10:01 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update
Train carrying 276 passengers departs from Trichy
#WACH Tamil Nadu: Tiruchirappalli-Nagercoil Train with 276 passengers departed from Trichy Railway Station today morning as train services resume in Trichy Division of Southern Railway. pic.twitter.com/yXxZakGF2O
— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020
09:57 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit
With 67,655 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state, followed by Tamil Nadu (22,333) and Delhi (19,844).
With 67,655 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 2,286 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 29,329 patients have recovered.
With 22,333 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Tamil Nadu remains the second worst-affected state in the country. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the state has reported 173 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 12,757 patients have recovered.
With 19,844 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, Delhi remains the third most-affected region in the country. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, the national capital has reported 473 COVID-19 deaths so far. As many as 8,478 patients have recovered.
09:45 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update
Traffic seen at Delhi-Ghaziabad border
Traffic movement at Delhi-Ghaziabad border near Ghazipur after government lifted restrictions on inter state and intra state movements, reports ANI.
Traffic movement at Delhi-Ghaziabad border near Ghazipur after government lifted restrictions on inter state and intra state movements. #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/o7leiNCp5o
— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2020
09:40 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
India reports 8,392 new infections, 230 deaths in past 24 hrs
India on Monday reported a spike of 8,392 new COVID-19 cases and 230 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India. The total number of cases in the country now at 1,90,535 including 93322 active cases, 91819 cured/discharged/migrated and 5394 deaths, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
09:32 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
India registers 1.9 lakh cases, 5,394 deaths
Coronavirus cases in India have risen to 190,535 with 8392 new cases on Monday. The toll has risen to 5,394 with recoveries are at 91,818 and active cases are now at 93,322, according to the latest bulletin by the health ministry.
09:19 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update
Salons open in Moradabad
Salons reopen in Moradabad after the state government allowed salons and beauty parlours to operate with conditions of social distancing and other precautionary measures, reports ANI.
Salons reopen in Moradabad after state government allowed salons and beauty parlours to operate with conditions of social distancing and other precautionary measures. #Unlock1 pic.twitter.com/YhGoCXR4B2
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 1, 2020
09:15 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation and Ahmedabad bus services resume
From Monday Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus services in state districts and Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) will resume after almost two and a half months. Health guidelines issued by the government are being followed by the passengers, drivers and conductors. Ministry of Home Affairs' guidelines regarding #Unlock1 have come into effect today and will remain effective till 30 June.
09:00 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
First train among 200 special trains departs from Mumbai for UP
Mahanagari Express, the first train among 200 special trains, departed on Monday from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.The ministry of railways (MoR) after consultation with ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) and ministry of home affairs (MHA) had earlier announced that train services shall be further partially restored with effect from June 1. Over 1.45 lakh passengers will travel on 200 trains from Tuesday.
08:54 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update
US sends more than 2 million doses of HCQ to Brazil
The US has sent to Brazil more than 2 million doses of a malaria drug, Hydroxychloroquine, touted by President Donald Trump as potentially protecting against and treating the coronavirus, even though scientific evidence has not backed up those uses, PTI reports.
08:46 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update
Global COVID-19 cases cross 61.6 lakh; US worst-hit country
The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 61.6 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 3.71 lakh.
With over 17.8 lakh reported cases till date, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and Spain.
08:31 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
Mumbai to get 100-member medical team from Kerala
A 100-member medical team from Kerala will help doctors in Mumbai tackle the COVID-19 outbreak as active cases continue to rise in India's financial capital, reports moneycontrol. An advance team has already reached Mumbai's Seven Hills Hospital, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on 31 May.
08:25 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update
Maharashtra allows film, TV shoots with social distancing
Last evening, the Maharashtra government gave permission to resume shooting for films, television, and web series. The state government has laid down conditions for resumption of shooting work. Units will have to adhere to social distancing norms and hygiene practices.
08:17 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update
US will consider rejoining WHO if it ends corruption, reliance on China: White House
The US will consider rejoining the World Health Organization if it ends corruption and reliance on China, the White House said on Sunday.
President Donald Trump on Friday terminated America's relationship with the WHO and accused the global health body of being hand in glove with China in sharing inaccurate information to the world about the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 370,000 people globally.
The WHO needs to reform. What the president said, if the WHO reforms and ends the corruption and ends the reliance on China, the US will very seriously consider coming back, US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien told ABC News.
