India saw a record single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to 3,20,92 on Sunday, while the death toll rose by 311 to 9,195, the Health Ministry said.
There are 1,49,348 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 1,62,378 people have recovered and a patient has migrated, according to the ministry data updated in the morning.
India will soon start domestic production of anti-viral Remdesivir drug which will be for "restricted emergency use" on COVID-19 patients.
I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. I’ve been tested and unfortunately I’m covid positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery, InshaAllah #COVID19 #pandemic #hopenotout #staysafe #stayhome— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 13, 2020
Five workers of a company in Puducherry's Mettupalayam industrial estate tested positive for COVID-19 along with eight other fresh cases.
#COVID19 tally in #Bhubaneswar increases to 106 as three more test positive in the last 24 hours. Contact tracing is in progress. Primary contacts & neighbours of the patients have been quarantined and will be under surveillance for a week or two: @bmcbbsr @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/DmsFefltRN
— TNIE Odisha (@XpressOdisha) June 13, 2020
#CovidUpdates: Out of 14,477 #samples tested, from Friday 9 am to Saturday 9 am, 222 (186 from #AP, 33 from other states, 3 foreign returnees) tested positive in #AndhraPradesh; 2 deaths reported taking the toll to 82.@NewIndianXpress #APFightsCoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/aPEyt3pNTt
— TNIE Andhra Pradesh (@xpressandhra) June 13, 2020
Rajasthan: Social distancing norms were flouted at a village council (panchayat) meeting held yesterday in Karauli district. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/dw7fTJn91q
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
118 #COVID19 positive cases and 3 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 10:30 AM today; 164 people recovered and 177 discharged so far. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 12186, including 275 deaths, 9175 recovered & 8784 discharged: State health dept pic.twitter.com/JwrYUNdmMy
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
We were in quarantine for 15 days before getting work. It feels good to work again. How long will we sit at home? If we are being given work here, we will stay here otherwise we will have to go back to Mumbai: Amita, a migrant labourer in Kalaburagi's Ladchincholi village https://t.co/QZvx6lbIrn pic.twitter.com/bZvrx38BDr
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
Baby's day out | Enjoying on its swing, a baby wearing a facemask was seen enjoying at a maternity hospital in Tirupati.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 13, 2020
Express Photos | Madhav K@xpressandhra pic.twitter.com/4JFId20vEA
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said that the government has reduced the rates of the COVID-19 tests conducted by private laboratories from Rs 4,500 to Rs 2,200.
(READ FULL STORY HERE)Big relief those what to take the #COVID19 swab test. Maharashtra government reduced the #COVID19 swab testing cost in private lab. The home service testing facility cost reduced from Rs 5200 to Rs 2800 while testing at lab, reduced from Rs 4500 to Rs 2200. @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/epUZBNPBSm
— Sudhir Suryawanshi (@ss_suryawanshi) June 13, 2020
#WATCH ...contract employees who made the video were motivated and did it on purpose. They have been suspended: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on video showing bad state of affairs in LNJP hospital pic.twitter.com/TyWgFByiac
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
Suffering from chronic kidney disease and diabetes, Miskeen Begum had lost consciousness in the morning and her 57-year-old husband had run the rounds of hospitals. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
If you want the number of tests conducted for COVID-19 to increase, then ask ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) to change its guidelines. We cannot flout ICMR guidelines that state certain conditions which are prerequisite for tests: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.
has now become the fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with a caseload of 3,08,993, according to coronavirus statistics website Worldometer. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
West Bengal: Trade between India-Bangladesh through Fulbari Integrated Check Post (ICP) resumes today. It was suspended on 23rd March in view of #CoronavirusPandemic. pic.twitter.com/RmzlB8i8Td
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
Bus terminal in Ludhiana remains deserted as Punjab Govt has barred inter-dist movement on weekends except for e-pass holders. A commuter says,"Govt should inform public 2-3 days before imposing lockdown to avoid inconvenience. I came to know about it only after reaching here". pic.twitter.com/3eyWJdm2uX
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, has approached Delhi High Court seeking quashing of FIR filed against the hospital by Delhi Police on complaint of Delhi Government for allegedly violating COVID-19 regulation. Delhi High Court to hear the matter on 15th June.
