Coronavirus live updates: Slight increase in case fatality rate since June 12; deaths cross 9k

Read: Migrants leave home again, for work and better future

One disaster robbed them of their livelihood. Another has now provided them jobs. A section of migrants, who had returned to Bengal from Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand following the lockdown in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, has been recruited by agencies engaged to restore powerlines that were devastated by Cyclone Amphan.

85% of migrants had to pay for journey home: Survey

More than 85% of migrants surveyed by a volunteer group, Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN), said they had to pay for their journey home during the Covid-19 lockdown. The survey report says that the Supreme Court interim order on May 28 asking state governments to bear the transport costs came too late since their movement had been cleared at the beginning of the month.

Centre sets up key panel to help states fight Covid war

Amid rising number of deaths due to Covid-19, the Centre has initiated multiple interventions to help states efficiently and effectively manage the cases at the clinical stage, especially those who are severely ill and need critical care. Read more

Read: Is Covid-19 causing high sugar among patients?

For the past seven months, doctors across the world have said diabetic patients are at a higher risk of Covid-related complications, and now there is a growing school of thought that the novel coronavirus could be affecting the pancreas and causing hyperglycemia or high levels of sugar among patients.

All nursing homes with bed capacity of 10 to 49 declared Covid nursing homes in Delhi.

Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand rise to 1,711 with 54 more people testing positive for coronavirus: Officials

Read: Govt adds ‘loss of smell, taste’ to its list of Covid symptoms

India has revised the protocol for clinical management of Covid-19 to include “loss of smell and taste” to the list of nine other symptoms and has also allowed use of investigational therapies like Remdesivir and off-label use of Tocilizumab and convalescent plasma therapy on specific groups of patients.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is working with Education Minister Gavin Williamson to ensure all schools can open in September and to provide support packages to help children catch up on lost learning, his office said, reports Reuters.

The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of Covid-19 rose by 181 to 41,662 as of 1600 GMT on June 12, according to government data released on Saturday.

France reported on Saturday 24 new coronavirus deaths over the previous 24 hours, taking the total to 29,398 and marking the fourth day with under 30 fatalities, reported Reuters.

Egypt confirms highest daily rise of new Covid-19 cases and deaths

In total, the Arab world’s most populous country has registered 42,980 cases including 1,484 deaths, the ministry said in a statement, reports Reuters.

Read: Centre to further ramp up medical infrastructure for states with high Covid burden

The Centre will work with states to further ramp up medical infrastructure to deal with Covid cases over the next two months, when the monsoon is expected to hit the country with full vigour, with a particular focus on cities and states that have a high burden of infection and a large number of hotspots.

Amit Shah to hold meeting with CM, LG today

Sunday’s meeting to be convened by Union home minister Amit Shah aims at bringing all relevant authorities together and work out measures keeping all scenarios in light of the projections for next two months. It comes after lieutenant governor Anil Baijal set up an expert committee to guide the city authorities and following sharply critical comments of the Supreme Court and the Delhi high court over the situation in the capital.

Read: Plan needed to curb Covid-19 spread in Delhi: PM Modi at review

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged concerns over the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the capital. At a high-level review meeting called to discuss the national coronavirus situation and attended by senior ministers and top officials, Modi noted it was important to get the capital back on track and devise a plan to contain the spike.

AstraZeneca agrees to supply Europe with 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine

The contract is for up to 400 million doses of the vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford, the company said on Saturday, adding that it was looking to expand manufacturing of the vaccine, which it said it would provide for no profit during the pandemic, reports Reuters.

Assam reports 207 new Covid-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 3900. Number of active cases stand at 2084: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Covid deaths cross 9,000 as cases on Saturday hit 12,000

India’s Covid-19 death toll crossed 9,000 on Saturday with fatalities showing a steady rise in the past few days, even as new infections reported from across the country touched another new high. As many as 12,368 fresh cases were reported, the first time that the single-day count has crossed 12,000.

Nursing homes in Delhi having 10 to 49 beds declared as Covid facilities

The Delhi government on Saturday declared small and medium multispeciality nursing homes having 10 to 49 beds as "Covid nursing homes" to increase the bed capacity for coronavirus patients, according to an official order.Only standalone exclusive eye centres, ENT centres, dialysis centres, maternity homes and IVF centres are presently exempted, the order said.

UK death toll from confirmed Covid-19 cases rises by 181 to 41,662, reports Reuters.