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Monday 27 July 2020

Coronavirus Updates: Rajasthan's cases climb to 37,564; Andamans report first COVID-19 death

23:37 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates

More recoveries than new cases in West Bengal

 
 More COVID- 19 patients were discharged from hospitals in a single day in West Bengal than the number of new cases detected for the first time, as per the
state Health Department bulletin issued on Monday. The state reported 2,112 new cases, while 2,166 people were discharged from different hospitals in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said. The total number of cases rose to 60,830 with the detection of the fresh infections, it said. Further, 39 patients died of COVID-19, taking the toll to 1,411.
 
PTI

23:28 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi permits street vendors, hawkers outside containment zones

The Delhi government has allowed street vendors and hawkers to function from 10 am to 8 pm daily, initially for a period of one week in the National Capital, except in containment zones, reports news agency ANI. However, weekly bazaars are not allowed till further orders, stated the order signed by Chief Secretary Vijay Dev.

23:08 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar LATEST Updates

Bihar  transfers out top health official

The Bihar government on Monday removed Health Department's Principal Secretary Uday Singh Kumawat and replaced him with IAS officer Pratayaya Amrit, the third to occupy the position since COVID-19 ripped through the state, reports PTI.The top-level reshuffle comes days after the Indian Medical Association's Bihar chapter wrote to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanding Kumawat's removal due to his "indifferent behaviour" towards doctors. Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey had reportedly complained to the chief minister that Kumawat was not listening to him.

22:15 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Andaman and Nicobar LATEST Updates

Andamans report first COVID-19 fatality

 
Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported its first COVID-19 death as a 49-year-old patient lost his life on Monday, officials said. The Union Territory also detected 34 new cases of COVID-19, taking the tally to 324, they said. The man, a government employee, died around 6 am while undergoing treatment at the GB Pant Hospital, officials said. He had comorbid conditions, they said.
 
PTI

21:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajasthan registers 1,134 new infections

Rajasthan reports 1,134 fresh  cases and nine fatalities, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 37,564  and toll to 633, reports ANI quoting the state health department. The state now has 10,097 active cases as 25,663 patients have been discharged so far.

21:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra  LATEST Updates

Mumbai records 1,033 new cases, 39 deaths

1,033  new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths were reported in Mumbai on Monday while a total of 1,706 patients were discharged after recovery. The total cases in the metropolis have risen to 1,10,129 including 81,944 recoveries 6,129 deaths, reports ANI quoting the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai.

21:00 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Nagaland LATEST Updates

Nagaland extends lockdown to Mon district

 
Total lockdown has been extended to Nagaland's Mon district, reports news agency PTI quoting an official bulletin. The lockdown in Mon district in interior Nagaland will continue till 2 August, it said. The lockdown protocol will be followed and all shops, business establishments, offices, schools will be closed
except pharmacies and there will be total ban on movement of people barring medical emergencies, it said. However, trucks from Assam carrying essential
commodities were permitted entry into the district only for Monday so that the general people can get them during the lockdown, officials said.
 
Mon currently has 132 cases out of the total 1384 confirmed cases in Nagaland. It also has 124 active cases, the third-highest number in the state, it said.
State capital Kohima and commercial capital Dimapur are the other two places where total lockdown has been clamped.

20:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi HC pulls up AAP govt over use of rapid antigen tests

 
The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government why it was going with Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT), which has a high rate of false negative results, as the primary test of COVID-19 infection, reports PTI The court also instructed the Delhi government to "strictly" follow the guidelines on COVID-19 testing as issued by ICMR and not according to its own interpretation.
 
The high court  noted that the sero-survey of the National Capital carried out by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that more than 22.86 percent of the population had gone through the llness without even realizing they were infected as they probably were asymptomatic.in such a scenario how can the Delhi government go with RAT as its front line test, when its rate of false negatives was very high, with RT/PCR being recommended for only those who were symptomatic, the court asked.

20:28 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Gujarat records 22 deaths, 1,052 new cases

 
Gujarat registered 22 deaths and 1,052 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, reports ANI quoting the state health department. Gujarat's case count mounted to 56,874 including 13,146 active cases 41,380 cured/discharged and 2,348 deaths.

