Today was the 60th day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,25,101. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 3,720. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 52 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 3.38 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Russia, Brazil, the United Kingdom and Spain are the most-affected countries.
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE updates |
72 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today - 55 in Nainital, 8 in Dehradun, 3 each in US Nagar and Rudraprayag, 2 in Pauri Garhwal and 1 in Haridwar. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 244: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19 (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Mumbai COVID-19 case doubling rate now 14 days: CM
The number of COVID-19 patients in Mumbai is doubling over a period of 14 days, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said today as he interacted with doctors of BMC-run hospitals.
During the video conference interaction, Thackeray praised the doctors for their continuous fight over the last two months to contain the outbreak, and exuded confidence that the task would be accomplished. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates |
Coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad crossed the 10,000-mark and rose to 10,001 after 277 new patients were reported today, the state health department said. 24 COVID-19 patients died in Ahmedabad hospitals during the day, taking the death toll so far in the district to 669. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates |
Maharashtra government has not amended its lockdown order dated May 19 and, therefore, no air travel will be allowed till May 31. (CNN News18)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Fire breaks out in hospital in South Delhi, 8 COVID-19 patients evacuated
A fire broke out in an operation theatre and recovery room at the third floor of Cygnus Orthocare hospital opposite IIT here in south Delhi today evening, officials said.
This is a reserve hospital for COVID-19 patients and there were eight patients present when the incident occurred but all were evacuated safely. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | 2,608 new coronavirus cases, 60 deaths in Maharashtra
Maharashtra reported 2,608 new coronavirus patients and 60 deaths today, the health department said.
The total number of cases in the state rose to 47,190 and the death toll reached 1,577, it said.
821 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the number of recovered coronavirus patients to 13,404. (PTI)
Read more: Fraudsters offering blood plasma as COVID-19 cure on Dark Net
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Cyber racketeers are duping people by offering to sell blood plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients, advertising it as a miracle cure for coronavirus infection, a senior police official.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates |
A 34-year-old Nepalese national, staying in a quarantine centre near Maharajganj after his return from Delhi, died of unknown causes today, officials told PTI.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | COVID death toll in Delhi mounts to 231; 591 fresh cases take total to 12,910
The coronavirus death toll in Delhi mounted to 231, while 591 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported today, taking the total number of infections in the city to 12,910, authorities said.
The city recorded the highest spike in fresh cases -- 660 -- yesterday.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Sikkim reports first COVID-19 case as Delhi returnee tests positive
Sikkim reported its first COVID-19 case on Saturday as a 25-year-old student who recently returned from Delhi tested positive for the disease, a senior official said.
The sample of the student was sent to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri for testing. The report came back positive, Health Department Director General-cum-Secretary Pempa Tshering Bhutia told reporters in Gangtok.
Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir LIVE updates |
Shops reopen in Ganderbal district which has been declared as a COVID-19 'green zone'. A shopkeeper told news agency ANI, "We give hand sanitizer to our customers and maintain social distancing by ensuring that only one customer enters the shop at a time".
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates |
Sixteen more people tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 185, officials said. Of the 16 fresh cases, six are reported from Kangra, five from Solan, four from Mandi and one from Hamirpur district, they said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates |
The number of COVID-19 cases in Amravati reached 151 today, while the death toll touched 15 after a 56-year-old woman died late last night, a district official said. The woman, a resident of Al Hilal Colony, had tested positive for the virus on May 21 and was undergoing treatment since, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE updates |
All incoming persons should obtain an e-pass from Karnataka government's Seva Sindhu portal and will have to remain in 7 days institutional quarantine and 7 days home quarantine if they come from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh: State government (ANI)
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE updates |
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announces 14-day home quarantine for anyone coming to Punjab by domestic flights, trains and buses. (CNN News18)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Maharashtra government will announce package for small businesses: Mushrif
The Maharashtra government will soon come out with a package to help small businesses and artisans, Rural Development Minister Hasan Mushrif said today.
Opposition BJP has demanded that the Shiv Sena-NCP- Congress government offer a package on the lines of the Centre to help those hit by the lockdown to contain coronavirus. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates | COVID-19 patient erroneously discharged
In an embarrassing mix-up in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, a coronavirus positive man was discharged from hospital on the basis of a negative report that actually belonged to another person with the same name, officials said today.
