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Coronavirus Live updates: MHA relaxes visa & travel restrictions for certain categories of foreign nationals
MHA has considered relaxation of visa & travel restrictions. It has been decided to permit certain categories of foreign nationals to come to India.
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201 more COVID-19 cases & 1 more death reported in Nepal. The total number of cases in the country rises to 2300, including 9 deaths & 278 recoveries.
- Nepal Health Ministry
Uttarakhand government will consider resumption of Char Dham Yatra in a limited manner after June 8 and a decision will be taken keeping the current situation in mind.
- Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat
Zimbabwe raises $20 million in treasury bills sales to fight coronavirus
- Zimbabwe has raised 500 million Zimbabwe dollars in treasury bill auctions.
- It will used to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.
- The outbreak has hit an economy that was experiencing its worst crisis in a decade.
- It is marked by shortages of food, medicines and foreign currency.
Cabinet approves amendment to Essential Commodities Act to deregulate food items, including cereals, and onion.
- Agriculture Minister
Two drivers at Nabanna have tested positive for COVID19. We have asked all drivers to undergo a test. Sanitization work will be conducted at Nabanna tomorrow
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Ministry of Home Affairs: It has been decided to permit certain categories of foreign nationals to come to India
Government of India has considered the matter regarding relaxation of visa & travel restrictions for certain catego… https://t.co/AB29Y8IDkv
— ANI (@ANI) 1591181362000India's health and sanitation campaigns can be built up to combat COVID-19: Indian-origin scientist
Coronavirus have led to a greater awareness about personal hygiene and sanitation among the people in the country, a leading Indian-origin scientist in Australia has said.
Cabinet approves amendments to Essential Commodities Act:
Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approves historic amendment to Essential Commodities Act; regulatory environm… https://t.co/lFtfYMWR96
— ANI (@ANI) 1591180827000Government approves setting up of an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) & Project Development Cells (PDCs) in Ministries/Departments for attracting investments in India.
- Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approves establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH.
- Government of India
Changes in the Essential Commodities Act
Onions, potatoes, grains removed from the ambit
F1 says racing will continue if driver tests positive
- Formula One races won't be canceled if a driver tests positive or if a team withdraws.
- Season opener was canceled when the McLaren team withdrew after a staff member tested positive.
- The season is now set to start with two races in Austria on July 5 and 12.
Suez canal revenues fall by 9.6% in May due to coronavirus
Putin declines British invitation to take part in coronavirus summit: Kremlin
- The online summit was on a possible vaccine being organised by the British government this week.
- Putin received an invitation to take part in the summit from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Services sector activities contract sharply in May; firms cut jobs: Survey
- The coronavirus pandemic continued to impair business operations, restrict consumer footfall at shops and resulted in job losses.
- Reflecting a fall in output at an "extreme rate once again", the IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index stood at 12.6 in May.
A few SAIL employees test positive for COVID-19: Statement
- Employees working at the company's corporate office in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19.
- There are five employees whose coronavirus test results have come positive.
Lockdown helped Delhi government strengthen health infrastructure: Manish Sisodia
COVID-19 fallout: Amara Raja Group announces pay cut to employees
Meghalaya resident who returned from UP tests COVID-19 positive
T20 World Cup could be held in New Zealand, suggests Dean Jones
- Cricketer-turned-commentator Dean Jones believes that the T20 World Cup could be staged in New Zealand.
- New Zealand has controlled the COVID-19 pandemic and is slowly moving towards normalcy.
- The country has not recorded any new case of coronavirus in the last 12 days.
- There is presently just one active case.
Goa: Digambar Kamat demands white paper on COVID-19 situation
Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Wednesday demanded a white paper on COVID-19 situation in Goa after around 40 positive cases of coronavirus were reported from Mangor Hill area recently.
Will be able to reverse-swing the ball even if saliva is banned during the coronavirus pandemic: Mohammed Shami
- ICC is expected to next week order a temporary ban on using saliva.
- The move comes as part of measures to get the sport started again while reducing the risk of spreading the virus.
- Bowlers traditionally get the ball to move in the air, deceiving the batsman, by shining one side using sweat or saliva.
Two policemen test positive for COVID-19 in Bahraich
Plasma therapy safe, effective for severe Covid-19 patients: Study
- Researchers in the US, began clinical trials to transfuse plasma on March 28.
- Results of the trial showed that 19 out of 25 patients (76 per cent) improved with the treatment
- Also 11 were discharged from the hospital.
- There were no serious adverse side effects caused by the plasma transfusion.
Coronavirus cases in Singapore cross 36,000-mark
No discrimination between ration, non-ration card holders in giving foodgrain: Delhi govt to HC
Assam reports 111 new cases, state tally rises to 1,672
111 new cases of COVID19 reported till 1.55pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1672: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Flight with 180 Indians stranded in Dubai lands in Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan Roadways resumes bus services on 200 routes
Jhansi police develops dual-purpose PPE kits for COVID-19, rain
The police in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district has designed a transparent personal protection equipment (PPE) kit for its personnel that will serve the dual purpose of prevention against the novel coronavirus and the rain during the monsoon season.
