Coronavirus live updates: Govt issues SOPs for phased opening of secondary and senior secondary schools

US CDC reports 188,688 deaths from coronavirus

Tripura govt says it has decided to allow private hospitals in state to treat Covid-19 patients, reports PTI

88 more people, including 18 jail inmates and 11 employees of sugar mill, test Covid-19 positive in UP's Muzaffarnagar district; active case count 930, reports PTI quoting officials

1,590 new Covid-19 positive cases and 13 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 pm today. Total number of cases now at 94,126 including 15,090 active cases and 1,164 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

Maharashtra reports 20,131 Covid-19 cases, taking tally to 9,43,772; toll rises to 27,407 with 380 deaths, reports PTI quoting state health department

Students will be allowed to visit schools subject to written consent of their parents/ guardians and the visits and teacher–student interaction must be organized in a staggered manner.

As per the SOP for school reopening, which would be effective from September 21, 2020 the students from Class IX onwards would be allowed to visit schools on voluntary basis “voluntary basis, for taking guidance from their teachers.”

Schools can partially reopen for Classes 9 to 12 on voluntarily basis from September 21, says government

As part of the phase-wise unlocking of activities, the ministry of health and family welfare issued the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for partial reopening of secondary and senior secondary schools and preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 in skill or entrepreneurship training institutions, higher educational institutions conducting doctoral courses and post graduate studies on Tuesday. The SOPs are based on the activities permitted by the ministry of home affairs under “Unlock 4”, the order for which was issued on August 29.

Delhi records 3609 new Covid-19 cases, 1756 cases that were recovered/discharged/migrated and 19 deaths. The total cases in the national capital rise to 1,97,135 including 1,70,140 that were recovered/discharged/migrated and 4,618 deaths. Active cases stand at 22377: Delhi Govt (ANI)

There were 38 patients inside the ICU where the fire started. A majority of these patients have been shifted to second and third floor of the same building. A couple of others have been shifted to GMERS Medical College and Hospital at Gotri and Sumandeep Hospital

With 170 new Covid-19 cases, Ahmedabad's tally mounts to 32,866; three deaths take toll to 1,756, reports PTI quoting Gujarat health department

No casualties were reported due to the fire as all patients were evacuated in nick of time. Resident doctors and nursing staff started evacuating patients as fire tenders of Vadodara Fire and Emergency Services (VFES) and 108 GVK-EMRI emergency services were also pressed in service. Fire has been brought under control.

State-run SSG Hospital in Vadodara witnessed chaos and panic as fire broke out inside the Covid hospital on Tuesday evening. The fire broke out in ICU located on the first floor of the casualty/ trauma center building which has been converted into a Covid-19 hospital at central Gujarat’s biggest government hospital.

National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Rekha Sharma tests positive for Covid-19

6 from particularly vulnerable tribal group of Andaman Islands tested Covid-19 positive: Govt

Six members of a particularly vulnerable tribal group of Andaman and Nicobar Islands tested positive for Covid-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Responding to a question, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said all the six people have recovered and returned to their island.

Punjab reports 1964 new Covid-19 cases, 67 deaths and 2307 discharges today. The total cases in the state rise to 67,547, including 1990 deaths and 49,327 cured: Government of Punjab (ANI)

Jammu and Kashmir's Covid-19 tally surpasses 45,000 with record 1,355 new cases in one day

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed its biggest single-day spike of 1,355 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, pushing the Union Territory's infection tally to 45,925, while the death toll from the disease rose to 815 with 14 fatalities in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5 pm on Tuesday recorded 1,295 new cases, taking the total to 1.06 lakh. The state also recorded deaths of 13 patients, taking the death toll to 3,136