TIMES OF INDIA

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 01, 2020, 11:31:35 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Covid an invisible enemy, but our medics are invincible, PM says

Coronavirus tally in India surges to 1,90,535, and death toll has gone past the 5,000 mark. The lockdown in containment zones nationwide will continue till June 30 but extensive relaxations, including opening of religious places and shopping malls, will be in a phased manner from June 8. Stay here for all live updates

11:30 (IST), Jun 01

I want to state it clearly- violence, abuse and rude behaviour against front-line workers is not acceptable: PM Narendra Modi

11:22 (IST), Jun 01

India is working 24/7 to eliminate TB by 2025: PM Modi

11:20 (IST), Jun 01

PM stresses on new models that make tele-medicine popular on a larger scale

11:20 (IST), Jun 01

At the root of India’s brave fight against Covid-19 is the hardwork of the medical community and our Corona warriors: PM

11:19 (IST), Jun 01
 
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The virus may be an invisible enemy. But our warriors, medical workers are invincible. In the battle of Invisible vs Invincible, our medical workers are sure to win

Narendra Modi, PM 
11:18 (IST), Jun 01

The country has seen rapid progress in setting up 22 more AIIMS: PM Modi

11:17 (IST), Jun 01

Large additions in MBBS and post-grad medical seats in last 5 years: PM Modi

11:16 (IST), Jun 01

Work on for post-grad medical institute in every district: PM Modi

11:16 (IST), Jun 01

A nation like ours needs proper medical infrastructure: PM Modi

11:07 (IST), Jun 01

Long queue of vehicles at Delhi-Gurugram border

11:06 (IST), Jun 01

Rajasthan: 149 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state bringing tally to 8,980.

Four persons died, taking toll to 198. Two deaths were reported from Jaipur and one each from Baran and Bikaner

11:04 (IST), Jun 01

Delhi airport sets up dedicated area to sanitise cabs before pick up

The Delhi airport has set up a dedicated area at the entry point of its parking zone to ensure cabs coming there to pick up passengers are thoroughly sanitised, according to a Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) statement. Explaining the disinfection process, DIAL said its sanitisation personnel use a specially developed fumigation machine to spray disinfectant inside the vehicle. After completion of the internal disinfection process, the entire outer body of the vehicle is properly disinfected through sanitiser spray treatment.

10:59 (IST), Jun 01

First of 3-phase 'unlock' plan begins today: What's open & from when

Religious places and places of worship for public; hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services; and shopping malls; will be permitted to open from June 8, 2020. Schools, colleges, educational/training/coaching institutions etc will be opened after consultations with the states and UTs. Bases on the feedback with all the stakeholders, including parents, a decision in this regard will be taken in July.

10:54 (IST), Jun 01

Haryana has extended lockdown in containment zones till June 30

Restricted areas to be opened in phased manner in accordance with provisions of National Disaster Management Act & guidelines issued by district magistrate & concerned department

10:51 (IST), Jun 01

Covid isolation coach has been deployed at Shakur Basti in Delhi with provision to accommodate 160 patients

The train deployed has 10 coaches to accommodate patients and one AC coach for staff.

10:48 (IST), Jun 01

156 more test positive for Covid-19 in Odisha, raising the number of total infected in the state to 2,104

10:45 (IST), Jun 01

Prayagraj: Social distancing ignored as devotees thronged the bank of river Ganga today on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra

10:42 (IST), Jun 01

US: Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control

Protests erupting across US over the past week - and law enforcement's response to them _ are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway. Health experts need newly infected people to remember and recount everyone they've interacted with over several days in order to alert others who may have been exposed, and prevent them from spreading the disease further. But that process, known as contact tracing, relies on people knowing who they've been in contact with _ a daunting task if they've been to a mass gathering.

10:36 (IST), Jun 01

Sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in Peru and Chile

Peru on Sunday reported 8,800 new infections, setting a new daily record for a country that already has the second highest number of novel coronavirus cases in Latin America after Brazil. The death toll is now at 4,506, the third highest in the region. Neighboring Chile on Sunday reported 57 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, a new record that brings the country's death toll to 1,054.

10:34 (IST), Jun 01

Guatam Budh Nagar district administration said it will keep the Noida-Delhi border shut

As per a report of the district health department, 'source of infection in 42% of the Covid-19 cases in the last 20 days has been tracked to Delhi'.

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