India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 2.5 lakh-mark with biggest one-day spike of 9,983 cases in last 24 hours, as per the latest data from state governments. As many as 1,24,095 coronavirus patients have been cured and discharged so far with 1,25,381 active cases.
Maharashtra has recorded a tally of 88,528, which is more than China’s. In Mumbai alone, there are over 50,000 cases of Covid-19.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into isolation on the advice of doctors. He was suffering from fever and cough. The CM is likely to be tested for coronavirus today.
The global tally of coronavirus cases is 7,189,861, and 408,240 people have died from the disease so far.
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Goa tourism director on Tuesday said, "Centre has permitted hotels to open but here all hotels which are ready to comply with guidelines, have to apply to Department of Tourism and after we see they're complying to all guidelines we'll permit them. They've to give declaration for the same."
"We've opened the website and received almost 30 applications from hotels. We will scrutinise them and after government takes a call on it, we will allow them to open hotels depending on how they are complying with these guidelines," he added.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tested negative for Covid.
Delhi returnee quarantined in a hotel has tested positive for coronavirus in Jharkhand's Simdega.
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to a private hospital here, sources said on Tuesday. He was admitted to Max Hospital, Saket on Monday, they said. "He has tested positive for COVID-19," a source said. (PTI)
Kashmiri woman arrested for planning terror acts and tested positive for COVID-19 in NIA custody denied interim bail by Delhi court (PTI)
Surgeon dies of coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district; 45 new cases take tally to 3,830, death toll rises to 159: Officials
So far 55 BMC employees who tested positive have died of the 1,712 who were infected.
Next hearing in the matter to be held on 11th June, reports ANI.
BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother Madhavi Raje Scindia have been admitted to Max Super Speciality hospital here in Saket after they complained of throat irritation and also had fever -- both Covid-like symptoms.
They were admitted on Monday and their Covid test results are still awaited, according to the report of Live Hindustan.
As per amendments, all markets, market areas, and shops allowed to be functional for full working hours from Monday to Saturday, except market complexes and malls, reports ANI.
By 15 June, there'll be 44,000 cases and 6,600 beds will be needed. By 30 June we'll reach 1 lakh cases & 15,000 beds will be required. By 15 July there'll be 2.25 lakh cases & 33,000 beds will be needed. By 31 July, 5.5 lakh cases expected & 80,000 beds will be needed: Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official has succumbed to Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths in the paramilitary force to five, officials said today, PTI reported. This is the 13th death reported among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
Total COVID19 cases will touch 100,000 cases by the end of this month in Delhi, according to official projection. It will cross 200,000 by 15 July
. Delhi has around 30,000 cases right now.
It was the only green district of the state and the entire South India till now.
The 11 infected Kolkata Police personnel were from the combat force, the Police Training School (PTS) and different police stations, the officer said.
SC asks states and UTs to prepare a list of migrant workers who want to return to their workplaces and asked the governments to provide them with proper counselling before the rejoin work.
"It has come to notice that entrance examination for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is scheduled to be held on June 11, 2020. Many candidates from Kerala who had opted Thiruvananthapuram as the centre, have got centres in the state of Tamil Nadu," Vijayan wrote in a letter to the Union Health Minister. The Kerala Chief Minister has requested Dr Harsh Vardhan for urgent intervention in the matter so that the candidates are allowed the centres of their choice in the current situation.
"Lockdown in the State has been extended till June 30. Till June 10 trains will enter West Bengal carrying migrant workers. We have requested Kolkata Police to check if there is any possibility of allowing cycle for riding in Kolkata and to issue a notification regarding the same," reports ANI quoting Bengal CM Banerjee.
Total number of cases in the country now at 2,66,598, including 1,29,917 active cases, 1,29,215 cured/discharged/migrated and 74,66 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The senior IAS officer, who took over as commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) last month, said after he joined the post, he found that swab reports of April 4 were delivered on April 22, reports PTI.
In latest developments, British pharma giant AstraZeneca, which is developing a vaccine in partnership with Oxford University, said it was “on track” to roll out up to two billion doses in September. Meanwhile, US also said that it had already produced two million vaccine doses that are “ready to go” if they “check out for safety”.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 252 to 184,193, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed today. The reported death toll rose by 16 to 8,674, the tally showed, reports Reuters.
Mexico reports 120,102 total coronavirus cases, death toll stands at 14,053 (Reuters)
South Korea has reported 38 new cases of Covid-19 and one more death, bringing national totals to 11,852 infections and 274 virus-related fatalities.
US records 450 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
New coronavirus cases had their biggest daily increase ever as the pandemic worsens globally and has yet to peak in central America, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, urging countries to press on with efforts to contains the virus.
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will participate in a meeting of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Tuesday to discuss whether there is community spread of COVID-19 in the national capital and to decide the further strategy to combat coronavirus. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia will be participating in the place of CM Arvind Kejriwal, who will remain absent owing to ill-health.
South Korea has reported 38 new cases of Covid-19 and one more death, bringing national totals to 11,852 infections and 274 virus-related fatalities. Figures from South Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday showed 35 of the new cases came from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, where officials have struggled to trace transmissions linked to entertainment venues, church gatherings and low-income workers who couldn't afford to stay home.