, said that India has the "best" COVID-19 recovery rate, which is improving every day, and the "lowest" mortality rate in the world.

Taking a potshot at government critics, Vardhan said "many intelligent people, scientists and naysayers" had estimated that India, with a population of about 135 crore, will see 30 crore COVID-19 cases and about 50-60 lakh people will die by July-August, and the country's healthcare system was "incapable" to combat the disease.

"However, I am happy to say that in the eighth month of the battle, India has the best recovery rate of 75 percent and against an estimate of 30 crore affected we have not even reached 30 lakh cases."

"In fact, 22 lakh patients have recovered and gone home and another seven lakh are going to be cured very soon," he said.

The minister said these successes were achieved due to the "coordinated" efforts with the participation of everyone — the government and the people.

Centre asks states to ensure unrestricted movement of goods, people

Meanwhile, the Centre asked all states to ensure that there are no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods during the ongoing unlocking process. In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said there were reports that local level restrictions on movement were being imposed by various districts and states.

Drawing attention to the Unlock-3 guidelines, Bhalla said such restrictions are creating problems in inter-state movement of goods and services and are impacting supply chains, resulting in disruption of economic activity and employment.

The unlock guidelines clearly state that there shall be no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods, he said in the letter. The guidelines also stated that no separate permission, approval or e-permit will be required for movement of persons and goods for cross land border trade under treaties with neighbouring countries.

The home secretary said the restrictions amount to violation of the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs under provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005.

JMM chief Shibu Soren tests positive

Rajya Sabha MP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren and wife Roopi have tested positive for COVID-19, his son and Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said.

Taking to Twitter, the chief minister said "respected father Dishom Guru ji" and mother were diagnosed with the disease on Friday night, and they are undergoing home quarantine. The 76-year-old president of the ruling JMM in the state is revered as 'guruji' (master) by his followers.

कल रात आदरणीय बाबा दिशोम गुरु जी और माँ की कोरोना संक्र��ण रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आयी। वे दोनों होम आइसोलेशन में हैं और स्वास्थ्य लाभ ले रहे हैं।

देश और झारखण्डवासियों की दुआओं के साथ जल्द ही आदरणीय बाबा और माँ हम सभी के बीच होंगे।

— Hemant Soren (घर में रहें - सुरक्षित रहें) (@HemantSorenJMM) August 22, 2020

// <![CDATA[ <script> // ]]> "With the blessings of the people of Jharkhand and the entire country, they will soon be among us, the CM tweeted.

Seven other members of the JMM chief's household have also tested positive for the viral infection, reported news agency PTI quoting official sources.

The chief minister, who lives at his official residence, close to the JMM chief's government bungalow, will undertake the test on Monday -- third time in two months. Earlier, Hemant had taken the test on two separate occasions — first time after coming in contact with infected Cabinet colleague Mithilesh Thakur, and the second time after 17 employees at his office were diagnosed with the disease.

On Tuesday, state health minister Banna Gupta was diagnosed with the disease.

Punjab minister tests positive

In Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has tested positive for COVID-19.

"I wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to him joining us at work soon," said Singh.

My Cabinet colleague and Cooperation & Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has tested positive for #Covid19. I wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to him joining us at work soon.

— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) August 22, 2020

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Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's residence in Muktsar district was declared as a micro containment zone after five security personnel posted there tested positive, a health official told PTI.

Punjab on Saturday reported 45 deaths and 1,320 fresh infections, pushing the death count to 1,036 and total infections to 40,643.

Telangana's case count crosses one lakh

Telangana's overall case count rose to 1,01,865 as 2,474 new cases were added. With seven more people succumbing to the virus, the toll in the state mounted to 744. However, the state's recovery rate at 77.29 percent was higher than the country's recovery rate of 74.69 percent.

Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and West Bengal were among the other states which added high numbers to their case tallies.

While Maharashtra reported 14,492 new cases and 297 deaths, Andhra Pradesh reported over 10,000 fresh infections. The overall count in the southern state climbed to 3,45,216 and the toll mounted to 3,189.

Gujarat its highest single-day spike of 1,212 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count of infections to 85,678, the state health department said. The number of fatalities rose by 14, including six in Surat, which is the highest in the state, to 2,883, it said.

A total of 980 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 68,257, the department said, adding that the recovery rate has reached 80 percent.

With a record 3,232 new cases in a single day, West Bengal's caseload went up to 1,35,596. The toll reached 2,737 with 48 more people succumbing to the disease, said a bulletin issued by the state health department.

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PTI has earlier reported how perhaps for the first time the Railways has refunded more than it has earned from ticket bookings, registering a negative passenger segment revenue of Rs 1,066 crore in the COVID-19-hit first quarter of 2020-21. 14:35 (IST) Coronavirus in Gujarat LATEST Updates Homeopathic drug given to half of Gujarat population since March The Gujarat health department has said it distributed homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album-30 to more than half of the state's population as prophylaxis since March after the outbreak of COVID-19, reports PTI. In its presentation made before the World Health Organisation on August 20 on Gujarat's COVID-19 prevention strategy, the health department said it distributed Arsenicum Album-30 to 3.48 crore people, which is more than half of the state's population of 6.6 crore. There is no scientific evidence that the drug works against COVID-19, a fact stressed not only by medical scientists but by some homeopathic practitioners themselves. 13:51 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates Media reports over availability of COVID-19 vaccine are false, says Serum Institute of India Serum Institute of India clarified on Sunday that the current claims over COVISHIELD's availability, in the media are completely false and conjectural. "Presently, government has granted us permission to only manufacture the vaccine and stockpile it for future use." the company said, reports ANI. "COVISHIELD will be commercialized once trials are proven successful & requisite regulatory approvals are in place. Phase-3 trials for Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are underway. Only once vaccine is proven immunogenic & efficacious,SII will confirm its availability officially," the company said. A Business Today report had said that India's first Covid vaccine-Serum Institute's 'Covishield'- will be commercialised in 73 days. 13:43 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates Children aged 12 and older should wear masks, says WHO Children aged 12 and older should wear masks like adults while those aged 6-11 should wear them on a “risk-based approach”, the World Health Organisation has said, reports moneycontrol. Risk-based approach includes considerations such as intensity of transmission in the area, the child's ability to use masks, access to masks, adequate adult supervision, potential impact on learning and psycho-social development and interactions with people at high risk of developing serious illness, the organisation said in a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) document uploaded on August 21. 13:13 (IST) Coronavirus in Odisha LATEST Updates Odisha reports record 2,993 COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths Odisha on Sunday registered its highest single-day spike of 2,993 COVID-19 cases and 10 more deaths due to the infection. With this, the state's COVID-19 death toll has mounted to 409 and the infection tally reached 78,530, a health official said. Fifty-three other coronavirus patients have also died, but the cause of their deaths was attributed to some other reasons. Of the new 2,993 cases, 1,879 were reported from different quarantine centres, while the remaining 1,114 were detected during contact tracing, he said. The state had last reported its highest single-day surge of 2,924 cases on 15 August. 12:57 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates No change in Pranab Mukherjee's health, says hospital There is no change in the health of former President Pranab Mukherjee and he continues to remain on ventilator support, the Army''s Research and Referral hospital told PTI on Sunday. Doctors attending on the 84-year-old Mukherjee said his vital parameters are stable. Mukherjee was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on 10 August and was operated for removal of a clot in the brain. He had also tested positive for COVID-19. 12:51 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates Prakash Javadekar announces SOPs for resuming film, TV shooting According to Hindustan Times, Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said film and television programme production can be resumed with all the necessary health protocols in place amid Covid-19 pandemic. After consultation with the home ministry and the health ministry, a standard operating procedure (SOP) has been firmed up, he said. According to the SOP, the actors facing the camera will be exempt from wearing masks. And crew members will have to adhere to the guidelines of the health ministry, reports NDTV. Read full report here 12:48 (IST) Coronavirus in Puducherry LATEST Updates 412 new COVID-19 cases push total to 10,522 in Puducherry The COVID-19 tally in the union territory rose to 10,522 and the toll mounted to 159 with the addition of 412 fresh cases and eight deaths, the Health Department said on Sunday. There were 3,706 active cases after the discharge of 350 patients in the last 24 hours ending at 10 AM. The cumulative recoveries stood at 6,657, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a release here. A total of 1,282 samples were tested during the period. 12:37 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates Experts flag risks in India's use of rapid tests for virus In June, India began using cheaper, faster but less accurate tests to scale up testing for the coronavirus — a strategy that the United States is now considering. But India’s experience also highlights the inherent pitfalls of relying too heavily on antigen tests, at the expense of more accurate tests. The danger is that the tests may falsely clear many who are infected with COVID-19, contributing to new spread of the virus in hard-hit areas. Rapid test results can be backstopped with more accurate laboratory tests, but these are slower and expensive. Experts also warn that since the two types of tests vary in accuracy, they need to be interpreted separately to properly assess the spread of infection -- something India isn’t doing. 12:22 (IST) Coronavirus in Telangana Latest Updates 2,384 new cases in Telangana The total number of coronavirus cases in Telangana rose to 1,04,249 after 2,384 new infections were reported on Saturday. The total number of cases includes 22,908 active cases, 80,586 recoveries and 755 deaths. 11:44 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates Three COVID-19 patients untraceable in UP's Muzaffarnagar Three people who tested COVID-19 positive in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district cannot be traced as they provided fake information and phone numbers during sample collection, officials said on Sunday. Two of them claimed to be staffers of a hospital here, while the third person had given his address as Saket Colony, they said. Health teams went to Saket Colony on Friday and to the hospital mentioned by the other two persons on Saturday to take them for treatment at a medical facility, the officials said. It was found that they had provided fake information, Chief Medical Officer Dr Praveen Chopda said. 11:37 (IST) Coronavirus in Rajasthan LATEST Updates Rajasthan reports 697 new cases, 6 deaths today Rajasthan reports 697 new COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths today, taking the total cases to 69,961 including 950 deaths, 54,252 recoveries and 14,759 active cases Rajasthan reports 697 new #COVID19 cases and 6 deaths today, taking the total cases to 69,961 including 950 deaths, 54,252 recoveries and 14,759 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/gr4k8lCXqK — ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020 11:35 (IST) Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati today Assam: Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati to control the spread of #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/yhEPWKlCvq — ANI (@ANI) August 23, 2020 11:02 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra LATEST Updates Thane district reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 1,13,884 with 1,284 more people testing positive for the disease, a health official told PTI on Sunday. The fatality count in the district has reached 3,240 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral infection on Saturday, he said. 10:33 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 74.9% India's COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rate to 74.90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. With a single-day spike of 69,239 infections, the country's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 30,44,940, while the death toll climbed to 56,706 with 912 fatalities being reported in a span of 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.86 percent. There are 7,07,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated. 10:24 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates ICMR says over 8.1 lakh samples tested yesterday The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 3,52,92,220 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till yesterday (August 22). Of these, 8,01,147 were tested yesterday. 09:55 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates 23 people test positive for COVID-19 in UP's Shamli district The number of active COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district has increased to 150 with 23 people testing positive for the infection, officials told PTI on Sunday. The district also reported a death from the novel coronavirus and the toll now stands at 15, they said. "Twenty-three people have tested positive for COVID-19. Their reports were received on Saturday evening. On the same day, six patients recovered," District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said. The officials said that a woman from Thanabhawan town died at a hospital on Saturday, taking the death toll to 15 in the district. 09:35 (IST) Coronavirus in India LATEST Updates India's COVID-19 total crosses 30 lakh with over 56,000 deaths India’s coronavirus tally on Sunday breached the 30-lakh mark after the country reported 69,239 new cases in the last 24 hours. The country’s toll rose by 912 to 56,706. Of the overall tally of 30,44,940, India now has 7,07,668 active cases while more than 22 lakh people have recovered from the infection 09:07 (IST) Coronavirus in Jharkhand LATEST Updates Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh tests COVID-19 positive सभी राज्यवासियों को जोहार, मैंने कल अपना कोरोना जांच कराया, जिसकी रिपोर्ट देर रात्रि पॉजिटिव आई हैं।विगत कुछ दिनों में जो भी लोग मेरे संपर्क में आये हैं उनसे विनम्र अनुरोध है कि अपनी जांच करा लें। आप सभी से अनुरोध हैं घर पर रहे सुरक्षित रहें। — Badal (बादल) (@Badal_Patralekh) August 23, 2020 09:05 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj today Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj, to curb the spread of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fjj4uHqCXG — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) August 23, 2020 08:55 (IST) Coronavirus in Assam LATEST Updates Toll due to COVID-19 rises to 234 in Assam The toll in Assam due to the pandemic rose to 234 with seven more succumbing to it, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The seven deceased are from Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Kamrup, Sonitpur and Kamrup Metropolitan districts, Sarma tweeted. The persons affected included a 77-year-old from Kamrup Metropolitan district, which primarily cinsists of the Guwahati city. The others are a 77-year-old and a 60-year old from Dibrugarh district the fourth one is a 46-year old man from Jorhat, Sarma said. Three more persons aged 63 years, 55 years and 60 years of age lost their lives in Cachar, Kamrup and Sonitpur districts respectively, he added. #AssamPlasmaHero ~ Aug 21 5. Pratim Talukdar (38), Ganakpara, Azara/ GMCH 6. Surajit Kalita (36), Pathsala, Barpeta/ GMCH 7. Prafulla Deka (53), Guwahati/ MMCH 8. Dr Biswajit Haloi (34)/Narayan Hospital Gratitude 🙏 pic.twitter.com/oAozWZRbGS — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 22, 2020 08:18 (IST) Coronavirus in Indian LATEST Updates Sharp rise in recoveries and recovery rate key to India's success against COVID-19, says Centre #CoronaVirusUpdates The key to India's success in its fight against #COVID19: consistently and sharply rising recoveries and Recovery Rate.@PMOIndia @drharshvardhan @AshwiniKChoubey @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @COVIDNewsByMIB @ICMRDELHI @mygovindia @CovidIndiaSeva pic.twitter.com/NRPPMB1xUs — Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) August 23, 2020 07:49 (IST) Coronavirus in Italy LATEST Updates Italy sees over 1,000 new coronavirus cases in a day Italy recorded 1,071 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the worst daily number since lockdown was lifted in May, the health ministry reported on Saturday. The ministry's figures showed that three people died from disease caused by the virus, bringing total deaths to 35,430 in Italy since the pandemic began. Total infections number 258,136. 07:40 (IST) Coronavirus in Odisha LATEST Updates Odisha's COVID-19 total climbs up to over 75,000 cases Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 75,537 on Saturday with the detection of 2,819 fresh infections, while nine more fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 399, a health official told PTI. Three fresh fatalities were registered in Cuttack, two in Sundargarh and one each in Bolangir, Ganjam, Malkangiri and Rayagada districts, he said. The fresh COVID-19 cases were reported from 29 of the 30 districts of the state. 07:36 (IST) Coronavirus LATEST Updates World virus deaths top 8,00,000 as nations ramp up measures The global toll from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000, according to an AFP count on Saturday, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases. Western Europe, particularly Spain, Italy Germany and France, has been enduring infection levels not seen in many months, sparking fears of a fully-fledged second wave. And in Asia, South Korea, which had largely brought the virus under control, became the latest country to announce it would boost restrictions to try to stem a new outbreak. Across the world, the number of deaths has doubled to just over 800,000 since June 6, with 100,000 fatalities in the last 17 days alone, while more than 23 million cases have been registered. Coronavirus LATEST Updates: China has authorised emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines developed by some select domestic companies, a Chinese health official has said. The first serological survey in Assam was launched by the Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare Pijush Hazarika on Sunday to assess whether people surveyed have developed immunity to novel coronavirus. Children aged 12 and older should wear masks like adults while those aged 6-11 should wear them on a 'risk-based approach', the World Health Organisation has said According to the SOP, the actors facing the camera will be exempt from wearing masks. And crew members will have to adhere to the guidelines of the health ministry Of the overall tally of 30,44,940, India now has 7,07,668 active cases while more than 22 lakh people have recovered from the infection India's coronavirus case count raced past 30 lakh on Saturday, showed an unofficial tally based on information provided by staes and Union territories, while the toll rose to 56,762 and recoveries climbed to 22,71,054. India is the third-worst affected country by the viral infection, said news agency PTI, which compiled the data. The virus has claimed over eight lakh lives globally. However, according to data released by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday morning, the overall case count in India has climbed to 29,75,701 with the country recording its highest single-day spike of 69,874 new coronavirus cases. The toll climbed to 55,794 with 945 fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. But the number of recoveries also surged to 22,22,577 pushing the recovery rate to 74.69 percent on Saturday while the fatality rate dipped to 1.87 percent, said the ministry. India on Saturday also crossed the significant milestone of having conducted over 10 lakh tests in a day for the detection of the novel coronavirus, with more than 3.44 crore such tests conducted so far. The COVID-19 case count in Telangana crossed the one-lakh mark with 2,474 new cases while the toll touched 744. In Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren said his father, veteran Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren, and his mother Roopi, tested positive for the viral infection and are placed in home quarantine. Recoveries exceed active cases by 15 lakh, says health ministry The home ministry, in its morning update, said that there are 6,97,330 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, comprising 23.43 percent of the total caseload in the country. While the country's COVID-19 case count has surged to 29.75 lakh, the total number of recoveries has surged to 22,22,577 and exceed active cases by over 15 lakh as on date, it said. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, at the inauguration of a make-shift NDRF hospital in Ghaziabad, said that India has the "best" COVID-19 recovery rate, which is improving every day, and the "lowest" mortality rate in the world. Taking a potshot at government critics, Vardhan said "many intelligent people, scientists and naysayers" had estimated that India, with a population of about 135 crore, will see 30 crore COVID-19 cases and about 50-60 lakh people will die by July-August, and the country's healthcare system was "incapable" to combat the disease. "However, I am happy to say that in the eighth month of the battle, India has the best recovery rate of 75 percent and against an estimate of 30 crore affected we have not even reached 30 lakh cases." "In fact, 22 lakh patients have recovered and gone home and another seven lakh are going to be cured very soon," he said. The minister said these successes were achieved due to the "coordinated" efforts with the participation of everyone — the government and the people. Centre asks states to ensure unrestricted movement of goods, people Meanwhile, the Centre asked all states to ensure that there are no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods during the ongoing unlocking process. In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said there were reports that local level restrictions on movement were being imposed by various districts and states. Drawing attention to the Unlock-3 guidelines, Bhalla said such restrictions are creating problems in inter-state movement of goods and services and are impacting supply chains, resulting in disruption of economic activity and employment. The unlock guidelines clearly state that there shall be no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods, he said in the letter. The guidelines also stated that no separate permission, approval or e-permit will be required for movement of persons and goods for cross land border trade under treaties with neighbouring countries. The home secretary said the restrictions amount to violation of the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs under provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005. JMM chief Shibu Soren tests positive Rajya Sabha MP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Shibu Soren and wife Roopi have tested positive for COVID-19, his son and Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said. Taking to Twitter, the chief minister said "respected father Dishom Guru ji" and mother were diagnosed with the disease on Friday night, and they are undergoing home quarantine. The 76-year-old president of the ruling JMM in the state is revered as 'guruji' (master) by his followers. कल रात आदरणीय बाबा दिशोम गुरु जी और माँ की कोरोना संक्रमण रिपोर्ट पॉजिटिव आयी। वे दोनों होम आइसोलेशन में हैं और स्वास्थ्य लाभ ले रहे हैं। देश और झारखण्डवासियों की दुआओं के साथ जल्द ही आदरणीय बाबा और माँ हम सभी के बीच होंगे। — Hemant Soren (घर में रहें - सुरक्षित रहें) (@HemantSorenJMM) August 22, 2020 // // ]]> "With the blessings of the people of Jharkhand and the entire country, they will soon be among us, the CM tweeted. Seven other members of the JMM chief's household have also tested positive for the viral infection, reported news agency PTI quoting official sources. The chief minister, who lives at his official residence, close to the JMM chief's government bungalow, will undertake the test on Monday -- third time in two months. Earlier, Hemant had taken the test on two separate occasions — first time after coming in contact with infected Cabinet colleague Mithilesh Thakur, and the second time after 17 employees at his office were diagnosed with the disease. On Tuesday, state health minister Banna Gupta was diagnosed with the disease. Punjab minister tests positive In Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that Cooperation and Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has tested positive for COVID-19. "I wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to him joining us at work soon," said Singh. My Cabinet colleague and Cooperation & Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has tested positive for #Covid19. I wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to him joining us at work soon. — Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) August 22, 2020 // // ]]> Former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's residence in Muktsar district was declared as a micro containment zone after five security personnel posted there tested positive, a health official told PTI. Punjab on Saturday reported 45 deaths and 1,320 fresh infections, pushing the death count to 1,036 and total infections to 40,643. Telangana's case count crosses one lakh Telangana's overall case count rose to 1,01,865 as 2,474 new cases were added. With seven more people succumbing to the virus, the toll in the state mounted to 744. However, the state's recovery rate at 77.29 percent was higher than the country's recovery rate of 74.69 percent. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and West Bengal were among the other states which added high numbers to their case tallies. While Maharashtra reported 14,492 new cases and 297 deaths, Andhra Pradesh reported over 10,000 fresh infections. The overall count in the southern state climbed to 3,45,216 and the toll mounted to 3,189. Gujarat its highest single-day spike of 1,212 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count of infections to 85,678, the state health department said. The number of fatalities rose by 14, including six in Surat, which is the highest in the state, to 2,883, it said. A total of 980 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 68,257, the department said, adding that the recovery rate has reached 80 percent. With a record 3,232 new cases in a single day, West Bengal's caseload went up to 1,35,596. The toll reached 2,737 with 48 more people succumbing to the disease, said a bulletin issued by the state health department. With inputs from agencies

