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12 May, 2020, 05:25 PM IST

Coronavirus Live News: India's mortality rate at 3.2%, says Health Ministry

India has reported 70,756 confirmed cases including 46,008 active cases, 22,454 cured/discharged and 2,293 deaths so far.

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05:22 PM

New AI tool to predict COVID-19 without testing: Study

Researchers have developed an AI tool to predict whether someone is likely to have COVID-19 based on their symptoms alone, an advance which they say can help make better estimates of the disease spread in areas with limited testing.
The artificial intelligence (AI) model, described in the journal Nature Medicine, uses data from the COVID Symptom Study app to predict SARS-CoV-2 infection by comparing people's symptoms and the results of diagnostic tests.
The study noted that more than 3.3 million people globally have downloaded the COVID Symptom Study app, and are using it to report daily on their health status, whether they feel well, or have any new symptoms such as persistent cough, fever, fatigue, and loss of taste or smell.

05:14 PM

Red zones will be divided into three categories, more relaxations likely

- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

05:11 PM

575 "shramik special" trains operated by Indian Railways

As of 4 pm today, a total of 575 “shramik special” trains have been operationalized from various states, of which 463 trains have reached their destinations & 112 trains are in transit. More than 6.8 lakh people have traveled on these trains

05:06 PM

Delhi police starts telemedicine service for its personnel

Faced with a rise in coronavirus cases, the Delhi police has started a round-the-clock tele-service for its personnel to seek medical advice for themselves and their family members on how to avoid contracting or cope with the infection, officials said on Tuesday.
Police personnel run a high risk of viral infection given the very physical nature of their work and frequent public interaction. Once infected, they can transmit the virus to their family members.
So, under the new initiative, the Station House Officers in 15 districts have started the service. They maintain a list of doctors who have volunteered to be a part of the system and suggest measure to police personnel to take in case they show COVID-19 symptoms.

05:05 PM

Police station sealed as cop tests positive in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra

Confirming it, SP (Law and Order) Khushal Sharma said all police personnel posted at the Panchrukhi police station in the district have been quarantined.
The Panchrukhi police station will function from the premises of the Palampur police station for next two weeks, he added.
The SP said the head constable was deployed on various duties and his contacts are being traced.

04:40 PM

Delhi issues order for those arriving from special trains

For passengers found symptomatic, standard protocol for testing and quarantine shall be followed
Only asymptomatic persons coming to Delhi would be allowed to go home

04:38 PM

Pizza delivery agent, who had tested positive in Delhi last month, has been discharged from hospital after recovery: Official

04:21 PM

In the fight against COVID-19 our mortality rate is about the lowest in the world. Today the mortality rate is around 3.2%, in several states it is even less than this. Global fatality rate is around 7-7.5%

- Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

04:16 PM

Immediate spike likely in inter-city mobility after train, bus services resume operations: Study

An immediate spike in inter-city travel is expected within two weeks of resumption of train and bus services as many people, who are stuck in different cities, will look for an opportunity to return to their bases, according to a survey by IntrCity RailYatri.
However, the inter-city mobility industry in India, which was in an expansion mode, has been slowed down by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the survey by the multi-modal intercity mobility platform, covering more than 20,000 users across metros, tier-1 and tier-2 cities.
Interestingly, 38.41 per cent of travellers indicated that they would consider travelling this year if the pandemic has been effectively controlled.

04:15 PM

Health Ministry says India's recovery rate today is 31.7%

04:11 PM

WHO sees "potentially positive data" on COVID-19 treatments

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some treatments appear to be limiting the severity or length of the COVID-19 respiratory disease and said the body is focusing on learning more about four or five of the most promising ones.
"We do have some treatments that seem to be in very early studies limiting the severity or the length of the illness but we do not have anything that can kill or stop the virus," spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a virtual briefing, referring to the body's so-called Solidarity Trial of drugs against the disease.
"We do have potentially positive data coming out but we need to see more data to be 100% confident that we can say this treatment over that one," she added.

04:10 PM

Digvijaya Singh's food facility shut after COVID-19 scare

Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh's community kitchen supplying food packets during the lockdown was forced to shut after a former MLA, from whose premises the facility was being run, tested positive for coronavirus.
The food facility was being run from a building owned by the former MLA, who tested positive for coronavirus, a source in the Congress said.
"We are forced to close our community kitchen, as the premises from where it was being run, was stopped on the directives of the local administration. The coronavirus has knocked the doors of the facility," Singh said in a statement on Tuesday.