The authorities at civic-run Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital admitted the mistake and issued an apology today, adding the human error was rectified soon with the wrongly discharged person being brought back and admitted in the facility within hours. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE updates | COVID-19 toll in Karnataka rises to 42, cases stand at 1,959
216 new coronavirus cases were reported in Karnataka today taking the total tally to 1,959. The state has reported 42 deaths from COVID-19 so far.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | COVID-19 toll in Rajasthan rises to 156, cases stand at 6,657
Three deaths and 163 new coronavirus cases were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday taking the total number of fatalities due to COVID-19 to 156 and positive cases to 6,657.
Two deaths were reported from Jaipur and one from Kota, the official told news agency PTI.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Border Security Force (BSF) records 21 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. All of them are under treatment in designated COVID-19 health care hospitals. Till date 286 recovered and discharged from hospitals. Active cases as on today 120: BSF (ANI)
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates | 9 more Mumbai returnees test corona-positive in HP
Ten more persons, including nine Mumbai returnees tested positive for coronavirus infection today, taking the number of cases in the state to 179, the officials said. Of the new ten cases, six are reported from Kangra and four from Mandi district, they added. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates |
17 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 323: District Surveillance Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar district (ANI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Maharashtra police reports 1,671 COVID-19 cases; 18 die
At least 18 police personnel, including an officer, have died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra so far, an official told news agency PTI. The Maharashtra police, which is ensuring strict enforcement of the lockdown in the state, has been severely hit by the pandemic.As many as 1,671 personnel, including 174 officers and 1,497 other staffers, have contracted the deadly infection so far, the official said, adding that the Mumbai police had accounted for the highest number of infections and casualties in the department.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending her country's coronavirus restrictions and calling on her compatriots to keep respecting social distancing rules.
Germany started loosening its lockdown restrictions on April 20 and since then has at least partly reopened many sectors. At the same time, the country has seen frequent protests against lockdown measures.
France is allowing religious services to resume starting Saturday after a legal challenge to the government's ban on such gatherings.Religious leaders welcomed the decision but said it will take time to put the necessary safety measures in place.
To prevent further spread of the virus, visitors to French places of worship must wear masks, wash their hands upon entering, and keep a distance of at least one meter (three feet) from other people.
As Indian firms scramble to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, experts feel that research in the country is still at a nascent stage and any concrete breakthrough is not likely within a year.
The Indian government and private firms have stepped up efforts to develop a vaccine to halt the spread of COVID-19 which has claimed over 3,700 lives with more than 1,25,000 cases in the country.
PM CARES Fund Trust has decided to allocate Rs 100 crore for support to coronavirus vaccine development efforts.
The Railways has ferried around 32 lakh migrant workers on board 2,570 Shramik Special trains since May 1, according to official data.
The Shramik Special trains are being operated primarily on the requests of the states which want to send the migrant workers to their home states. The Railways is bearing 85 per cent of the total cost of running each of the trains while the rest is being borne by the states.
Passengers of a Shramik Special train on way to Bihar's Darbhanga from Bengaluru, resorted to hurling brickbats in the railway station here on Saturday morning while protesting scarcity of food and water during the travel, an official said.
Unnao District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said the train had no stoppage at Unnao railway station. But since the route was not clear, the train had to stop at the staion, he said.
Nepal has reported 41 new coronavirus cases, taking the nationwide tally to 548 with two deaths, the health ministry said on Saturday.
The Ministry of Health and Population said that eight people, including seven men and one women were identified as positive in Kapilavastu district.Thirteen men were reported positive in Sarlahi district, one women in Bara district and one male in Kathmandu.
The Vasai Road-Gorakhpur Shramik Special train to Uttar Pradesh, which left the city on May 21, was diverted to a different route via Odisha due to heavy traffic congestion.
The train that left Vasai Road station in Mumbai on May 21 was diverted via Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Adra and Asansol stations, Western Railway PRO Ravindra Bhakar told PTI.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates | 21-yr-old recovered COVID-19 patient donates plasma
A 21-year-old man, who defeated COVID-19, has donated his plasma at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow to treat severally-ill coronavirus patients, a hospital official said.
A total of seven people have donated their plasma at the KGMU so far, the official said, adding that they have been kept in a plasma bank and can be used anytime for the next one year. (PTI)
Read more: Want to resume international flights before 'August-September,' says Civil Aviation Minister
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the government hopes to restart international flights 'before August-September.'
