Coronavirus live updates: SC mulls granting 15 days to Centre, states for sending all migrants home

Religious places across the country prepare to reopen on June 8 following relaxations, reports ANI

Arrangements have been made at the religious sites to sanitise the devotees before they enter the site. Measures have also been taken to ensure that social distancing is maintained at all times by the devotees.

46 more people test positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand, number of cases rises to 1,199: PTI

Jamia Millia Islamia to open its offices with 50 per cent staff, reports PTI

In view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Jamia Millia Islamia has said its offices would be opened with 50 per cent staff and asked employees above 60 years to work from home. In an office order issued on Thursday, the varsity said employees who reside in the containment zones will work from home until their area is removed from the category by the government.

Calcutta High Court asks the Central & West Bengal Govts to file affidavits by June 11 to inform the court as to whose opinion was taken into consideration before announcing the withdrawal of lockdown. (ANI)

Personality test of candidates selected in last year's civil services examination to resume from July 20: UPSC

Civil services preliminary examination to be held on October 4: UPSC

It's not over until there is no virus anywhere in the world: WHO

Some countries have seen "upticks" in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must continue to protect themselves against the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

SC says it will pass orders on Tuesday on registration of migrant workers in their home state and about their future job arrangements.

Centre says almost 90% of migrant workers, who wanted to go back to their homes from workplaces, have been transported.

Rest 10% can be transported back home in next two weeks

Read: INS Jalashwa to bring back some 700 Indians from Male today

Indian Navy ship INS Jalashwa will sail from Colombo Port on Friday with approximately 700 Indians nationals, who have been stranded owing to Covid-related travel restrictions, under the second phase of Operation 'Samudra Setu' as a part of the "Vande Bharat" mission. INS Jalashwa arrived at anchorage last night alongside berth in Port of Male, Maldives.

Singapore's finance minister said its unemployment rate could rise to a record of over 100,000 in 2020 due to fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Reuters.

Need to use resources prudently in Covid-19 crisis, don't initiate any new scheme, finance ministry tells ministries.

"It may be appreciated that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is an unprecedented demand on public financial resources and a need to use resources prudently in accordance with emerging and changing priorities," the expenditure department said adding that it has been receiving many new proposals for in-principle approval from various ministries or departments.

Read: SC mulls granting 15 days to Centre, states for transporting migrant workers

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that till June 3, over 4,200 ‘Shramik Special' trains have been deployed to transport migrant workers to their native places.

SC lawyer Ranjit Kumar, appearing for Bihar, tells the court around 28 lakh people have returned to Bihar, reports ANI.

"Govt of Bihar is taking all steps for providing them employment," he added.

We want to know how many more migrant workers want to go back home: SC to advocate Manish Singhvi, who is appearing for Rajasthan (ANI)

Singhvi replies, "There are not many persons. Please give 15 days to send everyone".

Union Health Ministry issues guidelines for safe ENT practice

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued guidelines for safe ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) medical practice to minimise the spread of COVID-19 infection among ENT doctors, nursing staff, support staff, patients and their attendants. The ministry stated that COVID-19 suspect patients should be treated in a separate ward for coronavirus patients, and should be shifted to ENT ward only after confirmation of COVID negative status.

SC asks if pvt hospitals ready to charge Covid-19 patients at Ayushman Bharat rate

99 more positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 4,551

Solicitor general Tushar Mehta tells the Supreme Court, "I have filed an affidavit pointing out measures being taken by the Centre for distribution of food etc"

"Around 2 lakh workers are still in Delhi. They are choosing not to go back. Less than 10,000 workers have expressed desire to go back to their native places," Mehta said.

SC says it intends to give 15 days to Centre and States to transport all migrants to their native places, reports PTI.