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Economic Times | 11 May, 2020 | 12.31PM IST
Coronavirus India Updates Live: Delhi's case count crosses 7,000-mark
India has reported 67,152 confirmed cases including 44,029 active cases, 20,916 cured / discharged and 2,206 deaths.
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Okinawa resumes production with 25 pc workforce
- Electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa on Monday said it has resumed operations at its plant in Bhiwadi (Rajasthan), and corporate office in Gurugram (Haryana), with 25 per cent workforce.
- The company said it will maintain safety measures at its offices, manufacturing unit and dealership networks as it begins business activities.
- It has also issued an advisory to its dealership network, which too will be operating with 25 per cent staff, Okinawa said in a statement.
Andhra Pradesh reports 38 new cases
38 new COVID19 cases reported in the state in last 24 hours. Out of the 38 cases, 26 have returned from Gujarat, 1 from Karnataka and 8 people from Chittoor Dist. had visited Chennai's Koyambedu market. Total number of positive cases in the state is now 2018: Andhra Pradesh Govt
Glenmark launches 3-in-1 inhaler for COPD patients in India
- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it has launched a triple therapy inhaler in the country for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- The company's product -- a single inhaler triple therapy product AIRZ-FF -- is a combination of two bronchodilators, glycopyrronium and formoterol and the inhalation corticosteroid fluticasone propionate, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said in a regulatory filing.
ICMR issues guidance for appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths to create robust data
- COVID-19 would be recorded as an "underlying cause of death" when leading to pneumonia, cardiac injury and clotting in the bloodstream, among others, according to the guidance issued by ICMR for appropriate recording of deaths due to the disease in India.
- Explaining the public health significance of recording the cause of death in the COVID-19 pandemic, ICMR said COVID-19 is a new disease and is a pandemic affecting all communities and countries and a robust data is needed in India to measure the public health impact of the ailment and to plan for timely health interventions.
Karnataka reports 10 new cases; state tally rises to 858
10 new cases of COVID19 have been reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of positive cases to 858 including 31 deaths & 422 discharges: Karnataka Health Department
China auto sales mark first gain in almost 2 years as virus curbs ease
- China's monthly auto sales rose for the first time in almost two years in April, industry data showed, as more customers visited showrooms after the economy began to open up and authorities loosened coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
- Auto sales in April hit 2.07 million units in the world's biggest car market, up 4.4% from a year earlier, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the country's largest auto industry association.
Corona Watch
Home Secretary asks States to cooperate with Railways in running more 'Shramik' Specials
- Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to chief secretaries of all states and union territories, to cooperate with the Indian Railways to ensure all migrant labourers are sent back to their villages via shramik special trains at the earliest.
- This comes after the Cabinet Secretary on Sunday reviewed the situation of movement of migrant workers in buses and ‘shramik’ special trains.
Chhattisgarh: Lockdown violation fine amount to help buy PPE, masks
- The Balodabazar district administration in Chhattisgarh has decided to use the fine amount collected from lockdown violators to buy personal protective equipment kits and masks for health workers and improving facilities for patients in government hospitals.
- Keeping local health centres strong during the coronavirus pandemic is essential for people's health, district collector Kartikeya Goyal said on Monday.
Covid-19 has taught us that we don't need too much to be happy
- Mithali Raj
Delhi reports 310 new cases; tally crosses 7,000-mark
310 new COVID19 cases reported in Delhi till midnight of 10th May. The total number of positive cases is now 7233. We have ordered all hospitals to submit death report with death summary each day: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain
Nirmala Sitharaman's meeting with heads of public sector banks gets deferred
Shramik Special trains to now have up to 3 stoppages in destination state,run with full capacity of around 1,700 instead of 1,200: Rly order
Special evacuation flight Air India AI 1617 carrying 118 Indian citizens from US (San Francisco) landed at Hyderabad Airport today
326 stranded people return from London, taken to quarantine centres
- As many as 326 people stuck in London due to the COVID-19 lockdown arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport in the early hours of Monday.
- After their arrival by an Air India evacuation flight at 4.45 am, a team of corona warriors checked the passengers' health condition before letting them go to the designated quarantine centres.
International tourism could decline by 60-80 per cent in 2020: UN
- International tourism could decline by 60-80 per cent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the revenue loss of USD 910 billion to USD 1.2 trillion and placing millions of livelihoods at risk, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has said.
- The global international agency said that the pandemic has caused a 22 per cent fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020.
- According to the United Nations specialized agency, the global health crisis could lead to an annual tourism decline between 60 per cent and 80 per cent when compared with the 2019 figures.