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23:21 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates WHO anticipates global COVID-19 tally to reach 10 million next week World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom said on Wednesday he expected the number of coronavirus cases globally, now at about 9.3 million, to reach 10 million next week, News18 reported. "Tedros also told a news briefing he backed Saudi Arabia's decision to ban pilgrims from abroad from attending the annual Haj pilgrimage to help limit the spread of the virus," the report said. 22:38 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates With over 70,000 cases, Delhi surpasses Mumbai With 3,788 fresh cases, Delhi's coronavirus tally rose to over 70,000 on Wednesday, surpassing Mumbai to become the worst hit city in the country, even as authorities prepared to conduct a house-to-house screening by July 6 as part of a revised containment strategy in the national capital. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also requested the Centre to withdraw the new system requiring assessment of every COVID-19 patient at a government-run facility, an issue on which the Lieutenant Governor and the AAP government have been having disagreement. Kejriwal said if the administration and police forcibly take patients to COVID care centres for their clinical assessment, it will be like holding them in detention for 15 days. With 64 fresh fatalities, the death toll has climbed to 2,635. Delhi has reported the highest number of cases and deaths after Maharashtra. The total number of coronavirus cases stood at 70,390 in the national capital. (PTI) 21:59 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates West Bengal extends lockdown till 31 July The West Bengal government extended the lockdown as a means to curb coronavirus till 31 July amid rising cases in the country, reports said. "I announce this as the government decision, the lockdown has been extended in Bengal amidst rising COVID-19 numbers across the country. This is in order to help the entire nation. Our relaxations will continue. Schools, colleges and universities will remain shut till July 31. As far as government offices are concerned, the operations will continue in a staggered manner as of now," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was quoted as saying by Times Now. 21:04 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates West Bengal govt likely to cancel final year exams As the West Bengal government mulled over extending the lockdown in the state, reports quoted government officials as saying that exams for final year students in universities and higher education institutions which were to be held in July likely to be cancelled in view of spike in COVID-19 cases, commencement of new session likely to be deferred to October. 19:50 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates First plasma therapy in Amritsar's GMC 'successful' The Punjab government was quoted by The Times of India as saying that the first plasma therapy has "successfully" been administered to two COVID-19 patients at the Government Medical College in Amritsar. The hospital received a nod from the ICMR to start plasma therapy two days ago. 19:18 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Mamata may extend lockdown in Bengal 'with neccessary relaxations' West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reportedly indicated an extension of lockdown, News18 reported and quoted her as saying, "Except for the dates of pending higher secondary exams and the other board exams which our education department will decide, we are planning to extend lockdown in the state with the necessary relaxations." 19:08 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Kerala govt makes PPE compulsory in flights Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday issued new directives for people flying to Kerala from abroad. "From tomorrow expats coming to Kerala from Saudi Arabia should wear PPE kits in flights. Those coming from Kuwait without tests should also wear PPE kits. Those who cannot do tests before they start their journey will undergo rapid antibody tests on arrival at airports. If this antibody tests show positive, they will have to undergo RT-PCR, trunet or gene test," he said. 18:45 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates COVID-19 cases in Delhi cross 70,000 COVID-19 cases crossed 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new cases in the last 24 hours. Death toll at 2,365. Out of the total, 26,588 are active cases and 41,437 people have recovered. 17:50 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates 100th Shramik special train leaves Pune carrying 682 migrants The 100th 'Shramik special' train from Pune, carrying over 680 passengers, mostly migrant workers, students and their families, departed for Jharkhand on Wednesday, the district administration said. District Collector Naval Kishore Ram said that there were 682 passengers on board the Pune-Hatia train, which was the 100th Shramik special train to depart from the city. "Of these 682 passengers, 618 were from Jharkhand, 57 from Odisha and seven from West Bengal. The passengers include migrant workers, students and their families," he added. So far 1.25 lakh passengers, mostly migrantworkers, have been ferried in Shramik special trains from Pune to different states, including Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan. (PTI) 17:16 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates BMC to purchase one lakh antigen testing kits The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it will purchase one lakh antigen testing kits to ensure speedy results for suspected COVID-19 patients, PTI reported. The civic body has initiated Mission Universal Testing, under which it will use ICMR-approved antigen testing kits that provide results within 15 to 30 minutes. 16:27 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Can't permit ICSE board exams in Maharashtra: State government tells HC The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) board cannot be permitted to conduct its pending standard X and XII exams in July in view of the current COVID-19 situation. The government said it has also decided not to conduct its own university exams for final year students in the state in the wake of the pandemic. 15:28 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Railways new directive on ticket refunds indicates normal trains may not start until mid-August The Indian Railways has recently intimated that it will be refunding the entire booking amount for all tickets purchased till 14 April for regular trains, indicating that the chances of such services resuming right now are bleak. According to this given scenario, passengers who have booked tickets till mid-August will now have their tickets get automatically cancelled and will get the refunds for the booked tickets accordingly, reported Livemint 14:41 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Delhi govt to conduct sero-survey of 20,000 people Delhi govt prepares eight-point 'Revised COVID Response Plan' in line with recommendations of Dr VK Paul committee. The plan includes conducting sero-survey of 20,000 people across districts and house-to-house screening by July 6, among other measures. 14:08 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update MGNREGA helps to revive jobs in rural areas, says CMIE Aggressive use of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) scheme by the government, timely rains and enhanced sowing activities seem to have helped engage rural India and bring the unemployment rate down," CMIE managing director and CEO Mahesh Vyas said on Tuesday. 13:53 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update India’s unemployment rate back at pre-lockdown levels, says CMIE India's unemployment rate has fallen to pre-lockdown level in the week ended 21 June. The rate of unemployment stands at 8.5 percent as against 27.1 percent in the week ended 3 May, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said, Business Today reports. CMIE managing director and CEO Mahesh Vyas noted that the 11.2 percent unemployment rate in urban India in the week ended June 12 was lower than the average of 25.83 percent during the peak unemployment period of April and May, reports India Today. He, however, added that the current urban unemployment rate is still higher than the average 9 percent in the period before the lockdown. 13:41 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Pakistan Latest Update Emirate temporarily suspends passengers services from Pakistan Emirates has announced that it has temporarily suspended passenger services from Pakistan. "We regret to temporarily suspend passenger services from Pakistan, from 24 June 04:00 Pakistan LT, until early next week," Dawn quoted the spokesperson for the airline as saying in a press release on Tuesday night. The statement further said, "In the meantime, Emirates will continue to operate repatriation flights into Pakistan as per the announced schedule, and continue to operate cargo services that support the trade and movement of goods between Pakistan, UAE, and our global network." 13:25 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs cabinet meeting Delhi: Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi underway at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. pic.twitter.com/kujeNTpiiY — ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020 13:20 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Delhi govt to screen each house by 6 July as cases cross 66,000 With Delhi’s COVID-19 cases crossing the 66,000-mark with the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 fresh infections on Tuesday, the Arvind Kejriwal government has come up with a new strategy to contain the spread of infection, according to India Today. By 30 June all houses in the containment zones will be screened and by 6 July, every house in the national capital will be screened, the government said as part of the new COVID response plan released after meetings between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Kejriwal in the last week, reports News18 13:01 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update ICMR says COVID-19 testing should be widely available to all symptomatic individuals Expanding the testing criterion for coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research has said it should be made widely available to all symptomatic individuals across the country. In its revised testing strategy for COVID-19 issued on 18 May, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had advised testing for all symptomatic Influenza-like illness (ILI) among returnees and migrants within seven days of illness. 12:51 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Manish Sisodia requests Shah to do away with LG’s order for clinical assessment Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says he has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, asking him to do away with the rule under which a coronavirus patient has to go to a quarantine centre for examination, ANI reports. Today I have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to do away with this system as it will create chaos: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia https://t.co/rTt5JdexCZ — ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020 12:35 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh Latest Update 15 BSF personnel contract COVID-19 in Chhattisgarh Fifteen personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases in the BSF in Chhattisgarh has gone up to 26, they said. With the latest cases, the overall count of infections in the BSF has reached 26 in the state. Out of these, six personnel have been discharged after recovery," a BSF official said. 12:20 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update 12 trainee sailors of INS Shivaji test positive for COVID-19 At least 12 trainee sailors of the Lonavala-based INS Shivaji, one of the premier training establishments of the Indian Navy, have so far tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. The naval establishment, spread over 800 acres in the hill town of Lonavala in Maharashtra's Pune district, houses a population of nearly 5,000. Out of these, 3,000 are naval personnel, including officers, sailors, trainees and other staff. The rest include their family members, a senior naval officer said. 12:02 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Update Odisha reports 282 new cases in past 24 hours Odisha on Wednesday reported 282 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 5752, of which 1740 are active and 3988 have recovered: Odisha Information & Public Relations Department 11:54 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update Rajasthan reports 7 new deaths, 182 COVID-19 positive cases today Rajasthan reports 7 deaths and 182 new COVID-19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 15809 including 3013 active cases and 372 deaths: State Health Department Rajasthan reports 7 deaths and 182 new #COVID19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 15809 including 3013 active cases and 372 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/e23zhPjaSZ — ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020 11:19 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Over 10,000 patients recovered from COVID-19 in past 24 hrs The Union health ministry says 10,495 patients recovered from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. #IndiaFightsCorona: 10,495 recoveries from #COVID19 in the last 24 hours, as on 24th June, 8 AM. Statewise distribution in the map 👇🏼#StaySafe #IndiaWillWin Via @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/nyLXAvxyJC — #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 24, 2020 10:58 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Govt will look into report sent by Patanjali, says union minister Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Ayurveda Shripad Naik says the government will look into the report sent by Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved and then make a decision on the medicine that the company is claiming to be a cure for the coronavirus, ANI reports. It's a good thing that Baba Ramdev has given a new medicine to the country but as per rule,it has to come to AYUSH Ministry first.They even said that they have sent a report. We'll look into it&permission will be given after seeing the report: Shripad Naik,AYUSH Minister #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/SYJH5RroAt — ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020 10:31 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update TMC MLA Tamonash Ghosh dies after testing positive for COVID-19 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tamonash Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in May, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, party sources told PTI. He was 60. The three-time MLA from the Falta assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district was admitted to a hospital after he tested positive for the disease, they said. He had several complications related to the heart and the kidney, the sources said. 10:18 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update ICMR says it has tested over 73 lakh samples so far India has tested 73,52,911 samples tested till 23 June. 2,15,195 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). 10:03 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit With 1,39,010 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Delhi (66,602) and Tamil Nadu (64,603). With 1,39,010 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 6,531 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 69,631 patients have recovered. Delhi overtakes Tamil Nadu with 66,602 confirmed novel coronavirus cases. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the National Capital has reported 2,301 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 39,313 patients have recovered. 09:43 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update India reports 15,968 new cases, 465 deaths in past 24 hrs India reported 465 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 15968 new COVID19 cases past 24 hours. Positive cases in India stand at 4,56,183 including 1,83,022 active cases, 258685 cured/discharged/migrated and 14476 deaths. 09:39 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update COVID-19 cases surge past 4.5 lakh in India, toll at 14,476 Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 4,56,183, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll reaches 14,476. The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 1,83,022, with as many as 2,58,684 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far. 08:55 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update Mamata Banerjee to chair all-part meet today West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday chair an all-party on the coronavirus crisis, ANI reports. 08:36 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update UN invites KK Shailaja to speak on Kerala's fight against outbreak Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations on 23 June. Shailaja was invited as a speaker to the UN Public Service Day, the only one to be invited from India, reports moneycontrol. The minister presented the Kerala Model at the virtual event held by the United Nations. The event was organised to honour the women and men who risk their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 08:08 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update Global COVID-19 cases cross 91 lakh, toll now at 4.7 lakh Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 91.8 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 4.7 lakh. With over 23.4 lakh reported cases till date, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by Brazil, Russia, India and the United Kingdom. 07:51 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update 203 more people test positive in Assam The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam crossed the 6,000-mark on Tuesday as 203 more people tested positive for the disease, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With the fresh infections, the total number of active cases in the state climbed to 2,282, PTI reported. 📌Alert ~ 203 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today. ↗️Total cases 6056 ↗️Recovered 3762 ↗️Active cases 2282 ↗️Deaths 09 11:40 PM/June 23/ Day's total 203#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/wKRkT2G3Ad — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 23, 2020 07:45 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update UN chief criticises lack of global cooperation on COVID-19 The United Nations chief criticised the total lack of international coordination in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and warned that the go-it-alone policy of many countries will not defeat the coronavirus. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with The Associated Press that what needs to be done is to make countries understand that by acting in isolation they are creating the situation that is getting out of control and that global coordination is key. 07:36 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update Gautam Buddh Nagar to get 15,000 antigen-based kits for rapid testing Gautam Buddh Nagar, one of the worst-hit districts by COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, will get 15,000 antigen-based testing kits, which will help in early tracking and containment of cases, and reduction of mortality rate, officials said on Tuesday. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body for biomedical research in the country, will provide these kits and also train the health department officials, they said. Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi, has recorded over 1,550 positive cases, including 19 deaths, so far, official figures showed on Tuesday. Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: COVID-19 cases crossed 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new cases in the last 24 hours. Death toll at 2,365. Out of the total, 26,588 are active cases and 41,437 people have recovered. As the West Bengal government mulled over extending the lockdown in the state, reports quoted government officials as saying that exams for final year students in universities and higher education institutions which were to be held in July likely to be cancelled in view of spike in COVID-19 cases, commencement of new session likely to be deferred to October. The Indian Railways has recently intimated that it will be refunding the entire booking amount for all tickets purchased till 14 April for regular trains, indicating that the chances of such services resuming right now are bleak. According to this given scenario, passengers who have booked tickets till mid-August will now have their tickets get automatically cancelled and will get the refunds for the booked tickets accordingly India's unemployment rate has fallen to pre-lockdown level in the week ended 21 June. The rate of unemployment stands at 8.5 percent as against 27.1 percent in the week ended 3 May, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said. Aggressive use of the MGNREGA scheme by the government, timely rains and enhanced sowing activities seem to have helped engage rural India and bring the unemployment rate down. With Delhi’s COVID-19 cases crossing the 66,000-mark with the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 fresh infections on Tuesday, the Arvind Kejriwal government has come up with a new strategy to contain the spread of infection, according to India Today. By 30 June all houses in the containment zones will be screened and by 6 July, every house in the national capital will be screened, the government said as part of the new COVID response plan released after meetings between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Kejriwal in the last week, reports News18. The Union health ministry says 10,495 patients recovered from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. India reported 465 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 15968 new COVID19 cases past 24 hours. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 4,56,183, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll reaches 14,476. The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 1,83,022, with as many as 2,58,684 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far. The United Nations chief criticised the total lack of international coordination in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and warned that the go-it-alone policy of many countries will not defeat the coronavirus. Meanwhile, The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 91.8 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE and the overall toll stands at 4.7 lakh. India on Tuesday reported 14,933 new coronavirus cases and 312 deaths, taking the total number of infections across the country to 4,40,215 including 1,78,014 active cases, 2,48,190 recoveries and 14,011 deaths. Amid the rising numbers, the Union health ministry said that India has one COVID-19 death per 1,00,000 population against the global average of 6.04, which is "one of the lowest in the world". Citing the WHO Situation Report 154 dated 22 June, the ministry said the United Kingdom has registered 63.13 coronavirus-related fatalities per 1,00,000 population, while in Spain it is 60.60, Italy 57.19, the US 36.30, Germany 27.32, Brazil 23.68 and Russia 5.62. "In India, early detection of cases, timely testing and surveillance, extensive contact tracing coupled with effective clinical management have helped to check case mortality," the ministry said in a statement. On Tuesday, hours after Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda for claimed to have an "ayurvedic COVID-19 medicine", the Centre issued a statement, demanding details of the said medicine. In a statement, the Ministry of AYUSH instructed Patanjali, which also launched the product today, to refrain from advertising or publicising such claims until they were examined. In the meantime, Novak Djokovic, the men's world number one tennis player, tested positive for COVID-19. Djokovic, who became the fourth player to test positive for COVID-19, had taken part in a tennis exhibition series he had organised in Serbia and Croatia. Delhi overtakes Tamil Nadu as 2nd worst-hit state Delhi's tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 66,000-mark on Tuesday with the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 fresh infections, while the toll due to the disease mounted to 2,301. From Friday to Sunday, 3,000 or more fresh cases were reported per day in the National Capital. On Monday, 2,909 cases were recorded. Sixty-eight fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, a Delhi health department bulletin said on Tuesday. The toll due to the coronavirus infection has risen to 2,301, and the total number of cases has mounted to 66,602. Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 62,087 cases. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah countered Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim over a new COVID-19 care facility being set up in the National Capital, saying a decision for a 10,000-bed care centre to be operationalised by 26 June was taken three days ago. In a series of tweets, Shah also said that a 1,000-bed full-fledged hospital with 250 ICU beds is being developed for COVID-19 patients, and the facility, to be manned by armed forces personnel, will be ready in the next 10 days. Shah's counter came after Kejriwal wrote to him inviting him to inspect the 10,000-bedded centre and requested him for the deployment of doctors and nurses from ITBP and Army at the Centre. Meanwhile, according to ANI, the administration of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to restart its OPD (Out-Patient Services) from 25 June onwards after three months of its closure in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. In the first phase, the OPD services will be only for follow-up patients with not more than 15 patients a day for every department. Delhi's LNJP performs 6 plasma therapy treatments after ICMR nod After getting a fresh nod from the ICMR, six COVID-19 patients have received convalescent plasma therapy at LNJP Hospital in the last one week, out of the total permitted limit of 200 recipients. Two patients are scheduled for administering of the therapy on Tuesday and five other have been screened already, Medical Director of LNJP Hospital, Dr Suresh Kumar said. Plasma therapy was permitted by ICMR on a trial basis but had recently put it on hold. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, 55, was on Saturday administered plasma therapy at Max Hospital, where he is admitted for COVID-19 treatment. 11 wards in Guwahati to be under lockdown from today Lockdown will be imposed in 11 wards of Guwahati from 9 pm on Tuesday, until further orders, ANI reported. Essential services such as grocery stores, petrol pumps, banks, etc, to remain functional, said Assam government. Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited in the specified areas. All government offices, offices of autonomous/subordinate offices and private offices shall remain closed. All industrial establishments shall remain closed, all public transport services shall remain suspended. Consumption and sale of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco, etc, in public places are prohibited. Ladakh reports 85 new cases; Punjab decides to reopen hotels Maharashtra with a total count of 1,35,796 COVID-19 cases remains the worst-affected state. It has 61,807 active cases, 67,706 cured and discharged patients while the toll is 6,283. On Tuesday, it reported 3,214 cases. Gujarat reported 549 COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths with the count rising to 28,429 including 20,521 discharged patients and 1,711 deaths. Meanwhile, Odisha reported 167 more coronavirus cases on Tuesday taking the state count to 5,470. In Rajasthan, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 15,431 with 199 new cases. Punjab has reported 162 new COVID-19 cases taking the total count to 4,397. The toll has risen to 105 after four deaths were reported on Tuesday. The Punjab government also decided to reopen hotels, restaurants, marriage halls and other hospitality services at reduced 50 percent capacity. However, establishments must adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures and observe full precautions, it said. The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Chandigarh has risen to 415 including six deaths and 322 cured cases. With an increase of 103 COVID-19 cases, Uttarakhand's count of coronavirus cases reached 2,505 on Tuesday. Manipur reported 23 new COVID-19 cases and the total number of positive cases now stands at 921, including 663 active cases and 258 recovered patients. Ladakh has reported 85 new cases of COVID-19 and the total cases have gone up to 783. Five new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area, taking the total number of cases to 2,189, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Three more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Jammu and Kashmir has reported 148 new COVID-19 positive cases — 20 from the Jammu division and 128 from Kashmir division. Two deaths were also reported in the Union Territory. The total number of cases stands at 6,236 and death toll at 87. Karnataka has reported 322 new COVID-19 positive cases taking the total number of cases to 9,721. The toll has gone up to 150 with eight more patients succumbing to the virus. West Bengal reported 370 new COVID-19 positive cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases stands at 14,728 including 9,218 discharged, 4,930 active cases and 580 deaths. Indian pilgrims will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020, says Centre Meanwhile, the Centre has decided that Muslims from India will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020 after the kingdom conveyed that pilgrims should not be sent this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday. The decision was taken after Saudi Arabia's Haj and Umrah minister Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten telephoned last night and suggested not to send pilgrims from India for Haj this year, Naqvi told reporters. Saudi Arabia on Monday said it has barred international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic. It said only a very limited number of people currently living in the kingdom may take part in the pilgrimage. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court modified its 18 June order staying the Jagannath Rath Yatra, permitting the chariot festival to be held with certain conditions that included no public participation and imposition of curfew in the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its order, the bench said that each Rath or chariot would have to be pulled by no more than 500 people and all of them have to be tested for coronavirus. Additionally, it directed that those engaged in pulling the chariot shall maintain social distancing before, during and after the Rath Yatra. COVID-19 might push 12 crore children into poverty in South Asia: UNICEF An estimated 12 crore (120 million) children living in South Asian countries, including India, could slip into poverty within the next six months due to the COVID-19 crisis, taking the total number of such kids in the region to 36 crore (360 million), according to a new UNICEF report. The report — Lives Upended - How COVID-19 threatens the futures of 600 million South Asian Children — covers eight South Asian countries namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka. It says that an estimated 24 crore (240 million) children already live in "multi-dimensional" poverty — including factors such as poor health, lack of education, poor sanitation and poor quality of work in these countries. An additional 12 crore children could be pushed into poverty due to the COVID-19 crisis, taking the total number to 36 crore, it says. The reports also flags the negative impact of the COVID-19-related disruption to vaccination, nutrition and other vital health services. With inputs from agencies

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WHO anticipates global COVID-19 tally to reach 10 million next week

World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom said on Wednesday he expected the number of coronavirus cases globally, now at about 9.3 million, to reach 10 million next week, News18 reported.

