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COVID-19 HIGHLIGHTS | Tamil Nadu records highest single-day spike with 1384 cases; 1072 in Chennai alone

For the fifth consecutive day, fresh cases in Tamil Nadu crossed the 1,000-mark with 1,384 testing positive on Thursday out of which 1,072 were in Chennai alone, taking the state tally to 27,256.
A masked man with an umbrella walks past a wall graffiti in T Nagar, Chennai. (Photo | Martin Louis, EPS)
A masked man with an umbrella walks past a wall graffiti in T Nagar, Chennai. (Photo | Martin Louis, EPS)
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The states in south India seemed to record their highest single-day coronavirus spike on Thursday.

For the fifth consecutive day, fresh cases in Tamil Nadu crossed the 1,000-mark with 1,384 testing positive on Thursday out of which 1,072 were in Chennai alone, taking the state tally to 27,256.

Kerala recorded 94 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number in a day so far. A total of 39 people under treatment at various hospitals also tested negative during the day. Even Karnataka recorded 257 new cases on Thursday.

Meanwhile, coronavirus cases in India also saw a record single-day jump of 9,304 cases pushing the total tally to 2,16,919, while the death toll climbed to 6,075 with 260 new fatalities.

While many states are on an 'unlock' mode, India moved seventh on the list of nations worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy.

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Health officials collect swab samples

Delhi cases cross 25000-mark

AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tests positive for virus

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raaj Kumar Anand tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. According to party sources, the MLA is an asymptomatic case and has been home-quarantined.

11-month-old dies days after leaving quarantine facility in Madurai

The baby’s mother was running an idli shop in Dharavi, Mumbai, where she lived with her parents. Six members of the family, including the infant, the mother and her parents recently returned to Madurai following which they were quarantined at a government facility in the town, relatives said.

Centre issues guidelines for reopening religious places, malls

 The government of India on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for reopening of religious places, shopping malls and restaurants outside containment zones from June 8. Dine- ins in both restaurants and food courts in malls will be permitted with 50 per cent of the seating capacity. All the visitors to these places have also been “advised” to use Aarogya Setu app but its usage has not been made mandatory. (READ MORE)

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan tests positive, on ventilator support

DMK MLA from Triplicane J Anbazhagan tested positive for coronavirus and is on ventilatory support fighting severe acute respiratory distress for the last two days. The three-time MLA had been actively engaging in relief distribution as part of the DMK’s Ondrinaivom Vaa initiative, distributing relief materials till as recently as May 27. (READ MORE)

The Unending Misery

Migrant workers travel in a domestic gas cylinder truck to reach their hometown passing Vijayawada. (Photo| EPS/P Ravindra Babu)

Maharashtra allows inter-district travel in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

The MMR, includes Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban, Thane, Palghar, and part of Raigad district. "Inter-district movement of persons within the area of Municipal Corporations under the MMR will be allowed without any restrictions," the Government of Maharashtra said in a statement. (READ MORE)

Uttarakhand announces Rs 1 lakh compensation for deaths due to COVID-19

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced Rs 1 lakh compensation for kin of people who lost their lives due to COVID-19. The amount will also be paid if there are any fatalities in future. 

Meanwhile, the number of cases reached 1145 on Thursday.

Man who recovered from COVID-19 arrested for threatening doctors with knife

According to Shevapet police, the resident of Mettur in Salem district was a cab driver. After returning from Chennai on May 25, he tested positive for COVID-19. Immediately, he was admitted to the isolation ward at the GMKMCH.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

WATCH | With Bengaluru lawyers' help, Chhattisgarh migrants fly home

'Rs 15,000 to Rs 35,000 per day': Private hospitals fix rates for treatment of Covid-19 patients

Amid growing concerns that some private hospitals are billing Covid-19 patients and their families exorbitantly, an association of private hospitals across India and FICCI member hospitals have come up with two independent set of rates for treatment of infected patients admitted in private hospitals.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Coronavirus case in Maharashtra nears 78,000 mark

In biggest single-day spike, Kerala records 94 fresh COVID-19 cases, three deaths

