With another big single-day jump in coronavirus cases, India's Covid-19 tally crossed the seven lakh-mark on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.
According to the update released by the Union Health ministry, 22,252 new cases in the last 24 hours has taken the count to 7,19,665 in India. This includes 2,59,557 active cases and 4,39,948 recovered and migrated cases.
This apart, 467 more people succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 20160
It must be noted here that India went past Russia on Sunday to become the third worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only the US and Brazil are ahead of India in terms of total coronavirus infections
Assam reported two COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the toll to 16, while 814 new positive cases pushed the state's tally to 13,336, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Among the latest casualties is a woman, hailing from Kamrup district, who was admitted to 151 Base Hospital at Basistha here on July 2.
The Centre has urged states and Union Territories to put in place and strengthen mechanisms to spread awareness about rising psychosocial concerns among people during COVID-l9, saying acceptance of mental health issues is relatively low due to the stigma attached. (READ MORE)
The Delhi government has decided to obtain feedback from patients and their willingness to donate blood plasma at the time of discharge from designated COVID hospitals. The medical superintendents of all government and private COVID hospitals have been issued directions in this regard.
The Delhi government on Tuesday directed state-run and private hospitals in the national capital to put up flex boards to encourage people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma to help other patients. The boards have to be put up at the gate of all hospitals, the city government said in an order.
Further relaxing the lockdown restrictions, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday decided to allow markets and shops to remain open for additional two hours from July 9. Markets and shops can now remain open from 9 am to 7 pm, an extension of two hours from the existing closing deadline of 5 pm, in non-containment zones.
Rajasthan government on Tuesday barred the private schools in the state from taking advance fees till they reopen, a statement said. The state government had on April 9 barred schools in the state from taking advance fee for three months in view of the corona pandemic and the order was extended today, it said.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in capital Brasilia. "I'm well, normal. I even want to take a walk around here, but I can't due to medical recommendations," Bolsonaro said.
India's recovered cases per million population is more than active COVID-19 cases per million, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday, crediting states and Union Territories for early identification and effective management of coronavirus cases.
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to file a report on a petition alleging that private hospitals were charging excessively from COVID-19 patients beyond the limit prescribed by the government. The PIL was filed by advocate Srikishan Sharma seeking a direction to the stategovernment to take action against the private hospitals for charging exorbitantly and issue guidelines for maintaining transparency in the matter of treatment and billing against all the patients.
Dharavi, known as Asia's largest slum, reported only one new coronavirus patient on Tuesday which took the case tally in the densely populated area in the heart of Mumbai to 2,335, an official stated.The last time Dharavi had recorded a single new coronavirus case was on April 5, three months ago. (READ MORE)
A day after monuments across the country reopened their doors for visitors following a gap of more than three months amid coronavirus-induced lockdown, only a handful of people visited these sites. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which opened its monuments and museums on July 6 has capped visitor entry at every site from 1,000-2,500 per slot --9 am to 12 pm and 12 pm to 6 pm, officials said. Tickets to visit these places can be booked online.
