Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi Cases Cross 31,000-mark, Deaths at 905 as Political Slugfest Adds to Capital's Woes; DMK MLA Succumbs to Covid-19

Here are the steps to take when Covid-19 cases occur in offices.

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍Steps to take when #COVID cases occur in offices

➡️In general, staff showing flu-like illness shouldn't attend office and seek medical advice

But when people show symptoms within office spaces:

↗️Isolate the ill person from the other employees#StaySafe pic.twitter.com/SOOM4IwX4N

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 10, 2020

In the phase three of the Vande Bharat mission, the airline will operate 300 flights to North America and Europe from June 9 to June 30, 2020.

A Chinese team of 10 medical experts from Chongqing was dispatched on Wednesday to Palestine to assist in prevention and control of coronavirus pandemic.

A Chinese team of 10 medical experts from #Chongqing was dispatched on Wed to #Palestine to assist in prevention and control of #COVID19 pandemic. The experts all have rich experience in fighting against the virus on the frontline. pic.twitter.com/IILzYTuCWf

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) June 10, 2020

French Coronavirus Deaths Remains Under 100 for Seventh Day in a Row | France's coronavirus death toll rose by 87 or 0.3% to 29,296 yesterday, the highest daily toll since June 2, but remained under 100 for the seventh day in a row, health ministry data showed. On Monday, 54 Covid-19 deaths were reported, on Sunday 13. The number of daily confirmed coronavirus infections increased by 403 or 0.3% to 154,591, up on the 211 seen on Monday and 343 on Sunday, but remained below the more than 500 seen on Thursday through Saturday.

Here are the precautions need to be taken by people living with HIV during coronavirus crisis.

#IndiaFightsCorona:

📍Precautions to be taken by people living with #HIV during #COVID19

➡️Ensure 1 to 6 month supply of anti- retroviral (ART) drugs and other recommended medicines #StaySafeStayHealthy #IndiaWillWin pic.twitter.com/3R2MQwYmYt

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 10, 2020

While heaping praise on the Left-led Kerala government and Congress-ruled Punjab for their handling of the crisis, Gambhir said the Delhi CM only blames the Centre and never takes responsibility.

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan Dies of Covid-19 | Senior DMK MLA and party's Chennai west district secretary J Anbazhagan died on Wednesday morning due to coronavirus. He was undergoing treatment for the virus. Anbazhagan is the first legislator to die for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu. He was a three-time MLA and one of the stalwarts of DMK in Chennai.

866 Covid-19 Cases in Tripura | There are a total of 866 cases of novel coronavirus in Tripura. So far, 670 cases are active, while 192 patients discharged. Three cases were transferred out, while one death was reported in the state. 

Kapil Sibal on Delhi Govt's Decision Over Hospital Reserved for Delhiites  | Congress leader Kapil Sibal questioned the Delhi government over its earlier decision on reserving Delhi hospitals only for Delhiites. Sibal says, "In my Delhi nobody is an outsider..."

In my Delhi nobody is an outsider

Why then discriminate between bonafide residents and others who are COVID positive

The Union is right

The Union must apply this logic to its other policies and not discriminate between one resident and another

— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) June 10, 2020

Meghalaya Reports Total 43 Covid-19 Cases | Meghalaya has reported a total of 43 Covid-19 cases so far. There are 29 active cases, while 13 people have discharged. One death was reported in the state due to the virus.

Worst-Affected Areas Due to Covid-19 | Districts of 15 states have been named in the list of the worst-affected areas due to coronavirus in the country where Centre has packed off teams of two public health experts and one joint secretary level nodal officer from the Health Ministry.

Railway Officials Test Covid-19 Positive at Rail Bhavan | Two more railway officials tested positive for coronavirus at Rail Bhavan yesterday, taking the total number of cases detected in the building to 16. The latest cases at the railway headquarters were reported five days after two officials had tested positive on June 4, officials said. In the present case, a multi-tasking staff of the railways has been found positive. He had last attended office on June 4.

22 Delhi Hospitals Told to Reserve More Beds for Covid-19 Patients | The Delhi government yesterday directed 22 private hospitals to reserve more beds for coronavirus patients, revising its earlier allocation limit. In an official order, it directed 22 private hospitals to allocate 2,015 extra beds for coronavirus patients. On May 24, the Delhi government had directed private hospitals and nursing homes with a capacity of 50 beds or more to reserve 20 per cent of their total beds for coronavirus patients.

4 AIIMS Doctors Among Odisha's New 146 Covid-19 Cases | As many as 146 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Odisha yesterday, including four doctors of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, raising the state's count to 3,140, a Health Department official said. The list of fresh cases also features 49 personnel of the NDRF and 12 from the Odisha Fire Service, all of whom tested positive after returning from West Bengal, where they were engaged in cyclone Amphan restoration work.

The Union Health Ministry said central teams have been deployed in 15 states and Union Territories with districts or municipal bodies witnessing major spurt in cases to assist the local…

Assam Covid-19 Cases Reach 3,050 | New 215 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Assam on June 9, taking the total number of cases to 3,050. The number of active cases stand at 1945, said Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

📌Alert ~ 113 new #COVID19+

21 Hojai, 20 U'guri, 17 T'kia, 16 Nagaon, 12 Barpeta, 9 G'para, 5 Bongaigaon, 4 Kamrup M, 3 D'garh, 2 Jorhat, 1 Chirang, 1 K'ganj, 1 Basistha, 1 MMCH

↗️Total cases 3050
↗️Recovered 1097
↗️Active cases 1945
↗️Deaths 05

11:55 PM/June 9/Day's total 215 pic.twitter.com/PK4X56POGZ

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 9, 2020

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had gone into self-quarantine on Sunday after he developed a sore throat and fever.

UK Coronavirus Toll Crosses 50,000-mark | Britain's statistics agency says the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the UK has risen to 50,107. The updated figures from the Office for National Statistics are up to the week ending May 29 and are collated from death certificates, which can take a couple of weeks to be issued.

Delhi Reports New 1,366 Covid-19 Cases | As on June 9 data, Delhi reports 1,366 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, taking the total tally to 31,309 cases. In 24 hours, 31 people have died, taking the death toll to 905 in the national capital. According to Delhi health bulletin dated June 9 (released late), there are 18,543 active cases, while 11,861 people have recovered so far. At least 14,556 people are in home isolation. 

9 June

🔹 1,366 NEW #Corona cases in Delhi in the last 24 hours, TOTAL- 31,309 cases.

🔹 504 Recovered today, TOTAL Recovered - 11,861.

🔹 7 deaths in last 24 hrs,
Total deaths - 905.

🔹 Active cases is 18,543.#DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/wH4SjrDueb

— AAP Express 🇮🇳 (@AAPExpress) June 9, 2020