Three persons died of the pandemic on Thursday. The total number of COVID-19 patients in the state has now surged to 1588, while the number of deaths has risen to 14. As of now, the state has 124 hotspots.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

With 257 new cases, Karnataka tally nears 4,500 mark

Paper ticket holders can get refund from Friday for trains cancelled during lockdown

"The passengers can get the refund up to 180 days from the date of journey," said the statement. The beginning of the refund has been staggered based on the original scheduled journey. Southern Railway said all passengers should visit the counters wearing masks and must maintain social distancing during the exercise.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

DMK MLA tests positive for COVID-19

50% of MSMEs struggling to pay salaries and rents, says study

The MCCI conducted the survey among 1,218 MSMEs, of which 945 are in Tamil Nadu, to understand the extent of the impact on their operations. It found that 40 percent of the units haven’t been able to collect their receivables on time.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

1,384: A new in high in Tamil Nadu coronavirus cases

Denied ‘chicken biryani’, Tripura COVID-19 patients vandalise govt lodge

Official sources said a section of the patients had vandalized the government lodge and “harassed” health workers alleging “bad quality of food” served to them. However, according to local media, the patients resorted to vandalism and beat up some health workers as they were not served “chicken biryani” and other “good quality food” which they had demanded.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Ready to open religious places: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Ola resumes operations in Chennai with 'five layers of safety', flexible cancellation

Earlier, Ola had resumed operations across other major cities in Tamil Nadu including Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy and Salem. Now it has resumed operations in Chennai following the relaxation of the lockdown by the state government.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

With 94 fresh cases, Kerala sees spike in coronavirus tally

UP ramps up COVID-19 sample testing to over 10,000 per day

UP CM Yogi Aditynath has directed the authorities concerned to raise the number of sample testing to 15,000 by next week and 20,000 by this month-end. During the last 24 hours, 10,563 samples of suspected COVID-19 patients were tested across 31 laboratories of the state. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Maharashtra allows inter-district movement in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Movement of stranded labourers, migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists will continue to be regulated as per the standard operating procedures. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

IN PICS | Now do your temple darshan with social distancing norms

Jamia Millia Islamia staffer dies of COVID-19, varsity shut till June 30

  • After the death of an official of the Jamia Millia Islamia due to Covid-19, the institution will remain shut till June 30, an official order from the varsity said on Thursday.

  • The deceased was working as a senior clerk in the varsity's Centre for Theoretical Physics.

  • "We are sad to inform you that a senior clerk in the Centre for Theoretical Physics has expired today due to COVID-19.

  • In compliance with the order of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Jamia Millia Islamia shall remain closed till June 30," the order said.

  • The university has asked its officials to stay at home and only attend "emergency" cases in the office.

    • 105 postgraduate medical students in quarantine at Madurai Medical College

    One-hundred-and-five postgraduate medical students who joined Madurai Medical College on June 1 have been under quarantine for a week now. The Madurai Medical College has a total of 188 approved seats for postgraduate medical courses.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi gives social distancing a miss, volunteers to pay fine

    Sarangi had gone to meet Jagannath Pradhan who had resigned from the BJP over the district president nomination. She and party activists were seen without masks and social distancing at the meeting.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    WATCH | No touch washing dispenser in Guwahati railway station

    A few coronavirus updates from around the world

  • Israeli parliament sessions suspended after lawmaker gets coronavirus

  • Thailand reports 17 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

  • Brazil looks to reopen despite record coronavirus deaths

  • Nine Indian students in Singapore fined heavily for breaching COVID-19 'circuit breaker' rules

  • New Zealand on verge of eradicating virus with one infected person

  • Second Chinese city orders mass testing for COVID-19 after Wuhan

    • UP CM asks officials to prepare for 'unlocking' state as per Centre's norms

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday asked officials to make preparations for "unlocking" the state, starting June 8, as per the Centre's guidelines. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    MHA blacklists around 1,000 foreign Tablighi Jamaat members; bans their entry into India for 10 years: Officials