Grocery sales rise & fall with lockdown fears
- Purchase of daily household essentials and groceries in cities rose significantly in the weeks when lockdown and its extension were announced, indicating panic buying in short spells.
- Sales of fast moving consumer goods grew 79% during fourth week of March when the government first ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a global consumer research firm owned by communications and advertising giant WPP. While the following week saw a sharp decline at 47%, the market saw purchase soar again by 239% during third week of April, which coincided with the lockdown extension announcement.
Jharkhand case count stands at 160
Total 160 positive COVID19 cases have been reported in the state till date, of which 79 are active cases and 78 are recovered/discharged cases: Jharkhand Health Department
To ensure that social distancing & other norms are strictly followed all seats will not be available for booking in the passenger trains
- Union Min of State for Railways Suresh Angadi on Indian Railways' decision to restart passenger trains from 12 May
MHA to States: Ensure opening of all private clinics, nursing homes, labs with all medical staff
Restrictions on movement of medical professionals can lead to severe constraints in rendering COVID, non-COVID services: MHA to states
Chinese investment in US drops to lowest level since 2009
- China's direct investment in the United States fell last year to its lowest level since the Great Recession, even before the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of global commerce.
- The decline in Beijing's investment in the United States reflected tensions between the world's two biggest economies and Chinese government restrictions on overseas investment.
- A report out Monday from the National Committee on US-China Relations and the Rhodium Group consultancy found that China's direct investment in the US dropped from USD 5.4 billion in 2018 to USD 5 billion last year, the lowest level since the recession year of 2009.
Spanish league has 5 positive tests, hopes to resume June 12
- The Spanish league is not changing its plan to resume competing after five players from clubs in the first and second divisions tested positive for COVID-19, with president Javier Tebas saying he hopes it can restart on June 12.
- Tebas said if everything continues to go according to plan in Spain, he expects the league to resume a month from now - depending on decisions by local authorities regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Thailand reports six new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
- Thailand reported six new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing its total to 3,015 cases since the outbreak began in January.
- The new cases were all in Thailand's southern provinces, including four on the tourist island of Phuket and one each in Narathiwat and Yala provinces, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman of the government's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.
Bihar reports 11 more cases; state tally rises to 707
11 more COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 707: Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary (Health), Bihar
Rupee slips 5 paise to 75.59 against US dollar in early trade
New BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal must find a fix that can go viral
- Iqbal Singh Chahal’s task as new commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will be to bring the Covid-19 outbreak ravaging India’s commercial capital under control. Expand surveillance, increase critical care beds, step up testing and use the remaining lockdown time to enforce containment—that’s the advice to him from epidemiologists, physicians and state officials.
- Chahal succeeds Praveen Pardeshi, who was unexpectedly moved out of the post on Friday. The city has been struggling to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the past two months with government hospitals said to be ill prepared to deal with seriously ill patients. Mumbai has the highest Covid-19 related mortality in the country.
A total of 37 stranded persons including 11 students (4 female students and 7 male students) left from Agra for J&K earlier today
- Department of Information and Public Relations, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir
Shanghai Disneyland reopens with anti-virus controls
- Visitors in face masks streamed into Shanghai Disneyland as the theme park reopened Monday in a high-profile step toward reviving global tourism that was shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
- The House of Mouse's experience in Shanghai, the first of its parks to reopen, foreshadows hurdles leisure industries might face as they reopen. Disney is limiting visitor numbers, requiring masks, and checking for the virus's telltale fever.
- China, where the pandemic began in December, was the first country to reopen factories and other businesses after declaring the disease under control in March even as infections rise and controls are tightened in some other countries.
Rajasthan reports 84 new cases; state tally climbs to 3,898
84 new cases of COVID19 have been reported in Rajasthan today, taking the total number of cases & deaths to 3,898 & 108, respectively. Number of active cases stands at 1,537: Rajasthan Health Department
The booking for reservation in Indian Railways special trains will start at 4 pm today and will be available only on the IRCTC website
Indian Railways to restart passenger train operation from tomorrow
- Indian Railways to restart passenger train operations with special trains from New Delhi connecting
- Dibrugarh
- Agartala
- Howrah
- Patna
- Bilaspur
- Ranchi
- Bhubaneswar
- Secunderabad
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Madgaon
- Mumbai Central
- Ahmedabad
- Jammu Tawi
- Reports ANI
Garment units to re-open today as Karnataka shifts gear on economic activity
- Garments with apparel export commitments will re-open on Monday as Karnataka’s industrial sector slowly picks up momentum amid challenges like shortage of labour and lack of public transport.