20:10 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra reports 7,924 new cases, 227 deaths

Maharashtra's COVID-19 toll rose to 13,883 with 227 deaths while the case count increased to 3,83,723 with the addition of 7,924 fresh COVID19 cases. As many as 8,706 patients were discharged after recovery, taking the number of recoveries to 2,21,944 and active cases to 1,47,592 active cases, said  a state health department bulletin.

20:10 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra reports 7,924 new cases, 227 deaths

Maharashtra's COVID-19 toll rose to 13,883 with 227 deaths while the case count increased to 3,83,723 with the addition of 7,924 fresh COVID19 cases. As many as 8,706 patients were discharged after recovery, taking the number of recoveries to 2,21,944 and active cases to 1,47,592 active cases, said  a state health department bulletin.

20:00 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

IndiGo announces 'deeper' pay cuts for senior employees

 
IndiGo on Monday said it is implementing "deeper" pay cuts of up to 35 percent for its senior employees in order to reduce its cash outflow amid the coronavirus pandemic. From May onwards, IndiGo had implemented pay cuts of up to 25 percent for its senior employees.
 
The "deeper" pay cuts came after the airline's announcement on 20 July that it would lay off 10 percent of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. In an e-mail on Monday, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta told employees, "I will increase my personal pay cut percentage to 35 percent. I am asking all senior vice presidents and above to take a 30 percent pay cut, all pilots will see their pay cut percentages increased to 28 percent, all vice presidents will take a 25 percent pay cut and associate vice presidents will take a 15 percent pay cut." These increased pay cuts will come into effect from 1 September, he added.
 
PTI

19:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Toll in Tamil Nadu mounts to 3,571

 
Tamil Nadu reported 6,993 fresh COVID cases, the highest single day spike, taking the state's total to 2,20,716 while 77 deaths propelled the toll to 3,571, reports PTI quoting the state health department.  Of the new infections, Chennai and its nearby three districts of Chengelpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur accounted for 2,422 cases and the remainder was spread across other districts, a health department bulletin said.  Of the total deaths, Chennai accounts for 
2,032, it said.
 
As many as 63,250 samples were tested, taking the total specimens screened to 24,14,713 so far.
 

19:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in US LATEST Updates

Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive

US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus — making him the highest-ranking official to test positive so far, reports The Associated Press quoting two unnamed sources. The  AP report said that the White House confirmed that O'Brien has mild symptoms and “has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site,” adding that: “There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President" and that the "work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted.”The news was first reported by Bloomberg News, which said O’Brien came down with the virus after a family event.

19:22 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka LATEST Updates

Karnataka records 5,324 new cases, 75 deaths

Karnataka reports 5,324 fresh infections and 75 deaths, taking the total number of cases in the state stands 1,01,465 including. 75 more persons succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 1,953, said a state health department bulletin, adding that eight patients have so far died due to non-COVID causes. Currently, there are 61,819 active cases in the state, it said.

18:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi reports 613 new cases, 26 deaths

 
There were 613 more novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, taking the case count to 1,31,219 on Monday, while the toll rose to 3,853 with 26 deaths, reports PTI quoting the health department. There are 10,994 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) — down from 11,904 the previous day — and 1,16,372 patients have recovered so far, the Health Department said. As many as 11,506 COVID-19 tests, including 7,685 rapid antigen tests, were conducted in the last 24 hours. The number of tests done till date rose to 9,58,283 and the tests per million was 50,435, it said.
 

18:33 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha LATEST Updates

Human clinical trial of Covaxin begins at Odisha institute

 
The human clinical trial of indigenously developed Covaxin, a possible vaccine against the novel coronavirus, began at an institute in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, a senior official told news agency PTI.The much-awaited trial of BBV152 COVID-19 vaccine or Covaxin commenced at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, one of the 12 centres selected by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting phase one and two of the process.
Covaxin, which is being developed by Bharat Biotech, was administered to several selected persons who had volunteered to be part of the crucial trial, Dr E Venkat Rao, principal investigator of the trial process, told PTI. The volunteers had undergone a rigorous screening procedure, he said, adding they were administered the vaccine strictly in accordance with the protocols laid down by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
 
 

18:18 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh LATEST Updates

Chhattisgarh extends lockdown in COVID-19 hotspots till 6 August

Lockdown in Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 hotspots has been extended till 6 August to stem the spread of the viral infection, said the Chief Minister's Office.  "Taking into account the situation in high case load areas in each district, collectors will take a decision regarding the lockdown at the local level," it said. The decision to extend the lockdown was taken during a meeting of the state Cabinet, ANI quotes state minister Ravindra Choubey as saying.

