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Economic Times | 09 Sep, 2020 | 06.21PM IST
Corona Live updates: Delhi govt rules out another lockdown; Says economy can't be 'shut for eternity'
Despite a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital over the last fortnight, the Delhi government has ruled out possibility of another lockdown, with Health Minister Satyendar Jain asserting that the economy "cannot be kept shut for eternity".
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The COVID-19 tally in Bihar rises to 1,52,192, including 775 deaths and 1,35,791 recoveries. Active cases stand at 15,625
Slight increase in commuters but not many customers at food outlets on Delhi Metro premises
The Rajiv Chowk metro station, one of the biggest interchange facilities in Delhi-NCR, witnessed a slight increase in the number of commuters as the Blue Line resumed Wednesday, but food outlets struggled to find customers amid the COVID-19 scare.
Union minister Harsh Vardhan stresses on investment in health with special focus on rural areas
- Health minister Harsh Vardhan said pandemic has taught the world the importance of protecting precious health gains, and stressed on investing in health and building a robust healthcare delivery system with special focus on rural areas.
- Representing India at the 73rd session of WHO South East Asia Region, he highlighted the giant strides the country made under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect the lives and livelihood of its citizens from the pandemic.
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Metro Rail services commence on 'Green Line' also
- Bengaluru: As part of gradually restoring Metro rail operations,the Bangalore Metro Rail on Wednesday commenced services on another sector--the Green line-- two days after resuming it on another one.
- However, the services are yet to attract large number of passengers as most have apparently kept away due to Covid-19 apprehensions,according to officials.
- Metro Rail officials said these trains will operate only during peak hours from 8 am to 11 am and 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
Germany extends COVID-19 travel warning for outside Europe until Sept. 30
Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe tested positive for the novel coronavirus
533 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra police
EU reserves 200 million more coronavirus vaccines
West Bengal holds single day monsoon session, adjourned sine die
UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for increasing contact tracing of COVID-19 patients in Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad
Dedicated police team to be deployed for checking COVID-19 norm violations, traffic cops withdrawn from task: Delhi Government
SC agrees to examine plea seeking re-opening of religious places
Kejriwal directs authorities to take steps to prevent spread of COVID-19 in Delhi
- Amid a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday directed medical superintendents and senior officials to take every possible step to prevent the spread of the virus in the city.
- The chief minister held a review meeting with Health Minister Satyendar Jain, Chief Secretary Vijay Dev, senior officials and medical superintendents of Delhi government-run hospitals.
Travel and tourism sector likely to lose Rs 5 lakh cr due to COVID-19 crisis: Report
- The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a crippling blow to the Indian travel and tourism industry and the entire value chain linked to the sector is likely to lose around Rs 5 lakh crore or USD 65.57 billion, according to a study by industry chamber CII and hospitality consulting firm Hotelivate.
- The organised sector alone is likely to lose USD 25 billion. The figures are quite alarming and the industry needs immediate measures for survival, according to the CII-Hotelivate report.
Czechs order face masks indoors as daily cases top 1,000
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Slovenia confirms the highest daily number of coronavirus cases
India's cumulative testing crosses 5.18 crore
India's registered over 33,98,844 recoveries so far.
Singapore: 75 new cases
Total cases now at 57,166.
Andamans: 33 more people test positive
Total cases in the union territory rose to 3,392.
Haryana Education Minister tests positive
“After some symptoms, I got my Covid test done and it returned positive. I request all those who might have come in my contact to isolate themselves and get their tests done,” the Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal tweeted.
CanSino vaccine Phase 3 trial to begin this month
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Tokyo governor pledges to hold 2020 Olympics 'by all means'
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COVID-19 norms flouted at BJP procession
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Boris looks at new law to ban gatherings
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Rajasthan: Seven more dead
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Community spreading phase in Shimla, says health official
- In a statement, Shimla's Chief Medical Officer Surekha Chopra said the recent data of COVID-19 cases established community spread of the virus.
