Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India today once again recorded over 78,000 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking the nationwide tally to 37,69,524, according to Union health ministry. The number of active cases reached 8,01,282, and those discharged from hospitals stood at 29,01,908 - a gap of 21,00,626. The death toll reached 66,333 after 1,045 people died due to the disease in the last 24 hours. Five states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh - have accounted for over half of the total Covid-19 cases and close to 60 per cent of the recoveries, the minittry said on Tuesday.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 6,004,443 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 32,087 from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 428 to 183,050. The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus versus its previous report on Monday. The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states. The United States, the world's top economy, suffered a 9.5-percent slump in the second quarter following a 1.3 percent drop in the first, according to figures published by the OECD. The US has reported the highest Covid-19 death toll, with more than 180,000 fatalities.
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Sep 2, 2020 4:32 pm (IST)
Covid-19 India Update | Union Minister for Health, Dr Harsh Vardhan, said, "While the global average is 110 deaths/million population, India is reporting 48 deaths/million population." He also said that Covid-19 deaths per million population in India is one of the lowest in the world.
52 New Covid-19 Cases, Another Death in Ladakh | An octogenarian died of the novel coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the toll to 35 today, officials said. The number of cases of the pathogen rose to 2,733 with 52 more people testing positive for the infection, including 46 in Leh and six in Kargil, according to the officials.
Sep 2, 2020 4:19 pm (IST)
Tripura Reports Record 566 New Covid-19 Cases, 5 More Deaths | Tripura today reported its highest single-day spike of 566 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 12,722, an official said. Five more people died in the state, following which the toll rose to 118, he said. There are 4,667 active cases in the state at present, the official of the Health Department said. So far, 7,847 people have recovered from the disease and 20 patients migrated to other states, he added. Tripura has tested over 2.77 lakh samples for Covid-19 so far, the official said.
Emergency patients, who require inpatient hospitalisation in general wards or such patients who are advised private wards hospitalisation owing to emergency and semi-emergency conditions will continue…
Sep 2, 2020 4:10 pm (IST)
Delhi LG Directs Officers to Start Covid-19 Testing on Demand | Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has directed officers to augment the city's testing capacity by taking a few steps, including 'testing on demand', testing at the national capital's border points and at major construction sites to check the spread of Covid-19. Sources said that during a meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority, the lieutenant governor asked officers to prepare detailed SOPs to introduce such testing facilities in the city.
Sep 2, 2020 4:02 pm (IST)
Singapore Done Well in Handling Covid-19, but Must Learn from Mistakes: PM Lee | Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today said that the country has done well in handling the coronavirus pandemic so far, but admitted that there were some shortcomings and it must learn from them. He pointed out that the city-state's fatality rate is one of the lowest in the world, with new infections in the community down to just a handful a day and fewer than 100 patients remaining in hospitals. Singapore reported 49 new Covid-19 cases today, including three imported infections. Singapore's tally of positive cases stands at 56,901 while the death toll is 27.
Sep 2, 2020 3:49 pm (IST)
5,716 Fresh Covid-19 Cases in UP | Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said, "5,716 fresh Covid-19 infections have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours."
Sep 2, 2020 3:47 pm (IST)
India's Covid-19 Fatality Rate Slides to 1.76%, One of the Lowest Globally: Health Ministry | India has been reporting one of the lowest Covid-19 fatality rates in the world with the figure further declining to 1.76 per cent as on date against a global average of 3.3 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said today. It also said that Covid-19 deaths per million population in India is one of the lowest in the world.
The national capital on Tuesday recorded 2,312 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike in around two months.
Sep 2, 2020 3:19 pm (IST)
Frontline Staff in Syria are Dying Due to Growing Number of Cases | Frontline staff battling coronavirus in government-held areas of Syria are dying in growing numbers for want of personal protective equipment, according to Human Rights Watch. The humanitarian organisation reported multiple deaths of doctors in August from Covid-19-related symptoms, many of which did not appear in government figures because no test was carried out.
Sep 2, 2020 3:10 pm (IST)
China to Resume Flights to Eight Countries | China’s aviation regulator said it will resume direct flights to Beijing from eight countries including Thailand, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden and Canada from 3 September.
Russia's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Tuesday as authorities reported 4,729 new cases.
Sep 2, 2020 2:58 pm (IST)
Indonesia Reports Over 3,000 Cases | Indonesia has reported 3,075 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total tally to 180,646, data from the country*s health ministry website showed. The Southeast Asian country also added 111 new deaths, taking the total number to 7,616, the highest coronavirus death toll in Southeast Asia.
Sep 2, 2020 2:51 pm (IST)
UPDATE | Odisha Govt requests UGC to extend deadline of September 30 for completion of all UG & PG final semester/year examinations, till October 10. This will ensure scheduling of exams with at least one day gap so that exam centres can be sanitized properly: Higher Education Dept. #COVID19
Sep 2, 2020 2:43 pm (IST)
Lab technicians protest outside BRD Medical College Principal's office demanding action against junior doctors. Lab technician Vijender K Maurya says, "Junior doctors assaulted us last night when we refused to conduct COVID19 test of a female doctor without order."