18:05 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Modi reiterates importance of social distancing

"Our scientists are working fast  producing a vaccine. But till there is no effective medicine or vaccine against the virus, maintaining a distance of two metres and regularly sanitising hands are our only options", Times of India quotes Modi as saying. The prime minister was speaking at the virtual launch of three "high throughput" COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai, and Kolkata, which are aimed at ramping up testing capacity and strengthening early detection and treatment of COVID-19 in the country

17:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India second largest PPE manufacturer, says Modi

At one point, India didn't manufacture any PPE kits but now the country is the second-largest manufacturer of PPE kits in the world, said Modi. We are also producing more than three lakh N95 masks everyday, he said adding that the capacity for producing ventilators and oxygen cylinders has also been boosted. Not only is this saving lives, but the country is also exporting items it once exported, he said.

17:34 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Hi-tech testing facilities will boost fight against COVID-19 in three states, says Modi

The hi-tech testing facilities will boost the fight against COVID-19 in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, said the Prime MInister. Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai are also centres of economic activity and these centres will add a testing capacity of 10,000 tests. These hi-tech labs will not be limited for coronavirus testing but will also be used for HIV, Hepatitis B and other diseases, in the future.

17:30 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Narendra Modi launches throughput COVID-19 testing centres

Speaking at the virtual launch of three high throughput testing facilities, Prime MInister Narendra Modi said that there are more than 11,000 COVID-19 facilities and over 11 lakh isolation beds in the country. "We also have nearly 1,300 testing labs in the country and more than five lakh tests are being conducted daily," ANI quotes him as saying.

17:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in US LATEST Updates

Largest vaccine study begins in US, 30,000 volunteers to get shots

 
The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the US government— one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There's still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc, will really protect against the virus. To obtain proof of the vaccines efficacy, volunteers will not be told if they're getting the real shot or a dummy version. After two doses, scientists will closely track which group experiences more infections as they go about their daily routines, especially in areas where the virus still is spreading unchecked.
 
Several other vaccines made by China and by Britain's Oxford University earlier this month began smaller final-stage tests in Brazil and other hard-hit countries. But the US requires its own tests of any vaccine that might be used in the country and will trial each vaccine in around 30,000 volunteers, also to check each vaccines potential safety. Following the same study rules will let scientists eventually compare all the shots.
 
The Associated Press

17:10 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar LATEST Updates

Lalu Prasad tests negative

 
Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad, currently undergoing treatment at a Ranchi hospital for multiple ailments, has tested negative for COVID-19 but three of his attendants have tested positive, Dr Umesh Prasad, who is attending to the ailing RJD supremo at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), told news agency PTI. His samples, along with those of his attendants, were sent for examination on Saturday as a precautionary measure. Of the three attendants who tested positive for the viral disease, two have gone for home isolation, and one has been placed under quarantine at the hospital, the doctor said. "We are observing the situation for now. If necessary, we will send the RJD leader's samples for re-examination after 4-5 days," he said.
 
 
The former Bihar chief minister, who is serving jail sentences in several cases of multi-crore fodder scam, has been undergoing treatment at the RIMS —  which is also one of the designated COVID-19 hospitals in the Jharkhand capital—for quite some time.

16:50 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Recovery rate now 64%, says health ministry

India recorded more than 30,000 recoveries in a single day for the fourth successive day with 31,991 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said in a statement.The number of recovered patients now stands at 9,17,567 with the recovery rate at 64 percent, it said. As a result of low mortality and more people recovering, the recovered cases exceed the active cases (4,85,114) by 4,32,453 as on Monday, the ministry said. 

PTI

16:40 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India's COVID-19 fatality rate dips to 2.8%, claims health ministry

 
India's COVID-19 fatality rate has been progressively falling and currently stands at 2.28 percent which is among the lowest in the world, the government said on Monday, attributing the dip to factors like aggressive testing and an effective containment strategy. It also said that the recovery rate has been improving consistently and the total recoveries have now crossed the nine lakh-mark.

