Coronavirus Live Updates: Today is the hundred-and-first day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India is the fourth most affected nation in world, and has so far recorded 6,25,544 cases, which includes 18,213 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases.
Coronavirus LIVE updates:
Global coronavirus cases exceed 11 million, according to a Reuters tally.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE updates:
Highest single-day spike of 1,694 COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, tally 19,710; toll rises to 293 with 21 more deaths.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates:
Districts are directed to ensure that every COVID-19 patient, who is home isolated, has a pulse oxymeter, theDelhi Government, in its revised guidelines for home isolation of very mild/pre-symptomatic/asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
Online filing of admission forms of Jamia Millia IslamiaUniversity programs (except MPhil/PhD) extended till 31st July 2020. Last date of applying online for admission in M.Phil/Ph.D programs is further extended till 20th Aug, Office of controller of examination told ANI
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates:
Delhi records 2,520 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to over 94,000; death toll mounts to 2,923.
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates | Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi tests positive for COVID-19
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus disease and quarantined himself. Taking to Twitter, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader said that this afternoon, he felt a slight fever and immediately quarantined himself at home. (PTI)
Coronavirus India LIVE updates | Thyrocare labs launch COVID antibody tests
Diagnostic laboratory chain Thyrocare Technologies on Friday said it has launched 'Covid Antibody Tests' facility at its labs across the country.The test identifies if a person has had the novel coronavirus at some point in the past and has produced the antibodies to fight it. The test kits and procedures have been approved by ICMR, and the company has made the test available pan India, Thyrocare said in a statement. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Jammu & Kashmir LIVE updates | J&K's COVID-19 tally crosses 8,000-mark; death toll reaches 119
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir crossed the 8,000-mark on Friday with 170 fresh infections, while the death toll in the Union Territory reached 119 following the demise of four patients, officials said.The four fatalities were reported from Kashmir, they said.This has taken the death toll due to COVID-19 to 119 in the UT. Of these, 14 belonged to Jammu province and 105 were from Kashmir division. (PTI)
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE updates | Bengal's COVID-19 tally crosses 20K-mark with record one-day spike of 669 cases
The number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal crossed the 20,000-mark as the state reported its highest single-day spike of 669 new infections on Friday, according to a bulletin issued by the Health Department.The fresh cases pushed the virus count to 20,488 in the state, it added.The state also reported the highest number of fatalities on a single day at 18, raising the death toll to 717, the bulletin said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates | COVID-19 count crosses 34,000-mark with 687 new cases
Gujarat recorded its highestsingle-day spike of 687 new coronavirus positive cases so faron Friday, due to which the state's overall tally crossed the34,000-mark, the health department said.This is for the seventh consecutive day that the statehas reported 600-plus fresh COVID-19 cases.
With the addition of 687 patients, the total number ofpositive cases in the state has gone up to 34,686, thedepartment said in a statement. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates:
Maharashtra's coronavirus case tally rises to 1,92,990 with 6,364 new patients detected; 198 fatalities take death toll to 8,376.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates:
Gujarat records highest single-day spike of 687 COVID-19 cases that pushes tally to 34,686; death of 18 patients takes toll to 1,906.
Gilead's COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir gets conditional EU clearance
The European Commission said on Friday it had given conditional approval for the use of antiviral remdesivir in severe COVID-19 patients following an accelerated review process, making it the region's first therapy to be authorised to treat the virus.
The move comes just a week after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave its go-ahead for the drug produced by Gilead Sciences to be use in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age who are also suffering from pneumonia and require oxygen support.
It also comes just days after the company allocated nearly all of its supply of the antiviral to the United States over the next three months, stirring concerns about availability elsewhere.
The Commission said on Wednesday it was in negotiations with Gilead to obtain doses of remdesivir for the 27 European Union countries.
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Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | HRD Ministry:
Medical entrance exam NEET postponed to September 13 in view of COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, JEE-Mains to be conducted from September 1 to 6, while JEE-Advanced postponed to September 27.
