Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India overtakes Spain’s Covid tally\, becomes fifth worst-hit nation
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India overtakes Spain’s Covid tally, becomes fifth worst-hit nation
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Tracker, India Lockdown News Live Updates: Earlier today, the country surpassed Italy after it registered a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: June 6, 2020 10:31:29 pm
Health workers outside Covid-19 test center at AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi on Friday.
India on Saturday went past Spain, becoming the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19pandemic. According to data compiled by John Hopkins University, the total number of confirmed cases in India stands at 243,733 as opposed to Spain’s figures of 240,978. Earlier today, the country surpassed Italy after it registered a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657.. India has registered over 9,000 cases for the third day in a row.
On the global front, over 6,700,000 people have been infected. While the death toll stood at 394,875, as many as 2,746,192 people have recovered so far.
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22:31 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Coronavirus: Bengaluru now has 49 containment zones
Bengaluru now has 49 containment zones. There are total 162 cases in city.
Fresh Covid-19 numbers: 1,320 fresh cases in Delhi, Maharashtra infections up by 2,739
As cases in India exceeded 2,44,000. Fresh numbers have come for states:
Delhi
1,320 fresh coronavirus cases were reported taking tally to over 27,ooo while the death toll climbs to 761.
Goa
Highest single-day spike of 71 new COVID-1919 cases were reported in Goa taking the tally to 267.
Karnataka
Tally breached 5,000 mark in with 378 new cases, active cases 3,184 while toll rises to 59 with 2 more deaths
West Bengal
COVID-19 death toll crosses 300-mark with 17 more deaths; highest daily spike of 435 cases takes state tally to 7,738
Gujarat
With 498 new patients, tally of coronavirus cases rises to 19,617 in Gujarat while death toll reaches 1,219 with 29 patients dying
Maharashtra
Cases spike by 2,739 to 82,968; death toll up by 120 to 2,969
21:50 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Coronavirus | India surpasses Spain, becomes fifth worst-hit nation
India on Saturday went past Spain, becoming the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19pandemic. According to data compiled by John Hopkins University, the total number of confirmed cases in India stands at 243,733 as opposed to Spain’s figures of 240,978.
21:12 (IST)06 Jun 2020
With 370 fresh cases, UP’s COVID-19 tally crosses 10,000-mark
The number of coronavirus positive cases in Uttar Pradesh crossed the 10,000-mark with 370 fresh cases reported on Saturday even as the number of casualties rose to 268. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 10,103 as on Saturday. Principal secretary, health, Amit Mohan Prasad said the number of active cases in the state was 3,927 and the number of those who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals was 5,908.
21:11 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Malls to open in Punjab from Monday but with added restrictions
Restaurants in Punjab will continue to remain shut for dine-in customers even beyond June 8 when the state government has allowed opening of malls, where you can shop for clothes but without trying them on, and from when you can visit places of worship but where you won’t be served ‘prasad’ or langar. According to the guidelines issued by the Punjab government Saturday, restaurants or food courts in malls will not operate except for take away or home delivery. Guests in hotels will have to be served food in their rooms. The decision will be reviewed on June 15.
20:33 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Shopping malls to remain shut in Gurugram and Faridabad: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala
As states across country prepare to open shopping malls Monday onwards, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday said that malls will remain shut in Faridabad and Gurugram, adding that it is optional in rest of the districts of the state.
20:19 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Maharashtra cases up by 2,739
JUST IN | Maharashtra COVID-19 cases spiked by 2,739 to 82,968. The death toll is also up by 120 to 2,969.
20:14 (IST)06 Jun 2020
No hospital can now deny admission to 'suspect' patients: Kejriwal issues statement
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal issued a warning to a few private hospitals for “lying” about the number of beds available and refusing treatment to coronavirus patients. In a stern warning to the medical facilities, he said that no hospital can deny treatment to patients. While addressing a virtual press briefing on Saturday, Kejriwal said, “You will not be spared. You will have to take coronavirus patient who is coming to the hospital for the treatment. Denying treatment to any patient is non-negotiable.”
As the government has approved openning of malls for the first time after a lockdown of over two months, sanitizing and cleaning was in progress at Elante the biggest Mall of the city at Industrial Area phase 1 Chandigarh.
19:58 (IST)06 Jun 2020
At least five states in India cross 10,000 cases, Maharashtra tops the list
As India continues to see a surge in coronavirus cases, at least five states have recorded more than 10,000 cases. Maharashtra tops the list with 80,229 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 28,694 cases. Delhi stands third with 26,334 cases. Gujarat at 19094 and Rajasthan at 10084. Uttar Pradesh is on the verge of becoming the sixth state with 9733 cases, so far.
