Coronavirus live updates: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh orders stricter lockdown on weekends, public holidays

SC takes note of issues relating to treatment of Covid patients, dignified handling of bodies

48 more cases reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1599, including 961 active cases, 630 recovered/discharged & 8 deaths: State health Department (ANI)

The CJI directed listing of suo motu proceedings for hearing on Friday before a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah.

CJI S A Bobde took suo motu cognisance of lapses in proper treatment of Covid-19 patients and dignified handling of dead bodies and initiates suo motu proceedings.

New guidelines for quarantine, containment zones in Kerala

As per the new guidelines, those coming from abroad can go home after giving an affidavit. But they have to strictly follow the quarantine conditions failing which police would take legal action againstthe violators, he said. In the panchayats, the containment zone may be declared at the ward-level and at the sub-ward level in the Corporation.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh orders stricter lockdown on weekends, public holidays, reports PTI

The decision to tighten the curbs on weekends and holidays has been taken amid apprehensions of COVID-19 reaching the community spread stage in Punjab and projections indicating that the peak in the state was still two months away. Industrial activities, however, will be allowed to function normally on all days, the CM said.

3607 positive cases and 152 deaths reported in Maharashtra today

Haryana on Thursday reported 12 coronavirus deaths; total infections inch closer to 6,000-mark: State Health Department

Uttar Pradesh on Thursday reported 24 more deaths and 478 new coronavirus cases, the biggest single-day spike in both numbers so far as the state battles a Covid-19 surge.

The coaches can be used for very mild cases that can be clinically assigned to the coronavirus Care centres according to guidelines issued by the health ministry.

UP, Delhi, Telangana ask for rly COVID-19 care centres

After almost two months, the railways' isolation coaches have finally found takers -- Uttar Pradesh has asked for 240 such coaches for 24 locations, Telangana has requisitioned 60 for three places and Delhi has asked for 10 such coaches as COVID-19 cases in India close in on the three lakh mark.

Each station would have one rake that has ten Covid care coaches and two coaches for supporting staff

UP government seeks 240 isolation coaches from Railways

Varanasi, Bhadohi, Faizabad, Moradabad are among the 24 stations where the coaches would be deployed

13 officials of Railway Board to undergo home quarantine after an official who had come in contact with them tested positive for Covid-19

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1,875 more people tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. This takes the total tally to 38,716 in Tamil Nadu

Coronavirus tally in Mumbai's slum colony Dharavi rises to 1,984 with 20 new cases; death toll at 75: BMC official (PTI)

EU to ease virus travel bans from July 1, but not to all

The European Union on Thursday announced plans to ease a ban on nonessential travel to the continent, with foreign students, non-EU nationals who normally live in Europe and certain highly skilled workers likely to be exempt from the coronavirus restrictions from July 1.

India is not in community transmission: ICMR

"India is such a large country and prevalence is very low that we have found that prevalence is less than one per cent in the small districts, in the urban areas it might be a little over one per cent and slightly higher in containment areas. India is not in community transmission," Professor (Dr) Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR said.

China reports 16 new coronavirus cases; Beijing confirms first infection in 56 days, reports PTI

As of Wednesday, the overall confirmed cases on the mainland reached 83,057, including 62 patients who were still being treated, with no one in severe condition.