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Sunday 31 May 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: With 1,82,143 COVID-19 cases reported till date, India now seventh worst-affected country, says WHO

23:57 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Manipur Latest Update

Manipur extends lockdown till 30 June

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced on Sunday extension of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown till 30 June.Stating that lockdown was one of the preventive measures to stop further spread of the disease, Singh maintained the decision to extend the curbs was taken to save the lives of the people. He said the operations of the MSME sector, agriculture and horticulture related activities, and work under the NREGA will be allowed during the lockdown. However, social distancing norms, advisories and protocols laid down by WHO and the Health Ministry must be obeyed by the people, Singh said. 
 
PTI
 

23:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Nashik district reports 50 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths

Nashik district in north Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 50 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths, including seven from the hotspot Malegaon, taking the
overall case count to 1,224 and fatalities to 72, an official release said. Malegaon has so far reported the highest 55 deaths while the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) area has reported eight deaths, followed by five fatalities from other parts of the district. The rest four were residents of other districts who had died during treatment.
 
PTI
 

23:45 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Railways board urges Maharashtra to allow special trains to run from 1 June

 
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav has written to Maharashtra Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, requesting him to issue necessary instructions to district administration to organise the compliance to the guidelines of MHA & MOHF&W for running of special trains from 1 June, ANI quotes the Western Railways as saying. Earlier three states including Maharashtra had expressed concerns over resumption of trains.

23:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update

Lucknow markets to have control rooms

 
Lucknow administration on Sunday said all markets in the city will have a control room, manned by some local traders' association members besides some policemen and municipal officials to monitor and enforce social distancing and other anti-COVID precautionary measures there. If required, CCTVs and public address system too should be installed in markets for better monitoring and enforcement of the precautionary measures, said District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash.
 
PTI

23:27 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

SDMC sanitation worker dies of COVID-19

 

A sanitation worker employed with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has died of COVID-19, a senior official said on Sunday. Besides this, the principal of a school under the north corporation, who was working at a hunger relief centre, has tested positive for coronavirus infection, officials said.
 
PTI

23:18 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Update

198 cases take MP COVID-19 count to 8,089, toll 350

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday reported 198 new COVID-19 cases, including 55 in worst-hit Indore, taking the tally so far to 8,089, while the death toll mounted to 350 as seven people succumbed to the infection, an official said. Three deaths took place in Indore and one each in Bhopal, Ujjain, Sagar and Sheopur, he added."So far, 4,842 persons have recovered from the infection, leaving the state with 2,897 active cases. No new coronavirus case was found in 28 districts since Friday evening. The virus footprints remained confined to 51 out of 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh as on Sunday," he informed.

PTI

23:14 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update

Confirmed cases in Assam climb to 1,339

23:09 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

India now seventh worst-affected country in world

India has now become the world's seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases with its tally of 1,82,143, according to the World Health Organization's coronavirus tracker. According to the WHO tracker, a total of 59,34,936 cases have been recorded globally with 3,67,166 deaths as of 10:30 PM Sunday.
 
According to the WHO tracker, India is the seventh-most affected nation in terms of COVID-19 cases after US, Brazil, Russia, UK, Spain and Italy. The US is the worst-affected country in terms of cases with 17,16,078 infections, while India is at the seventh spot with 1,82,143 cases. Germany has 1,81,482 cases, Turkey has 1,63,103 cases and Iran has 1,48,950, according to the WHO tracker.
 
PTI

23:01 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update

Over 20 lakh people under containment and micro zones

 

Over 20 lakh people are place under the containment and micro-containment zones across Gujarat, excluding Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, as per the
revised list issued by the state government on Sunday. A separate list will be issued for Ahmedabad civic area.
 
Ahmedabad district accounts for the maximum number of 12,180 cases of the total 16,794 cases in the state. The number of COVID-19 fatalities in the district rose to 842 on Sunday.