18:38 (IST)06 Jun 2020
What has AAP done to protect citizens of Delhi: Congress
Meanwhile, the Congress took a dig at the AAP government in Delhi and asked what the UT has done to protect the citizens of Delhi and to equipe the capital's hospital.
What has the AAP govt done to protect the citizens of Delhi, to control the spread of Coronavirus & to equip the capital's hospitals to deal with the influx of patients - the short answer is, nothing. #AAPseNaHopayegapic.twitter.com/f2TKMUV52E
Delhi health infra should be used for its residents only: Panel formed by AAP govt
A five-member panel constituted by the Delhi government has suggested that the health infrastructure of the city should be used only for treating residents of the national capital, in view of the raging COVID-19 crisis, sources said on Saturday. The suggestion comes in the backdrop of Delhi recording over 1,000 coronavirus cases daily for the past few days and the AAP government fending itself against allegations of lack of hospital beds and other facilities. The panel, headed by Indraprastha University vice-chancellor Dr Mahesh Verma,?has submitted its report to the government in which it has said that if Delhi health infrastructure is open for non-residents, all beds will be occupied within just three days, according to the the sources. An official said that the government will soon take a decision on the report of the panel, constituted earlier this week.
18:29 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Naidu underlines need for proper data on migrant workers
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday underlined the need for "proper" data on migrant workers to help authorities impart them with required skills and provide employment opportunities as the country exits the coronavirus-triggered lockdown In a Facebook post on the novel coronavirus and ways to deal with it, he said unfortunately, the poor, the daily wage earners, farmers, and small businesses have been severely affected by the events triggered by the pandemic. The governments at the Centre and in the states have taken several measures to alleviate the suffering of the poor and the needy, especially migrant workers, he said.
18:24 (IST)06 Jun 2020
With new WHO guidelines on face masks, what are rules for wearing them around the world?
In the revised guidelines it suggests that everyone should wear fabric masks (non-medical) in public. Fabric masks should contain at least three layers of different materials. On the other hand, any person showing the symptoms of COVID-19 should wear a medical mask apart from self-isolating and seeking medical advice as soon as they feel unwell. Read more
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 5, 2020
18:17 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Kerala reported 108 fresh cases today
The Kerala health department on Saturday said that 108 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the today, taking the total number of active cases to 1029.
17:35 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Dos and Don'ts for students during unlock 1.0
The government has introduced dos and don'ts for school and college going students as India enters unlock 1.0.
*India is now the sixth worst-affected nation in terms of coronavirus infection cases after the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain and the UK, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
*The country registered a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657.
*The death toll rose to 6,642 with a record increase of 294 deaths in the 24 hours.
*Contrary to fears, the national growth rate has slowed down by more than half a percentage point during this time.
*Accoring to a WHO expert, the Covid-19 disease has not "exploded" in India, but the risk of that happening remains as the country moves towards unlocking its nationwide lockdown.
*Globally, over 6,700,000 people have been infected. While the death toll stood at 394,875, as many as 2,746,192 people have recovered so far.
*The UK has become the second country to officially record more than 40,000 coronavirus-related deaths after the US.
*US President Donald Trump said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America, if they conduct more tests.
*New York, which has been the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, has recorded the lowest number of 42 deaths and 2,728 hospitalisations since the pandemic began.
*As countries around the world continue to grapple with Covid-19, scientists expect to be able to declare next week that New Zealand is virus-free.
16:50 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Mizoram covid-19 tally goes up to 24
Two more persons were tested positive with coronavirus in Mizoram on Saturday, raising the state's total COVID-19 tally to 24. Twenty three among them are active patients, barring the state's first corona patient who was discharged on May 09 after recovery. The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) today informed that two persons who recently returned from Delhi were tested positive out of 302 samples tested at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) laboratory.
"Both are from Aizawl District, one male and one female, showing no symptoms. They are both under quarantine", the DIPR informed. Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga later appealed people to stay safe and maintain all preventive measures prescribed by the government. "Sincerely urging everyone to stay safe, take all preventive precautionary measures and abide with the various rules and regulatory procedures laid down by the State's Administration, Health Officials and various Covid-19 related Task Forces", he tweeted.
16:38 (IST)06 Jun 2020
Scenes at Sarojini market in Delhi
This is how a usually busy feal market at Sarojini Nagar in Delhi looks after maintaing social distncing as India gradually eases lockdown. Not many stalls are open, hardly any customers.
15:52 (IST)06 Jun 2020
India now sixth worst-hit nation by COVID-19, surpasses Italy
India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic with the country registering a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657. India's death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 6,642 with a record increase of 294 deaths in the 24 hours till Saturday 8 AM. India has registered over 9,000 cases for the third day in a row. India is now the sixth worst-affected nation in terms of coronavirus infection cases after the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain and the UK, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,15,942, while 1,14,072 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the Union Health Ministry said. "Thus, around 48.20 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.
