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Section 144 CrPC imposed in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Udaipur, Sikar, Pali & Nagaur due to increasing COVID case, announced Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
A health worker takes smaples for Covid-19 rapid antigen tests for coronavirus test. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)
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India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 54-lakh mark with a spike of 92,605 new cases and 1,133 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

The total case tally stands at 54,00,620 including 10,10,824 active cases, 43,03,044 cured/discharged/migrated and 86,752 deaths, the Ministry said.

As far as active cases of coronavirus are concerned, Maharashtra has 3,01,273 active cases, Karnataka 1,01,148, Andhra Pradesh 84,423, Uttar Pradesh 67,825 and Tamil Nadu 46,506.

Railway porters in Tiruchy still carry COVID-19 lockdown burden on their shoulders

When the railways announced to resume Special trains services in Tamil Nadu, several porters working in Tiruchy railway station thought, rather hoped, that it would help them put their life ‘back on their shoulder.' (READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Four Gujarat MLAs test COVID-19 positive on eve of Assembly session

As part of the safety arrangements amid the COVID-19 outbreak, all Assembly staffers have been tested and legislators would also be checked for the infection, with 56 Congress and 80 BJP MLAs having already undergone the procedure, officials said.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

IN PIC | Social distancing goes for a toss!

Findings of serosurvey in containment zones in 10 cities communicated to states for further actions: ICMR

The findings of a serosurvey in dynamic containment zones in 10 cities to assess the extent of COVID-19 transmission have been communicated to the respective states for further action, the ICMR said on Sunday and added that the second round of a countrywide serosurvey has been successfully completed.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Rajasthan imposes section 144 in eleven districts due to rising COVID-19 cases

Hong Kong bars Air India flights till October 3 after passengers test positive for COVID

Air India passenger flights were barred from landing in Hong Kong between August 18 and August 31 after 14 passengers on its Delhi-Hong Kong flight of August 14 tested positive for COVID-19 post-arrival.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Tamil Nadu reports 5,516 COVID-19 cases, 60 deaths in last 24-hours

The total number of samples tested in Tamil Nadu so far stands at 64,74,656 while 62,74,931 people -- or about 8 per cent of the State’s population -- have been tested.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Schools to reopen in 4 Northeast states from September 25

The SOPs issued by the states were in line with the Centre’s guidelines. They pertain to restrictions as regards the number of students, teaching and non-teaching staff who can come to school.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Coronavirus tally in Mumbai reaches 1,84,313

Bihar records highest number of tests in a day; efforts on to make state 'corona-free' before elections

Bihar set the record of becoming the first state in India to conduct highest number of COVID-19 tests in single-day on Sunday. Sharing this information, state health minister Mangal Pandey said that a total of 5,70,03,36 COVID-19 tests have been done so far, of which 1,68,542 persons were tested positive for the coronavirus.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Delhi reports 3,812 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths and 3742 recovered/discharged/migrated on Sunday

'Use oxygen judiciously': Maharashtra government tells hospitals treating COVID-19 patients

In Maharashtra, Pune city is consuming the largest quantity – 235 metric tonne of oxygen out of total consumption of 953 metric tonne of oxygen across the state. Dr Pradeep Vyas, principal secretary of Maharashtra health department asked various concern authority for rationing of the oxygen. In his letter, Mr Vyas said that Maharashtra is consuming the largest quantity of oxygen for COVID-19 patients in India.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Uttarakhand Assembly session cut short to one day after speaker tests positive for COVID-19

With speaker of Uttarakhand legislative assembly Prem Chand Aggarwal testing positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, upcoming session of Uttarakhand legislative assembly has been restricted to one day instead of three, said officials.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Maharashtra adds over 20,000 fresh COVId-19 cases to tally

Uttarakhand relaxes quarantine norms in revised COVID-19 guidelines

In the revised guidelines for 'Unlock 4', the Uttarakhand government has exempted people travelling to the state for less than seven-days from COVID-19 quarantine. However, those travelling for over seven days will be home quarantined for a minimum of ten days.
(READ FULL REPORT HERE)

Speaker Om Birla on Parliament session in the middle of a pandemic

WATCH | World was ‘woefully’ underprepared for COVID-19, says WHO Chief

Shiv Sena MP on COVID lockdown

After announcement of lockdown, Mumbai streets saw more people than number of people who would have come to streets post partition. But the govt didn't start trains. People were mowed down by (goods) trains on railway tracks. Somewhere we made mistakes: Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant

5516 more infected in TN

Kerala continues to report over 4000 cases of coronavirus

Uttar Pradesh COVID tally

5,809 new coronavirus cases in #UttarPradesh, tally 3.54 lakh, active cases 65,954; toll rises to 5,047 with 94 more deaths: Health bulletin

