Today is the sixty-second day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. Domestic passenger flights resumed today after two months.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,38,845. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 4,021. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 54.2 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 3.45 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and Spain are the most-affected countries. Catch the latest updates here:
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Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE updates | Director of Public Health and Family Welfare:
66 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported today; taking the total number of positive cases to 1,920. Death toll rises to 56 after 3 deaths were reported today. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE updates | Health Department:
194 new positive cases and 10 deaths have been reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 6,859, of which 3,571 patients have been cured and discharged. The death toll stands at 300. (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Prices of N-95 masks down by up to 47% after NPPA advisory:
Leadingmanufacturers and importers of N-95 masks have reduced prices by up to 47 percent after regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) stepped in to ensure the availability of the respiratory protection device at affordable rates in the country, the government said on May 25. N-95 masks were earlier being sold in the market for Rs 150 to 300 per unit and after the advisory by the NPPA, prices have been cut.
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Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates | Health Department:
20 new COVID-19 positive cases and 2 deaths have been reported in Himachal Pradesh today. Total positive cases stand at 223 including 151 active cases and 5 deaths. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE updates | Himanta Biswa Sarma:
12 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported; taking the total number of cases to 526. Active cases stand at 457 in Assam.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates | Health Department:
272 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan till 9 pm today; taking the total number of cases to 7300. Death toll rises to 167 after 4 deaths were reported today. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates | Directorate of Health Services:
229new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh today; taking the total number of cases to 6,497. Death toll stands at 169. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE updates | Health Department:
29 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today; taking the number of total positive cases to 1213. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | Delhi government issues guidelines for domestic (Air/Train/Inter-state bus) travel:
Asymptomatic patients will be permitted to go with advice that they shall self monitor their health for 14 days. In case they develop any symptoms, they shall inform concerned DDMA/state helpline no. All passengers shall be advised to download Aarogya Setu app on their mobile devices. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Chandigarh LIVE updates | Health Department:
28 new COVID-19 positive cases including one death has been reported in Chandigarh today. The total number of cases in the union territory is now at 266 & death toll is at 4. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation:
1,430 new COVID-19 positive cases and 38 deaths have been reported in Mumbai today. Total positive cases rise to 31,789 and death toll stands at 1,026. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | Odisha reports 103 fresh COVID-19 cases; total count 1,438
Odisha registered its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases on Monday with 103 people testing positive for the disease, taking the total number of infected persons in the state to 1,438, a health department official said.
It also reported the highest number of 99 patients recovering from the highly-infectious disease on the day, taking the total number of persons cured from COVID-19 in the state to 649. The recovery rate from the disease now stands at 45.13 percent in Odisha, while the percentage of positive cases is 1.12, an official in the Health and Family Welfare department said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Ladakh LIVE updates | Four more test positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, tally crosses 50-mark
Four more people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh even as the first COVID-19 testing laboratory was inaugurated by parliamentarian Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Monday, officials said.The state-of-the-art bio-safety level 2 (BSL-2) laboratory was set up at Chushot Yokma and is the first molecular laboratory in the region, which will be used for testing HIV, Tuberculosis, Swine flu, and Hepatitis-B after COVID-19 pandemic is over, they said.
With the addition of the four patients, who are from Kargil district, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the union territory has reached 52, the officials said. However, 43 of the patients have already recovered and discharged from hospital, while the condition of all the remaining 10 active patients nine in Kargil and one in Leh -- is stated to be stable, they said.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates | 405 new COVID-19 cases take Gujarat tally to 14,468; 30 die
The number of coronaviruscases in Gujarat rose to 14,468 on Monday with the addition of405 new infections, while 30 more patients succumbed to the
disease, taking the toll to 888, the health department said. Gujarat also reported recovery of 224 coronavirus patients, taking the number of discharged people to 6,636, itsaid.
With this, the state has 6,944 active cases, of which 109 patients are on a ventilator, the department said.The condition of other 6,835 COVID-19 patients isstable, it said.Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positivecases: 14,468, new cases: 405, deaths: 888, discharged 6,636,active cases: 6,944; people tested so far: 1,86,361. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE updates | Assam breaches 500-mark in COVID-19 cases; 122 new infections
Assam recorded its highest single-day spike of 122 cases on Monday, taking the total past the 500-mark, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
With these fresh cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections has gone up to 514 in the state, of which 445 are active cases, Sarma said in a tweet.