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Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE updates:
64 deaths and 4,329 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,02,721. The death toll stands at 1,385.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE updates | Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan:
211 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. The total number of positive cases stands at 4,964 including 2,098 active cases. There are 130 COVID-19 hotspots in the state.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates | BMC:
8 new COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai. Total number of cases in the area is now at 2,309, including 551 active cases and84 deaths.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE updates | Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh:
Have decided to continue with 14 days home quarantine for people coming from outside the state. Request people to generate a self-declaration from COVA app to enable hassle-free transit. Have also ordered Rapid Antigen testing from next week for surveillance.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates:
Odisha Govt has decided to fix up maximum price for RT-PCR COVID-19 test by ICMR approved private laboratories at Rs.2200 (inclusive of GST & all other incidental charges) for private individuals desirous of testing
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Health Ministry:
Early detection, timely clinical management of COVID-19 cases have resulted in increasing daily recoveries
Scientists decode how smell, taste sensation loss in COVID-19 patients improves with time
Scientists have assessed the evolution of sudden-onset altered sense of smell or taste in people with confirmed COVID-19, and have found that in nearly half of the patients the symptom may disappear within four weeks.
The researchers, including those from the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals in the UK, conducted a survey-based study of 202 patients –of whom women represented 103 patients, and the average age was 56 years.
They found that four weeks since they observed an altered sense of smell or taste, 55 patients reported complete resolution of this symptom.
According to the survey-based study, published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 46 of the 202 patients reported an improvement in the severity within a month, and only 12 reported the symptom was unchanged or worse.
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UK to allow quarantine-free travel to some low-risk countries
The UK on Friday said that it would allow a quarantine-free international travel to some low-risk countries falling in its green zone list of an estimated 50 nations.
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that the US will fall within the red zone. India's classification is yet to be confirmed.
While the complete list of the estimated 50 low-risk countries is yet to be released, European countries of Germany, France, Spain and Italy have been confirmed as being within the green zone.
The UK government said that its expectation is that a number of the exempted countries will also not require arrivals from the UK to self-isolate.
– PTI
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Union Health Ministry:
The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has crossed 60%. It stands at 60.73% today.
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee tests positive for COVID-19
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Friday said she has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, the general secretary of the BJP's West Bengal unit said she has a mild fever.
"I have tested positive for Covid19 this morning, having mild fever and was in self-isolation for the past one week. I will keep everyone posted. All is well," she said.
Chatterjee, who left her acting career to join politics, is the Lok Sabha MP from Hooghly in West Bengal.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state crossed the 6,000-mark on Thursday to reach 6,083. So far, 699 people have died of the disease and 13,037 have recovered from it in the state.
– PTI
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE updates:
The Punjab Govt has given the go-ahead to launch a pilot project for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing from the coming week, as well as e-registration for persons entering the state through Shambhu border, to ensure strict monitoring of people coming from high-risk NCR region.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
Indian Open golf tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Suspension of international flights extended till July 31
Commercial international flights to remain suspended till July 31, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. International scheduled flights may be allowed on select routes on case-to-case basis.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Office leasing across top 7 cities drops 36% over last year due to COVID-19
In the backdrop of COVID-19 induced economic slowdown and slow decision making by occupiers, office gross absorption across the top seven cities touched 16.7 million square feet, plunging 36 percent year-on-year, Colliers International said in a report.
While leasing during 2020 is likely to be affected by a wait-and-watch approach by occupiers, NCRis likely to overtake Hyderabad to rise to the second position by end of 2020, the report stated.
How did Bharat Biotech emerge as dark horse in race for COVID-19 vaccine?
The India Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex medical research body, on July 2 wrote to 12 leading medical institutions instructing them to fast-track clinical trials of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine. The government has set a deadline of August 15 to launch the vaccine for public health use.
ICMR and Bharat Biotech are jointly working on the preclinical as well as clinical development of this vaccine.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Don't mislead people on Coronil: Maharashtra FDA Minister Rajendra Shingne warns Patanjali
The Coronil drug manufactured by yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Ltd does not cure COVID-19, Maharashtra FDA Minister Rajendra Shingne said on Friday and warned of action if the firm confuses the people of the state claiming otherwise.
Kim Jong Un urges North Koreans to keep up virus fight
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked unimaginable and irretrievable crisis, state media told news agency PTI.
Despite the warning, Kim reaffirmed North Korea's claim to not have had a single case of COVID-19, telling a ruling party meeting Thursday that the country has thoroughly prevented the inroad of the malignant virusdespite the worldwide health crisis, the Korean Central News Agency said.
