SECTIONS
ET APPS
Live Blog
LATEST NEWS
- COVID-19: China shuts down largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan, last batch of medics leave
- US may need to extend social distancing for virus until 2022, study says
- Stranded foreign students facing economic hardships can apply for off campus work authorisation: US
- Karnataka reports four deaths in 24 hours; 3 are SARI patients
- A centuries-old Venice connection to the last date of Lockdown 2.0?
- Lives and livelihoods: The two critical imperatives for India's economy
- China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
- Karnataka to intensify lockdown to speed up return to normalcy
- View: One contagion is more than enough for India
Business News›News›Politics and Nation›Coronavirus News Live Updates: Global case count breaches 2 million, death toll at 130,531
LIVE BLOG
Economic Times | 15 Apr, 2020 | 12.18PM IST
Coronavirus News Live Updates: Global case count breaches 2 million, death toll at 130,531
The number of confirmed cases in India has gone up to 11,439 now, , the Health ministry database updated at 8 am showed.
!1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates
Andhra Pradesh reports 19 more cases; state case count rises to 502
- 19 more COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh (8 in West Godavari, 6 in Kurnool, 4 in Guntur, & 1 in Krishna district).
- Total number of positive coronavirus cases in the state is now at 502, including 475 active cases, 16 discharged & 11 deaths: State's COVID19 Nodal Officer
- Reports ANI
WPI inflation falls to 1 pc in March, from 2.26 pc in February: Govt data
Houseboats to become isolation facilities amid COVID-19 outbreak
Kerala: Alappuzha District Administration has decided to convert houseboats into isolation facilities amid #COVID19… https://t.co/JnAZ7j7bvE
— ANI (@ANI) 1586933019000Railways to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for Apr 15-May 3 due to lockdown extension
- The railways is set to cancel around 39 lakh tickets booked for journeys between April 15 and May 3 due to the extension of the nationwide lockdown and suspension of passenger trains till the extended period in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told PTI.
- With the national transporter allowing tickets to be booked during the 21-day lockdown announced earlier for journeys starting after April 14, around 39 lakh bookings were made by passengers.
- However, with the lockdown being extended, the railways not only cancelled all its passenger services till May 3 on Tuesday, but also stopped advance bookings.
The migrant crisis is a time bomb that must be defused before it becomes a crisis bigger than Corona: Kamal Haasan
All the balcony people take a long and hard look at the ground. First it was Delhi, now Mumbai. The migrant crisis… https://t.co/zcHm7cWoEV
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) 1586884353000FIR against TV journalist over his report that trains would restart, which may have prompted migrants' gathering at Bandra: Police
Mumbai Police has booked a correspondent of a regional channel who carried a news item that Railways is making provision to ply special trains to ferry stranded migrants back home.
Maharashtra Minister Jitendra Awhad releases his COVID-19 test report which came negative
I m fit and fine Working on streets But some channels using me for #TRP Interesting to know that they think peopl… https://t.co/am3CtgacnL
— Dr.Jitendra Awhad (@Awhadspeaks) 1586929877000Extension of non-immigrant visa holders in US on case-by-case basis: USCIS
- The extension of non-immigrant visa holders in the US, including those from India, facing difficulties as a direct result of the COVID-19 national emergency might be provided special consideration or expedited processing on a case-by-case basis, the country's citizenship and immigration agency has said.
- In the Indian context, non-immigrant visas prominently includes B-1 and B-2 visas for business or travel purposes, F-1 visas for students, J-1 visas for exchange visitors mainly research scholars and physicians, H-1B for IT professionals and L1 for intracompany transferees in managerial or executive position.
45 new coronavirus cases reported in Uttar Pradesh, reports ANI
COVID-19 cases in Indore rise to 544
- The total number of coronavirus cases in Indore went up to 544 after 117 new cases were reported from the Madhya Pradesh city on Wednesday, an official said.
- Till late Tuesday night, the state's industrial hub reported 427 COVID-19 cases.
Global case count breaches 2 million, death toll at 130,531
Pakistan's coronavirus tally nears 6,000
- The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan approached 6,000 after 272 new infections were reported, the health ministry said on Wednesday as Prime Minister Imran Khan extended the ongoing lockdown until the end of this month to fight the pandemic.
- The number of coronavirus patients in the country rose to 5,988, with 272 new cases and 11 deaths during the last 24 hours.