03:51 PM

Himchal Pradesh reports 2 new cases

With two more positive cases being reported from the Hamirpur district, the COVID-19 count reached 64 in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday.
The number of active cases in the state stood at 23, according to RD Dhiman, Additional Chief Secretary, Health, HP government.
Earlier three more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 62, state Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal had said.

03:45 PM

BSF reports 9 new cases

9 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Border Security Force (BSF) in the last 24 hours. 6 are from Delhi, 1 from Kolk… https://t.co/r1NytDaSQb
— ANI (@ANI) 1589277720000

03:21 PM

New York City to be closed till June: Mayor

New York City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, is likely to stay closed until June, Mayor Bill de Blasio has said, even as three regions of New York State are set to reopen on May 15.
New York has been recording a decline in daily hospitalisations, ICU admissions and fatalities but the mayor said such progress must continue further before officials consider reopening the city.
"On the reopening, we're clearly not ready yet. So I think it's fair to say that June is when we are potentially going to be able to make some real changes, if we can continue our progress," Mayor Blasio said at his daily press briefing on Monday.

03:21 PM

Maharashtra: Panel decides to release 50% prisoners from jails

The panel, while taking the decision on Monday, also said that prisoners convicted or booked on serious charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and stringent law provisions like the MCOCA, UAPA and PMLA will not be released on temporary bail or parole.
The committee, comprising Bombay High Court Justice A A Sayed, Additional Chief Secretary of state Home department Sanjay Chahande and Maharashtra Director General Prisons S N Pandey, was set up after the Supreme Court in March called for decongestion of prisons across the country due to the outbreak of coronavirus.
It took a decision on Monday to release around 50 per cent of the prisoners from jails across the state on temporary bail or parole.

03:19 PM

Railways readies New Delhi-Bilaspur train, which will depart at 4 pm

Health screening of all the passengers will be conducted at the station. 1490 passengers are today traveling on the Bilaspur train from Delhi. Floor marks for social distancing have also been made: Deepak Kumar, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway

03:18 PM

2 more jawans of ITBP test positive

Total 159 positive cases, 1 recovered: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

03:03 PM

PM Modi expresses gratitude to nurses

International Day of the Nurse is a special day to express gratitude to the phenomenal nurses working round the clo… https://t.co/MxdTcHhsH2
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1589275146000

03:02 PM

Rajasthan reports 21 new cases

#UPDATE 21 fresh cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Rajasthan today till 2 pm taking the total number of posit… https://t.co/QtjtNqCupf
— ANI (@ANI) 1589275226000

03:00 PM

COVID-19 vaccine may never be found, warns UK PM

“A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away,” said Boris Johnson, highlighting the work being done in the UK by scientists at Oxford University and Imperial College London towards this mission.
“Indeed, in a worst-case scenario, we may never find a vaccine. So our plan must countenance a situation where we are in this, together, for the long haul, even while doing all we can to avoid that outcome,” he said.
Admitting that a vaccine or drug-based treatment is the only “feasible long-term solution”, he said the UK has accelerated this with “promising” vaccine development programmes and a collaboration between Oxford University and pharma major AstraZeneca was a vital step that could help rapidly advance the manufacture of a COVID-19 vaccine when it is ready.

02:59 PM

Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks people's suggestion on lockdown strategy beyond May 17

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday sought suggestions from people on how to ease the curbs after May 17, but made it clear that lockdown cannot be lifted completely given that the city was recording a high number of coronavirus cases daily.

The chief minister said that his government will send a proposal on lockdown relaxations for Delhi to the Centre on Thursday after discussing the suggestions with experts and doctors.

People can send their suggestions by calling toll-free number 1031 or through WhatsApp number 8800007722, or by sending an e-mail to delhicm.suggestions@gmail.com by 5 pm Wednesday.

02:40 PM

34-year-old migrant worker died on board Pune-Prayagraj Shramik Special train on Monday; post-mortem conducted: RPF

Reports PTI

02:37 PM

No new case of COVID19 reported in Uttarakhand today

Total number of positive cases stands at 68 including 21 active cases and 46 recovered: State Health Department

02:32 PM

Nagpur COVID-19 cases climb to 300

The COVID-19 case count in Maharashtra's Nagpur mounted to 300 on Tuesday with two more people testing positive for novel coronavirus, a district official said.
Nagpur has so far reported four deaths due to COVID- 19.