16:27 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aaradhya test negative, discharged

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya have tested negative for the coronavirus and have been discharged from the hospital, tweeted Abhishek Bachchan. They were admitted at Mumbai'sNanavati Hospital on 17 July, days after  testing positive for coronavirus. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek have also tested positive and are undergoing treatment at the hopsital.

15:58 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

AAP govt has taken adequate measures to manage COVID-19 situation: Delhi HC

 
The Delhi High Court on Monday said the AAP government has taken adequate steps like increasing the number of ambulances, augmenting the capacity of helplines, ramping up testing facilities and creating plasma banks to handle the COVID-19 cases in the national capital and disposed of a PIL iniitiated by it.
The bench directed the Delhi government to ensure that the official orders and directions issued by it and the court with regard to real time update of data of availability of beds and ventilators as also conducting tests be followed by the hospitals. It also directed that the ambulance services, for COVID and non-COVID patients, and the helplines should continue to operate and the nodal officers appointed by the Delhi government in its hospitals should keep in mind the difficulties of the people.
 
The court had initiated the PIL on the basis of a video clip of a man who had to run from pillar to post to get his mother hospitalised after she tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19, and another similar petition filed by a private individual.
 
PTI

15:52 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Puducherry reports three more deaths, 46 new cases

 
Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry taking the toll to 43 while 86 fresh cases pushed the overall case count to 2,872, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a press statement.The number of active cases stood at 1,109 and those treated and discharged till now was 1,720, he added. Three persons — 72-year old woman and two men aged 65 and 47 — succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Monday, Kumar said. As many as 76 patients were discharged during the last 24 hours.
 
PTI

15:41 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajasthan reports over 400 new cases today; total at 36,878

Rajasthan reported 448 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths on Monday. The total confirmed cases in the state stand at 36,878, including 10,124 active cases and 631 deaths.

15:32 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha LATEST Updates

Odisha reports over 1,500 new cases today

Odisha registers 1,503 new cases, taking the total number to 26,892. The toll in the state stands at 147.

15:24 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala LATEST Updates

Body of COVID-19 victim cremated after hours- long protest by local residents in Kerala

The body of a COVID-19 victim whose cremation was marred by protests on Sunday, was finally cremated here under tight police security late in the day, officials said on Monday.

The police also booked a municipal Councillor of the BJP and 30 persons for preventing the cremation of the 83-year old man at a public crematorium at Muttambalam, after locals raised fears of the spread of coronavirus.

Amid protests by local residents on Sunday evening, public representatives including Kottayam MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan had intervened and the cremation of the elderly person who died due to coronavirus infection was put on hold. However, the body was cremated at around 11.15 pm on Sunday as per the COVID-19 protocol, officials said on Monday.

15:14 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates

6 Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate personnel test COVID-19 positive

Six policemen of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the count of its infected personnel to around 200 so far, reports PTI.

Five personnel posted at the Lake police station and one at the Bidhannagar East police station have tested positive for COVID-19, following which the buildings were sanitised, a senior officer of the commissionerate said. All those who had come in contact with these police personnel have been asked to go under home isolation, he added.

15:05 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Himachal Pradesh LATEST Updates

Himachal Pradesh register over 2,000 confirmed cases

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh have risen to 2,187. This includes 955 active cases, 1,203 recoveries and 12 deaths.

14:50 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Modi took bold decisions to help people, says JP Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi took bold decisions to help people amid the COVID-19 situation in the country.

Addressing Maharashtra BJP unit functionaries via video link, Nadda also said the Modi-led government has increased production of PPE kits and set up additional test facilities.

14:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India's fatality rate dips to 2.28%

COVID-19 recovered cases cross nine-lakh mark in the country, fatality rate dips to 2.28 percent, reports PTI.

14:46 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

SC seeks UGC's reply on final year exams

Supreme Court seeks reply from University Grants Commission (UGC) on a batch of pleas challenging its circular and seeking cancellation of final term examination in view of COVID-19. UGC to file reply by July 29. Matter to be heard on 31 July.

14:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

SC reserves order on plea for transferring funds collected in PM CARES to NDRF

The Supreme Court reserved its order on Monday on a plea, which has said all the money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the COVID-19 pandemic should be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that the PM CARES Fund is a "voluntary fund" while funds to the NDRF and SDRF are made available through budgetary allocations.

