Coronavirus live updates: India has 1 Covid death per lakh population as against 6.04 globally, govt says

Tripura govt serves notices to 11 private and unaided schools for increasing fees during lockdown and defying Education Dept directives: Minister Ratan Lal Nath

Centre asks Patanjali Ayurved to stop advertising anti-Covid drug, seeks details about it to verify claims

Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus

Karnataka govt announces cap on Covid-19 treatment rates in private hospitals -- Rs 5,200 to Rs 10,000 for those referred by public health facilities and Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000 for patients admitted directly

Uttar Pradesh reports 19 new coronavirus deaths, 576 cases

"There are 6,189 active Covid-19 cases in the state. A total of 12,116 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection. This is 64.13 per cent of the total Covid-19 cases in the state," Principal Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters.

Nepal’s Covid-19 tally crossed 10,000-mark as 538 new cases have been registered in last 24 hours. The national tally now stands at 10,099: Health ministry

India has 1 Covid-19 death per lakh population as against 6.04 globally: Health ministry

Considering establishing "bilateral bubbles" between India-US, India-France, India-Germany, India-UK for air travel: Aviation minister

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal writes to home minister Amit Shah, demands doctors, nurses of ITBP, Army to run 10,000-bed Covid facility: Sources (PTI)

All schools and colleges in the state to remain closed till July 31: Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal education minister

ISKCON Rath Yatra cancelled due to Covid-19 in Kolkata, rituals to be held inside temple premises

Keeping in view concerns of the industry & MHA instructions, we have decided to reopen hotels, restaurants, marriage halls & other hospitality services at reduced 50% capacity. However, establishments must adhere to SoP and observe full precautions: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

Air India Express seeks UAE nod to fly people on India-Dubai sector of Vande Bharat flights

The Dubai government has allowed foreign nationals holding residency visas issued in Dubai to return to the emirate starting Monday (June 22), and will open its doors to tourists from July 7. A large number of Indians working in UAE are currently in India and are keen to retun to their jobs and homes in Dubai. An Air India Express spokesman said the airline has “not yet received approval from UAE authorities to carry passengers on our VBM flights, although we have requested for it.”

UK unveils Covid-19 ‘bounce back' plan for food and drink industry, reports PTI.

Law Ministry tweaks rule to allow use of postal ballot for those suffering from Covid, reports PTI.

Voters in Bihar who test positive for COVID-19 will be allowed to cast their vote using postal ballot in the state assembly polls due later this year. The Legislative Department in the Union law ministry has changed the Conduct of Election Rules to allow those suffering from Covid-19 to use postal ballot, a top ministry functionary said on Tuesday.

Read: UK PM to set July 4 date to end Covid-19 lockdown with bars reopening

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on Tuesday set to announce July 4 as the date for a significant lifting of lockdown restrictions in the country, with cinemas, museums, bars, pubs and restaurants being allowed to open their doors to the public once again. The Cabinet will meet on Tuesday to officially rubber-stamp the decision to allow public venues, including theatres and businesses such as hairdressers, to reopen from July 4, effectively marking an end to the lockdown in what some British MPs have dubbed “Super Saturday”.

UP opposition leader tests positive for coronavirus, reports PTI.

Leader of Opposition in the UP assembly and Samajwadi Party leader, Ram Govind Chaudhary, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday. Chaudhary was suffering from fever and cold and was admitted to a private hospital in Lucknow on Monday where his sample was taken for testing, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Anand Prakash Joshi, said.