    The Tablighi Jamaat's Nizamuddin Markaz had become a coronavirus hotspot in New Delhi. (File Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

    9 Indian students in Singapore fined heavily for breaching COVID-19 'circuit breaker' rules

    The "circuit-breaker" period began on April 7 as part of which all non-essential work places were closed and residents were barred from leaving their house except to buy food and groceries.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    TN government fixes rate for coronavirus treatment in private hospitals

    COVID-19 patients in Chennai violating home isolation to be institutionally quarantined

    The city corporation will track COVID-19 patients under home isolation and those found to be violating guidelines and moving freely outside will be taken for institutional quarantine, Corporation Commissioner G Prakash said in a press meet on Thursday.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    IN PIC | Shutters down to control coronavirus spread in National Capital

    Lajpat Nagar market association has decided to keep shops closed to control the spread of coronavirus in New Delhi. (Photo | Anil Shakya, EPS)

    30 Maharashtra Police personnel died of COVID-19 so far

    At least 30 police personnel, including an officer, have so far died due to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, while over 2,500 have tested positive for the disease, an official said on Thursday.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Worth the wait? Srikalahasthi temple in Chittoor decides not to open for public

    Interstate movement: Supreme Court asks NCR states to hold meeting to consider common policy

    A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said these states should endeavour to find out a common programme and portal for inter-state movement within the National Capital Region.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Bengaluru: Malls install cleaning tunnels to keep check on COVID-19

    Haryana's nodal officer for COVID-19, daughter test positive

    Their samples were taken on Wednesday and tests were conducted at the PGIMS Rohtak and both were found positive on Thursday. Health Minister Anil Vij had recently ordered an audit of all COVID fatalities in the state.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Maharashtra Minister Ashok Chavan fights coronavirus, discharged from hospital

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    IN PIC | The wait to go home is real for migrants

    Migrants waiting for Mumbai train at the KSR in Bengaluru. (Photo | Pandarinath B, EPS)

    68 new coronavirus cases in Rajasthan, tally reaches 9,720

    So far, 209 COVID-19 patients have died in the state, including 100 in state capital Jaipur alone. A total of 6,819 patients have recovered so far and 6,267 of them have been discharged. There are 2,692 active cases in the state as of now, the official said.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Delhi Health Minister accuses RML hospital of 'not filing timely reports' on coronavirus

    Kerala reports 12th coronavirus death

    A 73-year-old woman, who returned to her native in Palakkad from Chennai, succumbed to the deadly coronavirus in Kerala taking the toll in state to twelve. 
    (Inputs from ENS) 

    Single-day coronavirus cases in India breaches 9,000-mark, tally hits 216919

    India reached yet another grim Covid-19 milestone on Thursday when the cases detected within a day crossed 9,000 mark - the highest single-day tally. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    As state gears up to open hotels from June 8, Andhra releases new SOPs

    AP CM hands over Rs 262 crore to auto, taxi drivers to help them tide over COVID-19 crisis

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    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Kerala reports it's 12th COVID-19 death

    PM Modi holds virtual summit with Australian PM, pitches collaborative approach against COVID-19

    A process of comprehensive reforms covering almost all areas has been initiated in India as it is viewing the coronavirus crisis as an "opportunity", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday at an online summit with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    New Delhi: Five government, three private hospitals dedicated to COVID-19 treatment in capital

    In other hospitals 20 per cent beds will be reserved for COVID-19 patients, said Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia. (Photo | AAP Twitter)

    Puducherry: Six JIPMER security personnel among nine fresh COVID-19 cases

    Six security personnel of JIPMER are among the nine who tested positive for COVID-19 here on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 99 in the UT, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said.
    (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Punjab: Closed due to coronavirus, trainers demand govt to re-open gyms

    SC asks Centre to convene meeting of officials from UP, Delhi, Haryana over movement in NCR

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced that the borders of the national capital have been sealed for the next one week and only essential services will be allowed citing a surge in COVID-19 positive cases. Gurugram and Gautam Buddha Nagar have also not opened the borders with Delhi resulting in chaos every day. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Manipur records total 121 coronavirus cases: Government

    Manipur reported 13 fresh cases of COVID-19 last night, taking the total number of cases to 121 out of which 83 cases are active
    (Inputs from ANI)

    News bulletin from Andhra: Cases cross 4,000 mark and more

    MP tribal migrant workers stare at uncertain future

    Due to lack of employment avenues in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua, Alirajpur, Dhar, Khargone and Barwani districts, thousands of tribals migrate to neighbouring states. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    IN PIC | Are online classrooms the new school?