"Our attempt is to start before that. Even if not all international destinations, but a good percentage we can start," the Minister said. He was talking during a Q&A session on Facebook, on May 23.
Coronavirus in Rajsthan LIVE updates |
The COVID-19 death toll in Rajasthan rose to 155 today with one more death in Jaipur and Kota each, while 48 new cases took the number of infections to 6,542, an official said.
There are 2,695 active cases of the novel coronavirus disease, while 3,692 patients have recovered so far, the government official said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
591 COVID-19 cases and no deaths reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the national capital rises to 12,910, including 6,412 active cases: Delhi Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Singapore reports 642 new COVID-19 cases, total tally rises to 31,068
Singapore has reported 642 new COVID-19 cases, a majority of them foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 31,068, the Health Ministry said today. Among the new 642 cases, 636 are foreign workers living in dormitories. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE updates |
196 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka from May 22, 5 pm to 5 pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,939, including 1,297 active cases and 598 discharges: State Health Department (ANI)
The Chhattisgarh government has classified four development blocks in the state as red zones and 80 as orange zones to contain the spread of coronavirus, an official here said on Saturday.
Apart from this, it has also declared 44 areas, from where COVID-19 cases were recently detected, as containment zones, the official said.
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday allowed beauty parlours and salons across the state, except those in Greater Chennai police limits, to reopen from Sunday with certain riders.
The government had earlier allowed salons in rural areas to resume business from May 19.
The novel coronavirus toll in Rajasthan rose to 155 on Saturday with one more death in Jaipur and Kota each, while 48 new cases took the number of infections to 6,542, an official said.
There are 2,695 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 3,692 patients have recovered so far, the government official said.
With 47 fresh infections, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh climbed to 2,714 while one death due to the virus was reported, taking the toll in the state to 56, a bulletin from the government said on Saturday.
The lone death was reported in Krishna district.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan would continue to multiply if people did not follow the precautions to keep the virus at bay, a senior government official has warned as the nationwide tally of the infections crossed 52,000 with 1,101 deaths.
Pakistan Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Health Zafar Mirza on Friday said that the last week's virus tracking reports were not good and the infection would continue to multiply if precautions are not taken.
"If people do not follow precautions, the number of cases can increase even more," he said.
Twenty more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Saturday in the highest single day spike in cases so far taking the state's coronavirus tally to 173 while one more person infected with the deadly virus died at AIIMS, Rishikesh.
The latest cases were reported from Almora, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi, a state health department bulletin said.
Champawat which falls in the green zone reported the highest number of cases at seven followed by Almora and Uttarkashi (three each), Pithoragarh, Nainital and Dehradun (two each) and Haridwar (one), it said.
The Congress has arranged for transport for students from Wayanad and other parts of Kerala who were stuck in the Madhya Pradesh capital due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, a party leader said on Saturday.
Wayanad is the Lok Sabha constituency of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The step was taken after the stranded students contacted Rahul Gandhi, who in turn informed Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath, the state Congress leader said.
Three employees of Cadila Pharmaceuticals' Dholka-based plant near here in Gujarat have died of coronavirus infection, the company said on Saturday. The deceased were part of the company's production and packaging departments, a spokesperson said.
Earlier this month, at least 26 employees of the pharma firm's manufacturing unit in Dholka had tested positive for the deadly virus.
With 83 more people testing positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Indore, the overall COVID-19 case count in the worst-hit district in Madhya Pradesh has climbed to 2,933, an official said on Saturday.
The death toll in the district rose to 111 after samples of a 40-year-old deceased tested positive, said Indore's chief medical and health officer Praveeen Jadia.
Canara Bank has announced credit support for all its borrowers who have been affected by the COVID-19.
The Canara Credit Support is extended as a quick and hassle-free loan to overcome temporary liquidity mismatches for payment of statutory dues, salary/wages/electricity bill, rent etc., the bank said in a statement.
The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase I clinical trial is safe, well-tolerated, and capable of generating an immune response against the novel coronavirus in humans, says a new research published in The Lancet journal.
According to the study of 108 adults, the vaccine produced neutralising antibodies, and a response mediated by the immune system's T-cells against the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.
China has reported 28 new asymptomatic cases, majority of them from COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan, while no new confirmed infection has been detected in the country, health officials said on Saturday.
China's National Health Commission said that so far, 370 asymptomatic cases, including 26 from overseas, were under quarantine.