- The coronavirus cases are increasing day by day and neither their index cases nor travel history is being found which establishes its community spread, Chopra added.
Indonesia reports 3,307 new coronavirus cases, 106 deaths
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Thane district records 1,392 fresh COVID-19 cases; 24 deaths
UK PM plans law banning large gatherings as COVID-19 cases rise
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning tougher new restrictions on social gatherings of more than six people in England starting next Monday, following a significant rise in the coronavirus cases.
- A law change to be introduced will ban larger groups of friends and family meeting anywhere socially indoors or outdoors, to be enforced through a 100 pounds fine if people fail to comply and doubling on each offence up to a maximum of 3,200 pounds.
- The rule will not apply to schools, workplaces or COVID-secure weddings, funerals and organised team sports, Downing Street said on Wednesday.
Sixty-two people, including a police officer, have been infected with COVID-19 in neighbouring Shamli district taking the total number of cases to 1,454, officials said on Wednesday.
The number of people recovered from COVID-19 in India has surged to 33,98,844, further improving the recovery rate to 77.77 per cent, while the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.69 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday.
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea seeking opening of places of worship across country which were closed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 case tally rises to 7,880. The total number of positive cases include 2,300 active cases, 5,508 recoveries and 59 deaths: State Health Department
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,35,130 with 3,748 fresh cases
Rajasthan Covid updates
728 new COVID-19 positive cases and 7 deaths reported in Rajasthan. Total number of cases now at 94,854 including 1… https://t.co/n1yIgC0DRm
— ANI (@ANI) 1599628420000With 2,479 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana as of Tuesday 8 pm, the total number of coronavirus cases in the State have risen to 1,47,642, according to the State Government.According to a media bulletin, 2,485 patients have recovered while 10 deaths were reported during the same.Of 1,47,642 cumulative count, there are 31,654 active cases, 1,15,072 recoveries in the State.
In view of spread of Coronavirus in Delhi, each Police Station shall detail one dedicated team comprising of an upper subordinate & one lower subordinate to report to one location in their respective district to prosecute persons who violate protocols: Delhi Police
Convalescent plasma therapy appears to be a safe and possibly effective treatment for children with life-threatening cases of COVID-19, according to a small study
Auto and taxi drivers in Punjab have urged the government to provide financial assistance to them amid hardships in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.The government has relaxed the guidelines implemented for COVID-19 amid Unlock 4 and functioning of interstate trains has also been permitted. Autorickshaw drivers and taxi drivers have been seeking passengers at the railway station. However, with COVID-19 spread still being feared, there are very few passengers.
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 27.5mn
- The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 27.5 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 897,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
- As of Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 27,570,742 and the fatalities rose to 897,383, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
- The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,327,009 and 189,653 respectively, according to the CSSE.
- India came in the second place with 4,370,128 infections and 73,890 deaths.
Dr Reddy's launches Remdesivir for COVID-19 treatment in India
- Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd on Wednesday announced the launch of Remdesivir, meant for treatment of COVID-19 patients, under a brand name 'Redyx' in India.
- According to a press release from the drug maker, the launch is part of the licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) that grants Dr Reddys the right to register, manufacture and sell Remdesivir, a potential treatment for Covid-19, in 127 countries including India.
- Remdesivir is approved by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for restricted emergency use in India for the treatment of Covid-19 patients hospitalized with severe symptoms.
Pak reports 426 new COVID-19 infections; national tally reaches 2,99,659
South Goa district hospital to treat COVID-19 patients
- The Goa health department has decided to convert the South Goa District Hospital into a facility for COVID-19 patients, state Health Minister Vishwanjit Rane said.
- The hospital located in Margao town will start operating as a COVID-19 treatment facility with 250 beds from Friday, Rane said on Tuesday.
- The decision has been taken in the wake of rise in number of COVID-19 cases in the coastal state.
- As of now, COVID-19 patients in the state are being treated at the ESI Hospital in Margao (South Goa), the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near Panaji (North Goa) and the Sub-District Hospital in Ponda (South Goa).