Thailand reports 30 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
We will get rapid testing kits in one or two days and will begin random testing from the day we receive the kits
- Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Trump names six Indian-Americans to Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
- President Donald Trump has named six Indian-American corporate leaders, including
- Sunder Pichai from Google
- Satya Nadella from Microsoft
- Arvind Krishna from IBM
- Sanjay Mehrotra from Micron
- Ann Mukherjee from Pernod Ricard
- Ajay Banga from Mastercard
Meanwhile Sensex climbs 750 points, Nifty tops 9,200
Two Brazil governors test positive for coronavirus
- Two Brazilian state governors who have criticized President Jair Bolsonaro's calls to relax COVID-19 containment measures said Tuesday they had tested positive for the new coronavirus.Governors Wilson Witzel of Rio de Janeiro and Helder Barbalho of the northern state of Para both posted videos to Twitter announcing their diagnoses and urging people to stay home to fight the spread of the virus.
IMPORTANT: None of the activities mentioned in guidelines issued by Home Ministry today, will be permitted in a designated containment zone
Maharashtra government looking to restart industries, reports ET Now quoting sources
Lockdown 2.0 guidelines: What's allowed in banking sector
- Bank branches and ATMs
- IT vendors for banking operations
- banking correspondents
- ATM operation
- cash management agencies to remain functional
Lockdown 2.0 rule book is out: What's permitted from April 20, 2020
- From April 20 activities permitted include agricultural, horticultural, farming, procurement of agri products, 'mandis'
- Shops of farm machinery, its spare parts, supply chain, repairs, 'Custom Hiring Centres' related to machinery to remain open from Apr 20
- Manufacturing units of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, construction of medical infrastructure to remain open from Apr 20
- Highway 'dhabas', truck repairing shops, call centres for govt activities to remain open from April 20
- Services provided by self-employed electricians, IT repairs, plumbers, motor mechanics, carpenters to be allowed from April 20
- Exemptions given from April 20 will not be applicable in COVID-19 hotspots or containment zones
All 5 who died of COVID-19 in Bhopal were gas tragedy victims
- All five persons who died due to coronavirus in Bhopal were victims of the 1984 gas tragedy in the Madhya Pradesh capital, an official said on Wednesday.
- On March 21, some organisations working for the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy had written to the authorities concerned, saying such people were five times more vulnerable to the coronavirus infection.
New Zealand PM takes pay cut as virus hits economy
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Wednesday she will take a 20 percent pay cut in a symbolic act of solidarity with people struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic.
- Ardern said her personal salary, those of her fellow ministers and of top public servants would be slashed by a fifth for six months.
COVID-19 crisis has left thousands of Indian workers in deep distress in Middle East: Rahul Gandhi
The #Covid19 crisis & shutting of businesses in the Middle East have left thousands of Indian workers in deep distr… https://t.co/p2xjAXkJ1i
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1586925471000Gujarat reports 52 more cases; total case count 695
52 more COVID19 cases & 2 more deaths (Ahmedabad & Surat) reported in Gujarat. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state is at 695 & virus-related deaths at 30: State Health Department
99-year-old WWII veteran beats coronavirus in Brazil
- A 99-year-old World War II veteran in Brazil was released from hospital with military honors Tuesday after recovering from the coronavirus.
- Second Lieutenant Ermando Piveta, who served in the Brazilian artillery in Africa during the Second World War, was brought out of Brasilia's Armed Forces Hospital to trumpet music and applause.
Lockdown 2.0 rule book is out: What's not allowed
- Inter-state, inter-district movement of people, metro, bus services continue will be prohibited till May 3
- Educational institutions, coaching centres, domestic, international air travel, train services will also remain suspended till this time
- Public places like cinema halls, malls, shopping complexes, gymnasiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, bars will also be shut till May 3
- All social, political, sports, religious functions, religious places, places of worship shall be closed for public till May 3
IMF calls on all countries to refrain from putting restrictions on exporting medical supplies
- The IMF has called on all countries to refrain from putting restrictions on exporting medical supplies in view of their massive requirement across the globe to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has killed at least 119,000 people and infected nearly two million.
- Medical supplies like surgical masks, gowns and ventilators are required in massive number across the globe because of the coronavirus pandemic that surfaced in central China's Wuhan city last year and spread to at least 185 countries and territories.
UK will recover 'quickly and strongly' after COVID-19 crisis: Rishi Sunak By Aditi Khanna
- The economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis would be "significant, but temporary", UK's Indian-origin finance minister Rishi Sunak has said, exuding confidence that Britain's economy will bounce back "quickly and strongly" once the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control.