Mumbai, the city that accounts for 20 per cent of all novel Coronavirus infections in India, has come under scrutiny for its stagnating testing numbers. The city has been testing around 4,000 samples every day and this number has not increased for over a month now.
This, despite the fact that it has the capacity to carry out about 10,000 tests per day, and the number of positive cases that it discovers each day has been on a steady rise.
The debate on testing has been going on since the outbreak started in India in the beginning of March. The conventional wisdom is that the more tests are carried out, the more are the chances of finding positive patients. Read here
That is because a majority of the infected people, more than 80 per cent, are expected to be asymptomatic, meaning they do not show any signs of the COVID-19 disease they are carrying. But they are capable of transmitting the virus to others.
Only if they are tested, can they be identified and isolated. That is why health experts have been stressing on the need to ramp up testing infrastructure, and test more and more people, even asymptomatic ones.
The testing numbers have steadily improved in the last two months. India is now testing more than one lakh samples every day. Almost every state, including Maharashtra, has significantly increased its testing numbers during this time. Mumbai, however, has bucked this trend in the last one month at least.
Workers line up for medical workers to take swabs for the coronavirus test at a large factory in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province (Chinatopix Via AP)
Meanwhile, Beijing on Friday decided to lower its Covid-19 emergency response, marking the return of normalcy in China’s capital following the coronavirus outbreak, while the central city of Wuhan, the origin point of the pandemic, cleared all its confirmed cases.
Wuhan recorded zero cases of the virus following testing of 10 million people.
Beijing city will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third level starting Saturday, a local official announced on Friday.
Amid the pandemic, there is increasing pressure on governments to ease lockdown restrictions, especially to lift economic and psychological burdens on people who have been confined to their homes worldwide. Many countries have started gradually lifting restrictions even as the number of cases of the infection continues to rise. As a Covid-19 vaccine is still months away, questions about the methods that can be adopted to avoid the second wave of infections while easing restrictions have arisen.
A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests that one of the ways of effective social distancing strategies to keep the Covid-19 curve flat include the idea of social bubbles. “…simple behavioural rules can go a long way in keeping the curve flat,” the study says.
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Health workers outside Covid-19 test center at AIIMS Hospital in New Delhi on Friday.
Shops open as part of phase one of unlock
Workers line up for medical workers to take swabs for the coronavirus test at a large factory in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province (Chinatopix Via AP)
Bengaluru now has 49 containment zones. There are total 162 cases in city.
As cases in India exceeded 2,44,000. Fresh numbers have come for states:
Delhi
1,320 fresh coronavirus cases were reported taking tally to over 27,ooo while the death toll climbs to 761.
Goa
Highest single-day spike of 71 new COVID-1919 cases were reported in Goa taking the tally to 267.
Karnataka
Tally breached 5,000 mark in with 378 new cases, active cases 3,184 while toll rises to 59 with 2 more deaths
West Bengal
COVID-19 death toll crosses 300-mark with 17 more deaths; highest daily spike of 435 cases takes state tally to 7,738
Gujarat
With 498 new patients, tally of coronavirus cases rises to 19,617 in Gujarat while death toll reaches 1,219 with 29 patients dying
Maharashtra
Cases spike by 2,739 to 82,968; death toll up by 120 to 2,969
India on Saturday went past Spain, becoming the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data compiled by John Hopkins University, the total number of confirmed cases in India stands at 243,733 as opposed to Spain’s figures of 240,978.
The number of coronavirus positive cases in Uttar Pradesh crossed the 10,000-mark with 370 fresh cases reported on Saturday even as the number of casualties rose to 268. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 10,103 as on Saturday. Principal secretary, health, Amit Mohan Prasad said the number of active cases in the state was 3,927 and the number of those who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals was 5,908.
Restaurants in Punjab will continue to remain shut for dine-in customers even beyond June 8 when the state government has allowed opening of malls, where you can shop for clothes but without trying them on, and from when you can visit places of worship but where you won’t be served ‘prasad’ or langar. According to the guidelines issued by the Punjab government Saturday, restaurants or food courts in malls will not operate except for take away or home delivery. Guests in hotels will have to be served food in their rooms. The decision will be reviewed on June 15.
As states across country prepare to open shopping malls Monday onwards, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Saturday said that malls will remain shut in Faridabad and Gurugram, adding that it is optional in rest of the districts of the state.
JUST IN | Maharashtra COVID-19 cases spiked by 2,739 to 82,968. The death toll is also up by 120 to 2,969.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal issued a warning to a few private hospitals for “lying” about the number of beds available and refusing treatment to coronavirus patients. In a stern warning to the medical facilities, he said that no hospital can deny treatment to patients. While addressing a virtual press briefing on Saturday, Kejriwal said, “You will not be spared. You will have to take coronavirus patient who is coming to the hospital for the treatment. Denying treatment to any patient is non-negotiable.”
