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Economic Times | 22 May, 2020 | 05.07PM IST
Coronavirus Live Updates: 27,55,714 tests done till 1 pm today, says ICMR
India has reported 6,088 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, increasing the country's total number of infections to 118,447. The death toll rose to 3,583.
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According to Public Health Foundation of India, nearly 78,000 lives have been saved due to lockdown: Govt
Growth rate of COVID-19 cases witnessed steep decline from April 4 when lockdown put brake on speed of increase of cases: Govt
- Number of COVID-19 cases would have risen exponentially had lockdown not been implemented: Govt
- Doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was 3.4 days when lockdown started; it is 13.3 days at present: Govt
Like number of cases, the growth rate of number of COVID-19 deaths too has fallen significantly due to lockdown.
- V K Paul, Chairman Empowered Group-1
Decision of lockdown in India was timely: Govt
Several countries took the decision late and had to bear losses, says govt.
24 new COVID19 positive cases reported in BSF in the last 24 hours
The total number of active cases in BSF is now 108.
A special flight brings back 149 Indians to Jaipur from UK's London
Railways has ferried over 31 lakh migrant workers on board 2,317 Shramik Special trains since May 1
Newborn twins become Gujarat's youngest coronavirus patients
Twin brother and sister, born six days ago in Gujarat's Mehsana district, have tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the state's youngest patients for the viral infection, an official said on Friday. A woman from Molipur village in the district, who had tested positive for the virus, gave birth to twins at the Vadnagar Civil Hospital on May 16, said Manoj Daxini, district development officer.
Current active COVID19 cases (as of May 21) are concentrated in a few states and cities/districts: Paul
Around 80% in 5 states, over 60% in 5 cities, over 90% in 10 states and over 70% in 10 cities: VK Paul, Chairman of Empowered Group
1 crore treatments achieved under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
On behalf of Govt of India, we appreciate the nation in achieving the milestone of providing 1 crore treatments under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. This is a huge achievement: VK Paul, Chairman of Empowered Group 1
3,234 patients have recovered in last 24 hours: Health ministry
48,534 COVID-19 patients, which is about 41% of total cases, have recovered so far: Health Ministry
Hamirpur: 12 people have tested positive for COVID19 in the district
The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 164.
Today has been the 4th day when more than 1 lakh tests have been done in one day.
- Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, ICMR
27,55,714 COVID19 tests done till 1 PM today: ICMR
18,287 tests were done in private labs: Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, ICMR
Quarantine must for domestic air travellers: Kerala govt
"Even if the domestic flight services resume, those coming in must remain under strict home quarantine as per the guidelines. There is no change in that. Most people will be coming from the major hotspots of the country," State Health Minister K K Shailaja said.
Amazon India to add 50,000 temporary roles for warehousing, delivery network
- E-commerce major Amazon India on Friday said it will add 50,000 'seasonal' or temporary roles to meet the surge in online demand for products, particularly from those most vulnerable to being out in public in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
- The 50,000 seasonal roles will be across its warehousing and delivery network, and the move comes at a time when economic activities and e-commerce operations are slowly chugging back to life outside containment zones, as the country eyes a staggered exit from lockdown, with fewer curbs.
India faced COVID19 in a proactive and pre-emptive way, with unmatched scale and determination. Today we have a mortality of 3% only. In a country of 1.35 billion, there are only 0.1 million cases of COVID19. The recovery rate is above 40% & doubling rate is 13 days.
- Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
"I am aware I am entering this office at a time of global crisis", Dr Harsh Vardhan on taking charge as the chairman of the World Health Organisation Executive Board
I am aware I am entering this office at a time of global crisis on account of this pandemic. At a time, when we all understand that there will be many health challenges in the next 2 decades. All these challenges demand a shared response: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan
Senior railway official tests positive for coronavirus; third case at Rail Bhavan
A senior officer working at Rail Bhavan has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the third such case in the building which is the headquarters of the Indian Railways. The officer was working on the cadre restructuring of the Railway Protection Force Service. She had last come to work on May 13, following which Rail Bhavan was shut down for sanitisation purposes for two days after an RPF staffer tested positive for the disease.
SC orders reopening of lawyers' chambers in premises from 10 AM to 4 PM on alternate week days based on odd-even scheme.
The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is now 105, with 1 person testing positive in the last 24 hours: ITBP
Intra-state train services after lockdown resume in Karnataka
Intra-state passenger train services resumed in the country on Friday, nearly two months after being suspended due to COVID-19 lockdown, with the operation of three trains in Karnataka, the South Western Railway said. While the Bengaluru-Belagavi triweekly superfast special was the first and left Bengaluru at 8 am, a pair of daily special trains were operated between the city and Mysuru, the South Western Railway said.