- The government has allowed garment units, among the largest employers in Bengaluru, to operate with one-third of their workforce. They should have, however, been registered with apparel export promotion council (AEPC). The Industries department is also working with them to get them to make face-masks in large numbers as it is now mandatory for members of public to use masks, but not surgical masks.
Out of the 755 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 16 are positive: King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow
P Chidambaram welcomes govt's decision to start operations of inter state passenger trains
We welcome the decision of the government to cautiously start operations of inter state passenger trains. The sam… https://t.co/NnaUm6e349
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) 1589169320000Karnataka: More than 300 Indians returned to Bengaluru from London, UK, on an Air India special flight early morning today
Sensex jumps 429.32 pts to 32,072.02 in opening session; Nifty rises 99 pts to 9,350.50
Odisha reports 14 new cases; state tally climbs to 391
14 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Odisha, taking the total number of cases in the state to 391 including 306 active cases, 68 cured/discharged cases and 3 deaths: Odisha Health Department
On National Technology Day, PM hails those at forefront of research to defeat COVID-19
- On the National Technology Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed all those at the forefront of research and innovation to defeat coronavirus and remembered the "exceptional achievement" of the country's scientists in carrying out the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests.
- The National Technology Day marks the anniversary of the underground nuclear tests conducted in Rajasthan's Pokhran.
India case count breaches 67,000-mark; toll crosses 2,200
- 67,152 confirmed cases
- 44,029 active cases
- 20,916 cured / discharged
- 2,206 deaths
China's ground zero reports virus infections
- China reported a second day of new cases of coronavirus in Wuhan on Monday after a month without new infections at the pandemic's global epicentre, offering a stark warning of the dangers of a fresh wave.
- The virus first emerged late last year, sweeping through the city and surrounding Hubei province, killing thousands and sickening many more.
- It subsequently spread around the world.
S.Korea scrambles to contain new coronavirus outbreak threatening Seoul
- South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak that is threatening to spread throughout the densely populated capital city of Seoul, leading the country to reconsider plans to reopen schools.
- Officials reported 35 new infections across the country as of midnight on Sunday, the second consecutive day of new cases of that magnitude and the highest numbers in more than a month, reinforcing fears the country could be entering a second wave outbreak.
Swachh Bharat 2.0, Jal Jeevan Mission to adjust to Covid times
- Amid the Covid-19 crisis, Swachh Bharat 2.0 and Jal Jeevan Mission will soon issue new guidelines on handling the pandemic and employing migrant workers, who have returned to their villages.
- It is gathered that district-wise “skill mapping” has already begun to assess the availability of skilled as well as unskilled labourers. The idea is to gainfully absorb anyone, even migrant labours who may have returned to their home, for flagship government initiatives.
- Skilled labourers, especially migrant ones well-versed in construction and real estate jobs, could be engaged in various flagship missions, from laying of water pipes and strengthening of water bodies for the Jal Jeevan mission to construction of toilets under the Swachh mission.
Japan eyes more spending backed by 2nd extra budget to combat pandemic fallout
- Japan will take additional stimulus measures "swiftly" to combat the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, signalling readiness to compile a second supplementary budget during the current Diet session running through June.
- The new package of steps would aim to cushion the blow to the world's third-largest economy, which is on the cusp of deep recession amid a plunge in global demand and a local state of emergency that has been extended through to the end of May.
'Fearware' in the times of Covid-19 pandemic
- Fraudsters have stepped up cyberattacks taking advantage of the fear over the coronavirus, and there is a new term in the officialdom to describe the malware: Fearware.
- There are more than 3,000 new web sites related to Covid-19 with several hundred of them being fake, either with dangerous content or incorrect information, officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 357 to 169,575
- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 357 to 169,575, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday.
- The reported death toll rose by 22 to 7,417, the tally showed.
BMC anticipates doubling of Covid-19 cases in next 15 days
- Anticipating doubling of cases in Mumbai from 12,864 to 25,000 in the next 15 days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started sourcing doctors and medical staff from other districts of Maharashtra.
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is hiring medical personnel from other districts on a temporary basis and offering them better renumeration and perks.
PM Modi's message on National Technology Day
Today, technology is helping many in the efforts to make the world free from COVID-19. I salute all those at the fo… https://t.co/DYNeGjce0p
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1589163875000NZ records three new coronavirus cases ahead of decision on easing restrictions
- New Zealand reported three new coronavirus cases on Monday, ahead of a decision on whether to ease restrictions further and allow more business and recreational activities to resume after weeks of disruptions.