Delhi govt sets up five-member committee for healthcare infra augmentation, overall preparedness of hospitals to battle COVID-19
US to ship first batch of 100 ventilators donated to India next week: White House
Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 79 new Covid positive cases, taking the total 3,279. The state so far suffered 68 Covid deaths, while 2,244 persons were cured and discharged.
Bengal CM urges Centre to give Rs 10,000 each to migrants
Toddler tests positive, shifted to COVID hospital along with mother
- A one-year-old daughter tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
- Six migrant workers and the girl who came from Tamil Nadu tested positive for COVID-19.
- They were shifted to the Muzaffarnagar Medical College on Tuesday.
- The girl's mother was also shifted to the hospital despite not testing positive.
Manipur: Toubul village farmers facing losses amid lockdown
- They are unable to send their produce to the market amid a prolonged lockdown.
- The crops are rotting and they've demanded compensation from the government for the damaged stock.
Four die of coronavirus in AP, 180 fresh cases reported
- In a single largest spike, 180 new COVID-19 cases were added in Andhra Pradesh.
- The total number of cases rose to 3,971.
- The toll too increased by four to 68 in the last 24 hours.
Wuhan finishes mass testing effort, isolates 300
- The central Chinese city of Wuhan has tested nearly every one of its 11 million people.
- This resulted in the isolation of 300 people.
51 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today
- The total number of cases rose to 726.
- Till date, 320 patients have recovered/discharged.
- Number of active cases is 401.
- Death toll is at 5: State Health Department.
47 more Maharashtra Police personnel test positive for COVID-19
- The total number of infected Maharashtra Police personnel has reached 2,556.
- So far, 29 cops have succumbed to the infection.
- Maharashtra has reported 72,300 coronavirus cases.
AAP's Sanjay Singh sending 33 migrants home with flight tickets from MP quota
- AAP leader Sanjay Singh has decided to use the 34 air tickets he is entitled to as an MP.
- He will accompany 33 migrant workers in a flight to Patna on Wednesday evening.
- An MP is entitled to 34 business class tickets in domestic flights annually.
- The decision was praised by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Australia heading for recession after economy contracts
- Australia is heading for its first recession in nearly three decades.
- The economy shrunk in the January-March quarter, with a "far more severe" reading expected in the next three months.
- The 0.3 percent contraction was the first quarterly drop since 2009 during the global financial crisis.
- The lockdown exacerbated the impact of a prolonged drought and massive bushfires.
PSBs disburse Rs 3,893-crore loans to MSMEs under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme
Meanwhile, PSBs have sanctioned loans worth Rs 10,361.75 crore under the 100 per cent ECLGS starting June 1.
Migrant worker tests COVID-19 positive in Shamli, active cases 10
- A migrant worker who recently returned from Noida tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Shamli.
- This takes the number of cases in the Uttar Pradesh district to 39 on Wednesday.
Services activity contracts sharply in May due to COVID-19, firms cut jobs: PMI
- Business activity across India's service sector fell drastically during May.
- The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index stood at 12.6 in May.
Despite concerns, Zoom sales boom amid Covid-19 pandemic
- Zoom has reported $328.2 million in revenue for its quarter that ended April 30
- This is up 169 per cent (year-over-year) as more people join its platform in the social distancing times.
Rajasthan reports 102 new COVID19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 9475. Number of active cases stand at 2766 and death toll is at 203: State Health Department
48 fresh COVID-19 cases in Assam; tally 1,561
- This takes the state's tally to 1,561 on Wednesday.
- The 48 fresh cases were detected late on Tuesday night.
Germany's Lufthansa post Q1 net loss of 2.1 billion euros
Revised strategy to be followed for COVID-19 testing in the national capital
Delhi: Director-General of Health Services has released a revised strategy to be followed for #COVID19 testing in t… https://t.co/z9k48IY0Jt
— ANI (@ANI) 1591160650000India's services sector slump stretched into May: PMI
- India's enormous services industry endured another month of devastating contraction in May.
- This caused steep job losses and cemented fears of a deep recession, a survey showed.
Prakash Rajpurohit, Jodhpur Collector:
Amid #COVID outbreak, it's important to boost immunity, hence Ayurvedic Dept has taken the initiative of "Har Ghar… https://t.co/Hl6WtPX44h
— ANI (@ANI) 1591159510000UN urges help for countries near `debt distress' from virus
Thailand reports 1 new coronavirus case, no new deaths
India's coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away
- A peak could still be weeks away in India.
- Cases jumped by 8,909 over the previous day in one of the highest single-day spikes
- This takes the tally to 2,07,615.
- Six other nations, from the United States, to Britain and Brazil, have a higher caseload.
Total 41,03,233 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,37,158 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours.
- ICMR
Public sector banks have already sanctioned loans worth Rs 10,361.75 crore under the 100% Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme. Out of this, Rs 3,892.78 crore has already been disbursed.
- Ministry of Finance
India reports 8,909 new COVID19 cases & 217 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 207,615 including 101,497 active cases, 100,303 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,815 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Sensex rallies 513.91 pts to 34,339.44 in opening session; Nifty surges 164.40 pts to 10,143.50
Punjab and Haryana High Court imposes Rs 10,000 as costs on couple for not wearing masks during marriage
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