Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi-Ghaziabad Border Sealed Again to Check Covid-19 Spread; Cases Rise in Odisha, Rajasthan & Bihar

Ward-GN of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has discharged 75% patients - 580 out of total 776 - from CCC2 and DCHC within G north.

Pro-active screening helps identifying patients at earliest to get treatment in no time.@mybmcWardGN has discharged 75%(580/776)of total discharge from CCC2 & DCHC within G north.
Observe-Treat the symptoms & Immune yourself is the way to fight with it.
Let’s scare #COVID19 now. pic.twitter.com/bTV0G9NNyC

— KIRAN DIGHAVKAR (@DighavkarKiran) May 25, 2020

Essential Services Permitted to Move Across Delhi-Ghaziabad Border | The Delhi-Ghaziabad border will be sealed like it was done during Lockdown 2.0, till further orders, orders Ghaziabad Dist Administration. Those providing essential services, including media personnel, do not need pass to move across the border. Their IDs are sufficient. Ambulances and vehicles for essential services will also be allowed.

Department of Health and Family Welfare of Punjab Government issues revised instructions for people coming to the state.

Department of Health and Family Welfare of Punjab Government issues revised instructions for people coming to the state (international as well as domestic) by all means of transport (air, rail and by road). pic.twitter.com/NzU2NfQwcn

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

Sec 144 in HP District Extended Till June 30 | The regulations under Section 144 of CrPC, imposed in Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh, are extended to June 30, 2020, says Hamirpur Deputy Commissioner, Harikesh Meena. 

Passengers arrive at Chandigarh International Airport to board their respective flights. Luggage of the passengers being disinfected as part of the precautionary measures taken by the airport amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

Passengers arrive at Kangra Airport in Himachal Pradesh to board their respective flights, as domestic air travel resumes. 45 passengers from Delhi arrived at the airport. SDM says, all will be sent to institutional quarantine for at least 14 days.

273 New Cases in UP | 273 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours in Uttar Pradesh. The number of active cases of rise to 2,606 in the state. 3,581 people have been discharged from the disease while 165 deaths have been reported till date, says State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad.

Japan PM Lifts State of Emergency | Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifts the state of emergency imposed nationally to combat coronavirus following a sharp decline in the number of new cases, reports AFP.

The Chief Justice said the government was violating its own social distancing norms and asked will the coronavirus know it’s in the aircraft and it’s not supposed to infect.

16 More Coronavirus Cases in UP's Basti District | Sixteen people, who returned from Maharashtra in the last one week, have tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, taking the number of cases to 141, officials said. All the 16 patients were under quarantine and their test reports came on Sunday night, District Magistrate Ashutosh Niranjan said. Twenty-eight of the total 141 patients have recovered and two died due to the disease. Last week, 50 migrant labourers who had returned from Maharashtra had tested positive for the disease.

After a gap of two months, domestic passenger flight operations resumed on Monday amid reluctance by various states to open up their airports in view of rising cases of the novel coronavirus.

One More Covid-19 Death in Jammu and Kashmir | A 63-year-old man died of coronavirus at a private hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll due to the disease in Jammu region to three and to 22 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The man, a lawyer by profession, had undergone a test for Covid-19 and its 'positive' result was received after his death at the Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Science (ASCOMS) Hospital here due to multiple complications on Sunday, the officials said.

Delhi-Ghaziabad Border Sealed | The border between Delhi and Ghaziabad will be sealed again for movement as per the orders issued by the Ghaziabad District Magistrate.

The minister after landing at the airport took off in his private car and his assistant told reporters that Gowda had come with a negative Covid-19 test report and can do home quarantine.

Two Fresh Covid-19 Cases in Puducherry, Tally Rises to 31 | Two Covid-19 cases were reported in Puducherry today, taking the number of infections in the union territory to 31. Two patients, both men, were admitted to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College Hospital this morning, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said. The new cases were from neighbouring Muthialpet and Moogambigai Nagar areas, he added.

Drivers of autos and e-rickshaws in Delhi are grappling to meet expenses amid Covid-19 lockdown.