"Tedros also told a news briefing he backed Saudi Arabia's decision to ban pilgrims from abroad from attending the annual Haj pilgrimage to help limit the spread of the virus," the report said.

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With over 70,000 cases, Delhi surpasses Mumbai

With 3,788 fresh cases, Delhi's coronavirus tally rose to over 70,000 on Wednesday, surpassing Mumbai to become the worst hit city in the country, even as authorities prepared to conduct a house-to-house screening by July 6 as part of a revised containment strategy in the national capital.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also requested the Centre to withdraw the new system requiring assessment of every COVID-19 patient at a government-run facility, an issue on which the Lieutenant Governor and the AAP government have been having disagreement.

Kejriwal said if the administration and police forcibly take patients to COVID care centres for their clinical assessment, it will be like holding them in detention for 15 days.

With 64 fresh fatalities, the death toll has climbed to 2,635. Delhi has reported the highest number of cases and deaths after Maharashtra. The total number of coronavirus cases stood at 70,390 in the national capital.

(PTI)

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West Bengal extends lockdown till 31 July

The West Bengal government extended the lockdown as a means to curb coronavirus till 31 July amid rising cases in the country, reports said.

"I announce this as the government decision, the lockdown has been extended in Bengal amidst rising COVID-19 numbers across the country. This is in order to help the entire nation. Our relaxations will continue. Schools, colleges and universities will remain shut till July 31. As far as government offices are concerned, the operations will continue in a staggered manner as of now," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was quoted as saying by Times Now.

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West Bengal govt likely to cancel final year exams

As the West Bengal government mulled over extending the lockdown in the state, reports quoted government officials as saying that exams for final year students in universities and higher education institutions which were to be held in July likely to be cancelled in view of spike in COVID-19 cases, commencement of new session likely to be deferred to October.

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First plasma therapy in Amritsar's GMC 'successful'

The Punjab government was quoted by The Times of India as saying that the first plasma therapy has "successfully" been administered to two COVID-19 patients at the Government Medical College in Amritsar. The hospital received a nod from the ICMR to start plasma therapy two days ago.

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Mamata may extend lockdown in Bengal 'with neccessary relaxations'

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee reportedly indicated an extension of lockdown, News18 reported and quoted her as saying, "Except for the dates of pending higher secondary exams and the other board exams which our education department will decide, we are planning to extend lockdown in the state with the necessary relaxations."

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Kerala govt makes PPE compulsory in flights

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday issued new directives for people flying to Kerala from abroad.

"From tomorrow expats coming to Kerala from Saudi Arabia should wear PPE kits in flights. Those coming from Kuwait without tests should also wear PPE kits. Those who cannot do tests before they start their journey will undergo rapid antibody tests on arrival at airports. If this antibody tests show positive, they will have to undergo RT-PCR, trunet or gene test," he said.

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COVID-19 cases in Delhi cross 70,000

COVID-19 cases crossed 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new cases in the last 24 hours. Death toll at 2,365. Out of the total, 26,588 are active cases and 41,437 people have recovered.

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100th Shramik special train leaves Pune carrying 682 migrants

The 100th 'Shramik special' train from Pune, carrying over 680 passengers, mostly migrant workers, students and their families, departed for Jharkhand on Wednesday, the district administration said.

District Collector Naval Kishore Ram said that there were 682 passengers on board the Pune-Hatia train, which was the 100th Shramik special train to depart from the city.

"Of these 682 passengers, 618 were from Jharkhand, 57 from Odisha and seven from West Bengal. The passengers include migrant workers, students and their families," he added.

So far 1.25 lakh passengers, mostly migrantworkers, have been ferried in Shramik special trains from Pune to different states, including Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan.

(PTI)

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BMC to purchase one lakh antigen testing kits

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it will purchase one lakh antigen testing kits to ensure speedy results for suspected COVID-19 patients, PTI reported. The civic body has initiated Mission Universal Testing, under which it will use ICMR-approved antigen testing kits that provide results within 15 to 30 minutes.

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Can't permit ICSE board exams in Maharashtra: State government tells HC

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) board cannot be permitted to conduct its pending standard X and XII exams in July in view of the current COVID-19 situation. The government said it has also decided not to conduct its own university exams for final year students in the state in the wake of the pandemic.

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Railways new directive on ticket refunds indicates normal trains may not start until mid-August

The Indian Railways has recently intimated that it will be refunding the entire booking amount for all tickets purchased till 14 April for regular trains, indicating that the chances of such services resuming right now are bleak. According to this given scenario, passengers who have booked tickets till mid-August will now have their tickets get automatically cancelled and will get the refunds for the booked tickets accordingly, reported Livemint

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Delhi govt to conduct sero-survey of 20,000 people

Delhi govt prepares eight-point 'Revised COVID Response Plan' in line with recommendations of Dr VK Paul committee. The plan includes conducting sero-survey of 20,000 people across districts and house-to-house screening by July 6, among other measures.

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MGNREGA helps to revive jobs in rural areas, says CMIE

Aggressive use of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) scheme by the government, timely rains and enhanced sowing activities seem to have helped engage rural India and bring the unemployment rate down," CMIE managing director and CEO Mahesh Vyas said on Tuesday.

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India’s unemployment rate back at pre-lockdown levels, says CMIE

CMIE managing director and CEO Mahesh Vyas noted that the 11.2 percent unemployment rate in urban India in the week ended June 12 was lower than the average of 25.83 percent during the peak unemployment period of April and May, reports India Today. He, however, added that the current urban unemployment rate is still higher than the average 9 percent in the period before the lockdown.

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Emirate temporarily suspends passengers services from Pakistan

Emirates has announced that it has temporarily suspended passenger services from Pakistan. "We regret to temporarily suspend passenger services from Pakistan, from 24 June 04:00 Pakistan LT, until early next week," Dawn quoted the spokesperson for the airline as saying in a press release on Tuesday night.

The statement further said, "In the meantime, Emirates will continue to operate repatriation flights into Pakistan as per the announced schedule, and continue to operate cargo services that support the trade and movement of goods between Pakistan, UAE, and our global network."

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs cabinet meeting

Delhi: Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi underway at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. pic.twitter.com/kujeNTpiiY

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020

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Delhi govt to screen each house by 6 July as cases cross 66,000

With Delhi’s COVID-19 cases crossing the 66,000-mark with the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 fresh infections on Tuesday, the Arvind Kejriwal government has come up with a new strategy to contain the spread of infection, according to India Today.

By 30 June all houses in the containment zones will be screened and by 6 July, every house in the national capital will be screened, the government said as part of the new COVID response plan released after meetings between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Kejriwal in the last week, reports News18

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ICMR says COVID-19 testing should be widely available to all symptomatic individuals

Expanding the testing criterion for coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research has said it should be made widely available to all symptomatic individuals across the country.

In its revised testing strategy for COVID-19 issued on 18 May, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had advised testing for all symptomatic Influenza-like illness (ILI) among returnees and migrants within seven days of illness.

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Manish Sisodia requests Shah to do away with LG’s order for clinical assessment

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia says he has written to Home Minister Amit Shah, asking him to do away with the rule under which a coronavirus patient has to go to a quarantine centre for examination, ANI reports.

Today I have written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to do away with this system as it will create chaos: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia https://t.co/rTt5JdexCZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh Latest Update

15 BSF personnel contract COVID-19 in Chhattisgarh

Fifteen personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases in the BSF in Chhattisgarh has gone up to 26, they said.

With the latest cases, the overall count of infections in the BSF has reached 26 in the state. Out of these, six personnel have been discharged after recovery," a BSF official said.

12:20 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

12 trainee sailors of INS Shivaji test positive for COVID-19

At least 12 trainee sailors of the Lonavala-based INS Shivaji, one of the premier training establishments of the Indian Navy, have so far tested positive for coronavirus, officials said.

The naval establishment, spread over 800 acres in the hill town of Lonavala in Maharashtra's Pune district, houses a population of nearly 5,000.

Out of these, 3,000 are naval personnel, including officers, sailors, trainees and other staff. The rest include their family members, a senior naval officer said.

12:02 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Update

Odisha reports 282 new cases in past 24 hours

Odisha on Wednesday reported 282 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 5752, of which 1740 are active and 3988 have recovered: Odisha Information & Public Relations Department

11:54 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update

Rajasthan reports 7 new deaths, 182 COVID-19 positive cases today

Rajasthan reports 7 deaths and 182 new COVID-19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 15809 including 3013 active cases and 372 deaths: State Health Department

Rajasthan reports 7 deaths and 182 new #COVID19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 15809 including 3013 active cases and 372 deaths: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/e23zhPjaSZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020

11:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Over 10,000 patients recovered from COVID-19 in past 24 hrs

The Union health ministry says 10,495 patients recovered from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

#IndiaFightsCorona: 10,495 recoveries from #COVID19 in the last 24 hours, as on 24th June, 8 AM. Statewise distribution in the map 👇🏼#StaySafe #IndiaWillWin Via @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/nyLXAvxyJC

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 24, 2020

10:58 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Govt will look into report sent by Patanjali, says union minister

Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Ayurveda Shripad Naik says the government will look into the report sent by Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved and then make a decision on the medicine that the company is claiming to be a cure for the coronavirus, ANI reports.

It's a good thing that Baba Ramdev has given a new medicine to the country but as per rule,it has to come to AYUSH Ministry first.They even said that they have sent a report. We'll look into it&permission will be given after seeing the report: Shripad Naik,AYUSH Minister #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/SYJH5RroAt

— ANI (@ANI) June 24, 2020

10:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update

TMC MLA Tamonash Ghosh dies after testing positive for COVID-19

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tamonash Ghosh, who had tested positive for COVID-19 in May, died at a hospital here on Wednesday, party sources told PTI. He was 60.

The three-time MLA from the Falta assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district was admitted to a hospital after he tested positive for the disease, they said. He had several complications related to the heart and the kidney, the sources said.

10:18 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

ICMR says it has tested over 73 lakh samples so far

India has tested 73,52,911 samples tested till 23 June. 2,15,195 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

10:03 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit

With 1,39,010 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Delhi (66,602) and Tamil Nadu (64,603).

With 1,39,010 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 6,531 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 69,631 patients have recovered.

Delhi overtakes Tamil Nadu with 66,602 confirmed novel coronavirus cases. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the National Capital has reported 2,301 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 39,313 patients have recovered.

09:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

India reports 15,968 new cases, 465 deaths in past 24 hrs

India reported 465 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 15968 new COVID19 cases past 24 hours. Positive cases in India stand at 4,56,183 including 1,83,022 active cases, 258685 cured/discharged/migrated and 14476 deaths.

09:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

COVID-19 cases surge past 4.5 lakh in India, toll at 14,476

Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 4,56,183, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll reaches 14,476. The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 1,83,022, with as many as 2,58,684 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far.

08:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update

Mamata Banerjee to chair all-part meet today

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday chair an all-party on the coronavirus crisis, ANI reports.

08:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update

UN invites KK Shailaja to speak on Kerala's fight against outbreak

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations on 23 June. Shailaja was invited as a speaker to the UN Public Service Day, the only one to be invited from India, reports moneycontrol.

The minister presented the Kerala Model at the virtual event held by the United Nations. The event was organised to honour the women and men who risk their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

08:08 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update

Global COVID-19 cases cross 91 lakh, toll now at 4.7 lakh

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 91.8 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 4.7 lakh.

With over 23.4 lakh reported cases till date, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by Brazil, Russia, India and the United Kingdom.

07:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update

203 more people test positive in Assam

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam crossed the 6,000-mark on Tuesday as 203 more people tested positive for the disease, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. With the fresh infections, the total number of active cases in the state climbed to 2,282, PTI reported.

📌Alert ~ 203 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today. ↗️Total cases 6056 ↗️Recovered 3762 ↗️Active cases 2282 ↗️Deaths 09 11:40 PM/June 23/ Day's total 203#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/wKRkT2G3Ad

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 23, 2020

07:45 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update

UN chief criticises lack of global cooperation on COVID-19

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in an interview with The Associated Press that what needs to be done is to make countries understand that by acting in isolation they are creating the situation that is getting out of control and that global coordination is key.

07:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update

Gautam Buddh Nagar to get 15,000 antigen-based kits for rapid testing

Gautam Buddh Nagar, one of the worst-hit districts by COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, will get 15,000 antigen-based testing kits, which will help in early tracking and containment of cases, and reduction of mortality rate, officials said on Tuesday.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body for biomedical research in the country, will provide these kits and also train the health department officials, they said.

Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi, has recorded over 1,550 positive cases, including 19 deaths, so far, official figures showed on Tuesday.

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: COVID-19 cases crossed 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new cases in the last 24 hours. Death toll at 2,365. Out of the total, 26,588 are active cases and 41,437 people have recovered.

According to this given scenario, passengers who have booked tickets till mid-August will now have their tickets get automatically cancelled and will get the refunds for the booked tickets accordingly

India's unemployment rate has fallen to pre-lockdown level in the week ended 21 June. The rate of unemployment stands at 8.5 percent as against 27.1 percent in the week ended 3 May, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said. Aggressive use of the MGNREGA scheme by the government, timely rains and enhanced sowing activities seem to have helped engage rural India and bring the unemployment rate down.

The Union health ministry says 10,495 patients recovered from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours. India reported 465 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 15968 new COVID19 cases past 24 hours. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 4,56,183, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll reaches 14,476.

The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 1,83,022, with as many as 2,58,684 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far.

The United Nations chief criticised the total lack of international coordination in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and warned that the go-it-alone policy of many countries will not defeat the coronavirus. Meanwhile, The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 91.8 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE and the overall toll stands at 4.7 lakh.

India on Tuesday reported 14,933 new coronavirus cases and 312 deaths, taking the total number of infections across the country to 4,40,215 including 1,78,014 active cases, 2,48,190 recoveries and 14,011 deaths.

Amid the rising numbers, the Union health ministry said that India has one COVID-19 death per 1,00,000 population against the global average of 6.04, which is "one of the lowest in the world".

Citing the WHO Situation Report 154 dated 22 June, the ministry said the United Kingdom has registered 63.13 coronavirus-related fatalities per 1,00,000 population, while in Spain it is 60.60, Italy 57.19, the US 36.30, Germany 27.32, Brazil 23.68 and Russia 5.62.

"In India, early detection of cases, timely testing and surveillance, extensive contact tracing coupled with effective clinical management have helped to check case mortality," the ministry said in a statement.

On Tuesday, hours after Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda for claimed to have an "ayurvedic COVID-19 medicine", the Centre issued a statement, demanding details of the said medicine.

In a statement, the Ministry of AYUSH instructed Patanjali, which also launched the product today, to refrain from advertising or publicising such claims until they were examined.

In the meantime, Novak Djokovic, the men's world number one tennis player, tested positive for COVID-19. Djokovic, who became the fourth player to test positive for COVID-19, had taken part in a tennis exhibition series he had organised in Serbia and Croatia.

Delhi overtakes Tamil Nadu as 2nd worst-hit state

Delhi's tally of COVID-19 cases crossed the 66,000-mark on Tuesday with the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 fresh infections, while the toll due to the disease mounted to 2,301.

From Friday to Sunday, 3,000 or more fresh cases were reported per day in the National Capital. On Monday, 2,909 cases were recorded.

Sixty-eight fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, a Delhi health department bulletin said on Tuesday. The toll due to the coronavirus infection has risen to 2,301, and the total number of cases has mounted to 66,602.

Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 62,087 cases.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah countered Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim over a new COVID-19 care facility being set up in the National Capital, saying a decision for a 10,000-bed care centre to be operationalised by 26 June was taken three days ago.

In a series of tweets, Shah also said that a 1,000-bed full-fledged hospital with 250 ICU beds is being developed for COVID-19 patients, and the facility, to be manned by armed forces personnel, will be ready in the next 10 days.

Shah's counter came after Kejriwal wrote to him inviting him to inspect the 10,000-bedded centre and requested him for the deployment of doctors and nurses from ITBP and Army at the Centre.

Meanwhile, according to ANI, the administration of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to restart its OPD (Out-Patient Services) from 25 June onwards after three months of its closure in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

In the first phase, the OPD services will be only for follow-up patients with not more than 15 patients a day for every department.

Delhi's LNJP performs 6 plasma therapy treatments after ICMR nod

After getting a fresh nod from the ICMR, six COVID-19 patients have received convalescent plasma therapy at LNJP Hospital in the last one week, out of the total permitted limit of 200 recipients.

Two patients are scheduled for administering of the therapy on Tuesday and five other have been screened already, Medical Director of LNJP Hospital, Dr Suresh Kumar said.

Plasma therapy was permitted by ICMR on a trial basis but had recently put it on hold. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, 55, was on Saturday administered plasma therapy at Max Hospital, where he is admitted for COVID-19 treatment.

11 wards in Guwahati to be under lockdown from today

Lockdown will be imposed in 11 wards of Guwahati from 9 pm on Tuesday, until further orders, ANI reported. Essential services such as grocery stores, petrol pumps, banks, etc, to remain functional, said Assam government.

Movement of individuals shall remain strictly prohibited in the specified areas. All government offices, offices of autonomous/subordinate offices and private offices shall remain closed.

All industrial establishments shall remain closed, all public transport services shall remain suspended. Consumption and sale of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco, etc, in public places are prohibited.

Ladakh reports 85 new cases; Punjab decides to reopen hotels

Maharashtra with a total count of 1,35,796 COVID-19 cases remains the worst-affected state. It has 61,807 active cases, 67,706 cured and discharged patients while the toll is 6,283. On Tuesday, it reported 3,214 cases.

Gujarat reported 549 COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths with the count rising to 28,429 including 20,521 discharged patients and 1,711 deaths.

Meanwhile, Odisha reported 167 more coronavirus cases on Tuesday taking the state count to 5,470. In Rajasthan, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone up to 15,431 with 199 new cases.

Punjab has reported 162 new COVID-19 cases taking the total count to 4,397. The toll has risen to 105 after four deaths were reported on Tuesday.

The Punjab government also decided to reopen hotels, restaurants, marriage halls and other hospitality services at reduced 50 percent capacity. However, establishments must adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures and observe full precautions, it said.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Chandigarh has risen to 415 including six deaths and 322 cured cases.

With an increase of 103 COVID-19 cases, Uttarakhand's count of coronavirus cases reached 2,505 on Tuesday.

Manipur reported 23 new COVID-19 cases and the total number of positive cases now stands at 921, including 663 active cases and 258 recovered patients.

Ladakh has reported 85 new cases of COVID-19 and the total cases have gone up to 783.

Five new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area, taking the total number of cases to 2,189, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Three more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

Jammu and Kashmir has reported 148 new COVID-19 positive cases — 20 from the Jammu division and 128 from Kashmir division. Two deaths were also reported in the Union Territory. The total number of cases stands at 6,236 and death toll at 87.

Karnataka has reported 322 new COVID-19 positive cases taking the total number of cases to 9,721. The toll has gone up to 150 with eight more patients succumbing to the virus.

West Bengal reported 370 new COVID-19 positive cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases stands at 14,728 including 9,218 discharged, 4,930 active cases and 580 deaths.

Indian pilgrims will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020, says Centre

Meanwhile, the Centre has decided that Muslims from India will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020 after the kingdom conveyed that pilgrims should not be sent this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.

The decision was taken after Saudi Arabia's Haj and Umrah minister Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten telephoned last night and suggested not to send pilgrims from India for Haj this year, Naqvi told reporters.