14:09 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi reports 613 new cases, 26 deaths today

Delhi on Monday reported 613 new COVID19 cases and 26 deaths reported in the last 24 hours with 1497 people recovered/discharged/migrated. The total positive cases in Delhi have now risen to 1,31,219 including 1,16,372 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3853 deaths.

13:35 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Telangana LATEST Updates

Telangana reports over 1,400 new cases, 8 deaths today

Telangana reports 1,473 new cases and 8 deaths on Monday, reports ANI. With this, the state’s total count rises to 55,532.

13:25 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra minister tests positive for COVID-19

Maharashtra minister of state for environment, FDA Sanjay Bansode on Sunday said that he tested positive for coronavirus and is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai, reports Indian Express. 

According to reports, he is the sixth minister in chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's Maha Vikas Aghadi government to have tested positive for the infection. Earlier this year, ministers Jitendra Ahwad, Dhananjay Munde, Ashok Chavan, Aslam Shaikh and Abdul Sattar were diagnosed with COVID-19.

13:18 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra police reports over 100 new cases among its personnel

Over 100 new cases and one death reported in Maharashtra Police Force in last 24 hours, according to ANI. With this, the total cases in the force rises to 8,584.

13:04 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Lockdown in Ballia district extended till Friday

The lockdown in Ballia and Rasra cities of Uttar Pradesh has been extended till 31 July due to the rising novel coronavirus cases, an official said on Monday. The lockdown in city and its adjoining areas in Ballia district was initially imposed on 2 July, but was extended later. It was first announced in Rasra on 18 July.

12:59 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi govt has arranged 15,550 hospital beds, says Arvind Kejriwal

“As of now, there’s an arrangement of 15,500 beds at hospitals in Delhi,” said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “Only 2,800 Covid-19 patients remain at these hospitals, 12,500 beds are vacant. In June, we were at 2nd position in the country as far as states with the highest cases were concerned. Today we’re 10th.”

12:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

No need for second lockdown in Delhi, says Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there was no need to impose a second lockdown in Delhi. "This is a matter of satisfaction," he says.

12:40 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Kejriwal announces job portal for employement

Arvind Kejriwal also announced a portal to connect employers with job seekers. "Delhi government is starting a portal - jobs.delhi.gov.in Those who are looking to recruit people for jobs can go to the website and update their requirement. Job seekers can also go there and update their qualifications, experience and requirement. It'll be a 'Rozgar Bazar'," the chief minister said.

12:30 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

'Delhi model' discussed across India, globally, says Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there was an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in Delhi. "The ‘Delhi model’ is being discussed in India and across the world. Today the recovery rate in Delhi is 88 percent, only 9 percent of the people are ill now and 2-3 percent of the people have died. There is a decline in the number of deaths," he adds.

12:26 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Vande Bharat Mission Phase 5 to start from 1 August: Air India

Air India announced on 26 July that the fifth phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, which is slated to begin from August 1, 2020, will see Indian carriers open up to many more international destinations.

Notably, the Vande Bharat Mission phase five will commence on a day the country will also enter unlock phase three.

11:57 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

1,283 beds out of 1,515 bed vacant in AIIMS Delhi

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare says 404 beds are available in Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital as of 7 am today, as against a total of 529 beds, ANI reports. At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1,283 beds are available against a total of 1,515.

11:01 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India's recovery rate rises to 63.92%

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 63.92 percent. The recoveries/deaths ratio is 96.55%:3.45% now, according to the Government of India.

Coronavirus Updates: Rajasthan reports 1,134 fresh cases and nine fatalities, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 37,564 and toll to 633.

Maharashtra's COVID-19 toll rose to 13,883 with 227 deaths while the case count increased to 3,83,723 with the addition of 7,924 fresh COVID19 cases.

US President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus — making him the highest-ranking official to test positive so far, said reports.

Speaking at the virtual launch of three high throughput testing facilities, Prime MInister Narendra Modi said that there are more than 11,000 COVID-19 facilities and over 11 lakh isolation beds in the country. "We also have nearly 1,300 testing labs in the country and more than five lakh tests are being conducted daily," ANI quotes him as saying.

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi took bold decisions to help people amid the COVID-19 situation in the country.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there was an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in Delhi. 'The ‘Delhi model’ is being discussed in India and across the world. Today the recovery rate in Delhi is 88 percent.'

The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 4,85,114. The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 63.92 percent.