The "casual approach of educated people living in highrises and pucca houses" has resulted in steep rise in COVID-19 cases in Kolkata recently, prompting the West Bengal government to club containment and buffer zones to enforce a tougher lockdown from 5 pm of July 9. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), a dedicated COVID-19 facility, has received nod from the ICMR to conduct plasma therapy on 200 coronavirus patients, senior officials said on Tuesday.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)
India's total number of coronavirus cases and fatalities per million population is one of the lowest in the world, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday even as the country's infection tally went past the 7 lakh-mark and the death toll rose to 20,160. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
After an employee of a popular textile showroom IN Tamil Nadu's Tiruchy tested positive for COVID-19, the store has been shut down temporarily. 533 employees of the showroom, of whom 480 are from Tiruchy district, have been asked to immediately isolate themselves and be in home quarantine. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
For the second consecutive day, the COVID-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh crossed the 1,000 mark taking the total number of cases past 21,000. With 13 more patients succumbing to the virus, the death toll in the state reached 252. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Face masks and hand sanitisers are no more essential products as their supply is sufficient in the country and, therefore, are now kept out of the purview of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan said on Tuesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Face masks and hand sanitisers are no more essential products as their supply is sufficient in the country and, therefore, are now kept out of the purview of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan said on Tuesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
he Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday sealed the Tech Mahindra campus in the city after the detection of multiple COVID-19 cases. The campus has been sealed for 72 hours till Thursday for sanitisation. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is currently admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi, is likely to be put under scanner for Covid-19 after a policeman, deputed for his security, tested positive on Monday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The government is coming up with a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for shooting films in India in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and is also set to provide incentives for production to accelerate restarting of film-making, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Health department sources said that the niece of the CM has been admitted to AIIMS in Patna under the medical observation-cum-treatment of some doctors. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
hops, malls, offices and business establishments here will be forced to shut for three days if they fail to comply with the COVID-19 prevention guidelines and ensure that visitors follow the norms as well, a district official said on Tuesday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
District in-charge minister J C Madhuswamy here on Monday expressed shock as the situation to check the spread of COVID-19 virus has been going out of the control with the onset of the community spread. "We are worried not just about the spike in cases but to at the community spread. We struggled but could not help it and reached a situation wherein the check of the spread was going out of control. Efforts and co-operation from the public's side can only help it", he stated while briefing the press.
More than 15 lakh people have been quarantined in Mumbai after contact-tracing so far since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city civic body said. Out of these, 5.34 lakh people were identified as high-risk contacts, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. So far, 13.28 lakh people have completed their 14-day quarantine.
This decision was taken after a meeting with the private medical colleges conducted on Monday evening in respect of securing beds in their institutions for COVID patients, where all the medical colleges have fallen in line to establish COVID care centers in their institutions. All available beds and other equipment including ventilators and monitors have been kept ready for the spurt in cases and the medical colleges will be under the control of the government, said the Health Minister.
The advent of COVID has made people suspect all symptoms to be of the virus. Even a small sneeze, and people start worrying. People with respiratory allergies especially, tend to confuse the symptoms of their allergy with those of COVID. Doctors say it is important to distinguish between symptoms of allergy and COVID. As all Influenza like illness (ILI) patients are being tested for COVID, it is pertinent to understand the difference.
The drug will be launched under the brand name Desrem in India and will be available to patients later this month at about 80 per cent below the price tag for wealthy nations, the company said. The approval for restricted emergency use is part of the DCGI's accelerated approval process to address urgent, unmet needs amid the evolving coronavirus pandemic.
Rajasthan reported four COVID-19 deaths and 234 fresh cases of the virus on Tuesday, taking the total number of infections to 20,922 in the state, according to an official report. One death each was reported from Nagaur, Dholpur Bharatpur and Jodhpur, taking the death toll to 465, it said, adding the total number of positive cases in the state has increased to 20,922, reported PTI.
Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea by an economist Pullarao Pentapatti seeking directions for amping up COVID19 testing across the country and a national testing policy to tackle the surging demand.
IT services major Infosys has brought back over 200 of its employees and their families, who were stranded in the US amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, according to a senior company executive. The company brought these people back from San Francisco via a special chartered flight that landed in Bengaluru on Monday morning.
The door-to-door survey is in full swing at the surrounding of Ayyappa Nagar in Selvapuram, which is currently a hotspot, to identify Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) symptoms among the people. On Monday, as many as 34 people in the locality were tested positive for COVID-19 and admitted to Covid Care Centre set up at Codissia Trade Fair Complex as they were asymptomatic.
Union minister and Balasore MP Pratap Sarangihas quarantined himself at his New Delhi residence after a BJP MLA from Odisha he shared the dias with at two events last week tested positive for COVID-19. In a series of tweets on Monday night, the Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) said he is "hale and hearty". Sarangi said he had shared the dais with Sukanta Kumar Nayak, the MLA from Nilagiri constituency in Balasore district, at two events on July 2 and 3.
Total shutdown would be imposed in English Bazar and Old Malda towns for a week, starting Wednesday in the wake of the rising cases of COVID- 19, officials said. All shops will remain shut during this period, except those selling essential items, they said. Pharmacies have also been excluded from the purview of the shutdown, officials said.
Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Shamli on Monday sealed the borders of the districts with neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Haryana, respectively, in view of the cancellation of the annual Kanwar Yatra due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. Kanwar Yatra is an annual pilgrimage of devotees of Lord Shiva known as kanwariyas. The devotees visit Haridwar, Gaumukh and Gangotri in Uttarakhand and Sultanganj in Bihar to fetch holy waters of river Ganga during the auspicious Hindu month of Shravan.
From March 13, when the first novel coronavirus-related fatality was registered in the country, to May-end, around 5,500 deaths due to the pandemic were recorded. But in June, when unlock started, there was a surge. On June 1, the total deaths stood at 5,606, but by the end of the month, 11,803 more persons had died of Covid-19, taking the fatalities to 17,409.
In stark contrast with India’s experience during Unlock 1.0 in June, an analysis of data of five of the worst-hit European countries by the Covid-19 pandemic shows that the number of daily fresh cases and deaths has progressively declined after they began a phased unlock around mid-May.
India's COVID19 case tally crosses 7 lakh mark with 22,252 new cases & 467 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 7,19,665 including 2,59,557 active cases, 4,39,948 cured/discharged/migrated 20,160 deaths: Ministry of Health
Anticipating heavy traffic, the city police had activated over 400 traffic signals at major junctions. Reminiscent of the pre-Covid days, major locations such as Basin Bridge, Poonamallee High Road, and Gemini Flyover witnessed traffic snarls as long as 30 minutes.
In the Indian context, though, there appears to be a dire need for more than one vaccine to deal with the social, political and economic orders that have come to dictate our lives. This is needed if the electoral democracy and the institutions we have built in the post-Independence era—having already developed comorbidities owing to assaults at different times—are not to succumb to the varied viruses sweeping across the nation.
China has caused great damage to the US and the rest of the world, President Donald Trump said on Monday. Over the last few months, Trump has been holding China responsible for the spread of deadly coronavirus across the world. (READ MORE)
The number of coronavirus cases rose to 6,940 on Monday in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra after 210 more tested positive, while eight patients succumbed to the infection, an official said. Also, 197 patients were discharged on Monday, taking the number of recoveries to 3,571, the district official said.
Final-year examinations in universities will have to be conducted by September-end, the HRD Ministry announced on Monday, deferring the schedule from July in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The Pune district administration on Monday warned of imposition of stricter restrictions if people continue to flout social distancing norms amid rising COVID-19 cases. Pune district has reported 29,844 COVID-19 cases and 890 deaths so far. "People are seen stepping out of their houses without wearing masks and are violating social distancing norms. If this continues, the district administration will have to take some stringent steps which include imposing stricter restrictions," said district collector Naval Kishore Ram.
Eighteen police personnel from nearby Tirur have been asked to go on quarantine after two accused, arrested in two separate cases, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Police said the duo were arrested by a group of police officials, including a Sub-Inspector, and were directed to go on quarantine. The two accused have been admitted to the COVID-19 speciality hospital at Manjeri, they said.
A plasma bank for treating COVID-19 patients has been set up at Kolkata Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), the first of its kind in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday. So far, around 12 people who have recovered from COVID-19 have donated their plasma in the state to help in the treatment of coronavirus infected people.
Karnataka government is considering providing risk allowance to frontline healthcare workers fighting against COVID-19, state Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said on Monday. He said the government was also considering awarding five marks in the NEET exam to medical students involved in COVID-19 related work.
The death toll due to COVID-19 in West Bengal mounted to 779 on Monday with highest one-day spike of 22 fatalities, the health department said. As many as 861 people have tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours, taking the infection tally in the state to 22,987, the department said in its bulletin.
A record 125 people were discharged after recovery from COVID-19 in Goa on Monday, beating the 111-mark set a day earlier, while 52 new cases took the state's count to 1,813, an official said. The number of active cases is 745 as 1,061 people have been discharged and seven have succumbed to the infection, he added.