PTI

 

22:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Punjab Latest Update

Salons, liquor shops to open in Punjab from tomorrow 

According to the lockdown guidelines issued by the Punjab government, salons, spas, liquor shops in the state can open from tomorrow.The interstate movement of buses will be allowed with mutual consent of the state and subject to the compliance of the Transport Department's SOP

22:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Punjab Latest Update

Punjab issues fresh lockdown guidelines, places of worship to re-open from 8 June

 
The Punjab government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines for the next phase of lockdown, starting on June 1 and allowed the opening of places of worship besides hotels, restaurants and shopping malls from June 8.
    The new guidelines also said the lockdown provisions, however, will remain in force in containment zones till June 30.
  The new guidelines came a day after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday announced a four-week extension of the lockdown till June 30 in Punjab.
As per the guidelines issued by the Punjab Home Affairs and Justice Department, the movement of individuals for the non-essential activities shall remain prohibited from 9 pm to 5 am.
  Cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, assembly halls would continue to stay shut while all social, political, sports, cultural, academic and religious gatherings would continue to remain prohibited, the guidelines said.

22:37 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Pune reports 285 patients, eight fatalities

 
The number of COVID-19 cases in Pune district reached 7,750 as 285 people tested positive for novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, an official said on
Sunday. The death toll reached 337 as eight people succumbed to the infection in the same period, he added. "Of the 285 cases, 267 are in Pune civic limits, which now has 6,537 patients. Pimpri Chinchwad's tally stands at 521 while that of the rural and cantonment areas is 692," he added.

22:34 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jharkhand Latest Update

COVID-19 count in Jharkhand reaches 610;430 are migrants

 
Forty-seven more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand in the last 24-hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 610, a government bulletin said on Sunday. Of the total cases, 430 are migrants who recently returned to the state, it said.

22:21 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India  Latest Update

Congress asks about Centre's plan to fight COVID-19 and revive economy

 

With India witnessing its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the Congress asked the government what its strategy was to fight the deadly virus and revive the economy. The party alleged that 667 people have also died during the nationwide lockdown and asked the government who was responsible for their deaths. The Congress also said the government's social distancing with people has increased so much that it does not even know what is happening on the ground and that history books will recognise its last six years as being "a harbinger of doom".
 
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the prime minister and the BJP government must tell the country about its plan to control coronavirus infection and the way forward.
 
PTI

22:10 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update

Rajasthan COVID-19 count up by 214 to 8,831

214 new COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan, taking total to 8,831, of which 2,605 are  active cases, reports PTI. The toll rises to 194 with one more fatality.

22:06 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Maharashtra issues guidelines to restart media, entertainment industry

22:01 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update

Family cremates man, later told he is alive

 
A distraught family in Ahmedabad carried out the cremation of a family member , only to be told later that he was alive. According to reports, Devram Bhisikar's family was handed a body bag and following health ministry guidelines, the family cremated the body without opening the body bag as his COVID-19 test results were still awaited. They later received a call from Ahmedabad's civil hospital informing them that Bhisikar had tested negative for the viral infection and his health was improving. 

According to the report in The Hindu, fter the incident was widely reported in the local media, the hospital issued a clarification.“It was mistake of the [control room] person, who informed the relative without checking patient’s status and asked them to facilitate shifting of patient on basis of negative report for COVID-19 test,” the hospital said in a statement.

21:46 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttarakhand Latest Update

Uttarakhand CM, ministers under home quarantine after cabinet colleague tests positive

 

Uttarakhand Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat along with all other ministers who attended the Cabinet meeting on 29 May has been placed under home quarantine after a Cabinet Minister who was present at the meeting tested positive, ANI quotes Uttarakhand minister Madan Kaushik as saying.

21:42 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update

Noida-Delhi border to stay sealed except for exempted services, people

The Noida-Delhi border will remain sealed for 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 as the source of infection in 42 percent of coronavirus cases detected in the district in the last 20 days has been tracked to Delhi, the guidelines said. The district administration had on April 21 banned movement of people between Noida and Delhi.The inter-state travel ban exempts ambulances, doctors, goods carriers, media, those directly involved in COVID-19 services and those with passes issued by the administration.
 
PTI

21:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update

Gujarat COVID-19 cases rise by 438 to 16,794

Gujarat on Sunday reported 438 new coronavirus cases and 31 deaths, taking the total case tally to 16,794 and the number of fatalities to 1,038, a
Health department official said. A total of 689 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the total number of the recovered patients to 9,919, the official said. The number of the active cases in the state now stands at 5,837 of which 61 patients are on ventilators.
 
PTI

21:05 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Final year students to be promoted on basis of aggregate marks of previous semesters

Speaking about final year exams, he said it was not the most important thing to hold them right now and said that it was decided that average will be taken of preceding semesters and the students will be promoted on the basis of these scores. Those who want to improve their scores, exams will be conducted for them whenever possible, he said.