India reports 49,931 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking its overall tally to 14,35,453. This is the highest single-day surge in fresh infections. The toll rises by 708 to 32,771.

India registered 97,577 new cases in the past two days. On Saturday, India registered 48,916 COVID-19 infections in a single day, while on Sunday, the case count mounted to 13,85,522 with 48,661 people testing positive for the disease.

As India's coronavirus case count mounted to 13,85,522 on Sunday with 48,661 people testing positive for the disease, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned against displaying any laxity in following precautionary measures, saying that the virus remained as fatal as it was at the beginning of the pandemic.

Several states, including Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, saw a spurt in daily cases while southern states, with the exception of Karnataka, recorded a marginal dip in fresh infections.

In the northeast, Sikkim extended the complete lockdown till 31 August, hours after the state reported its first COVID-19 fatality. Restrictions were also extended in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah town after 14 more cases surfaced there.

Tamil Nadu came to a virtual standstill on the last Sunday lockdown this month, with only milk supply and health care services remaining operational in the state. A similar situation prevailed in Maharashtra's Nagpur where a 'Janata curfew' elicited a good response on its last day.

Modi stresses on exercising caution

In his Mann ki Baat radio address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the importance of wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.

"At many places, the virus is spreading fast. We need to be extra vigilant. We have to bear in mind that the virus is as fatal today as it was in the beginning. Which is why we have to be cautious," Modi said.

Modi also advised those feeling uncomfortable while wearing masks to remember the burden and sacrifice of those in the front lines of the battle against the virus.

India reports 48,661 new cases, 705 deaths

The data updated by the Union health ministry in the morning showed that the cumulative total of coronavirus cases in the country grew to 13,85,522 with 48,661 fresh cases reported since Saturday morning. The country's toll rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.

According to news agency PTI, this is the fourth consecutive day when COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 45,000.

Of the 705 deaths reported, 257 were from Maharashtra, 89 from Tamil Nadu, 72 from Karnataka, 52 from Andhra Pradesh, 42 from West Bengal, 39 from Uttar Pradesh, 29 from Delhi, 22 from Gujarat, 14 from Bihar, 12 from Jharkhand, 11 from Rajasthan and 10 from Odisha.

Of the total 32,063 deaths reported so far, Maharashtra accounts for 13,389 fatalities, followed by Delhi 3,806, Tamil Nadu 3,409 Gujarat 2,300, Karnataka 1,796, Uttar Pradesh 1,387, West Bengal 1,332, Andhra Pradesh 985 and Madhya Pradesh 799.

Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of cases at 3,66,368, followed by Tamil Nadu 2,06,737, Delhi 1,29,531, Karnataka 90,942, Andhra Pradesh 88,671, Uttar Pradesh 63,742 and West Bengal 56,377, the health ministry's data showed.

Recovery rate rises to 63.92%

As many as 36,145 patients have recuperated from the novel coronavirus infection in a span of 24 hours, the highest recorded in a day, pushing the recovery rate to 63.92 percent, the ministry said on Sunday. The number of recoveries exceed active coronavirus infections by 4,17,694."Recovered cases are 1.89 times the active cases," the ministry said, adding that the case fatality rate has further dropped to 2.31 percent

The total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the 16 million-mark in the country, it said. According to the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 1,62,91,331 samples have been tested till 25 July with 4,42,263 samples being tested on Saturday.

National Task Force decides to exclude Itolizumab from treatment protocols

In another development,  the National Task Force on COVID-19 decided against including Itolizumab drug in clinical management protocols for treating the disease even though the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved its "restricted emergency use" in infected patients, official sources told PTI.

Itolizumab, an already approved drug of Biocon, used for treating psoriasis — a skin condition — was approved for "restricted emergency use" in 'moderate' to 'severe' Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome patients with COVID-19.

The drug was left out of the clinical management protocols as there was not enough evidence, said the sources. However, a Biocon spokesperson said that nearly 1,000 persons have used the drug with good outcome. "The National Covid Task Force needs to see more evidence and we will provide them large real-world data to enable the committee to reconsider its decision on inclusion of Itolizumab in the protocol," he said.