Street-level micro-plans would be executed across Madurai district to identify and contain the rising spread of COVID-19, told Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan while addressing media persons at the office of Madurai Corporation on Monday.(READ MORE)
Seventy-one more Central Reserve Police Force personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said. Out of the total 1,635 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country's largest paramilitary force, 842 personnel are under treatment, while 784 have recovered.
Are Bengaluru's top private hospitals guilty of flouting COVID-19 testing pricing norms? The question emerged after the city's Apollo Hospital received a notice from the National Mission Director for overcharging a customer. (READ MORE)
Mumbai's largest slum, Dharavi, reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 2,334, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said. Dharavi has only 509 active cases now as 1,735 patients have already recovered and discharged from COVID-19 facilities, he said.
Five people tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra's Amravati on Monday, taking the district's COVID-19 count to 700, the mark being reached four days after the 600th case was detected on July 2, an official said. (READ MORE)
CM Sawant's assurance of an enquiry, came a day after a video of a North Goa BJP MLA attending a party with 20-odd workers, in a sea-fronted house at the beach village of Calangute went viral. In the video, most of the guests at the party were seen not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing.
In a letter to the poll body, the Mamata Banerjee-led party also said the decision, which was taken last month in view of the coronavirus outbreak, poses a "threat" to the Indian democracy.
354 new COVID19 cases have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number cases to 15,284. Death toll rises to 617 after 9 deaths were reported today: State Health Department
Tata Sons are providing 20 ambulances, 100 ventilators and Rs 10 crores cash donation to Maharashtra; CM Uddhav Thackeray to receive these donations.
Three more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 151 active cases & 273 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police
The Centre on Monday said the average number of samples being tested per day for COVID-19 has gone up in Delhi from 5,481 to 18,766 in about a month and in spite of increased testing, the positivity rate has declined from around 30 per cent to 10 per cent in the last three weeks. The government also said that the national positivity rate, percentage of samples testing coronavirus positive from the total number of samples, has also reduced and now stands at 6.73 per cent.
Police clarified that there has been some "confusion" with regards to the press release on the lockdown arrangements in Thiruvananthapuram, where facility was provided to the members of the public requiring emergency items, to contact the police helpline and the police would supply those essential items to the households.
Residents of Erukkanchery shared visuals with The New Indian Express showing a large group of people, standing very close to each other, waiting outside a canteen in queues to receive food. E L Mathew, a member of a local NGO in Vyasarpadi, who distributes food to the homeless, said that most of the Amma Canteens in Zone 4 (Tondiarpet) are jam-packed with at least 50-100 people standing very close to each other.
A 34-year-old journalist working with Hindi daily 'Dainik Bhaskar' died by suicide after he jumped off the fourth floor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi where he was admitted after testing positive for Covid-19. He was admitted to ICU. The senior reporter is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Shooting for reality shows can resume in West Bengal without any audience and maximum 40 crew members: State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Mizoram reports 5 new COVID19 positive cases; the total number of cases in the state stands at 191 including 58 active cases and 133 cured/discharged: Health dept
It is learnt that two pieces of land including one in Potheri and one in Kilambakkam have been recently inspected by top officials as possible sites for the new market. This comes as 60 per cent of vehicles carrying vegetables are entering Koyambedu through Tambaram, said an official.
This filter also has defence applications and other places where air filtration of submicron particles is required. It is in the process of being field tested in practical applications. This filter media has been fabricated by a nylon-based polymer coating on cellulose paper and was developed through the electrospinning process, the statement said. After validation from field testing, it will be recommended for bulk manufacturing through industry collaborations by the institution.
279 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the force to 5,454 out of which 1,078 cases are active. A total of 70 police personnel have died so far: Police
In the last 24 hours, 933 new COVID19 positive cases and 24 deaths have been reported in the state. There are 8,718 active cases, 19,109 discharges so far and 809 patients have succumbed to the infection:UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi
Indian Academy of Sciences, a Bengaluru-based body of scientists, says the ICMR target to launch a coronavirus vaccine by August 15 is "unfeasible" and "unrealistic"
Understanding & keeping in mind the times that we are in, we have extended deadlines. PAN-AADHAAR linking can be done till 31st March, 2021: Income Tax Department, Government of India
Union Government has emphasized on increasing testing, prompt contact tracing and timely clinical management of the COVID19 cases. The national Positivity Rate stands at 6.73% : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
A COVID-19 positive patient allegedly ends life by jumping off the 4th floor of AIIMS Trauma Centre, today. His condition is critical and he's admitted in ICU: Delhi Police
Process of e-registration for all travellers to Punjab has been made mandatory from midnight today: State government
The patient who did not want to reveal his identity stated that he had given his samples for testing on June 18, a week after his elderly father tested positive for COVID. The five-member family went to the Amberpet Government School and gave the samples and have not received any status update since.
