India still has more than 1 lakh active cases across the country. (File)
India has 2,46,628 coronavirus cases, data from the Union Health Ministry showed this morning, crossing the COVID-19 tally of Spain. India now is ranked fifth in the world in terms of coronavirus cases, after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK. The total cases in the country include 6,929 people who have died of the highly contagious infection.
India has become the fifth worst coronavirus-hit country in the world as it surpassed Spain on Saturday, reporting a grand total of around 2,44,000 cases. Now, only the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK have more cases than India. Spain, a COVID-19 epicentre weeks ago, has 2,40,978 cases.
Maharashtra tops the charts in terms of total confirmed cases, active cases, recoveries and deaths. Delhi is at the second place in terms of active cases, though it is third after Tamil Nadu in terms of total cases.
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said coronavirus cases in India could peak in two to three months but he maintained that there is no community transmission nationally.
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Delhi government will follow centre's guidelines: Arvind KejriwalAll restaurants, malls and places of worship to open in the national capital from tomorrow
Hotels and banquet halls to remain closed in Delhi
I appeal to you all to practice social distancing and wear masks. We need to wash hands regularly.
I appeal to all senior citizens to not interact with children, family members. They are the most prone
We are opening Delhi borders from tomorrow
We had asked Delhi residents whether to allow people from other states to take admission in hospitals. 7.5 lakh people have sent their suggestions. Over 90% have agreed the hospitals be reserved for residents.
We have made a committee of 5 doctors who have estimated that by June end, Delhi will need 15,000 beds. They believe that the 9,000 beds that are currently with us will be taken over in 3 days if we allow people from other states to take admission.
INS Jalashwa enters Tuticorin harbour (Tamil Nadu) carrying 700 Indian nationals returning from Male, Maldives.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds a meeting with the officers of 'COVID-19 management team-11'.
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India has 2,46,628 coronavirus cases, data from the Union Health Ministry showed this morning, crossing the COVID-19 tally of Spain. India now is ranked fifth in the world in terms of coronavirus cases, after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK. The total cases in the country include 6,929 people who have died of the highly contagious infection.
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India has 2,46,628 coronavirus cases, data from the Union Health Ministry showed this morning, crossing the COVID-19 tally of Spain. India now is ranked fifth in the world in terms of coronavirus cases, after the US, Brazil, Russia and the UK. The total cases in the country include 6,929 people who have died of the highly contagious infection.
Delhi Medical Association strongly condemns the way Delhi Chief Minister is warning the doctors and threatening hospitals about COVID-19 patients' admissions and tests.
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While the Delhi government maintains that there is no shortage of beds for coronavirus patients in the capital, a number of prominent hospitals in the city have told NDTV that they are running at full capacity amid growing concerns over a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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US records 749 coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: Report
The coronavirus pandemic killed 749 people in the United States in the past 24 hours, according to figures released Saturday by Johns Hopkins University, reports AFP.
Coronavirus news: People arrive at Ghazipur fruit and vegetable market to make purchases
Delhi People arrive at Ghazipur fruit and vegetable market to make purchases, amid coronavirus pandemic.
Delhi Police personnel check vehicles at Ghazipur-Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) border.
US records 749 virus deaths in past 24 hours: Report
The coronavirus pandemic killed 749 people in the United States in the past 24 hours, according to figures released Saturday by Johns Hopkins University.
The latest deaths bring the total in the United States to 109,791, and there have been more than 1.9 million cases, according to a real-time tally maintained by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday).
Some 500,000 people have recovered from the disease. The US has suffered by far the largest number of both COVID-19 deaths and infections.
More than 397,000 killed by coronavirus worldwide: Report
The pandemic has killed at least 397,179 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Saturday, based on official sources.
The United States is the worst-hit country with 109,497 deaths, followed by Britain with 40,465, Brazil with 35,026, Italy with 33,846, and France with 29,111 fatalities.
Brazil President threatens WHO exit
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatens to follow in the footsteps of US President Donald Trump and pull out of the World Health Organization.
"I'm telling you right now, the United States left the WHO, and we're studying that, in the future. Either the WHO works without ideological bias, or we leave, too," he told journalists outside the presidential palace.
Shopping malls, places of worship to remain shut in Gurgaon: Haryana minister
Shopping malls and places of worship will not reopen for the public in Gurgaon and Faridabad districts, which have been worst-hit by COVID-19 in Haryana, state Home Minister Anil Vij said on Saturday.
However, malls and religious place would open in other parts of Haryana from June 8, he said.
The Centre had on May 30 said that ''Unlock-1'' will be initiated in the country from June 8 under which the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown will be relaxed to a great extent.
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