COVID-19 deaths decline in National Capital, claims Delhi govt

The national capital has recorded a 44 percent decline in the number of COVID-19 deaths in early July as compared to early June, the Delhi government said. The city recorded 605 deaths due to the viral disease between 1 and 12 July as against 1,089 fatalities during the same period in June, according to an analysis carried out by the Health Department.
The Delhi government's COVID-19 hospitals saw a 58 percent reduction in deaths from 361 in early June to 154 in early July, it said. Central government COVID-19 hospitals saw a 55 percent reduction in number of deaths, while private COVID hospitals witnessed a 25 percent decline.
Delhi recorded 1,075 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the city's caseload to over 1.30 lakh, while the toll mounted to 3,827 with 21 deaths.

Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat report record increase in cases

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh reported their highest single-day addition in coronavirus cases. Madhya Pradesh saw its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases as 874 people tested positive for the infection, including 205 in capital Bhopal, taking the state's count to 27,800. The toll rose by 12 during the day to reach 811.

Gujarat reported as many as 1,110 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total count to 55,822 while 21 patients died, including 12 in Surat, the state health department said. The cumulative toll in the state now stands at 2,326. However, the recovery rate also improved to 72.31 percent, with 753 patients being discharged during the day.

Uttar Pradesh recorded its biggest single-day surge of 3,260 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the state's total to 66,988. As many as 39 more people died due to COVID-19 in the state, pushing the toll to 1,426, a bulletin said.

Karnataka too witnessed a record increase of 5,199 new cases, taking the aggregate in the state to 96,141, while 82 succumbed to the virus and the toll rose to 1,878, the health department said. Bengaluru urban continued to record highest number of deaths. The city has seen 891 deaths so far including 29 on Sunday.

Minor decline in new cases in southern states

However, the rest of the southern states with high daily caseloads — Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh — saw minor dips compared to the previous days.  Kerala, with 927 cases on 26 July, saw a marginal decline against the infections reported on Saturday, at 1,103.

Andhra Pradesh also witnessed a minor dip on Sunday when compared to the infected persons on Saturday or Friday, but the state still reported cases in excess of 7,000 for the third day. The state's daily cases stood at 7,627 on Sunday while it recorded 7,813 cases yesterday.

Telangana reported over 1,500 cases, taking the tally past 54,000, with a majority of the infections coming from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits.

Sunday lockdown observed in Tamil Nadu

With 6,986, Tamil Nadu reported only two cases lesser than on Saturday, even as the state observed a strict Sunday lockdown. The roads wore a deserted look as people stayed indoors in keeping with lockdown curbs. Health care services were open, sanitary workers continued their clean up work, and personnel of civic bodies conducted door-to-door surveys to find people with flu-like symptoms and fever camps were also held.

Shops selling essential commodities, fuel pumps and markets were closed as part of measures to help fight COVID- 19 while most vehicles also stayed off the roads.

Similar scenes were observed in Maharashtra's Nagpur city where markets stayed shut and people remained indoors under the Janata curfew. Over 3,000 police personnel were deployed to enforce the curfew, officials said.

An eight-day total lockdown began in Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland, from Sunday to stem the spread of COVID-19. Streets were empty and shops remained closed. A few pharmacies and hospitals were open in some localities to cater to people in medical emergencies.

Government offices, banks and medical clinics that are exempted from the purview of the lockdown remained closed on Sunday.

Sikkim extends lockdown

The Sikkim government extended the statewide lockdown, scheduled to end on Sunday, till 1 August "After careful consideration of the situation, it has been decided to extend the period of lockdown in the entire state of Sikkim till 6 am of 1 August, 2020," a notification issued by Chief Secretary S C Gupta said.

The state reported its first COVID-19 death on Sunday after a 74-year-old man succumbed to the disease at a state-run hospital. Sikkim has 357 active cases of COVID-19, while the total cases stand at 499.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration also extended a complete lockdown imposed in Bhaderwah town of Doda district to arrest the spread of COVID-19. The restrictions will be in place till further orders to make way for a smooth contact-tracing and sampling exercise of the fresh cases, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Bhaderwah, Adil Rishu said.

The curbs in Bhaderwah were initially imposed on 21 July after 30 positive cases of COVID-19 were detected in Doda. This is the third time that the lockdown has been extended.

"We have extended the complete lockdown till further orders after 14 more persons were found coronavirus positive. Contact-tracing and sampling of them is still going on and will take sometime," Rishu said, adding that the situation will be reviewed on Monday. No relaxation will be granted even for medical shops, he said.

With inputs from PTI



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