    A parent setting up his mobile so that the child can attend online classes. (Photo | Nagaraja Gadekal, EPS)

    More news from the apex court

  • Hearing on a batch of petitions against Union Home Ministry's March 29 notification on payment of wages, Supreme Court today observed that some negotiations have to happen between employers and workers to iron out what has to be done for the salary for 54 days during the lockdown.

  • During the hearing, Central Government told the court that the payment of wages to workers during for the period is a matter between employers and employees.

  • On March 29, the Home Ministry ordered the employers to pay wages to their workers on the due date without any deduction.

    • School classrooms in Chennai are being disinfected

    Haryana schools to open in phased manner in July, collges to resume in August: Education Minister Kanwar Pal

  • Schools to reopen in July in phased manner, starting with classes 10-12, followed by classes 6-9 and 1-5.

  • For social distancing, schools to function at 50 per cent strength. In class of 30 students, 15 will come in morning and 15 in evening or alternate days.

  • We will be conducting a demo in four to five schools to prepare and better the plan. Colleges will reopen in August with first-year commencing from September. Universities will take rest of the decisions.

    • WATCH | Tamil Nadu new bulletin

    Andhra CM declares financial aid for taxi, auto drivers affected by lockdown

    Delhi labs face Health Ministry heat

    Inquiry initiated against eight labs in Delhi for taking samples against ICMR protocol. Respective Chief District Medical Officers asked to suspend the registration of all phlebotomists of these labs immediately. No samples are to be sent to these labs with effect from today.

    Latest Andhra tally

    Assam tally nears 1900

    Assam reports 47 new COVID-19 positive cases till 11:47 am today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1877. Number of active cases stand at 1457: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

    AAP government on hospital beds' situation in Delhi for COVID-19 patients

    Since launch of Delhi Corona App, various people are inquiring for beds but actual users are less. This is sort of window shopping. Three more hospitals have been converted, there will be no lack of beds: Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain.

    INS Jalashwa to evacuate 700 Indians from Male

    Latest Rajasthan numbers

    Lockdown has flattened GDP curve not COVID-19's: Rajiv Bajaj to Rahul Gandhi

    The Managing Director of Bajaj Auto was in a conversation with former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi that was broadcast on social media on Thursday. This is Gandhi's fourth interaction with who's who of the business world as he tries to build a case against the central government led by Narendra Modi. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Update from SC on vehicular movements in Delhi-NCR region

    Barbershops open in Andhra

    First high-quality study to assess if HCQ can prevent COVID-19 shows the drug doesn't work

    The findings of the high-quality trial carried out in the USA and published in the New England Medical Journal has shown that coronavirus infection rate was same in two control groups—one taking HCQ and the other under placebo. (READ FULL STORY HERE)

    Latest Odisha COVID-19 tally

    WATCH | Modi-Australian PM hold first ever virtual summit

    Update from Tamil Nadu

    Rajiv Bajaj, MD Bajaj Auto discusses about the lockdown impact on Indian economy with Rahul Gandhi

  • I think unfortunately India not only looked West it went to the wild West, we stayed more towards the impervious side. We tried to implement a hard lockdown which was still porous.

  • On the one hand, the porous lockdown makes sure that the virus will still exist.

  • So, you have not solved that problem, but you have decimated the economy, you flattened the wrong curve.

  • It is not the infection curve, it is the GDP curve.

  • People still think infection means death, it is a herculean task to open up.

  • To get this fear out of the mind of people there has to be a clear narrative from PM because when he says something people seem to follow.

    • Weekend shutdown in eleven Odisha districts

    COVID-19 – NORTHEAST TALLY

  • Total Positive Cases: 2703.

