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Economic Times | 05 May, 2020 | 06.24PM IST
Coronavirus India Updates LIVE: India reports 1,583 deaths, 46,711 confirmed cases
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India currently has 31,967 active cases and 13,160 cured/discharged cases.
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COVID19 cases are more in Chennai because it is densely populated. In all containment zones, sanitisation is being done 3 times a day.
- Edappadi K. Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Large concentrations of coronavirus found in Stockholm's sewage system
A Swedish newspaper said Tuesday that a technology institute in Sweden has found large concentrations of the coronavirus in Stockholm's sewage system.
Germany disease center warns of second wave of coronavirus
Number of active COVID19 cases stands at 2 in Himachal Pradesh.
1 death has been reported in the state till now. Total of 34 people have been cured/discharged: State Health Department
Vistara announces leave without pay for up to 4 days per month in May, June for senior employees
Vistara CEO Leslie Thng on Tuesday announced that senior employees will have to go on compulsory leave without pay for up to four days a month in May and June as a measure to conserve the airline's cash flow amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Three test positive in Kerala, 37 active cases
Recovery rate at highest-ever so far: 28.17%
The government says that from May 6, the Coronavirus case status will be updated on the website only once a day in the morning instead of twice a day, as being done presently.
Need to bridge digital divide as tech has played key role during COVID-19 crisis: WTO report
- There is a "glaring" need to bridge the digital divide, both within and across countries, as the digital economy has played a key role during the current COVID-19 crisis, according to a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
- The report has argued that the experiences and lessons emerging from the COVID-19 crisis could be a further incentive for global cooperation in the area of e-commerce, which could help to facilitate cross-border movement of goods and services, narrow the digital divide, and level the playing field for small businesses.
Directions given to ministers to convince workers to not return to their native states. Builders will provide workers with necessary facilities as construction activities will resume. They should not pay heed to rumours & avoid unnecessary travel
- Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa
Punjab reports 219 new cases; state tally climbs to 1,451
219 new cases of COVID19 have been reported in Punjab today, taking total number of cases to 1451 out of which 1293 cases are active. 25 patients have lost their lives due to the infection. Two patients are on ventilator support: Punjab Health Department
Telangana promotes all students from class1-9 to next level
Total number of confirmed cases in India: 46,711
- 31,967: Active Cases
- 13,160: Cured / Discharged
- 1,583; Deaths
Shopkeeper arrested for selling fake forms to migrant workers for facilitating travel during lockdown
- A 38-year-old shopkeeper was arrested for allegedly duping migrant labourers by selling them a fake form after claiming that it would facilitate their travel to their natives states during the lockdown, police said on Tuesday.
- The accused, identified as Rajeev, is a resident of Punjabi Colony in Narela. He was selling the fake forms at Rs 20 each and misleading the migrants, they said.
From 7th May, 2250 people from abroad will be returning back to Kerala initially. The centre is learned to have approved to bring back 80,000 expatriates but there are 1.69 lakh people in Kerala's priority list. This has been taken up with Centre
- Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 7
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 6
Five recover from coronavirus in UP's Muzaffarnagar
- Five people have recovered from coronavirus in UP's Muzaffarnagar district, leaving only 10 active cases behind, an official said on Tuesday.
- The official said they tested negative for the virus second time on Tuesday.
Pregnant woman dies of COVID-19 in Nashik; district toll 13
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 5
Noida: 13 new COVID-19 cases, total 192; 7 discharged
- Thirteen people, including two healthcare workers and a baby, tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday, taking the total tally in the district to 192, officials said.
- Also, seven people, including a child, were discharged from hospitals after their successful treatment for COVID-19, as the number of cured people in the district reached 109, they said.
Maha: Aurangabad reports 24 new COVID-19 cases; tally at 321
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 4
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 3
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 2
Evacuation plan for Indians stranded in 12 countries: Day 1
Singapore minister records message in Tamil and Bengali for migrant workers
- Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran has released a video message in Tamil and Bengali to address the concerns of foreign migrant workers, who are the worst-hit by the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
- So far, 19,410 cases of the coronavirus have been reported in the country, most of whom are foreign workers from India and Bangladesh.
