Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Biggest One-day Spike of Nearly 16,000 New Cases Takes India's Tally to Over 4.5 Lakh; Delhi Records More Than 66,000 Cases

Novak Djokovic Tests Positive For COVID-19, Are We Ready For Commercial Sports Yet?

New York City Allows Swimming at Beaches | Beaches in New York City will be open to the public for swimming ahead of Independence Day, after partially being reopened for Memorial Day weekend celebrations last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted. The mayor confirmed media reports that the city's beaches would be officially open next week.

4 More Persons Recover From Covid-19 in Meghalaya: CM | Four more persons have recovered from COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of coronavirus cured patients in the state to 41, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.

Vande Bharat Mission Update | Kochi to handle 23 flights and 4420 passengers. Cochin International Airport is set to receive 23 special flights ferrying 4,420 passengers. This includes a repatriation operation from Sydney, planned for bringing in 180 passengers from Australia via Delhi.

Cipla is currently in Phase-3 of Favipiravir trials which are being carried out in eight centres in the country. Five of these eight centres have approved the Phase-3 trials.

Herd Immunity Threshold Could Be Lower Than Previously Thought: Study | Herd immunity to COVID-19, which happens when so many people in a community become immune to the disease that it stops spreading, could be achieved with fewer people being infected than previously estimated, according to a new study.

Deaths Worldwide Passed 475,0000 | According to Johns Hopkins University figures, with the global death toll at 4,77,584, and known infections standing at 9,263,466.

Seven US States Report Record Covid-19 Hospitalisations | Seven US states have reported their highest coronavirus patient admissions in the pandemic so far, as cases surge in the US following the easing of restrictions.

Fresh Cases in Odisha, Tally Climbs to 5,752 | As many as 282 new positive cases were recorded in Odisha, total climbs to 5752 in the state.

Japan's Success in Curbing Covid-19 Cases Now Hampers Search for Cures |  As nations race to develop treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, Japan has become a victim of its own success as slowing new infections has led to a shortage of patients to enrol in clinical trials. Clinical trials are underway for more than a dozen potential vaccines, including at least six in China, but Japan's first human trials are expected to start next month.

Vande Bharat Mission | 229 people flew back home today via AI0309 Melbourne-Delhi-Hyderabad flight. "We wish you all a happy journey," said Consulate General of India in Melbourne, Australia. 

New Coronavirus Cluster Discovered in Tokyo Office | Tokyo will record “quite a large number” of new coronavirus cases after a cluster of infections was discovered at an office, Governor Yuriko Koike said. “Clusters in the workplace have become a big problem lately,” Koike told reporters. 

Coronavirus has claimed 580 lives in the state, while 370 fresh cases have pushed the state's tally to 14,728.

Croatian PM Refuses to Isolate | Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said he would not self-isolate following his brief encounter with Novak Djokovic, the men's world number one tennis player who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Boat Services in Varanasi Resume | Boat services on the bank of river Ganga in Varanasi have resumed from today after almost 3 months. A boatman told ANI, "Due to the lockdown our livelihood was at stake as movement of boats were completely shut. We are very happy today."

Total Samples Tested | 73,52,911 samples tested till 23rd June. 2,15,195 samples tested in the last 24 hours: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

California Hospital Admitting Only Covid-19 Patients as Outbreak Ravages State's Breadbasket | The COVID-19 spike in California's agricultural breadbasket is so steep that a hospital in Lodi is not accepting some patients who have other illnesses, as infections mount at nearly four times the rate called for in state guidelines for reopening the economy.

UPDATE | Tamonash Ghosh, TMC MLA from Falta has passed away. He was tested COVID positive in May and took his last breath on Wednesday around 8 am.

Latin America Coronavirus Deaths Top 100,000 | The number of people who have died from coronavirus in Latin America surpassed 100,000, according to a Reuters tally of registered deaths, while Mexico announced a record one-day total for new infections.

UPDATE | Delhi's everyday increase is higher than Maharashtra. 

Here's State-wise Breakup

India Records Fresh Cases, Tally Rises to 4,56,183 | In the last 24 hours, India recorded over 15,968 cases- a record high, taking the total tally to 4,56,183. 

UPDATE | So far, India has tested a total of 73,52,911 RT PCR samples. 

Brazil Confirms 39,436 New Cases in 24 Hours | Brazil recorded 39,436 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, as well as 1,374 new deaths resulting from the disease, the country’s health ministry said. Brazil has registered more than 1.1 million cases since the pandemic began, while cumulative deaths reached 52,645, according to the ministry.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to address issues concerning home isolation of Covid-19 positive cases. 

Delhi’s home isolation plan has been working very well. I have personally spoken to many patients on phone who underwent home isolation. I wud urge Centre and LG not to tinker wid it and restore it back pic.twitter.com/aaFLl2aXY1

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 24, 2020

UPDATE | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to chair an all-party meeting in Kolkata today, over coronavirus pandemic. 

Worst of COVID-19 is Yet to Come in South Africa: Top Scientist | The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is yet to come in South Africa, warned top epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim in wake of the country's coronavirus tally crossing the 1 lakh-mark and death toll nearing 2,000.

Cases Surge in Germany, Tally Rises to 191,449 | The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 587 to 191,449, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose by 19 to 8,914, the tally showed.

Patanjali's 'Coronil' Runs Into Trouble After Claims of 'Curing' COVID-19 in 7 Days

Karnataka Revises Patient Discharge Policy |  State government has come up with revised discharge policy guidelines wherein asymptomatic patients can be discharged 10 days after testing positive for Covid-19. There is no need for RT-PCR, CBNAAT, True-NAT test either before discharge. For mild to moderate symptomatic patients should remain in home quarantine for 14 days after discharge.