  • Total Active Cases:2064.

  • Cured/Discharged: 628

  • Transferred Out: 3.

  • Migrated Out: 3.

  • Death: 5.

  • STATE WISE BREAK-UP

  • ASSAM

  • Total Positive: 1830.

  • Total Active: 1410.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 413.

  • Migrated Out: 3.

  • Deaths: 4.

  • MEGHALAYA

  • Total Positive: 33.

  • Total Active: 19.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 13.

  • Death: 1.

  • MANIPUR

  • Total Positive: 102.

  • Total Active: 76.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 26.

  • Death: 0.

  • MIZORAM

  • Total Positive: 17.

  • Total Active: 16.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 1.

  • Death: 0.

  • NAGALAND

  • Total Positive: 59.

  • Total Active: 58.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 1.

  • Death: 0.

  • TRIPURA

  • Total Positive: 622.

  • Total Active: 446.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 173.

  • Transferred Out: 3.

  • Death: 0.

  • ARUNACHAL

  • Total Positive: 38.

  • Total Active: 37.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 1.

  • Death: 0.

  • SIKKIM

  • Total Positive: 2.

  • Total Active: 2.

  • Cured/ Discharged: 0.

  • Death: 0.

    • 9,304 new COVID-19 cases and 260 deaths in the last 24 hours

    India reports 9,304 new COVID-19 cases and 260 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 2,16,919 including 1,06,737 active cases, 1,04,107 cured/discharged/migrated and 6,075 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

    ICMR on COVID-19 testings in last 24 hours

    Total 42,42,718 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,39,485 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR.

    Latest Mizoram COVID-19 tally

    Till date, 17 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, including one discharged/cured and 16 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram.

    Latest Punjab COVID-19 tally

    Latest quarantine guideline for those entering Delhi

    Latest guideline on handling COVID-19 victims' bodies in Delhi

    Assam tally nears 1900

    74 new cases of COVID-19 reported till 10.55 pm Wednesday (today's total as of now 269), taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1830: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

    News from IIT Bhubaneshwar

    Latest guidelines for Health Ministry officials

    Gym trainers in Karnataka face lockdown heat

    MGNREGA works resume in J&K

    Tirupati gears up for June 8 reopening

    Railway official, family test positive in Delhi

    A Railway official, his wife and daughter have tested positive for COVID-19. The official had last attended the office on June 1: Sources.

    Images from Ghazipur border

    Images from Delhi-Gurugram

    Latest images from Delhi-UP border

    WHO says hydroxychloroquine trials to resume

    The World Health Organization on Wednesday said that clinical trials of the drug hydroxychloroquine will resume, having been suspended pending a safety review in the search for coronavirus treatments.

    479 healthcare workers at AIIMS Delhi infected with COVID-19 so far

    At present 479 healthcare workers from AIIMS, includes faculty, residents, nursing staffs, attendants, sanitation and security staffs have tested positive for COVID-19. (READ MORE)

    With 1513 cases in a day Delhi registers record spike

    Chennai records highest daily spike with 1012 COVID-19 cases, eight more die

    Chennai saw a record 1012 new coronavirus cases being added on Wednesday taking the total number here to 17,598. Eight more people died in the city taking the death count to 158. (READ MORE)

    PM Modi interacts with Mozambique President

    Ladakh tally reaches 90

    Nine more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 90, officials said on Wednesday. All the new positive cases -- seven in Kargil and two in Leh districts -- have been shifted to an isolation ward from quarantine facilities and the contract tracing is under progress, health department officials said.

    Chennai tally crosses 17,000

    Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported 1,286 fresh coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, while for the first time 1,000 plus people tested positive in a single day here, taking the state's infection count to 25,872. Of the 1,286 new cases, 15 were returnees from abroad and 27 from other states and the state capital Chennai alone accounted for 1,012 of the fresh infections, a health department bulletin said.

