Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Central team to visit Gujarat\, Maharashtra\, Telangana
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Central team to visit Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Tracker, India Lockdown News Live Updates: The class 12 students will be evaluated based on their grades in the last three school exams.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi |
Updated: June 25, 2020 5:07:39 pm
The Shenai Banquet opposite LNJP hospital in Delhi has been turned into an isolation facility and will start operations from Thursday. (Express photo/Tashi Tobgyal)
Coronavirus India News Live Updates: A central team led by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, will visit Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana on June 26-29. The team will interact with the state officials and coordinate with them to strengthen ongoing efforts for Covid management, said the ministry.
Ramping up the testing facilities across the country, India now has 1,007 diagnostic labs among which 734 are government and 273 are private facilities. According to the latest updates, India conducted 2,07,871 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tests to more than 75 lakhs at 75,60,782.
The Covid-19 tally in India rose to 473,105 earlier in the day after nearly 17,000 fresh cases were recorded within a span of 24 hours. More than 400 deaths were also recorded, taking the total to 14,894. As of now, Delhi continues to remain the city with the highest case count — 70,390 cases so far. Globally, over 9.4 million people are infected with the virus with as many as 482,162 deaths. The United States continues to be the worst affected country followed by Brazil, Russia and India.
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) Tracker, India Lockdown News Live Updates: Nearly 17,000 cases in last 24 hours; Delhi worst city; CBSE cancels pending classes 10, 12 exams; Over 9.4 million infected worldwide. Follow LIVE updates here
17:07 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Mizoram has 115 active cases
The total number of COVID19 cases in the state is 145 including 115 active cases and 30 discharged: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram.
16:47 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Karnataka people should maintain social distancing if they don't want another shutdown: Yediyurappa
Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa to convene all party meet tomorrow to discuss need for Bengaluru lockdown and revised COVID-19 strategy. "People should cooperate to maintain social distancing if they do not want another sealdown," Yediyurappa said.
16:43 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Kejriwal launches video call facility for COVID-19 patients admitted at LNJP Hospital
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday launched a video call facility for #COVID19 patients admitted at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital was the first hospital to be declared as full-fledged COVID hospital 100 days ago. Around 114 deliveries have taken place at the hospital in this period. LNJP is the first hospital where plasma therapy was started, Kejriwal said.
Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital was the first hospital to be declared as full-fledged COVID hospital 100 days ago. Around 114 deliveries have taken place at the hospital in this period. LNJP is the first hospital where plasma therapy was started: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal https://t.co/qTbPEtH30t
India conducted 75 lakh tests so far: Health Ministry
Ramping up the testing facilities across the country, India now has 1,007 diagnostic labs among which 734 are government and 273 are private facilities. According to the latest updates, India conducted 2,07,871 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tests to more than 75 lakhs at 75,60,782.
15:30 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Over 8,80,000 children could die due to Covid-related issues in next 12 months; most deaths likely in India: UNICEF report
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed the lives of millions of children in South Asia at risk, according to a recent UNICEF report. Quoting a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the report warned that as many as 8,81,000 children– aged five and under– could die over the next twelve months. A bulk of these deaths are likely to occur in India and Pakistan, the report said.
The report — titled ‘Lives Upended: How COVID-19 threatens the futures of 600 million South Asian Children’ — states that children in these countries are more likely to succumb to established illnesses like measles and pneumonia as public health systems are placed in a precarious position amidst this global health crisis. Read more here
15:25 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Uttarakhand reports 20 new Covid-19 cases
Uttarakhand reports 20 new Covid-19 cases till 2:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 2642: State Control Room Covid-19.
15:08 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Central team to visit Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana
A central team led by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will visit Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana on June 26 to 29. The team will interact with the State officials and coordinate with them to strengthen ongoing efforts for management of COVID-19, said Health Ministry. (ANI)
14:41 (IST)25 Jun 2020
No leave for Gujarat cops as personnel required for Unlock-1: Govt
The Gujarat Home Department has asked the state Director General of Police (DGP) and other senior officers not to grant any leave to the police personnel, saying that their presence was necessary for the effective implementation of Unlock-1. A notification issued on Thursday by the home department said that the presence of all the available police force was necessary for the implementation of the Centre's guidelines for the phased re-opening of coronavirus-induced lockdown or Unlock-1 that came into effect from June 1. "For the effective implementation of Unlock-1, it is necessary that police personnel remain active in the field. Therefore, all the police officers as well as lower rung police personnel are hereby advised not to demand leave unless it is for medical or any other unavoidable reasons," the notification said.