He also said that the focus was not on re-opening of schools but on resumption of education. Discussion is on for online education in urban areas and to restart schools in remote areas where no cases have been reported.

20:59 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

 Around 16 lakh migrant workers sent back to their states: Uddhav Thackeray

 
Around 16 lakh migrant workers were sent back to their states,11 lakh through railways and around 5.5 lakh sent to state border through ST buses, said the Maharashtra chief minister.

20:56 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Maharashtra has 77 testing labs, says Uddhav Thackeray

"Maharashtra has done exemplary work to control COVID-19.. We started field hospitals, made a taskforce.." says Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. The state now has 77 testing labs from two earlier and  will be increased to 100 in coming days, said Uddhav Thackeray, adding that the testing capacity will be increased before arrival on monsoons. He however conceded that the reports of shortage of beds was "true to some extent". However, he said the state earlier had 400 beds and the number has increased to 2.5 lakh across the state. He put the number of ICU beds  in the state at 8,500

20:50 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Home delivery of news papers to resume in Maharashtra from next Sunday: Uddhav Thackeray

20:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

200 patients in Maharashtra on ventilator, says Uddhav Thackeray

 
Over 65,000 cases have been reported in Maharahstra,said Uddhav Thackeray, adding that over 28,000 patients have been cured and discharged. The number of active cases stands at around 34,000, he said. Around 24,000 patients are asymptomatic while around 9,500 persons have average to strong symptoms; 1200 patients are critical and 200 are on ventilatior, he said

20:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Confirmed cases in Maharashtra surge to 67,655

 
Maharashtra reports 2,487 new COVID-19 cases and 89 deaths; case count rises to  67,655 and fatalities reach 2,286, PTI quotes the state health department as saying.

20:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Update

Guidelines for lockdown in Madhya Pradesh

Cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, theatres, bars, auditoriums, marriage halls and all religious, political, social, religious, sports events will remain prohibited, he said. The state government also does away with the requirement for pass for inter-state travellers. Inter-state buses will remain prohibited till 7 June and decision on restarting them will be taken then, the chief minister said.

City buses can operate in all areas apart from Indore Ujain and Bhopal with 50% capacity, he said. in these cities give and pvt offices will operate with 50% staffing and in rest of the state with full strength, he said. 

20:34 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Update

Madhya Pradesh extends lockdwon in containment zones till 30 June

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that lockdown in contianment zones will be extended till 30 June. Night curfew will remain in state across state from 9 pm to 5 am he said. Places of worship, malls will be opened from 8 June, he said.

20:32 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update

Nine more test positive in Gautam Buddh Nagar

Nine, including five linked to a media house, tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Sunday taking the total in the district to 414, reports News18.

20:27 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Asian Games gold medalist tests positive

A boxer, an Asian Games gold medallist from Manipur has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after he visited Delhi for cancer treatment, reports India Today.

20:22 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Update

Maharashtra returnee tests positive, Goa COVID-19 count reaches 71

The number of COVID-19 cases in Goa increased by one over all while that of active ones reduced as two people were discharged after recovery from the
infection, said state health secretary Neela Mohanan on Sunday. The man detected with the virus on Sunday had traveled from Maharashtra to Goa, she added. The number of active cases is Goa is now 27, while the over all count is 71.
PTI

20:18 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Show cause notices to AIIMS, RML, LNJP, Safdarjung for 'delay' in reporting COVID-19 deaths

The Delhi government has issued show cause notices to four leading facilities in the national capital, including AIIMS and LNJP Hospital, for "delay in reporting death cases", authorities said on Sunday. While LNJP Hospital is a dedicated COVID-19 facility under the Delhi government, rest three hospitals are under the Central government. "Show cause notices have been issued to AIIMS, LNJP Hospital, RM Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital to explain the reasons for delay in reporting death cases and for violation of the directions issued by the Delhi Health Department, as well as by DDMA under the Disaster Management Act," the department said in a statement. Besides, memoranda have been issued to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital also to explain the reasons for "delay in reporting death cases and for violation of the directions" issued by the health and other authorities.
 
The toll in Delhi rose to 473, with the government saying that a total of 53 deaths were "declared" on Saturday.

20:14 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update

Karnataka issues quarantine guidelines for inter-state travellers

The Karnataka government on Sunday issued revised guidelines for interstate travellers. According to the guidelines, symptomatic passengers will have to undergo seven days institutional and seven day home quarantine and will have to be tested immediately. Asymptomatic passengers arriving from Maharashtra will have to undergo seven days institutional and seven day home quarantine, with relaxations for 'exception' category persons. For travellers from other states, 14 days home quarantine has been mandated.

