Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India Cases Rise to 70,756, Death Toll at 2,293 With 87 Fatalities in 24 Hrs; Aarogya Setu App Mandatory for Passengers, Says Rlys

Glenmark Initiates Trials on Favipiravir in India | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has initiated phase three of clinical trials in India on antiviral tablet Favipiravir for coronavirus treatment, becoming the first company in the country to do so, ANI reports.

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Govt Conducting Telephonic Survey on Coronavirus | A telephonic survey on Covid-19 is being undertaken by the government where citizens will receive calls on their mobile phones from 1921 number.

#CoronaUpdate:

A Telephonic Survey on #COVID19 is being undertaken where you shall receive calls on your mobile from 1921 number.
Please participate in this survey with your information.#SwasthaBharat #IndiaFightsCorona #Lockdown3 #HealthForAll #CoronaOutbreak pic.twitter.com/yakTELRxNg

— Ministry of Health 🇮🇳 #StayHome #StaySafe (@MoHFW_INDIA) May 12, 2020

Dates Announced for 10th Board Exams in Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu School Education Department has announced 10th board examination schedule. The exams will be conducted from June 1-12. "No decision has been taken to open up schools for now," says Sengottaian, School Education Minister.

Zinc-hydroxychloroquine Effective for Coronavirus Treatment | The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine has shown mixed results against the coronavirus in early studies, but a new paper out of New York suggests combining it with the dietary supplement zinc sulfate could create a more effective treatment. Read more here.

Indian Naval Ship Reaches Maldives to Discharge Supplies | The Indian Naval Ship Kesari reaches Male port in Maldives, the first destination under Mission Sagar. It will discharge 580 tonnes of essential food items as a gift from people of India to the people of Maldives amid the coronavirus outbreak.

#WATCH Indian Naval Ship Kesari reaches Malé port in Maldives, the first destination under #MissionSagar. It will discharge 580 tonnes of essential food items as a gift from people of India to the people of Maldives. pic.twitter.com/i7aoAX1HKk

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2020

Kolkata Cop Loses Life Due to Covid-19 | An Assistant Sub-inspector of CISF deployed in Kolkata lost his life last night due to the novel coronavirus disease, ANI reports.

Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan said this the first test of the kind to be developed in India and it will play a critical role in surveillance of proportion of the population exposed to the virus.

UNICEF Appeals for $1.6 Bn to Help Children Amid Covid-19 | United Nations children’s agency UNICEF appealed on Monday for $1.6 billion, more than doubling its initial request for money two months ago to help children already suffering through humanitarian crises and now hit with the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reports.

❝The pandemic is a health crisis which is quickly becoming a child rights crisis. These funds will help us respond to the crisis, recover from its aftermath, and protect children from its knock-on effects.❞

Shramik Train from Bengaluru Arrives in West Bengal | A 'Shramik special' train brought back migrants to Bankura in West Bengal from Karnataka's Bengaluru today, ANI reports.

Special Train Ferrying Migrants to Depart from Bihar | A special train to depart from Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminal for New Delhi at 7.20 pm today. Rajesh Kumar, CPRO, East Central Railway says,"Aarogya Setu app mandatory for passengers. Adequate number of medical teams to be deployed for health screening of passengers," ANI reports.

UP Transfers Rs 225 Crore to MGNREGA Beneficiaries | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath transfers Rs 225.39 crore to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) beneficiaries through direct bank transfer amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The services will resume initially with 15 pair of trains that will depart from New Delhi Railway Station and will be gradually expanded in the coming days, the Railways said.

Farmers in J&K Engaged in Vegetable Production Amid Covid-19 | Farmers continue vegetable production in Budgam District in Jammu & Kashmir, amid the coronavirus lockdown. One of the farmers says,"Budgam is known as mini Punjab. We are practicing high standards of hygiene on the field and also ensuring supply of vegetables to other districts".

Passenger trains will depart from New Delhi Railway Station and connect to Mumbai, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Howrah, Thiruvananthapuram, Patna, Jammu, Dibrugarh, Agartala, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar and Madgaon.

47 New Cases in Rajasthan | 47 new cases of Covid-19 and 2 deaths have been reprorted in Rajasthan today, the total number of positive cases in the state is now 4,035, states the Rajasthan Health Department, ANI reports.

According to the regulations issued by the Indian government last month and updated last week, visas of foreign nationals and OCI cards, that provide visa-free travel privileges to the people of Indian-origin, have been suspended as part of the new international travel restrictions.

23 New Coronavirus Cases in Odisha | Twenty-three new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have been reported in Odisha. The total figure has gone up to 437 in the state. In Ganjam District, a total of 157 cases are reported till now.

Surveillance Testing in India | From each district, they are first starting the tests from 10 health facilities -- 6 public and 4 private.

India Starts Surveillance Coronavirus Testing Today | India has started surveillance Covid-19 testing today in districts. This will be on high and low risk groups in chosen districts, in order to monitor community transmission. The objective is to monitor the trend in prevalence of infection at district level.

State-wise List of Coronavirus Cases in India | This is News18's state-wise compilation of Covid-19 cases and casualties across India.

Latest: Coronavirus Cases in India Cross 70,000-mark | The total number of Covid-19 cases in India have reached 70,756. The active cases are at 46,008, recoveries at 22,454 and deaths at 2,293.

12 More Coronavirus Cases in Bihar | Twelve more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number to 761, states Sanjay Kumar, State Principal Health Secretary.

The president has argued that state and municipal governments have gone overboard in social isolation measures to restrict the disease's spread and that it is overly damaging to the economy.

Coronavirus Update, Railways | 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 and Jammu Tawi today, ANI reports.

10 New Coronavirus Cases in Lucknow | Ten more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Lucknow, UP. Out of the 1,019 samples tested yesterday for Covid-19, results of 10 are positive, states King George's Medical University (KGMU), ANI reports.

'Trump Death Clock' | A billboard on Times Square, New York City, displays a 'Trump Death Clock', which tallies the number of lives lost to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and  it blames on 'POTUS inaction'. The United States recorded 830 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 80,352.

'Trump Death Clock' counts preventable US #coronavirus deathshttps://t.co/sl4z6j2hFW

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— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 12, 2020

Train services in India have been suspended due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Ministry of Railways announced this Sunday that a small number of passenger trains will slowly resume services starting May 12.

'450 Special Trains Run, 5 Lakh Migrants Sent Home' | Indian Railways has run over 450 'shramik special trains' and brought over 5 lakh migrant labourers to their respective states, says RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director, ANI reports.

Tennessee-based Dr Indranill Basu Ray, in a letter to Mamata Banerjee, said India may be lucky because of a different viral strain not having such a severe infection.