Coronavirus live updates: There should be uniformity in testing charge in all states, says SC

Committee set up by Amit Shah recommends fixing cost of isolation beds, ICU: MHA

Covid-19 patients needing hospitalisation will now have the option of either going to Delhi government hospitals, private hospitals offering 60% of their Covid beds at lower rates fixed by the Central government panel or opt for 40% of the beds in private hospitals at usual rates charged by the latter. Home minister Amit Shah had on Thursday asked the NCR regions to follow the same measures as Delhi, including common rates for testing and treatment at private hospitals, so as to ensure a unified approach for Delhi-NCR region in the battle against Covid-19.

SC asks Centre, states to ensure compliance of order to transport migrants back home

The top court today said that it's June 9 order was very clear and asked the Central government and States to ensure that all migrants reach their home within 15 days. The court asked the authorities concerned to ensure that no migrants have to pay anything to go back to their respective states, villages, and towns.

Tablighi Jamaat case: Fresh chargesheet filed

Delhi Police file a fresh charge sheet and 11 supplementary charge sheet against 46 foreign nationals from 12 countries in connection with Tablighi Jamaat gathering case. The charge sheet were filed before Saket Court's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur.

Andhra Pradesh a new high in daily Covid cases

With 465 new cases on Friday, the state tally increases to 7,961. Four more deaths take the toll to 96

32 Bangladeshis stranded in India due to lockdown sent back through checkpoint in Assam's Karimganj district: Officials

SC says it may pass order for installation of CCTVs in hospitals to ensure monitoring of patient care

There should be uniformity in Covid-19 testing charge in all states, says SC

SC leaves it to the Centre the issue of fixing COVID-19 testing charge

SC says all states should constitute panel of experts for inspecting hospitals to ensure proper care of Covid-19 patients

Bhopal: Samples from areas with low positivity rate to be clubbed together for pool testing

Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa's office-cum-residence in Bengaluru shut for sanitisation after employee's relative tests positive for coronavirus

Himachal Pradesh reports no new Covid case

Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 595 including 200 active cases, 376 recoveries and 6 deaths

MHA: To provide relief to the common man in Delhi, HM Amit Shah constituted a committee under Member of NITI Aayog to fix rates charged by Pvt hospitals in Delhi for isolation beds, ICUs without ventilator support & ICUs with ventilator support.

Sample testing has been doubled immediately in pursuance of decisions taken by HM Amit Shah in series of meetings. A total of testing samples of 27,263 have been collected in Delhi from 15 to 17 June 2020 against the daily collection which varied between 4,000-4,500 earlier: MHA

As per the directions given by HM in a series of meetings chaired by him over last few days in regard to Covid-19 situation in Delhi, house to house health survey in 242 containment zones of Delhi completed yesterday. A total of 2.3 lakh people were surveyed: MHA

These treatment rates for Covid-19 infected people will be applicable to private hospitals: MHA

MHA recommends cost structure for Covid treatment in private hospitals in Delhi

Committee has recommended Rs 8000-10000, Rs 13000-15000 & Rs 15000-18000 including PPE costs for isolation bed, ICUs without & with ventilator respectively to all hospitals as compared to the current charges of Rs 24000-25000, 34000-43000 & 44000-54000 (excluding PPE cost): MHA

PIL for free masks, food in containment zones be treated as representation: HC to authorities

The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to treat as a representation a PIL seeking free masks, free food twice a day and water in all of the over 200 containment zones in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan said the petitioner had not made any representation to the authorities for the various reliefs, including allowing entry of technical or service personnel and door-to-door delivery of essential goods in such zones.

The meeting between Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and officials has been rescheduled to 5 pm