Under 'Shram Siddhi Abhiyan', labourers will be registered under-skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled categories and work will be provided to them accordingly.
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan takes charge as the chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board
5 new cases in Uttarakhand takes state tally to 151
2 persons from Silchar test positive
- They were in the quarantine centre
- One each from Cachar and Hailakandi
- Total number of cases in Assam now stand at 216
Singapore reports 614 new infections, total cases cross 30,000-mark
Bangladesh produces 1st generic version of remdesivir
- Beximco Pharmaceuticals is the world's first company to produce a generic version of the drug
- The antiviral drug was originally developed by US-based Gilead Sciences
- Remdesivir was originally designed as an Ebola treatment
State government will bear cost of travel of migrant workers and stranded persons by Shramik Trains up to 31st May
- Chief Minister's Office, Karnataka
Exam roster for ICSE, ISC
CISCE board examinations for the remaining subjects/papers of class 10 to be held from 2nd July to 12th July 2020.… https://t.co/nmGUd1AK6f
— ANI (@ANI) 1590139574000Ministry of Home Affairs will now allow travel of certain categories of OCI cardholders to India
- Minor children born to Indian nationals abroad, and holding OCI card
- Cardholders requiring passage due to emergencies, like death
- Couples where one spouse in a national and the other an OCI card holder
- University students who are cardholders, but parents are Indian nationals
Railway reservations open
- Reservations for public in all classes of 230 trains connecting various stations
- Bookings available online as well as through Railway reservation Counters
- Since yesterday, more than 13 lakh passengers have booked tickets
ICSE & ISC exams
- Board to conduct pending class 10, 12 exams from July 1 to 14
- Mandatory for candidates to carry sanitiser, wearing gloves optional
One more case in Manipur, state tally reaches 26
Pune hospital to use new drug for COVID-19 treatment
- At least 25 COVID-19 patients, who are in a semi-critical condition at Pune's government-run Sassoon General Hospital, will be administered tocilizumab, a drug which has proven effective in treating the infection, an official said on Friday.
- The new drug, an injection which costs around Rs 20,000, will be given to 25 patients in the first phase and depending on the results, the Pune Municipal Corporation will decide on its further use, municipal commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said.
- A special task force of specialist doctors, set up under the chairmanship of Dr D B Kadam, recommended tocilizumab for COVID-19 patients in case their condition worsens, he said.
Tripura reports 2 new cases
- The two came in contact with people who returned to the state from outside recently.
- "847 samples have been tested today for COVID-19 & among them, 2 persons detected #POSITIVE. One person at Churaibari Gate & another person was in contact with the previous POSITIVE patients who returned from Chennai," Deb tweeted on Thursday night.
- The total number of coronavirus cases now rose to 175, out of which 148 have recovered and two others, who were from Assam, were transferred to their home state, officials said on Friday.
Air India begins booking of domestic flights
- Indian airlines to operate a total of 8,428 flights each week for the next three months from May 25 to August 25, after Central Government announced the resumption of domestic flights, amid lockdown.
No evidence to show COVID-19 spreads through corpses: HC
- The Bombay High Court on Friday said the Mumbai civic corporation has power to designate any cemetery or burial ground for disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims and noted there was no scientific study to show that the novel coronavirus spreads through cadavers.
- A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice S S Shinde made the observations while dismissing a bunch of petitions challenging an April 9 circular issued by the BMC designating 20 burial grounds and cemeteries here for disposing of bodies of persons who died due to COVID-19.
- The court noted that the circular issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was in consonance with law and the civic agency had all authority and power to designate burial grounds and cemeteries to dispose of bodies of such patients.
5 CISF personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand
Maha BJP holds anti-govt protest over COVID-19 handling
- BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday led the opposition party's state-wide protest against the "failure" of the Shiv Sena-headed Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to curb the coronavirus spread in Maharashtra.
- Fadnavis along with senior colleague Vinod Tawde and Mumbai BJP president Mangal Prabhat Lodha held protest at the state party office in Nariman point, holding placards and sporting black face mask and black ribbon.
Karnataka reports 105 new cases
105 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from 5 pm yesterday till 12 noon today; taking the… https://t.co/HR6TBHPeo6
— ANI (@ANI) 1590132825000Delhi reports 660 new cases
Delhi reports 660 new #COVID19 positive cases and 14 deaths in last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 12,319… https://t.co/rHj9yP8I6R
— ANI (@ANI) 1590131448000Karnataka govt collected Rs 3.43 lakh as fine for not wearing masks
- The Karnataka government, which has fixed Rs 200 as fine for not wearing masks and covering faces to contain coronavirus spread, has collected Rs 3.43 lakh from 15,000 people as fine from May 5 till date.
