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Economic Times | 27 Jul, 2020 | 12.24PM IST
Coronavirus Latest Updates: UP crosses 1-lakh daily test mark
India has recorded highest single-day testing - of over 5.15 lakh tests to diagnose COVID-19 in last 24 hours, officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said as the country's COVID tally on Monday crossed 14 lakh mark.
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45 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected out of 335 test results received - 23 in Kohima, 14 in Dimapur & 8 in Mon: S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland.
Delhi government is starting a portal - http://jobs.delhi.gov.in Those who are looking to recruit people for jobs can go to the website & update their requirement. Job seekers can also go there and update their qualification, experience & requirement. It'll be a 'Rozgar Bazar'.
- Delhi CM
Rafale jets taking off from France to join the Indian Air Force fleet in Ambala in Haryana on July 29th.
#WATCH Rafale jets taking off from France to join the Indian Air Force fleet in Ambala in Haryana on July 29th. (Vi… https://t.co/UKRzphSVRb
— ANI (@ANI) 1595831982000There was no need to impose second lockdown in Delhi. This is a matter of satisfaction: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Lucknow: Congress leaders, including UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu & AICC Gen Secy in-charge of Chhattisgarh, PL Punia, detained, while protesting in front of the Raj Bhavan.
Lucknow: Congress leaders, including UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu & AICC Gen Secy in-charge of Chhattisgarh,… https://t.co/PjPpcVIoJ9
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1595831678000There's improvement in COVID situation in Delhi. The Delhi model is being discussed in India & abroad. Today the recovery rate in Delhi is 88%, only 9% of the people are ill now and 2-3% of the people have died. There is a decline in the number of deaths.
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
UP becomes 1st state to breach One Lakh daily test mark
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) moves Rajasthan High Court seeking to become a party in the petition by BJP against the merger of six BSP MLAs in the state with Congress party.
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra also says, "It will be difficult to call all the MLAs for the Assembly Session in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Can you consider giving a 21-day notice over the convening of Assembly Session?": Sources
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra also says, "It will be difficult to call all the MLAs for the Assembly Session in… https://t.co/p7KXMJo2jR
— ANI (@ANI) 1595831006000RBI Governor says India needs to focus on concluding free trade agreements with US and other countries.
RBI has no fixed target for exchange rate but will monitor undue volatility: Das. Infrastructure push can re-ignite growth; both private and public sectors to play major role in infra development: Shaktikanta Das
I think this is the right time for India to make efforts to become a part of GVC (Global Value Chains). The focus has to be on productivity & quality of our products/services
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das
According to a World Bank 2020 report, 1% increase in GVC (Global Value Chains) participation can boost per capita income levels of a country by more than 1%
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das
Rajasthan hearing: What happened in SC today
- Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for Rajasthan Speaker, CP Joshi informed Justice Arun Mishra led bench that they are withdrawing petition after Rajasthan High Court order on July 24.
- Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal of the special leave petition.
- The Speaker is mulling his legal options after the Jul 24 HC order - directing status quo on disqualification proceedings against Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel Congress MLAs - and may challenge it.
SC allows Speaker to withdraw plea as the HC has passed a detailed order
Speaker to request SC today for withdrawal of his petition challenging the HC jurisdiction to interfere in pending proceedings on disqualification petition against Sachin Pilot and 18 rebel MLAs.
UP CM holds Covid meeting
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds a meeting with the officers of 'COVID-19 management team-11'. https://t.co/Zw1PFlXALS
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1595827256000Kerala gold smuggling case: M Sivasankar arrives at Kochi NIA office for interrogation
- Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary of Kerala Chief Minister arrived at National Investigation Agency (NIA) office in Kochi on Monday morning for further interrogation in the high-profile Kerala gold smuggling case.
- Earlier on July 23, the senior IAS official was questioned by NIA for nearly five hours.
- According to the investigation, Sivasankar shared close proximity with the key accused in the gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh and Sarith PS. Also, the probe revealed that he also had known Sandeep Nair the fourth accused in the case.
PM Modi wishes CRPF on 82nd Raising Day
Greetings to all @crpfindia personnel on the 82nd Raising Day of this outstanding Force. CRPF is at the forefront o… https://t.co/dwyueKhV8P
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1595822689000India reports 49,931 new cases
- Total cases stand at 14,35,453 including 4,85,114 active cases.
- 708 new deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 32,771.
- There are 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated
New construction by China along Indian side of LAC in Pangong Tso Lake area: Surjewala
- In a significant development, troops of India and China have completed disengagement at Galwan valley, Patrolling Point 15, and Hot Springs/Gogra area in Eastern Ladakh amid the ongoing talks at the diplomatic and military level, sources said on Saturday.