    Karnataka update

    Jammu & Kashmir update

    Cases reported today: 139
    Active cases: 1816
    Total cases: 2857
    Recoveries: 1007
    Total deaths: 34

    Scientists identify distinct trait in coronavirus

    Scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad have identified a distinct trait in the coronavirus found in the people infected in the country, mostly in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Telangana. They have named this unique cluster of virus population as 'Clade A3i' found in 41 per cent of the genome sequenced in India. The researchers sequenced 64 genomes.

    Agra markets open after 69 days

    Senior police officials however warned bazar committees that there would be no relaxations in the guidelines relating to sanitisation and social distancing. Agra's Covid-19 graph touched 916, with nine new cases till Tuesday evening.

    Karnataka: Kundapur, Lalitambika Guest House to be made Covid-19 hospitals

    Kundapur taluk hospital and Lalitambika Guest House at Kollur will be soon converted into COVID-19 hospital due to increase in number of Covid-19 cases in the District, Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha said on Wednesday. Jagadeesha said that ''the decision to convert the taluk hospital into full-fledged COVID-19 hospital was taken as there is a need of 400 beds in the taluk.

    Punjab returnees to Bihar record lowest COVID infection rate

    Only two per cent of migrants returning to Bihar were found to be have contracted virus, the random sampling by the Bihar Government has revealed. Three persons out of 157 tested on return to Bihar from Punjab have shown positive symptoms, a health department spokersperson said here on Wednesday.

    Pune civic body cancels PFI burial agreement

    US ventilators to arrive next week

    COVID-19 cases rise by seven to 256 in Amravati

    The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Amravati district rose by seven to 256 on Wednesday, an official said. With one more person succumbing to the viral infection, the death toll mounted to 16.

    AIIMS Nurses' Union protest over working condition

    Protest by the AIIMS Nurses' Union over their working condition entered the third day on Wednesday as the number of workers infected by COVID-19 at the premier hospital in the national capital stood at 329, with 47 of them being nursing staff. In a letter to AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, the nurses body has put forward a number of demands including implementation of a uniform four-hour shift with personal protective equipment in COVID-19 areas of the hospital.

    Kerala update

    Himachal update

    President Kovind meets Georgian counterpart

    Badrinath pilgrimage update

    Badrinath temple's chief priest Rawal Ishwari Prasad Nambudiri urges the Uttarakhand government to keep the yatra to the Himalayan shrine suspended till June 30 amid the pandemic.

    Tirupur gets Social Distance Alert devices

    Delhi government issues new guidelines for testing

    According to the order issued by Office of Director General of Health Services (DGHS) on June 2, the strategy for COVID-19 testing includes -- all symptomatic (ILI symptoms) individuals with history of international travel in the last 14 days; all symptomatic (ILI symptoms) contacts of laboratory confirmed cases; all symptomatic (ILI symptoms) healthcare workers/frontline workers involved in containment and mitigation of COVID 19; all patients of Severe Acute Respiratory infection (SARI).

    Mission Vande Bharat: 75 flights to US, Canada

    Goa's Mangor Hill region declared containment zone

    Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday confirmed that 40 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from the Mangor Hill region of the state in the last 24 hours taking the total cases in the state to 119. The total active cases in the state are 62 while 57 patients have recovered.

    Lockdown enabled to strengthen health infra to effectively battle virus: Sisodia

    Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has addressed a global summit of experts and mayors from cities across the world on COVID-19 and said that the total lockdown imposed across the country in view of the virus helped the cities strengthen their health infrastructure to deal with the pandemic.

    Train tickets refund update

    Nippon Paint India to manufacturer hand sanitiser, face masks, gloves

    "As personal hygiene becomes a top priority for consumers across the world, this move by Nippon Paint is to cater to the burgeoning market by providing affordable and effective products, designed as per the WHO norms, to combat the spread of COVID-19," the company said in a statement.

    Karnataka gets cases from Maharashtra: Minister

    Aurangabad records 47 new COVID-19 cases

    As many as 47 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Wednesday, taking the tally to 1,696 in the region, an official said. The swab reports of 47 suspected patients from the district came out positive on Wednesday, the official said.

