Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Andhra Pradesh Will Not Conduct Class 10th Exams in Wake of Pandemic

Kerala Covid-19 Count | Highest single-day spike of 127 positive Covid-19 cases reported in Kerala today. There are 1450 active cases now: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Decision Compulsory Institutional Quarantine in Delhi Rolled Back | Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has decided to withdraw his earlier order mandating five-day compulsory institutional quarantine for coronavirus-positive patients in the national capital, said sources. Read full article here

Nepal's Coronavirus Tally Jumps to 8,605 | Nepal's coronavirus tally climbed to 8,605 on Saturday after the country reported 331 new infections. Altogether 176  Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the past 24 hours. The country's COVID-19 death toll stands at 22.

Patient Suspected with Covid-19 Found Dead in Hyderabad Hospital | Twenty days after he went missing from government-run Gandhi Hospital, body of a COVID-19 suspect was found in the mortuary of the same hospital. The body of the 39-year-old was found in the mortuary of the hospital, though the hospital officials have denied that the man was brought here.

Karnataka Cop Undergoing Covid-19 Treatment Dies | A 56-year-old head constable, who had tested positive for the coronavirus infection a couple of days ago and was undergoing treatment, died, police said. The deceased, attached to the Kalasipalya police station, was being treated at Victoria Hospital here, they said.

Andhra to Not Conduct Class 10 Board Exams | The Andhra Pradesh government has decided not to conduct class 10 board exams in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic: State Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh

Beijing Tests Food and Parcel Couriers | Officials in Beijing are carrying out tests to detect traces of coronavirus on all food and parcel delivery workers in an effort to rein in a new outbreak, state-backed media reported. Officials in the Chinese capital have been expanding nucleic acid testing across the city of 20 million since a cluster of infections linked to a food wholesale market erupted just over a week ago.

Stringent Measures against Covid-19 in Store: Puducherry CM | Jolted by increasing number of Covid-19 cases, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said that the Disaster Management Authority (DMA) would come out with very stringent measures to prevent the spread of the infection. Since people from neighbouring Tamil Nadu, which are hotpots for the infection, were coming into Puducherry, he asked them to keep off the union territory.

MP BJP MLA Tests +ve Hours after Voting | A senior BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh tested COVID-19 positive hours after he cast his vote for the Rajya Sabha polls in the state and attended party meetings, an official said. The legislator's wife has also tested positive for the infection, he said.

MoS Home Ministry G Kishan Reddy says, "Delhi L-G might have ordered institutional quarantine for the benefit of those who do not have space in their homes. But I think that he will issue another info by today evening for people who can create an isolated separate room in their homes."

Order on Compulsory Institutional Quarantine in Delhi Challenged | Delhi L-G Anil Baija;'s order making institutional qurantine compulsory in the national capital for five days has been challenged in the Delhi High Court.

Treat Climate Change with Same Urgency as Covid-19: Thunberg | Greta Thunberg cites a UN report that estimates the world can only keep emitting the current amount of carbon dioxide for the next seven-and-a-half years. Any longer and it becomes impossible to meet the Paris climate accord’s ambitious goal of keeping global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) this century. The global response to the Covid-19 pandemic may provide a necessary wake-up call, she suggests. Read full report here

A girl wearing a face mask walks with a bottle of drinking water and a food packet that she received from a food distribution site in Mumbai. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Engineering Company Premises Turned into Hospital | The BMC has set up a special Covid-19 hospital with 1,000 beds in engineering company Richardson & Cruddas premises in Byculla, Mumbai. Out of 1,000 beds, 300 are ICU beds with oxygen supply and other facilities. It will be operational by the end of June: BMC

Rajasthan Caps Covid-19 Testing Rates | The Rajasthan government reduces the Covid-19 testing rates at private labs and hospitals to Rs 2,200 from Rs 4,500. The government also caps charges for treatment in private hospitals to Rs 2,000 for general ward and Rs 4,000 for ICU with ventilator.

Tripura Covid-19 Count | Tripura reported 27 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the state's tally to 1,186, officials said. A total of 657 people have recovered, reducing the number of active cases in the state to 529, they said.

