TIMES OF INDIA
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 20, 2020, 18:11:46 IST
India’s Covid-19 count has crossed the 1 lakh mark, with cases surging to 106,750 cases. The death toll in India due to Covid-19 now stands at 3,303. India reported its highest ever spike of 5,611 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. Stay here for all live updates
67 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours; taking the total number of positive cases to 1,462. There are 864 active cases: Health department, Karnataka
25 more Covid-19 cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the area is now at 1,378: BMC
Buses arranged by Congress for Uttar Pradesh's migrant workers start turning back from Rajasthan-UP border: Rajasthan police official
Will review evidence to take call on Hydroxychloroquine's efficacy: ICMR on if HCQ is being dropped from Covid-19 treatment plan
About 2.94 % of active Covid-19 cases need oxygen support, 3% need ICU and 0.45% require ventilator support: Health ministry
All airports & air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from May 25. SOPs for passenger movement are also being separately issued by ministry of civil aviation: Government
Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from Monday May 25 2020: Goverment
Haryana government takes back decision to ply inter-state buses, public transport to run within state only: Anil Vij
When the first lockdown started, then recovery rate was around 7.1%, the recovery rate during 2nd lockdown was 11.42%, it then rose to 26.59%. Today the recovery rate is 39.62%: Health ministry
4.2 people per lakh population across the world have died due to Covid-19. In India it is 0.2 deaths per lakh population: Health ministry
If the total population of the world is taken into account then 62 people per lakh population have been affected due to Covid-19. In India, 7.9 people per lakh population of this country got affected due to Covid: Health ministry
It is satisfactory to note that 42,298 people have recovered and the number of active cases are 61,149: Health ministry
After nine new Covid-19 cases were reported in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, the number of positive coronavirus cases in the state has risen to 120
This is not time to play politics, all parties should set aside politics and help people: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
At 4pm it will be 24 hrs since the buses were made available. If you want to use it, do it. Give us permission. If you want to use BJP party flags and stickers on buses then do it. If you want to say that you made those buses available, do it. But let the buses run: Priyanka Gandhi
The country runs on their blood and sweat. It's everyone's responsibility. It's no time for politics, says the Congress general secretary.
We'll have to understand our responsibilities. The migrant labourers, walking to return to their native states, aren't just Indians but India's spinal cord: Priyanka Gandhi
World Bank says Covid-19 will push 60 million people into poverty, announces $160 billion assistance to 100 countries, reports PTI.
Exemption from the lockdown measures will be granted to conduct Board exams for classes 10th & 12th with few safety measures like social distancing, face mask etc in place, tweets Amit Shah
Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption… https://t.co/EOVzui3jZW
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) 1589968479000
Pakistan plans to seek $2 billion in new loans from World Bank, PTI reports quoting the ADB report.