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Business News›News›Politics and Nation›Coronavirus India Updates Live: Over 1200 cops test positive in Maharashtra; cases in Delhi cross 10,000-mark
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Economic Times | 18 May, 2020 | 12.27PM IST

Coronavirus India Updates Live: Over 1200 cops test positive in Maharashtra; cases in Delhi cross 10,000-mark

Total cases in India have risen to 96,169 and 3,029 deaths so far (including 56316 active cases, 36824 cured/migrated.)

!1 New UpdateClick here for latest updates
12:27 PM

India supports move at WHO to seek origin of coronavirus

India is expected to join over 60 countries at a two-day crucial conference of the World Health Organisation in Geneva in pushing for an "impartial, independent and comprehensive" evaluation of the global response mechanism to the COVID-19 crisis as well as to find out the "zoonotic source" of the deadly infection.
12:24 PM

1273 personnel of Maharashtra Police including 131 officers have contracted COVID-19 so far. Out of the total cases, 291 police personnel have recovered while 11 others succumbed to the infection: Maharashtra Police

12:22 PM

Consider basic demands for survival: TAAI to govt

  • The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) has said it was in a "state of shock" as no economic package has been announced for them and asked the government to consider its requests for survival, failing which it will adopt the Gandhian way of protest.
  • While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a package of Rs 20 lakh crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "has neglected us and no relief to us is seen", the TAAI said in its letter to the Central government on Sunday.
  • "We are not only in despair but also in a state of shock. The trade was so confident that under the leadership of Modi ji, we would be nurtured and protected," the TAAI noted.
12:13 PM

Two persons one from Jorhat and another one from Nagaon have tested COVID-19 positive . They are in our quarantine centres: Himanta Biswa Sarma

↗️Total cases 102
↗️Recovered 41
↗️Active cases 57
↗️Deaths 2
↗️Migrated 2
12:11 PM

Panasonic reports 29% drop in annual operating profit

  • Japan's Panasonic Corp, a top supplier of battery cells to Tesla Inc, reported a 28.6% drop in annual operating profit and did not issue an earnings forecast for the current year due to uncertainty about the impact of the coronavirus.
  • Panasonic joined a number of Japanese electronics companies that have refrained from providing forecasts, including Sony Corp and Canon Inc, as the virus outbreak hits electronics demand globally.
12:10 PM

Coronavirus infections in Pak touches 42,000 mark with 903 deaths: Health ministry

11:53 AM

President Trump honours 10-year-old Indian-American girl for COVID-19 help

Sravya Annappareddy, a 10-year-old Indian-American girl, has been honoured by President Donald Trump for donating cookies to nurses and firefighters and sending personalised greeting cards to healthcare workers fighting COVID-19 pandemic in the US, the worst affected country in the world.
11:52 AM

Heavy traffic congestion seen at toll booth on Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) Flyway

11:42 AM

Hotels group Accor secures 560 mn euros credit line, sees some signs of recovery

  • French hotel company Accor - one of many in the tourism sector to have been hit hard by the impact of the coronavirus - said on Monday it had secured a new 560 million euros ($605.9 million) banking credit facility.
  • Accor, whose hotels include Sofitel and Ibis, said the new credit facility had been underwritten by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC), Natixis and Societe Generale.
  • Accor added in a statement that it was seeing some "initial signs of business improvement", with revenues per available room (RevPAR) showing some recovery in China while more and more of its hotels were being re-opened.
11:24 AM

52 new cases in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2,282

11:23 AM

6 employees of OPPO mobile company's factory in Greater Noida have tested positive for COVID-19. All operations at the factory have been suspended. The operations there had resumed on 8th May, 2020

11:22 AM

Total number of positive cases till 9 am in Odisha is 876 after 48 new cases were reported in the state today: Government of Odisha

11:19 AM

Indian shares tumble as economic package disappoints; banks fall

  • Indian shares tumbled on Monday, with banks leading the fall, as investors were disappointed by government measures to aid an economic recovery, even as domestic cases of the novel coronavirus continued to rise steadily.
  • A slew of announcements from India's finance minister that concluded on Sunday, largely comprising liquidity measures, have fallen short of market expectations due to the lack of enough measures to boost immediate demand and consumption.
11:16 AM

Coronavirus death toll in Delhi mounts to 160; cases cross 10,000-mark: Authorities

299 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Delhi in last 24 hrs, 283 recovered/discharged/migrated in last 24 hrs, no deaths reported in this duration. Total number of positive cases in Delhi stands at 10,054 -including 4485 recovered/discharged and 160 deaths.
11:15 AM

Restrictions under Sec 144 extended in Chhattisgarh for 3 months

The Chhattisgarh government has extended restrictions imposed in all districts of the state under CrPC Section 144 for next three months in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, an official said on Monday.
11:15 AM

US economy will recover, could stretch through end of next year: Fed

  • The US economy, the world's largest, which has been thrown into a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic, will rebound but the recovery could stretch through the end of next year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said.
  • His statement came days after a top economic advisor to President Donald Trump favoured giving tax incentives to American companies to move their manufacturing units from China to the US, amidst a new rift in the bilateral relationship over Beijing's handling of the coronavirus crisis.
11:05 AM

Maharashtra Govt has approved the formation of a task force which will give recommendations to the Govt to incorporate AYUSH treatment modalities specifically for increasing immunity against COVID-19: State Medical Education & Drug Department

11:03 AM

Germany reports 174,697 (not 174,355) confirmed coronavirus cases (+342) (not (+2)), 7,935 (not 7,914) coronavirus deaths (+21) (not (+0)) - Robert Koch Institute

10:34 AM

169 Indian passengers to return to West Bengal's Kolkata from Bangladesh's Dhaka today, on a repatriation flight

10:33 AM

6 more positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1326

10:33 AM

Marathi writer, playwright Ratnakar Matkari dead

  • Veteran Marathi writer and playwright Ratnakar Matkari has died, family sources said on Monday.
  • Matkari, 81, considered a pioneer of the children's drama movement in Marathi, died at a hospital in suburban Marol here late Sunday night, a BMC official said.
  • Matkari had tested coronavirus positive last week, the official said.
10:30 AM

Auto driver uses money saved for wedding to feed migrants

  • In a novel gesture, a 30-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, who saved Rs 2 lakh for his marriage but postponed the ceremony due to the lockdown, is now using the money to feed migrant labourers and those in distress on Pune streets.
  • Akshay Kothawale is not just stopping at that, but also helping senior citizens and pregnant women by offering them free rides to clinics in his vehicle, and also going around the city creating awareness on how to stay protected against the coronavirus.
10:29 AM

Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

Thailand on Monday reported three new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,031 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January.
10:18 AM

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has started bus shuttle services for railway passengers arriving at New Delhi Railway Station

They are dropped off at Shivaji Stadium and Ambedkar Stadium from where they are given further change over of transport.
10:08 AM

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his family members placed under 14-day home quarantine after they reach Budhana town in Uttar Pradesh for Eid from Mumbai: Police

10:07 AM

140 new cases reported in Rajasthan today, state total rises to 5,342

10:06 AM

Sensex slumps by 721.07 points, currently at 30,376.66. Nifty slumps by 214.20 points, currently at 8,922.65

09:43 AM

Five more test coronavirus positive in Goa; state tally reaches 31

  • Five more passengers, who reached Goa from Mumbai in a train on Sunday, have tested positive for coronavirus infection, taking the number of active cases in the coastal state to 31.
  • State Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday confirmed that out of over 100 samples taken of passengers of the Mumbai-Goa train, nine have so far come out positive in the TrueNat (rapid) testing.
09:40 AM

MP CM Shivraj Chouhan writes to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

09:34 AM

Total cases in India rise to 96,169

  • Active cases : 56,316
  • Cured/Discharged : 36,823
  • Deaths : 3,029
  • Migrated : 1
09:30 AM

Highest ever spike of 5242 COVID-19 cases, 157 deaths reported in last 24 hrs

Reports ANI
08:59 AM

China reports 25 new coronavirus cases, Wuhan has highest asymptomatic infections

  • China has reported 25 new COVID-19 patients, the health authorities said on Monday, as 14 asymptomatic cases were detected in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the coronavirus where officials are doing mass testing of the city's entire 11 million population, taking the number of such cases in the city to 337, the highest in the country.
  • The death toll in China remained at 4,634 on Sunday with no new fatalities reported.
08:50 AM

All religious places/places of worship shall be closed for public; religious congregations are strictly prohibited: MHA

08:23 AM

Gujarat will make guidelines according to containment zone and non-containment zone. Tomorrow District Collectors, Municipal commissioners will make a list of these zones

- Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani

08:22 AM

Timeline of WHO's role in the coronavirus pandemic

  • December 31, 2019 -- China reported to the WHO a "cluster" of pneumonia cases "of unknown cause" in the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. Of a total of 44 cases, 11 patients were "severely ill", while the others were stable.
  • January 1, 2020 -- The WHO activated a crisis group, putting the body "on an emergency footing for dealing with the outbreak".
  • January 4 -- The WHO on social media reported a cluster of pneumonia cases "with no deaths", in Wuhan. A day later, it published its first "Disease Outbreak News" destined for scientists and public health specialists on the new virus.
  • January 10 -- The WHO sent "technical guidance" with advice to all countries on how to detect, test and manage potential cases. Evidence at the time suggested "no or limited human-to-human transmission", the WHO said.
  • January 11 -- China gave the WHO the genetic sequence of COVID-19.
  • January 13 -- Thailand reported the first imported case on its territory.
  • January 14 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, told a news briefing that there "may have been limited human-to-human transmission", based on 41 confirmed cases, and that there was the risk of a wider outbreak.
  • January 20, 21 -- WHO experts from China and the western Pacific region went on a brief field visit to Wuhan.
  • January 22 -- The WHO mission to China said there was evidence of human-to-human transmission in Wuhan -- among close contacts such as families or in health care settings -- but that "more investigation was needed to understand the full extent of transmission".
  • January 22, 23 -- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus convened an emergency committee to assess whether the outbreak constituted a "public health emergency of international concern" -- the highest alert it can trigger. The committee, consisting of independent international experts, was unable to reach a consensus and asked to meet again 10 days later.
  • January 28 -- A WHO delegation travelled to Beijing, led by Tedros, who agreed with the Chinese government that an international team of scientists would be dispatched to China.
  • January 30 -- The WHO declared COVID-19 to be "a public health emergency of international concern".
  • February 16-24 -- An international scientific mission of experts from the United States, China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore and Canada travelled to Wuhan.
  • February 24 -- A team of experts from the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control travelled to Italy, which became the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak after China.
  • March 11 -- The WHO designated COVID-19 as a pandemic. At the time, 90 percent of cases were declared in just four countries, according to the WHO, with 81 countries reporting no cases at all, and 57 countries reporting up to 10 cases.
  • April 9 -- The WHO publishes a chronology of its statements in response to criticism that it had been slow to sound the alarm.
  • April 14 -- US President Donald Trump halts payments to the WHO pending a review of its role in allegedly "severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus", and accuses it of being biased towards China.
  • April 24 -- The WHO urges member states to speed up the development, production and distribution of treatments and vaccines and ensure universal access to therapeutics.
  • April 27 -- The WHO urges countries lifting their lockdown measures to test, isolate and treat suspected cases while ensuring physical distancing, or risk a second wave of infections.
  • May 14 -- The WHO says the virus may never go away and could become a disease that the world has to learn to live with.
  • May 18-19 -- The WHO's decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, holds its annual gathering virtually, with the spat between between Beijing and Washington threatening to overshadow proceedings.
08:14 AM

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2 to 174,355 - RKI

  • The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 2 to 174,355, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday.
  • The tally showed no further deaths due to the virus. The reported death toll remained at 7,914.
07:49 AM

India's gas demand gradually picking up as virus restrictions ease

  • India's natural gas consumption is recovering slowly as the world's biggest lockdown starts to ease with the gradual resumption of economic and industrial activity, several industry sources said.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is starting to pull back from one of the world's tightest lockdowns of 1.3 billion people, which has left millions out of work and stranded in cities far from home while infections keep rising.
07:27 AM

Mexico prepares to resume economic activity as coronavirus cases continue to rise

  • Mexico on Sunday reported 49,219 cases of the coronavirus, 2,075 more than the previous day, as the country prepares to resume economic activities deemed essential.
  • Deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, increased by 132, to a total of 5,177.
  • Mexico announced last week a plan to gradually resume economic activity that has been halted by the coronavirus, starting on June 1.
07:17 AM

8 more COVID-19 deaths in UP, toll rises to 112; tally 4,464 with 206 new cases; active cases 1,716

06:33 AM

US records 820 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tracker

The United States on Sunday recorded 820 new coronavirus fatalities in the previous 24 hours, but the country's total death count neared 90,000, a Johns Hopkins University tracker reported.
06:31 AM

95 new cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, total number in the district rises to 2565

06:30 AM

Lockdown 4.0 will start from tomorrow (18th May), we have decided that we will continue the curfew imposed in Himachal Pradesh till 31st May: State Chief Minister Jairam Thakur

06:29 AM

Goa has 29 positive cases

06:28 AM

Taking into account the restrictions on air travel and movement of people till 31st May, the BCCI will wait further before organizing a skill-based training camp for its contracted players: Board of Control for Cricket in India

06:18 AM

9 deaths and 223 COVID19 positive cases reported in last 24 hours in Pune, taking the death toll to 206 & total positive cases to 4018

06:09 AM

Apple reopening 25 more US stores, will soon top 100 worldwide

  • Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, a company spokesman said on Sunday, continuing a gradual process that has unlocked doors at nearly a fifth of its worldwide retail outlets.
  • The iPhone maker in March shut all its stores outside of Greater China in response to the spread of the coronavirus. It started shutting its China stores in January and reopened them by mid-March.
  • "Our commitment is to reopen our stores when we are confident the environment is safe," Deirdre O'Brien, Apple's head of retail, wrote on Sunday in a note on the company's website.
06:08 AM

China reports 7 new coronavirus cases, up from 5 a day earlier

China reported seven new coronavirus cases for May 17, up from five a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Monday. Of the new cases, four were imported from the Inner Mongolia province.
06:08 AM

Mexico reports 49,219 cases of coronavirus and 5,177 deaths

06:08 AM

Japan's economy slips into recession, with 0.9% GDP drop: Govt

Japan dived into its first recession since 2015, according to official data Monday, with the world's third-largest economy contracting by 0.9 percent in the first quarter as it wrestles with the fallout from the coronavirus.
06:07 AM

GM plans tentative restart for plant in Silao, Mexico on May 20

General Motors Co signaled that it was tentatively planning to restart operations at its auto assembly plant in the Mexican city of Silao on May 20 after the coronavirus outbreak stalled production, according to a message to workers seen by Reuters.
06:07 AM

Indian govt will soon take decision on OCI visa issue: Minister

  • In a bid to allay fears of OCI card holders over the temporary suspension of their long-term visas, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, said his government will soon take an appropriate decision on it.
  • He also invited members of the Indian diaspora to invest in the country in view of the recent economic reforms announced by the government.
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