Pakistan Cross 171,000-mark | Pakistan reported 153 coronavirus deaths, the highest spike in a single-day in the country, while the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 171,000-mark, health officials said. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 171,665 after 6,604 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours. The total death toll stands at 3,382 after 153 more deaths were registered.

No Chance of Extending Lockdown after June 30: TN CM | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami said there was no chance of extending the lockdown after June 30. He also said only God knows when the spread of Coronavirus will come down and the doctors are saying that the spread will come down step-by-step and the government is taking necessary measures.

986 Covid-19 Cases in Maharashta Police | There are 986 active cases of COVID-19 in Maharashtra Police while 46 personnel have so far died due to the disease: Maharashtra Police

Uttarakhand Covid-19 Count | Uttarakhand reports 101 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's total to 2,278.

Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi says, we're getting 30 Covid-19 cases everyday in small population like Puducherry. If our law enforcements, medical staff and sanitation workers will also get affected then who will protect us? We have to be very careful and protect our lives & livelihood.

Nearly 2.75 Lakh Indians Brought Back During Lockdown | Close to 2,75,000 Indians, who were stranded in foreign countries, have been brought back to the country in flights and ships during the Covid-19 lockdown, says Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

A group, Mercy Angles, has been conducting last rites of Covid-19 victims as per their faith in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Karnataka: A group, Mercy Angels, has been conducting last rites of #COVID19 victims as per their faith in Bengaluru. Team head Dr Taha Madeen says, "When any hospital gets a COVID death, municipal corporation contacts us. People are scared of going near bodies of COVID victims." pic.twitter.com/PV3rSdLSEj

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020

One death and 140 new Covid-19 positive cases reported among police personnel in the last 48 hours. The total number of positive cases rise to 3,960 including 46 deaths and 2,925 recoveries: Maharashtra Police

Delhi Govt Orders Medical Staff on Leave to Report for Duty | Delhi Government issues order advising Hospitals and Medical Institutions under it to recall their staff that is on leave to report for duty immediately. Leave of any kind to be granted only under most compelling circumstances.

A photo studio in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, is making custom made face masks which has faces of people printed on them.

Tamil Nadu: A photo studio in Coimbatore is making custom made face masks which has faces of people printed on them amid #COVID19. Dusherra, a customer says, "People can't recognise you in solid colour masks. I'm happy that such masks are available in which my face is visible." pic.twitter.com/7Qw0U7J3xS

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020

Bengaluru Police Station Sealed as Constable Tests Positive | Cubbon Park police station in the heart of Bengaluru city and the seat of Bengaluru Central Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has been sealed off after a constable tested corona positive, says an official. As many as 60 policemen and employees work in the station, headed by the DCP. The Health Department is testing and assessing the situation as to how many policemen should be quarantined. Meanwhile, the DCP and others officials are managing their duties from their vehicles. The police station abuts the Cubbon Park itself near the Karnataka High Court, Bangalore Press Club and by the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium. It is a major lung space in the city.

Centre has made the proposal to reduce rates for just 24% beds in private hospitals, Delhi Government wants at least 60% beds at reduced prices. This is what we have been demanding. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said if home isolation ends in Delhi there will be chaos. Currently, there are more than 10,000 people under home isolation and there are only 6,000 beds at quarantine centres, where will we accommodate all the people? asks Manish Sisodia, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, after attending SDMA meet on Covid-19.

AAP MLA Atishi says Centre's decision of making 5-day institutional quarantine compulsory for Covid-19 patients in Delhi is wrong.

#WATCH - Centre's decision of making 5-day institutional quarantine compulsory for #COVID19 patients in Delhi is wrong. I am a corona patient & recovering at home. Due to this 5-day institutional quarantine, people will now refrain from getting tested: Atishi, AAP MLA pic.twitter.com/tVoQxka9Kx

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2020

Glenmark Launches Drug for Covid-19 Treatment | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals launches drug for treatment of Covid-19, reports PTI quoting a statement from the company.