As the government has approved openning of malls for the first time after a lockdown of over two months, sanitizing and cleaning was in progress at Elante the biggest Mall of the city at Industrial Area phase 1 Chandigarh.
As India continues to see a surge in coronavirus cases, at least five states have recorded more than 10,000 cases. Maharashtra tops the list with 80,229 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 28,694 cases. Delhi stands third with 26,334 cases. Gujarat at 19094 and Rajasthan at 10084. Uttar Pradesh is on the verge of becoming the sixth state with 9733 cases, so far.
Meanwhile, the Congress took a dig at the AAP government in Delhi and asked what the UT has done to protect the citizens of Delhi and to equipe the capital's hospital.
A five-member panel constituted by the Delhi government has suggested that the health infrastructure of the city should be used only for treating residents of the national capital, in view of the raging COVID-19 crisis, sources said on Saturday. The suggestion comes in the backdrop of Delhi recording over 1,000 coronavirus cases daily for the past few days and the AAP government fending itself against allegations of lack of hospital beds and other facilities. The panel, headed by Indraprastha University vice-chancellor Dr Mahesh Verma,?has submitted its report to the government in which it has said that if Delhi health infrastructure is open for non-residents, all beds will be occupied within just three days, according to the the sources. An official said that the government will soon take a decision on the report of the panel, constituted earlier this week.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday underlined the need for "proper" data on migrant workers to help authorities impart them with required skills and provide employment opportunities as the country exits the coronavirus-triggered lockdown In a Facebook post on the novel coronavirus and ways to deal with it, he said unfortunately, the poor, the daily wage earners, farmers, and small businesses have been severely affected by the events triggered by the pandemic. The governments at the Centre and in the states have taken several measures to alleviate the suffering of the poor and the needy, especially migrant workers, he said.
In the revised guidelines it suggests that everyone should wear fabric masks (non-medical) in public. Fabric masks should contain at least three layers of different materials. On the other hand, any person showing the symptoms of COVID-19 should wear a medical mask apart from self-isolating and seeking medical advice as soon as they feel unwell. Read more
The Kerala health department on Saturday said that 108 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the today, taking the total number of active cases to 1029.
The government has introduced dos and don'ts for school and college going students as India enters unlock 1.0.
*India is now the sixth worst-affected nation in terms of coronavirus infection cases after the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain and the UK, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
*The country registered a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657.
*The death toll rose to 6,642 with a record increase of 294 deaths in the 24 hours.
*Contrary to fears, the national growth rate has slowed down by more than half a percentage point during this time.
*Accoring to a WHO expert, the Covid-19 disease has not "exploded" in India, but the risk of that happening remains as the country moves towards unlocking its nationwide lockdown.
*Globally, over 6,700,000 people have been infected. While the death toll stood at 394,875, as many as 2,746,192 people have recovered so far.
*The UK has become the second country to officially record more than 40,000 coronavirus-related deaths after the US.
*US President Donald Trump said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America, if they conduct more tests.
*New York, which has been the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, has recorded the lowest number of 42 deaths and 2,728 hospitalisations since the pandemic began.
*As countries around the world continue to grapple with Covid-19, scientists expect to be able to declare next week that New Zealand is virus-free.
Two more persons were tested positive with coronavirus in Mizoram on Saturday, raising the state's total COVID-19 tally to 24. Twenty three among them are active patients, barring the state's first corona patient who was discharged on May 09 after recovery. The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) today informed that two persons who recently returned from Delhi were tested positive out of 302 samples tested at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) laboratory.
"Both are from Aizawl District, one male and one female, showing no symptoms. They are both under quarantine", the DIPR informed.
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga later appealed people to stay safe and maintain all preventive measures prescribed by the government.
"Sincerely urging everyone to stay safe, take all preventive precautionary measures and abide with the various rules and regulatory procedures laid down by the State's Administration, Health Officials and various Covid-19 related Task Forces", he tweeted.
This is how a usually busy feal market at Sarojini Nagar in Delhi looks after maintaing social distncing as India gradually eases lockdown. Not many stalls are open, hardly any customers.
India went past Italy to become the sixth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic with the country registering a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushed the nationwide tally to 2,36,657. India's death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 6,642 with a record increase of 294 deaths in the 24 hours till Saturday 8 AM. India has registered over 9,000 cases for the third day in a row. India is now the sixth worst-affected nation in terms of coronavirus infection cases after the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain and the UK, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 1,15,942, while 1,14,072 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the Union Health Ministry said. "Thus, around 48.20 per cent patients have recovered so far," a senior health ministry official said.