Mumbai police are seen inside a full-body sanitizing Mobile Van turned into mobile sanitization chamber in Mumbai to disinfect cops near Dharavi junction on Monday.
Coronavirus India News Live Updates: With 9,304 cases and 260 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 infections in India reached 2,16,919 and the numbers of casualties soared to 6,075 on Thursday. Of the total, 1,04,106 people have been cured and discharged.
Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been put under home quarantine. Kumar, who was tested after developing a mild fever, is the first top government official to test positive for the disease.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to resume the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) part of its Solidarity Trial, a global effort to find a treatment for Covid-19, after The Lancet issued an “expression of concern” over a study it had published that had questioned the effectiveness of HCQ. The WHO had suspended the HCQ segment of its trial based on this study published on May 22.
Also, it has been reported that almost two months since migrants started returning to their homes, data from Uttar Pradesh, their top destination state, has seen only 3 per cent of the tested samples of migrants testing Covid positive. This trend has largely remained the same for the last 10 days.
Globally, over 6,430,705 cases have been reported, 3,85,947 people have succumbed to the infection and 2,804,982 have recovered. The United States continues to be the worst-affected nation with 1,851,520 cases and 1,07,175 deaths.
Coronavirus India LIVE updates: Family members of Charan Singh at Delhi border, who came to Delhi by train from Gujarat's Palampur village and going to Kalyanpur village in Kasganj UP. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)
Coronavirus India LIVE updates: Poaching of hares, among other small mammals, has shown an increase. (Source: WWF-India)
Police in PPE kit patroll near Art Faculty after a protest called by some students against arrest of Anti-CAA activists, at Delhi University
*With 9,304 cases and 260 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 infections in India reached 2,16,919
*Delhi, for the first time on Wednesday, reported more cases of covid-19 infections than Mumbai...
*Delhi discovered 1,513 new cases, it highest single-day figure, while Mumbai, which is the city with the maximum number of cases, found 1,276.
*At least 30 police personnel, including an officer, have died in Maharashtra so far due to COVID-19, while over 2,500 have tested positive for the disease.
*The Supreme Court has given a week’s time to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to decide on a consistent policy for inter-state movement in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
*India-origin minister Alok Sharma tests positive for coronavirus in UK.
*Globally, over 6,430,705 cases have been reported, 3,85,947 people have succumbed to the infection.
*Brazil registered a record number of daily deaths from the novel coronavirus for a second consecutive day, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday, even as city and state authorities move aggressively to open commerce back up.
*The World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to resume the hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) part of its Solidarity Trial
*Pakistan surpasses China in COVID-19 cases as infection cases surge to 85,246.
In a first, Delhi Police ordered suspention to an assisant Sub-Inspector for not wearing mask and maintaining social distancing at the office premises.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said that the hospital doesn't give test reports on time. over 70 per cent of people are dying within 24 hours of reaching the hospital as their test reports come in 5-7 days.
"Recently, RML Hospital tested 94% samples as positive in a day, on retesting we found 45% of these to be negative. I have asked the Union Health Minister to fix this casual approach," he added.
*Two more UP police personnel deployed in Gautam Buddh Nagar have tested positive for COVID-19, officials say.
*Haryana's nodal officer for COVID-19 and his daughter test positive for coronavirus.
*Mizoram decides to test samples of returnees from containment zones using RT-PCR machines.
*PM Narendra Modi holds virtual summit with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.
*As many as 68 new coronavirus cases reported in Rajasthan as state's tally reaches 9,720.
*A 3-year-old COVID patient was discharged from hospital after recovery.
*Swiggy expands alcohol delivery to West Bengal after Jharkhand and Odisha.
*Chhattisgarh COVID-19 cases tally rises to 680.
*As many as 90 test positive for COVID-19 in Odisha as state's total count rises to 2,478.
*Pakistan surpasses China in COVID-19 cases as infection cases surge to 85,246.
*Maruti introduces accessories to protect customers from coronavirus.
*A Chinese city close to the Russian border has ordered the COVID-19 tests for all 2.8 million residents.
*India's COVID-19 tally reaches 2,16,919 with record spike of 9,304 cases and death toll rising to 6,075.
*Doctor helps poor patients with chronic ailments get medicines.
*George Floyd, the African-American, who died in police custody last month, had tested positive for the coronavirus in April, according to the medical examiner's report.
*India-origin minister Alok Sharma tests positive for coronavirus in UK.
*US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to foreign ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, and S Korea on COVID-19 situation.
At least 30 police personnel, including an officer, have died in Maharashtra so far due to COVID-19, while over 2,500 have tested positive for the disease. -- PTI
The rising number of Covid-19 cases across the world, which has surpassed the 6.29 million mark, has paved the way for fast-tracking of clinical trials of vaccines, which are being seen as the only ray of hope in the battle against SARS-CoV-2 in the long run.
