Coronavirus Outbreak in India live updates: India reported over 3,000 new Covid-19 cases for the second day running as the country’s corona count raced past 55,000. Over 1,700 people have died due to the virus across the country. The overall tally stands at 56,342, including 1,886 deaths, as per the last update from the Health Ministry. While there are 37,916 active cases, as many as 16,539 persons have recovered.
The ICMR has received approval to conduct clinical trials of convalescent plasma therapy in 21 hospitals, the Health Ministry said. Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, informed that India’s doubling time has reduced now. Two days ago it was 12 days. ‘Challenge is to learn to live with the virus and it is imperetive to follow the guidelines.’
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that in comparison to other countries, India was in a better condition as the fatality rate was 3.3% and recovery rate was 28.83%.
India, one of the four worst-affected countries in Asia, is worried about the exponential rise of cases in urban areas and a high fatality rate in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and West Bengal. The fact that it is spreading quickly among frontline workers including cops has also become a matter of concern.
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Jharkhand government prohibits for one year the manufacturing, storage, distribution or sale of pan masala containing magnesium carbonate in the state.
Keeping in mind the capability of the Mumbai Police, if we need, an additional police force will be called from the Central government. The Mumbai Police also needs to be given rest as they are working day and night. If any such decision is taken further, the public will be informed: Maharashtra CM
The sample of a 16-year-old girl tested positive for Covid after she died in Guwahati on Thursday night, making her the second in the state to die of the novel virus.Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam’s health and finance minister, said that it needed to be checked with the Centre whether she would be added in the official state toll because her diagnosis was after her death. Last month, a 65-year-old man from Hailakandi district succumbed to Covid.
The coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi slum have touched 805 cases with 25 new cases recorded today, according to PTI. The central team had on Thursday advised Maharashtra to aggressively expand its isolation facilities and shift high-risk people in containment zones of Dharavi — which as on Thursday has reported 783 cases — to institutional quarantine to curb community spread.
Madras High Court orders closure of liquor shops in TamilNadu a day after they reopened. It says its guidelines have been violated. The Madras High Court allows sale of liquor through online and door delivery till end of lockdown.
Coronavirus Updates Punjab: The number of positive cases has reached 1,731 on May 8. The patient who died was from the SAS Nagar district. The Health department said the major chunk of cases, 24 and 11, were reported from Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts. The active cases are 1,550 and 152 patients have so far been cured, it added.
Gujarat records 390 Covid-19 infections and 24 deaths. Total cases so far are 7403 and 449 deaths and 1872 recovery including 163 recovery today. Ahmedabad added 269 new cases and 22 deaths while 115 discharges. Cumulative numbers are: 5260 cases, 343 deaths & 1001 recovery.
"I am upset after the morning incident of death of labourers today morning. We are in the process of organising trains and buses. Don't fall prey to rumours. These labourers were going to Bhusaval by walking on Railtrack. They were tired and fell asleep and tragedy struck," says Uddhav Thackeray
Rumours are floating in Mumbai about calling army. Why do we need Army? I have done everything by taking you in confidence. Why would we bring army? It will not come to Mumbai. We are jawans in this battle. There will be no Army in Mumbai, adds Mr. Thackeray.
India will expand from next week its mega mission to evacuate stranded Indians from abroad by including countries like Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, Spain and Thailand, official sources said on Friday.
1 COVID19 positive case reported in Haridwar district today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 62
Surat APMC market to remain closed from May 9 to May 14 after more than 25 vegetable traders have tested positive for COVID19: Surat Municipal Commissioner, Gujarat
There are 146 cases of COVID-19 in Chandigarh including 21 recovered/discharged and one death: Health Department, Chandigarh Administration
514 para-military personnel infected with COVID-19, 5 dead; Over 450 cases from Delhi
CBSE has decided to conduct class 10th and 12th board exams from July 1st to July 15th
A journalist who was tested COVID-19 positive and was admitted in SN Medical College has died, said Prabhu N Singh, Agra District Magistrate.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates: Responding to the Aurangabad-Jalna railway accident that happened on Friday morning at 5.30 am, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal offered his condolences to the victims and said that the coronavirus and lockdown proved to be harshest to the poor.
Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Friday took a jibe at both Central and State governments following the mishap in Aurangabad in which 16 migrant labourers were killed after a goods train ran over them on Aurangabad-Jalna railway tracks.
"The faceless migrant workers are reduced to mere statistics, both in their lives and death. Make no mistake, but for few exceptions, Govts both at Centre and States have been brazen in leaving them at their fate and the mercy of the greed of the society," tweeted Kishor.
During his video press conference, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that a "visible" clash was evident between economic supply chain and 'red, orange and green zones'.
"Lockdown not an on and off switch, it is a transition which requires cooperation between Centre, states and people," said Rahul Gandhi.
Congress' Rahul Gandhi stressed on the need to enforce transparency on Central government's actions in response to COVID-19. "We need to understand when they open the coronavirus lockdown what will be the criteria for its opening," said Rahul Gandhi.
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Coronavirus not a deadly disease for everyone, only 1% of the society is susceptible to contract the viral infection, said Rahul Gandhi during the video press conference on COVID-19 situation on Friday.
Number of cases in Maharashtra neared 18,000 with death toll at 694. The state is the worst affected followed by Gujarat (7012), Delhi(5980) and Tamil Nadu (5409).
Six more COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Bihar on Friday. With this, the total number of cases in the State is 556. All the new patients are men hailing from Samastipur district.
Coronavirus India Updates: India has registered 3,390 new COVID-19 positive cases and 103 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to an update from the Union Health Ministry on Friday. With this, the total number of cases in the country is now 56,342, according to Union Ministry data. Of this, 37,916 are active cases. As many as 1,886 people have succumbed to the infection while 16,539 people have been cured.
In a tragic incident at least 15 migrant workers, who were sleeping on the railway tracks while going back to their native places were run over by a goods train between Maharashtra’s Jalna and Aurangabad, officials said on Friday.
These coaches can be deployed across 23 states in the country and in major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur, Pune and Lucknow. The railways will provide healthcare facilities in 85 stations. In another 130 stations, states can request Covid care coaches only if they agree toprovide staff and drugs.
US records 2,448 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total toll to 75,543, reports AFP quoting the Johns Hopkins tracke
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for the coronavirus after a member of the US military who worked at the White House was found to have been infected, a White House spokesman said on Thursday. The military official was identified by CNN as a personal valet to the president. Trump has now been tested twice for the virus and both times tested negative.