- The Pacific nation was locked down for more than month under "level 4" restrictions that were eased by a notch on April 28. It has continued to enforce strict social measures on many of its citizens and businesses, helping prevent widespread community spread of the virus.
7 Haryana Roadways buses carrying 267 migrant labourers leave for UP
- Seven buses of Haryana Roadways carrying 267 migrant labourers from Ambala departed for Uttar Pradesh on Sunday amid lockdown.
- "267 people have been sent on seven buses. Three buses with 122 people have left for Shamli, two buses with 67 people for Saharanpur and two buses with 78 people for Bhagpat. They will be dropped at the border," RK Gupta, Nodal officer, told ANI.
Avoid unnecessary testing, follow guidelines: BMC tells private labs
- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in a clarification on Sunday told private labs to follow ICMR and state guidelines for Covid-19 tests to avoid unnecessary testing.
- It also told hospitals not to deny elective surgery to any patient over want of coronavirus tests.
- While private labs that ET spoke with sounded confused about the city’s testing strategy that has seen many flipflops as the city struggled to tackle a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases, BMC officials said the latest clarification will clear any misunderstanding.
Saudi Arabia to raise VAT threefold, suspend cost of living allowance
- Saudi Arabia’s government is suspending the cost of living allowance and raising the value-added tax threefold, as part of measures aimed to shore up state finances, which have been battered by low oil prices and the coronavirus.
- “Cost of living allowance will be suspended as of June first, and the value added tax will be increased to 15% from 5% as of July first,” the state news agency reported on Monday.
India Inc entrusts staff safety with 'Covid Marshals'
- “Swasth Prahari”, “Covid Marshal” or “Rapid Action Force” – the name doesn’t matter. The job does. It’s the new, key job in India’s shopfloors and work sites. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, KEC International, NTPC, Dalmia Cement, among others, have created “anti-Covid” teams to handle hygiene and sanitation requirements.
- As businesses open and get ready for further relaxation, they are appointing special teams to track safety at workplace, aware that employees contracting Covid is not just a workplace standards issue but can also create a host of problems for companies.
Japan may end state of emergency this week for regions with stable virus cases
- The Japanese government will consider lifting the state of emergency on many of the 34 prefectures that are not among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic before the nationwide deadline of May 31, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said.
- Tokyo, Osaka and 11 other prefectures are not among the regions that could see an earlier easing of restrictions.
Trump advisers cite need to stop 'permanent' economic toll
- Some of President Donald Trump's top economic advisers emphasized on Sunday the importance of states getting more businesses and offices open even as the pandemic makes its way to the White House complex, forcing three members of the administration's coronavirus task force into self-quarantine.
- The president and governors who will decide when to reopen their states are facing competing pressures. More economic activity and travel will likely lead to more people contracting COVID-19. But tight restrictions on which businesses can operate are causing millions of people to join the ranks of the unemployed. Decisions about how fast to reopen come with a general election less than six months away, and Trump and other incumbents facing the prospects of seeking another term in the midst of a public health and economic crisis.
Jammu and Kashmir HC judges dealing with cases via landlines, mobile, WhatsApp
- The unavailability of high speed internet has not deterred the Jammu and Kashmir High Court judges from dealing with cases amid the lockdown.
- Judges are hearing arguments on landlines and mobile phones from lawyers who do not have access to the internet. For those lawyers who are unable to connect with the videoconferencing system of the court, judges are allowing them to connect through WhatsApp video call.
- “Need of the hour is flexibility and making necessary arrangements to ensure smooth functioning of the court. One cannot afford to be rigid at this hour,” said a senior court official.
First Air India special flight from the US brings in 225 Indians from San Francisco to Mumbai
- Dr S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister
Jharkhand: Three more from Giridih tested COVID19 positive
All had returned from Surat recently. Total positive cases rise to 160: Nitin Madan Kulkarni, Jharkhand Health Secretary
Masks and no touching: Indonesia aims to keep traditional markets alive
- A traditional market on the island of Java has moved outdoors and set stalls at least a metre (3.3 ft) apart as Indonesia looks to safely maintain the bazaars where most people go to get affordable food and are part of the fabric of society.
- The 857 vendors at the Salatiga market in Central Java province, as well as visitors, are required to wear masks and avoid physical contact with each other to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, the head of the vendor association said.
US adds 776 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Tracker
- The United States recorded 776 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 79,522, according to the real-time tally by Johns Hopkins University at 8:30 pm Sunday (0030 GMT Monday).
- The figure was the lowest daily tally since March, with 24-hour totals in recent weeks ranging from 1,000 to 2,500.
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