Sep 2, 2020 2:33 pm (IST)
Victoria Extends its State of Emergency | Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, Victoria state, extended its state of emergency for another six months as its weekly average of new infections dipped. The Victorian Parliaments upper chamber passed legislation by a 20-19 vote to extend the state of emergency, which enhances the governments powers to impose pandemic restrictions. The government had wanted a 12-month extension.
Sep 2, 2020 2:27 pm (IST)
UPDATE | Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat self-isolates for three days after his Officer on Special Duty (OSD) tested positive for Covid-19. While the state Cabinet meeting also postponed.
Sep 2, 2020 2:19 pm (IST)
Philippines Record Over 2,000 Cases in 24 Hrs | Philippine’s health ministry recorded 2,218 new coronavirus infections, the country’s lowest daily case increase in five weeks. In a bulletin, the ministry said total infections have risen to 226,440 while deaths have reached 3,623, a quarter of which were recorded in the past 15 days.
The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country has surged to 29,01,908, while the fatality rate has further declined to 1.76 per cent.
Sep 2, 2020 1:40 pm (IST)
Hungary Records 365 Covid-19 Cases in 24 Hrs | Another record high this time in Hungary. The central European country has registered 365 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily tally on record, as people return from summer holidays and the school year starts up. Hungary, with a population of around 10 million, weathered the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The total number of cases stood at 6,622, with 619 deaths.
Sep 2, 2020 1:34 pm (IST)
Amid Rising Cases in Delhi, AIIMS Stops Out Patient Department | All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) has stopped the operations at its OPD once again, due to surge in Covid-19 cases.
Sep 2, 2020 1:23 pm (IST)
India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 1.76%, one of the lowest globally while global CFR stands at 3.3%. India is reporting 48 deaths/million population, also one of the lowest in the world while the global average is 110 deaths/million population, stated the Ministry of Health
Sep 2, 2020 1:14 pm (IST)
Russia Reports Nearly 5,000 New Coronavirus Cases | Russia reported 4,952 new coronavirus cases, pushing its national tally to 1,005,000, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 115 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 17,414.
Sep 2, 2020 1:06 pm (IST)
Himachal Pradesh reports 22 new COVID-19 cases taking the state's total to 6,283, out of which 1,524 are active cases. The total number of recovered cases stands at 4,673 while the death toll is at 40.
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker LIVE: The Japanese government is considering offering the coronavirus vaccine for free to all citizens, Kyodo news reported today. The government has said it aims to secure…
Sep 2, 2020 12:53 pm (IST)
New York City Delays School Start in Deal with Unions Over Coronavirus Concerns | New York City's public school system, the country's largest, reached an agreement that resolves union leaders' coronavirus safety concerns and pushes back the opening of classrooms for the new academic year by 11 days to Sept. 21, Reuters reports.
Sep 2, 2020 12:43 pm (IST)
Hong Kong to Re-open Gyms, Massage Parlours from Friday as Virus Cases Drop | Hong Kong will re-open gyms and massage parlours and extend night-time dining hours, easing tough coronavirus curbs as new daily infections in the Asian financial hub drop into the single digits. Restaurants will be allowed to stay open an hour beyond the current 9 p.m. time, while fitness centres and places of amusement such as clubs, can re-open, said Sophia Chan, the city's health secretary.
Sep 2, 2020 12:34 pm (IST)
As many as 397 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths reported in Puducherry. Total number of cases stands at 15,157, including 4,936 active cases, 9,968 recovered cases & 253 deaths till date, stated the UT Health Department.
Meanwhile, Australia has entered its first recession since 1991 after the economy shrank 7 percent in the second quarter, official figures showed Wednesday, as the country reels from the coronavirus pandemic. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said it was the fastest quarterly contraction on record and ends a three-decade run of economic growth that was undented even by the global financial crisis. The bureau's head of national accounts, Michael Smedes, said the pandemic and containment efforts were to blame for the "unprecedented" drop that exceeded previous records "by a wide margin". A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction. Australia's economy shrank 0.3 percent in the previous three months.
The widely expected result is in line with earlier government predictions that gross domestic product would contract seven percent in April-June. "The June quarter saw a significant contraction in household spending on services as households altered their behaviour and restrictions were put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus," Smedes said. Hours worked fell almost 10 percent while cash payments of social benefits rose more than 40 percent, both records for the country. Trade also took a hit during the quarter, with imports of goods down 2.4 percent and exports of services dropping 18.4 percent, the bureau's figures showed. The government has stumped up tens of billions of dollars to fight the economic fallout from pandemic. Australia's forced shutdown earlier in the year crippled the economy and a current lockdown of five million people in Melbourne has compounded its problems.
The country was already reeling from a prolonged drought and massive bushfires that had rattled the economy before the disease struck. Australia has now confirmed almost 26,000 cases of Covid-19 and 663 deaths from the virus, the vast majority in Melbourne and its surrounds since July. The government in July predicted a return to growth in the third quarter as virus restrictions eased. But the closure of non-essential businesses in Melbourne, the country's second-biggest city, could stifle the recovery. Authorities expect national unemployment to peak at 9.3 percent in December and the budget deficit to blow out to almost a tenth of GDP by mid-2021.
Brazil and India reported historic second-quarter drops in national economic output this week, a situation seen in almost all leading global economies owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Only China, where the outbreak was first reported, has escaped a recession.
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