Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra extends lockdown till July 31

Covid-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh spirals to 13,891 with addition of 783 new cases. Eleven more deaths take toll to 180: Government bulletin

Haryana to start plasma therapy for treatment of Covid-19 patients in all its medical colleges after approval from ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research): State minister Anil Vij

All govt offices with certain exceptions like emergency, health & medical, treasuries, disaster management, police to function with 15% strength or 15 persons whichever is higher. All private offices can operate up to 10% strength or 10 people whichever is more: Maharashtra govt

Concerned District Collector and Commissioners of the Municipal Corporations in the state may enforce certain measures and necessary restrictions in specified local areas on the permitted non-essential activities and movement of persons to control Covid-19: Maharashtra government

Maharashtra extends lockdown till July 31

77 police personnel found positive & two others died in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 1,030 and death toll to 59 in the force: Maharashtra Police

Maharashtra extends lockdown till July 31

EU finalizing virus 'safe list,' US unlikely to make the cut

The European Union is edging toward finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again in coming days, with Americans almost certain to be excluded in the short term due to the number of US coronavirus cases. Spain's foreign minister said that the list- which is likely to be made public Tuesday _ could contain 15 countries that are not EU members and whose citizens would be allowed to visit from July 1.

India's Covid-19 recovery rate reaches 58.67%

India's coronavirus recovery rate has reached 58.67 per cent as the gap between recoveries and active cases stands at 1,11,602, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. "The gap between recoveries and active cases is 1,11,602 as of today. So far, as many as 3,21,722 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate continues to steadily improve. It has reached 58.67% amongst COVID-19 patients today. During the last 24 hours, a total of 12,010 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Presently, there are 2,10,120 active cases and all are under active medical supervision," said a release by the ministry

Haryana to start Plasma Therapy for treatment of Covid-19 Patients in all its medical colleges after approval from ICMR

Under directions of Karnataka HC, state govt issues guidelines to conduct online classes

30 mins a week for kindergarten; 30-45 mins divided in two periods for three alternate days a week for classes 1-5; 30-45 mins divided in two periods for 5 days a week for classes 5-8; 30-45 mins divided into 4 periods for five days a week for classes 9 to 10.

282 more Covid cases in Bihar takes state total to 9,506

Greater Hyderabad likely to shut for 15 days to curb Covid-19

Health department sources said the government has already firmed up its plans to shut down the city for two weeks, but Sunday’s announcement was to prepare people for stricter enforcement soon. “If lockdown is imposed, it should be implemented strictly and totally. There should be a day-long curfew with one or two hour relaxation to buy essentials. Flights and trains have to be stopped. All arrangements should be made by the government. Hence, we will examine all issues and take a decision,” CM KC Rao said.

Ex-gratia of Rs one crore to family of LNJP doctor who died fighting Covid: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore for the family of a senior doctor of the city government-run LNJP Hospital who died battling COVID-19, and said the society has "lost a very valuable fighter." The 52-year-old doctor served in the front line of the war against the pandemic at the government facility, and died of novel coronavirus infection in an ICU of a private hospital on Sunday. "Dr Aseem Gupta was a senior doctor, and was serving COVID patients for the last few months with his duty being in the ICU. His colleagues speak about the dedication and commitment with which he served patients," Kejriwal said in an online press briefing.

Delhi High Court extends the suspension of the functioning of High Court and subordinate courts till July 15, in view of the Covid pandemic

All pending matters listed before the Court in this period stand adjourned. Hearing in urgent matters to be held via video-conferencing.

IIT-Gandhinagar team develops AI-based tool to detect Covid-19 using chest X-rays

The online tool, which indicates the probability if a person is infected with COVID-19, can be used for quick preliminary diagnosis before the medical test. It is being tested by the Indian Institute of Public Health. The IIT researchers pooled the data of X-ray images of COVID-19 infected patients as well as healthy persons from different sources available on the internet. They trained a machine learning architecture using deep learning algorithms with these images.

Andhra Pradesh reports 793 new Covid-19 cases taking tally to 13891.