"Alert ~ 48 new cases of #COVID19+. 16 Karimganj, 8 Lakhimpur, 8 Ghy Qrnt, 5 Cachar, 4 Hailakandi, 3 South Salmara, 2 Nalbari, 1 each Morigaon/Goalpara," he tweeted. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates |
In the last 24 hours, 405 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat. Total cases rise to 14,468 including 6636 cured/discharged and 888 deaths: Gujarat Health Department. (ANI)
Coronavirus in West Bengal |
149 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 3,816: Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal. (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Around 630 flights of Monday canceled in India due to states' restrictions: Aviation industry source (PTI)
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE updates | With 29 fresh cases, Haryana's coronavirus count increases to 1,213
Haryana's coronavirus count on Monday rose to 1,213 with 29 fresh cases, 13 of which were reported from the worst-hit Gurgaon. So far, the state has reported 16 virus deaths. Faridabad and Sonipat, the two other most affected districts reported two and four virus cases, respectively, health bulletin said.Both districts, along with Gurgaon, are part of the National Capital Region, from where a large number of cases have been reported recently. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 today; taking the total number of positive cases to 67 in Goa. There are 48 active cases as of now: Directorate of Health Services, Goa. (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Took lessons from swine flu outbreak, devised 'intelligent testing strategy' against COVID-19: ICMR
The government devised an "intelligent testing strategy" and scaled up its preparedness to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, taking lessons from the 2009 swine flu outbreak that had "exposed glaring gaps" in the country's diagnosis infrastructure, the ICMR said on Monday.
The apex health research body said to cater to the increasing need for testing, India developed an "intelligent testing strategy to remain ahead of the virus" by significantly shoring up its diagnosis infrastructure.
The country now has 610 laboratories -- 432 public and 178 private which are currently testing 1.1 lakh samples daily. The testing capacity has been increased to 1.4 lakh samples per day, which is being further raised to 2 lakh, it said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Three fresh COVID-19 caseswere reported in Puducherry on Monday, taking the number ofinfections in the union territory to 32.The patients were admitted to the Indira GandhiGovernment Medical College Hospital, Health Minister MalladiKrishna Rao told reporters here.
The new cases were from neighbouring Muthialpet and Moogambigai Nagar areas, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Nurse working in Ahmedabad Civil Hospital allegedly commits suicide by jumping off the 10th floor flat of her parents in New Maninagar locality: Police
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Another Mumbai cop dies of COVID-19, takes toll to 12
A 57-year-old constable of theMumbai Police has died of COVID-19, taking the total number of the deceased police personnel from the metropolis to 12 so
far, a senior official said on Monday.
With the latest death, the number of police personnelwho have succumbed to COVID-19 rose to 18 in Maharashtra, he said. The constable, who was admitted in civic-run Nairhospital here on May 23, tested positive for coronavirus onMay 24 and died on the same day. (PTI)
Coronavirus in China LIVE updates |
China decides to evacuate its citizens from India amid rise in coronavirus cases
China has decided to evacuate its citizens, including students, tourists and businessmen, from India who are facing "difficulties" in the country and want to return home in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chinese embassy put out a notice on its website on Monday, asking those wanting to return home to book tickets in special flights. The move to evacuate its citizens comes in the wake of India emerging as the 10th worst-hit country by the deadly virus, which has infected nearly 1.40 lakh people in India.
The coronavirus, which was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, has spread to over 190 countries, infecting over 54 lakh people and taking lives of 3.4 lakh. India had evacuated around 700 Indians from Wuhan in February. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Nagaland no longer green state, reports 3 COVID-19 cases
Nagaland reported its "first"COVID-19 cases on Monday, when three persons who recentlyreturned to the state from Chennai were found infected with
novel coronavirus, a health department official said.Nagaland government has not counted a person from thestate who tested positive for coronavirus on April 13 in Assamafter a private hospital referred him to a government facilityin Guwahati. He later recovered from the disease.
He said the three persons who tested positive forcoronavirus were passengers of the first Shramik Special trainthat reached Mizoram from Chennai on May 22 last. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates |
42 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today, taking the total number of cases to 1583. No death has been reported today: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
A total of 57,720 people has been cured so far. In the last 24 hours, 3280 patients were found cured. The total recovery rate is 41.57 percent. The total number of confirmed cases is now 1,38,845. The number of cases under active medical supervision is 77,103: Government.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE updates |
Karnataka reports 93 fresh cases and two deaths, taking total number of cases to 2182 and deaths to 44. Number of active cases stands at 1431: Karnataka Health Department. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Jammu LIVE updates | Several localities in Jammu declared red zones after fresh COVID-19 cases
Several localities in the winter capital Jammu were on Monday declared containment areas or red zones following detection of new coronavirus cases including one death in the last 24 hours, officials said.
District Development Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan declared municipal ward number 52, 53 and 54 of Trikuta Nagar, municipal ward number 48 of Gurkha Nagar, Kalyanpura and Channi-Mawallian villages in Kanachak and Simbal and Kharian villages of Miran Sahib as red zones, they said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Nepal LIVE updates | Nepal reports highest single-day coronavirus surge; total cases cross 650-mark
Nepal on Monday registered its highest single-day spike in the coronavirus cases with 79 new infections, taking the total COVID-19 tally to 682 in the country, health officials said.
