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Coronavirus India LIVE News updates | After 116 new cases, COVID-19 tally of Maharashtra Police personnel mounts to 2,211 including 25 deaths
Total confirmed cases of Coronavirus in India have risen to 1,65,799. Follow this blog to track live updates.
Today is the 66th day of India’s nationwide lockdown meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. As we approach May 31, the Centre is expected to put out details of a possible lockdown extension soon. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,65,799. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 4,706. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 58 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 3.59 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and Spain are the most-affected countries. Scroll down to track LIVE updates and happenings of the day on Coronavirus:Read More
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates | I spoke to Home Minister Amit Shah on phone and I feel lockdown may be extended for 15 more days as the graph of COVID-19 is rising. However, we demand that there should be some relaxation like restaurants should be allowed with social distancing at 50 percent capacity. Many people also want gyms to resume: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told ANI
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates | Quarantine must for rail passengers with COVID-19 symptoms
Considering the resumption of timetable-based train services from June 1, Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Narottam Mishra has said passengers who show symptoms of COVID-19 upon their arrival in the state will be quarantined for 14 days.
Starting June 1, the Railways plans to run 200 non-AC passenger trains daily as per timetable. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE Updates | COVID-19 cases in Pakistan cross 64,000-mark, death toll soars to 1,317
Pakistan's coronavirus cases today reached 64,028 with 2,636 new patients while the death toll climbed to 1,317 after 57 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.
The Ministry of National Health Services reported that 25,309 cases were diagnosed in Sindh, 22,964 in Punjab, 8,842 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 3,928 in Balochistan, 2,100 in Islamabad, 658 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 227 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
On the positive side, the ministry said, 22,305 patients have been recovered so far from the virus, news agency PTI has reported.
Coronavirus in Meghalaya LIVE Updates | One more test positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya
A person who recently returned to Meghalaya from Haryana has tested positive for COVID-19, raising the number of active cases in the state to eight, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | 116 policemen test positive and three deaths report among Maharashtra police in the last 24 hours. Total cases among Maharashtra police now 2,211 and toll 25. (CNN News18)
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE Updates | 24 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam, total count 880
As many as 24 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 880, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Of the 24, 11 are from Goalpara, three each from Nalbari and Tinsukia, two from Dibrugarh and one each from Kamrup, Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and Dhubri.
The details of one case were yet to be determined, the minister said.
All 24 cases were detected late on Thursday, raising the day's total to 97.
Latest COVID-19 tally in Assam:
> Total cases: 880
> Recovered: 103
> Active cases: 770
> Deaths: 04
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | To protect vulnerable persons from COVID-19, in line with MHA directives, Railways makes an appeal that persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, children below the age of 10 years and persons above 65 years may avoid travel by rail, except when it is essential: Railway Ministry (ANI)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | 91 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan till 10:30 am today; taking the total number of cases to 8,158. Death toll rises to 182 after 2 deaths were reported: State Health Department
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UN chief Antonio Guterres has appreciated India's assistance to other countries to combat the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual conversation with Ambassador TS Tirumurti, India's envoy to the world body, the Secretary General's spokesman has said.
Tirumurti, who assumed charge as India's Permanent Representative to the UN last week, presented his credentials virtually as telecommuting arrangements are in place at the UN headquarters due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | India now ninth worst-hit country in world with 1,65,799 cases
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799, making it the world's ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic.