Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Karnataka Tally May Double in 15 Days, UP Shuts All Markets on Weekends

Bihar Reports 1,266 New Virus Cases | A total of 1,266 new coronavirus cases were reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 16,305. As many as 10,991 patients have recovered.

Hungary Imposes Border Checks to Curb Virus Spread | Hungary has imposed new restrictions on cross-border travel as of next Wednesday in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a surge in new cases in several countries, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said today.

Sri Lanka Election Rallies Called Off Due to Spike in Cases | All election rallies of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa have been cancelled temporarily, the SLPP announced today, following a spike in coronavirus cases in the country. The tally now stands at 2,511 cases and 11 deaths. 

Scientists recommended that physicians treat it as a multi-system disease with manifestations including blood clots, kidney failure, and neurological symptoms like delirium.

Fewer Deaths in Delhi Due to Oxygen Support Scheme | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the state has been able to minimise deaths of coronavirus patients in home isolation through Suraksha Kavach called Pulse Oximeter. If patients detect their oxygen is falling they reach out to us. We immediately send oxygen concentrators to their home or take them to hospital.

UPDATE | Containment Zones are declared wherever cluster of Covid-19 cases emerge. Subsequent perimeter restrictions adopted as per notified health guidelines. The red zones will see a 100% lockdown & shall be sealed for any movement, said Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary

No Lockdown in Jammu | No lockdown will be imposed in Jammu from tomorrow. The news regarding this is baseless and just a rumour: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu.

Harsh Vardhan Visits Delhi Covid Centres | Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visits the 10,000 bedded Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre and Hospital at Radha Soami Beas in Chattarpur.

Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visits the 10,000 bedded Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre & Hospital at Radha Soami Beas in Chattarpur. pic.twitter.com/SllZC7LPrY

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Fresh 'Unlock' Guidelines for UP | Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issues fresh Unlock guidelines for the state; all markets are allowed to remain open from Monday to Friday, sanitization process in markets will be done on weekends.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath issues fresh #UNLOCK guidelines for the state; all markets are allowed to remain open from Monday to Friday, sanitization process in markets will be done on weekends. pic.twitter.com/lpo48EnsdI

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 12, 2020

A policeman involved in the encounter of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey has tested positive for COVID-19. The constable was part of the team that was bringing Dubey back to Kanpur from Ujjain. Other cops who accompanied him have tested negative as of now. Read more here.

UP Minister Tests Positive | Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Welfare Upendra Tiwari has tested positive for COVID-19, his representative said.

Update | Bengaluru: Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar visits the General Hospital in Yelahanka to inspect the Rapid Antigen test kits in the hospital.

Number of Cases in Karnataka May Double: Health Min | The number of coronavirus cases in Karnataka may double in the next 15 to 30 days and the coming two months would emerge as a big challenge for the government in tackling the pandemic, state Health Minister B Sriramulu has said.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) on July 6 had announced that final-year examinations in universities will have to be organised by the end of September, deferring the schedule from July.

Tenino had become a ghost town, and small businesses were struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, so local officials revived an unconventional idea from the last century: printing the town's own currency on thin planks of wood. Read more here.

Update | Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa holds a meeting with Revenue Minister R Ashoka, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Anil Kumar and other officials in view of Covid-19.

Sanitisation Work Being Carried Out at Raj Bhavan | Maharashtra: Sanitisation work being carried out in the premises of Raj Bhavan (Governor's residence) in Mumbai, after many staffers tested Covid-19 positive.

A police team reached the Ganeshnagar Special Economic Zone under the Dhansiripar sub division in Dimapur on May 20 to assess, plan, organise and work out modalities to set up the facility, which was…

Maulana Badruddin Ajmal Tested for Covid-19 | AIUDF President and Lok Sabha MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal has been hospitalised after drop in his Oxygen Saturation level. His Covid-19 report is awaited.

Aishwarya Rai, Jaya Bacchan Test Negative | Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai along with daughter test negative for Covid-19. For LIVE Updates on Amitabh Bacchan's condition, click here.

Puducherry Covid-19 Cases | Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 1,418 in Puducherry; active cases rise to 661 while death toll stands at 18: Puducherry Health Department.

Nadda Points Fingers at Kerala Govt | "Pinarayi Government has messed up the COVID-19 crisis. They tried to suppress actual figures, even Indian Medical Association (IMA) and doctors came out saying that we should increase testing but the state government's attitude was always negative," JP Nadda, BJP President.

Global Coronavirus List | Here is News18's list of the global Covid-19 cases.

Himachal Pradesh Covid-19 Cases | Himachal Pradesh detects 2 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,184 including 262 active cases, 898 recoveries and 9 deaths: State Health Department.

Kishan G Reddy After Visit | "I requested Telangana government to increase COVID-19 testing, give proper treatment for poor, middle-class people and assured them that Center will provide all medical equipment required to fight the disease. Center will provide 1,200 ventilators to Telangana: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.

Govt Regulations for Flying | The Civil Aviation Ministry has told the airlines that passengers who submit a self-declaration form that they have not tested positive for COVID-19 during the three weeks prior to the departure date are allowed to take their flight, officials said.

Nagaland Police Sets Up State's Biggest Quarantine Facility | Police in Nagaland have set up  the north-eastern state's biggest quarantine facility managed by police personnel, a senior official said on Sunday. The 1027-bed centre at Ganeshpur was set up to augment the state government's efforts to check coronavirus, Nagaland DGP T John Longkumer said.

Weekend Lockdowns in UP | Uttar Pradesh is set to go for weekend lockdowns. Stringent restrictions to be put in force on every weekend. Markets will be closed, public transport will be one-third of its capacity, and private offices will be shut too, while essential services will be exempted from the restrictions.

Uday Samant Calls for Cancellation of Exams | Maharashtra Minister of higher education and technical education Uday Samant said -"coronavirus enters evensafe places like Raj Bhavan, Bachchan's home.  Will the HRD ministry at least now cancel the exams? Why are you playing with the lives of students, UGC?"

The New Disney World | Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida's Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.