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Economic Times | 06 Jul, 2020 | 12.23PM IST
Coronavirus Live News Updates: Delhi conducts nearly 20k-24k COVID-19 tests every day now
Delhi at present has 15,000 COVID-19 beds, of these only 5,100 are occupied, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Delhi at present has 15,000 COVID-19 beds, of these only 5,100 are occupied
- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Congress has an old habit of stifling democratic voices
- BJP national president J P Nadda
Around 20,000-24,000 COVID-19 tests are being conducted in Delhi every day now
- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
RIL's market valuation crosses Rs 11.5 lakh cr mark
This is how the tourism and hospitality stocks are faring in today's trade
Price as on 06 Jul, 2020 12:04 PM, Click on company names for their live prices.
Chinese Army has moved back tents, vehicles & troops by 1-2 km from locations where disengagement was agreed upon at Corps Commander level talks
- Indian Army Sources (Reports ANI)
COVID19 tests in India cross the 1 crore (10 million) mark. 1,00,04,101 tests conducted as of 11 am today: ICMR official
WFH could ‘Uberise’ some bank jobs
- Axis Bank had been preparing for a WFH model even before the pandemic struck, which made it possible to keep 700 of its call centre executives active even after the lockdown was announced.
- SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar recently told TOI in an interview that the bank was planning to move to a work-from-anywhere model rather than just work-from-home.
- In the early weeks of the lockdown, HDFC Bank MD and CEO Aditya Puri had said that the bank was going to shift permanently to a WFH model for a third of its employees.
10 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, tally rises to 269
Odisha reports 456 new COVID19 positive cases and 290 recoveries
- Total positive cases in the state stand at 9,526
- 3,254 active cases
- 6,224 recoveries
Cell 'membrane on a chip' may speed up screening of COVID-19 drugs
- A new human cell 'membrane on a chip' allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our cells, an advance that may be employed to test potential drug candidates for COVID-19, scientists said on Monday.
- According to the researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK, Cornell University and Stanford University in the US, the device could mimic any cell type -- bacterial, human or even the tough cells walls of plants.
Amazon, Google face tough rules in India’s e-commerce draft
- India’s latest e-commerce policy draft includes steps that could help local startups and impose government oversight on how companies handle data.
- The government has been working on the policy for at least two years amid calls to reduce the dominance of global tech giants like Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc.
- Under rules laid out in a 15-page draft seen by Bloomberg, the government would appoint an e-commerce regulator to ensure the industry is competitive with broad access to information resources. The policy draft was prepared by the Ministry of Commerce’s Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade.
Rajasthan reported 99 new COVID-19 positive cases and 3 deaths today
- Total number of cases to 20,263 and deaths to 459.
- The number of active cases stands at 3,836.
- Total 15,968 patients have recovered so far.
Himachal Pradesh: Members of Tibetan government-in-exile celebrate Dalai Lama's 85th birthday in Dharamshala
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Goa govt plans to expand COVID-19 testing by designating special teams at primary health centres and community health centres to collect samples of suspected coronavirus patients
- Health Minister Vishwajit Rane
Zydus Cadila gets approval from Mexican authority to test COVID-19 drug
- Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Monday said it has received approval from Mexico's regulatory authority Cofepris to test one of its lead research candidate Desidustat in the management of COVID-19.
- "Clinical and regulatory development of Desidustat in COVID-19 is being executed in Mexico by Avant Santé Research Center S.A. de C.V., a leading contract research organisation headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico," Cadila Healthcare said in a regulatory
Rupee rises 14 paise to 74.52 against US dollar in early trade
Kathmandu: Nepal Communist Party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal arrives at Baluwatar for his meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Meeting of NCP's standing committee has been adjourned till July 8, as per Surya Thapa, Press Advisor to Nepal PM (ANI)
Lockdown: What's not allowed in Chennai
- Major religious places will be closed
- Congregations prohibited in urban areas
- Shopping malls will remain closed
- Inter-state public transport will not be allowed till July 31
- Inter-district transport is suspended till July 15
- Schools, colleges and coaching institutions etc will remain closed
NIH and DBT to review vaccine candidates for Covid-19 this week
- Experts from the National Institute of Health (NIH), US, and India’s department of biotechnology will meet this week as part of a joint vaccine development programme to review the progress made on vaccine candidates for Covid-19, people aware of the development said.
