At Delhi’s Saket mall
India Coronavirus Latest Update: India on Tuesday reported a spike of nearly 10,000 cases, taking the tally of infections to 2,66,598. Of these, 1.29 lakh are active cases, while there is nearly the same number of patients that have been discharged. The death toll is inching towards the 7,500-mark with 266 casualties in the past 24 hours. While India is the 5th worst-hit COVID nation, Maharashtra — with over 88,000 infections — has more cases than China.
Monday saw a sharp decline in the number of new cases of novel Coronavirus infections, and the reason is not very clear right now. But the big difference was made by a reduction in the number of unassigned cases. These are the cases that no states were owning up, and these had been rising rapidly over the last few weeks. By Sunday, this number had gone up to 8,605. On Monday, however, this number reduced to 7,837, meaning at least 768 of these cases have finally been assigned to some state or the other. But it is not clear which states have these been assigned to. None of the states have shown any unusual rise in their numbers on Monday.
COVID-19 news from across India
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Passengers at Kempegowda Airport in Bengaluru after arriving in a special A-I flight from Frankfurt, on Saturday. (PTI)
It has been more than two weeks since domestic flight operations began and over a week since most of the long-distance train services resumed, but some states continue to revise quarantine guidelines as arrivals increase from hotspot areas.
While Kerala has given relief to returning expats from mandatory institutional quarantine, Delhi has shortened the mandatory home quarantine period by 7 days.
All air, rail and bus passengers arriving in Delhi will now have to stay in home quarantine for a week. This includes those who are asymptomatic. All international passengers will have to undergo 7 days of institutional quarantine followed by 7 days of home quarantine.
Delhi BJP chief demands for more quarantine facilities in city
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta has requested the LG to make new quarantine centres as cases in the city are on the surge.
Discussed with LG to make new quarentine centres because there are several homes that are very small, oxygen cylinders need to be increased, call should be given asking voluntary health workers to join the COVID fight, said @adeshguptabjp after meeting @LtGovDelhi
@IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/gWxxgN8UTT— Abhinav Rajput (@Abhinavrt) June 9, 2020
HC asks Delhi govt to treat as representation plea for capping hospitals charges
The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked the Delhi government to treat as representation a petition seeking direction to it for capping or fixing rates to be charged by private hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients and to prominently display availability of beds for them. The plea, filed by Vineet Kumar Wadhwa, through lawyer Praveen Chauhan, sought direction to the Delhi government to develop a mechanism whereby the hospitals here display availability of COVID 19 beds at a prominent place in the hospital and on their websites. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan, conducting the hearing through video conferencing, also asked the Delhi government to treat as representation another petition by a two-year-old boy highlighting the considerable risk faced by him and many other minors due to the Delhi government’s decision to lift the restrictions imposed to contain the spread of COVID 19. The government will consider the representations and decide accordingly, the court said.
Send migrants home within 15 days: SC tells Centre
The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Centre to send migrant labourers to their home states within 15 days. It also asked authorities to consider withdrawing all cases against migrant workers for alleged violation of lockdown norms under the Disaster Management Act. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah also directed state governments and Union Territories to formulate a scheme to provide employment to workers, asking that their skills be mapped.
The bench, which posted the matter for further hearing in July, said the schemes for welfare and employment of migrant workers should be publicised adequately. Further, it asked Centre to provide additional trains within 24 hours of states making the demand for sending the migrant workers back to their native places.
The bench, which posted the matter for further hearing in July, said the schemes for welfare and employment of migrant workers should be publicised adequately.
Centre says no community spread in Delhi: Sisodia
Amid the uptick in the number of cases in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said that officials from Centre say no community transmission of COVID-19 is seen in capital. His remarks came after a meeting with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority. The meeting of the DDMA was chaired by L-G Anil Baijal, who is the chairperson of the body. Besides Sisodia, Health Minister Satendra Jain, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev and other top officials of the administration attended the meeting. “We expect around 44,000 cases in Delhi by June 15, 1 lakh cases by June 30, 2.5 lakh cases by July 15, and 5.5 lakh cases by July 31,” Sisodia added. He also shared the govt’s bed requirement projections. He said by June 30, Delhi administration will have to arrange 15000 beds, 33000 by July 15 and 80000 by July 31.
Minutes earlier, Jain said that source is unknown in 50 per cent cases in the capital. Jain told reporters an official call on whether the city has entered the community transmission phase or not will have to be taken by the Union government, while indicating that the assessment of the local administration points towards the “third stage of spread”.
During a meeting with the Delhi Disaster Management Authority
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has also called for an “all-party meeting” to discuss the coronavirus situation in the capital and measures to contain the spread of the dreaded virus. said on Monday that he would attend the meeting.
Arvind Kejriwal’s COVID sample collected
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been self-isolating after developing mild fever and sore throat, got himself tested for COVID-19 today. The chief minister has avoided meetings and visitors since Sunday afternoon, an AAP spokesperson said. The test report is expected later in the night or by Wednesday morning.
49 of NDRF team that went to West Bengal for Amphan test positive for COVID-19
As many as 49 members of a team of National Disaster Response Force that had gone to West Bengal for rescue and relief operations during Cyclone Amphan has tested positive for COVID-19. The members were part of a 190 strong team that had gone to West Bengal last month from Odisha. This forms the largest chunk of positive cases in NDRF which has reported infections in single digits in Delhi. NDRF had until recently remained untouched by Covid even as infections in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) had crossed 1500.
The members were part of a 190 strong team that had gone to West Bengal last month from Odisha
Govt issues new guidelines for employees as cases rise ‘rapidly’
After observing that cases are “going up rapidly” and many officials in central ministries and departments have tested positive for Covid, the government has issued new guidelines for offices. These include not more than 20 officers will attend office per day; staggering timings will be implemented; face masks/shields will be worn indoors at all times; face-to-face meetings to be avoided; handwashing every half and hour etc.
Government of India issues fresh guidelines for officials and staffers of Central Government to prevent spread of #COVID19, after several officials in various Central Government Ministries/Departments have tested positive . pic.twitter.com/A3ZbF2unbB
— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2020
Kolkata sweet shop introduces ‘sandesh’ to increase immunity
A reputed sweetmeat chain of Kolkata has come out with a new item claiming that it contains various herbs and spices that will boost immunity to fight novel coronavirus. The ‘Immunity Sandesh’ has 15 herbs and spices such as haldi (turmeric), tulsi, saffron and cardamom, said Sudip Mallick, one of the owners of the shop. Instead of added sugar, the sandesh has Himalayan honey to raise the immunity bar of customers, he said.
The ‘Immunity Sandesh’ has 15 herbs and spices