- The UK Chancellor on Tuesday led the daily Downing Street briefing soon after the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), Britain independent spending watchdog, released its forecast that the crisis-hit economy would shrink by a record 35 per cent as a result of the lockdown.
South Koreans head to the polls despite pandemic
MHA guidelines on Public utilities
Pic: 4/4
MHA guidelines on the financial sector
Pic: 3/4
All health services to remain functional: MHA Guidelines
Pic: 2/4
Taxis, services of cab aggregators also prohibited till May 3: MHA Guidelines
Pic: 1/4
Rupee opens at 76.06 against US dollar
Guidelines out, industries and transport to get relief in Round 2 of lockdown
- Transportation of goods will be permitted without any distinction of essential or non-essential.
- Farming operations, including procurement of agricultural products, agriculture marketing through notified Mandis
- Direct and decentralized marketing, manufacture, distribution and retail of fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds
- Activities of marine and inland fisheries;
- Animal husbandry activities, including the supply chain of milk, milk products, poultry and live-stock farming
- Tea, coffee and rubber plantations are allowed to be functional.
- Industries operating in rural areasincluding:
- food processing industries;
- construction of roads,
- irrigation projects,
- buildings and industrial projects in rural areas
- works under MNREGA, with priority to irrigation and water conservation works;
- Operation of rural Common Service Centres (CSCs) have all been allowed
Tour de France postponed, could start in late August
- After weeks of holding out hope that the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned, the world's most famous cycling race was finally added to the list of sporting events postponed by the coronavirus pandemic.
- The three-week race could still take place this year, however, with French newspapers reporting late Tuesday that a new start date has been set for August. Both L'Equipe and Le Parisien said organizers are now hoping to stage the race from Aug. 29-September 20.
Cinema halls, malls, shopping complexes, gymnasiums, sports complexes, swimming pools, bars to remain closed till May 3: MHA guidelines
All social, political, sports, religious functions, religious places, places of worship shall be closed for public till May 3: MHA on lockdown
MHA issues National Directives for COVID-19 management: Thermal screening, Medical insurance & more
Pic: 2/2
MHA issues National Directives for COVID-19 management: Face cover compulsory, Spitting prohibited & more
Pic: 1/2
Rajasthan reports 29 cases today; total case count at 1034
29 Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan today so far - 15 in Jaipur, 7 in Jodhpur and 7 in Kota. Total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 1034: State Health Department
Chile to pardon 1,300 prisoners to halt coronavirus spread
Meghalaya reports first COVID-19 death, 69-year-old doctor dies of disease: CM Conrad Sangma
Reports PTI
Sensex jumps 570.02 pts to 31,260.04 in opening session; Nifty surges 168.15 pts to 9,162
Out of the 806 samples which were tested yesterday, 45 have tested positive: King George's Medical University, Lucknow
Dharavi: 5 new positive cases reported
The total number of positive cases in the area have now risen to 60 (including 7 deaths)
Chinese economy contracts for first time in decades: AFP survey
China's economy contracted for the first time in around three decades in the first quarter as the coronavirus crisis brought the country to a standstill, according to an AFP poll of economists.
The world's second-largest economy tanked in the first three months of the year as factories closed, consumers were compelled to stay home and the virus spread to other countries.
Analysts from 14 institutions expect China's economy to have shrunk 8.2 percent from a year ago in the first quarter -- the first contraction since quarterly data started to be reported in the early 1990s.
The world's second-largest economy tanked in the first three months of the year as factories closed, consumers were compelled to stay home and the virus spread to other countries.
Analysts from 14 institutions expect China's economy to have shrunk 8.2 percent from a year ago in the first quarter -- the first contraction since quarterly data started to be reported in the early 1990s.
Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, US
Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it's still a long road to prove if they'll really work.
China's CanSino Biologics has begun the second phase of testing its vaccine candidate, China's Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday.
In the U.S., a shot made by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. isn't far behind. The first person to receive that experimental vaccine last month returned to a Seattle clinic Tuesday for a second dose.
NIH infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci told The Associated Press there are ``no red flags'' so far and he hoped the next, larger phase of testing could begin around June.
China's CanSino Biologics has begun the second phase of testing its vaccine candidate, China's Ministry of Science and Technology said Tuesday.
In the U.S., a shot made by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. isn't far behind. The first person to receive that experimental vaccine last month returned to a Seattle clinic Tuesday for a second dose.
