Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Delhi Metro's Blue and Pink Lines to Resume Operations from Tomorrow

On Monday, the Yellow line recorded at least 7,500 passengers between 7am and 11am and nearly 8,000 passengers between 4 pm and 8.30 pm.

PM Narendra Modi to Hold ‘Svanidhi Samvaad’ Tomorrow | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold ‘Svanidhi Samvaad’ with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh on September 9. Government of India had launched PM SVANidhi scheme on June 1 this year to help poor street vendors, impacted by Covid-19, resume livelihood activities: Prime Minister's Office

Ravi said the decision to have a simple Dasara has been taken also to ensure that no additional burden is put on the health and security staff, who have been involved in COVID-19 management.

Delhi Metro Update | Here's more information on re-opening of Delhi Metro's Blue and Pink line tomorrow with keeping all Covid-19 guidelines in place. 

Re-opening of these two lines will ensure availability of nine of the existing 28 interchange metro stations from tomorrow as given below: Rajouri Garden, INA Delhi Haat, Mayur Vihar Phase – I, Karkarduma, Rajiv Chowk, Yamuna Bank, Anand Vihar ISBT, Azadpur and Sikanderpur: DMRC https://t.co/WYDISml6pi

— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2020

440 New Covid-19 Cases in Puducherry | Puducherry reported 440 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths today, taking total cases to 17,749 including 12,581 recoveries and 337 deaths. The number of active cases now at 4,831 cases, as per Puducherry Health Department. 

India on Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine | "The vaccine developed by Russia has been under consideration of the country. Government of Russia approached our government and sought help on two counts- to consider its manufacturing through our network of companies, and phase 3 studies in India," said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog. 

The government of India attaches great importance to this offer of partnership from a very special friend of this nation, and on both the tracks there has been significant movement: Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog https://t.co/u8oj3YXtfu

— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2020

Delhi Metro to Resume Services on Blue and Pink Lines from Tomorrow | As part of stage-I of graded resumption of metro services, Delhi metro will resume operations after 171 days on its Blue Line - from Dwarka Sec 21 to Electronic City/Vaishali and Pink Line - from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar from tomorrow, said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

6,743 New Covid-19 Cases in UP | Uttar Pradesh has reported new 6,743 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours and 73 deaths have been reported. 

India on Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine | Dr VK Paul, member, NITI Aayog said, "Russia has reached out to India on vaccine manufacturing. We are also talking about phase III or bridging studies could be done here."

Pune First District in India to Cross 2 Lakh Covid-19 Cases | Driven by a surge in Covid-19 cases in the last few days, Pune has become the first district inthe country to record more than two lakh cases. As per data of the Maharashtra government's health department, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Pune district reached 2,03,468 yesterday after 4,165 more people tested positive for the disease. Pune crossed the one lakh-mark on August 5 and in a month's time, the cases have doubled in the district, according to official figures.

Covid-19 Cases Update in India | "There are 14 states and Union Terrorities that have less than 5,000 Covid-19 cases," says Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry during a briefing on Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country. 

Case fatality rate is continuously declining. It was at 2.15% in the first week of August, now it stands at 1.70%: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/9g7cIoJOHG

— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2020

22 Inmates of Jails in Muzaffarnagar Test Covid-19 Positive | Twenty-two inmates of two jails in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were moved to isolation wards in the prison complexes, officials said today. The fresh infections -- one in the district jail and 21 in a temporary jail -- reported yesterday took the number of infected jail inmates in the district to 400, they said. So far, 210 inmates of the district jail and 190 in the temporary jail have tested positive for Covid-19, they said. According to district jail superintendent Kamlesh Singh, the prison houses more than 2,700 inmates.

The state had ordered weekend lockdowns in which all markets, commercial establishments and offices remained closed on Saturdays and Sundays to enable sanitisation of various areas. Earlier this…

India Covid-19 Update | "Twenty-eight states/Union Territories have Covid-19 case fatality rate lower than the national CFR of 1.7 per cent. There is an exponential increase in the Tests Per Million (TPM) Population. 21 States/UTs are performing more tests per million than the national average," said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, during a press briefing on Covid-19. 

Covid-19 Fatality Rate in India is 1.70% | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, during a press briefing on Covid-19, said, "Case fatality rate in India is 1.70 per cent. global case fatality rate is 3.40 per cent. India has one of the lowest per million cases in the world at 3102."

The decision to start testing Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in the Andamans was taken in the wake of Covid-19 spread among ten Great Andamanese tribe people.

Samples of employees were taken after videos being circulated on social media showed coronavirus norms being violated at these eateries in Murthal.

Vaccine expert Professor Gagandeep Kang spoke to News18 at length on issues ranging from India’s current infection trajectory and sero-surveys to vaccine development and what research we ought to do…

EU Aims for Strategic Economic Autonomy After Covid Pandemic | The European Union wants to reposition its economy to become more independent from global powers like Asia and the United States in the production of medicines and processors, the chairman of EU leaders Charles Michel said. Speaking at the Brussels Economic Forum, Michel said the strategic independence of the 27-nation bloc in essential products was the EU's projects for this century.

As part of the safeguards to ensure the safe restart of work, workers, many of them from India, staying in dormitories, are required to undergo rostered routine testing every 14 days.

Skills Lost Due to Covid School Closures Will Hit Output for Generations | Disruption to schooling stemming from the COVID-19 epidemic will cause a skill loss that could result in a 1.5% drop in global economic output for the rest of this century, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated. For the United States, that will represent an economic loss of $15.3 trillion, the OECD said in a report published, with the bill rising higher still if disruption to education extends into the next academic year.

Tamil Nadu Minister & All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader D Jayakumar today convened a party meeting to begin booth level election preparation amidst COVID-19 pandemic, at Otteri in Chennai.

The coronavirus pandemic that first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has killed 892,443 people globally and infected about 27,339,132 others, according to the John Hopkins coronavirus…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Vows Victory in Election as Campaign Starts Despite Virus Surge | Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her re-election bid on Tuesday ahead of polls set for November, vowing victory at a scaled-down ceremony in the capital after her original plans were scuppered by a surge in coronavirus cases. “Today, our victory campaign has begun,” she said, before hoisting the party's flag at the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Naypyitaw at an event broadcast on her Facebook page.

Himachal Pradesh reports 28 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 7,703 including 2,267 active cases, 5,366 recoveries and 57 deaths. 

Samples of employees were taken after videos being circulated on social media showed coronavirus norms being violated at these eateries in Murthal.

Philippines Record 3,281 Fresh Cases | The Philippines’ health ministry confirmed 3,281 new coronavirus infections and 26 additional deaths. In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases have reached 241,987 while deaths have increased to 3,916.

Russia Reports Over 5,000 Fresh Cases | Russia reported 5,099 new coronavirus cases, pushing its national tally to 1,035,789, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities confirmed 122 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 17,993.

The lockdown, which in hindsight, has done little to arrest the spread of infections, did freeze both investments and consumption across the core sectors and pushed up the unemployment rate.

Ireland to Open Country's Pubs Which Do Not Serve Food | Cheers can be heard from Ireland where the government is likely to authorise the reopening of more than half the country’s pubs which do not serve food on 21 September after health officials advised they should not open before that date, the Irish Times reported. Ireland exited lockdown at a slower pace than most of Europe and a pausing of the final stage of its initial reopening plan since July has made it the only country in Europe not to fully reopen pubs.