- India has made it clear that for the situation to be normalized, the Chinese will have to completely deescalate and move back troops to their permanent locations.
China takes possession of closed US consulate in Chengdu
- Chinese authorities took possession of the closed US consulate in Chengdu on Monday, the foreign ministry said, after it was ordered to shut last week by Beijing.
- "At 10am on July 27th, according to the Chinese side's request, the US consulate in Chengdu was closed. Afterwards, Chinese authorities entered through the front entrance and took it over," the ministry's public diplomacy office said in a statement on its official social media account.
Rajasthan political crisis: Supreme Court to hear Speaker's plea against HC order today
- A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will on Monday hear an appeal filed by Rajasthan Speaker CP Joshi, against High Court's earlier order staying the disqualification proceedings against former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 Congress MLAs.
- The court is scheduled to hear the matter at 11 am.
- The Rajasthan High Court had on July 24 directed to maintain "status quo" on the disqualification proceeding against former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs of his camp pending before the State Assembly Speaker.
Rain, thundershowers likely over parts of Uttar Pradesh
- Rain, thundershowers and lightning are very likely to occur over Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Sant Kabir Nagar, Mahrajganj, Lakhimpur Kheri districts and adjoining areas on Monday.
China pressurises Vietnam to cancel, compensate offshore firms operating in South China Sea
- Amid the growing Chinese movement in the South China Sea, Vietnam has agreed to pay around a billion dollars to two international companies after cancelling their drill operations following pressure from Beijing, The Diplomat reported.
- To maintain its presence in the South China Sea region, China, for several years, continued its efforts to prevent the Vietnam-based companies developing oil and gas resources in the area.
- Citing a well-placed oil industry source, Bill Hayton, author of the article, said, "Vietnam's state-owned energy company PetroVietnam will pay the money to Repsol of Spain and Mubadala of the United Arab Emirates in 'termination' and 'compensation' arrangements."
In another setback to China, Russia suspends deliveries of S-400 missiles
- Russia has announced suspension of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to China and said the resumption of further deliveries is yet to be ascertained.
- Citing Chinese newspaper Sohu, UAWire reported, "This time, Russia announced the postponement of the delivery of missiles for the Chinese S-400 system. To a certain extent, we can say that it is for the sake of China. Getting a gun is not as easy as signing an invoice after receiving a weapon."
- "They say that the work on delivering these weapons is quite complicated. While China has to send personnel for training, Russia also needs to send a lot of technical personnel to put the weapons into service," Sohu said.
Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
- About 70% of Americans think schools should open in the fall, though most of those think it should happen with restrictions, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Only 8% say say K-12 schools should operate normally.
- Mask wearing has been a particular sticking point in many places. In Springfield, Illinois, scores of people rallied against a requirement that schoolchildren wear face coverings while attending class.
Mainland China reports 61 new cases
- China reported 61 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 26, up from 46 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday.
- As of Sunday, mainland China had 83,891 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.
US doubles spending on potential virus vaccine to nearly $1 billion
- The government now plans to spend up to $472 million on top of the previously announced $483 million, the Moderna biotechnology company announced Sunday.
- Moderna said the added investment was justified by its decision, in conjunction with the government, to "significantly" expand a Phase Three clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to include 30,000 participants.
- In a small, initial trial, Moderna's experimental vaccine produced coronavirus antibodies -- which should help fend off the disease -- in the bodies of all 45 participants.
Brazil confirms over 24,000 fresh cases
- More than 24,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, while the death toll increased by over 500 in that period, according to the latest data from the country's health ministry.
- Brazil now has a total of 2,419,091 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 24,578 new cases having been registered in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Sunday.
- Over the same period, 555 new deaths were confirmed, bringing the country's total toll to 87,004.
PM Modi to launch testing facilities today
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday launch 'high-throughput' COVID-19 testing facilities in three cities -- Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata -- via video conferencing.
- According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), these facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic.
Assam: NDRF team evacuate villagers from Barpeta
- A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday evacuated villagers and livestock to safer places from flood-affected areas of Dighirpam Bazar in Assam's Barpeta district.
- The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said that the death toll has reached 96. Floods have wreaked havoc in Assam's various districts for the fourth time this year.
Mexico reports 5,480 new cases, 306 deaths
- Mexico's Health Ministry on Sunday reported 5,480 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 306 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 390,516 cases and 43,680 deaths.
- The government has said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
American flag lowered at US consulate in Chengdu: China state media
- The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday, days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston.
- Footage on state broadcaster CCTV from outside the consulate showed the flag being slowly brought down in the early morning, as diplomatic tensions soar between the two powers with both alleging the other has endangered national security.