Saudi Arabia on Monday said it has barred international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, in a bid to control the coronavirus pandemic. It said only a very limited number of people currently living in the kingdom may take part in the pilgrimage.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court modified its 18 June order staying the Jagannath Rath Yatra, permitting the chariot festival to be held with certain conditions that included no public participation and imposition of curfew in the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its order, the bench said that each Rath or chariot would have to be pulled by no more than 500 people and all of them have to be tested for coronavirus. Additionally, it directed that those engaged in pulling the chariot shall maintain social distancing before, during and after the Rath Yatra.

COVID-19 might push 12 crore children into poverty in South Asia: UNICEF

An estimated 12 crore (120 million) children living in South Asian countries, including India, could slip into poverty within the next six months due to the COVID-19 crisis, taking the total number of such kids in the region to 36 crore (360 million), according to a new UNICEF report.

The report — Lives Upended - How COVID-19 threatens the futures of 600 million South Asian Children — covers eight South Asian countries namely Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

It says that an estimated 24 crore (240 million) children already live in "multi-dimensional" poverty — including factors such as poor health, lack of education, poor sanitation and poor quality of work in these countries.

An additional 12 crore children could be pushed into poverty due to the COVID-19 crisis, taking the total number to 36 crore, it says. The reports also flags the negative impact of the COVID-19-related disruption to vaccination, nutrition and other vital health services.

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Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Gurgaon cop among 6 dead in district today; COVID-19 containment zones in Bangalore rise to 113

23:57 (IST)

Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh Latest Updates

1,282 people tested for COVId-19 in Himachal today

1282 people tested for #COVID19 in Himachal Pradesh today, of which 6 tested positive, 989 negative & results of 287 are awaited. Total cases in the state now at 470, including 177 active cases, 276 recovered and six deaths: State Health Department

23:42 (IST)

Coronavirus in Goa Latest Updates

30 new COVID-19 cases in Goa today

30 more cases of coronavirus were reported in Goa on Thursday. Total number of cases in the state is now at 417, including 67 recovered and 350 active cases:, said state health department.

23:33 (IST)

Coronavirus in US Latest Updates

1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits in US

About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering with more businesses partially reopening.

The latest figure from the Labor Department marked the 10th straight weekly decline in applications for jobless aid since they peaked in mid-March when the coronavirus hit hard. Still, the pace of layoffs remains historically high.

The total number of people who are receiving unemployment aid fell slightly, a sign that some people who were laid off when restaurants, retail chains and small businesses suddenly shut down have been recalled to work.

(AP)

23:10 (IST)

Coronavirus in US Latest Updates

Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns

States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn’t done with the U.S.

Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend that could intensify as people return to work and venture out during the summer.

In Arizona, hospitals have been told to prepare for the worst. Texas has more hospitalized COVID-19 patients than at any time before. And the governor of North Carolina said recent jumps caused him to rethink plans to reopen schools or businesses.

There is no single reason for the surges. In some cases, more testing has revealed more cases. In others, local outbreaks are big enough to push statewide tallies higher. But experts think at least some are due to lifting stay-at-home orders, school and business closures, and other restrictions put in place during the spring to stem the virus’s spread.

(AP)

22:58 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi govt asks COVID-19 designated hospitals to make oxygen available

The Delhi government on Thursday issued an order directing all designated COVID-19 hospitals to make oxygen facility available on all of their beds. Decision taken in view of the surge in positive cases in Delhi in last one week.

22:49 (IST)

Coronavirus in Jharkhand Latest Updates

Jharkhand reports 48 new COVID-19 cases today

48 more COVID-19 cases were reported in Jharkhand on Thursday. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1599, including 961 active cases, 630 recovered/discharged and 8 deaths.

22:39 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

SC takes cognisance of handling of deceased COVID-19 patients' bodies

Supreme Court on Thursday took suo-motu cognisance "on issues relating to the treatment of Covid-19 patients and for the dignified handling of bodies in hospitals".

A bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah to hear the matter on friday.

22:18 (IST)

Coronavirus in Telangana Latest Updates

208 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana today

The Telangana health department said that 208 more coronavirus cases and nine deaths were reported in the state on Thursday. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4,320, including 1,993 discharged, 2,162 active cases and 165 deaths.

22:08 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

India becomes 4th worst-hit country

"With 2,97,001 total cases, India surpasses United Kingdom (UK) to become the fourth most-affected country by coronavirus pandemic, according to Worldometers tally. The country's death toll stands at 8,473 and 142,454 cases are still active. US remains the most-affected country with the highest number of coronavirus cases (20,72,273) followed by Brazil (7,75,581) and Russia (5,02,436)," News18 reported.

21:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Jyotiraditya Scindia recovered from COVID-19

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in a tweet said that BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother have recovered from Covid-19.

श्री @JM_Scindia जी और पूज्य माताजी के स्वस्थ होने का सुखद समाचार मिला। आप सदैव स्वस्थ और प्रसन्न रहें, हम सबकी शुभकामनाएं आपके साथ हैं!

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 11, 2020

21:43 (IST)

Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

192 new COVID-19 cases in MP today

192 more COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. Total number of cases in the state is now at 10,241, including 7042 discharged, 2768 active cases and 431 deaths.

21:33 (IST)

Coronavirus in Odisha Latest Updates

Odisha govt cancels pending final exams for UG, PG students

The Odisha education department said, "In view of Covid-19, Odisha government cancels all pending final semester and final year exams of Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses, and the results will be declared by following the evaluation methodology recommend by University Grants Commission."

21:25 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

1,540 new COVID-19 cases in Mumbai today

The MCGM said that 97 deaths and 1,540 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Mumbai on Thursday. The total number of cases in Mumbai is now 53,985.

21:08 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Maharashtra records 3,607 new COVID-19 cases

Maharashtra on Thursday recorded its highest single-day jump in cases with 3,607 new cases on Thursday. The total number of cases in the state rose to 97,648.

21:00 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Harsh Vardhan reviews COVID-19 preparedness in Maharashtra

Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed preparedness for COVID-19 management in Maharashtra through video conferencing. State Ministers Rajesh Tope and Amit Deshmukh also attended via VC.

20:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

13 Railway Board officials in home quarantine

Reports said that 13 officials of the Railway Board will be in home quarantine "after an official who had come in contact with them tested positive for Covid-19," News18 reported.

20:45 (IST)

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates

1,875 new COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu today

1,875 new cases of coronavirus and 23 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 38,716, including 17,659 active cases, 20,705 discharged and 349 deaths, the state health department said.

20:37 (IST)

Coronavirus in Nepal Latest Updates

250 new COVID-19 cases in Nepal today

Nepal on Thursday reported 250 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total count to 4,614. According to the Ministry of Health, the new cases include 20 women. However, 187 infected people, including 8 women, have been discharged after successful treatment. With this, only 63 active corona patients have been added in the country in a single day, it said. There are currently 3,738 active COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at different hospitals across the country. Till date, 15 people have died of coronavirus in Nepal.

(PTI)

20:23 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Uddhav Thackeray says succeeded in setting up healthcare facilities in short span of time

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that the state government had "succeeded in setting up adequate number of health care facilities for treatment of COVID-19 patients in a short span", News18 reported.

20:19 (IST)

Coronavirus in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Latest Updates

Three new COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Three more persons tested positive for novel coronavirus in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the total count of confirmed cases in the Union Territory to five on Thursday, officials said. The newly infected persons are family members of the returnee from Chennai by a flight on 7 June, who had tested positive four days back. They have been admitted to G B Pant hospital here, where the man is undergoing treatment, the sources said.

(PTI)

20:08 (IST)

Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates

COVID-19 cases in Gujarat cross 22,000

The Gujarat health department said that 38 deaths and 513 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is now 22,067.

20:04 (IST)

Coronavirus in West Bengal Latest Updates

440 new COVID-19 cases in West Bengal today

440 more Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 9,768, including 3,988 discharged and 442 deaths, says State Health Department.

19:53 (IST)

Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates

Sanitation workers in Anritsar hospital seen carrying dustbins on wheelchairs

ANI reported that sanitation workers of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar were seen carrying dustbins on wheelchairs and stretchers. "I had no idea that this was happening. Although wastage has no connection with the spread of COVID-19, still it's wrong," Dr Jugal Kishore,Civil Surgeon was quoted as saying.

Punjab: Sanitation workers of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar were seen carrying dustbins on wheelchairs & stretchers."I had no idea that this was happening. Although wastage has no connection with the spread of #COVID19, still it's wrong," says Dr Jugal Kishore,Civil Surgeon pic.twitter.com/Pl3eXhXTzN

— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020

19:47 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi govt says 'death audit' can't be questioned

"Delhi government responded to the latest claim by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and said: "To assess the deaths due coronavirus, the Delhi government had constituted a death audit committee of senior doctors who are doing their work in an impartial manner. The Delhi High Court has also said that the manner of functioning of the committee cannot be questioned," India Today reported.

19:16 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates

UP asks for 240 isolation coaches, says report

"As coronavirus cases across India show a steep rise, states have put forward their requisitions of isolation coaches from the Indian Railways. While Telangana and Delhi have requested for 60 and 10 coaches respectively, Uttar Pradesh has asked for a total of 240 coaches at 24 locations across the state," The Indian Express reported.

19:11 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

NGO distributes food to sex workers in Kamathipura

An NGO distributed food, sanitary pads and masks among sex workers today in the Kamathipura area. A worker was quoted by ANI as saying, "Our business has been walloped by COVID. I don't think it will resume soon. We are facing a lot of trouble in supporting our families".

Maharashtra: An NGO distributed food, sanitary pads and masks among sex workers today in the Kamathipura area. A worker says, "Our business has been walloped by COVID. I don't think it will resume soon. We are facing a lot of trouble in supporting our families". pic.twitter.com/v4QaCa3mIL

— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020

18:55 (IST)

Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates

204 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka today

The Karnataka health department said that 204 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state in the last 24 hours; taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 6245.

18:43 (IST)

Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh Latest Updates

Total 458 COVID-19 cases in Himachal so far

So far, 458 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Himachal Pradesh, the state health department said on Thursday. Of these, 179 are active cases, 262 recoveries, and 6 deaths.

18:36 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi HC directs private hospitals to also conduct tests on asymptomatic people

The Delhi HC on Thursday directed all private hospitals in the National Capital, that have been called upon to reserve 20 percent beds for COVID-19 patients, to "conduct tests on symptomatic and asymptomatic persons, seeking admission for undergoing surgeries or procedures of other nature as well," News18 reported.

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Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates

Punjab govt imposes strict lockdown on weekends, public holidays

The Punjab government on Thursday said that a strict lockdown will be imposed in the state on weekends and public holidays as a measure against the spread of coronavirus in the coming months. India Today reported that movement will "to be restricted only to e-passes holders."

"All citizens, except medical staff and essential service providers, would be required to download an e-passes from the COVA app, the chief minister directed during a video conference meeting to review the pandemic situation and the state’s preparedness to handle further spread," the report said.

18:16 (IST)

Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates

Kerala reports 83 new COVID-19 cases today

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 83 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The total number of cases in Kerala is now at 2,244, including 1258 active cases. There are 133 hotspots in the state.

18:06 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

20 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Dharavi

The BMC said that 20 new cases of coronavirus and two new deaths were reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. The total number of cases in the area is now 1,984 and death toll stands at 75.

17:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Centre says COVID-19 risk higher in urban areas by 1.09%

The Union health ministry, during a briefing on Thursday, said that the risk of contracting coronavirus is higher in urban areas by 1.09 percent than it is in rural areas.

"The risk of infection in urban slums is 1.89 times higher than in rural areas. No shortage of beds so far," India Today quoted the ministry as saying.

17:43 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Large sections of population still vulnerable to COVID-19, says ICMR

ICMR DG Professor Bhargava on Thursday said, "Data shows large sections of population still vulnerable so we need to protect high risk groups, maintain social distancing hand hygiene etc. States cannot lower guard need to maintain surveillance and containment."

Meanwhile, NITI Aayog's Dr VK Paul said, "This is the largest immunological survey in the world on #COVID19. This finetunes our understanding. These are results till 20 April. To keep the pandemic at these levels is a very big achievement; also fortunately mortality is very low."

17:34 (IST)

Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates

13 doctors at Srinagar's SKIMS quarantined

13 doctors at the SKIMS Hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar have been quarantined after a senior doctor tested COVID-19 positive., India Today reported.

17:26 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

NITI Aayog says won't allow will of the virus in this nation

"We will not allow will of the virus in this nation," Dr V K Paul, member, NITI Aayog was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. "If we get caught in grammar and let go of field action we will suffer," said Lav Agarwal JS, MoHFW on questions about community transmission in Delhi.

17:11 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates

34 new COVID-19 cases in Assam today

Assam reported 34 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of positive cases to 3319, said state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

17:05 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

NHRC team visits Delhi hospital for review

A team of NHRC on Thursday visited the LNJP hospital. Jyotika Kalra, a member was quoted by ANI as saying, "We have come here to take stock of situation after NHRC took suo moto cognizance on the complaints of the patients regarding discrepancies in availability of beds on Delhi corona app and in hospitals"

16:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

India 'definitely' not in community spread stage, says ICMR

The ICMR on Thursday said that India was "definitely" not in the community transmission stage.

"For such a large country, prevalence is so low, less than 1 percent in smaller districts slightly higher in cities and containment zones. So India is definitely not in community transmission stage. We have ramped up testing and we have very calibrated guidelines. We have capacity to do up to 2 lakh tests a day," the statement said.

16:50 (IST)

Coronavirus in DelhI Latest Updates

No congregational prayers at Jama Masjid till 30 June

Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, said, "After taking public opinion and consulting scholars, it has been decided that from Maghreb (sunset) today till 30 June, no congregational prayers will be performed at Jama Masjid."

16:37 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Centre on MCD-Delhi govt contrasting figures: Numbers accounted for through 'death audit'

"Country-wide death report compiled based on States' data. If states take a day or two more in conducting 'death audit' and a change in numbers arises due to it, then, in next 2-3 days numbers are accounted for," said the Union health ministry on difference in COVID-19 toll by Delhi governemt and MCD.

16:26 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

MCD says 2,098 COVID-19 deaths in Delhi, contradicts govt's 984 figure

Jai Prakash, Chairperson, Standing Committee, North Delhi Municipal Corporation was quoted as saying by ANI, "From March till 10 June, in all three Municipal Corporations of Delhi, there have been around 2,098 coronavirus death cases for which funerals have been held."

This claim is contrary to the toll of 984 released by the Delhi government in its latest bulletin.

"MCD has released a list of cremation figures for coronavirus-infected corpses, where it says 1,080 of these cases were recorded by South Delhi Municipal Corporation while 976 have been recorded by North Delhi Municipal Corporation and 42 by East Delhi Municipal Corporation. The government is yet to issue a statement on the same," India Today reported.

16:14 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Centre says recovery rate is at 49.21%

The Union health ministry, in a press briefing on Thursday, said that the recovery rate stands at 49.21 percent.

"The number of patients recovered presently exceeds the number of active patients," said Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry on COVID-19 situation in the country.

ICMR said the state government cannot lower their guard and need to keep on implementing effective surveillance and containment strategies preventing the spread of COVID-19.

16:04 (IST)

Coronavirus in Nagaland Latest Updates

Two more COVID-19 cases in Nagaland

Two more people on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus in Nagaland, taking the total number of cases in the state to 130 on Thursday.

"Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported out of 293 samples tested, both cases are from Kohima Quarantine Centre," state minister for health and family welfare, S Pangnyu Phom tweeted.

"Both the new patients had recently returned to the state from other parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine in Kohima," The Indian Express reported.

2 new cases of COVID-19 +ve have been reported out of 293 samples tested. Both cases are from Kohima Quarantine Centre. Positive. : 130 Active. : 108 Recovered : 22 Death : 00 Update at 08:20 am, 11th June, 2020.

— S Pangnyu Phom (@pangnyu) June 11, 2020

15:53 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

PIL filed in Delhi HC for imposition of strict lockdown

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, which sought the imposition of a strict lockdown in the National Capital as cases continue to rise. Delhi now has more than 33,000 cases of coronavirus and the toll stands at 984, "the government recently said that the national capital could witness 5.5 lakh cases by 31 July," India Today reported.

15:48 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Ship arrives in Porbandar from Iran

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Shardul arrives at Porbandar, Gujarat with 233 Indian nationals embarked from Bandar Abbas, Iran.

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Shardul arrives at Porbandar, Gujarat with 233 Indian nationals embarked from Bandar Abbas, Iran. pic.twitter.com/4TyD1AMRAA

— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020

15:44 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi Police Commissioner says priority is to protect personnel from COVID-19

From counselling police personnel on social distancing to maintaining the law and order situation in a city that witnessed a communal flare-up just a few months ago, Delhi Police is fighting the battle against coronavirus for its own safety as well as for the safety of Delhiites, its chief SN Shrivastava said on Thursday. Shrivastava said the force has various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place for the personnel right from guiding them on taking precautions to their treatment in case they test positive. Over 800 Delhi police personnel have tested positive while five have so far lost their lives to coronavirus.

(PTI)

15:25 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Amitabh Bachchan sends 180 migrant workers home

After days of facing uncertainty in Mumbai, there was a sense of relief among the 180 migrant workers who arrived at the airport in Lucknow on Thursday morning by a special flight arranged by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. Migrants hailing from Gonda, Ambedkar Nagar, Unnao and other parts in Uttar Pradesh were looking forward to reach their homes. Coming out of the airport after due testing, Abdul Jalil Khan of Gonda who lives in Bandra in Mumbai, said he had boarded the flight with his wife and children.

(PTI)

15:17 (IST)

Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates

COVID-19 lockdown eases in Srinagar

Athletes begin practicing outdoors as playgrounds open up in Srinagar following government guidelines.

Jammu and Kashmir: Athletes begin practicing outdoors as playgrounds open up in Srinagar following government guidelines. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/aw8LEKUYdZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020

15:03 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates

Online classes banned in Karnataka till Class 7

Karnataka government extended ban on online classes till Class 7 standard, ANI reported on Thursday. Earlier, it was decided to not allow online classes till 5th standard.

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: A team of NHRC on Thursday visited the LNJP hospital. Jyotika Kalra, a member was quoted by ANI as saying, "We have come here to take stock of situation after NHRC took suo moto cognizance on the complaints of the patients regarding discrepancies in availability of beds on Delhi corona app and in hospitals."

The Union health ministry, in a press briefing on Thursday, said that the recovery rate stands at 49.21 percent.

"The number of patients recovered presently exceeds the number of active patients," said Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry on COVID-19 situation in the country.

ICMR said the state government cannot lower their guard and need to keep on implementing effective surveillance and containment strategies preventing the spread of COVID-19.

There is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu till now. The outbreak has been curtailed in many districts of the state. Since Chennai is densely populated the spread of the virus is more there, ANI quoted Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami as saying.

With the current surge in cases, India is on course to overtake Britain in the global list of countries worst affected by the pandemic and expected to reach the three lakh-mark by this week. The United Kingdom, which is the fourth worst-hit nation, has over 2.91 lakh cases.

The number of COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 2.76-lakh mark on Wednesday, and a third of them have been reported in the first 10 days this month.

The country has been recording close to 10,000 cases every day since 1 June. This means that nearly 90,000 cases have been added in the nationwide tally from 1 to 10 June.

As many as 136 more people, including 54 disaster response personnel who were engaged in cyclone Amphan relief work in Odisha, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the state's total to 3,386, a health department official said.

Earlier in June, 49 NDRF personnel and 12 Odisha Fire Service officials had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Sabarimala Temple will remain shut for devotees and only rituals will be held inside the premise from 14 June. The decision was taken after meeting between Devaswom Minister and Thantri, News18 reported.

The Kerala government has decided to postpone the Sabarimala festival this year, which was scheduled to begin from 19 June.

A Chief Medical Officer of CRPF has tested positive for COVID-19. The CMO has been shifted to a private hospital in Okhla. Total positive cases in CRPF now stand at 544, out of which 353 have recovered and 4 succumbed to the virus.

In his address on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: 'Decades ago Swami Vivekananda wrote, 'The simplest method to be worked upon at present is to induce Indians to use their own products and get markets for Indian goods in other countries'. This path shown by Swami Vivekananda is an inspiration for India in the post-COVID world.'

The cluster based approach for local production, which is now being promoted in India, is also an economic opportunity for all. Clusters associated with these will be developed in districts, blocks in which they are born, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 95th annual plenary session of Indian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.

"Indian economy needs to be dragged out from 'command & control and shift' to 'plug & play' mode, said Modi.

With 51 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan till 10.30 am on Thursday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 11,651. The COVID-19 toll was 264 after five more patients lost their lives to the infectious disease.

"Of the total, there are 8596 recoveries and 8221 discharges," said the state health department on Thursday.

As many as 441 people have been detained in Manipur for not wearing facial masks and not adhering to social distancing guidelines in public places amid the COVID-19 outbreak, police said.

A total of 467 vehicles were also seized from their possession, they said.

With 357 more COVID-19 patients succumbing to the viral infection in the past 24 hours, the toll across the country reached 8,102 as of Thursday. This takes the mortality rate to 2.83 percent.