- "From May 5, the government has collected Rs 3,43,000 by fining 1,715 citizens for nor wearing masks or covering their faces," the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) Commissioner said in a statement.
- Meanwhile, Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said the state has reached its target of scaling up to 10,000 tests per day by conducting 11,499 tests on Thursday. In Kalaburagi, where the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the State, conducted over 1000 tests yesterday.
Relief for autos in TN
- Tamil Nadu govt allows plying of autos and cycle rikshaws starting tomorrow from 7 am to 7 pm with only one person on board.
- The directive doesn’t apply to Chennai and containment zones.
- Vehicles to be sanitized thrice a day, masks compulsory: State Government
Chhattisgarh reports 32 new cases
- Total active cases stand at 89.
278 more test positive in Maharashtra Police
In the last 48 hours, 278 police personnel have tested positive for #COVID19. The total number of positive cases in… https://t.co/o62kRwSo53
— ANI (@ANI) 1590126278000Andhra Pradesh reports 62 new cases
- Andhra Pradesh on Friday reported 62 new Covid positive cases, taking the total to 2,514.
- The southern state has suffered 55 Covid deaths so far, while it saw 1,731 cured and discharged.
UK's COVID-19 study aims to vaccinate more than 10,000
- British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more than 10,000 people to determine if the shot works.
- Last month, scientists at Oxford University began immunizing more than 1,000 volunteers with their vaccine candidate in a preliminary trial designed to test the shot's safety.
- On Friday, the scientists announced they now aim to vaccinate 10,260 people across Britain, including older people and children.
Indore reports 76 new cases
- As many as 76 more people tested positive for coronavirus in Indore in the last 24 hours, taking up the number of such cases to 2,850, an official said on Friday.
- The COVID-19 toll in the district, the worst-hit from coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh, rose to 109 after two more patients, a 70-year-old woman and a 65-year old woman, died during treatment at a private hospital here, Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia said.
- Both the victims were also suffering from diabetes and other diseases, the official said.
Nepal reports 30 new cases
- As many as 30 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Nepal, taking the total number of cases in the country to 487, the Health Ministry said on Friday.
- "Tests conducted at the National Public Health Laboratory, Kathmandu and Bharatpur Hospital in Chitwan on the samples of 30 individuals from Nawalparasi, Kapilvastu, Chitwan and Sarlahi districts came out positive for the coronavirus," the Health Ministry was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post on Friday.
- The total number of cases includes 3 deaths and 49 cases of recoveries.
- On Thursday, Nepal had reported 30 coronavirus cases and its third COVID-19 death.
Global cases cross 5.12 million, death toll tops 332,500
- More than 5.12 million people have been reported to have been infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 332,526 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
- Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
Trump lashes out at scientists whose findings contradict him
- "A Trump enemy statement,” he said of one study. “A political hit job,” he said of another.
- As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen the country despite warnings from doctors about the consequences of moving too quickly during the coronavirus crisis, he has been lashing out at scientists whose conclusions he doesn't like.
- Twice this week, Trump has not only dismissed the findings of studies, but suggested — without evidence — that their authors were motivated by politics and out to undermine his efforts to roll back coronavirus restrictions.
Delhi HC asks government to 'keep a tab' on cases
- The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre and Delhi government to keep their hand on the pulse and keep a tab on the number of cases of COVID-19 while hearing a plea prayed for allowing more private hospitals in the national capital to treat coronavirus patients.
- The plea also called for allowing more pathological laboratories in the city for testing COVID-19 suspects.
Rajasthan reports 54 new cases
- One death and 54 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 6,281 on Friday, said the state Health Department.
- While 17 cases were reported from Kota, 14 cases were reported from Dungarpur, 13 from Jaipur, six from Jhunjhunu, two from Ajmer and one each from Bikaner and Dausa.
- According to the Health Department, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has reached, 6,281, including 2,587 active cases, and 152 deaths.
For greater flexibility of SIDBI
- Another 90 days extension for the 90-day term loan facilities offered
- This will provide additional liquidity support to the MSME sector
Voluntary retention route for FPIs
- Voluntary retention route for FPIs announced
- Extension of 3 months
- 75% utilisation of investment limits need to be met
Outward remittances against normal imports
In order to manage importer's operative cycle, outward remittances against normal imports into India, reduced to 6 months from 12 months
Limit of group exposure limit increased
Group exposure limit of banks will be increased from 25% to 30%
RBI is vigilant and ready to do whatever it takes to tackle the unknown future
- RBI governor
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