    Maharashtra health worker booked for flouting home quarantine order

    A case has been registered against a health worker employed at a private hospital in Jalna district of Maharashtra for allegedly violating the home quarantine order by attending a marriage ceremony of a relative last month, an official said on Wednesday.

    Four deaths, 79 more cases in Andhra Pradesh

    With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state now stand at 3,279 and the death toll is at 68.

    Sikkim reports second case

    The positive case had a travel history from Delhi and was asymptomatic.

    Uttarakhand issues SOP for interstate, intrastate movement of stranded people

    According to an order issued on June 2 for inter-state movement -- all inbound persons from infected cities, irrespective of the mode of travel, shall undergo a period of 7 days in institutional quarantine and subsequently 14 days in home quarantine. However, such individuals shall have the option of choosing from a government institutional quarantine facility (non-payment basis) or a paid quarantine facility (payment to be made by the quarantined individual), the order said.

    Will urge Goa Archbishop to delay reopening churches: Minister

    As per the guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, all places of worship will be open to public starting June 8 since the COVID-19 lockdown is being relaxed in a phased manner. Minister Micheal Lobo said he would be requesting Archbishop of Goa Felipe Neri Ferrao to delay the reopening of churches considering fresh cases of coronavirus being detected in the coastal state.

    Seven policemen quarantined in Srinagar

    The policemen had taken into custody a man from Kalai-andar in Rainawari area of the city after his wife had registered a case of domestic violence against him in Nowhatta police station, the officials said. He developed a cough and fever on Monday night after which his sample was taken and sent for COVID-19 test, they said, adding the result came positive.

    Federation opposes Thane civic body's move to make community halls COVID centres

    The Thane District Co-operative Housing Federation on Wednesday opposed the Thane Municipal Coroporation's decision to declare clubhouses and community halls of housing societies as COVID Care Centre, In a letter to commissioner Vijay Singhal, federation chairman Sitaram Rane said the TMC should have consulted representatives of housing societies and the federation before taking the decision.

    Federation opposes Thane civic body's move to make community halls COVID centres

    The Thane District Co-operative Housing Federation on Wednesday opposed the Thane Municipal Coroporation's decision to declare clubhouses and community halls of housing societies as COVID Care Centre, In a letter to commissioner Vijay Singhal, federation chairman Sitaram Rane said the TMC should have consulted representatives of housing societies and the federation before taking the decision.

    AAP MP uses his quota to send migrant workers home

    Nagalad tally at 58 after nine fresh cases

    Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 58 in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. Of the fresh cases, five were reported from Dimapur and four from Kohima.

    Uttarakhand tally at 1,066

    SAIL employees test positive

    "In the wake of rising COVID-19 infections in the country, a few employees at Corporate Office at Lodi Road, New Delhi have been tested Corona positive. This is the first case of confirmation at the company HQ since the outbreak of the pandemic," Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) said in a statement.

    Chhattisgarh reports second death

    A 55-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Durg district, tested positive for COVID-19 post her death at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Raipur, a health official said on Wednesday. This is the second COVID-19 death in the state, which has recorded 572 cases so far.

    Goa: 40 people from containment zone test positive

    Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said "Local transmission" of the virus has happened due to the fault of one family residing in the locality. With this, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the state has reached 65, he said.

    Goa govt defers reopening of schools

    The Goa government on Wednesday deferred its scheduled reopening of schools in the first week of June in keeping with the fresh guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, an official said. In a circular issued on Wednesday, director of education Vandana Rao said the department had earlier informed schools about reopening for the academic year.

    Six healthcare workers in JIPMER test positive

    The first incident involves a doctor who had earlier worked in the Covid block of JIPMER and developed symptoms of sore throat and tested positive after 14 days. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Kerala medical college staffers told to quarantine themselves

    15 to 20 medical professionals in various departments of Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Hospital have been asked to undergo quarantine after a 77-year-old who passed away on Tuesday morning tested positive for the virus. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

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    Salons reopen in Chennai

    Assam crossed 1,600 mark

    Assam's COVID-19 count crossed the 1600-mark, with 60 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the 60 new patients, 38 are from Dhubri, 18 from Golaghat and four from Nagaon district, the minister said. There are 1,277 active, while 337 people have recovered, four died and three migrated, he said.