14:21 (IST)25 Jun 2020
CBSE not to hold remaining board exams
CBSE will not conduct the remaining examinations for Class 10 and 12 from July 1 to 15. Class 12 students will be evaluated on their performance in the last three school exams. The students can also appear for the board exam at a later date to improve performance.
BREAKING: CBSE to not hold remaining exams for Class 10 & 12 from July 1 to 15.
Class 12 students will be evaluated on their performance in the last 3 school exams. They can also appear for the Board exam at a later date to improve performance. @IndianExpress
Maharashtra won't allow 'spurious' medicine sale: Minister to Ramdev
Amid the ongoing controversy over Baba Ramdev's company Patanjali Ayurveda introducing a "cure" for coronavirus infection, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday warned the yoga guru that the state government won't allow the sale of 'spurious' medicines. "The National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur will find out whether clinical trials of @PypAyurved's 'Coronil' were done at all. An abundant warning to @yogrishiramdev that Maharashtra won't allow sale of spurious medicines. #MaharashtraGovtCares #NoPlayingWithLives," the minister tweeted.
13:51 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Use of statins linked to lower death rate in Covid-19 patients: Study
Using cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins is associated with a lower death rate in patients hospitalised with coronavirus, according to a large-scale study. The research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, also showed that mortality risk and other negative outcomes were not increased by combination therapy consisting of statins and blood pressure-lowering drugs called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). 'These results support the safety and potential benefits of statin therapy in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 and provide a rationale for prospective studies to determine whether statins confer protection against Covid-19-associated mortality,' said study senior author Hongliang Li of Wuhan University in China. 'Moreover, our findings represent an important contribution to the accumulating clinical evidence regarding the beneficial or detrimental effects of prescribing ACE inhibitors or ARBs to patients with Covid-19,' Li said.
13:16 (IST)25 Jun 2020
First Covid-19 death in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh has recorded its first coronavirus fatality after a 43-year-old woman succumbed to the disease, while two new coronavirus cases have been reported, taking the northeast state's tally to 160, officials said on Thursday. The woman, a resident of West Kameng district, was suffering from chronic kidney disease and had returned from Delhi on June 11, PTI reported. She was kept at an institutional quarantine at Dirang. As her health deteriorated, she was tested for the virus and was found positive on June 23. She was referred to Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, but died on the way to the hospital near Shergaon on Wednesday, the officials said. Her mortal remains were cremated following Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare guidelines at Dirang by Dirang administration, they said.
13:01 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Gujarat: Suspected Covid patient stabs self with broken glass pieces
A 35-year-old suspected coronavirus patient died after he allegedly stabbed himself with broken glass pieces. He was admitted in the isolation ward of SSG hospital in Vadodara after he had developed symptoms and his test results were awaited.
A 35-yr-old suspected COVID19 patient died after he allegedly stabbed himself with broken glass pieces. He was admitted in the isolation ward of SSG hospital in Vadodara after he had developed symptoms and his test results were awaited. @IndianExpress@ExpressGujarat
Three more Maharashtra cops die of coronavirus; toll rises to 54
Three Maharashtra Police personnel, including an officer, died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the toll in the state force to 54, an official said on Thursday. Out of the 54 victims, 34 were from the Mumbai Police force, he was quoted as saying by PTI. Three officers were among the 54 personnel who have so far succumbed to the viral infection since its outbreak in the state, he said. As of now, more than 4,200 police personnel have been infected with coronavirus. Of these, over 3,000 have recovered, the official said.
12:33 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan launches 'eBloodServices App'
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today launched the 'eBloodServices App', an initiative by the Indian Red Cross Society. "Those in need can get registered on the app and know where they'll get blood. They can also demand up to four units of blood. The Indian Red Cross Society's blood banks will wait up to 12 hours for them. We -uUrge voluntary blood donors to continue donating blood in these times," he told ANI.