- The meeting will see research groups and vaccine developers funded through India-US tie-ups present their progress on Covid-19 vaccines and discuss ways to take the development forward.
Rahul Gandhi does not attend single meeting of standing committee on defence but continues to question armed forces
- BJP president J P Nadda
Intense lockdown in Chennai eases from today, here are the details
- Vegetable and grocery shops will be allowed to open from 6 am to 6 pm
- Textile, hardware shops from 10 am to 6 pm
- Restaurants from 6 am to 9 pm
- Salons and beauty parlours allowed (without air conditioning)
- Tea shops are allowed between 6am and 6pm (only takeaways)
- Fish stalls, meat shops will be allowed open
- Auto-rickshaws are permitted with 2 passengers
- Private offices and export-oriented units will be allowed at 50% strength
- Showrooms will be allowed to open from 10am to 6pm with 50% strength (No ACs)
- Maximum five customers can be allowed inside a shop at the same time
- ITEs allowed only if the co is offering transport facilities (only 50 per cent strength to a maximum of 80 people)
Factories woo back migrant workers with food, air tickets
- A mass exodus of workers that followed India’s harsh lockdown is forcing businesses to review their labour policies as they try to lure the people back with incentives as the economy reopens.
- While some companies are promising benefits such as free travel tickets, housing, and food to draw workers to urban areas, others are managing by hiring new faces from nearby locations. Some are trying a mix of both.
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Kerala: 'Triple lockdown' in force in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation area from 6 am today for a week
- Shops selling essential items exempted.
- Major roads leading to the city, except for entry and exit road, will also remain closed.
Mumbai: High tide of 4.67 meters expected at 1:03 pm today as per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases pushes India's tally to 6,97,413
Death toll rises to 19,693 with 425 new fatalities
Heavy rains in Mumbai
- Mumbai & around received heavy rains with isolated very heavy (>115.6 mm ) at Thane/West Suburbs in last 24 hrs.
- Konkan may get isolated heavy showers in next 24 hrs.
- Extremely Heavy Rainfall warnings for Saurashtra/Kutchh, Arabian Sea.
Migrant workers return to work in Delhi as Unlock 2 takes effect
- With Unlock-2 enforced across the country since July 1, a number of migrant workers are returning to work in the national capital.
- Since the beginning of lockdown in March as the COVID-19 cases began to rise, a huge number of workers returned to their native places.
Chinese city sounds alert for bubonic plague
- A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media.
- Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, announced a level III warning of plague prevention and control, state-run People's Daily Online reported.
- The suspected bubonic plague case was reported on Saturday by a hospital in Bayannur. The local health authority announced that the warning period will continue until the end of 2020.
Nick Cordero: Broadway star dies aged 41 of coronavirus complications
NHRC forms expert panel to study COVID impact on human rights
The expert panel would be headed by Dr K S Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India. The expert committee would assess the impact of Covid-19 on human rights of people, especially marginalised and vulnerable sections of the society, including migrant labourers. The expert panel would also suggest the future policy for the Centre and state governments. The committee has public health experts and members of civil society who have vast experience in the social sector and human rights.
Covid-19: 10 states, 1 UT to allow rapid antigen tests
- After a nudge from the Centre to scale up testing for Covid-19, ten high case-load states and a union territory are set to introduce rapid antigen tests which give “highly specific” results in 30 minutes.
- After Delhi and Maharashtra, states of Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will deploy the rapid antigen testing kits in containment zones, according to sources.
Saudi Arabia announces haj health measures for domestic pilgrims
- Saudi Arabia decided in June to limit the number of domestic pilgrims attending the haj to around 1,000.
- Touching the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam will be banned during the haj this year.
- A social distancing space of a meter and a half between each pilgrim during the rituals.
- Also, access to holy haj sites at Mona, Muzdalifah, and Arafat will be limited to those with haj permits starting Sunday, July 19 till Aug. 2, 2020.
- Wearing masks all the time will be mandatory for both pilgrims and organizers.
Looters target Myanmar temple treasures in tourist slump
- A squad of gun-toting police patrol Myanmar's sacred site of Bagan under the cover of night, taking on plunderers snatching relics from temples forsaken by tourists due to coronavirus restrictions.
- Each evening as dusk falls, about 100 officers fan out across the plain of Bagan measuring 50 square kilometres (19 square miles), sweeping torches over the crumbling monuments to scour for intruders.