20:06 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Update

Dharavi reports 38 new cases

 
38 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today in Dharavi area of Mumbai, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,771. Death toll stands at 71, ANI quotes the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation as saying.

20:01 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Update

Jammu and Kashmir reports 105 new cases

Confirmed cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir climbed to 2,446 after 105 more tested positive — 90 in Kashmir division and 15 in Jammu division. A total of 18 COVID-19 fatalities have been reported from the UT till date. The number of active cases stands at 1,491.

19:52 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update

Govt, pvt offices in Rajasthan to operate with full strength from 1 June

 
The Rajasthan government on Sunday allowed full attendance in government and private sectors but continued the ban on opening religious places, hotels and malls in the next phase of the lockdown, starting on June 1 and lasting till June 30. In its fresh guidelines issued at the end of the fourth phase of lockdown, the state government also allowed private and commercial transport vehicle to carry passengers up to their full capacity, but no more.  The city buses, however, were yet not allowed to ply.

19:47 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Update

Case count in Haryana climbs to 2,091

 
168 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2091, ANI quotes the Health Department, Haryana. While 97 cases were reported in Gurugram, 27 were reported in Faridabad. Positive cases were also found in Ambala, Palwal, Panipat, Karnal,BHiwani, Hissar and Kurukshetra.

19:39 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Railways to operate 200 more trains from tomorrow

Indian Railways will start operations of 200 passenger train services from 1June. More than 1.45 lakh passengers will travel on Day 1. At 09.00 hours today, the total booking of passengers was 25,82,671, ANI quotes the Ministry of Railways as saying. 

According to PTI, these services will be in addition to Shramik Special trains and 30 Special AC trains being run since May 12. Passengers will have to reach station at least 90 minutes before departure and only travellers with confirmed or RAC tickets will be allowed to enter railway station and board trains, the Railways said. According to MHA guidelines, all travellers will be compulsorily screened and only asymptomatic passengers will be allowed to enter or board a train.

19:30 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update

Record number of 371 new cases reported in West Bengal

 
West Bengal on Sunday registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases, with 371 more testing positive for the disease, the health department said. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state currently stood at 5,501 in the state, while active cases rose to 3,027, the department said. Eight people have succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours — seven from Kolkata and one from neighbouring North 24 Parganas — raising the death toll to 245. Of the 371 fresh cases, 72 are from the metropolis, 60 from North 24 Parganas, and 47 from Howrah, the health department said in its bulletin.
 
During the same period, 187 people were discharged from different hospitals, taking the number of recoveries in the state to 2,157.
 

19:23 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update

Migrant worker on board Shramik Special train in UP

A migrant worker died on board a Shramik Special train in Uttar Pradesh, triggering panic among other passengers who had travelled with the body for over 8 hours to West Bengal, PTI quoted police sources as saying.

19:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update

Karnataka to allow hotels, restaurants, places of worship to open from 8 June

The Karnataka government has also extended lockdown measures till 30 June. According to the new guidelines, hotels, restaurants, malls and religious places outside of containment zones will be allowed to open from 8 June. A decision on reopening educational institutions will be taken in July.

19:13 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Maharashtra CMO tweets list of permitted activities till 30 June

19:08 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Meghalaya Latest Update

Meghalaya extends lockdown till 6 June

 
The Meghalaya government has extended the ongoing lockdown till 6 June continuing with the existing curbs, but will allow more shops selling non-essential items to reopen, officials said on Sunday. The fourth phase of the countrywide lockdown ends on Sunday midnight. The timing of night curfew was revised and it will remain imposed between 9 pm and 5 am, they said. It was 7 pm to 7 am earlier. More private and commercial establishments in East Khasi Hills district, where state capital Shillong is located, will be allowed to open from 3 June to June 6 between 9 am and 5 pm daily, Deputy Commissioner Matsiewdor War Nongbri said.
 
PTI

19:03 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttarakhand Latest Update

Cabinet minister, family members test positive in Uttarakhand

A Cabinet Minister in Uttarakhand Government has tested positive for coronavirus. 22 people including his family members and staff have also tested positive, ANI quotes state Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh as saying. According to reports, this development is significant as the minister had attended the state cabinet meeting on 29 May. 