    Mizoram count at 14 after Delhi-returnee tests positive

    The man, who had returned from Delhi in the last week of May, was housed in a quarantine centre in Aizawl, state nodal officer for the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma told PTI. His samples had tested positive for COVID-19 at the state-run Zoram Medical College (ZMC) late on Tuesday night, he said.

    Active cases down to 16 in Meghalaya

    With this, the number of patients who have recovered from the disease increased to 13, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.

    Nagaland says situation under control

    Nagaland Minister for Planning and Coordination Neiba Kronu has asserted that despite the existence of 49 positive COVID-19 cases, things are under control as 33 patients are asymptomatic and 16 are mild cases, while none are in high or moderate category.

    Indore detects 27 new cases

    With 27 persons testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya  Pradesh's Indore district rose to 3,597 on Wednesday, a health official said. Indore is one of the worst-affected districts in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    AAP's Sanjay Singh sending 33 migrants home with flight tickets from MP quota

    AAP leader Sanjay Singh has decided to use the 34 air tickets he is entitled to as an MP to help stranded migrant workers reach Patna from Delhi by flight, party sources said. He will accompany 33 migrant workers in a flight to Patna on Thursday evening, they said. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Salons and beauty parlours reopen in Chennai

    Delhi govt sets up panel to strengthen health arrangements

    A five-member committee has been constituted by the Delhi government for healthcare infrastructure augmentation and strengthen overall preparedness of hospitals to battle COVID-19, officials said. The order to set up the panel was issued on Tuesday, the day Delhi recorded its highest single-day spike of 1,298 coronavirus cases.

    US to ship first batch of 100 ventilators to India for COVID-19 treatment next week: White House

    The US will ship next week the first batch of 100 ventilators it has donated to India to treat the coronavirus patients, President Donald Trump has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a conference call, the White House said. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Vande Bharat Phase 3: Air India to operate five flights from London to bring home around 1,200 nationals

    Air India will operate five flights in the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission to evacuate almost 1,200 Indians nationals stranded in the United Kingdom between June 18 to June 23. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Odisha reports 143 new cases, state tally rises to 2388

    Huge traffic jams continue at Delhi-Ghaziabad border

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to give Rs 10,000 each to migrant workers

    Banerjee suggested that a portion of the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) could be used for the purpose.  (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    51 new cases in Jharkhand

    Andhra tally of positive cases nears 4000 with 180 new cases

    47 police personnel test positive in last 24 hours in Maharashtra

    In last 24 hours, 47 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of infected police personnel has reached to 2,556: Maharashtra Police

    Second COVID-19 case detected in Sikkim

    A 56-year-old man, who returned from the national capital on May 25, was found to be COVID-19 positive on Tuesday night, Health Secretary Pempa Tshering Bhutia told PTI. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    Delhi to follow revised strategy for COVID-19 testing

    ICMR says over 41 lakh samples have been tested till now

    8,909 new cases in India as confirmed cases tally rises past 2 lakh

     (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

    The nationwide tally of confirmed coronavirus cases has crossed the 2 lakh mark with 8909 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

    Total number of cases in the country now at 207,615 including 101,497 active cases, 100,303 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,815 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

    Spreading colours amidst the pandemic

    Avoiding contact: BMTC buses begin QR code based payment

    Delhi Court judge tests positive for coronavirus

    61.9 lakh confirmed cases including 3.7 lakh deaths due to coronavirus globally: WHO

    Globally, as of 2:42pm CEST, 2 June 2020, there have been 6,194,533 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 376,320 deaths, reported to WHO.

    Parks, tourist spots in Assam to remain closed

    Delhi witnesses spike of cases taking tally past 22,000

    Delhi records 1,298 fresh coronavirus cases, highest single-day spike takes tally to over 22K; death toll mounts to 556: Authorities.

    Maharashtra cases reach 72,300

    Tamil Nadu cases exceed 1000 for a third consecutive day

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