02:28 PM

6,037 Indians return from abroad in 31 flights under Vande Bharat Mission since 7th May 2020

02:27 PM

Delhi: Passengers onboard special train that will leave for Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh shortly from New Delhi Railway Station.

Railways has resumed services of 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains from today

02:17 PM

Risk management, to HR dynamics: Lessons from COVID-19 to take centre stage at B-schools

The lessons learnt from COVID-19 pandemic and long term consequences of the disruption caused by the lockdown, are set to take centre stage at premiere business schools in the country with many of them already gearing up to introduce them in the curriculum.
Effects on economy, changing dynamic of Human Resources management due to work from home, price controls, sustainability, localism, business strategies for natural disasters and epidemics, risk management, decision making under uncertainty, are among the topics that are being discussed for inclusion in academic learning and discussions.

02:11 PM

US CDC commits $3.6 mn to assist India's fight against Covid-19

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed $3.6 million to assist Indian government’s fight against COVID-19, the US Embassy said in a statement.
The fund is to support prevention, preparedness, and response activities in India.

02:05 PM

Railways has operated 542 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried home 6.48 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of country amid lockdown

02:02 PM

2 migrants who returned from Gujarat test positive for coronavirus in UP's Hardoi

Two migrant workers who recently returned from Gujarat have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.
They said the two are aged 35 and 20, and arrived in a private vehicle from Gujarat, where they worked at a steel factory.

01:55 PM

57 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nepal; the total number of positive cases rise to 191: Nepal Government

01:47 PM

Quarantine to be required for visitors to Spain

Spain will require all visitors from abroad to quarantine for 14 days if they arrive in the country after May 15.
The new Health Ministry order, published Tuesday in Spain's official gazette, says the goal is to “limit the risks derived from the international traffic of people” during the rollback of the coronavirus lockdown.
Travel agencies and transport companies must inform their customers about the new regulations before they sell their Spain-bound tickets, and airlines need to make sure that passengers fill out a “location card” in case they need to be contacted after their trip.

01:39 PM

Maharashtra government panel decides to release around 50% prisoners to decongest jails across state: Official

Reports PTI

01:38 PM

Pompeo holds video conference with counterparts from India, 5 other nations

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has discussed with his counterparts from India, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and South Korea the importance of international cooperation, transparency, and accountability in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic and in addressing its causes.
Pompeo spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Australian foreign minister Marise Payne, Brazilian foreign minister Ernesto Henrique Fraga Araujo, Israeli foreign minister Yisrael Katz, Japanese foreign minister Taro Kono and South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha, the State Department said in a press release on Monday.

01:30 PM

We kept our numbers to minimum for almost 1.5 months,after which there was outbreak in Bapu Dham,a slum-like area.Out of 150 active cases,100 are from 10 houses in the area.We've contained the zone & people are being treated

- Manoj Parida,Advisor,Chandigarh Administration

01:29 PM

Corona Watch

01:20 PM

US will cross 10 mn-mark in conducting COVID-19 tests, says Trump as death toll surges past 80,000

President Donald Trump has said the US has increased the COVID-19 testing capacity and the number of tests being conducted in the country will cross the 10 million-mark this week even as the coronavirus deaths surged past 80,000 in the world's worst-affected nation.
The coronavirus, which originated in China, has so far infected more than 4 million people and claimed over 285,000 lives worldwide.

01:17 PM

COVID-19 deaths as of May 12

US 80,600+
UK 32,100+
Italy 30,700+
Source: AFP

01:14 PM

Skoda Auto Volkswagen employees donate day's salary to support fight against COVID-19

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India on Tuesday said its employees have contributed their one-day salary to combat coronavirus pandemic.
The company's employees, supported by the labour unions in Pune and Aurangabad, have contributed a day's salary to raise over Rs 1.2 crore, the automaker said in a statement.