18:49 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Update

Tamil Nadu reports 13 deaths, 1,149 new cases

1,149 new COVID-19 positive cases and 13 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of positive cases stand at 22,333 and death count is 173, ANI quotes the state health department as saying. Of these, 1,045 cases were detected in the state while the rest came to the state from other parts of the country or from abroad.

18:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update

Karnataka sees spurt in cases; total reaches 3,221

 

Karnataka reports 299 new cases, two COVID-19 fatalities in 24 hours; confirmed cases climb to 3,221, toll mounts to 51, as per the evening update issued by the state health department. The number of active cases in the state stands at 1,950. 83 of the new cases were reported in Raichuru district, 44 in Yadagiri district, 28 in Kalaburgi and 21 in Bengaluru Urban.

18:38 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update

Kerala reports 61 fresh infections

"61 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. 20 of the new patients have returned from abroad, 37 have returned from other states and have been infected through contact. Total active cases stand at 670," ANI quotes Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja as saying.

 

18:27 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Delhi reports 1,295 new cases, 13 deaths

Delhi on Sunday reported a sharp rise in cases with 1,295 new infections taking the total to 19,844. The toll rose to 473. Of the new fatalities, 13 were reported in the past 24 hours, according to reports.

18:12 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Telangana Latest Update

Telangana issues lockdown guidelines

The Telangana government issued orders extending lockdown provisions in containment zones till 30 June and in non-containment areas of the state till 7 June. Night curfew shall be in force between 9 pm to 5 am, said the orders adding that no shops, establishments apart from hospitals and pharmacies shall remain open after 8 pm. 

18:02 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chandigarh Latest Update

Night curfew timings in Chandigarh now 9 pm to 5 am

After Ministry of Home Affairs' guidelines, timings for prohibition of movement of individuals, for all non-essential activities has been revised by Chandigarh administration from 9 pm to 5 am with immediate effect from 1 June. According to orders issued by the Chandigarh district magistrate, strict action shall be taken against those violating these directives under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

ANI

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: India has now become the world's seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases with its tally of 1,82,143, according to the World Health Organization's coronavirus tracker. According to the WHO tracker, a total of 59,34,936 cases have been recorded globally with 3,67,166 deaths as of 10:30 pm on Sunday.

 

The Punjab government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines for the next phase of lockdown, starting on June 1 and allowed the opening of places of worship besides hotels, restaurants and shopping malls from June 8.

214 new COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan, taking total to 8,831, of which 2,605 are  active cases, reports PTI. The toll rises to 194 with one more fatality.

"Maharashtra has done exemplary work to control COVID-19.. We started field hospitals, made a taskforce.." said  chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Over 65,000 cases have been reported in Maharahstra,said Uddhav Thackeray, adding that over 28,000 patients have been cured and discharged. The number of active cases stands at around 34,000, he said. Around 24,000 patients are asymptomatic while around 9,500 persons have average to strong symptoms; 1200 patients are critical and 200 are on ventilatior, he said

 

The Rajasthan government on Sunday allowed full attendance in government and private sectors but continued the ban on opening religious places, hotels and malls in the next phase of the lockdown, starting on June 1 and lasting till June 30.

West Bengal on Sunday registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases, with 371 more testing positive for the disease, the health department said. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state currently stood at 5,501 in the state, while active cases rose to 3,027, the department said

1,149 new COVID-19 positive cases and 13 deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of positive cases stand at 22,333 and death count is 173, ANI quotes the state health department as saying.

Delhi on Sunday reported a sharp rise in cases with 1,295 new infections taking the total to 19,844. The toll rose to 473.

According to the latest guidelines issued by the Maharashtra government, malls, theatres bars, hotel, restaurants religious places, metro rail services, barber shops, beauty parlours will remain closed across the state.

Under Maharashtra's 'Begin Again Mission', outside containment zones of areas earlier marked as red zones, shops will be allowed to open between 9 am to 5 pm on odd-even basis.

"All Government offices will operate with 100 percent workforce. Staggered timings will be followed- 9 am to 5 pm, 10 am to 6 pm and 11 am to 7 pm," ANI quotes Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Awanish Awasthi as saying.

 "All markets will remain open from 9 am to 9 pm. Super markets are allowed to open with conditions of social distancing and other precautionary measures. Weekly markets allowed in rural areas," a state home department official said adding that salons, barber shops could also open if they followed social distancing measures.

