Coronavirus live updates: Our preventive measures to curtail Covid have been very effective, govt says

Tamil Nadu reports 1,091 new cases of Covid-19 taking the total number to 24,586

With easing of Covid-19 lockdown curbs, Unlock 1.0: Karnataka excise department accords permission for fresh brewing or production of beer and to sell it in microbreweries as takeaways (PTI)

Notices issued to 4 private hospitals over Covid-19 treatment

The notices have been served to Bombay, Jaslok, Hinduja and Lilavati Hospitals for not adhering to rules related to treatment of Covid-19 patients.

Tamil Nadu government asks beauty parlours and salons to collect details of customers including Aadhaar number, phone number and address (ANI)

Our preventive measures to curtail Covid-19 have been very effective; we are very far-away from the peak: ICMR

Instead of using the word 'community transmission', we need to understand extent of Covid-19 spread: ICMR

In 'Unlock 1' situation we have to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour to live with the virus by taking adequate precautions: Health ministry

No under-reporting of Covid-19 deaths in India; states doing causality assessment and attributing cause of death accordingly: Health Ministry

One in every two Covid-19 deaths in India has been of senior citizens who constitutes 10% of our total population: Health ministry

We have asked all states to analyse the trajectory of the cases in their respective states. If a state thinks that it needs to set up temporary Covid-19 care centres then it must do so: Health ministry

We've been using indigenous platforms too for ramping up Covid-19 testing capacity. Truenat screening and confirmatory tests have now been validated. Outreach of testing has hence been increased since this is available in primary health centres and districts: ICMR

Indian RNA extraction kits are now available in good number, RT-PCR kits by 11-12 indigenous vendors are now being used, we are now in a comfortable position as reg. testing, due to identification and hand-holding of domestic players: ICMR

73 per cent of Covid-19 deaths in India are of people with comorbidities: Health ministry

14 countries with cumulative population almost equal to that of India have reported 55.2 times more Covid-19 deaths: Govt

1.20 lakh samples being tested for Covid-19 on an average per day; at present there are 476 government, 205 private labs testing for virus: ICMR

Till now, 95,527 Covid-19 patients have recovered. The recovery rate is now 48.07%: Health ministry

25 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today; the total number of positive cases in the area rises to 1830, death toll stands at 71: BMC

A 30-year-old prisoner, who was out on parole from Thane Central Jail, has tested positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra's Palghar district, reports PTI quoting an official.

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