Coronavirus India Live Updates: Domestic Flights To Resume From May 25 In "Calibrated Manner"

COVID-19 Live Updates: The country's recovery rate - number of patients who have successfully fought the illness - stood at 39.62 per cent this morning. 42,298 people have recovered, the Health Ministry said.

Coronavirus India Live Updates: Domestic Flights To Resume From May 25 In 'Calibrated Manner'

COVID-19: India has recorded the biggest single-day jump of 5,611 new coronavirus cases

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Fewer than eight people per lakh of population in India have been infected by the novel coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry said this evening, pointing out that this was significantly better than the global average of 62 people per lakh. The government also said India's per lakh mortality rate was only 0.24, compared to the global average of 4.2.

Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said 42,298 people have recovered from the illness so far and that the recovery rate (recoveries as a percentage of total cases) had improved steadily through the four phases of lockdown - from 7.1 per cent in March (when it was imposed) - to 39.62 per cent today.

Domestic passenger flights will resume from Monday "in a calibrated manner", the government said today. Flights were stopped in late-March, when the country went into lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Passenger train service will expand from the existing 15 trains to more than 200 starting next month. The service will involve non-air conditioned trains, which had not been allowed so far. The 15 trains that have been running since May 12, are air-conditioned trains and the passengers are required to maintain rules of social distancing and use masks and sanitisers.

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May 20, 2020 18:09 (IST)
COVID-19 death count in Delhi rises to 176: Report

The coronavirus death count in Delhi has climbed to 176, while 534 fresh cases of COVID-19 infection reported today, the highest single-day spike, took the total in the city over the 11,000-mark, authorities said.

The previous highest spike in fresh cases -- 500 -- was recorded on May 19.

Officials, however, added the cumulative death figures refers to fatalities where primary cause of death was found to be COVID-19, as per the report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals.
May 20, 2020 17:55 (IST)
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May 20, 2020 17:17 (IST)
Coronavirus Lockdown: Domestic flights to resume from May 25 "in calibrated manner"
May 20, 2020 17:00 (IST)
Coronavirus: After 4 PM Deadline For UP Government, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Recalls Buses For Migrants
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said today the buses she had arranged for migrants would be taken back after the Congress waited till 4 pm for Uttar Pradesh to allow them in. Hundreds of buses had been lined up at Delhi's border with Uttar Pradesh since morning."
May 20, 2020 16:44 (IST)
Number of active coronavirus cases in India stands at 61,149: Health Ministry

It is satisfactory to note that 42,298 people have recovered and the number of active cases are 61,149, says Health ministry joint secretary Lav Agarwal.

India's population is almost equivalent to the people in 15 countries, but the cases reported in these countries are 34 times higher., he adds.

About 4.2 people per lakh population across the world have died due to COVID-19, he says. "In India, it is 0.2 deaths per lakh population."
May 20, 2020 16:40 (IST)
No more than 20 passengers on board a bus amid lockdown: Delhi government

The Delhi government has directed the drivers of public transport buses not to drive if the number of passengers is above 20 and call the police if the extra people do not deboard.

Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said: "The Delhi government is very serious about maintaining social distancing in buses and the drivers, conductors and marshals have been strictly instructed not to have more than 20 passengers in a bus."
May 20, 2020 16:23 (IST)
Centre gives exemptions from lockdown to conduct board exams of classes 10, 12

The Home Ministry has granted exemptions from the lockdown to conduct board examinations for classes 10 and 12, Home Minister Amit Shah said today.

The home ministry has already written to all state governments informing them about the exemptions given for holding the examinations across the country with certain conditions.
May 20, 2020 16:02 (IST)
Indian national fined for breaching Singapore quarantine order

A 35-year-old Indian national was fined 3,500 Singaporean dollar for breaching self-quarantine orders and leaving his place of isolation amid the coronavirus outbreak in the country, authorities said today.