Uttarakhand on Sunday reported 53 new cases, taking the total number of infections found in the state to 802. The state has reported five deaths till now while 102 persons have recovered till date, according to a bulletin issued by the state health department.

COVID-19 cases saw the biggest spurt in a single day so far in Andhra Pradesh as 110 were added, taking the overall tally to 3,571 while two more deaths were reported, taking the toll to 62 on Sunday.

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has allowed students to appear for the pending board exams from the city they are in at present and has also given an option to candidates to take up the exam later during compartmental tests, according to officials.

Forty-eight personnel of the Mumbai Fire Brigade have tested positive for COVID-19 thus far. There are 37 active cases, of which 17 have been hospitalised and 20 kept in quarantine. Seven fire officials have been discharged and four have lost their lives due to the coronavirus.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh mounted to 3,486 as 55 more people were found infected in the last 24 hours, a health department official told PTI on Sunday. The district's toll due to the virus also went up to 132 with three more persons, including a 65-year-old woman, succumbing to the infection in the last three days, he said.

As many as 91 cops in Maharashtra test positive in the last 24 hours, taking the total police personnel affected so far in Maharashtra to 2,416 and total deaths reported were 26.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said, 'There is no section of the society that is not in difficulty right now. Our poor, workers and labourers have been the worst-affected. We all must strive to reduce this difficulty. The Centre, states and various organisations are working to reduce difficulties.'

Maharashtra government on Sunday sent detailed guidelines to be followed in government offices for the staff, which includes mandatory thermal screening, use of sanitisers and social distancing. Most government offices in the state — which has the largest number of coronavirus cases — has been functioning with a vastly reduced workforce, reports NDTV. There is no word yet on when more people will be coming to work.

India reports the highest single-day spike of 8,380 new COVID-19 cases and 193 deaths in the last 24 hours in India. The total number of cases in the country now at 1,82,143 with 5,164 deaths.

All showrooms, barring those in malls, like apparel, jewellery can open with 50 percent staff. Only five customers at any given time. The authorities cannot switch on air conditioners in their stores, this comes after govt has extended lockdown till 30 June

Tamil Nadu govt extends coronavirus lockdown till 30 June, with new set of relaxations including the partial resumption of public transport. Public transport by bus allowed up to 50 percent in all but Chennai and two other districts, while there are restrictions on public meetings, religious worships in public, bars, cinema halls and malls continue to remain shut in all districts till end June.

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide has surpassed six million, according to data provided by the Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll from the disease has exceeded 367,000 and more than 2.5 million COVID-19 patients have recovered since the pandemic began.

The top health research body, ICMR, has advised states to conduct sero-survey to assess the proportion of population including asymptomatic individuals exposed to coronavirus infection.

The Centre on Saturday issued orders extending the coronavirus lockdown in containment zones to 30 June as the toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763.

It also issued guidelines for a phased re-opening of activities outside the containment zones as the fourth phase of the lockdown ends on 31 May.

A nationwide lockdown was first imposed from 25 March for a period of 21 days till 14 April. It was then extended till 3 May, then till 17 May and for a fourth time till 31 May.

Meanwhile, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's recovery rate rose to 47.40 percent on Saturday with 11,264 patients having recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 86,422 while 82,369 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, data showed.

Shopping malls, hotels to reopen from 8 June; lockdown to continue in containment zones

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday, the lockdown imposed to control the spread of the novel coronavirus will continue till 30 June in all containment zones. The order said that containment zones will be demarcated by district authorities and only essential activities will be permitted within these zones.

Additionally, no movement in or out of these zones will be allowed, except for medical reasons and for the supply of essential goods and services.

"In the containment zones, there shall be intensive contact tracing, house-to-house surveillance and other clinical interventions as required," the order stated.

Representational Image. AP

Representational Image. AP

The order, termed as "Unlock-1", suggested a phased removal of restrictions in areas other than the containment zones, adding that shopping malls and hotels can be reopened in such areas from 8 June.

"In Phase I, religious places and places of worship for public, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services, and shopping malls will be permitted to open from 8 June, 2020.  Health Ministry will issue SOPs for the above activities, in consultation with the Central Ministries/ Departments concerned and other stakeholders, for ensuring social distancing and to contain the spread of COVID-19," the ministry said in a press release. 