NIH infectious disease chief Dr. Anthony Fauci told The Associated Press there are ``no red flags'' so far and he hoped the next, larger phase of testing could begin around June.
Mumbai: 10 more staff of a hospital test positive
They were in quarantine after 3 patients admitted there had tested positive. A total of 35 staff of the hospital have tested positive for the Coronavirus till now. They are being treated at the hospital itself
Japan urges citizens to limit movements to curb virus spread
Japan's citizens should do everything in their power to limit interactions with others by 70% to curb the spread of the coronavirus, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday.
He said the government will consider the request from coalition partner Komeito to hand out 100,000 yen ($933.45) per person after establishing the extra budget to help cushion the blow from the outbreak to households and businesses.
He said the government will consider the request from coalition partner Komeito to hand out 100,000 yen ($933.45) per person after establishing the extra budget to help cushion the blow from the outbreak to households and businesses.
People maintain distance while shopping at Saat Rasta area
Mumbai: Police patrolling being done in Saat Rasta area at Jacob Circle, people make purchases while practicing… https://t.co/oelr8XB07M
— ANI (@ANI) 1586919304000Khirki Village wears a deserted look after identified as a containment zone
Delhi: The area around shop no. J-4/49, Khirki Extension, Khirki Village has been identified as a containment zone.… https://t.co/KrROSHnr2z
— ANI (@ANI) 1586918864000Vinay Dubey formally arrested by Mumbai police
He has been charged under IPC sections 117, 153 A, 188, 269, 270, 505 (2) and Section 3 of The Epidemic Diseases Act. He will be produced before a local court later today. He was earlier detained in Airoli for threatening a huge protest by migrant labourers in Kurla, Mumbai on 18th April, was taken to Bandra station by Mumbai Police.
Andhra Pradesh: Cancellation of 'darsanam' at Lord Balaji Temple in Tirumala has been extended till 3rd May. All rituals are being performed in isolation: Anil Kumar Singhal, Executive officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
Delhi: A total of 55 areas have been identified as containment zones by the Delhi govt. Visuals from Jain Mohalla in Chirag Delhi which is also one of those containment zones.
New York City hospitals cancel temporary workers as coronavirus cases stabilize
Staffing agencies, which have deployed thousands of healthcare workers in recent weeks to jobs at hospitals in New York City and other areas hit hard by the coronavirus, say some of those temporary workers are no longer needed.
The trend, coupled with a flattening in the number of New Yorkers hospitalized with coronavirus infection, reinforces the sense that New York may have reached the peak of the health crisis.
"We have had to reassign some of our travelers who were going to New York," San Diego-based staffing firm Aya Healthcare said in an emailed statement.
The trend, coupled with a flattening in the number of New Yorkers hospitalized with coronavirus infection, reinforces the sense that New York may have reached the peak of the health crisis.
"We have had to reassign some of our travelers who were going to New York," San Diego-based staffing firm Aya Healthcare said in an emailed statement.
South Korea reports 27 new cases of coronavirus
South Korea has reported 27 new cases of the coronavirus, its 14th day in a row in which the daily count came below 100, as infections continue to wane in the worst-hit city of Daegu and nearby areas.
Figures released by South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday brought national totals to 10,591 cases and 225 deaths.
The KCDC says at least 955 of the cases were linked to passengers arriving from abroad, with most of such cases detected in recent weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area.
Figures released by South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday brought national totals to 10,591 cases and 225 deaths.
The KCDC says at least 955 of the cases were linked to passengers arriving from abroad, with most of such cases detected in recent weeks in the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area.
US deportations driving up COVID-19 cases
Guatemala's health minister said Tuesday that deportees from the United States were driving up the country's COVID-19 caseload, adding that on one flight some 75% of the deportees tested positive for the virus.
Health Minister Hugo Monroy's comments were dramatically out of line with what the government had previously said about infected deportees. Later, presidential spokesman Carlos Sandoval told reporters that Monroy was referring to a March flight on which ``between 50% and 75% (of the passengers) during all their time in isolation and quarantine have come back positive.''
Health Minister Hugo Monroy's comments were dramatically out of line with what the government had previously said about infected deportees. Later, presidential spokesman Carlos Sandoval told reporters that Monroy was referring to a March flight on which ``between 50% and 75% (of the passengers) during all their time in isolation and quarantine have come back positive.''
US registers record 2,228 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally
Copyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service
^Go to Top