Andhra records 7738 new cases and 57 deaths

Police personnel deaths due to COVID reach Parliament discussions

Data in respect of Police personnel who died due to COVID19 across country isn't maintained Centrally. However, in respect of Central Armed Police Forces, personnel infected & those who lost lives as on Sept 14 is - 32,238 infections & 105 deaths: MoS MHA in written reply in Lok Sabha

Braving pandemic for exams

WATCH | CCMB says COVID-19 vaccine from any country will work in India

Lok Sabha MP from Kollam N K Premachandran tests positive for COVID-19

Lok Sabha member from Kollam N K Premachandran was admitted to AIIMS in the national capital after he tested positive for COVID-19. The MP had undergone the coronavirus test after a few of his colleagues, who had attended the ongoing monsoon session in the Parliament, got infected.

Delhi CSIR lab gets DCGA approval for paper-based test kit

It's different as RTPCR detects RNA & amplifies it using a polymerase chain reaction that is costly. This paper-based test also detects RNA but by a CRISPR guided system. The paper lights up if there is any virus RNA to show a sample is positive, in 45 minutes: S Mande, DG, CSIR.

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Recovery rate touching 79 per cent, says health ministry

  • India has reported high recoveries of over 94,000 for two successive days. 94,612 recoveries registered in the last 24 hours. With this, total recoveries crossed 43 lakh, Recovery Rate now touching 79.68%.

  • 60% of new recovered cases reported from 5 states -Maharashtra, Karnataka Andhra Pradesh, UP & Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra continues to lead with over 23,000 new cases of recovered patients. Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh contributed over 10,000 to single-day recoveries

    • 'Aiming for herd immunity without pharma interventions risky'

  • Trying to develop herd immunity against COVID-19 in the absence of established pharmaceutical interventions may have disastrous consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality, Rajya Sabha was told.

  • Minister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, in a written reply, said in the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries that thought of developing herd immunity through a natural process of allowing the disease transmission had very high morbidity and mortality and therefore, "had to abandon the strategy".

  • The minister was responding to a question on whether state governments are following herd immunity measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

  • The Ministry of Health has issued plans, procedures, advisories, and SoPs to the state governments for containment of the pandemic which is based on the strategy of breaking/suppressing the chain of transmission, Choubey highlighted.

    • Record 12 lakh samples tested

  • India has tested a record 12 lakh samples for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.

  • So far, as many as 6.37 crore samples have been tested across the country.

  • "India scales another peak. In last 24 hours, 12 lakh tests were conducted across the country which is an all-time record high. Total COVID-19 tests more than 6.37 crore," the Ministry tweeted.

  • India's COVID-19 case tally crossed the 54-lakh mark with a spike of 92,605 new cases and 1,133 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry said.

    • India's single-day recoveries surpass fresh cases

  • India's single-day recoveries surpassed the number of new infections for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with 94,612 people having recuperated from COVID-19.

  • A total of 94,612 people recovered from coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 79.68 per cent.

  • 92,605 people tested positive for the disease during the period, taking the total COVID-19 cases to 54,00,619.

  • The death toll climbed to 86,752 with the virus claiming 1,133 lives in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

    • South Goa district hospital becomes COVID-19 facility

  • The South Goa district hospital has been commissioned has a COVID-19 treatment facility with an initial capacity of 150 beds, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has said.

  • Till now, COVID-19 patients in the state were being treated at the ESI Hospital in Margao (South Goa), the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) near Panaji (North Goa) and the Sub-District Hospital in Ponda (South Goa).

  • The new facility at Margao in South Goa has been set up in the wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the coastal state.

    • TCS sets up isolation centres for staff

    India's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has set up 11 first-line COVID-19 isolation centres within its premises in various cities in India, including Mumbai, Indore and Nagpur. (READ HERE)

    211 new cases in Arunachal

    At least 211 more people, including 20 security personnel and a health care worker, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the state's total virus count to 7,250, a senior health department official said on Sunday.

    30 new cases in Mizoram

    At least 30 people, including 17 Assam Rifles personnel in Mizoram, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 1,578, an official said on Sunday. Of the 30 new cases, 20 were reported from Lunglei district, 4 each from Kolasib and Lawngtlai, one each from Aizawl and Mamit districts, the official said.

    Telangana reports 2,137 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday

    Telangana recorded 2,137 new coronavirus cases taking the state tally to 1,71,306. Eight deaths were also reported.

    Varanasi's Sankat Mochan Temple re-opens

    Sankat Mochan Temple in Varanasi has re-opened for devotees on Sunday after six months. Restricted number of devotees will be allowed entry to the temple amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Raipur to go under lockdown

    The Raipur district administration has announced to impose lockdown from 9 pm on September 21 till September 28 midnight in wake of daily new 900-1000 COVID-19 cases.

