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Economic Times | 26 May, 2020 | 05.04PM IST
Coronavirus Live Updates: India cases now double every 13 days, fatality rate among lowest in the world
India has, so far, reported 1,45,380 cases and 4,167 deaths (including 80722 active cases, 60491 cured/migrated.)
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Lot of drugs are being repurposed for #COVID19...Taking biological plausibility, in-vitro data&safety of this drug… https://t.co/BmOyj2bhfp
— ANI (@ANI) 1590492395000Various welfare measures taken by Centre for poor much more than what Rahul Gandhi has been demanding
- Prakash Javadekar
Doubling rate of COVID-19 in India was three days before lockdown, it is now 13 days; lockdown a success
- Union minister Prakash Javadekar
15 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Chhattisgarh; total goes up to 307: State health official
Request Maha govt to cooperate,bring passengers to stations in time as it will affect entire network and planning: Rly Minister Piyush Goyal
193 new positive cases & 5 deaths reported in West Bengal today, taking the total number of positive cases to 4009, including 1486 discharged and 211 deaths: West Bengal Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay
From just one testing lab in Pune to 430 public labs and 182 private labs across the nation, India has significantly expanded its testing in the last 3 months: Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, ICMR
0.3 deaths per lakh population in India, 4.4 deaths per lakh population for world
An Air Asia flight from Jaipur to Hyderbad made full emergency landing at Hyderabad airport today due to fuel issues in the aircraft. Total 70 passengers on-board
The testings have gone up in the last few months. 1.1 lakh samples are tested daily: Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General, ICMR
Army Commanders' Conference, scheduled for April 2020 & postponed due to COVID-19 will now be organised in 2 phases - from 27 to 29 May & in last week of June 2020 in Delhi: PRO Army
CM has directed that parks across the state can be opened during morning time: UP Additional Chief Secy
CM has directed that parks across the state can be opened during morning time. So, today itself a decision will be… https://t.co/SXA4ngCDz8
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1590489591000United Nurses Association, Maharashtra writes to CM over state govt’s intention to bring 100 nurses from Kerala
United Nurses Association, Maharashtra writes to CM over state govt’s intention to bring 100 nurses from Kerala to… https://t.co/oc95q5p6uH
— ANI (@ANI) 1590487969000Four new cases have been reported in Hamirpur district today. Taking the total number of positive cases to 227 in Himachal Pradesh: State Health Department
As domestic flight operations have resumed, 2827 passengers travelled to Uttar Pradesh yesterday, of which 2007 persons have been sent to home quarantine: State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad
197 new positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours. Number of active cases rise to 2680 in Uttar Pradesh. 3698 people have been discharged from the disease while 170 deaths have been reported till date: State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad
Around 17,00,728 people in more than 1265 trains have returned to the state of Uttar Pradesh from different states till 2 pm today: UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi
The fatality rate in India is one among the lowest in the world, it is 2.87% now
- Lav Agarwal
Recovery rate continues to improve and presently it is 41.61%
- Lav Agarwal
A total of 60,490 patients have recovered so far from COVID-19
- Lav Agarwal
Mutual funds add 7 lakh folios in Apr; total tally surpasses 9-cr mark
- The mutual fund industry has added nearly seven lakh investor accounts in April, taking the total folio tally to 9.04 crore, amid volatility in broader markets.
- This is 71st consecutive month witnessing a rise in the numbers of folios, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India.
- Folios are numbers designated to individual investor accounts. An investor can have multiple folios.
Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says 58,318 passengers flew to their destinations on 832 flights on Monday
Samajwadi Party provides financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to Jyoti Kumari, who cycled almost 1,200 km to Darbhanga in Bihar from Gurgaon carrying her injured father on pillion
Death of Mumbai hospital worker sparks protest by colleagues
The death of a worker posted at Mumbai's KEM hospital triggered a protest by employees on Tuesday alleging apathy by the city civic body towards their working conditions amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
China to subsidise airlines to support cargo flights from April 1 to June 30
- China's finance ministry said on Tuesday that it would subsidise Chinese and foreign airlines for cargo flights to and from the country in an effort to support the cargo industry and stabilise the global supply chains.
- The cash support will be back-dated to cover any flights from April 1 and will be continued until June 30, said the finance ministry in a statement on its website.
Britain to provide anti-viral drug remdesivir to some COVID-19 patients
Britain will provide anti-viral drug remdesivir to certain COVID-19 patients that it is most likely to benefit as part of a collaboration with manufacturer Gilead Sciences, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Board exam students don masks, stick to distancing norms
- Wearing masks and following social distancing norms, over 13 lakh students in Kerala on Tuesday are appearing for the SSLC, Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary School examinations.
- The board exams werepostponeddue to the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown.