For second day in a row, the number of recoveries in India have exceeded the active COVID-19 cases after 1,41,029 patients were cured of the infectious disease as of Thursday. While, there are 1,37,448 number of active cases across the country.

This takes the recovery rate to 49.2 percent.

India reported the highest single-day spike of 9,996 fresh COVID-19 cases and 357 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by the health ministry on Thursday.

A hostel for resident doctors at the Muzaffarnagar Medical College in Begrajpur in the district has been sealed after six of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were shifted to a COVID-care hospital, said subdivisional magistrate Inderkant Dwivedi.

The remaining over 70 resident doctors have been quarantined in their hostel rooms at the medical college, he said.

As many as 28 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel posted in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, officials said.

They said the personnel were found infected during a contact-tracing exercise after the death of a 44-year-old coronavirus-infected constable on 6 June .

With the death of a COVID-19 patient in Assam, the toll in the state climbed to six on Wednesday while, 235 fresh coronavirus cases were reported with the total reaching 3,285, said health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

India on Wednesday recorded 9,985 new COVID-19 cases and 279 fatalities, pushing the country's case count to 2,76,583 and toll to 7,745, the Union Health Ministry said.

On a positive note, the number of recovered patients has exceeded the count of active cases for the first time.

According to news agency PTI, nearly 90,000 cases have been added to the countrywide count of confirmed COVID-19 cases since 1 June, while nearly one-third of the overall toll has also been reported during these 10 days.

India's first COVID-19 case was detected more than four months ago on 30 January, but it took more than 100 days thereafter for the number of confirmed cases to cross 1,00,000 on 18 May. However, the next one lakh cases were added in just about a fortnight. More than 9,000 new cases have been emerging every day for over a week now.

India is the fifth worst-affected nation by the COVID-19 pandemic at present after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK. India is ranked 12th for the number of deaths, while it is at the 9th place for recoveries, as per the real-time global data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

India reports 9,985 new cases, 279 fatalities in 24 hours

According to the morning update issued by the Union health ministry, India reported 9,985 new cases and 279 fatalities in the 24 hours since 8 am on Tuesday, pushing the overall case count to 2,76,583 and toll to 7,745.

The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632, while 1,35,205 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. "Thus, 48.99 percent of the patients have recovered so far," it said. With this, for the first time, the number of active cases was lesser than then number of recoveries.

Dr. Neeraj Gupta, professor in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, told PTI the data shows that more and more people are recovering which is as per global trends that 80 percent are likely to have mild disease and make 100 percent recovery.

"This should provide hope to the people of India at large who are having a mortal fear of the disease. But then this should not make them complacent and people should follow social distancing and sanitisation guidelines," Gupta said.

Of the 279 new deaths reported in India on Wednesday, 120 were in Maharashtra, 33 in Gujarat, 31 in Delhi, 21 in Tamil Nadu, 18 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Telangana, 10 in West Bengal, nine in Rajasthan, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, three in Jammu and Kashmir, two in Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, and one each in Bihar, Jharkhand and Tripura.

Out of the total 7,745 fatalities, Maharashtra reported the highest at 3,289 deaths, followed by Gujarat with 1,313, Delhi with 905, Madhya Pradesh with 420, West Bengal with 415, Tamil Nadu with 307, Uttar Pradesh with 301, Rajasthan with 255 and Telangana with 148 deaths. The death toll reached 77 in Andhra Pradesh, 66 in Karnataka, and 55 in Punjab.

The highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 90,787 followed by Tamil Nadu at 34,914, Delhi at 31,309, Gujarat at 21,014, Uttar Pradesh at 11,335, Rajasthan at 11,245 and Madhya Pradesh at 9,849 according to the Health ministry morning update.

The ministry's website said that 9,227 cases are being reassigned to states and "our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR".

States report increase in cases

However, a PTI tally of figures announced by different states and Union Territories, as of 9.25 pm, showed that the total number of confirmed cases has climbed to 2,77,286, while the death toll has mounted to 8,099. It also showed total recoveries at over 1.4 lakh.

The number of cases in Maharashtra climbed to 94,041 on Wednesday with 3,254 new patients being detected, while the number of COVID-19 rose to 3,438 with 149 new fatalities being recorded during the day. However, more than 44,500 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the state so far.

Mumbai alone registered as many as 1,567 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of cases to 52,445 on Wednesday, while 97 more patients died, taking the toll to 1,855, the city civic body said.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said lockdown restrictions have been partially eased to allow resumption of business and other activities but the COVID-19 threat still persists. He urged people to avoid crowding and maintain physical distancing post easing of the lockdown norms and warned that lockdown restrictions would have to be reimposed if guidelines were not followed.

If the relaxations to the lockdown starts turning out to be risky, we will be compelled to re-impose the lockdown.

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) June 10, 2020

In Tamil Nadu, a record number of 1,927 new cases emerged, pushing the state's tally to 36,841 The toll rose to 326 as 19 people succumbed to the disease. DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, a noted articulate member of the principal Opposition party in the state Assembly, died at a private hospital in Chennai after battling COVID-19 for eight days.

The Tamil Nadu government announced that it was recruiting more than 2,800 medical personnel including over 1,200 doctors and also proposed to double the number of beds in state government hospitals to 10,000. This would help lower the work burden of doctors, nurses and other health personnel and improve the COVID-19 treatment amenities, said state health minister C Vijaybaskar.

Gujarat, another badly hit state, reported 510 new cases to take its tally to 21,554, while its death toll rose to 1,347. The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 15,305 with 343 new cases being detected while the toll the district rose to 1,092 with 26 more fatalities.

New cases of the viral infection also continued to emerge across various states and UTs, including in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 161 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the Union Territory to 4,507, as two fresh deaths pushed the toll to 51.

Seven more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the state's tally of coronavirus cases to 311. All the new patients had recently returned to the state from different parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine, a statement issued by the COVID-19 Common Control Room said, adding that their contact-tracing has been initiated.

The Rajasthan government sealed all state borders for a week from Wednesday as the number of confirmed cases in the state surged by 123 to 11,368.

No person can enter Rajasthan without a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the state or leave without a pass, Director General Of Police, Law and Order, ML Lather said in an order.

'Transmission in community', says Delhi health minister

In Delhi, the total count of cases crossed 32,000 with more than 1,500 new cases getting reported, while its death count mounted to 984. The National Capital will need 1.5 lakh beds by 31 July once people start coming from other states for COVID-19 treatment, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while announcing that the Lieutenant Governor's orders overruling his government's decisions on coronavirus will be implemented as "this is not the time for disagreements and politics".

Kejriwal said his government has "unprecedented challenges" ahead as data shows that COVID-19 cases will rapidly increase in Delhi, but asserted that around 1,900 patients got beds in hospitals in the last eight days and 4,200 beds were still available, a claim that comes amidst reports of acute shortage of beds in healthcare facilities in the National Capital.

Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain said there is "transmission in the community" but only the Centre can declare whether "community transmission". "There is transmission in the community. But if it is community transmission or not that can be declared by the Centre only. It is a technical term," a statement quoting Jain said.

He had said on Tuesday that the source of infection is not known in nearly half of the fresh cases being reported in the National Capital.

Community transmission generally refers to a stage where contact tracing for a large number of infections is difficult to establish.

Warning of more trouble ahead, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said on Tuesday that the number of COVID-19 cases could surge to 5.5 lakh by 31 July in the national capital itself at the current rate.

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(PTI) 20:08 (IST) Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates COVID-19 cases in Gujarat cross 22,000 The Gujarat health department said that 38 deaths and 513 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is now 22,067. 20:04 (IST) Coronavirus in West Bengal Latest Updates 440 new COVID-19 cases in West Bengal today 440 more Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 9,768, including 3,988 discharged and 442 deaths, says State Health Department. 19:53 (IST) Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates Sanitation workers in Anritsar hospital seen carrying dustbins on wheelchairs ANI reported that sanitation workers of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar were seen carrying dustbins on wheelchairs and stretchers. "I had no idea that this was happening. Although wastage has no connection with the spread of COVID-19, still it's wrong," Dr Jugal Kishore,Civil Surgeon was quoted as saying. Punjab: Sanitation workers of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar were seen carrying dustbins on wheelchairs & stretchers."I had no idea that this was happening. Although wastage has no connection with the spread of #COVID19, still it's wrong," says Dr Jugal Kishore,Civil Surgeon pic.twitter.com/Pl3eXhXTzN — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020 19:47 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates Delhi govt says 'death audit' can't be questioned "Delhi government responded to the latest claim by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and said: "To assess the deaths due coronavirus, the Delhi government had constituted a death audit committee of senior doctors who are doing their work in an impartial manner. The Delhi High Court has also said that the manner of functioning of the committee cannot be questioned," India Today reported. 19:16 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates UP asks for 240 isolation coaches, says report "As coronavirus cases across India show a steep rise, states have put forward their requisitions of isolation coaches from the Indian Railways. While Telangana and Delhi have requested for 60 and 10 coaches respectively, Uttar Pradesh has asked for a total of 240 coaches at 24 locations across the state," The Indian Express reported. 19:11 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates NGO distributes food to sex workers in Kamathipura An NGO distributed food, sanitary pads and masks among sex workers today in the Kamathipura area. A worker was quoted by ANI as saying, "Our business has been walloped by COVID. I don't think it will resume soon. We are facing a lot of trouble in supporting our families". Maharashtra: An NGO distributed food, sanitary pads and masks among sex workers today in the Kamathipura area. A worker says, "Our business has been walloped by COVID. I don't think it will resume soon. We are facing a lot of trouble in supporting our families". pic.twitter.com/v4QaCa3mIL — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020 18:55 (IST) Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates 204 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka today The Karnataka health department said that 204 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state in the last 24 hours; taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 6245. 18:43 (IST) Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh Latest Updates Total 458 COVID-19 cases in Himachal so far So far, 458 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Himachal Pradesh, the state health department said on Thursday. Of these, 179 are active cases, 262 recoveries, and 6 deaths. 18:36 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates Delhi HC directs private hospitals to also conduct tests on asymptomatic people The Delhi HC on Thursday directed all private hospitals in the National Capital, that have been called upon to reserve 20 percent beds for COVID-19 patients, to "conduct tests on symptomatic and asymptomatic persons, seeking admission for undergoing surgeries or procedures of other nature as well," News18 reported. 18:26 (IST) Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates Punjab govt imposes strict lockdown on weekends, public holidays The Punjab government on Thursday said that a strict lockdown will be imposed in the state on weekends and public holidays as a measure against the spread of coronavirus in the coming months. India Today reported that movement will "to be restricted only to e-passes holders." "All citizens, except medical staff and essential service providers, would be required to download an e-passes from the COVA app, the chief minister directed during a video conference meeting to review the pandemic situation and the state’s preparedness to handle further spread," the report said. 18:16 (IST) Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates Kerala reports 83 new COVID-19 cases today Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 83 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The total number of cases in Kerala is now at 2,244, including 1258 active cases. There are 133 hotspots in the state. 18:06 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates 20 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Dharavi The BMC said that 20 new cases of coronavirus and two new deaths were reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. The total number of cases in the area is now 1,984 and death toll stands at 75. 17:54 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Centre says COVID-19 risk higher in urban areas by 1.09% The Union health ministry, during a briefing on Thursday, said that the risk of contracting coronavirus is higher in urban areas by 1.09 percent than it is in rural areas. "The risk of infection in urban slums is 1.89 times higher than in rural areas. No shortage of beds so far," India Today quoted the ministry as saying. 17:43 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Large sections of population still vulnerable to COVID-19, says ICMR ICMR DG Professor Bhargava on Thursday said, "Data shows large sections of population still vulnerable so we need to protect high risk groups, maintain social distancing hand hygiene etc. States cannot lower guard need to maintain surveillance and containment." Meanwhile, NITI Aayog's Dr VK Paul said, "This is the largest immunological survey in the world on #COVID19. This finetunes our understanding. These are results till 20 April. To keep the pandemic at these levels is a very big achievement; also fortunately mortality is very low." 17:34 (IST) Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates 13 doctors at Srinagar's SKIMS quarantined 13 doctors at the SKIMS Hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar have been quarantined after a senior doctor tested COVID-19 positive., India Today reported. 17:26 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates NITI Aayog says won't allow will of the virus in this nation "We will not allow will of the virus in this nation," Dr V K Paul, member, NITI Aayog was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. "If we get caught in grammar and let go of field action we will suffer," said Lav Agarwal JS, MoHFW on questions about community transmission in Delhi. 17:11 (IST) Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates 34 new COVID-19 cases in Assam today Assam reported 34 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of positive cases to 3319, said state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma 17:05 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates NHRC team visits Delhi hospital for review A team of NHRC on Thursday visited the LNJP hospital. Jyotika Kalra, a member was quoted by ANI as saying, "We have come here to take stock of situation after NHRC took suo moto cognizance on the complaints of the patients regarding discrepancies in availability of beds on Delhi corona app and in hospitals" 16:54 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates India 'definitely' not in community spread stage, says ICMR The ICMR on Thursday said that India was "definitely" not in the community transmission stage. "For such a large country, prevalence is so low, less than 1 percent in smaller districts slightly higher in cities and containment zones. So India is definitely not in community transmission stage. We have ramped up testing and we have very calibrated guidelines. We have capacity to do up to 2 lakh tests a day," the statement said. 16:50 (IST) Coronavirus in DelhI Latest Updates No congregational prayers at Jama Masjid till 30 June Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, said, "After taking public opinion and consulting scholars, it has been decided that from Maghreb (sunset) today till 30 June, no congregational prayers will be performed at Jama Masjid." 16:37 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Centre on MCD-Delhi govt contrasting figures: Numbers accounted for through 'death audit' "Country-wide death report compiled based on States' data. If states take a day or two more in conducting 'death audit' and a change in numbers arises due to it, then, in next 2-3 days numbers are accounted for," said the Union health ministry on difference in COVID-19 toll by Delhi governemt and MCD. 16:26 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates MCD says 2,098 COVID-19 deaths in Delhi, contradicts govt's 984 figure Jai Prakash, Chairperson, Standing Committee, North Delhi Municipal Corporation was quoted as saying by ANI, "From March till 10 June, in all three Municipal Corporations of Delhi, there have been around 2,098 coronavirus death cases for which funerals have been held." This claim is contrary to the toll of 984 released by the Delhi government in its latest bulletin. "MCD has released a list of cremation figures for coronavirus-infected corpses, where it says 1,080 of these cases were recorded by South Delhi Municipal Corporation while 976 have been recorded by North Delhi Municipal Corporation and 42 by East Delhi Municipal Corporation. The government is yet to issue a statement on the same," India Today reported. 16:14 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Centre says recovery rate is at 49.21% The Union health ministry, in a press briefing on Thursday, said that the recovery rate stands at 49.21 percent. "The number of patients recovered presently exceeds the number of active patients," said Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry on COVID-19 situation in the country. ICMR said the state government cannot lower their guard and need to keep on implementing effective surveillance and containment strategies preventing the spread of COVID-19. 16:04 (IST) Coronavirus in Nagaland Latest Updates Two more COVID-19 cases in Nagaland Two more people on Thursday tested positive for coronavirus in Nagaland, taking the total number of cases in the state to 130 on Thursday. "Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported out of 293 samples tested, both cases are from Kohima Quarantine Centre," state minister for health and family welfare, S Pangnyu Phom tweeted. "Both the new patients had recently returned to the state from other parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine in Kohima," The Indian Express reported. 2 new cases of COVID-19 +ve have been reported out of 293 samples tested. Both cases are from Kohima Quarantine Centre. Positive. : 130 Active. : 108 Recovered : 22 Death : 00 Update at 08:20 am, 11th June, 2020. — S Pangnyu Phom (@pangnyu) June 11, 2020 15:53 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates PIL filed in Delhi HC for imposition of strict lockdown A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Delhi High Court on Thursday, which sought the imposition of a strict lockdown in the National Capital as cases continue to rise. Delhi now has more than 33,000 cases of coronavirus and the toll stands at 984, "the government recently said that the national capital could witness 5.5 lakh cases by 31 July," India Today reported. 15:48 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Ship arrives in Porbandar from Iran Operation Samudra Setu: INS Shardul arrives at Porbandar, Gujarat with 233 Indian nationals embarked from Bandar Abbas, Iran. Operation Samudra Setu: INS Shardul arrives at Porbandar, Gujarat with 233 Indian nationals embarked from Bandar Abbas, Iran. pic.twitter.com/4TyD1AMRAA — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020 15:44 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates Delhi Police Commissioner says priority is to protect personnel from COVID-19 From counselling police personnel on social distancing to maintaining the law and order situation in a city that witnessed a communal flare-up just a few months ago, Delhi Police is fighting the battle against coronavirus for its own safety as well as for the safety of Delhiites, its chief SN Shrivastava said on Thursday. Shrivastava said the force has various Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in place for the personnel right from guiding them on taking precautions to their treatment in case they test positive. Over 800 Delhi police personnel have tested positive while five have so far lost their lives to coronavirus. (PTI) 15:25 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Amitabh Bachchan sends 180 migrant workers home After days of facing uncertainty in Mumbai, there was a sense of relief among the 180 migrant workers who arrived at the airport in Lucknow on Thursday morning by a special flight arranged by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. Migrants hailing from Gonda, Ambedkar Nagar, Unnao and other parts in Uttar Pradesh were looking forward to reach their homes. Coming out of the airport after due testing, Abdul Jalil Khan of Gonda who lives in Bandra in Mumbai, said he had boarded the flight with his wife and children. (PTI) 15:17 (IST) Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates COVID-19 lockdown eases in Srinagar Athletes begin practicing outdoors as playgrounds open up in Srinagar following government guidelines. Jammu and Kashmir: Athletes begin practicing outdoors as playgrounds open up in Srinagar following government guidelines. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/aw8LEKUYdZ — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2020 15:03 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates Online classes banned in Karnataka till Class 7 Karnataka government extended ban on online classes till Class 7 standard, ANI reported on Thursday. Earlier, it was decided to not allow online classes till 5th standard. Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: A team of NHRC on Thursday visited the LNJP hospital. Jyotika Kalra, a member was quoted by ANI as saying, "We have come here to take stock of situation after NHRC took suo moto cognizance on the complaints of the patients regarding discrepancies in availability of beds on Delhi corona app and in hospitals." The Union health ministry, in a press briefing on Thursday, said that the recovery rate stands at 49.21 percent. "The number of patients recovered presently exceeds the number of active patients," said Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry on COVID-19 situation in the country. ICMR said the state government cannot lower their guard and need to keep on implementing effective surveillance and containment strategies preventing the spread of COVID-19. There is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu till now. The outbreak has been curtailed in many districts of the state. Since Chennai is densely populated the spread of the virus is more there, ANI quoted Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami as saying. With the current surge in cases, India is on course to overtake Britain in the global list of countries worst affected by the pandemic and expected to reach the three lakh-mark by this week. The United Kingdom, which is the fourth worst-hit nation, has over 2.91 lakh cases. The number of COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 2.76-lakh mark on Wednesday, and a third of them have been reported in the first 10 days this month. The country has been recording close to 10,000 cases every day since 1 June. This means that nearly 90,000 cases have been added in the nationwide tally from 1 to 10 June. As many as 136 more people, including 54 disaster response personnel who were engaged in cyclone Amphan relief work in Odisha, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the state's total to 3,386, a health department official said. Earlier in June, 49 NDRF personnel and 12 Odisha Fire Service officials had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Sabarimala Temple will remain shut for devotees and only rituals will be held inside the premise from 14 June. The decision was taken after meeting between Devaswom Minister and Thantri, News18 reported. The Kerala government has decided to postpone the Sabarimala festival this year, which was scheduled to begin from 19 June. A Chief Medical Officer of CRPF has tested positive for COVID-19. The CMO has been shifted to a private hospital in Okhla. Total positive cases in CRPF now stand at 544, out of which 353 have recovered and 4 succumbed to the virus. In his address on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: 'Decades ago Swami Vivekananda wrote, 'The simplest method to be worked upon at present is to induce Indians to use their own products and get markets for Indian goods in other countries'. This path shown by Swami Vivekananda is an inspiration for India in the post-COVID world.' The cluster based approach for local production, which is now being promoted in India, is also an economic opportunity for all. Clusters associated with these will be developed in districts, blocks in which they are born, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 95th annual plenary session of Indian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. "Indian economy needs to be dragged out from 'command & control and shift' to 'plug & play' mode, said Modi. With 51 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan till 10.30 am on Thursday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 11,651. The COVID-19 toll was 264 after five more patients lost their lives to the infectious disease. "Of the total, there are 8596 recoveries and 8221 discharges," said the state health department on Thursday. As many as 441 people have been detained in Manipur for not wearing facial masks and not adhering to social distancing guidelines in public places amid the COVID-19 outbreak, police said. A total of 467 vehicles were also seized from their possession, they said. With 357 more COVID-19 patients succumbing to the viral infection in the past 24 hours, the toll across the country reached 8,102 as of Thursday. This takes the mortality rate to 2.83 percent. For second day in a row, the number of recoveries in India have exceeded the active COVID-19 cases after 1,41,029 patients were cured of the infectious disease as of Thursday. While, there are 1,37,448 number of active cases across the country. This takes the recovery rate to 49.2 percent. India reported the highest single-day spike of 9,996 fresh COVID-19 cases and 357 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by the health ministry on Thursday. A hostel for resident doctors at the Muzaffarnagar Medical College in Begrajpur in the district has been sealed after six of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were shifted to a COVID-care hospital, said subdivisional magistrate Inderkant Dwivedi. The remaining over 70 resident doctors have been quarantined in their hostel rooms at the medical college, he said. As many as 28 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel posted in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, officials said. They said the personnel were found infected during a contact-tracing exercise after the death of a 44-year-old coronavirus-infected constable on 6 June . With the death of a COVID-19 patient in Assam, the toll in the state climbed to six on Wednesday while, 235 fresh coronavirus cases were reported with the total reaching 3,285, said health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. India on Wednesday recorded 9,985 new COVID-19 cases and 279 fatalities, pushing the country's case count to 2,76,583 and toll to 7,745, the Union Health Ministry said. On a positive note, the number of recovered patients has exceeded the count of active cases for the first time. According to news agency PTI, nearly 90,000 cases have been added to the countrywide count of confirmed COVID-19 cases since 1 June, while nearly one-third of the overall toll has also been reported during these 10 days. India's first COVID-19 case was detected more than four months ago on 30 January, but it took more than 100 days thereafter for the number of confirmed cases to cross 1,00,000 on 18 May. However, the next one lakh cases were added in just about a fortnight. More than 9,000 new cases have been emerging every day for over a week now. India is the fifth worst-affected nation by the COVID-19 pandemic at present after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK. India is ranked 12th for the number of deaths, while it is at the 9th place for recoveries, as per the real-time global data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. India reports 9,985 new cases, 279 fatalities in 24 hours According to the morning update issued by the Union health ministry, India reported 9,985 new cases and 279 fatalities in the 24 hours since 8 am on Tuesday, pushing the overall case count to 2,76,583 and toll to 7,745. The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632, while 1,35,205 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. "Thus, 48.99 percent of the patients have recovered so far," it said. With this, for the first time, the number of active cases was lesser than then number of recoveries. Dr. Neeraj Gupta, professor in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, told PTI the data shows that more and more people are recovering which is as per global trends that 80 percent are likely to have mild disease and make 100 percent recovery. "This should provide hope to the people of India at large who are having a mortal fear of the disease. But then this should not make them complacent and people should follow social distancing and sanitisation guidelines," Gupta said. Of the 279 new deaths reported in India on Wednesday, 120 were in Maharashtra, 33 in Gujarat, 31 in Delhi, 21 in Tamil Nadu, 18 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Telangana, 10 in West Bengal, nine in Rajasthan, six each in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, three in Jammu and Kashmir, two in Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, and one each in Bihar, Jharkhand and Tripura. Out of the total 7,745 fatalities, Maharashtra reported the highest at 3,289 deaths, followed by Gujarat with 1,313, Delhi with 905, Madhya Pradesh with 420, West Bengal with 415, Tamil Nadu with 307, Uttar Pradesh with 301, Rajasthan with 255 and Telangana with 148 deaths. The death toll reached 77 in Andhra Pradesh, 66 in Karnataka, and 55 in Punjab. The highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 90,787 followed by Tamil Nadu at 34,914, Delhi at 31,309, Gujarat at 21,014, Uttar Pradesh at 11,335, Rajasthan at 11,245 and Madhya Pradesh at 9,849 according to the Health ministry morning update. The ministry's website said that 9,227 cases are being reassigned to states and "our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR". States report increase in cases However, a PTI tally of figures announced by different states and Union Territories, as of 9.25 pm, showed that the total number of confirmed cases has climbed to 2,77,286, while the death toll has mounted to 8,099. It also showed total recoveries at over 1.4 lakh. The number of cases in Maharashtra climbed to 94,041 on Wednesday with 3,254 new patients being detected, while the number of COVID-19 rose to 3,438 with 149 new fatalities being recorded during the day. However, more than 44,500 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the state so far. Mumbai alone registered as many as 1,567 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of cases to 52,445 on Wednesday, while 97 more patients died, taking the toll to 1,855, the city civic body said. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said lockdown restrictions have been partially eased to allow resumption of business and other activities but the COVID-19 threat still persists. He urged people to avoid crowding and maintain physical distancing post easing of the lockdown norms and warned that lockdown restrictions would have to be reimposed if guidelines were not followed. If the relaxations to the lockdown starts turning out to be risky, we will be compelled to re-impose the lockdown. — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) June 10, 2020 In Tamil Nadu, a record number of 1,927 new cases emerged, pushing the state's tally to 36,841 The toll rose to 326 as 19 people succumbed to the disease. DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, a noted articulate member of the principal Opposition party in the state Assembly, died at a private hospital in Chennai after battling COVID-19 for eight days. The Tamil Nadu government announced that it was recruiting more than 2,800 medical personnel including over 1,200 doctors and also proposed to double the number of beds in state government hospitals to 10,000. This would help lower the work burden of doctors, nurses and other health personnel and improve the COVID-19 treatment amenities, said state health minister C Vijaybaskar. Gujarat, another badly hit state, reported 510 new cases to take its tally to 21,554, while its death toll rose to 1,347. The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 15,305 with 343 new cases being detected while the toll the district rose to 1,092 with 26 more fatalities. New cases of the viral infection also continued to emerge across various states and UTs, including in Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Jammu and Kashmir recorded 161 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections in the Union Territory to 4,507, as two fresh deaths pushed the toll to 51. Seven more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the state's tally of coronavirus cases to 311. All the new patients had recently returned to the state from different parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine, a statement issued by the COVID-19 Common Control Room said, adding that their contact-tracing has been initiated. The Rajasthan government sealed all state borders for a week from Wednesday as the number of confirmed cases in the state surged by 123 to 11,368. No person can enter Rajasthan without a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the state or leave without a pass, Director General Of Police, Law and Order, ML Lather said in an order. 'Transmission in community', says Delhi health minister In Delhi, the total count of cases crossed 32,000 with more than 1,500 new cases getting reported, while its death count mounted to 984. The National Capital will need 1.5 lakh beds by 31 July once people start coming from other states for COVID-19 treatment, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said while announcing that the Lieutenant Governor's orders overruling his government's decisions on coronavirus will be implemented as "this is not the time for disagreements and politics". Kejriwal said his government has "unprecedented challenges" ahead as data shows that COVID-19 cases will rapidly increase in Delhi, but asserted that around 1,900 patients got beds in hospitals in the last eight days and 4,200 beds were still available, a claim that comes amidst reports of acute shortage of beds in healthcare facilities in the National Capital. Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain said there is "transmission in the community" but only the Centre can declare whether "community transmission". "There is transmission in the community. But if it is community transmission or not that can be declared by the Centre only. It is a technical term," a statement quoting Jain said. He had said on Tuesday that the source of infection is not known in nearly half of the fresh cases being reported in the National Capital. Community transmission generally refers to a stage where contact tracing for a large number of infections is difficult to establish. Warning of more trouble ahead, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had said on Tuesday that the number of COVID-19 cases could surge to 5.5 lakh by 31 July in the national capital itself at the current rate. With inputs from PTI