Do not panic: Bengaluru civic commissioner to citizens
#Bengaluru: BBMP Commissioner asks citizens to avoid panic. “The govt is constantly monitoring the situation & any plans to enforce a #lockdown or seal down will be communicated officially,” he says requesting people to avoid spreading rumours. @IndianExpresspic.twitter.com/GBhomm1MFo
Cases rising, Karnakata CM warns Bengaluru citizens against sealing
Briefing reporters on the pandemic situation, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said: "The cases are increasing in Bengaluru. Therefore, we have sealed some areas in Bengaluru. Today, we've called a meeting of ministers and officials to discuss the next course of action. In Bengaluru, we've arranged all facilities to treat coronavirus patients. But we are also thinking about the number of cases which is increasing in the city. I urge people to maintain social distancing and sanitisation if Bengalurians don't want another round of sealing."
11:56 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Over 30 personnel at Naval Air Station 'INS Parundu' test positive
Over 30 personnel attached to Naval Air Station INS Parundu in Ramanathapuram have tested positive for coronavirus, district officials said on Thursday, but the forward operating base was 'operational', Defence sources in Chennai said. According to PTI, while the district authorities put the number of infected at 33, Defence sourcessaid 'some' of the sailors, mostly who had arrived here recently on postings, have been affected with the virus. They said that as per standard protocol, such personnel are quarantined and tested for the contagion in which 'some' of them have tested positive. "INS Parundu is very much operational. Entry of civilian staff working there has been restricted," they added.
11:33 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Over 17,000 people from Tamil Nadu stranded abroad brought back: Centre informs HC
The Centre has informed the Madras High Court that 17,701 people from Tamil Nadu stranded in various countries due to travel curbs following the coronavirys pandemic were brought back through 50 flights, PTI reported. The Union External Affairs Ministry made the submission in a counter-affidavit on a petition by the DMK seeking details on bringing Tamils stuck abroad because of Covid-19 and suspension of flights. The Ministry said 45,242 repatriation requests were received from people of Tamil Nadu stranded in different countries.
11:24 (IST)25 Jun 2020
Southern Railways introduces contactless ticket checking, thermal screening of passengers
In a bid to combat the virus pandemic, the Chennai division of Southern Railways has introduced an advanced technique to facilitate contactless access to passengers at railway stations. Automated Ticket Checking and Managing Access (ATMA) is the new system installed at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Chennai Central Railway Station. This new system facilitates contactless verification of tickets, body temperatures, and face masks of passengers entering and exiting the station premises. As per a press release from the Southern Railways, the ATMA system is equipped with a web camera, affixed on the enquiry desk at the entry points. Passengers are directed to show their ticket along with identity proof which is captured by the camera, and the image gets displayed on the monitor for officials to check. Once the ticket verification is done, the passenger are allowed to enter the station premises for further screening.
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Migrant workers from other states wait to board trains to their home states at the Secunderabad Railway station in Hyderabad. (AP)
Coronavirus India News Live Updates:
Meanwhile, India is gearing up to install AI-based ‘Covid surveillance’ cameras that detect body temperatures of individuals and whether a person is wearing a mask. First off the block is Indian Railways, which has called for tenders to purchase the systems for railway stations and other places expected to see significant footfall, with a few railway zones having already concluded the purchase, such as in Mumbai.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that all the pending board examination for classes 10 and 12 have been cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has infected over four lakh nationwide. The class 12 students will be evaluated based on their grades in the last three school exams.
The surge has coincided with an increase in the number of samples being tested, and the two things are not unrelated. Telangana had the lowest testing numbers in the entire country, and had to be repeatedly prodded by the High Court to increase tests. Till a week back, by June 16, the state had tested only 44, 431 samples. The first Coronavirus case in the state was detected way back on March 2. In fact, Telangana was the third state in the country to get a Coronavirus positive patient, well before Maharashtra had its first case.
But in the subsequent period, the state had been testing less than 500 samples on an average every day, when states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and even Andhra Pradesh have steadily ramped up their capacities and have now been testing between 10,000 and 20,000 samples every day. In an epidemic like the current one, the general wisdom is that the more samples are tested, the more positive cases are likely to come out.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government has re-imposed a lockdown in several areas of Madurai district. Chennai and three neighbouring districts are already under a 12-day lockdown till the end of this month. These area are driving up the numbers for the state, which now has a caseload of over 62,000.