Vardireddy Nageswara Reddy was supposed to be isolated from February 16 to 25 but he allegedly breached the order and came out on February 24.

Reddy was fined 3,500 dollars today after pleading guilty to one count of breaching his home quarantine order.
May 20, 2020 15:45 (IST)
May 20, 2020 15:16 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 4 more test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, total cases 173

Four more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of cases in the state to 173, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.
May 20, 2020 14:54 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Missing COVID-19 patients cause for concern for Mumbai Civic Body

Even as Mumbai's COVID-19 count witnesses a significant rise with each passing day, missing coronavirus patients are proving to be a major cause for concern for the city's civic body, which has adopted all possible means to trace them.
May 20, 2020 14:37 (IST)
Indian Navy announced phase three of operation 'Samudra Setu' today.
May 20, 2020 14:24 (IST)
Food shops open for online delivery in Ludhiana amid COVID-19 lockdown

Food shops open for online delivery in Ludhiana amid coronavirus lockdown.
May 20, 2020 14:12 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 6-year-old dies after speeding truck runs her over

A six-year-old girl died in western Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district on Tuesday morning after she was hit by a speeding truck, as she and her parents waited for a bus arranged by the state government by the side of a road, hoping to get home to their village in Sitapur district. Read Here 
May 20, 2020 14:10 (IST)
COVID-19 news: Dalai Lama Trust donates 200 PPEs to Himachal Pradesh's Kangra Police

The Dalai Lama Trust has donated 200 personal protection equipment (PPE) kits, 200 hand sanitisers (500 ml), 5,000 face masks and 300 gloves to Himachal Pradesh's Kangra Police to help them in the fight against coronavirus, a senior official said.
May 20, 2020 14:03 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Ola to lay off 1,400 staff

Taxi aggregator Ola said on Wednesday that it will lay off 1,400 of its staff. In a note to the company's employees, CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said the coronavirus pandemic hit Ola's revenues. The layoffs at Bengaluru-based Ola Cabs come as the country remains in the fourth phase of a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has pushed the economy into a standstill and forced many businesses to trim operations. Read Here

May 20, 2020 13:50 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Odisha COVID-19 death toll rises to 6

Odisha recorded another coronavirus death on Wednesday, taking the virus death toll in the state to six, officials said. The state also reported 74 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 1052, they said. A 70-year-old man from Khurda district succumbed to the infectious disease during treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, the officials said.
May 20, 2020 13:43 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 63 COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka

Sixty three new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 1,458, the health department said on Wednesday.
May 20, 2020 13:39 (IST)
Coronavirus: Traffic jams in Delhi, Mumbai amid lockdown 4

Massive traffic jams were reported from parts of Delhi, Mumbai and Noida on Wednesday morning, with thousands of buses, cars and two-wheelers, returning to the roads days after the government eased coronavirus lockdown guidelines this week. Read Here
May 20, 2020 13:35 (IST)
COVID-19 cases: Coronavirus cases in Indore rise to 2,715

The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 2,715 after 78 more people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday.
May 20, 2020 13:33 (IST)
COVID-19 news: 'Shramik special' trains now need no permit from receiving states

'Shramik special' trains now need no permit from receiving states. This will cut short the communication time between the states and decisions can be taken faster, says RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director
May 20, 2020 13:26 (IST)
63 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka between yesterday 5 pm and 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1458, including 864 active cases & 41 deaths: State Health Department
May 20, 2020 13:20 (IST)
Coronavirus latest: Biggest one-day spike in COVID-19 cases in India, 5,611 In 24 Hours

India has recorded the biggest single-day jump of 5,611 new coronavirus cases, with the total cases hitting 1,06,750, including 3,303 deaths, Union Health Ministry figures this morning show. 140 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The spike comes a day after the country's coronavirus cases crossed the one lakh mark. The country's recovery rate - number of patients who have successfully fought the illness - stood at 39.62 per cent this morning. 42,298 people have recovered, the Health Ministry said. Read Here
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