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Three migrant workers who were on their way to Utttar Pradesh from Maharashtra, mostly walking, died in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. The trio were among thousands of migrant workers who have set out on foot for their home states from Maharashtra in the last few weeks amid lockdown on account for coronavirus.While autopsy reports were yet to be available, doctors said the possible cause of deaths was fatigue and

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West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay on Saturday termed as misleading and incorrect a Railway ministry tweet which claimed that the West Bengal govt had approved eight special Shramik trains from various states after Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday alleged that the state was not allowing such trains. "All 8 trains were approved, communicated to states concerned on Friday," PTI quotes him as saying.

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Iran-linked hackers recently targeted staff at drugmaker Gilead, claims report

Hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at US drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc in recent weeks, according to publicly-available web archives reviewed by Reuters and three cybersecurity researchers, as the company races to deploy a treatment for the COVID-19 virus. In one case, a fake email login page designed to steal passwords was sent in April to a top Gilead executive involved in legal and corporate affairs, according to an archived version on a website used to scan for malicious web addresses. News agency Reuters said it was not able to determine whether the attack was successful.

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Pune district reported 160 new coronavirus cases since Friday night, taking the tally of cases to 2,732, PTI quotes health officials as saying. The death toll reached 148 with five COVID-19 patients succumbing to the infection, an official said.

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Mumbai Police registers fourth COVID-19 death

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Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra says he tested negative

Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra on Saturday took to Twitter to announce that he had tested negative for the coronavirus. Nehra was placed under quarantine on 5 May after he came into contact with a COVID-19 patient and CEO of Gujarat Maritime Board Mukesh Kumar had taken over the charge.

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Cop beats up doctor for refusing to conduct medical exam of four accused

An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI) thrashed a doctor of a primary health centre for allegedly refusing to conduct medical examination of four accused of a rape case who were without face masks and also tied with a single rope against the social distancing norms in Bihar's Darbhanga district on Saturday, reports PTI. The incident took place in the Jalle Primary Health Centre this morning. Doctors and other staff of the Jaale PHC went on strike to protest against the incident.

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Air Indian Express flight from Kuwait lands in Kochi

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Rahul Gandhi demands audit of PM-CARES fund

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday demanded audit of PM CARES Fund and said the account of money received and spent be made public. The Centre had set up the Prime Minister''s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund on 28 March, with the primary objective to deal with any kind of emergency situation like the one currently posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and provide relief to those affected. The Congress has questioned the government over setting up of a separate PM CARES Fund by the prime minister for fighting coronavirus, demanding that the same be merged with the PM National Relief Fund.

The #PmCares fund has received huge contributions from PSUs & major public utilities like the Railways. It’s important that PM ensures the fund is audited & that the record of money received and spent is available to the public.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 9, 2020

22:54 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Tripura Latest Updates

17 more BSF personnel test positive in Tripura

Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Saturday said that 17 more personnel from the Border Security Force's 86th Battalion have tested positive in Ambassa. Tripura now has 132 active cases and none of them are among civilians.

ALERT ! 17 persons found #COVID19 POSITIVE in Tripura today from 86th-Bn #BSF, Ambassa. No Civilian found POSITIVE among them. ✔️Total #COVID19 active cases in Tripura now stands: 132 ✔️ Transferred out: 02 ✔️Recovered: 02 Updated at : 10:00 pm, 9th May.#TripuraCovid19Count

— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) May 9, 2020

22:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Assam Latest Updates

Three, including ambulance driver, test positive in Assam

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that three more persons, including an ambulance driver have tested positive for the coronavirus infection in Jorhat, taking the total number of cases in the state to 62. The driver has been sent back to Maharashtra, he said while the other two patients have been admitted to the JMCH. 34 persons have been discharged and the number of active cases in the state stands at 27, said the minister.

Alert ~ 3 people, incl an Ambulance Driver from Mumbai who drove the 2, test #COVID19 + in Jorhat. Driver sent back to Mumbai. 2 are at JMCH since their arrival in Jorhat. ↗️#COVID19 patients in Assam 62 ↗️Active cases 27 ↗️Discharged 34 Update10.20 pm/May 9#AssamCovidCount

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 9, 2020

22:42 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Italy Latest Updates

Italy records a fall in both new cases and deaths

Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 194 on Saturday, against 243 the day before, Reuters quotes the Civil Protection Agency as saying, while the daily tally of new cases fell to 1,083 from 1,327 on Friday. The toll since the outbreak came to light on 21 February now stands at 30,395 the agency said, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain. The number of confirmed cases amounts to 218,268 the third highest global tally behind those of the United States and Spain.

22:37 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi govt orders release of Tablighi members from quarantine centres

The Delhi government has directed district administrations to release 2,446 Tablighi members from quarantine centres and ensure that they don't stay at any place except their residence, reports PTI. In a letter to deputy commissioners (administration), Delhi Disaster Management Authority's Special CEO KS Meena said all the 567 foreign Markaz attendees will be handed over to the Delhi Police. The move comes days after Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain ordered the release of Tablighi members who have completed their quarantine period at facilities in the National Capital. The district magistrates will explore the possibility of sending the Tablighi members, who belong to other states, in buses to their native places following social-distancing norms and other protocols, Meena said.

22:26 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Telangana Latest Updates

Telangana reports 31 new infections, count rises to 1,163

Telangana on Saturday recorded 31 new cases — 30 from Hyderabad and a migrant worker who tested positive —taking the state total to 1,163. According to a bulletin issued by the state government, 751 persons have been cured and discharged till date, including 24 who were discharged today and the number of active cases is now 382. Till date, 30 persons have died after contracting the viral infection.

Media bulletin on status of positive cases of #COVID19 in Telangana (Dated: 09.05.2020)#TelanganaFightsCorona #StayHome #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/oCPzaQtpok

— Eatala Rajender (@Eatala_Rajender) May 9, 2020

22:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Maharashtra Latest Updates

Thane now has 2,006 confirmed cases

The number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 2000-mark in Thane district as 184 people tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, PTI quotes a health official as saying. As on Saturday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Thane district is 2,006, and the number of deaths so far is 52, he said.

22:15 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak In Rajasthan Latest Updates

Rajasthan reports 129 new cases, three fatalities

Confirmed cases in Rajasthan climbed to 3,708, including 106 fatalities as the state registered 129 fresh infections and three deaths on Satuday, said the state health department. 1,895 persons have been cured and discharged till date and the number of active cases stands at 1,440. Of the 129 new cases, 51 were reported in Jaipur and 24 in Udaipur.

129 fresh cases of #COVID19 & three deaths have been reported in Rajasthan today, taking total number of cases & deaths to 3708 & 106, respectively. Number of active cases stands at 1440: Rajasthan Health Department pic.twitter.com/u9yIS2Y7sm

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

22:04 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates

Flight carrying Indian nationals stranded in UK to reach Mumbai on Sunday morning

The first batch of Indian nationals stranded in the UK after suspension of commercial air passenger services amid the COVID-19 outbreak are set to arrive at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai early morning on Sunday, reports PTI. The Air India flight, a Boeing 777 aircraft, departed for Mumbai from London at around 11 am on Saturday, an airline source told the news agency. The flight is expected to arrive at the airport at around 1.15 am on Sunday, he said.

The Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), which manages and operates the Mumbai airport has put together standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure safety of passengers arriving on repatriation flights, starting from Sunday, according to airport officials.

22:00 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Updates

First patient to receive plasma therapy in Uttar Pradesh dies of heart attack

The first patient to receive plasma therapy as an experimental treatment for coronavirus infection in Uttar Pradesh died following a heart attack on Saturday, reports PTI. The patient, a 58-year-old doctor, was admitted at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow and was on ventilator support since the last 14 days. Since he had high blood pressure and diabetes, he was under the continuous observation of doctors in the isolation ward, KGMU Vice Chancellor MLB Bhatt said. The doctor from Orai in Uttar Pradesh was administered plasma therapy at the state-run KGMU on 26 April. He was administered the plasma donated by a doctor from Canada who was the first COVID-19 patient admitted at the hospital and later recovered.

“The patient was in a stable condition. His lungs had improved, but he later developed urinary tract infection. Two reports of his samples came out as negative (for COVID-19) today,” the vice chancellor said. “He, however, suffered a heart attack around 5 pm. Despite all efforts, he could not be saved,” he said.

21:53 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Updates

Kerala to observe complete shut down on Sundays till further orders

The Kerala government on Saturday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for implementing a complete shutdown in the state on Sundays with a view to containing the contagion and to protect the environment. The list of activities allowed on Sunday includes sales of essential items, movement of vehicles bearing goods, supply of newspapers and medicines among others. Social gatherings apart from marriages and funerals will be barred.

Kerala Government has issued Standard Operating Protocol to observe complete shut down across the State on Sundays until further notice. pic.twitter.com/C9iRmTTGVw

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

21:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Updates

Ahmedbad reports 280 new cases, 20 fatalities

A total of 280 new COVID-19 cases were reported from hotspot Ahmedabad along with 20 more deaths on Saturday, taking the total case count to 5,540 in the district and fatalities to 363, PTI quotes a health department official as saying. Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi said that the number of the discharged patients from various hospitals in Ahmedabad after recovery mounted by 106 to 1,107 in the last 24 hours.

21:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

ICMR teams up with Bharat Biotech to develop COVID-19 vaccine

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for COVID-19, the apex health research body said on Saturday. The vaccine will be developed using the virus strain isolated at the ICMR's National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, a statement said. The strain has been successfully transferred from NIV to BBIL, it added.

"Work on vaccine development has been initiated between the two partners. The ICMR-NIV will provide continuous support to BBIL for vaccine development. ICMR and BBIL will seek fast-track approvals to expedite vaccine development, subsequent animal studies and clinical evaluation of the candidate vaccine," the health research body said in the statement.

PTI

21:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Himachal Pradesh Latest Updates

Himachal Pradesh now has 10 active cases

A man in Kangra district has tested positive for #COVID19, taking total number of active cases to 10 in Himachal Pradesh, ANI quotes State Additional Chief Secretary (Health) RD Dhiman as saying.

21:30 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

35 more BSF personnel test positive

35 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday, reports ANI. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the force crosses 250.

21:22 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

Health ministry to send additional teams to 10 states

The Union health ministry has decided to deploy Central teams to 10 states that have a high case load and are recording a high spurt of cases, in addition to the twenty teams deployed to districts with a high number of cases. These teams will assist the state health departments of respective states to facilitate management of the coronavirus outbreak, the ministry said in a press release. The teams will consist of a senior official from the ministry, a joint secretary level nodal officer and a public health expert and support the state health department in implementing containment measures in the affected areas. The teams will be sent to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

21:13 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

Madhya Pradesh COVID-19 count crosses 3,000

Number of those infected by the novel coronavirus reaches 3,457 in Madhya Pradesh, with 116 new cases being reported today, ANI quotes the state health department as saying. As many as 1,780 cases and 87 have been reported from Indore. Out of the total cases, 1,480 patients have recovered while 211 others have succumbed to the infection. There are 625 containment areas in the state.

Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 3457 in Madhya Pradesh, with 116 new cases being reported today. Out of the total cases, 1480 patients have recovered while 211 others succumbed to the infection. There are 625 containment areas in the state: Madhya Pradesh Health Department pic.twitter.com/3awdE6JrRU

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

21:01 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

West Bengal approves eight special trains, none from Maharashtra yet, says Rail ministry

In a series of tweets, the ministry of railways said that the West Bengal government today approved eight special trains to bring back migrant labourers stranded in various states, however, no trains have been approved from Maharashtra, it said. "After request of Hon’ble HM, today afternoon WB has approved two trains from Punjab, two from Tamil Nadu, three from Karnataka and one from Telangana, which are being arranged," it said.

"However, West Bengal has not approved any train from Maharashtra, while there is a requirement of 16 trains to the state and presently six requests are pending for which approval is still awaited from West Bengal," it said in another tweet. According to the ministry, railways has run 300 sepcial trains till date from various states, however, West Bengal had given approval for only two trains till Saturday morning.

20:47 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

CRPF reports 62 new cases

The country's largest paramilitary force CRPF reported 62 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday from a single Delhi-based unit, officials said. The total number of active cases in the 3.25 lakh-strong force now stands at 231, they said. Two personnel have recovered from coronavirus while one succumbed to the infection.

20:45 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Maharashtra sees spike in cases as total reaches 20,228

1165 new cases, 48 deaths were reported in Maharashtra. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 20,228, while the toll reaches 779. Over 12,800 cases have been reported from Mumbai, according to the state health department.

1165 new COVID19 cases, 48 deaths reported in the state today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 20,228: #Maharashtra Health Department pic.twitter.com/AL4rlBxtKe

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

20:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Updates

Confirmed cases in Haryana climb to 675

Number of coronavirus infections reaches 675 in Haryana, including 290 recoveries and nine deaths. Number of active cases stands at 376. Doubling rate of cases in the state is 9 days, ANI quotes the Haryana Health Department as saying.

Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 675 Haryana, including 290 recoveries & 9 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 376. Doubling rate of cases in the state is 9 days: Haryana Health Department pic.twitter.com/DidJDHLLbE

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

20:29 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

Cabinet secretary to hold video conference at 10 am on 10 May

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba will hold a video conference about containing the spread of the novel coronavirus with all States/Union Teerritories at 10am on Sunday, reports ANI. Chief Secretaries , Principal Secretaries (Health) from states along with Niti Aayog members, secretaries of the health ministry, home ministry and information and broadcasting ministry and the secretary of the National Disaster Management Authority are expected to attend the virtual meeting

20:25 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Mizoram Latest Updates

Mizoram's lone COVID-19 patient discharged from hospital

Mizoram became coronavirus-free with the discharge of the lone COVID-19 patient from a hospital on Saturday, PTI quotes officials as saying. It now shares a similar status with four other northeastern states -- Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone COVID-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment. He was discharged from the hospital after four consecutive tests turned negative, the minister said. The pastor, who is in his early 50s and working under the Baptist Church of Mizoram, returned to the state from Amsterdam on 16 March. He was pursuing higher study in theology in the Netherlands capital. He tested positive for novel coronavirus on 24 March and was admitted at ZMC along with his wife and two children. The pastor's wife and children were discharged from the medical college on 28 March after they tested negative for COVID-19.