Delhi, on the other hand, is giving rise to serious concern. It is growing at the fastest rate among the top ten states, and has added close to 20,000 cases in the last one week alone, almost one-third of its entire caseload. At this rate, within a couple of days, it is likely to overtake Mumbai as the city with the maximum caseload.
In another news, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has made it mandatory for sellers to submit the country of origin while registering any new product on the online procurement portal. In line with this action, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is also examining a proposal put forth by a group of traders seeking mandatory ‘country of origin’ tag for products listed on private e-commerce platforms as well, a senior government official told The Indian Express.
This comes at a time when the Centre is pushing the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” campaign to promote locally produced goods and several departments have also launched an offensive against imports from China. Additionally, for buyers, the GeM portal has enabled a ‘Make in India’ filter to allow buyers to choose products that meet the minimum 50% local content criteria.
The Shenai Banquet opposite LNJP hospital in Delhi has been turned into an isolation facility and will start operations from Thursday. (Express photo/Tashi Tobgyal)
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Migrant workers from other states wait to board trains to their home states at the Secunderabad Railway station in Hyderabad. (AP)
The total number of COVID19 cases in the state is 145 including 115 active cases and 30 discharged: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram.
Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa to convene all party meet tomorrow to discuss need for Bengaluru lockdown and revised COVID-19 strategy. "People should cooperate to maintain social distancing if they do not want another sealdown," Yediyurappa said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday launched a video call facility for #COVID19 patients admitted at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital. Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital was the first hospital to be declared as full-fledged COVID hospital 100 days ago. Around 114 deliveries have taken place at the hospital in this period. LNJP is the first hospital where plasma therapy was started, Kejriwal said.
Ramping up the testing facilities across the country, India now has 1,007 diagnostic labs among which 734 are government and 273 are private facilities. According to the latest updates, India conducted 2,07,871 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tests to more than 75 lakhs at 75,60,782.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed the lives of millions of children in South Asia at risk, according to a recent UNICEF report. Quoting a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the report warned that as many as 8,81,000 children– aged five and under– could die over the next twelve months. A bulk of these deaths are likely to occur in India and Pakistan, the report said.
The report — titled ‘Lives Upended: How COVID-19 threatens the futures of 600 million South Asian Children’ — states that children in these countries are more likely to succumb to established illnesses like measles and pneumonia as public health systems are placed in a precarious position amidst this global health crisis. Read more here
Uttarakhand reports 20 new Covid-19 cases till 2:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 2642: State Control Room Covid-19.
A central team led by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will visit Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana on June 26 to 29. The team will interact with the State officials and coordinate with them to strengthen ongoing efforts for management of COVID-19, said Health Ministry. (ANI)
The Gujarat Home Department has asked the state Director General of Police (DGP) and other senior officers not to grant any leave to the police personnel, saying that their presence was necessary for the effective implementation of Unlock-1. A notification issued on Thursday by the home department said that the presence of all the available police force was necessary for the implementation of the Centre's guidelines for the phased re-opening of coronavirus-induced lockdown or Unlock-1 that came into effect from June 1. "For the effective implementation of Unlock-1, it is necessary that police personnel remain active in the field. Therefore, all the police officers as well as lower rung police personnel are hereby advised not to demand leave unless it is for medical or any other unavoidable reasons," the notification said.
CBSE will not conduct the remaining examinations for Class 10 and 12 from July 1 to 15. Class 12 students will be evaluated on their performance in the last three school exams. The students can also appear for the board exam at a later date to improve performance.
Amid the ongoing controversy over Baba Ramdev's company Patanjali Ayurveda introducing a "cure" for coronavirus infection, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday warned the yoga guru that the state government won't allow the sale of 'spurious' medicines. "The National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur will find out whether clinical trials of @PypAyurved's 'Coronil' were done at all. An abundant warning to @yogrishiramdev that Maharashtra won't allow sale of spurious medicines. #MaharashtraGovtCares #NoPlayingWithLives," the minister tweeted.