- Over 4,78 lakh students appeared for the SSLC examination while 56,345 wrote the VHSSE papers, The higher secondary exams would commence from Wednesday.
My Taxi India furnishes vehicles with PPE kits, curtains for safety of drivers, passengers
- Smart mobility solutions provider My Taxi India (MTI) on Tuesday said over 700 of its vehicles operating across Delhi NCR, Chennai, Kolkata and Kerala are equipped with protective equipment like PPE kits for drivers and curtain between the driver and passengers.
- The company further aims to have 50 per cent of its total fleet equipped with such features by June-end as part of safety measures against COVID-19.
- The company, in a release, also announced the launch of a technical solution for the corporate to check the real-time monitoring of car sanitisation, driver's temperature and the movement of vehicles through non-coronavirus infected zones or hot spots.
Neither revising 2025 target nor holding back investments due to COVID-19: Skoda Auto India
- Czech automaker Skoda, a part of the Volkswagen Group, on Tuesday said despite the coronavirus pandemic, it is not revising its target of selling 1 lakh cars annually in India to make the country one of its top five markets by 2025.
- The company, which on Tuesday introduced three new products -- fresh versions of sedans Rapid and Superb along with SUV Karoq at starting prices of Rs 7.49 lakh, Rs 29.99 lakh and Rs 24.99 lakh, respectively, also said it is not holding back investments in India, although this year it may not be able to meet its target due to the health crisis.
Two new cases reported in Puducherry, raising tally of active cases in Union Territory to 34
Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) writes to Maharashtra CM
Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) writes to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray proposing guidelines f… https://t.co/beztVAHvcm
— ANI (@ANI) 1590486980000Another 84 patients have recovered and are being discharged. The total recovered cases of Odisha now stand at 733: Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha
51 more cases reported in Uttarakhand today; taking the total number of cases to 400
51 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in the state today; taking the total number of cases to 400, of which 329… https://t.co/572eVJFtqp
— ANI (@ANI) 1590485733000Rapid antibody tests only for surveillance purpose: HC
Rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 are for surveillance purpose only, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court noted on Tuesday, and said a final decision on conducting such tests in containment zones across Maharashtra is to be taken by the state government.
Hamdard Labs to conduct clinical trials of immunity booster medicines against COVID-19
- Health and wellness firm Hamdard Laboratories on Tuesday said it is planning to conduct clinical trial of its immunity booster medicines to assess their effectiveness against COVID-19.
- The company has submitted the proposal for required permission from the concerned authorities and the clinical trial will be conducted at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, Hamdard Laboratories said in a statement.
States deficit jumps to 4.5pc of GDP; revenue gap seen to soar 7-times to 2.8pc: Report
- Led by a massive spike in revenue deficit of 2.8 per cent of GDP, the aggregate fiscal deficit of the states will rise to 4.5 per cent of the GDP in 2020-21 at Rs 8.5 lakh crore as against the earlier forecast of 3 per cent of GDP, says a report.
- As the nine-week long national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic crippled the economy, the Centre has allowed the states to borrow 200 bps more than the legally mandated 3 per cent deficit while the Centre itself has upped its borrowing targets by Rs 4.2 lakh crore.
- But most states are not eligible to draw down the full 5 per cent as the incremental borrowing comes with a lots of caveats.
UK COVID-19 death toll tops 47,000 as pressure heaps on PM Johnson
- The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 47,000 on Tuesday, a dire human cost that could define the premiership of Boris Johnson.
- The Office for National Statistics said 42,173 people had died in England and Wales with suspected COVID-19 as of May 15, bringing the UK total to 47,343 - which includes earlier data from Scotland, Northern Ireland, plus recent hospital deaths in England.
We are thinking of bringing in a different set of SOP for people who will be coming from Maharashtra as 90% of the patients in Goa are from Maharashtra: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
176 new cases in Rajasthan, tally at 7476
Rajasthan detects 176 new #COVID19 positive cases and 1 death till 2 pm today; taking the total number of cases to… https://t.co/HqasloHM5B
— ANI (@ANI) 1590483471000Indonesia reports 415 new coronavirus cases, 27 new deaths
- Indonesia reported on Tuesday 415 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 23,165, its health ministry said.
- Indonesia also confirmed 27 new deaths, bringing the total fatalities to 1,418, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters.
Non-essential shops to open from June 15 as UK eases lockdown
The UK government has set June 15 for the reopening of all non-essential retail stores within a COVID-19 compliant setting as the lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus is eased in stages.
Malaysia reports 187 new coronavirus cases; 7,604 in total with no new deaths
Easing of travel restrictions, movement of migrants behind surge in COVID-19 cases: Experts
- With India now in the bracket of top 10 nations worst hit by the novel coronavirus, experts have attributed the surge in cases to easing of travel restrictions and movement of migrants besides enhanced testing capacity.
