Coronavirus live updates: Home minister Amit Shah convenes all-party meeting tomorrow to discuss Delhi's Covid-19 situation

Home minister Amit Shah convenes all-party meeting at 11am tomorrow to discuss Delhi's Covid-19 situation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds meeting with top functionaries of Delhi's three municipal bodies along with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in the national capital.

Odisha: An Air Arabia flight carrying 216 passengers landed in Bhubaneswar from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, earlier today. (ANI)

Covid-19 peak in India may arrive mid-November, paucity of ICU beds, ventilators likely: Study

The study conducted by researchers from an Operations Research Group constituted by ICMR said the lockdown shifted the peak of the pandemic by an estimated 34 to 76 days and helped bring down the number of infections by 69 to 97 per cent, thereby allowing time for the healthcare system to shore up resources and infrastructure.

Meghalaya extends night curfew till June 22, reports PTI

"In view of the prevailing situation regarding COVID-19 in the state, district authorities have promulgated night curfew with effect from June 15 up to June 22 between 9 pm and 5 am each day," a senior government official said. The order, however, will not apply to security forces and those on essential services duty, the official said.

Read: Amit Shah transfers 4 IAS officers to Delhi govt to assist COVID-19 fight; 2 more attached from Centre

Punjab CM writes to PM Modi, urging him to extend the benefits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for another 6 months, in view of COVID-19 crisis to facilitate free wheat & pulses to beneficiaries of National Food Security Act: CMO (ANI)

Read: Russia's low virus death toll still raises questions in West

The way Russia counts fatalities during the coronavirus pandemic could be one reason why its official death toll of 6,829 is far below many other countries, even as it has reported 520,000 infections, behind only the United States and Brazil.

Delhi govt declares NDMC-run Hindu Rao Hospital as dedicated COVID-19 facility: Order (PTI)

Shah has also directed attachment of two senior IAS officers — SCL Das and SS Yadav — to Delhi govt from the Centre

Home minister Amit Shah directed immediate transfer of 4 IAS officers - Awanish Kumar & Monica Priyadarshini from Andaman & Nicobar, and Gaurav Singh Rajawat & Vikram Singh Mallik from Arunachal Pradesh to New Delhi to assist in the management of Covid-19: MHA

Andhra Pradesh reports 294 new Covid cases, tally rises to 6,152

22 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Akola, tally rises to 1,007

Philippines reports 539 new coronavirus cases, 14 new deaths (Reuters)

Coronavirus cases in Assam inched towards the 4,000 mark with 43 more people testing positive for the infection: Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

66 more Covid-19 cases reported in Bihar taking total to 6,355

Himachal Pradesh reports 6 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 508: State health department

Haryana reports 220 more Covid-19 cases taking total count to 6,969

Our aim is that everyone should be screened especially, children and senior citizens. I have given a target to screen everyone in the state in the next 10 days: Uttarakhand chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat