COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS | Highest single-day spike in several states; MP, UP announce house-to-house survey
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A record single-day spike in COVID-19 cases was reported in several states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal as the country-wide tally rose by nearly 20,000 on Sunday.
Tightening their containment strategy, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh announced a door-to-door survey joining other states and union territories, including Delhi, Goa and Odisha, while a 14-day lockdown began from Sunday evening in Guwahati in Assam.
The Union Health Ministry said the number of cases in India was 5,28,859 and recoveries exceeded active COVID cases by over one lakh, stressing that "graded, preemptive and proactive" steps taken by it along with the states and union territories are showing "encouraging results".
"Around 58.56 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said.
With the country witnessing a surge of 3,38,324 infections from June 1 as the lockdown restrictions eased, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said people have to remain more vigilant in the "unlock" period and cautioned that failure to follow COVID-19 norms will put at risk their lives and those of others.
Tamil Nadu reports first child death due to COVID-19
COVID-19: Highest single-day spike in several states; MP, UP announce house-to-house survey
The number of active cases stands at 2,03,051, while 3,09,712 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated data. (READ MORE)
Coronavirus outbreak: Containment zones rise to 421 in Delhi after re-mapping
The death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen to 2,623 with 65 fatalities reported in the last 24 hours. (READ MORE)
Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple in Vizag closes as staff tests positive for COVID-19
Four staff members, including two sweepers, one musician and an official of the Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple and a priest of Ambika Bagh temple tested positive for the virus. (READ MORE)
Haryana BJP MLA Subhash Sudha tests positive for coronavirus
Sudha's family members have been quarantined and an exercise was on to trace those with whom the legislator may have come into contact during the past few days. (READ MORE)
COVID-19 cases in Telangana cross 14,000 mark, state has fourth highest active cases in country
COVID-19 cases crossed 14,000 mark in Telangana on Sunday, as the state recorded 983 new cases, taking the total number of cases in the state to 14,419. (READ MORE)
Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy undergoes COVID-19 test after office personnel infected with virus
Earlier on Saturday, a clerk at the Chief Minister's Office had tested positive for the virus following which the office was shut down for two days and disinfected. (READ MORE)
221 new COVID1-9 positive cases and 7 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today
Tamil Nadu reports highest single day spike of 3,940 new COVID-19 cases
Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported a record single day spike of nearly 4,000 new coronavirus cases, pushing the overall tally beyond 82,000 while 54 fatalities were reported. (READ MORE)
Defying lockdown norms, a few men were seen playing football in Chennai
Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update
Madhya Pradesh (221 new cases, seven more deaths and 113 patients recover over last 24 hours)
Total Positive Cases: 13186
Active Positive Cases: 2545
Recovered: 10084
Deaths: 557
Bengal coronavirus update
Total positive case till date: 17,283
Active Positive Cases: 5,451
Death: 639
Discharged: 11,193
Total tests: 4,68,906
All-India private school body writes to PM Narendra Modi seeking funds to pay staff salaries
Faced with financial problems due to lockdown, an all-India organisation of private schools on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to allot funds to the institutes for paying salaries to their staff and meet other expenses for five months. (READ MORE)
Coronavirus Daily Numbers
Punjab
Total Positive Cases: 5216
Recovered: 3526
Deaths: 133
Haryana
Total Positive Cases: 13,828
Recovered: 8917
Deaths: 223
Himachal Pradesh
Total Positive Cases: 902
Recovered: 515
Deaths: 7
Chandigarh
Total Positive Cases: 431
Recovered: 336
Deaths: 6
Maharashtra reports biggest single-day spike of 5,493 coronavirus cases; 156 new deaths
Maharashtra reported the biggest single-day spike of 5,493 COVID-19 cases so far on Sunday, which took the tally of patients in the state to 1,64,626. (READ MORE)
127 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir
West Bengal reports highest single-day spike of 572 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 17,000-mark
Kolkata reported seven fatalities and Howrah, Purba Burdwan and Murshidabad one each, it said, adding that all the patients died due to comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental. (READ MORE)
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking cancellation of remaining Class 10 Rajasthan state board exams
The Supreme Court on Sunday in an urgent hearing dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the remaining two Class 10 examinations scheduled to be held on June 29-30, to be conducted by the board of secondary education of Rajasthan, said a lawyer appearing for the state government. (READ MORE)
17 Karnataka students who wrote SSLC exam with COVID-19 positive student, test negative
It came as a big relief when 17 students who wrote the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams along with a student who was infected with coronavirus, tested negative for the virus. (READ MORE)
Karnataka reporting more than 1000 cases in a single day for the first time
Final semester exams postponed in Punjab universities till July 15
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh made the announcement while responding to concerns expressed by students and parents on the conduct of examinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The final decision on the subject will, however, be subject to the new directions/guidelines expected to be released by the University Grants Commission (UGC) any time, a state government release said.
Six more ITBP men test positive for coronavirus
6 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 90 active cases & 223 have recovered till date: ITBP
COVID update from Dharavi
13 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2245. Death toll stands at 81: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Himachal Pradesh COVID tally
Total number of COVID19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh are 902 including 367 active cases, 515 recoveries and 7 deaths: State Health Department
Delhi reports 2889 new cases, tally crosses 83,000
Bengal not included in migrants' job scheme as TMC govt didn't give data: FM
Criticising the TMC dispensation in West Bengal for allegedly opposing pro-people policies of the Centre, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the state could not be made a beneficiary of the 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan', as it had not provided any data on migrant labourers. Addressing a virtual rally for the people of Bengal, the Union finance minister also slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "her reluctance to allow Shramik Special train services in the state".
Manipur CM announced extension of lockdown
Tamil Nadu records 3940 cases in a new high
Door-to-door survey under 'Kill Corona' drive from July 1 in Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh government will launch a 'Kill Corona' campaign from July 1 to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Under the campaign, door-to-door survey will be conducted and tests would also be done on citizens for other diseases, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said during a virtual review meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday.
Kerala reports 113 new cases in last 24 hours
Intense lockdown skyrockets vegetable prices in Chennai markets
As Chennai went under an intense lockdown on Sunday, prices of vegetables in the retail markets doubled with tomato, potato and onions burning a hole in the customer's pockets. To add to the woes, over the last 20 days, prices of vegetables like beans, cluster beans and coriander have also increased.
50 prisoners of Akola jail in Maharashtra test positive for COVID19: Health officials
Another DMK MLA tests positive for coronavirus
DMK Gingee MLA KS Masthan, tested positive for COVID-19,has been admitted at Dr Rela medical institute at Chrompet in Chennai.
Meghalaya records first false-positive COVID-19 death
Uttar Pradesh reports 606 new cases in last 24 hours
In the last 24 hours, 606 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in the state. There are 6,679 active cases, 14,808 patients have been discharged so far and 660 patients have succumbed to the infection: Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad
Door-to-door survey preps in Chennai
Minister in Bihar government tests positive for coronavirus
A minister of Bihar Government tests positive for COVID19 and is under quarantine in Katihar. Two days ago, he held a meeting at the state secretariat.
Ban exams, online tests are discriminatory: Kapil Sibal
Universities should not conduct exams amid COVID-19 pandemic, online tests discriminatory. With a big part of academic year lost due to COVID pandemic, Class 10 board exams should not be held next year: Ex-HRD minister Kapil Sibal
Case against Baba Ramdev in Jaipur
Shopping malls to reopen in Gurugram and Faridabad from July 1
Shopping malls will re-open in Gurugram and Faridabad districts from July 1 following the Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) issued by the central government: Haryana Government
Spike in domestic violence and suicide cases seen in Ludhiana during lockdown
Suicide and domestic violence cases have increased during lockdown in Ludhiana, Punjab. Sixty suicide cases and 850 complaints of domestic violence were reported before lockdown this year. During lockdown, 100 cases of suicide and 1500 domestic complaints have been registered: DCP Akhil Chaudhary
813 new cases in AP take state tally past 13000
It is the highest number of cases reported on a single day till now. In all 25,778 samples were tested of which 755 cases were reported locally, 50 from those who returned from other states, and 8 among those who returned from other countries.
Biggest plasma therapy centre to come up in Maharashtra: CM
Lockdown will not be extended in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray
There is no community transmission in Dehi: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that remarks made by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in early June about the national capital reaching 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases by the end of July had created "fear" among people and he expressed confidence that the stage will not be reached. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
TN govt issues procurement order for Remdesvir, Enoxaparin vials
TN govt issues procurement order for 42,500 Remdesvir (100 mg) vials of Enoxaparin (40 mg) injection medicines.
WATCH | Chennai corporation workers disinfecting Madipakkam streets
Former Gujarat CM tests positive for coronavirus
A former chief minister of Gujarat has tested positive for coronavirus, his aide said on Sunday. He was suffering from fever for last three-four days and was quarantined at his home in Gandhinagar under doctor's guidance, he said. "He tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday and was shifted to a private hospital on Sunday morning on the advice of his doctor," the aide said.
We have to be more cautious during unlock phase, follow norms, says PM Modi
Modi while assuring India is doing everything in power to fight the coronavirus said 'people are commonly talking about one thing- when will 2020 end. They feel it has been a year of many challenges. There could be any number of challenges but our history shows that we've always overcome them. We've emerged stronger after challenges.
We have to be more cautious during unlock phase, follow norms, says PM Modi
Modi while assuring India is doing everything in power to fight the coronavirus said 'people are commonly talking about one thing- when will 2020 end. They feel it has been a year of many challenges. There could be any number of challenges but our history shows that we've always overcome them. We've emerged stronger after challenges.
Maharasthra CM to address state at 1.30 pm on lockdown
COVID-19 containment zones now 417 in Delhi; nearly 2.45 lakh people screened so far
The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417 after re-mapping of such areas, while around 2.45 lakh people have been screened in a mammoth exercise to check the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital, officials said on Sunday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Buses, autorickshaws ply on roads as Kerala govt suspends lockdown on Sundays
82 lakh samples tested up to June 27
Barber shops, salons reopen in Mumbai
India reports highest single-day spike of 19,906 new cases
410 deaths and highest single-day spike of 19,906 new #COVID19 cases in last 24 hours. Positive cases in India stand at 5,28,859 including 2,03,051 active cases, 3,09,713 cured/discharged/migrated & 16,095 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Apple growers in Shimla face lockdown woes
246 new cases in Assam
246 COVID-19 cases reported in Assam yesterday, as of 11:45 PM. Total number of cases in the state is now at 7,165, including 4,814 discharged, 2,338 active cases & 10 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Health Minister.
31 Assam cops test COVID-19 positive
WATCH | Karnataka news bulletin
57 new cases in Chhattisgarh today
57 COVID-19 cases and 52 discharged reported in Chhattisgarh today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2,602, including 652 active cases, 1,937 discharged, & 13 deaths: State Health Department
Update from Karnataka
Karnataka Government issues an order, directing private hospitals not to deny treatment to patients with COVID-19 and COVID-19 like symptoms.
"Non-compliance of this order will attract punishment under sections of Disaster Management Act 2005," the order reads.
Arunachal bars entry of returnees for two days
Update from Bhubaneswar
Karnataka's new quarantine rule
People coming from Maharashtra will be placed in seven-day institutional quarantine followed by seven-day home quarantine in Karnataka. People coming from other states will need to undergo 14-day home quarantine.
Lockdown in Madurai for three days
Madurai District Collector issues an order for complete lockdown from June 27 to 6 AM of June 29 in the district; milk delivery, hospitals, pharmacies and other emergency services to be allowed.
Latest Haryana tally
543 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of positive cases to 13,427. A total of 8472 people have recovered/discharged till date. The total death toll rises to 218
45 new cases in Jharkhand
45 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Jharkhand today, taking the total number of cases to 2,339 including 1,724 recoveries.
Lockdown relaxed in Haryana
Except in containment areas, all type of activities will be allowed in Dehradun between 5 AM and 8 PM every day from June 29, says Dehradun the District Magistrate in an order.
Bengal registers 521 new cases
West Bengal records 521 new COVID-19 positive cases and 13 deaths, taking the total number of cases in the State to 16,711 and death toll to 629. Number of active cases stands at 5,293.
284 new cases in Rajasthan today
284 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in .Rajasthan today. Total number of cases stand at 16944 including 3186 active cases and 391 deaths
More recoveries in Mumbai than new cases
With 5,318 new cases, Maharashtra breaks records of one-day spike
Maharashtra on Saturday registered the highest-ever single-day spike of 5,318 new COVID-19 cases, state Health department said. The state's total case count now stands at 1,59,133.
With 167 deaths, the fatality count has gone up to 7,273, it said. Of the 167 deaths, 86 people died in the last 48 hours. Saturday's spike in cases has surpassed the record 5,024 detections recorded on Friday.
With 4,430 patientsbeing dischargedin the day, the number of the recovered cases mounted to 84,245, a Health official said. A total of 8,96,874 people have beentested so far.
615 new cases in Gujarat
In the last 24 hours, 18 deaths and 615 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 30,773 including 22,417 cured/discharged and 1790 deaths.
Shah, Kejriwal visit Delhi COVID-19 care facility
Three new cases in Chandigarh
Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Chandigarh today, taking the total number of cases to 427. There are 86 active cases and 335 patients have been cured till date.
Mumbai gyms gear up for post-COVID world
Recovered cases exceed active cases by huge margin
The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 98,493 as of today. While the number of active cases stands at 1,97,387, the number of cured cases is 2,95,880. With this encouraging status, the recovery rate is touching 58.13% amongst COVID-19 patients: Ministry of Health.
25 new cases in Manipur
Manipur reports 25 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 1,092 including 432 recoveries
100 new cases in Punjab
100 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths have been reported in Punjab today. Total number of cases stands at 5056 and death toll is at 128: Department of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Punjab.
Latest Himachal tally
Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 874 in Himachal Pradesh; active cases stand at 356: State Health Department
66 new cases in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand records 66 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 2,791: State Health Department.
News from Rajasthan
Bhilwada District Collector imposes a fine of Rs 6,26,600 on a person who invited more than 50 people in his son's marriage ceremony on June 13. Fifteen people have tested positive for COVID-19 and one person has died due to the disease after attending the function.
Puducherry CM's latest statement
Yesterday one of the staff working at Chief Minister Office tested positive for COVID-19. I immediately ordered closure of office and sanitization is being done. I request everyone to not come to my office for at least two days. I've also informed the speaker about it: Puducherry CM.
News from Delhi
Council of Ministers has approved the proposal of Delhi Health and Family Department to make 450 beds of under constriction Burari Hospital as fully functional COVID-19 hospital in shortest possible time in a phased manner (150 beds in one week).
204 new cases in J&K
204 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 13 from Jammu division and 191 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 6966 including 2648 actives cases, 4255 recoveries and 93 deaths.
Tamil Nadu orders fresh stock of medicines
News from Punjab
Special trains within Tamil Nadu cancelled till July 15
Sunday lockdowns back in Karnataka
More than 10,000 new cases in Maharashtra in last 48 hours
WATCH | Karnataka: Out patient department services resume after unlock 1.0 | Unlock Series
West Bengal tally at 16711
Fresh cases- 521
Deaths-13
Discharged- 254
Active cases- 5293
Total Deaths-629
Tharoor writes to EAM seeking return of 26 stranded Indian fishermen
Delhi COVID-19 cases breach 80000-mark
Total cases- 80188
Deaths in a day- 66
Active cases- 28329
Tests in a day- 19180
Recovered- 2210
WATCH | This Kerala based Yoga trainer goes digital to teach amid pandamic
FIR against Ramdev over Patanjali's COVID drug claim
In another jolt to yoga guru Ramdev, an FIR has been lodged here against him, Patanjali Ayurved CEO Acharya Balkrishna and three others for allegedly making misleading claims that the herbal medicine company has found a cure for COVID-19 called Coronil. The complaint was filed at Jyoti Nagar police station in Jaipur on Friday. (READ MORE)
Shah, Kejriwal visist COVID care centre
Massive surge in cases and deaths in Tamil Nadu
Today’s positive cases 3,713 (Total 78,335)
Chennai 1,929 (Total 51,699)
Discharged 2,737 (Total 44,094)
Death 68 (Total 1,025)
Samples tested today 34,805 (So far 10,77,454)
195 fresh COVID-19 cases in Kerala
SSLC student found positive while writing exam with 17 others
A 16-year-old student was found to be positive for COVID-19 while writing his SSLC exam at Mallipattana government high school in Arkalgud taluk in Hassan district on Saturday. (READ MORE)
Traffic police management centre in Bengaluru closed
'8 states contributed 85 per cent COVID-19 caseload, 87 per cent deaths'
Eight states, including Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, contributed 85.5 per cent of the active COVID-19 caseload and 87 per cent of the total deaths due to the disease in India, according to the Union Health Ministry. (READ MORE)
UP to launch door-to-door screening in Noida, five other districts
With the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, especially in Meerut division comprising Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad of NCR along with four other districts, the state government is set to launch a door-to-door screening of people. (READ MORE)
Congress MLA from Maharashtra tests COVID-19 positive
A Congress MLA from Nanded district of Maharashtra tested coronavirus positive on Saturday morning, a top district official said. He was found infected days after a senior minister from Nanded recovered from the infection. (READ MORE)
With Chennai's COVID positivity rate at 25%, experts say testing needs to be ramped up
Even as Covid cases in the city continues to spike up rapidly, testing has remained stagnant, reveals data from Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). A simple comparison of details shows, while the total positivity rate in the city jumped by a whopping 19.35% from May 1 to June 19, the number of samples being tested increased only by about 2,000. (READ MORE)
Third batch of Indians, who were stranded in Pakistan, return home
One more CRPF personnel succumbs to COVID
A 44-year-old CRPF personnel died due to COVID19- in Delhi. He was also suffering from kidney disease. "Total count of COVID-19 cases in CRPF reaches 1046 including 8 deaths," said Central Reserve Police Force.
Karnataka govt converts Kanteerava indoor stadium into COVID treatment centre
Individuals have societal responsibility to end the outbreak: Fauci
America's top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that individuals have a societal responsibility to end the coronavirus outbreak as the US set another single-day record, surpassing 40,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time. (READ MORE)
DU postpones the OBE for final year students
Delhi University postpones the 'OBE' Open Book Examinations of Final year students for 10 days, scheduled to start from July 1st.
MP CM visits Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala
Global COVID count tops 9.4 million, death toll surpasses 480,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has risen by over 177,000 in the past 24 hours to 9.4 million and the death toll has topped 480,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
Are Madurai markets turning into another cluster?
Between June 14 and 15, 13 people associated with the wholesale market at Paravai and the Mattuthavani fruit market tested positive for Covid-19. Ten days on, the district administration and the health officials are yet to be forthcoming with actual data.(READ MORE)
Andhra conducted 8.16 lakh tests till date
Biggest spike in Andhra with 796 cases, 11 deaths
Andhra Pradesh saw its highest single-day COVID-19 spike with 796 cases as the tally in the state surged past the 12,000 mark on Saturday. (READ MORE)
Kerala govt suspends total lockdown on Sundays
DMK MLA Arasu tests positive for coronavirus
DMK legislator R.T. Arasu has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted for treatment in a private hospital here. Arasu representing the Cheyyur assembly constituency is the second lawmaker from DMK party to be infected with the virus.
Senior TV journalist Velmurugan succumbs to coronavirus in Chennai
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Vande Bharat Mission: Air India to run repatriation flights between India and Australia
14-day institutional quarantine for people coming to slums in Bhubaneswar
Faced with a new wave of local cases with potential threat to the slums, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday went for stricter control measures, announcing compulsory 14-day institutional quarantine for those returning to the city slums from other Covid hotspots of the State. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Delhi CM Kejriwal says five weapons helped deal with COVID-19 in the capital
1. Increasing bed capacity in hospitals
2. Large scale testing and isolation
3. Pulse oximeter
4. Plasma Therapy
5. Surveys and screening
Pakistan announces reopening of Kartarpur Corridor on June 29
Pakistan had shut Kartarpur Corridor for an indefinite period from March 16 keeping the spread of COVID-19 in mind. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
JUST IN | Health Ministry issues revised COVID-19 clinical management guidelines
Mental health | COVID-19 triggering panic attacks, depression and suicides, say experts
According to experts, nervousness, fear of contamination, panic attacks, constant reassurance seeking behaviour, sleep disturbance, excessive worry, feelings of helplessness and probability of an economic slowdown are the major factors leading to depression and anxiety among the people. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
India's COVID-19 recovery rate is rising: PM Modi
The PM made this observation while delivering the inaugural address to mark the 90th birth anniversary celebrations of Reverend Dr Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
COVID-19: Ready to open Kartarpur Corridor from June 29, Pakistan tells India
India much better placed than other countries in people-driven fight against COVID-19: PM Modi
Death toll in Odisha now stands at 18
Coronavirus outbreak: Buildings in slums of north Mumbai to be sealed
During a visit to north Mumbai, the city top cop attributed the spread of coronavirus infection to the high population density. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Rahul targets Centre, PM for having no plan to defeat COVID-19, as cases surge past five lakh mark
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the government has no plan to defeat the pandemic and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surrendered as he refuses to fight coronavirus.
"Covid19 is spreading rapidly into new parts of the country. The Government Of India has no plan to defeat it," Gandhi tweeted.
Training his guns on Modi, he said, "PM is silent. He has surrendered and is refusing to fight the pandemic."
A few global coronavirus updates
Colombia calls Venezuela a 'health time-bomb' over COVID-19 outbreak
New US coronavirus cases hit 45,242 for biggest one-day increase of pandemic
UK to stop quarantine for arrivals from low COVID-19 risk countries
Mexico reports 5,441 new coronavirus cases, 719 more deaths
Buenos Aires tightens lockdown as cases spike
Brazil expecting a 'tsunami' of cases in major cities as cases rise in interior areas of the nation
Odisha coronavirus tally reaches 6,350
COVID-19: Tablighis to give Supreme Court copy of their complaint
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the foreign nationals blacklisted for allegedly participating in the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area in mid March to send the copy of their petition, in which they have challenged the MHA’s order blacklisting them, to the Centre. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
WATCH | Why has the Telangana Health department flagged the testing conducted in private labs?
Battling COVID-19: Out of government radar, has Cuttack been left to its fate?
The BMC has initiated a planned intervention involving dedicated teams and personnel to ensure house-to-house screening in the slums and nothing of the sort is happening in Cuttack. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
IN PICS | Containment zones being sanitized in Visakhapatnam
More special trains likely as occupancy rises
The Railways said that it was monitoring the occupancy of special trains and will shortly operate more trains depending on the COVID-19 situation. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
CM Kejriwal says Delhi has started aggressive COVID-19 testing
Won’t rule out community spread in Karnataka, says minister K Sudhakar
With an increase in the number of people with neither travel nor contact history testing positive, Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar told The New Indian Express that there could be cases of community spread, but it is not very notable. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Coronavirus outbreak: Here is why steroid could be lowering mortality
An observational research by doctors at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai said methylprednisolone, a glucosteroid, helped them cure six out of seven serious COVID patients who had low oxygenation saturation levels — a sign of the disease’s severity — apart from several other symptoms. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
MGR wholesale vegetable market in Coimbatore to be closed from next week
India records 18,552 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours
Mumbai | Google forms to be issued for recording COVID-19 deaths, says BMC
There will be a new system of reporting COVID-19 deaths on a Google Form from 01.07.2020. Nodal Officers of the Hospital are directed to ensure death reporting within 48 hours from their hospitals from 01.07.2020 onwards: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. (Inputs from ANI)(Photo | EPS)
Kerala | More than 1,000 new cases in 8 days; 6 CISF personnel positive
Kerala reported 100-plus Covid-19 cases for the eighth straight day, adding more than 1,000 persons to the list of active cases during the period. With another four days to complete five months since the first case was reported, on January 30, the state now has 1,849 people under treatment. A total of 150 new cases were reported on Friday. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
IN PICS | Vande Bharat Mission continues to bring stranded citizens home
AAP forms 1,100 teams to conduct house-to-house screening, collect data
The Delhi government has formed at least 1,100 teams to conduct a mega exercise to screen the national capital’s population for COVIDd-19, revenue department officials said on Friday. The process of screening every household, which has to be completed by July 6, has already started in the municipal wards of some districts. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Body of 70-year-old shifted in JCB on suspicion of him being COVID-19 victim in Andhra
In an inhuman act, the body of a 70-year-old man, who is said to be a COVID-19 victim, was shifted to the burial ground in an earth mover in Palasa on Friday. According to information, the septuagenarian died on Thursday night with suspected symptoms of coronavirus. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
GRAPHICS | Global look at coronavirus spread
Lockdown not on cards in Bengaluru, government to ramp up testing
The State government on Friday reiterated that it has no plans to shut down Bengaluru, and will ramp up testing capacity to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. With the number of cases in the capital increasing, the government has decided to increase the number of tests each day from 4,000 to 7,500, and also have swab testing facilities in all assembly segments in Bengaluru. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
WATCH | Tamil Nadu 2nd worst-hit state in India as coronavirus tally nears 75,000
Maharashtra records highest one-day spike in coronavirus cases at 5,024
Of 175COVID-19 deaths reported on Friday, 91 deaths occurred in the last 48 hours and remaining fatalities had taken place earlier, the health department said. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Decision on complete lockdown across TN after consulting health experts on June 29: CM Palaniswami
"While COVID death count has drastically risen across the world. Even the developed countries are grappling with the virus. However, the TN government has taken utmost efforts to prevent deaths and have the situation under the control by implementing stringent measures," the CM added. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
WATCH | Padayappa dialogue, Master song: Youth light up Chennai COVID-19 care centre
EDITORIAL | More COVID-19 awareness need of the hour
Should there be Lockdown 5.0 in Andhra Pradesh? With coronavirus cases increasing by the day, some are arguing for it and several others are advocating a partial lockdown. (READ EDITORIAL HERE)
IN PICS | Joggers out in the capital despite skyrocketing COVID-19 cases
Rajasthan to begin rapid antigen tests to check coronavirus spread
The Rajasthan government will soon begin rapid antigen tests on a trial basis for screening coronavirus cases in the state as per guidelines issued by the ICMR.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave this direction to officials during a video conference with medical experts, the statement said.
Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Rohit Kumar Singh said the ICMR is sending 200 test kits to Rajasthan for the trial.
Gehlot said this will help ramp up coronavirus investigation infrastructure and get quick reports.