As per the order, a decision on the reopening of educational institutions will be taken in Phase II. "Schools, colleges, educational/ training/ coaching institutions, etc, will be opened after consultations with States and UTs. State Governments/ UT administrations are being advised to hold consultations at the institution level with parents and other stakeholders.  Based on the feedback, a decision on the re-opening of these institutions will be taken in the month of July, 2020," said the order adding that the Union health ministry will prepare guidelines for ensuring social distancing in consultation with other stakeholders.

Phase-III shall consist of removing curbs on international travel, resumption of metro rail services, opening of cinema halls, gyms, swimming pools, theatres, bars, auditoriums, etc. Social, religious, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural events, and "other large congregations" may also be permitted.

However, the dates for re-starting these activities will be decided "after consultation", stated the orders.

All activities apart from those mentioned above will be allowed in non-containment areas but a night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am will continue to operate across the country, said the MHA. All movement will be restricted during this time and allowances will be made only for essential activities.

The government also clarified that there will be no restriction on inter-State and intra-state movement of persons and goods, and no separate permission/ approval/ e-permit will be required for such movements.

However, the Centre granted states and Union Territories leeway to impose more restrictions outside containment zones if deemed necessary.

The ministry also said that states/UTs may identify buffer zones where new cases are more likely to occur and restrictions may be imposed in such zones by district authorities.

Punjab, Madhya Pradesh extend lockdown

Separately, the Punjab government extended lockdown in the state till 30 June, with certain more relaxations in line with the guidelines of the Central government.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan also announced extension of lockdown in the state till 15 June while interacting with students through a video conference.

India sees increase in cases, recoveries rise too

According to the Union health ministry, in the 24 hours till 8 am on Saturday, the country reported 265 fatalities and 7,964 cases of the viral infection, taking the total number of those infected to 1,73,763 and toll to 4,971.

This is the second consecutive day that the country has registered more than 7,000 new cases. However, the recovery rate also went up with over 11,000 patients having recovered in the last 24 hours, the highest number of recoveries recorded in one day

According to the health ministry data, 11,264 patients recovered between Friday and Saturday updates, taking the recovery rate to 47.40 percent.

The health ministry, in a statement, also said that doubling rate had improved to 15.4 days in the past three days.

"As on 30 May, the doubling time in the past 14 days was 13.3, it has improved to 15.4 days in the last three days. The fatality rate stands at 2.86 percent," the statement said.

Of the 265 deaths reported since Friday morning, 116 were in Maharashtra, 82 in Delhi, 20 in Gujarat, 13 in Madhya Pradesh, nine in Tamil Nadu, seven in West Bengal, four each in Telangana and Rajasthan, two in Punjab and one each in Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Of the total 4,971 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,098 deaths followed by Gujarat (980), Delhi (398,) Madhya Pradesh (334), West Bengal (302), Uttar Pradesh (198), Rajasthan (184), Tamil Nadu (154), Telangana (71) and Andhra Pradesh (60). More than 70 percent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, 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 62,228 followed by Tamil Nadu at 20,246, Delhi at 17,386, Gujarat at 15,934, Rajasthan at 8,365, Madhya Pradesh at 7,645 and Uttar Pradesh at 7,284

"5,043 cases are being reassigned to states," the ministry said on its website adding, "Our figures are being reconciled with the ICMR."

States report new cases

However, states continued reporting new cases through the day and a PTI tally at 7 pm put the total number of confirmed cases at 1,70,522 and toll at 4,799.

The coronavirus related fatalities in Karnataka rose to 49 with the death of a 47-year-old woman while 141 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Saturday taking the infection tally to 2,922, PTI quoted state minister S Suresh Kumar as saying. Among the fresh cases, 90 are inter-state passengers, he said.

Tamil Nadu witnessed a spike of 938 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the infection count to 21,184, while four men and two women died of COVID-19 pushing the death toll to 160. Of the 938 new cases, 82 were returnees from other states and a foreign country.

In Nagaland, which had remained COVID-19 free till Monday, 11 Chennai returnees tested positive on Saturday, taking the number of active cases to 36, Health and Family Welfare minister S Pangnyu Phom said. Meanwhile, in Manipur, a 19-year-old woman who returned from Gujarat recently tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of cases in the state to 60.

New cases were also reported in West Bengal, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, among others.

Confirmed cases in West Bengal climbed to 5,130 on Saturday after 317 more people tested positive for coronavirus, the state health department bulletin said. Seven fresh deaths due to the disease were also reported in the state, taking the toll to 237, it said.

With inputs from PTI



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