CSS Corp rolls out pay hikes, to hire 1000 people this quarter
- Mid-size IT services firm CSS Corp has rolled out a high-single-digit pay hike for its 7000 odd employees, at a time when the majority of its large-tech services peers and BPM companies have decided to delay increments and promotions.
- The company is planning to hire 1000 employees by the end of June across markets.
33 pc recovery rate among coronavirus patients in Uttar Pradesh, says CM Adityanath
- The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in Uttar Pradesh is 33 per cent which is higher than the national average, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.
- The chief minister was speaking at a review meeting with senior officers where he directed them to take measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus among policemen and medical teams, and increase testing facilities.
WHO urges countries to investigate early COVID-19 cases
- The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that a report that COVID-19 had emerged in December in France, sooner than previously thought, was “not surprising”, and urged countries to investigate any other early suspicious cases.
- The disease later identified as COVID-19 was first reported by Chinese authorities to the WHO on 31 December and was not previously believed to have spread to Europe until January.
Transporters demand rollback in diesel price hike amid lockdown
- All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Tuesday demanded the rollback of diesel price hike and said increasing duties and taxes may disrupt the supply of essential commodities.
- Despite barely 30 per cent of the trucks on highways, Centre's orders for hassle-free movement of truckers carrying goods have not percolated down to many states and there have been reports of harassment and extortion, it said.
Wipro to convert Pune office into COVID-19 hospital
- Wipro has decided to convert one of its Pune offices into a 450-bed intermediary care COVID-19 hospital in four weeks.
- The bengaluru-headquartered tech services company has signed a pact with the Maharashtra government to repurpose its office facility at Hinjewadi, a sprawling IT hub in the city.
- Wipro said it would hand over the facility to the Maharashtra government by May 30.
Expecting financial package for MSMEs soon: Gadkari
- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has said he expects a financial package to be declared by the government for micro, small and medium enterprises sector soon.
- The MSME sector, which contributes 29 per cent to the country's growth and 48 per cent to exports, is a major employment generator.
- However, the sector is facing a huge crisis amid coronavirus pandemic, with millions of units staring at losses and the prospect of job cuts as they struggle to survive.
Don't return home, stay back and continue work: Yediyurappa appeals to migrant labourers
- Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday appealed to migrant labourers stranded in the state due to COVID-19 lockdown not to leave for their home towns and assured them work, pointing to easing of norms allowing construction and industrial activities in non-red zones.
- "I appeal to labourers with folded hands don't pay heed to any rumors, it is the responsibility of the government to see to that you get work at the place you were working... don't take hasty decision of going to your natives. Stay here and work, as in the past," he said.
West Bengal reports 85 new cases; state tally climbs to 1,344
85 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state today; total positive cases is at 1344. 7 deaths have been reported today taking the number of deaths to 68. Total active cases stand at 940: Alapan Bandyopadhyay, Home Secretary, West Bengal
62 special trains run till now for domestic workers carrying about 70,000 travellers; 13 more such trains expected to run on Tuesday: MHA
FICCI suggests resuming operations of downstream industries to minimise COVID-19 impact on cement sector
- Industry body FICCI on Tuesday suggested the government to resume operations of downstream industries like real estate and construction of roads and highways to minimise the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cement sector.
- According to rating agency ICRA, cement demand is expected to decline by 10-12 per cent in the current fiscal year as construction activities across the country have come to a standstill since March 25 due to the ongoing lockdown.
French doctors: First virus case may have been in December
- French scientists say they may have identified a possible case of the new coronavirus dating back to December — about a month before the first cases were officially confirmed in Europe.