12:59 PM

Women's ODI and men's U-19 World Cup qualifiers postponed due to COVID-19

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday postponed the qualifying events for the 2021 Women's World Cup and the 2022 men's Under-19 showpiece in July owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

12:53 PM

Health screening of passengers will be conducted at the stations. We have also requested them to travel light as no coolies are available at stations. We will be handing over the data of each and every passenger to their state government

- Arun Kumar, DG Railway Protection Force

12:43 PM

Microsoft introduces Back2Business solution boxes for SMBs in India

Microsoft has announced the launch of Back2Business solution boxes for helping Indian small and medium businesses (SMBs) "maintain business continuity and embark on their cloud adoption journeys".
Curated for specific scenarios in different organisation sizes, they bring together offerings across 'Azure' and 'Modern Workplace', the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

12:34 PM

States with good primary healthcare system managed COVID-19 well: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

States with good primary healthcare system have fared better in containing the spread of COVID-19, biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw said on Tuesday.
The Executive Chairperson of bio-pharmaceuticals company, Biocon Ltd, also hit out at people not wearing face-masks in public places and said they don't understand the gravity of the disease.

12:25 PM

Delhi govt to send its proposal on lockdown relaxation to Centre on Thursday

- Kejriwal

12:14 PM

Request citizens to send me their suggestions regarding relaxation of lockdown in Delhi

- Arvind Kejriwal

12:13 PM

PM Modi to address the nation today at 8 PM

12:09 PM

Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday reported 33 new Covid positive cases, taking the total to 2,051

The state so far saw 1,056 cured and discharged, while suffering 46 Covid deaths.

12:04 PM

Delhi reports 406 new cases; tally rises to 7,639

13 deaths and 406 new positive cases were reported in Delhi in 24 hours till midnight yesterday, taking the total number of cases to 7,639 and deaths to 86. 383 people have been cured/discharged taking the total number of recovered cases to 2,512: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

11:54 AM

Air India HQ sealed for two days after employee tests positive for coronavirus

11:53 AM

Glenmark initiates Phase 3 clinical trials on Favipiravir to check efficacy on COVID-19 patients

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday said it has initiated Phase 3 clinical trials on antiviral drug Favipiravir to check its efficacy on COVID-19 patients in India.
The Mumbai-based company had received approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) last month to conduct clinical trials of Favipiravir antiviral tablets for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.

11:46 AM

Maharashtra Congress bears travel expenses of 27,865 migrants

The Maharashtra Congress has borne the travel expenses of nearly 27,865 migrant workers and sent them back to their native places, state party president Balasaheb Thorat claimed on Tuesday.
Arrangements are being made to send 24,000 more migrant workers from Maharashtra to their native states, Thorat said.

11:37 AM

2 students from Jamshedpur, who had returned from Kolkata, have tested COVID-19 positive.

The total number of positive cases in the state is now 164: Jharkhand Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni

11:37 AM

West Bengal appoints Narayan Swarup Nigom as the new Health Secretary

11:29 AM

Post lockdown: SAT to restore physical hearing in phased manner

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) has put in place a post-lockdown plan, wherein restoration of physical hearing will happen in a phased manner.
The tribunal is closed till May 15 in view of the nationwide lockdown announced by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The nationwide lockdown since March 25 to contain the spread of coronavirus is scheduled to end on May 17.

11:19 AM

Coronavirus infection in children may not start with coughs: Study

Children suffering from non-respiratory disease symptoms like diarrhea and fever, or those with a history of exposure to the novel coronavirus, should be suspected of having COVID-19, a new study says.
According to the research, published in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics, gastrointestinal symptoms first suffered by some children hints at potential infection with SARS-CoV-2 through the digestive tract.

11:10 AM

Over 45,533 tickets worth Rs 16.15 crore booked for special trains for next seven days; 82,317 passengers booked tickets: Rlys

11:00 AM

Migrant labourer walking to Bihar killed near Ambala after being hit by car

A migrant labourer was killed while another seriously injured when a car hit them on the Ambala-Jagadhri highway near Ambala Cantonment on Tuesday morning, police said.
A group of migrant labourers told the police that they were headed towards their native village in Bihar's Purnia district from Punjab's Ludhiana on foot when the incident occurred.

10:52 AM

A migrant labourer was killed while another seriously injured after being hit by car on Ambala-Jagadhri highway near Ambala Cantonment on Tuesday morning

10:51 AM

Mumbai's fishing community hit hard by lockdown

The coronavirus-enforced lockdown has severely affected Mumbai's fisher folk as many of them have been rendered jobless and are finding it hard to sustain their livelihood since fish markets are lying closed.
Some of the busiest fish markets, including at the Sassoon Dock in Colaba, Crawford Market in south Mumbai, Bhaucha Dhakka, or ferry wharf near the Dockyard, the Kasara fish market in neighbouring Thane and others, which used to be bustling with activity and business every day are shut.

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