Coronavirus live updates: Delhi Health Minister's condition improves

Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and health secretary Priti Sudan arrive at Ministry of Home Affairs for the meeting, reports ANI

Home minister Amit Shah to hold a meeting over Covid-19 with Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal and other senior officials, today. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to attend the meeting via video conferencing, reports ANI

SC to hear petitions on June 22 seeking modification of its stay order on 'Rath Yatra' in Odisha

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of June 18, which had stayed the 'Rath Yatra' in Puri and all other places in Odisha keeping in view the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. Read full story

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Bio-toilets and oxygen cylinders for Covid coaches, but Railways wonders how to beat the heat

Equipped with handheld showers, mosquito nets, bio-toilets, power sockets, oxygen cylinders and more, the Railways' Covid-care coaches have it all to keep patients comfortable – but only if they can withstand the summer heat trapped inside the metal ‘boxes'.

Comedian DL Hughley Covid-19 positive after fainting onstage, reports AFP

Beijing tests millions for Covid-19, PepsiCo suspends ops after workers test positive

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has suspended its operations in Beijing after some of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus in the Chinese capital, where the city officials are conducting Covid-19 tests on millions, especially employees of restaurants, food delivery services and market vendors.

Transport ministry to defer manufacturers in regard to the next stage of emission norms for construction vehicles, harvesters and tractors by one year - from October 1, 2020 to October 1, 2021 in view of Covid-19.

Covid-19 toll rises to 8 in Puducherry with another death; 31 new cases take tally to 366, active cases 218 (PTI)

477 new Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh, tally reaches 8,929

There are 4,516 active cases, while the death toll rises to 106 with 5 more deaths, reports PTI.

Loss of smell, taste symptoms can help quarantining potential Covid-19 patients: Study

Covid-19 could be suspected when patients report severe reduction of taste and smell in the absence of nasal obstruction, according to a study which says the findings can help general physicians identify and quarantine potential infected individuals before confirmation of diagnosis. In the study, published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, scientists surveyed 204 Covid-19 patients and found that taste reduction was present in 55 per cent of them, whereas smell reduction was observed in about 41 per cent of the people. Read more

88 new Covid-19 positive cases and 1 death recorded in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra Police, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 4,048 and 47 deaths respectively: Maharashtra Police

The health condition of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain has improved after being administered plasma therapy. His fever has subsided and oxygen level has improved. Doctors say that he can be shifted to the general ward by tomorrow: Office of Delhi Health Minister

Uttarakhand detects 23 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking total positive cases in the state to 2324: State Health Department

1001 Covid positive cases and 47 deaths in Maharashtra police

99 people test positive for Covid-19 in Bihar taking the state's tally to 7,602

India playing ‘pharmacy of the world' role during Covid-19 crisis: SCO Secretary-General

India is playing the role as the “pharmacy of the world” during the Covid-19 pandemic with its vast experience and deep knowledge in medicine, setting the tone for many regional and global initiatives, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Vladimir Norov has said. India has so far supplied medicines to 133 countries in the fight against Covid-19, which shows India's generosity, despite the fact that the country's government has taken urgent measures to prevent and treat the disease on a national scale, Norov told PTI in an interview. Read more

Govt extends Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for healthcare providers till Sep

Amid rising number of Covid-19 cases, the government has extended the Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for about 22 lakh healthcare providers for another three months till September. The scheme implemented by New India Assurance was slated to end on June 30, as per the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of the Rs 1.70 lakh Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan package in March.The insurance provides a comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 lakh to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of patients suffering from coronavirus infection and who may be at risk of being impacted by this.

Rest will have to continue to stay in Covid care centres as per MoHFW guidelines. Those in home isolation must follow home isolation guidelines by MoHFW and stay in touch with health care providers so if their condition deteriorates, they can be moved to Covid hospitals: Delhi Govt

If adequate facility for home isolation exists, and person on clinical assessment is found to have no co-morbidities and doesn't require hospitalisation, he would be offered to either continue to stay in Covid centre/paid isolation facility or can opt for home isolation: Delhi Govt