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12 July, 2020, 12:20 PM IST

Coronavirus Live News Updates: Amitabh Bachchan's residence declared as containment zone in Mumbai

BMC officials put a banner outside 'Jalsa', the residence of actor Amitabh Bachchan in Mumbai, to define it as a containment zone.

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12:20 PM

Karnataka: Tourism minister CT Ravi tests positive for Covid-19

Reports TOI

12:18 PM

Restaurants open but grapple with decreased sales, few dine-in customers

Restaurants across Delhi may have reopened their doors a month ago after being allowed to resume their business post the COVID-19 lockdown, but are still grappling with decreased sales, staff shortages, and few dine-in customers.
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, many restaurants have not commenced dine-in facilities and are relying on takeaways to drive their business.

12:11 PM

Delhi, adjoining states likely to receive rainfall in next 2 hours

12:10 PM

PM Modi has an emotional bonding with Kerala. PM Modi had reached Kerala within 8 hours of the mandir incident in Kollam district and he did not go alone, but with a team of best doctors

- JP Nadda

12:04 PM

Dalai Lama is welcome to visit Taiwan, says Foreign Ministry

Taiwan would welcome a visit by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, its foreign ministry has said, adding that any invitation would be handled under "relevant rules" if a request to visit is received, reported Radio Free Asia, a US-funded international broadcasting corporation.
The Dalai Lama is "welcome to come to Taiwan again to propagate the Buddhist teachings," foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou said on Monday, adding that an application by the Dalai Lama to visit would be handled "in accordance with the principle of mutual respect and at a time of convenience for both sides."

11:51 AM

Nagaland police set up, operate 1027-bed quarantine centre

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.

11:47 AM

Total COVID-19 positive cases in Jharkhand rise to 3,680, with 162 new positive cases reported on 11th July

1,393 active cases
2,263 recovered cases
24 deaths

11:38 AM

Esha Deol quashes rumours of Hema Malini being hospitalised: She's fit and fine

My mother @dreamgirlhema is fit & fine �� ! The news regarding her health is absolutely fake so please don’t react t… https://t.co/Y3hFOkgJWv
— Esha Deol (@Esha_Deol) 1594526196000

11:36 AM

Sachin Pilot in Delhi, seeks time to meet Congress chief

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has arrived in Delhi to meet party high command and has sought time for a meeting with Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, sources said on Sunday.
The sources said that at least a dozen MLAs said to be from Pilot's camp are also staying put in NCR-Delhi region at various places. Pilot had come to Delhi on Saturday.
According to the sources, MLA P.R. Meena, considered to be a member from the Pilot group, had sought to meet Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the "step-motherly treatment given to them by the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan".

11:31 AM

Karnataka: Complete lockdown being observed and streets being sanitised in Hubli today

ANI

11:27 AM

BSF jawan posted along International Border in Jammu arrested by police in drug smuggling case: Officials

Reports PTI

11:22 AM

Telangana: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy visits Gandhi Hospital, largest dedicated COVID19 facility in Hyderabad

11:15 AM

Rajasthan reports four more COVID-19 deaths, 153 new cases

11:06 AM

Anupam Kher's mother tests positive for Covid-19

This is to inform all that my mother Dulari is found Covid + (Mildly). We have admitted her into Kokilaben Hospital… https://t.co/fMcToR41Se
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) 1594530799000

10:57 AM

BMC officials put a banner outside Amitabh Bacchan's residence in Mumbai, to define it as a containment zone

Maharashtra: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials put a banner outside 'Jalsa', the residence of actor Amit… https://t.co/QlLjQ2KMIN
— ANI (@ANI) 1594530296000

10:45 AM

A team of doctors has reached Bachchan’s residence to take swab tests of the family, reports TIMES NOW

10:43 AM

Odisha reports 595 new COVID-19 positive cases

The total number of positive cases to 13,121
4,677 active cases
8,360 recoveries
64 deaths

10:33 AM

Security beefed up outside Nanavati Hospital, Bachchan's home

Mumbai Police have beefed up security outside the Nanavati Hospital, where megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan have been admitted after they tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Sunday.
Security has also been stepped up outside the megastar's two bungalows in Juhu area here, they said.

10:23 AM

India is one of the most populous countries. Everyone thought how will a country like India battle COVID-19, there were apprehensions but today the whole world is witnessing how one of the most successful battles against COVID19 has been fought here

- Union Home Minister Amit Shah

10:14 AM

At least 18 people tested Covid-19 positive at Raj Bhavan (governor's residence) in Mumbai

They got themselves tested on their own. BMC to get them tested again.

10:14 AM

Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 12.75 million, death toll at 563,869

10:09 AM

Haryana: Union Home Minister Amit Shah participates in the 'All India Tree Plantation Campaign'

09:53 AM

28,637 COVID-19 cases & 551 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours

Total positive cases stand at 8,49,553
29,22,58 active cases
5,34,621 cured/discharged/migrated
22,674 deaths

09:41 AM

Sanitisation workers of the BMC arrive at 'Jalsa'

Maharashtra: Sanitisation workers of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) arrive at 'Jalsa', the residence… https://t.co/x0gencuKaf
— ANI (@ANI) 1594526703000

09:39 AM

BMC seals Rekha's bungalow after staff tests positive for coronavirus

09:34 AM

Kerala gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair arrested by NIA. Both will be produced before NIA Court in Kochi, Kerala today

Source: ANI

09:33 AM

Separatist leader Ashraf Sehrai and some members of banned Jamaat-e-Islami detained, to be booked under PSA

- J-K police chief Dilbagh Singh

09:22 AM

180 US academic institutions join lawsuit against student visa restrictions

Some 180 academic institutions in the US have joined a lawsuit against President Donald Trump administration's decision to ban foreign students taking only online courses.
On July 6, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had unveiled new guidelines for F-1 and M-1 visas given to students restricting them to only students who take in-person courses or a combination of online and in-person courses.

