TIMES OF INDIA

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 17, 2020, 17:18:22 IST

Coronavirus live updates: PM interacts with 14 states on day 2 of consultations on Covid crisis

More than 8 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally. In India, total cases of coronavirus has crossed the 3.54 lakh-mark, as per the latest updates, with the death toll nearing 12,000. Stay with TOI for live updates

17:18 (IST), Jun 17

Out of 503 isolation coaches deployed in Delhi, 317 will be ready by Wednesday to host Covid-19 patients: Northern Railways

17:05 (IST), Jun 17

Out of 503 isolation coaches deployed in Delhi, 317 will be ready by Wednesday to host Covid-19 patients: Northern Railways

16:45 (IST), Jun 17

Number of Covid-19 cases reaches 368 in Chandigarh; fatalities at 6: Chandigarh administration

16:29 (IST), Jun 17

Govt Doon Medical College, Dehradun is hereby designated as a centre of excellence for clinical management of Covid-19. Dr Anurag Aggarwal, Professor and Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine of the hospital has been nominated as nodal officer for the same: Govt of Uttarakhand

16:13 (IST), Jun 17

With increase in number of corona patients, expansion of health infrastructure should be our utmost priority. This will happen when each corona patient will get proper treatment, for this we'll have to emphasize on testing so that we can test, trace & isolate infected person: PM Modi

16:07 (IST), Jun 17

Just 3 months back, there was shortage of PPE kits and diagnostic kits across the world. In India too, we had a very limited stock because we were completely dependent on imports. But today, more than 1 crore PPE kits & equal number of N95 masks have reached the states: PM Modi

16:00 (IST), Jun 17

Also, at present, ventilator and ICU care are needed for very few patients across the country. We have been able to fight Covid-19 and control its spread because of the timely measures taken by us: PM Modi

15:57 (IST), Jun 17

The number of patients who have recovered from Covid-19 till now is more than the number of active cases in the country: PM Modi

15:48 (IST), Jun 17

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 8.21 million, death toll at 443,402, reports Reuters

15:28 (IST), Jun 17

Continuing with his consultations with state governments on ways to check the spread of coronavirus during 'unlock 1.0', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday is holding interaction with chief ministers and representatives of 14 states and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

15:16 (IST), Jun 17

Uttarakhand records 43 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking total number of cases to 1985 including 1230 recoveries and 25 deaths: State Health Department

15:08 (IST), Jun 17

SC seeks Centre's response on plea for national plan to deal with Covid-19 pandemic

The Supreme Court Wednesday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking a direction that all the contributions made for Covid-19 pandemic by individuals and institutions should be credited to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) rather than to the PM CARES Fund.

14:54 (IST), Jun 17

Delhi High Court dismisses a PIL seeking an order prohibiting the eviction of tenants on grounds of non-payment of rent till Covid-19 crisis subsides.

14:48 (IST), Jun 17

43 new Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand till 2 pm today.

State's total count 1985.

14:26 (IST), Jun 17

Had a constructive meeting of Expert Panel with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Chief Secretary and others on Covid management in Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal

14:12 (IST), Jun 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation on June 21

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