20:17 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates

UP doctor, who contracted coronavirus in line of duty, dies in KGMU hospital

Dr Sunil Agrawal, who got infected with coronavirus while on duty in Auraiya Hospital, passed away in Lucknow's KGMU hospital today. He was also the first patient to have recieved Plasma Therapy treatment in the state. His condition had improved after the therapy, and he even tested coronavirus negative, but later died after a heart attack.

“The patient was in a stable condition. His lungs had improved, but he later developed urinary tract infection. Two reports of his samples came out as negative (for COVID-19) today,” KGMU vice chancellor said. “He, however, suffered a heart attack around 5 pm. Despite all efforts, he could not be saved,” he said.

20:14 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Updates

Cases in Gujarat surge to 7,797

23 deaths and 394 new cases were reported in Gujarat in the past 24 hours, reported the Times of India. The total number of cases in the in the state reached 7,797 including 472 deaths. 2,091 persons have been cured and discharged till date.

20:01 (IST)

Aarogya Setu app alerted govt about over 650 current and 300 emerging hotspots

Aarogya Setu app alerted the government about more than 650 hotspots across the country and over 300 emerging hotspots, said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

19:56 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates

Tamil Nadu govt sets up high-level committee to assess COVID-19 impact

The Tamil Nadu government has set up a high-level committee headed by ex-RBI governor C Rangarajan to assess COVID-19 impact and suggest the way forward to improve its fiscal position, reports PTI.

19:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh Latest Updates

Five-year-old among five discharged in Chhattisgarh; active cases stand at 16

Five people were discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after recovering from the novel

coronavirus infection, PTI quotes health officials as saying. Those discharged include two women and a five-year-old boy, an official informed. So far 43 people have been discharged while the number of active cases in the state is 16, he added.

Chhattisgarh COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 59; New cases nil; Deaths nil; Discharged 43; Active cases 16; People tested so far 23,629.

19:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates

Asymptomatic international passengers to be kept in institutional quarantine for 14 days, says Karnataka health department

Correcting its guidelines for international passengers arriving in the state, the Karnataka health department on Saturday said that asymptomatic passengers would be kept in institutional quarantine for 14 days instead of seven days institutional quarantine and seven days home quarantine. It also said that all international passengers would be tested twice, first on arrival and on the 14th day after arrival.

SOP for international passengers 1. 14 days mandatory quarantine under Government arranged facilities. 2. Swab testing on arrival and on 14th day@CMofKarnataka @BSYBJP @sriramulubjp @drashwathcn @mla_sudhakar @iaspankajpandey @BBMP_MAYOR @BBMPCOMM @KarnatakaVarthe pic.twitter.com/g7cNxb5hcZ

— K'taka Health Dept (@DHFWKA) May 9, 2020

19:24 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates

Coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu jump by 526 to 6,535

Tamil Nadu recorded 526 fresh cases in the last 24 hours and Chennai recorded 279 cases with four deaths, reports News18. The total number of coronavirus has infections in the state has reached 6,535. Four deaths were also reported today, taking the toll in the state to 44. Acoording to the report, as many as 1,867 cases are linked to the Koyembedu market cluster.

19:13 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chandigarh Latest Updates

Confirmed cases in Chandigarh rise to 169

23 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Chandigarh on Saturday, of which 21 were from a colony in sector-26, ANI quotes the Chandigarh Health Department as saying. The total number of positive cases is now 169, including two deaths.

23 new COVID19 cases including 21 from Bapudham colony sector-26 reported today; the total number of positive cases is now 169: Chandigarh Health Department pic.twitter.com/9YTpc9E8xj

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

19:07 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Guajrat Latest Updates

Gujarat govt announces exemptions from labour laws to new units for 1,200 days

The Gujarat government on Saturday announced exemption from certain labour laws for 1,200 days to firms that want to set up new units in the state in order to "boost economic activities" post-lockdown, reports PTI. "Companies in Gujarat, India and abroad willing to bring new projects and set up new units in the state will be freed from labour laws for 1,200 days, except those related to the minimum wages and industrial safety," said Ashwani Kumar, secretary to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Local MSME owners willing to set up new units will also get this exemption, he said.

19:02 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Punjab Latest Updates

Case count in Punjab rises to 1,762

Number of coronavirus positive cases in Punjab climbed to 1,762 as 31 more people tested positive on Saturday. The total number of active cases stands at 1574 while 31 persons have died due to the disease, according to the Punjab Health Department

Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 1762 in Punjab, with 31 more people testing positive today. Number of active cases & fatalities due to the infection stands at 1574 & 31, respectively: Punjab Health Department pic.twitter.com/R1dMQmZuDz

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

18:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

Testing capacity scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Harsh Vardhan

The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. “The testing capacity has increased in the country and it is 95,000 tests per day with 332 government laboratories and 121 private laboratories. Cumulatively, 15,25,631 tests have been done so far for COVID-19," PTI quotes him as saying.

18:30 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates

BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visits Dharavi

Newly-appointed BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Mumbai's Dharavi area on Saturday to take stock of the situation as the number of cases rose to 833.

Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Dharavi area today and took stock of COVID19 situation and the preventive measures being taken.#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/BhqcqzF7hr

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

18:27 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates

Five special trains to bring back 5,000 stranded workers to Odisha

Five special trains will start journey from three states on Saturday to bring back 5,000 stranded Odia people, a day after the Supreme Court allowed the return of migrants to Odisha, officials told PTI.The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an interim order of the Orissa High Court which had asked the state government to ensure that only those tested negative for COVID-19 were allowed to return to Odisha. Three trains will come from Gujarat and one each from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the officials said, adding that about 5,000 people will return to Odisha by these five trains.

A senior East Coast Railways official said one of the five trains has already left from Surat for Odisha's Ganjam district. Two trains will leave from Ahmedabad in Gujarat for Khurda Road in Odisha, one train from Panvel station in Mumbai will start the journey to Odisha's Titlagarh in Bolangir district and another will leave from Chennai for Jagannathpur in Ganjam district, the official said.

18:20 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

224 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Delhi, total climbs to 6,542

The number of confirmed cases in Delhi climbed to 6,542 as 224 new infections were reported between 4 pm on Friday to midnight. According to data released by the Chief Minister's Office, no new deaths were recorded and the toll stands at 68. 2,020 people have recovered from the viral infection and there 4,454 active COVID-19 cases in the National Capital.

From Sunday, the state government will follow a midnight to midnight cycle and data will be released every morning.

🏥Delhi Health Bulletin - 9th May 2020 🏥 Note: This health bulletin has data from 4 PM yesterday to 12 midnight. From tomorrow onwards, we will follow 12 midnight to 12 midnight cycle. The health bulletin will be released every morning. #DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/ssK7fQlVUY

— CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) May 9, 2020

18:10 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Dharavi reports 25 new cases, one death

25 new cases, one death due to the viral infection were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi today, ANI quotes the BMC as saying.A total of 833 positive cases and 27 deaths have been reported from the largest slum in the world.

18:05 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Policeman dies of coronavirus infection in Nashik

A 51-year-old police constable who had tested positive for coronavirus died in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Saturday afternoon, PTI quotes an official as saying. This is the sixth death of a police personnel due to COVID-19 in the state, he said.

The constable, a resident of Nashik city, was deputed on security duty in Malegaon town in the district which has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot. He was admitted to the civil hospital in Nashik after showing symptoms of infection on 1 May, the police official said.

17:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates

Confirmed cases in Karnataka up by 41 to 794

Karnataka on Saturday registered 41 fresh infections, pushing the total in the state to 794, including 30 deaths and 386 recoveries, according to the 5 pm bulletin issued by the state health department.

41 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Karnataka today, taking total number of cases to 794 including 30 deaths & 386 discharges. Number of active cases stands at 377: Karnataka Health Department pic.twitter.com/wVwINZz6EH

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

17:49 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates

Case count in Jammu and Kashmir reaches 836

13 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases to 836, reports ANI.

13 new positive cases have been reported since yesterday. The total number of positive cases is now 836: Govt of UT of Jammu and Kashmir pic.twitter.com/S75hENZjPF

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

17:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

Six more ITBP personnel test positive in Delhi

Six new positive cases were reported among the Indo-Tibetan Border Police in the last 24 hours, reports ANI. Till date, a total of 100 personnel (all in Delhi) have contracted the viral infection.

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: The samples of an assistant sub inspector attached to Vinoba Bhave Nagar police station in Mumbai who died on Friday have tested positive for novel coronavirus.

Confirmed cases in Rajasthan climbed to 3,708, including 106 fatalities as the state registered 129 fresh infections and three deaths on Satuday, said the state health department.

1,165 new cases, 48 deaths were reported in Maharashtra. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 20,228, while the toll reaches 779, according to the evening bulletin issued by the state health department.

23 deaths and 394 new cases were reported in Gujarat in the past 24 hours, according to reports. The total number of cases in the in the state reached 7,797 including 472 deaths.

Two persons who were brought back to Kerala on an evacuation flight on 7 May have tested positive, taking the number of active cases in the state to 17, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

The Tamil Nadu govt announced major relaxations in lockdown guidelines in non-containment zones from Monday. Essential shops can function from 6am to 7pm while standalone and neigbourhood shops to open from 10 am to 6 pm and from 10.30 am to 6 pm in Chennai.

"Number of active cases of COVID-19 stands at 1800 in Uttar Pradesh and 1399 patients have recovered. Our average recovery rate stands at around 43 percent as against national average of 30 percent," ANI quotes Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad as saying.

In a slugfest over the transportation of stranded migrants to West Bengal, railway officials on Saturday said there were no proposal on record so far with the national transporter to run any more 'Shramik Special' trains to the state.

The Indian Railways reaction came minutes after the TMC said they have already planned to run eight trains to ferry migrants from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Telangana. The railway said they did not even have the proposal yet for the train, which the TMC claimed has been scheduled from Hyderabad to Malda on Saturday at 3 pm

As the Centre has started running special trains to send stranded migrant workers back to their states, close to 1.09 lakh migrant workers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have applied on a Haryana government web portal to come to the state, Indian Express reported.

According to the report, around 79.29 percent of migrant labourers have applied to come to Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panipat, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Yamunanagar and Rewari. Little over 50,000 of them want to come to Gurgaon district.

Officials believe the state's low coronavirus numbers is a factor for the workers seeking return. Till Friday, Haryana had 647 positive cases,

West Bengal is running 711 camps for the migrants in state, we are taking good care of them, said TMC leader Derek O'Brien, reacting sharply to the allegations made by the Centre over the failure of the West Bengal government to implement standard operating procedures in bringing back stranded migrants.

TMC leader Derek O'Brien on Saturday accused Amit Shah of being biased with the BJP-ruled states with regard to stopping the movement of migrant labourers.

"The Home Minister is writing so many letters to Bengal but nothing was done in Karnataka when the CM stopped the movement of migrant labourers. Later he had to revoke the decision. The Uttar Pradesh government has waived off all labour laws but, no letters were written to them," said O'Brien.

He further alleged that the Centre was responsible for the rail mishap in Maharashtra's Aurangabad.

In response to Amit Shah's letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that migrants were not permitted to enter the state on trains, TMC's Derek O'brien was quoted by News18 as saying, "Home Minister of India has finally woken up from a deep sleep. We were wondering if you have helped any migrants."

A letter by the Home Minister first reached Delhi before it reached the West Bengal Govt. You sent doctors to Gujarat but a IMCT to Bengal, why are you messing around?

India's current doubling rate of COVID-19 cases improved to 11 days as against 9.9 days in the last week, while the mortality rate has been recorded at 3.3 percent, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday.

The Maharashtra Education Department said that no fee hike in schools can be imposed for academic year 2020-21. "Parents should not be forced to pay the remaining fee of academic year 2019-20 and the fee for 2020-21 in one go, they must be given monthly/quarterly payment options," said the state Education Department.

With the issue of migrant labourers being the latest flashpoint between Centre and West Bengal government, Home Minister Amit Shah took a potshot at chief minister Mamata Banerjee for not getting "expected support" help migrant workers reach home.

"West Bengal government is not allowing trains with migrants reaching the state. This is injustice with West Bengal migrant labourers. This will create further hardship for them," Shah said in his letter to Mamata.

He further pointed out that the Centre has facilitated the return of more than 200,000 migrant labourers to reach home and that workers from West Bengal are also eager to go back.

According to the health ministry's latest notice on discharge policy for COVID-19 patients, for mild and pre-symptomatic cases, patients can be discharged after after 10 days of symptom onset and no fever for three days.

For moderate cases, patients will be discharged only after resolution of clinical symptoms and ability to maintain oxygen saturation above 95 percent for three consecutive days without support.

For severe cases, patients will be discharged after they test negative by RT-PCR.

Rajasthan registered a total of 3,636 COVID-19 positive cases after 57 more individuals tested positive for the infectious disease on Saturday. According to the state health department, the toll remained at 103 with no new deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.

With 3,320 more people testing positive in the past 24 hours across the nation, the total number of confirmed cases climbed to 59,662 on Saturday. Of the total, there were 39,834 active cases.

The Karnataka government has permitted the sale of liquor in standalone clubs, boarding hotels and bars, where the existing stock of alcohol can be sold at MRP, reported News18.

The alcohol can be bought only as takeaways from 9 am to 7 pm from Saturday till 17 May.

Karnataka has been among the few states that has wanted to restart economic activities and have the revenue come in for the state.

The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Maharashtra Chief Secretary and the District Magistrate of Aurangabad over 16 migrant workers being mowed down by a goods train. The incident happened between Badnapur and Karmad stations in Nanded Division.

The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports about mowing down of 16 migrant workers by the goods train in the early hours of Friday, it said in a statement.

The officers have been directed to submit a detailed report within four weeks. "It should also include details of the steps taken by the state and the district authorities to provide food, shelter and other basic amenities to the poor people, especially migrant labourers, who are facing extreme difficulties from every angle during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown," it said.

The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases reached 56,342 on Friday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states.

India registered an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, on Friday while the number of those having recovered from the infection crossedg the 16,000 mark and the toll neared 1,900.

Meanwhile, the situation in Maharashtra's Mumbai and Pune remained worrisome with both cities reporting 748 and 111 cases, respectively. The massive spike in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region was reported along with the news that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation chief was replaced by the Maharashtra government on Friday.

BMC commissioner Pravin Pardeshi will swap offices with Iqbal S Chahal, currently additional chief secretary (urban development).

Delhi, Chennai and Ahmedabad emerged as other major hotspots in the country, with the National Capital reporting 338 new cases, while the other two cities registered 399 and 269 cases, respectively.

Spike in cases continue despite extended lockdown

A large number of new cases were reported during the day from various cities in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha also reported rise in their tallies.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 37,916. While 16,539 people have recovered, one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, around 29.35 percent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said. The total cases include 111 foreign nationals.

The total of 103 deaths reported since Thursday morning include 43 in Maharashtra; 29 in Gujarat; eight in Madhya Pradesh; seven in West Bengal; five in Rajasthan; two each in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh; and one each in Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Of the 1,886 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 694 patients dying of COVID-19, Gujarat comes second with 425 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 193, West Bengal at 151, Rajasthan at 97, Delhi at 66, Uttar Pradesh at 62 and Andhra Pradesh at 38.

The death toll reached 37 in Tamil Nadu, 30 in Karnataka while Telangana has reported 29 fatalities. Punjab has registered 28 COVID-19 deaths, Jammu and Kashmir nine, Haryana seven, Bihar five and Kerala four.

Jharkhand has recorded three COVID-19 fatalities. Odisha and Himachal Pradesh have reported two deaths each. Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Assam and Uttarakhand have reported one fatality each, according to the ministry data.

According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra at 17,974 followed by Gujarat at 7,012, Delhi at 5,980, Tamil Nadu at 5,409, Rajasthan at 3,427, Madhya Pradesh at 3,252 and Uttar Pradesh at 3,071.

The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 1,847 in Andhra Pradesh and 1,644 in Punjab.

The tally has risen to 1,548 in West Bengal, 1,123 in Telangana, 793 in Jammu and Kashmir, 705 in Karnataka, 625 in Haryana and 550 in Bihar.

Kerala has reported 503 coronavirus cases so far, while Odisha has 219. A total of 135 people have been infected with the virus in Chandigarh and 132 in Jharkhand.

Tripura has reported 65 cases, Uttarakhand has 61, Chhattisgarh has 59, Assam has 54, Himachal Pradesh has 46 and Ladakh has 42.

Thirty-three COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Meghalaya has registered 12 cases, Puducherry has nine, while Goa has seven. Manipur has two cases. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have reported one case each.

"Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)," the ministry said on its website.

State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it said.

MHA says 'learn to live with virus'

During a press briefing on the COVID-19 situation, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, "As we talk of relaxations to the lockdown and of migrant workers returning back to their respective homes, there is a big challenge in front of us that we also have to learn to live with the virus."

"And when we are talking about learning to live with the virus then it is very important that the guidelines that are there on saving oneself from the virus are adopted in the community as a behavioural change," he added.

It is a big challenge and the government needs the community support for it, Agarwal added.

The ministry also reeled off various datasets, including those showing a rising number of infection-free districts and an increasing recovery rate, to suggest the success of the government's strategy in the COVID-19 fight, even as it sought "a behavioural change" and everyone's support in this massive challenge.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, however, admitted there has been no success yet in breaking the virus chain, and said his government may seek deployment of central forces, if needed, to allow police personnel to take rest in phases. The state tops the nationwide tally for confirmed cases as well as deaths.

Ugly side of migrant crisis

Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. The migrant workers, rendered jobless due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown and desperate to go to their native places, were walking along the rail tracks apparently to escape police attention.

Those killed and the four other migrant workers who survived were all male, officials said. A viral video clip from the scene of the tragedy shows the bodies of migrant workers lying on the tracks and nearby with their meagre personal belongings scattered around.

Aurangabad SP Mokshada Patil told PTI that three of the four survivors had tried in vain to wake up their colleagues who had slept on the track after an overnight walk from Jalna, around 40 kilometres from the accident spot. The workers were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna along rail tracks, while returning to their home state Madhya Pradesh, an official at the Karmad police station said.

Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh governments announced financial aid of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased.

Separately in Karnataka, hundreds of migrant workers gathered on Mangaluru station in protest. They told the local police that they were stuck in the city without jobs, money and adequate food and that they were even willing to walk to their home states if the special trains were not operated immediately.

Meanwhile, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a direction to the Centre to ask all district magistrates in the country to identify stranded migrant workers and provide shelter and food to them before ensuring their free transportation to native places in view of the Aurangabad tragedy.

Economic costs of lockdown causes worry

With the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown hitting the economy badly, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh urged the prime minister to spell out the way forward for the country's economic revival and an exit strategy from the third phase of the lockdown.

A nationwide lockdown has been in place since 25 March, which was first imposed for 21 days but got extended first for another 14 days till 3 May and then for further 14 days in the third phase, with considerable relaxations, till 17 May.

The economic cost of the COVID-19 fight and the ongoing nationwide lockdown also appeared rising manifold with Moody's Investors Service projecting India's economic growth at zero percent for the current fiscal. It also said that a high government debt, weak social and physical infrastructure, and a fragile financial sector face further pressures due to the coronavirus outbreak.

According to experts, industrial and other business establishments may also face a huge labour shortage once they resume operations after the lockdown, which has been in place since 25 March and is scheduled to continue till 17 May. Lakhs of migrant workers have either left for their native places or are in the process of doing so, including by trains and buses arranged by state governments.

There are also worries that the virus spread may grow further in newer areas following these movements, while a large number of Indians stranded abroad have also begun returning home in special flights.

Since its outbreak in China last December, more than 38.6 lakh people have been found to be infected with this virus, while over 2.7 lakh people have lost their lives. Nearly 13 lakh people have recovered so far, including about 2 lakh in the US.

Separately, a panel of experts, formed to suggest ways to revive Maharashtra's economy, hit by the COVID-19 crisis and the resultant lockdown, submitted its report to the government during the day.

Several states have been taking steps to shore up their resources, including by levying higher taxes on fuel and liquor. After Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and several others, Himachal Pradesh government has now decided to impose a 'corona cess' on liquor sales, while Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy also said the territorial administration was mulling imposition of special COVID-19 tax on liquor to wriggle out of the current fiscal crisis.

The Madras High Court, however, ordered closure of liquor shops in Tamil Nadu a day after they were reopened, but allowed sale of liquor through online and door delivery till the end of the lockdown.

The Supreme Court too asked states to consider non-direct contact or online sales and home delivery of liquor during the lockdown period to prevent the spread of coronavirus on account of crowding at the shops.

Liquor shops were allowed to be opened in the third phase of the lockdown, which began on 4 May, subject to compliance to social distancing and other guidelines issued by the government.

