Coronavirus tally in India surges to 1,98,370, and death toll has rose to 5,600 on Monday. On the first day of India’s unlocking phase, the number of fresh infections dipped slightly to 7,573, while the death toll remained above 200 for the fourth straight day.
Delhi has sealed its borders for a week amid a worrying surge in Covid-19 cases.
The national capital has over 20,000 coronavirus cases so far, and 473 deaths linked to the virus. The lockdown in containment zones will continue across the nation till June 30 but extensive relaxations, including opening of religious places and shopping malls, will start in a phased manner from June 8.
The global tally of coronavirus cases now stands at 6,362,138, and 377,152 people have died from the disease so far.
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A 35-day-old infant from Churachandpur district in Manipur, who was tested positive for Covid-19, was discharged on Tuesday. Manipur Health Department has termed the recovery of the baby boy a landmark achievement for the state.
The baby boy, along with his mother and aunt, was discharged from Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JINMS) Covid care facility after being tested negative for the virus in two consecutive RT-PCR tests, Manipur Health department said. They will continue to be home quarantine for the next 14 days, the department said.
West Bengal reported 396 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. It is the highest single-day spike of cases in Bengal.
Delhi Police personnel, SpiceJet passenger among 5 fresh Covid-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh; state’s tally reaches 346: Officials
A Covid-19 patient allegedly committed suicide Tuesday inside state-run GB Panth Hospital in Agartala, which was converted into a dedicated Covid Hospital.
Speaking to reporters, Additional Chief Secretary SK Rakesh said the 50-year-old woman was admitted in the hospital’s flu ward on Monday and her samples were collected for testing. “Her body was recovered from a lavatory of the hospital around 5 am. We received her test reports at 11 am, which confirmed she had coronavirus”, the official added.
Domestic air travel in the country is picking up the pace as 692 flights carrying 64,651 passengers operated on June 1 against 501 flights with 44,593 flyers the day before, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday.
Domestic services in India were suspended in March due to the coronavirus lockdown and resumed on May 25.
"Jump in the number of flyers from 44,593 on 31 May to 64,651 on 1st June is a welcome sign that our domestic operations are picking pace. Departures 692," Puri said on Twitter.
Indian carriers operated a total of 4,062 flights till June 1 -- 428 on May 25, 445 on May 26, 460 on May 27, 494 on May 28, 513 on May 29, 529 on May 30, 501 on May 31 and 692 on June 1. (PTI)
With easing of Covid lockdown curbs, Karnataka excise department accords permission for fresh brewing or production of beer and to sell it in microbreweries as takeaways.
Tamil Nadu on Tuesday reported new 1,091 Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 24,586. Details below
-- 10,680 active cases on date.
-- 13,706 discharged till date.
-- 13 deaths today.
-- Death toll at 197.
Bihar govt distributing free condoms to migrant labourers going home after completing 14-day institutional quarantine and those in home quarantine to prevent unwanted pregnancies, reports PTI quoting official.
Nearly 150 Covid positive patients are being moved out of the makeshift facility at MMRDA ground in BKC and shifted to the NSCI Dome in Worli owing to the cyclone warning.
Covid-19 cases reached 999 in Uttarakhand after 41 more tested positive today.
Fresh arrangements have been made at the local level after assessing the situation by offices of district magistrates of Sonipat, Gurugram, Faridabad and Jhjajjar.
With 106 new cases majority from Gurugram, Haryana Covid count reached 2,462 on Tuesday morning.
'Right 6-7,000 people in delhi are in home isolation. If doctors say you are asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms, go home. Don't fight for a hospital bed,' said Arvind Kejriwal.
Arvind Kejriwal has assured the new app will give real time bed and ventillator availability. It will be updated twice at 10 am and 6 pm, he said.
'If your app shows bed availability in a hospital but you are denied admission, call 1031 helpline from hospital reception,' said Arvind Kejriwal. 'Special sect health will ensure you get a hospital bed,' assures Delhi CM.
No shortage of beds, 4,100 vacant, says Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal
We are launching an app today which will give everyone the status of hospital beds and ventilator availability in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
We are four steps ahead of Coronavirus. Cases of coronavirus are increasing in Delhi but we have made all the arrangements for beds, ICUs and ventilators: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
KIMS Director Dr Ramalingappa Antarathani claimed it's first successful plasma experiment in Karnataka.
13 people test positive for Covid-19 at Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal's office
Trust me, getting growth back is not so difficult: PM Modi
In this campaign, a big institution like Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will also have to come forward in a new role post-corona, said PM.
This will enable MSMEs to grow without any worries and they will not have to follow other paths to maintain the status of MSMEs, PM added.
The country now needs to manufacture products which are 'Made in India' but are 'Made for the World' : PM Modi
Products are made in India but for the world; imports are reduced: PM Modi on his vision of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India)
PM Modi termed the current situation as 'rise to the occassion' and asked the industry leaders to come out as 'champions of indigenous inspiration'.
A 44-year-old from man with acute pneumonia died at Susheela Tiwari hospital who was diagnosed with Covid-19 on May 24. Its 7th death of a Covid patient in Uttarakhand.
Total number of cases in the country now at 1,98,706 including 97,581 active cases, 95,526 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,598 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The Islamabad district administration has announced to impose a fine of up to 3,000 PKR ($18) for not wearing face masks at public places, in a bid to control the spread of COVID-19, the Pakistani capital’s Deputy Commissioner (DC) said. Wearing a mask was already mandatory
Gilead Sciences gave few details on Monday but said full results would soon be published in a medical journal.
More than 225 current and former global VIPs are urging the world's 20 major economic powers to hold an urgent meeting to agree to a $2.5 trillion plan to tackle Covid-19 and launch an economic recovery from the pandemic, especially for hard-hit developing and middle-income countries.
South American countries began easing Covid-19 restrictions even as the region hurtles toward its viral peak, disregarding the example set by European nations that were battered earlier by the virus, reports PTI. Some of Brazil's hardest hit cities, including the jungle metropolis Manaus and coastal Rio de Janeiro, are starting to allow more activity. Bolivia's government authorized reopening most of the country and the government of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro unwound restrictions.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal yesterday announced that Delhi borders will be sealed for the next one week and only essential services will be exempted.
12 new Covid-19 positive cases confirmed at Zoram Medical College, reports ANI quoting Mizoram CM Zoramthanga.
The Japanese Health Ministry said on Tuesday it now allow saliva-based coronavirus tests, to help boost the number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.Currently, nasal swabs are mainly used for tests in Japan, and sneezes at the time of collecting samples expose medical workers to the risk of potential infection.
With a larger proportion of Covid-19 patients getting cured, the case fatality rate, or the percentage of deaths of the total cases, has declined steadily to 2.83% from 3.3% around 45 days ago, even as the health ministry recorded the biggest single-day spike so far with 230 new deaths and 8,392 fresh cases till 8am on Monday.
Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, has been driving up the country’s Covid-19 count for many weeks now. However, the state’s share of cases in the country is now dropping, trends in the last six days of May indicate.
China has reported five new cases of the coronavirus, all brought by Chinese citizens from outside the country. No new deaths were reported on Tuesday while 73 people remain in treatment for Covid-19 and 373 are under monitoring and isolation for showing signs of the virus or having tested positive for it without showing symptoms. China has recorded a total of 4,634 deaths among 83,022 cases of the disease.
There is no evidence the new coronavirus has been altering either in its form of transmission or severity of the disease it causes, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said.“In terms of transmissibility, that has not changed, in terms of severity, that has not changed,” Maria Van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist, told a media briefing.“What’s important is that there are measures in place to reduce and to suppress transmission.”