08:10 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Update
Haryana to open interstate borders from 1 June, places of worship from 8 June
The Haryana government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines for the next phase of lockdown and decided to open its interstate borders, including those with Delhi from 1 June and places of worship, hotels and malls from 8 June.
Seeking to follow the Centre's guidelines for the next phase of lockdown, starting 1 June, the state government also decided to allow interstate movement of people and goods. As per the fresh guidelines issued by Haryana, the lockdown in containment zones will continue till 30 June.
07:57 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update
Noida-Delhi border to stay sealed except for exempted services, people
The Noida-Delhi border will remain sealed for the movement of people to and from the national capital, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration said in its latest guidelines for the COVID-19 lockdown issued on Sunday.
The decision has been taken based on a Health Department report on Sunday which said the source of infection in 42 percent of the coronavirus cases detected in the district in the last 20 days has been tracked to Delhi, according to the guidelines.
"Therefore, it has been decided in the public interest that status quo shall be maintained with respect to the inter-state border," stated the guidelines signed by District Magistrate Suhas LY.
07:52 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
Jharkhand, Andhra, Maharashtra express concerns over running shramik trains
In a marathon meeting which ended hours before the Railways began operating 200 special passenger trains, the national transporter said its trains will run as per schedule with minor changes in stoppages to address the concerns expressed by Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra about the planned services from 1 June.
Sources said a high-level meeting was convened at the railway headquarters to resolve the matter. They indicated that the three states have raised concerns over the rising cases of the coronavirus as the reason behind their opposition to the movement of trains.
"Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have expressed reservations about running of trains or number of stoppages as planned. The matter is being discussed with the states. Any further development in this regard will be intimated," a railway spokesperson said.
07:47 (IST)
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
India now seventh worst-hit country in world
India has now become the world''s seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases, according to the World Health Organization's coronavirus tracker. The US, Brazil, Russia, UK, Spain and Italy are the countries that have reported more cases than India as of now.
As the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus draws to a close, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 1,82,143 and the number of deaths has risen to 5,164. The country recorded 8,380 new infections and 193 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 190,535 with 8392 new cases on Monday. The toll has risen to 5,394 with recoveries are at 91,818 and active cases are now at 93,322, according to the latest bulletin by the health ministry.
The US will consider rejoining the World Health Organization if it ends corruption and reliance on China, the White House said on Sunday. President Donald Trump on Friday terminated America's relationship with the WHO and accused the global health body of being hand in glove with China in sharing inaccurate information to the world about the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 370,000 people globally.
Last evening, the Maharashtra government gave permission to resume shooting for films, television, and web series. The state government has laid down conditions for the resumption of shooting work. Units will have to adhere to social distancing norms and hygiene practices.
As the fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus draws to a close, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 1,82,143 and the number of deaths has risen to 5,164.
The country recorded 8,380 new infections and 193 deaths in the past 24 hours.
India has now become the world''s seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases, according to the World Health Organization's coronavirus tracker. The US, Brazil, Russia, UK, Spain and Italy are the countries that have reported more cases than India as of now.
Meanwhile, several states announced that they would extend the lockdown till the end of June, albeit with some relaxations.
State-wise cases and deaths
The death toll has gone up by 193 since Saturday morning, of which 99 deaths were reported from Maharashtra, 27 from Gujarat, 18 from Delhi, nine each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, seven from West Bengal, six each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana, five from Bihar, three from Uttar Pradesh, two from Punjab, and one each from Haryana and Kerala.
Of the total 5,164 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,197 deaths, followed by Gujarat (1,007), Delhi (416), Madhya Pradesh (343), West Bengal (309), Uttar Pradesh (201), Rajasthan (193), Tamil Nadu (160), Telangana (77) and Andhra Pradesh (60).
The death toll reached 48 in Karnataka, 44 in Punjab, 28 in Jammu and Kashmir, 20 in Haryana, 20 in Bihar, nine in Kerala, and seven in Odisha.
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand have each registered five COVID-19 fatalities, Chandigarh and Assam have recorded four deaths each, while Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh have reported one COVID-19 fatality each so far.
More than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to co-morbidities, the ministry said.
According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 65,168, followed by Tamil Nadu at 21,184, Delhi at 18,549, Gujarat at 16,343, Rajasthan at 8,617, Madhya Pradesh at 7,891 and Uttar Pradesh at 7,445.
The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 5,130 in West Bengal, 3,636 in Bihar, 3,569 in Andhra Pradesh, 2,922 in Karnataka, 2,499 in Telangana, 2,341 in Jammu and Kashmir, 2,233 in Punjab and 1,923 in Haryana.