Using cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins is associated with a lower death rate in patients hospitalised with coronavirus, according to a large-scale study. The research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, also showed that mortality risk and other negative outcomes were not increased by combination therapy consisting of statins and blood pressure-lowering drugs called angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs). 'These results support the safety and potential benefits of statin therapy in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 and provide a rationale for prospective studies to determine whether statins confer protection against Covid-19-associated mortality,' said study senior author Hongliang Li of Wuhan University in China. 'Moreover, our findings represent an important contribution to the accumulating clinical evidence regarding the beneficial or detrimental effects of prescribing ACE inhibitors or ARBs to patients with Covid-19,' Li said.
Arunachal Pradesh has recorded its first coronavirus fatality after a 43-year-old woman succumbed to the disease, while two new coronavirus cases have been reported, taking the northeast state's tally to 160, officials said on Thursday. The woman, a resident of West Kameng district, was suffering from chronic kidney disease and had returned from Delhi on June 11, PTI reported. She was kept at an institutional quarantine at Dirang. As her health deteriorated, she was tested for the virus and was found positive on June 23. She was referred to Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, but died on the way to the hospital near Shergaon on Wednesday, the officials said. Her mortal remains were cremated following Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare guidelines at Dirang by Dirang administration, they said.
A 35-year-old suspected coronavirus patient died after he allegedly stabbed himself with broken glass pieces. He was admitted in the isolation ward of SSG hospital in Vadodara after he had developed symptoms and his test results were awaited.
Three Maharashtra Police personnel, including an officer, died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the toll in the state force to 54, an official said on Thursday. Out of the 54 victims, 34 were from the Mumbai Police force, he was quoted as saying by PTI. Three officers were among the 54 personnel who have so far succumbed to the viral infection since its outbreak in the state, he said. As of now, more than 4,200 police personnel have been infected with coronavirus. Of these, over 3,000 have recovered, the official said.
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today launched the 'eBloodServices App', an initiative by the Indian Red Cross Society. "Those in need can get registered on the app and know where they'll get blood. They can also demand up to four units of blood. The Indian Red Cross Society's blood banks will wait up to 12 hours for them. We -uUrge voluntary blood donors to continue donating blood in these times," he told ANI.
Briefing reporters on the pandemic situation, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said: "The cases are increasing in Bengaluru. Therefore, we have sealed some areas in Bengaluru. Today, we've called a meeting of ministers and officials to discuss the next course of action. In Bengaluru, we've arranged all facilities to treat coronavirus patients. But we are also thinking about the number of cases which is increasing in the city. I urge people to maintain social distancing and sanitisation if Bengalurians don't want another round of sealing."
Over 30 personnel attached to Naval Air Station INS Parundu in Ramanathapuram have tested positive for coronavirus, district officials said on Thursday, but the forward operating base was 'operational', Defence sources in Chennai said. According to PTI, while the district authorities put the number of infected at 33, Defence sourcessaid 'some' of the sailors, mostly who had arrived here recently on postings, have been affected with the virus. They said that as per standard protocol, such personnel are quarantined and tested for the contagion in which 'some' of them have tested positive. "INS Parundu is very much operational. Entry of civilian staff working there has been restricted," they added.
The Centre has informed the Madras High Court that 17,701 people from Tamil Nadu stranded in various countries due to travel curbs following the coronavirys pandemic were brought back through 50 flights, PTI reported. The Union External Affairs Ministry made the submission in a counter-affidavit on a petition by the DMK seeking details on bringing Tamils stuck abroad because of Covid-19 and suspension of flights. The Ministry said 45,242 repatriation requests were received from people of Tamil Nadu stranded in different countries.
In a bid to combat the virus pandemic, the Chennai division of Southern Railways has introduced an advanced technique to facilitate contactless access to passengers at railway stations. Automated Ticket Checking and Managing Access (ATMA) is the new system installed at Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Chennai Central Railway Station. This new system facilitates contactless verification of tickets, body temperatures, and face masks of passengers entering and exiting the station premises. As per a press release from the Southern Railways, the ATMA system is equipped with a web camera, affixed on the enquiry desk at the entry points. Passengers are directed to show their ticket along with identity proof which is captured by the camera, and the image gets displayed on the monitor for officials to check. Once the ticket verification is done, the passenger are allowed to enter the station premises for further screening.