Delhi: Drivers of autos and e-rickshaws in the national capital are grappling to meet expenses amid #COVID lockdown. An e-rickshaw driver says, "The work is less, as well as there are not many passengers. Moreover, passenger limit prohibits us to generate profit in business". pic.twitter.com/DVkYr3PUG4

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

Nashik Covid-19 Count Increases by 13 to Reach 963 | Thirteen coronavirus positive cases were detected in Nashik late Sunday night, taking the district's Covid-19 count to 963, an official said. Malegaon is the district's hotspot accounting for 697 of the 953 cases, Nashik city has 95 and the rural parts 132, while 39 are from areas outside the district, he added.

As flight services resumed from today morning after 2 months of lockdown, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has shared a live capture from flight radar shows how busy the skies are today.

Indians soar in the skies again!

A beautiful live capture from #flightradar24 shows how our skies look busy again as domestic civil aviation recommences in India from today.@MoCA_GoI @AAI_Official @DGCAIndia @flyspicejet @airindiain @IndiGo6E @airvistara @goairlinesindia pic.twitter.com/LytA1H8xcH

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 25, 2020

ICMR Tests 90,170 Samples in 24 Hours | Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has stated that 30,33,591 samples have been tested so far for coronavirus. In 24 hours, 90,170 samples have been tested.

#CoronaVirusUpdates:#COVID19 testing status update:@ICMRDELHI stated that 30,33,591 samples tested so far.

90,170 sample tested in 24 hours#StaySafe #Lockdown4 pic.twitter.com/6b5uNLDW1g

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) May 25, 2020

Covid-19 Cases in Assam Cross 400-mark | The number of coronavirus cases in Assam rose to 427 today after 35 more people tested positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Eighteen cases were reported from Golaghat district, six from Kokrajhar, five from Karimganj, two each from Tinsukia and Sivasagar, and one each from Jorhat and Dhemaji, he said. Of the total 427 patients in the state, 57 have recovered, while 363 are undergoing treatment. Four people have died due to the disease.

An analysis of Ahmedabad’s COVID response at all stages – preparatory, during and aftercare needs to be evaluated to find answers.

Here is how the situation in various states has evolved with time due to coronavirus

Delhi Reports Total 14,053 Covid-19 Cases | Delhi has reported a total of 14,053 cases of novel coronavirus so far. Out of this, 7,006 are active cases, while 6,771 patients have recovered. So far, 276 people have succumbed to the infection, according to Delhi Health bulletin.

🏥Delhi Health Bulletin - 25th May 2020🏥#DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/NvUDI1r8ca

— CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) May 25, 2020

Even governments in some of the most affected European countries moved to lift certain restrictions, a surge in cases was seen.

People in large numbers were seen outside a liquor shop in Chandrasekharpur area in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Odisha: Ppl in large numbers seen outside a liquor shop in Chandrasekharpur in Bhubaneswar. Liquor is being sold at the shop, even after Odisha Govt ordered that no excise licensees are allowed to sell liquor on premises, amid lockdown; only home delivery of liquor is allowed. pic.twitter.com/lvB0EuQoZV

— ANI (@ANI) May 25, 2020

Russia's Coronavirus Cases Pass 3,50,000 | Cases of the coronavirus in Russia climbed to 353,427 today, having risen by 8,946 in the past 24 hours, the country's coronavirus crisis response centre said. It said the number of fatalities had risen by 92 overnight, taking the overall nationwide death toll from the virus to 3,633.

69 New Covid-19 Cases Reported in Karnataka | 69 new Covid-19 cases reported in Karnataka between 5 pm yesterday and 12 noon today. A total number of cases in the state is now at 2,158, including 1,433 active cases and 43 deaths (2 due to 'non-covid' cause), according to State Health Department.

Pending Class 10,12 Board Exams to be Held at 15,000 Centres Across India | The pending class 10 and 12 board exams will be conducted at 15,000 centres across the country instead of 3,000 centres planned earlier, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced today. The exams, which were postponed in view of the coronavirus lockdown, will now be held from July 1 to July 15.

Pakistan's Covid-19 Cases Rise to 56,349 | Pakistan's coronavirus cases today reached 56,349 with 1,748 new patients while the death toll climbed to 1,167, the health ministry said. The Ministry of National Health Services reported that 22,491 cases were diagnosed in Sindh, 20,077 in Punjab, 7,905 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 3,407 in Balochistan, 1,641 in Islamabad, 619 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 209 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

A 53-year-old man committed suicide in a Covid-19 quarantine facility in Karnataka yesterday. He was found hanging inside the bathroom of the facility in Chikkamagaluru, a day after his test results returned as negative.