Coronavirus India Live Updates: Covid-19 Cases Cross 2.36 Lakh Mark, Surpassing Italy’s Tally
Covid-19 cases in India continued to surge unabated with the country just a day away from "unlocking" its economy after a more than two-month lockdown.
India added 9,887 new cases of novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 2,36,657, according to health ministry's 8 a.m. update. This includes 1,14,073 patients who've recovered and 6,642 deaths.
Over the last 24 hours, India saw 4,611 recoveries while 294 people died from the highly infectious respiratory disease.
The lockdown will start lifting in phases from June 8 when malls, restaurants and religious places will be allowed to reopen. States and union territories will still have a say in curbing certain activities if deemed necessary.
Last night, India’s health ministry issued guidelines on how restaurants and malls will have to operate once the lockdown lifts.
Global Update:
Globally, cases passed 67 lakh with deaths exceeding 3.94 lakh as of Saturday morning.
U.K. transmission rates reached near-critical levels in some regions as nationwide deaths passed 40,000. Brazil reported over 1,000 new Covid-19 fatalities.
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Enforcement Directorate Headquarters Sealed
Five Enforcement Directorate employees, including a special director rank officer, have tested positive for Covid-19, following which the headquarters of the central probe agency have been sealed for 48 hours till Monday.
The employees were found infected after the agency carried out section-wise testing at its headquarters in the wake of some coronavirus cases being reported from other floors of the Lok Nayak Bhawan in Khan Market in New Delhi, where the Enforcement Directorate office is located.
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Trump Says India, China Will Have More Covid-19 Cases With More Tests
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America if they conduct more tests.
Trump said that the U.S. has carried out 20 million tests, while Germany has done done four million tests. The much talked about South Korea has done about three million tests, he said on Friday.
India has so far conducted over 4 million coronavirus tests, according to the health ministry.
I say to my people every time we test; you find cases because we do more testing. If we have more cases, if we wanted to do testing in China or in India or other places, I promise you there would be more cases…Donald Trump, U.S. President
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India Reported Its Highest Number Of Deaths In A 24-Hour Period
Active Coronavirus Cases Cross 1.15 Lakh Mark
- Active cases: 1,15,942
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 1,14,073
- Deaths: 6,642
India’s Covid-19 Count Is Now Sixth Highest In The World
India now has more cases than Italy, which was once the hotbed of infections in Europe. If cases in India continue to rise at the same pace, the country is likely to overtake Spain as the fifth most infected in the world. India also has the highest number of fatalities in Asia, barring Iran.