    Andamans tally at 3,644

  • The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 3,644 on Sunday as 13 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

  • Eleven new infections were detected during contact tracing, while two patients have travel history, he said.

  • Twenty-two more people have been cured of the disease, the official said.

    • Thane tally rises to 1,56,922

    Thane district of Maharashtra has added 1,788 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 1,56,922, an official said on Sunday. The death toll in the district rose to 4,116 with the addition of 34 fatalities on Saturday, he said.

    Telangana logs 2,137 fresh cases

  • Telangana reported 2,137 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infecction count to 1,71,306 while eight more deaths pushed the toll to 1,033, a government bulletin said on Sunday.

  • The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of fresh cases with 322, followed by Rangareddy (182) and Medchal Malkajgiri (146) districts, it said, providing data as of 8 PM on Saturday.

  • The cumulative recovered cases stood at 1,39,700,while 30,573 were presently under treatment across the state.

    • National tally crosses 54-lakh mark

    Global Covid-19 cases top 30.6mn

  • The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 30.6 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 955,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

  • As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 30,674,077 and the fatalities rose to 955,440, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

  • The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 6,764,780 and 199,258, respectively, according to the CSSE.

    • Tests update

    Odisha projects 2.14 lakh coronavirus cases by month end

  • With Odisha reporting over 4,000 new cases in a 24-hour period, the State Government has projected the total confirmed Covid-19 cases would be around 2.14 lakh by the end of this month.

  • As per the projection, the number of active cases would be close to 39,000 considering the rate of recovery at around 80 per cent (pc).

  • The tally and active cases now stand at 1,75,550 and 33,149 respectively.

  • The State recorded 4,000 plus new infections for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday as 4,209 persons were found positive of 48,075 samples tested.

    • Bhubaneswar tally crosses 18K mark

    The Odisha capital crossed 18,000 mark on Saturday after 342 more persons in the city tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials, however, said the day marked a major milestone with the city crossing the two-lakh mark in COVID test with a cumulative case positivity rate of 9.09 per cent.

    Tourists return to Shimla

    Rohan Talwar tests positive

  • Rohan Talwar, an alleged drug peddler who was arrested in Mumbai in connection with a drug case, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.

  • Talwar has been admitted to JJ Hospital.

  • The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had detained Talwar for his alleged involvement in supplying drugs in Mumbai.

    • Maharashtra prisons update

    Uttarakhand orders action against labs giving 'wrong' reports

  • The Uttarakhand government on Saturday ordered stern action against Dehradun private labs in giving "wrong" coronavirus test reports.

  • Chief Secretary Om Prakash asked Dehradun District Magistrate Ashish Kumar Shrivastava to take stringent action against such labs.

  • The chief secretary's order came following complaints that some people who tested positive for coronavirus at private labs tested negative at government hospitals, an official said.

  • There are also complaints that 50 per cent of people going to private labs in Dehradun are testing positive for the infection, he said.

  • The chief secretary who reviewed the coronavirus situation in the state through video conferencing and instructed officials to ensure that people in home isolation do not violate COVID guidelines.

    • Delhi street vendors face crisis

    Coronavirus impact

    Section 144 imposed

    21 more die in Jammu & Kashmir

    J&K recorded 1,492 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 62,533, while 21 fatalities pushed the death toll 987, officials said. It was for the 17th consecutive day that the number of fresh cases crossed 1,000 in a 24-hour period.

    Punjab CS ask manufacturers to ramp up medical oxygen production

  • Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Saturday asked oxygen manufacturers in the state to ramp up production, amid increasing COVID-19 cases in the country.

  • The chief secretary was interacting with manufacturers through video conference.

  • Mahajan assured full support from the government to address manufacturers' concerns, including availability of cylinders and timely issuing of licences for medical oxygen production, along with continuous power supply.

  • There should be no shortage of medical oxygen supplies at this critical juncture, when cases in the state are increasing at an accelerated pace, she said.

    • Coronavirus positive woman dies after giving birth in UP's Muzaffarnagar

  • A 24-year-old COVID-19 positive woman died after giving birth at the COVID care centre here on Saturday, officials said.

  • The child is said to be in good health.

  • The woman was among four people who succumbed to COVID-19 in the district, taking the toll to 55, officials said.

  • The other patients who died of the virus include a 45-year-old man from Jaswant Puri locality, a 55-year-old man from Gandhi Colony and a 23-year-old from Janakpuri locality in the district.

  • As many as 77 fresh cases, including two police personnel and medical staff each, were detected taking the active caseload to 1,188 in the district.

  • According to Muzaffarnagar DM Selvakumari J, the district authorities received 537 sample results of which 77 came out positive while 74 people recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,681 in the district.

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