India has so far recorded 4,56,183 lakh cases, which includes 14,476 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, the recovery rate is rising and now stands at 56.7 percent. A number of activities have been allowed to resume in a phased manner this month as part of ‘Unlock 1.0’ plan
With Delhi’s COVID-19 cases crossing the 66,000-mark with the biggest single-day jump of 3,947 fresh infections on Tuesday, the Arvind Kejriwal government has come up with a new strategy to contain the spread of infection, according to India Today.
By 30 June all houses in the containment zones will be screened and by 6 July, every house in the national capital will be screened, the government said as part of the new COVID response plan released after meetings between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Kejriwal in the last week, reports News18.
Out of these 1,000 COVID-19 testing laboratories, 730 are in government setups and 270 laboratories are in the private sector, news agency PTI reported.
“This is an important milestone in the fight against coronavirus. Since the beginning, we have been focusing on 3Ts — testing, tracking and treating — to fight the disease. Through increased testing, we are fighting this virus,” ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said.
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has earlier indicated an extension of lockdown, News18 reported and quoted her as saying, "Except for the dates of pending higher secondary exams and the other board exams which our education department will decide, we are planning to extend lockdown in the state with the necessary relaxations."
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said it will purchase one lakh antigen testing kits to ensure speedy results for suspected COVID-19 patients, PTI reported. The civic body has initiated Mission Universal Testing, under which it will use ICMR-approved antigen testing kits that provide results within 15 to 30 minutes.
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday issued new directives for people flying to Kerala from abroad.
"From tomorrow expats coming to Kerala from Saudi Arabia should wear PPE kits in flights. Those coming from Kuwait without tests should also wear PPE kits. Those who cannot do tests before they start their journey will undergo rapid antibody tests on arrival at airports. If this antibody tests show positive, they will have to undergo RT-PCR, trunet or gene test," he said.
Delhi records 3,788 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to over 70,000; death toll rises to 2,365
Four more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the Himalayan state's tally to 83, a top Health department official said today.
As many as 29 patients have so far recovered from COVID-19 in Sikkim and 54 cases are active at present, news agency PTI has reported.
Herd immunity to COVID-19, which happens when so many people in a community become immune to the disease that it stops spreading, could be achieved with fewer people being infected than previously estimated, according to a new study.
It's a good thing that Baba Ramdev has given a new medicine to the country but as per rule,it has to come to AYUSH Ministry first.They even said that they have sent a report. We'll look into it&permission will be given after seeing the report: Shripad Naik,AYUSH Minister (ANI)
MC MLA Tamonash Ghosh on Wednesday died in a hospital in West Bengal at the age of 60. He had tested positive for coronavirus.
According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 833 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 35,339 patients have recovered.
As many as 465 deaths and 15,968 new COVID-19 cases was reported in India in last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. This is the highest single-day spike of cases.
Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja was honoured by the United Nations yesterday and invited as a speaker to the UN Public Service Day. She is the only one to be invited from India.
The minister presented the ‘Kerala model’ at the virtual event held by the United Nations. The event was organised to honour the women and men who risk their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus cases in Maharashtra rose to 1.39 lakh yesterday with 3,214 new patients being reported.
The state also reported deaths of 248 people, taking the total fatalities due to the pandemic to 6,531. Of these, 75 deaths took place in the last 48 hours while remaining 173 had taken place earlier but had not been attributed COVID-19 then, an official said.
The AYUSH Ministry yesterday asked yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved to provide "at the earliest" details of composition and research undertaken prior to the launch of the medicines it claimed are for the treatment of COVID-19. Further, the ministry advised the firm to stop advertising them until the "issue" is examined.