Coronavirus live updates: India not in community transmission stage yet, says ICMR

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.

Adequate PPE effective in preventing Covid-19 infection in preventing Covid-19 infection in doctors, nurses: Study

COVID-19: India's cases per lakh population (20.77) amongst lowest in the world; the global average is 91.67, says ICMR

We have to continue testing and tracing, keep up effective surveillance, implement COVID-19 containment strategies; cannot lower guard: ICMR

India is such a large country and prevalence is very low. India is not in community transmission: ICMR

We found that about 0.73% of the population in these 15 districts showed a prevalence of past exposure to infection. It means that lockdown measures were successful in keeping it low and preventing rapid spread: Prof Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR, Delhi on serosurvey

Today, our recovery rate is 49.21%. The number of patients recovered presently exceeds the number of active patients: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry on COVID19 situation in the country (ANI)

A newly constructed building, which was set to operate as the Burns and Plastic Surgery Block at the AIIMS in Delhi, will now be used temporarily as a dedicated facility for treating COVID-19 patients. (PTI)

The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in Chandigarh is now 332 with 4 new cases reported today, reports ANI quoting Chandigarh health department

PIL filed in Delhi High Court seeking imposition of strict lockdown in Delhi, reports ANI

Pandemic "accelerating" in Africa, test kits needed: WHO

The coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating" in Africa, spreading from capital cities where it arrived with travellers, but it does not appear that severe cases and deaths are being missed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Ten countries are driving Africa's epidemic, accounting for 75% of the some 200,000 cases on the continent which has 5,000 deaths, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO's Africa regional director, told a Geneva briefing. South Africa accounts for a quarter of cases. (Reuters)

75 new Covid-19 positive cases reported till 2pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1637, reports ANI quoting Uttarakhand health department

Karnataka government extends ban on online classes till 7th standard. Earlier, it was decided to not allow online classes till 5th standard, reports ANI

Singapore records 422 new Covid-19 cases, mostly foreign workers

Singapore on Thursday reported 422 new coronavirus cases, majority of them foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country. Only one patient is a Singaporean citizen. The rest 421 patients are all foreign workers living in dormitories, which have been the main source of spreading the disease through close contacts, the ministry said.

Telangana Junior Doctors Association says they will continue strike at Hyderabad's Gandhi Hospital which started after an alleged attack on a doctor by a relative of a Covid-19 patient, reports ANI

The Supreme Court takes note of 35 children testing positive for Covid-19 at a government-run shelter home in Tamil Nadu, seeks status report from the state government including steps taken to protect the remaining children, reports PTI

'Major UK drug trial to test potential therapeutics for Covid-19'

Two drugs companies in the UK are collaborating with the universities of Birmingham and Oxford as part of a major trial to test potential therapeutics to treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19, according to a statement. Oxford based biopharmaceutical company Izana Bioscience will provide the first of four potential treatments to be tested, according to the statement by the University of Birmingham.

Pandemic-hit Lufthansa says 22,000 jobs to go, reports news agency AFP

Kerala govt decides to postpone the Sabarimala festival which is scheduled from June 19 this year