The total number of people infected by the novel coronavirus has climbed to 682 in Nepal after 79 cases were reported, the highest number of confirmation of virus transmission in a single-day, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Jammu & Kashmir LIVE updates | Two more COVID-19 fatalities reported in J&K; death toll reaches 23
Two more people, including a 63-year-old lawyer, have died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll due to the disease in the Union Territory to 23, officials said on Monday.
Both of them had undergone COVID-19 tests last week and their results came out as positive after their death, the officials said.
Coronavirus in Tripura LIVE updates | 3 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tripura; count rises to 194
Three more persons have testedpositive for the novel coronavirus in Tripura, taking the virus count in the state to 194, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar
Deb has said. All the three new patients had recently returned tothe state from Delhi by the Rajdhani Express, he said.
Deb tweeted late on Sunday evening: "991 samples have been tested today in Tripura for COVID-19. Among them, 3persons found COVID19 positive. All of them have returned fromDelhi by Rajdhani Express."
Of the 194 patients, 165 have recovered and were discharged from the state-run G B Pant Hospital here while 29 people are undergoing treatment.
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15 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand, taking the total number of cases to 332. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Staffer at Rail Bhavan tests positive for coronavirus; fifth case in less than two weeks in the same building. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates | 4 more deaths, 273 fresh cases reported in UP
Four more people have died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking their number to 165 as 273 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state, a senior UP government official said on Monday.
With this, the number of confirmed cases rises to 6,541, they said, adding that the count of active cases stands at 2,606. "So far, 165 COVID-19 patients have died in the state, while as many as 273 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported from the state," Principal Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | COVID-19 situation in Delhi under control even after more lockdown relaxations: CM Arvind Kejriwal
The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is under control, a week after several relaxations were given in the fourth phase of coronavirus-induced lockdown, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.
Kejriwal asserted that he would be concerned only if two things happened -- either there is a significant increase in fatalities or the city's health care system collapses due to spike in COVID-19 cases.
Coronavirus in Syria LIVE updates | Syria reports 20 new coronavirus cases
Syria's Health Ministry is reporting 20 new cases of coronavirus in the country, the highest daily count since the new virus was first reported here in late March. Monday's announcement raises to 106 the number of confirmed cases. There have been four deaths.
The ministry said all 20 new cases are of Syrians who returned from abroad. They comprise 15 people who came back from Kuwait, three from Sudan, one from Russia and one from the United Arab Emirates. Syria recently began easing restrictions imposed over the past weeks. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE updates |
The number of coronavirus cases in Assam rose to 466 on Monday after 74 more people tested positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Fifty-three cases were reported from Golaghat district, six from Kokrajhar, five from Karimganj, four from Dhemaji, two each from Tinsukia and Sivasagar, and one each from Jorhat and Nagaon, he said.
Coronavirus impact |
The government's wheat procurement so far in the 2020-21 marketing year has surpassed the last year's 34.13 million tonnes, surmounting all impediments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates | State Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad:
273 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh in last 24 hours. Total active cases in the state have risen to 2,606. 3,581 people have been discharged. There have been 165 deaths due to the outbreak so far. (Input from ANI UP)
Coronavirus in Japan LIVE updates |
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has lifted the ‘state of emergency’, meant to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, following a sharp decline in the number of new cases being reported in the country. (Input from AFP)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Authorities in Ghaziabad have again ordered sealing of its border with Delhi amid rising COVID-19 cases, reports suggest.
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE updates | State control room:
15 COVID-19 cases were detected in Uttarakhand today. The total confirmed cases in the state have risen to 332, including 58 recoveries and four deaths.
Coronavirus in Italy LIVE updates | Italy reports 531 new cases in 24 hours
The number of confirmed cases in Italy rose by just 531 in the past 24 hours, with half in the populous northern region of Lombardy that has borne the brunt of Italy's epidemic.
Italy is in the first full week of loosened restrictions, with bars and restaurants open as well as beaches and parks.
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in SAARC countries
> India: 1,38,845 confirmed cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
> Afghanistan: 11,173 cases
> Bangladesh: 33,610 cases
> Bhutan: 27 cases
> Maldives: 1,371 cases
> Nepal: 675 cases
> Pakistan: 56,272 cases
> Sri Lanka: 1,141 cases
(Source: News reports and Johns Hopkins University CSSE, as of 3.00 pm IST on May 25)
Coronavirus impact |
They had left their homes for greener pastures in faraway Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and Rajasthan.
The lockdown having shattered their dreams, they are now walking, cycling and hitchhiking hundreds of miles under an unforgiving sun blazing down at over 40 degrees to reach their homes in an impoverished Bihar, where an uncertain future awaits them.
Read: Migrants walk through 'hell' to reach 'heaven' in Bihar but stare at uncertain future
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates | Health Department:
145 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today, the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 7,173. Death toll stands at 163. There are 3,150 active cases in the state now. (ANI)
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