Covid tally
- Five states -- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu -- account for nearly 70 per cent of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country, Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
- Maharashtra accounts for 27 per cent of the total active cases, Andhra Pradesh 11 per cent, Karnataka 10.98 per cent, Uttar Pradesh about seven per cent, and Tamil Nadu around six per cent.
Brazil's number of recorded COVID-19 cases increased by 14,279 in the past 24 hours to surpass 4,162,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement. Since the beginning of the epidemic in Brazil, 4,162,073 cases of infection have been registered with 127,464 deaths. A total of 504 infected people have died in the past day. The number of recovered patients exceeds 3.3 million.
In view of spread of Coronavirus in Delhi, each Police Station shall detail one dedicated team comprising of an upper subordinate & one lower subordinate to report to one location in their respective district to prosecute persons who violate protocols
- Delhi Police
Telangana's Covid tally
Telangana continued to witness a surge in coronavirus caseload with 2,479 fresh infections and 10 more deaths, taking the aggregate in the state to1.47 lakh. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 322, followed by Rangareddy 188, Medchal Malkajgiri 183 and Warangal Urban 124 districts, a government bulletin said on Wednesday, providing data as of 8 PM on September 9. The toll rises to 916 in the state with 10 related fatalities. The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1.15 lakh while 31,644are under treatment.
India's COVID19 case tally crosses 43 lakh mark with a spike of 89,706 new cases & 1,115 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total case tally stands at 43,70,129 including 8,97,394 active cases, 33,98,845 cured/discharged/migrated & 73,890 deaths: Ministry of Health
Egypt registers 187 new COVID-19 cases
Egypt reported on Tuesday 187 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national tally to 100,228, said the Egyptian Health Ministry.Meanwhile, 19 deaths were reported, raising the death toll to 5,560, the ministry's spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement.
Serum Institute of India (SII) on Tuesday night halted the trials of the AstraZeneca(AZ)-Oxford University Covid vaccine development after AZ announced that it will halt the trial of the vaccine due to safety concerns, officials aware of the development told ET. AZ on Wednesday morning said that it was temporarily halting the trial of the vaccine candidate after one of the participants developed "unexplained illness" in the UK.
Mizoram reported 69 COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking total cases to 1,192 including 745 discharges and 447 active cases. No death due to the disease has been reported in the state so far: State Health Department
A total of 5,18,04,677 samples tested up to 8th September 2020. Of these, 11,54,549 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
Delhi Metro's Blue Line and Pink Line resumed services with curtailed operation timings on Wednesday after being closed for 171 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. Trains are to operate in batches of four-hour each from 7-11 AM in the morning and 4-8 PM in the evening in the first stage.
UN agencies supporting Indian govt-led efforts to deal with coronavirus pandemic: UN spokesperson
- As the number of COVID-19 cases in India soars to over 4.2 million, several UN agencies are supporting the government-led health and socioeconomic efforts to help deal with the outbreak.
- Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday that the UN team in India is led by Resident Coordinator Renata Dessallien.
- It is supporting the “government-led health and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic”, with over 4.2 million confirmed cases to date.
- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assisted with contact tracing of 8 million cases, while the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has trained 2.2 million health workers in Infection Prevention and Control, reaching 650 million children and families with life-saving information. The UN team has also supplied personal protective equipment.
US coronavirus deaths rise by at least 454 on tuesday to 189,714 total vs 189,260 previous dayUS coronavirus deaths rise by at least 454 on tuesday to 189,714 total vs 189,260 previous dayUS coronavirus deaths rise by at least 454 on tuesday to 189,714 total vs 189,260 previous day
British Columbia imposes fresh curbs on nightclubs
- British Columbia on Tuesday ordered the closure of all nightclubs and Ontario delayed an easing of remaining restrictions imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as Canada reported a spike in new COVID-19 cases.
- The rise comes as schools across the country started to reopen after a nearly five-month forced shutdown to contain the spread of the virus, which has killed 9,153 people, according to latest government data. New cases jumped by 1,606 in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 133,748.