Checking-in at star hotels will not be the same anymore! Guests will have to carry their luggage, undergo thermal scanning, hand sanitising, and even shoes and the luggage will be disinfected too.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) June 13, 2020
Visuals from The Hilton, Chennai.
Express Video | @ashwinacharya05 @xpresstn pic.twitter.com/oydIMz7g4E
WATCH: A brief news bulletin from Tamil Nadu bureau of The New Indian Express.@NewIndianXpress @SushmithaRam #TamilNadu #Covid19Chennai #COVID pic.twitter.com/W0IrAJJKWM
— TNIE Tamil Nadu (@xpresstn) June 13, 2020
225 new #COVID19 positive cases, biggest single day spike in #Odisha
— Hemant Kumar Rout #StayHomeStaySafe (@TheHemantRout) June 13, 2020
(Quarantine: 196, Local contacts: 29)
Total cases - 3723
Death - 10
Cuttack 92
Ganjam 20
Khurda 19
Kandhamal 15
Puri 15
Jagatsinghpur 13
Balangir 12
Mayurbhanj 9
Nayagarh 7@XpressOdisha@NewIndianXpress
TN government inducts 2,000 nurses in Chennai for #COVID19 duty. For a salary of 14,000 per month, their contract period is for six months while govt will take care of food and stay expenditures. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) June 13, 2020
B/w manufacturing to metal finishing an item changes multiple hands. Alcohol based sanitiser deteriorates the quality. 'Suraksha 24' is chlorine-free, non-acidic. It keeps product safe from contamination without compromising with quality: R Sharma, General Manager MHSC. #COVID19 https://t.co/IOKyuEpBIj pic.twitter.com/VCBezBUQYg
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 13, 2020
Out of the 2220 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 71 are positive: King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow
TN Health Department adds 81 Rapid Response Mobile Medical Teams to Chennai and neighbouring districts. The teams will hold fever camps and do early risk assessment in hotspots and give treatment to people needed at the earliest. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress
— Omjasvin M D (@omjasvinMD) June 13, 2020
India crosses THREE lakh mark as it reports the highest single-day spike of 11,458 new COVID-19 cases; total cases rise to 308993; 386 deaths in the last 24 hours. There are 145779 active cases, 154330 cured/discharged/migrated and 8884 deaths in the country so far: Ministry of Health.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with CMs of 15 states/UTs on June 17 - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu And Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha.
32 new COVID-19 positive cases and two deaths reported in Uttarakhand on Friday; 52 people recovered. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 1724, including 21 deaths and 947 discharged: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19.
Odisha: Sculptors in Puri facing hardship as tourism is down amid COVID19 pandemic. Rabi Sahu, Secy, Sudarshan Art&Crafts Village, says,“Handicraft business has suffered a great loss. Since last 3 months, artists are in a very difficult situation. Our survival is at stake” pic.twitter.com/guYOxYgUvx
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
#WATCH Jammu & Kashmir: A local artist dressed up as Yamraj today and visited various markets of Udhampur city to create awareness among the people about #COVID19. He urged people to observe social distancing, wear mask and not come out of houses unnecessarily. pic.twitter.com/Gwl3jFVci1
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
49 new COVID-19 positive cases and 55 people recovered and discharged in Jharkhand on Friday, no deaths reported in the state today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1656, including 630 recovered and discharged & 8 deaths: Jharkhand government.
Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple to be closed for devotees from 13 June, as nearby areas Chavakkad & Vadakkekad have been declared as containment zones. Weddings scheduled for tomorrow allowed; other wedding bookings, darshan passes stand cancelled: Guruvayur Devaswom, Trivandrum.