Chile crosses 10,000 virus deaths as president announces aid package
Chinese mainland reports 4 new confirmed Covid-19 cases
Get 'prasad' by post from Kashi Vishwanath temple during the holy month of Sawan
- Every year during the holy month of Sawan, lakhs of Lord Shiva devotees take out Kawad yatra and throng temples, but this time the coronavirus pandemic has forced authorities to ban such religious activities.
- While devotees may not be able to visit the famed Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, they can now get home delivery of 'prasad' during the Sawan period of Hindu calendar beginning on Monday, thanks to the department of posts.
Australia closes state border for first time in 100 years to halt coronavirus
Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayer at Mansarovar Temple
PM pays tributes to SP Mookerjee on his birth anniversary
I bow to Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his Jayanti. A devout patriot, he made exemplary contributions towards India… https://t.co/NWgRzpzfMA
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1593999243000Back to work
Delhi: Migrant workers who had returned to their native places due to #COVID19lockdown are heading back to their wo… https://t.co/gJ8AQm8Vfb
— ANI (@ANI) 1593997200000Varanasi: Devotees gather at Kashi Vishwanath Temple on the first Monday of 'sawan' month
Source: ANI
Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was centrifuge facility
- Iran has confirmed that a damaged building at the underground Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly centre, the official IRNA news agency reported.
- Iranian officials had previously sought to downplay the fire, which erupted early on Thursday, calling it only an “incident” that affected an “industrial shed.” However, a released photo and video of the site broadcast by Iranian state television showed a two-storey brick building with scorch marks and its roof apparently destroyed.
Founder of S African Hindu political party succumbs to COVID-19
- Jayraj Bachu, a founding member and national leader of South Africa's only Hindu political party, has succumbed to COVID-19. He was 75.
- The Durban resident Bachu was cremated on Saturday.
- His son Umesh told the weekly Sunday Tribune that his father passed away less than a week after he was admitted to hospital after an antibiotics course failed to address an influenza infection.
Airtel zooms in on video app for companies
- Bharti Airtel plans to shortly launch its own branded video conferencing tool for startups and enterprises to tap into the surging demand for such services, taking on the likes of Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams and the recently launched JioMeet.
- “Airtel is close to launching several enterprise-grade products including a unified videoconferencing tool very shortly,” a person aware of the telco’s plans said. The initial plan is to launch the product for enterprises — so likely on a paid basis — but the company may look at offering it to regular customers after seeing the demand.
China's railway investment ticks up 1.2% in first-half: China Daily
Oil prices mixed as coronavirus spike casts shadow over U.S. demand
- Oil prices offered up a mixed market snapshot on Monday, with Brent crude edging higher, supported by tighter supplies, while U.S. benchmark WTI futures dropped on concern that a spike in coronavirus cases could curb oil demand in the United States.
- Brent crude rose 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $42.91 a barrel by 0109 GMT after a 4.3% gain last week, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $40.35, down 30 cents, or 0.7%, from its previous settlement on Thursday. U.S. markets were closed on Friday to mark July 4 holiday celebrations.
US adds 40,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: Tracker
Reports AFP
Taj Mahal remains shut as India reports record daily virus cases
- India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal will remain shut, officials said Sunday, as the vast nation registered a record daily number of coronavirus cases and opened a sprawling treatment centre in the capital to fight the pandemic.
- The health ministry reported just under 25,000 cases and 613 deaths in 24 hours -- the biggest daily spike since the first case was detected in late January.
Bolivian health minister tests positive as virus hits cabinet
Gujarat: Water level of Shetrunji river rises in Junagadh following incessant rainfall in the region
Chhattisgarh CM requests PM to allow opening of gyms with conditions
Assam reports 735 new COVID-19 cases
8 lakh Indians may be forced to leave after Kuwait approves Expat quota bill
- The legal and legislative committee of Kuwait's National Assembly has approved the draft expat quota bill which could result in 8 lakh Indians leaving the country.
- The National Assembly's legal and legislative committee has determined that the draft expat quota bill is constitutional, Gulf News reported citing local media report.
- The Bill, according to which Indians should not exceed 15 per cent of the population, is to be transferred to the respective committee so that a comprehensive plan is created.
Telangana reports 1,590 new coronavirus cases, 7 more deaths
COVID-19 patient escapes from hospital in Mangaluru
GoAir flight carrying Indians from Kuwait lands in Chandigarh
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