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Despite all efforts, he could not be saved,” he said. 20:14 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Updates Cases in Gujarat surge to 7,797 23 deaths and 394 new cases were reported in Gujarat in the past 24 hours, reported the Times of India. The total number of cases in the in the state reached 7,797 including 472 deaths. 2,091 persons have been cured and discharged till date. 20:01 (IST) Aarogya Setu app alerted govt about over 650 current and 300 emerging hotspots Aarogya Setu app alerted the government about more than 650 hotspots across the country and over 300 emerging hotspots, said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant. 19:56 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates Tamil Nadu govt sets up high-level committee to assess COVID-19 impact The Tamil Nadu government has set up a high-level committee headed by ex-RBI governor C Rangarajan to assess COVID-19 impact and suggest the way forward to improve its fiscal position, reports PTI. 19:48 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh Latest Updates Five-year-old among five discharged in Chhattisgarh; active cases stand at 16 Five people were discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday after recovering from the novel coronavirus infection, PTI quotes health officials as saying. Those discharged include two women and a five-year-old boy, an official informed. So far 43 people have been discharged while the number of active cases in the state is 16, he added. Chhattisgarh COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 59; New cases nil; Deaths nil; Discharged 43; Active cases 16; People tested so far 23,629. 19:44 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates Asymptomatic international passengers to be kept in institutional quarantine for 14 days, says Karnataka health department Correcting its guidelines for international passengers arriving in the state, the Karnataka health department on Saturday said that asymptomatic passengers would be kept in institutional quarantine for 14 days instead of seven days institutional quarantine and seven days home quarantine. It also said that all international passengers would be tested twice, first on arrival and on the 14th day after arrival. SOP for international passengers 1. 14 days mandatory quarantine under Government arranged facilities. 2. Swab testing on arrival and on 14th day@CMofKarnataka @BSYBJP @sriramulubjp @drashwathcn @mla_sudhakar @iaspankajpandey @BBMP_MAYOR @BBMPCOMM @KarnatakaVarthe pic.twitter.com/g7cNxb5hcZ — K'taka Health Dept (@DHFWKA) May 9, 2020 19:24 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates Coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu jump by 526 to 6,535 Tamil Nadu recorded 526 fresh cases in the last 24 hours and Chennai recorded 279 cases with four deaths, reports News18. The total number of coronavirus has infections in the state has reached 6,535. Four deaths were also reported today, taking the toll in the state to 44. Acoording to the report, as many as 1,867 cases are linked to the Koyembedu market cluster. 19:13 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Chandigarh Latest Updates Confirmed cases in Chandigarh rise to 169 23 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Chandigarh on Saturday, of which 21 were from a colony in sector-26, ANI quotes the Chandigarh Health Department as saying. The total number of positive cases is now 169, including two deaths. 23 new COVID19 cases including 21 from Bapudham colony sector-26 reported today; the total number of positive cases is now 169: Chandigarh Health Department pic.twitter.com/9YTpc9E8xj — ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 19:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Guajrat Latest Updates Gujarat govt announces exemptions from labour laws to new units for 1,200 days The Gujarat government on Saturday announced exemption from certain labour laws for 1,200 days to firms that want to set up new units in the state in order to "boost economic activities" post-lockdown, reports PTI. "Companies in Gujarat, India and abroad willing to bring new projects and set up new units in the state will be freed from labour laws for 1,200 days, except those related to the minimum wages and industrial safety," said Ashwani Kumar, secretary to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. Local MSME owners willing to set up new units will also get this exemption, he said. 19:02 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Punjab Latest Updates Case count in Punjab rises to 1,762 Number of coronavirus positive cases in Punjab climbed to 1,762 as 31 more people tested positive on Saturday. The total number of active cases stands at 1574 while 31 persons have died due to the disease, according to the Punjab Health Department Number of #COVID19 cases reaches 1762 in Punjab, with 31 more people testing positive today. Number of active cases & fatalities due to the infection stands at 1574 & 31, respectively: Punjab Health Department pic.twitter.com/R1dMQmZuDz — ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 18:44 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates Testing capacity scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Harsh Vardhan The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. “The testing capacity has increased in the country and it is 95,000 tests per day with 332 government laboratories and 121 private laboratories. Cumulatively, 15,25,631 tests have been done so far for COVID-19," PTI quotes him as saying. 18:30 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visits Dharavi Newly-appointed BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Mumbai's Dharavi area on Saturday to take stock of the situation as the number of cases rose to 833. Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal visited Dharavi area today and took stock of COVID19 situation and the preventive measures being taken.#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/BhqcqzF7hr — ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 18:27 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates Five special trains to bring back 5,000 stranded workers to Odisha Five special trains will start journey from three states on Saturday to bring back 5,000 stranded Odia people, a day after the Supreme Court allowed the return of migrants to Odisha, officials told PTI.The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an interim order of the Orissa High Court which had asked the state government to ensure that only those tested negative for COVID-19 were allowed to return to Odisha. Three trains will come from Gujarat and one each from Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, the officials said, adding that about 5,000 people will return to Odisha by these five trains. A senior East Coast Railways official said one of the five trains has already left from Surat for Odisha's Ganjam district. Two trains will leave from Ahmedabad in Gujarat for Khurda Road in Odisha, one train from Panvel station in Mumbai will start the journey to Odisha's Titlagarh in Bolangir district and another will leave from Chennai for Jagannathpur in Ganjam district, the official said. 18:20 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates 224 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Delhi, total climbs to 6,542 The number of confirmed cases in Delhi climbed to 6,542 as 224 new infections were reported between 4 pm on Friday to midnight. According to data released by the Chief Minister's Office, no new deaths were recorded and the toll stands at 68. 2,020 people have recovered from the viral infection and there 4,454 active COVID-19 cases in the National Capital. From Sunday, the state government will follow a midnight to midnight cycle and data will be released every morning. 🏥Delhi Health Bulletin - 9th May 2020 🏥 Note: This health bulletin has data from 4 PM yesterday to 12 midnight. From tomorrow onwards, we will follow 12 midnight to 12 midnight cycle. The health bulletin will be released every morning. #DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/ssK7fQlVUY — CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) May 9, 2020 18:10 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates Dharavi reports 25 new cases, one death 25 new cases, one death due to the viral infection were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi today, ANI quotes the BMC as saying.A total of 833 positive cases and 27 deaths have been reported from the largest slum in the world. 18:05 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates Policeman dies of coronavirus infection in Nashik A 51-year-old police constable who had tested positive for coronavirus died in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Saturday afternoon, PTI quotes an official as saying. This is the sixth death of a police personnel due to COVID-19 in the state, he said. The constable, a resident of Nashik city, was deputed on security duty in Malegaon town in the district which has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot. He was admitted to the civil hospital in Nashik after showing symptoms of infection on 1 May, the police official said. 17:55 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates Confirmed cases in Karnataka up by 41 to 794 Karnataka on Saturday registered 41 fresh infections, pushing the total in the state to 794, including 30 deaths and 386 recoveries, according to the 5 pm bulletin issued by the state health department. 41 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Karnataka today, taking total number of cases to 794 including 30 deaths & 386 discharges. Number of active cases stands at 377: Karnataka Health Department pic.twitter.com/wVwINZz6EH — ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 17:49 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates Case count in Jammu and Kashmir reaches 836 13 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases to 836, reports ANI. 13 new positive cases have been reported since yesterday. The total number of positive cases is now 836: Govt of UT of Jammu and Kashmir pic.twitter.com/S75hENZjPF — ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 17:39 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates Six more ITBP personnel test positive in Delhi Six new positive cases were reported among the Indo-Tibetan Border Police in the last 24 hours, reports ANI. Till date, a total of 100 personnel (all in Delhi) have contracted the viral infection. Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: The samples of an assistant sub inspector attached to Vinoba Bhave Nagar police station in Mumbai who died on Friday have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Confirmed cases in Rajasthan climbed to 3,708, including 106 fatalities as the state registered 129 fresh infections and three deaths on Satuday, said the state health department. The Union health ministry has decided to deploy Central teams to 10 states that have a high case load and are recording a high spurt of cases, in addition to the twenty teams deployed to districts with a high number of cases. 1,165 new cases, 48 deaths were reported in Maharashtra. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 20,228, while the toll reaches 779, according to the evening bulletin issued by the state health department. In a series of tweets, the ministry of railways said that the West Bengal government today approved eight special trains to bring back migrant labourers stranded in various states, however, no trains have been approved from Maharashtra, it said. The country's largest paramilitary force CRPF reported 62 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday from a single Delhi-based unit, officials said. The total number of active cases in the 3.25 lakh-strong force now stands at 231, they said. Two personnel have recovered from coronavirus while one succumbed to the infection. 23 deaths and 394 new cases were reported in Gujarat in the past 24 hours, according to reports. The total number of cases in the in the state reached 7,797 including 472 deaths. Tamil Nadu recorded 526 fresh cases in the last 24 hours and Chennai recorded 279 cases with four deaths, reports News18. The total number of coronavirus has infections in the state has reached 6,535. The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. The number of confirmed cases in Delhi climbed to 6,542 as 224 new infections were reported between 4 pm on Friday to midnight. According to data released by the Chief Minister's Office, no new deaths were recorded and the toll stands at 68 Karnataka on Saturday registered 41 fresh infections, pushing the total in the state to 794, including 30 deaths and 386 recoveries, according to the 5 pm bulletin issued by the state health department. Two persons who were brought back to Kerala on an evacuation flight on 7 May have tested positive, taking the number of active cases in the state to 17, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The Tamil Nadu govt announced major relaxations in lockdown guidelines in non-containment zones from Monday. Essential shops can function from 6am to 7pm while standalone and neigbourhood shops to open from 10 am to 6 pm and from 10.30 am to 6 pm in Chennai. "Number of active cases of COVID-19 stands at 1800 in Uttar Pradesh and 1399 patients have recovered. Our average recovery rate stands at around 43 percent as against national average of 30 percent," ANI quotes Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad as saying. In a slugfest over the transportation of stranded migrants to West Bengal, railway officials on Saturday said there were no proposal on record so far with the national transporter to run any more 'Shramik Special' trains to the state. The Indian Railways reaction came minutes after the TMC said they have already planned to run eight trains to ferry migrants from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Telangana. The railway said they did not even have the proposal yet for the train, which the TMC claimed has been scheduled from Hyderabad to Malda on Saturday at 3 pm As the Centre has started running special trains to send stranded migrant workers back to their states, close to 1.09 lakh migrant workers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have applied on a Haryana government web portal to come to the state, Indian Express reported. According to the report, around 79.29 percent of migrant labourers have applied to come to Gurgaon, Faridabad, Panipat, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Yamunanagar and Rewari. Little over 50,000 of them want to come to Gurgaon district. Officials believe the state's low coronavirus numbers is a factor for the workers seeking return. Till Friday, Haryana had 647 positive cases, West Bengal is running 711 camps for the migrants in state, we are taking good care of them, said TMC leader Derek O'Brien, reacting sharply to the allegations made by the Centre over the failure of the West Bengal government to implement standard operating procedures in bringing back stranded migrants. TMC leader Derek O'Brien on Saturday accused Amit Shah of being biased with the BJP-ruled states with regard to stopping the movement of migrant labourers. "The Home Minister is writing so many letters to Bengal but nothing was done in Karnataka when the CM stopped the movement of migrant labourers. Later he had to revoke the decision. The Uttar Pradesh government has waived off all labour laws but, no letters were written to them," said O'Brien. He further alleged that the Centre was responsible for the rail mishap in Maharashtra's Aurangabad. In response to Amit Shah's letter to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that migrants were not permitted to enter the state on trains, TMC's Derek O'brien was quoted by News18 as saying, "Home Minister of India has finally woken up from a deep sleep. We were wondering if you have helped any migrants." A letter by the Home Minister first reached Delhi before it reached the West Bengal Govt. You sent doctors to Gujarat but a IMCT to Bengal, why are you messing around? India's current doubling rate of COVID-19 cases improved to 11 days as against 9.9 days in the last week, while the mortality rate has been recorded at 3.3 percent, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday. The Maharashtra Education Department said that no fee hike in schools can be imposed for academic year 2020-21. "Parents should not be forced to pay the remaining fee of academic year 2019-20 and the fee for 2020-21 in one go, they must be given monthly/quarterly payment options," said the state Education Department. With the issue of migrant labourers being the latest flashpoint between Centre and West Bengal government, Home Minister Amit Shah took a potshot at chief minister Mamata Banerjee for not getting "expected support" help migrant workers reach home. "West Bengal government is not allowing trains with migrants reaching the state. This is injustice with West Bengal migrant labourers. This will create further hardship for them," Shah said in his letter to Mamata. He further pointed out that the Centre has facilitated the return of more than 200,000 migrant labourers to reach home and that workers from West Bengal are also eager to go back. According to the health ministry's latest notice on discharge policy for COVID-19 patients, for mild and pre-symptomatic cases, patients can be discharged after after 10 days of symptom onset and no fever for three days. For moderate cases, patients will be discharged only after resolution of clinical symptoms and ability to maintain oxygen saturation above 95 percent for three consecutive days without support. For severe cases, patients will be discharged after they test negative by RT-PCR. Rajasthan registered a total of 3,636 COVID-19 positive cases after 57 more individuals tested positive for the infectious disease on Saturday. According to the state health department, the toll remained at 103 with no new deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. With 3,320 more people testing positive in the past 24 hours across the nation, the total number of confirmed cases climbed to 59,662 on Saturday. Of the total, there were 39,834 active cases. The Karnataka government has permitted the sale of liquor in standalone clubs, boarding hotels and bars, where the existing stock of alcohol can be sold at MRP, reported News18. The alcohol can be bought only as takeaways from 9 am to 7 pm from Saturday till 17 May. Karnataka has been among the few states that has wanted to restart economic activities and have the revenue come in for the state. The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Maharashtra Chief Secretary and the District Magistrate of Aurangabad over 16 migrant workers being mowed down by a goods train. The incident happened between Badnapur and Karmad stations in Nanded Division. The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports about mowing down of 16 migrant workers by the goods train in the early hours of Friday, it said in a statement. The officers have been directed to submit a detailed report within four weeks. "It should also include details of the steps taken by the state and the district authorities to provide food, shelter and other basic amenities to the poor people, especially migrant labourers, who are facing extreme difficulties from every angle during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown," it said. The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases reached 56,342 on Friday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states. India registered an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, on Friday while the number of those having recovered from the infection crossedg the 16,000 mark and the toll neared 1,900. Meanwhile, the situation in Maharashtra's Mumbai and Pune remained worrisome with both cities reporting 748 and 111 cases, respectively. The massive spike in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region was reported along with the news that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation chief was replaced by the Maharashtra government on Friday. BMC commissioner Pravin Pardeshi will swap offices with Iqbal S Chahal, currently additional chief secretary (urban development). Delhi, Chennai and Ahmedabad emerged as other major hotspots in the country, with the National Capital reporting 338 new cases, while the other two cities registered 399 and 269 cases, respectively. Spike in cases continue despite extended lockdown A large number of new cases were reported during the day from various cities in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha also reported rise in their tallies. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 37,916. While 16,539 people have recovered, one patient has migrated, it said. "Thus, around 29.35 percent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said. The total cases include 111 foreign nationals. The total of 103 deaths reported since Thursday morning include 43 in Maharashtra; 29 in Gujarat; eight in Madhya Pradesh; seven in West Bengal; five in Rajasthan; two each in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh; and one each in Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Of the 1,886 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 694 patients dying of COVID-19, Gujarat comes second with 425 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 193, West Bengal at 151, Rajasthan at 97, Delhi at 66, Uttar Pradesh at 62 and Andhra Pradesh at 38. The death toll reached 37 in Tamil Nadu, 30 in Karnataka while Telangana has reported 29 fatalities. Punjab has registered 28 COVID-19 deaths, Jammu and Kashmir nine, Haryana seven, Bihar five and Kerala four. Jharkhand has recorded three COVID-19 fatalities. Odisha and Himachal Pradesh have reported two deaths each. Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Assam and Uttarakhand have reported one fatality each, according to the ministry data. According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra at 17,974 followed by Gujarat at 7,012, Delhi at 5,980, Tamil Nadu at 5,409, Rajasthan at 3,427, Madhya Pradesh at 3,252 and Uttar Pradesh at 3,071. The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 1,847 in Andhra Pradesh and 1,644 in Punjab. The tally has risen to 1,548 in West Bengal, 1,123 in Telangana, 793 in Jammu and Kashmir, 705 in Karnataka, 625 in Haryana and 550 in Bihar. Kerala has reported 503 coronavirus cases so far, while Odisha has 219. A total of 135 people have been infected with the virus in Chandigarh and 132 in Jharkhand. Tripura has reported 65 cases, Uttarakhand has 61, Chhattisgarh has 59, Assam has 54, Himachal Pradesh has 46 and Ladakh has 42. Thirty-three COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Meghalaya has registered 12 cases, Puducherry has nine, while Goa has seven. Manipur has two cases. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have reported one case each. "Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)," the ministry said on its website. State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation, it said. MHA says 'learn to live with virus' During a press briefing on the COVID-19 situation, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, "As we talk of relaxations to the lockdown and of migrant workers returning back to their respective homes, there is a big challenge in front of us that we also have to learn to live with the virus." "And when we are talking about learning to live with the virus then it is very important that the guidelines that are there on saving oneself from the virus are adopted in the community as a behavioural change," he added. It is a big challenge and the government needs the community support for it, Agarwal added. The ministry also reeled off various datasets, including those showing a rising number of infection-free districts and an increasing recovery rate, to suggest the success of the government's strategy in the COVID-19 fight, even as it sought "a behavioural change" and everyone's support in this massive challenge. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, however, admitted there has been no success yet in breaking the virus chain, and said his government may seek deployment of central forces, if needed, to allow police personnel to take rest in phases. The state tops the nationwide tally for confirmed cases as well as deaths. Ugly side of migrant crisis Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. The migrant workers, rendered jobless due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown and desperate to go to their native places, were walking along the rail tracks apparently to escape police attention. Those killed and the four other migrant workers who survived were all male, officials said. A viral video clip from the scene of the tragedy shows the bodies of migrant workers lying on the tracks and nearby with their meagre personal belongings scattered around. Aurangabad SP Mokshada Patil told PTI that three of the four survivors had tried in vain to wake up their colleagues who had slept on the track after an overnight walk from Jalna, around 40 kilometres from the accident spot. The workers were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna along rail tracks, while returning to their home state Madhya Pradesh, an official at the Karmad police station said. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh governments announced financial aid of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. Separately in Karnataka, hundreds of migrant workers gathered on Mangaluru station in protest. They told the local police that they were stuck in the city without jobs, money and adequate food and that they were even willing to walk to their home states if the special trains were not operated immediately. Meanwhile, a plea has been filed in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a direction to the Centre to ask all district magistrates in the country to identify stranded migrant workers and provide shelter and food to them before ensuring their free transportation to native places in view of the Aurangabad tragedy. Economic costs of lockdown causes worry With the pandemic and the ongoing lockdown hitting the economy badly, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh urged the prime minister to spell out the way forward for the country's economic revival and an exit strategy from the third phase of the lockdown. A nationwide lockdown has been in place since 25 March, which was first imposed for 21 days but got extended first for another 14 days till 3 May and then for further 14 days in the third phase, with considerable relaxations, till 17 May. The economic cost of the COVID-19 fight and the ongoing nationwide lockdown also appeared rising manifold with Moody's Investors Service projecting India's economic growth at zero percent for the current fiscal. It also said that a high government debt, weak social and physical infrastructure, and a fragile financial sector face further pressures due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to experts, industrial and other business establishments may also face a huge labour shortage once they resume operations after the lockdown, which has been in place since 25 March and is scheduled to continue till 17 May. Lakhs of migrant workers have either left for their native places or are in the process of doing so, including by trains and buses arranged by state governments. There are also worries that the virus spread may grow further in newer areas following these movements, while a large number of Indians stranded abroad have also begun returning home in special flights. Since its outbreak in China last December, more than 38.6 lakh people have been found to be infected with this virus, while over 2.7 lakh people have lost their lives. Nearly 13 lakh people have recovered so far, including about 2 lakh in the US. Separately, a panel of experts, formed to suggest ways to revive Maharashtra's economy, hit by the COVID-19 crisis and the resultant lockdown, submitted its report to the government during the day. Several states have been taking steps to shore up their resources, including by levying higher taxes on fuel and liquor. After Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and several others, Himachal Pradesh government has now decided to impose a 'corona cess' on liquor sales, while Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy also said the territorial administration was mulling imposition of special COVID-19 tax on liquor to wriggle out of the current fiscal crisis. The Madras High Court, however, ordered closure of liquor shops in Tamil Nadu a day after they were reopened, but allowed sale of liquor through online and door delivery till the end of the lockdown. The Supreme Court too asked states to consider non-direct contact or online sales and home delivery of liquor during the lockdown period to prevent the spread of coronavirus on account of crowding at the shops. Liquor shops were allowed to be opened in the third phase of the lockdown, which began on 4 May, subject to compliance to social distancing and other guidelines issued by the government. With inputs from PTI

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