Assam: Devotees offered Friday namaz at Burha Jame Masjid in Guwahati, earlier today. Imam of the mosque says,"Following Health Department's guidelines around 15 people offered prayers here while maintaining social distancing." pic.twitter.com/7kJquQCY2G
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
An FIR has been registered against a college in Talegaon Dabhade of Pune district for holding examination by calling students to the college amid lockdown.
Madhya Pradesh: Shops have reopened in Indore following relaxations in lockdown. A shopkeeper says, "we opened shops almost after 60-65 days. There is very less footfall in the market. All our savings have also exhausted." (12/6) pic.twitter.com/iCmOuh1Ptm
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a sanitizing chamber named 'GermiKlean' to sanitise uniforms of security forces. The sanitizing chamber has been set up at Parliament Street Police Station. (12/6) pic.twitter.com/7xXyrhHyPr
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
Terracotta craftsmen in Gorkhapur say their business has slumped due to #COVID19 outbreak.A craftsman says,"lockdown has been partially lifted,but we haven't received any order. We are waiting for customers. We have a huge stock of products as it couldn't be sold due to lockdown" pic.twitter.com/ibOUojyxI6
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 12, 2020
Madhya Pradesh: Idol makers in Indore say that they are facing hardships amid #COVID19 pandemic. An artist says, "we have incurred huge loss in last 2 months. We have started working now but raw material has become expensive. We haven't received any help from anyone." (12/6) pic.twitter.com/zn6YZrueej
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
Himachal Pradesh: Restaurants and eateries reopened in Shimla yesterday following district administration's order to operate restaurants, dhabas and sweet shops at 60% of their seating capacity. pic.twitter.com/eTysHYoJOx
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
Railway Protection Force, Pune yesterday launched Robotic Captain Arjun to intensify the screening & surveillance. This robot was launched to screen passengers while they board trains and keep a watch on anti-social elements: Central Railway #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/OUzh9kQ8Tn
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
Krishna Murti, a 97-year-old man was admitted at the hospital on May 30 after being tested positive for #COVID19. The patient was discharged after his test report was negative for COVID-19: Kauvery Hospital, Chennai (12/6) pic.twitter.com/jehhzvk3Sj
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
MP: A man, Nahru Khan has installed contactless bell at Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur. He says "We listen to azan, so I thought clanging of bells should also be heard. It works on proximity sensor (able to detect presence of nearby objects without physical contact)". #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/bjY13EqZk6
— ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
The first flight under Vande Bharat Mission from Finland departed on Thursday for New Delhi with 227 stranded Indians onboard. "#VandeBhaartMission flight AI 1184 & historic first passenger flight of @AirIndiaIn from Helsinki to New Delhi takes off with 227 pax incl senior citizens, stranded tourists, business visitors, students eager to join families," Indian embassy in Finland tweeted.
In a story of hope, a 97-year-old man has recovered from COVID-19 in a private hospital in Chennai, making him the oldest survivor of the virus in Tamil Nadu -- and the second oldest in the country. The nonagenarian, A Krishna Murti, was admitted to Kauvery Hospital on May 30 after testing positive for COVID-19. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple in Thrissur district has decided to shut down from Saturday, with nearby areas of Chavakkad and Vadakkekad being declared as containment zones. The temple had opened for devotees on Tuesday and entry possible only through advance booking. However, with a spike in Covid cases in the Thrissur district, the temple administration decided to close the temple for devotees from Saturday.
Three months after banning foreigners from entering India due to coronavirus situation, the Centre on Friday lifted curbs on entry of five categories of foreign nationals to India--those who wish to come to the country on account of family emergencies and could not come due to the lockdown imposed to curb COVID-19. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
The coronavirus case count in Madhya Pradesh grew to 10,443 on Friday with 202 new patients being detected, 70 of them in Bhopal, the health department said. Nine COVID-19 patients died during this period, taking the number of fatalities to 440 in the state, it said. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
Disinfection work at the Secretariat campus in Chennai was carried out as per the government order which stated that all government offices will be closed on the second Saturday and Sunday to carry out disinfection work. Express Photo | @haisat2005 @xpresstn #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/7ABairJ0rc
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