09:11 AM

Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan tests positive for COVID-19

09:11 AM

Devendra Fadnavis prays for Amitabh Bachchan's speedy recovery

We all wish and pray for your speedy recovery! Get well soon @SrBachchan ji ! https://t.co/RX8FrWWDx9
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) 1594488648000

09:07 AM

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 248 to 1,98,804

Reports Reuters quoting Robert Koch Institute's data

09:01 AM

COVID-19: UP's Moradabad observes lockdown

08:59 AM

China economy rebounds in Q2 after virus hit: AFP poll

China returned to growth in the second quarter after the coronavirus pandemic handed the world's second largest economy its first contraction in decades, according to an AFP poll of analysts.
The survey of analysts from 11 institutions pegged China's growth at 1.3 percent -- a far cry from the 6.1 percent expansion posted last year but in better shape than other countries still grappling with the contagion.
The coronavirus, which first emerged in China's industrial central province of Hubei late last year, has shut businesses worldwide and destroyed hundreds of millions of jobs.

08:38 AM

Covid19: India’s share in daily global cases now 12%

While global Covid-19 cases are rising sharply, India’s growth rate is higher than the international average.
Source: TOI

08:24 AM

Monsoon session (of Parliament) will be held certainly. Government will do all the formalities & take all precautions

- Pralhad Joshi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister

08:21 AM

Madhya Pradesh: Indore reports 84 new COVID-19 cases

08:19 AM

Karnataka: Complete lockdown being observed in Kalaburagi

The state government has announced a complete lockdown in the state on all Sundays till August 2. (ANI)

08:10 AM

US Navy welcomes 1st Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot

MAKING HISTORY! https://t.co/jKJONHvL7S
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) 1594335601000

08:01 AM

220 Indians repatriated from Malaysia under Vande Bharat Mission

07:53 AM

'We wish you a speedy recovery,' says Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet to Amitabh Bachchan

Sir, we wish you a speedy recovery. The power of a billion prayers is with you. https://t.co/vxlSowqvnh
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) 1594520376000

07:51 AM

Telangana: Body of COVID-19 patient taken to burial ground in auto rickshaw

ANI

07:45 AM

Maharashtra Governor goes in self-isolation, TIMES NOW

07:35 AM

Quarantine facilities to be set up at Kolkata's Eden Gardens

In a bid to combat COVID-19, quarantine facilities for police personnel will be set up at Eden Gardens, said Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya.
In a video message on Saturday, Dalmiya said that the decision has been taken after a meeting between Kolkata Police and CAB officials.

07:21 AM

Govt OKs use of skin ailment drug for Covid patients

Drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved Itolizumab, for restricted emergency use on Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress. Itolizumab is already in use to cure skin ailment psoriasis.
The approval is based on clinical trial data submitted by drug maker Biocon, health ministry said.
Biocon — that has been selling the medicine under brand Alzumab in India for psoriasis since 2013 — submitted phase 2 clinical trial data to the regulator to repurpose the drug for Covid-19 patients. Officials said the results of these trials were deliberated in the subject expert committee of DCGI’s office.
Source: TOI

07:14 AM

China's CanSino in talks for COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial overseas

Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile, and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.
China's success in driving down COVID-19 infections has made it harder to conduct large-scale vaccine trials, and so far only a few countries have agreed to work with it.

07:06 AM

Big B stable with mild symptoms

Amitabh Bachchan is stable with mild symptoms and is currently admitted in the isolation unit of the hospital: Public Relation Officer, Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai

07:02 AM

'Prayers for your speedy recovery,' says Rana Daggubati in tweet to Amitabh Bachchan

@SrBachchan Get well soon sir. Prayers for your speedy recovery!!
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) 1594491450000

06:58 AM

Artisans in Assam's Guwahati say orders for Durga Puja idols cancelled due to pandemic

06:57 AM

Gas explosion in Tehran injures at least 1 person

06:52 AM

UN Security Council approves aid to Syrian rebel area through just one crossing from Turkey, in a victory for Russia

06:50 AM

Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens

"Star Wars" Stormtroopers enforced mask-wearing and Mickey Mouse waved from a distance 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.
Walt Disney Co welcomed a limited number of guests to its two most popular parks at the sprawling Orlando complex, the world's most-visited theme park resort, with a host of safety measures designed to reassure visitors and reduce the chances of catching the sometimes deadly virus.

06:48 AM

18-yr-old diabetic COVID patient dies after 3 hospitals refused him admission: Parents

Reports PTI

06:47 AM

Austria wants EU coronavirus aid package to help 'poorest of the poor'

06:43 AM

Joe Biden wins Democratic presidential primary in Louisiana