Coronavirus live updates: 472 new Covid-19 cases in Delhi cause biggest single-day spike

President Ram Nath Kovind, after contributing one month’s salary to the PM-CARES Fund in March, has decided to forego 30% of his salary for a year, reports ANI

Poor facing more risks from coronavirus due to malnutrition: Report

The Global Nutrition Report 2020 comes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic spreading at a much faster clip in the country, leaving over 78,000 infected and killing over 2,500. Tens of thousands of poor and daily wagers are on transit in most daring conditions across the country where public transport is still patchy, it said. The report notes that one in nine of the world's population or a whopping 820 million are hungry wherein India alone is the single largest contributor as most of them cannot access or afford healthy food, while one in three is overweight or obese.

Health groups ask India to rescind Gilead's patents for Covid-19 drug remdesivir

Gilead said this week it had signed non-exclusive licensing pacts with five generic drugmakers based in India and Pakistan, allowing them make and sell remdesivir for 127 countries. But health access groups say the pacts mean cheaper forms of the drug may not become available in nations seen as non-profitable to the five drugmakers.

Of the current 23 containment clusters in Vizag city, three would be denotified soon

There has been no new cases from these zones since 28 days. These 3 areas are Alipuram, Revidi and Narsipatnam.

With 2 new positive cases, Covid-19 tally in Chandigarh rise to 191, including 3 fatalities

Covid-19 toll in Karnataka rises to 35 with 2 more deaths; total cases 981 after 22 more people test positive

24 fresh cases have been reported in Rajasthan today till 2 pm

Total number of positive cases now stands at 4,418 including 122 deaths, 2,346 discharged and 1,716 active cases

7 people test positive in Goa, which was earlier declared green zone as there was no active case since May 1

10 lakh Shramiks carried to home states in 800 trains since May 1: Indian Railways

'Troubles' for repatriates on arrival: Mangaluru Dy commissioner writes to airport director

Some passengers who arrived on board the first repatriation flight from Dubai two days ago have complained about 'lack' of proper arrangements for handling the returnees,prompting the Dakshina Kannada district administration to take up the matter with airport authorities. Also, the procedures at the airport took a long time and the staff did not properly brief the returnees, they had alleged. In his letter, the DC referred to the inadequacies and said she had issued prior directions to the airport authorities to extend support to the passengers.

Tamil Nadu: Assamese migrant workers in Chennai appeal to the Assam government to facilitate their return to the state

They say, "We don't have any money now. We appeal to both the Centre and Assam government to do something for us"

Twin antibodies that may help fight Covid-19 identified

The antibodies identified by the researchers, including those from Chinese Academy of Sciences, bind to the glycoprotein spike of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, blocking the spike's ability to bind to the human ACE2 receptor and mediate viral entry into host cells. Preliminary tests of the two antibodies, named B38 and H4, in a mouse model resulted in a reduction of virus titers, the researchers said.

Read: New Zealand leaps out of coronavirus lockdown with bungee jumps, midnight haircuts

In Auckland, residents queued from midnight at barber shops and salons for their first chance of a professional hairdo in nearly two months, according to local media reports. In Wellington, families strolled along the waterfront, while others waited at stores set to reopen with safety measures in place.

472 Covid-19 cases reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. Delhi's Covid tally stands at 8470, including 3,045 recovered patients and 115 deaths: Delhi govt

No deaths reported in the last 24 hours in the national capital.

A meeting between Lieutenant Governor & State Disaster Management Authority will be held at 4 pm today. The suggestions given by you all will be discussed at the meeting: Delhi CM