Post-lockdown lift has caused an increase in the number of cases. Of course, no one can be in lockdown forever. It is also necessary to have citizens exposed to the virus to develop immunity. Though the number of cases is on the rise, the mortality rate in Karnataka in particular and India, in general, has been significantly lower in contrast with the western countries such as the USA, says Dr Murali Chakravarthy.
People found without mask or violating COVID-19 prevention guidelines at public places in Gwalior will have to work as volunteers in hospitals and police check-posts for 3 days: Official
As many as 166 fresh cases were added on Monday to the tally of the district, which has risen to 2,099. Sunday (118) and Saturday (103) also reported above 100 new cases pushing the graph upwards. “Today, 166 new COVID cases have been reported in Vellore district. The total case count has now increased to 2,099,” T Manivannan, Deputy Director of Health Services, told The New Indian Express.
Bihar reports 276 more COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 12,140: State Health Department
With the 'Click To Buy' online sales platform, that integrates over 600 dealerships, the auto major is offering a complete end-to-end online car buying solution that enables customers to purchase cars from the convenience and safety of their homes,
COVID-19 cases reach 1069 in Himachal Pradesh, of which 321 cases are active and 724 have recovered. The death toll stands at 9: State Health Department.
According to the Monday morning update of the Union Health Ministry, a single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases pushed India's tally to 6,97,413. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
According to the Monday morning update of the Union Health Ministry, a single-day jump of 24,248 COVID-19 cases pushed India's tally to 6,97,413. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Delhi High Court has called concerned officials from both Central and Delhi Government over a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging nurses in private hospitals and nursing homes are not being provided proper personal protection equipment (PPE) and masks.
India reports a spike of 24,248 new COVID-19 cases and 425 deaths in the last 24 hours. Positive cases stand at 6,97,413 including 2,53,287 active cases, 4,24,433 cured/discharged/migrated & 19,693 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Hotel Piccadilly at Janakpuri district centre, Taj Vivanta in Dwarka, Pride Plaza in Aerocity, and Welcome in Dwarka sector 10 were attached with hospitals closest to them in mid-June to serve as extended facilities for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation Limited (DFCCIL), the implementing agency of the project, has till now managed to get back 7,000 labourers, taking the number of workers at sites to 22,000 from 15,000. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
20-year-old journalism student and resident of Rohini in north-west Delhi, tested positive for coronavirus on May 30. Her brother was diagnosed on May 25. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The 45-year-old, who lives in Mayur Vihar II, holds the dubious tag of being the national capital’s coronavirus patient zero. While each passing day makes that period of time seem like a distant memory, the social stigma attached to his name lives on to this very day. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The total number of samples tested up to 5th July is 99,69,662 of which 1,80,596 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
183 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, 51 from Jammu division and 132 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 8429 including 3042 actives cases, 5255 recoveries and 132 deaths.
41 new COVID-19 cases reported in Manipur in the last late 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,366 of which 677 are active.
53 new COVID-19 cases and 5 recoveries reported in Jharkhand on Sunday. The total number of cases now stands at 2807, of which 743 are active cases. 2045 patients have recovered so far. The death toll is at 19: Jharkhand Health Department.
Agra Fort, Akbar tomb in Sikandra and others to remain closed untill further orders as they fall in 'buffer zone' areas: Agra DM.
After rise in Covid cases through local contact, the Kerala government on Sunday announced triple lockdown in the capital city for next one week, shutting down the city. The triple lockdown will come into effect from Monday 6 am. (READ THE FULL HIGHLIGHTS HERE)