- According to AIIMS Director, Randeep Guleria, the present rise in cases has been reported predominantly from hotspot areas but there is a possibility of further rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the coming few days due to increased travel.
- "Those who are asymptomatic or are in presymptomatic stage will pass through screening mechanisms and may reach areas where there have been minimal or less cases," Guleria said.
20 fresh cases reported in CISF
- The Central Industrial Security Force on Tuesday reported 20 fresh coronavirus cases, with 18 from its unit that guards the Delhi airport, officials said.
- The over 1.62 lakh personnel strong force has a total of 78 active COVID-19 cases, while 132 personnel have recovered from the disease till now.
Rupee settles 29 paise higher at 75.66 (provisional) against US dollar
Singapore heads towards worst-ever recession in nearly two decades
- Singapore is heading towards its worst-ever recession in nearly two decades as the economy continues to feel severe strain from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected 32,343 people in the country, officials said on Tuesday.
- The gross domestic product (GDP) of Singapore is expected to shrink between 4 and 7 per cent this year, down from the previous projected range of a contraction between 1 and 4 per cent, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said.
Leading Ganesh mandal in Mumbai decides to postpone its annual Ganpati festival celebrations this year in view of COVID19 pandemic
Rajasthan restores 8-hour working in factories
- The Rajasthan government has restored the working hours for factory workers to eight hours per day, according to an official statement.
- On April 24, the government had increased the working hours to 12 from 8 hours per day to reduce the requirement of workers in all the registered factories, in view of the coronavirus spread.
Philippines records 350 new coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths
- The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 13 deaths and 350 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the largest single-day increase in infections in seven weeks.
- In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases have risen to 14,669 and deaths have reached 886. It said a total of 3,412 patients have recovered.
42,173 covid-19 related deaths took place as of May 15 in England and Wales: ONS
412 new cases in Delhi, tally soars to 14,465
412 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Delhi today; taking the total number of cases to 14,465. Deat… https://t.co/j46hGdNcGS
— ANI (@ANI) 1590481668000Nagaland today registered another fresh positive case of COVID-19 taking total to four patients
India's unemployment rate continues to hover above 24%
India’s unemployment rate was a tad higher at 24.3% for the week ended May 24 compared to 24% in the preceding week or the average unemployment rate of 24.2% in the past eight weeks of the lockdown. The unemployment rate stood at 8.8% in March.
Hydroxychloroquine given under supervision, side effects can be addressed: Indian-American doc
- An eminent Indian-American doctor has said that hydroxychloroquine, which President Donald Trump took to ward off the COVID-19, is given under medical supervision and any side-effect can be addressed, acknowledging that the drug has become a victim of politics in the US.
- Last week, President Trump disclosed that he was taking the antimalarial drug despite medical warnings about the potential serious side effects. The drug was taken by him to ward off the coronavirus and was taken after consulting the White House doctor.
After Jharkhand, Zomato to start home delivery of alcohol in Odisha
- After Jharkhand, Odisha has become the second state where online restaurant guide and food ordering platform Zomato will be home delivering alcohol starting with the state capital Bhubaneswar.
- Starting with Bhubaneswar, Zomato will soon expand to other cities in Odisha like Rourkela, Balasore, Balangir, Sambalpur, Berhampur and Cuttack, Zomato said in a statement.
Giving up hope of boarding Shramik train, 11 migrants reach Bihar from Gurgaon on cycle rickshaw
The ministry of Tourism extends validity period of Approval/Classifications of hotels & other accommodation units till June30,2020.The Ministry has decided to allow 6 months’ relaxation or extension to all categories of tour operators, travel agents and tourist transport operators.
4 new COVID-19 cases in Tripura, total rises to 198
- Four more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the state's total to 198, officials said on Tuesday.
- All the new cases were of people who have returned from Mumbai recently, they said.
- Of the total 198 COVID-19 cases, 165 people have recovered so far while 33 are under treatment, the officials said.
WHO warns of "second peak" in areas where COVID-19 declining
- Countries, where coronavirus infections are declining, could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
- The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan told an online briefing, noting that while cases are declining in many countries they are still increasing in Central and South America, South Asia and Africa.
REC ties up with TajSATS to provide meals to frontline healthcare workers
- State-owned shadow banking firm REC on Tuesday said that it has tied up with TajSATS to provide food to frontline health workers fighting the COVID-19 battle.
- REC (formerly known as Rural Electrification Corporation) is spearheading the mission to feed the medical staff in key government hospitals as well as poor daily wage labourers across the nation, through collaborative efforts, the company said in a statement.
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