In latest developments, the Donald Trump administration has selected five companies as the most likely candidates to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus while Brazil has approved human clinical trials for the candidate being jointly developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc. Read More
The Supreme Court Thursday sought finance ministry's reply on waiver of interest on loans during the moratorium period after the RBI said it would not be prudent to go for a "forced waiver of interest" risking financial viability of the banks. The top court said there are two aspects under consideration in this matter no interest payment on loans during the moratorium period and no interest to be charged on interest. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah said that these are challenging times and it is a serious issue as on one hand moratorium is granted and on other hand interest is charged on loans. The bench was hearing a plea, filed by Gajendra Sharma, in which he has sought a direction to declare the portion of RBI's March 27 notification "as ultra vires to the extent it charges interest on the loan amount during the moratorium period, which create hardship to the petitioner being borrower and creates hindrance and obstruction in 'right to life' guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution of India". -- PTI
On a summer day last year, presidential guards drove out of the charity organisation founded by Syria's wealthiest businessman and a close cousin of President Bashar Assad, carting away boxes of documents and computers. At the same time, the charity's director was being questioned at the palace on suspicion of corruption. The confiscated data included names of thousands of militia fighters who have supported the government in the 9-year-old civil war, including salaries they received from Al-Bustan, the charity group founded by Rami Makhlouf. The incident last August was the opening salvo in a crackdown on Makhlouf's power, signaling the beginning of the end of his role as the Assad family's top financier. -- AP
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Thursday said that the focus of the Delhi government is to save lives, provide adequate facilities for COVID-19 patients. He also said that some private hospitals facing logistics issues in reserving 20 per cent beds for coronavirus patients could be converted into COVID-19 hospitals.
Meanwhile, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that sixty-one private hospitals have been ordered to reserve 20 per cent beds for COVID-19 patients. -- PTI
A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking direction to the PM CARES Fund to divulge information, including details of the money received and utilised, under the Right to Information (RTI) Act as it is a public authority. The petition was mentioned for urgent hearing through the web link and it has been listed on June 10, petitioner-advocate Surender Singh Hooda said. The creation of the fund was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 28 and he had urged all Indians to donate to the fund to help the country fight Covid-19, the petition said. After two months, the total corpus of the fund stands at approximately Rs 10,000 crore and the amount has been collected upon strength of the prestige lent by the office of the Prime Minister, it said. -- PTI
The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on pleas challenging Centre's March 29 order asking employers to pay full wages to employees for lockdown period. The top court directed that no coercive action be taken against employers for violation of Centre's March 29 order on full wages to employees.
Demanding legal action against Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu for flouting social distancing rules in Chitradurga, AAP Karnataka leaders led by state convener Prithvi Reddy will meet Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood later this evening.
Chennai City Corporation cancels the system of allowing home isolation for some Covid-19 patients. All covid patients irrespective of their symptoms and their immediate contacts will be shifted to COVID Care Centres.
The Supreme Court has given a week’s time to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to decide on a consistent policy for inter-state movement in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
on Monday amid a continuous rise in coronavirus cases. Chief Minister Kejriwal’s announcement comes amid indications that beds in Delhi government-run hospitals will be reserved for the city’s residents only. The borders are open only for those involved in essential services.
Kejriwal’s announcement came on the day when Haryana opened Gurgaon-Delhi borders in line with the revised lockdown guidelines issued by the Centre. Later Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the borders would be opened after mutual consent of both governments.
Quarantine centers established at village level are the “worst of the lot” with pitiable condition and “extremely poor” hygienic condition of toilets there, the Uttarakhand High Court noted in its order on the basis of reports it received from District Legal Service Authorities who inspected the quarantine centers last week on the court’s direction.
Hearing a PIL, the High court on May 28 had directed the concerned secretaries of the District Legal Services Authorities of border districts Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar and Dehradun to make a personal visit of these quarantine centers within three days and file its reports. Read More
Graves of Corona Patients in Delhi Gate Kabristan, allotted for the COVID 19 deceased, in New Delhi.
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On Wednesday, Delhi reported more cases of novel Coronavirus infections than Mumbai, the first time such a thing has happened in more than two months. Delhi discovered 1,513 new cases, it highest single-day figure, while Mumbai, which is the city with the maximum number of cases, found 1,276.
Delhi has been seeing a big surge in its numbers in the last one week, recording more than 1,000 new cases every day. Its case count has been growing at the fastest rate among the top five states with maximum caseload. The city now has 23,645 confirmed cases, out of which more than 9,500 have already recovered.
Till about a week ago, Delhi was reporting between 500 and 800 cases every day, while Mumbai has been reporting over 1,200 cases for almost three weeks now. Mumbai has even reported 1,750 cases on a single day. In the last four days, however, relatively fewer people have come out in Mumbai to get themselves tested because of Cyclone Nisarga.
The first virtual bilateral summitbetween Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison began today with both sides emphasising on the deep ties between the two countries. “This is a perfect time to further strengthen relations between India and Australia. There are endless opportunities to strengthen our friendship, it also brings with it challenges to turn this potential into reality, how our relationship becomes a factor of stability for the region. India is committed to strengthening its relations with Australia, it is not only important for our two nations but also for the Indo-Pacific region and the whole world,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during the interaction.
The two leaders also discussed the coronavirus pandemic. “We share an ocean & we share responsibility for that ocean as well, its health, well being & security. The relationship we are forming around those issues on our maritime domain, I think is the platform for so many other things between our countries,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.