Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Assam Minister, 3 More BJP MLAs Test Positive for Covid-19; Brazil Tops 1,20,000 Virus Deaths

All metro operations across India have remained shut since the initial lockdown was imposed in the last week of March to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Far-right extremists tried to storm the German parliament building Saturday following a protest against the country’s pandemic restrictions, but were intercepted by police and forcibly removed. The incident occurred after a daylong demonstration by tens of thousands of people opposed to the wearing of masks and other government measures intended to stop the spread of coronavirus. 

With 299 New Infections, South Korea's Tally Mounts to 19,699 | South Korea reported its 17th day of triple-digit rises in coronavirus infections on Sunday, as restrictions on onsite dining at restaurants, pubs and bakeries in the densely populated Seoul area take effect. There were 299 new infections as of Saturday midnight, the slowest daily rise in five days, bringing the national tally to 19,699 cases of the new coronavirus and 323 COVID-19 deaths, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

2,427 new COVID cases were detected in Assam, 1,440 discharged. Total cases in the state rise to 1,03,794, including 82,510 recovered patients and 289 deaths. Active cases stand at 20,992, stated the Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. 

Assam Minister, Three More BJP MLAs Test Positive for Covid-19 | Assam Hill Areas Development Minister Sum Ronghang became the first minister of the BJP-led state government to contract COVID-19, even as three more saffron party MLAs tested positive, officials said on Saturday. A total of 20 legislators have so far tested positive for coronavirus in the state, they said.

The movement of trains continue to remain suspended on Kalka-Shimla Heritage line, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Director of state's tourism department says, "State govt & Disaster Mgmt Authorities are in continuous touch with Centre for movement of trains."

Brazil to Extend Coronavirus Economic Aid, Official Says | Brazil will officially announce the extension of an aid payment program designed to help people weather the economic damage of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a government official said. President Jair Bolsonaro has previously stated that the aid payments, which are due to expire this month, will be renewed through the end of the year. However, a planned announcement last Tuesday was delayed after disagreements about the form of future aid payments and related benefits arose between the Economy Ministry and Bolsonaro.

Berlin Police Disband Protest Against Coronavirus Curbs | Berlin police disbanded a mass protest in the German capital against coronavirus curbs a few hours after it had begun after marchers failed to keep their distance and wear masks as instructed. The protest came as infections rise across Europe and as public frustration at measures to contain the virus grows in some quarters. Similar events took place in Paris, London and elsewhere. 

Most US States Reject Trump Administration's New Covid-19 Testing Guidance | A majority of U.S. states have rejected new Trump administration COVID-19 testing guidance in an extraordinary rebuke of the nation's top agency for disease prevention, according to officials at state health agencies/ At least 33 states continue to recommend testing people who have been exposed to COVID-19 and have no symptoms, spurning guidance published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week that said testing may be unnecessary. Sixteen states did not immediately respond to requests for comment and North Dakota said it had not made a decision.

The lockdown will continue to be implemented strictly in containment zones till September 30. There will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods and no separate…

Brazil Surpasses 1,20,000 Covid Deaths | Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by Covid-19, with no end in sight to the crisis. The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths from the virus and 3,846,153 infections, the health ministry said in its daily update.

Jharkhand Registers 1,299 New Covid-19 Cases, 9 Fresh Fatalities | Jharkhand's COVID-19 caseload rose to 37,112 as 1,299 more people tested positive for the infection, while nine fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 398, a health bulletin said.

Mexico Reports 5,974 Cases, 673 Fatalities | Mexico’s health ministry reported 5,974 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections and 673 additional fatalities, bringing the total to 591,712 cases and 63,819 deaths. However, Mexico’s government has consistently said the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.

In Australia’s New South Wales, low-level transmission continues. Seven new cases have been detected in the past 24 hours. There have been just short of 4000 confirmed cases in the state.

Seven new cases of #COVID19 were diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 3,851.

Locations linked to known cases and areas identified for increased testing can be found here: https://t.co/EVlm25boYj pic.twitter.com/V352nk2yTT

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 30, 2020