- In a study published in the International Journal of Microbial Agents, doctors at a hospital north of Paris reviewed retrospective samples of 14 patients treated for atypical pneumonia between early December and mid-January. Among those were the records of Amirouche Hammar, a 42-year-old fishmonger from Algeria who has lived in France for years and had no recent travel history.
It is also important that field functionaries smoothly provide services for prevention of vector-borne diseases such as dengue, in both rural and urban areas
- Health Ministry
Need to fight this war with responsibility. With relaxation of lockdown, social responsibility of citizens increase too
- Health Ministry
Not more than 50 people can be allowed to gather in wedding-related functions
- not more than 20 people permitted at funerals
- social distancing too needs to be followed on all these occasions
No organization is allowed to gather 5 or more people in one place
3,900 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours
Offices must be sanitized at regular intervals, hand sanitizers must be provided and social distancing maintained
- MHA
Almost 70,000 migrant workers are travelling via 62 special trains, 13 more trains to run from today
- Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Home Ministry
Everyone has to wear face covers/masks and maintain Do Gaj Ki Doori in public places; spitting in public places is a punishable offence, use of paan, gutka, alcohol and tobacco in these places is prohibited
- MHA
Only asymptomatic expats to return from abroad through airlifting: MHA
4-day quarantine is compulsory on the arrival of stranded Indians from abroad: MHA
For Chicago-Delhi-Hyderabad the rough cost will be about Rs 1 lakh
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
The rates fixed for the journey will be Rs 50,000 for London-Mumbai, similarly for London to Ahmedabad, London to Bengaluru and London to Delhi
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
64 flights to operate between May 7-13 to bring distressed Indians back
- The 64 flights include
- UAE- 10 flights
- Qatar- 2
- Saudi Arabia- 5
- UK- 7,
- Singapore- 5,
- United States-7,
- Philippines- 5,
- Bangladesh- 7,
- Bahrain - 2
- Malaysia-7
- Kuwait-5
- Oman-2
Flight operations in India continue to remain suspended till May 17', clarifies Civil Aviation Minister
Govt of India has decided to operate two special flights from Doha to India.
The first one will be from Doha to Kochi on 7th May and the second will be from Doha to Thiruvananthapuram on 10th May: Embassy of India in Doha.
Sensex ends 261.84 points lower at 31,453.51; Nifty falls 87.90 points to 9,205.60
64 flights will be operated in the 1st week of operation to bring stranded Indians from different countries from May 7 to May 13
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
3 new deaths including an 11-year-old child have been reported in Pune district today
Total active cases of COVID-19 stands at 2,132 with the rise in the death toll to 118: Health Official, Pune
Singapore reports 632 new COVID-19 cases
- Singapore reported 632 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, mostly foreign workers living in packed dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 19,410.
- The Health Ministry said of the new cases nine were Singapore citizens or permanent residents (foreigners).
PepsiCo India funded COVID-19 testing kits start reaching laboratories
- PepsiCo India on Tuesday said the first batch of test kits for coronavirus funded by it has started reaching testing sites across India.
- These kits are being procured and distributed by Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) with funding from PepsiCo India and have been approved by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the company said in a statement.
- PepsiCo India had volunteered to support the scale up of India's COVID-19 testing capacity through support provided to FIND.
Gadget accessories maker U&I distributes 2 lakh face masks to support fight against coronavirus
- Gadget accessories and consumer electronics maker U&I on Tuesday said it has distributed two lakh face masks in various parts of India as part of its contribution in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
- The company locally produced these face shield masks and donated them to frontline corona fighters such as doctors, policemen, and other security personnel, and banking staff, the company said in a statement.
Talent demand for remote jobs will continue to rise post Covid lockdown: TimesJobs survey
- A majority (55%) of India Inc hiring managers say that the requirement for remote workers at their firms have gone up amid the Covid-19 lockdown, shows a new survey conducted by TimesJobs.
- The survey titled ‘Covid-19 and its impact on jobs at India Inc’ aims to understand the impact of the lockdown on the country’s employment scenario. It received 1,345 responses from HR professionals working in different sectors.
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