Odisha has reported 1,819 coronavirus cases, Kerala has 1,208 cases, Assam has 1,185, Uttarakhand has 749, Jharkhand has 563, Chhattisgarh has 447, Himachal Pradesh has 313, Chandigarh has 289, Tripura has 268, Ladakh has 74 and Goa has 70.
Manipur has reported 62 COVID-19 cases, Puducherry has 51 cases of infection, Nagaland has recorded 36 cases, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands has registered 33 infections.
Meghalaya has registered 27 cases, Arunachal Pradesh has reported four cases, Dadar and Nagar Haveli has two cases, while Mizoram and Sikkim have reported a case each till now.
States extend lockdowns
Maharashtra extended till 30 June the lockdown in the entire state, and announced easing of restrictions and phase-wise resumption of activities under the "Mission Begin Again".
As per the revised guidelines issued on Sunday, all markets, market areas and shops, except malls, will be allowed to functionfrom June 5 on odd-even basis.
While all private offices can operate with up to 10 per cent their employee strength as per the requirement from June 8 with others working from home.
This will exclude COVID-19 containment zones, the guidelines said.
Under ''Mission Begin Again'', outdoor physical activities like morning walks, cycling will be allowed. Self employed persons like plumbers, electricians, pest control staff and technicians will be allowed to work, but they will have to follow social distancing norms. Garages can also function and customers can visit them with prior appointment.
These activities will be permitted in the red zones of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Mumbai, as well as Solapur, Pune, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur. However, such activities will not resume in COVID-19 containment zones, it said.
In Madhya Pradesh, the lockdown in containment areas will remain in place till 30 June 30 but people won't need e-passes for intra-state and inter-state travel in personal vehicles from Monday, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said.
The decision to re-start inter-state public transport will be taken on June 7, he added in a televised address on Sunday night.
The chief minister said a decision to re-open schools, colleges, coaching centres will be taken in July after a dialogue with stakeholders.
However, he said, schools will be opened for Class XII board exams.
Public movement on streets will remain completely banned between 9 pm and 5 am, while the ban earlier was between 7 pm to 7 am.
In Delhi, opening of salons, shops in malls on an odd-even basis and religious places are among the activities the state government is likely to allow in the coming days.
The Delhi government may extend the lockdown in containment zones till June 30, an official told PTI, adding that the city administration will permit all activities, including in religious places, allowed by the Centre in a phase-wise relaxation plan.
A decision on opening of cinema halls and gymnasium may be taken later.
However, measures for maintaining social-distancing like 20 passengers in a bus, two people, excluding the driver, in four wheelers and one person in an autorickshaw will continue to be in place.
Sources said that neighbourhood religious places are likely to be allowed to open even as famous ones which witness large footfall will remain closed for some more days.
The government will come up with detailed guidelines for the next phase of relaxations on Monday.
The government is likely to prohibit people''s movement from 9 pm to 5 am during which all non-essential activities will not be allowed. At present, the timing is from 7 pm to 7 am.
Fourth phase of lockdown accounts for nearly half of total cases
The fourth phase of the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, which began on May 18, saw 85,974 COVID-19 cases till 8 am on Sunday, which is nearly half of the total cases reported in the country so far.
Lockdown 4.0, which will end on May 31 midnight, has accounted for47.20 percent of the total coronavirus infection cases, number crunching from the Union Health Ministry data reveals.
The lockdown, which was first clamped on 25 March and spanned for 21 days, had registered 10,877 cases, while the second phase of the curbs that began on 15 April and stretched for 19 days till 3 May, saw 31,094 cases.
The third phase of the lockdown that was in effect for 14 days ending on 17 May, recorded 53,636 cases till 8 am of 18 May.
The first case of COVID-19 in India?was reported on January 30 from Kerala after a medical student of Wuhan university, who had returned to India, tested positive for the virus.
The country had registered 512 coronavirus infection cases till 24 March.
With the fourth phase of lockdown ending on Sunday, the home ministry on Saturday said 'Unlock-1' will be initiated in the country from 8 June under which the nationwide lockdown will be relaxed to a great extent, including opening of shopping malls, restaurants and religious places, even as strict restrictions will remain in place till 30 June in the country's worst-hit areas
While announcing the extension of the lockdown in containment zones across the country, the Home Ministry said temples, mosques, churches and other religious places and shopping malls will be allowed to open in a phased manner from 8 June, while a decision on opening of schools and colleges will be taken in July in consultation with states.
With inputs from PTI
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