Outsiders widely doubt North Korea escaped the pandemic entirely, given its poor health infrastructure and close trade and travel ties to China, where the coronavirus emerged late last year.
Describing its anti-virus efforts as a matter of national existence,North Korea earlier this year shut down nearly all cross-border traffic, banned tourists and mobilised health workers to quarantine anyone with similar symptoms to the disease.
Experts say the country's self-imposed lockdown is hurting an economy already battered by stringent US-led sanctions over its nuclear weapons and missile programmes.
– AP
Goa to curtail monsoon Assembly session to one day
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak,the upcoming monsoon session of the Goa legislative Assembly will be curtailed to a day instead of two weeks as scheduled earlier.
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Speaker Rajesh Patnekar with all party leaders at Porvorim. Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat, who participated in the meeting, told PTI that it was unanimously decided to curtail the session to just a day to avoid the possible spread of coronavirus.
Earlier, Governor Satya Pal Malik had summoned a two-week long session from July 27 onwards. At least 1,500 people, including policemen and legislature staff, are on duty during these sessions, Kamat said.
The Leader of Opposition said that the Business Advisory Committee would meet soon to decide about the agenda for the session.
– PTI
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | 1,311 children have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai: BMC
Data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revealed that seven children have diedfrom COVID-19 while1,311 have contracted the infection in Mumbai since March.
The BMC data also revealed that 54 percent of these cases were boys and 46 percent were girls aged below 10 years
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Dexamethasone purchased for COVID patients in poor countries
An initial purchase of the steroid dexamethasone, shown to be effective in treating severe or critical COVID-19 patients, will be made for up to 4.5 million people in low- and middle-income countries, agencies said on Friday.
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is negotiating the advance purchase under the deal led by UNITAID and Wellcome, as part of the World Health Organization's plan to accelerate access to therapeutics, a joint statement said. (Inputs from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE Updates | Pakistan's coronavirus tally crosses 2.2 lakh
Pakistan on Friday reported that 1,13,623 persons have recovered from the deadly coronavirus, surpassing the number of active COVID-19 infections in the country for the first time, authorities said.
According to the Ministry of National Health Services, out of the total 2,21,896 COVID-19 positive patients, 1,13,623 have so far recovered from the disease across the country. The recovered patients have surpassed the number of active 1,08,273 COVID-19 infections.
In Sindh, out of the 89,225 confirmed cases 49,926 have recovered, while in Punjab, out of 78,956 patients, 33,786 have recovered. In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, out of 27,170 cases, 14,715 have recovered and in Balochistan out 10,666 cases 5,073 recovered, the ministry said. (Inputs from PTI)
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates |
Due to the prevailing situation in country & Goa, it's advised to all Members not to have any meetings, briefings & other activities resulting in gathering in enclosed spaces. This is particularly in view of Assembly Session scheduled from July 27: Goa Legislative Assembly
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE updates |
231 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total case tally to 10,914: State Health Department (Inputs from ANI)
'Dharavi Model' is the silver lining in Mumbai’s COVID-19 cloud
Dharavi, long and unfairly condemned as one of Mumbai’s sore spots, has thrown a surprise during this extremely challenging COVID-19 time. At the end of a difficult and tense April-to-June quarter, the number of positive cases declined, doubling rate of infections vastly improved, and the dreaded Coronavirus curve flattened. For once, Dharavi found itself in the good news section.
Here's why DHL Express' India MD has a more optimistic view of Indian economy than most economists
Forecasts for the Indian economy may be mostly gloomy. Some economists predict a recession for a year, others are even more pessimistic. ButRS Subramanian, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, DHL Express India, says he has a 'far more positive view'.
"I'm not an economist. But despite the COVID-19 disruption, globalisation won't go. AndIndia as a country, where there is not much surplus consumption, the scope to cut down is very very low. The demand cycles are not far away in India," says the senior executive.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates |
Andhra Pradesh recorded 837 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 16,934 out of which 9,096 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease rises to 206: State Health Department (Inputs from ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Tomorrow at 4 pm a detailed presentation will be given by state party units on work done by them during lockdown. It will be telecast on NaMo app andother digital platforms. All our senior leaders including PM Modi will join: Arun Singh, National General Secretary, BJP. (Inputs from ANI)
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates | Resumption of tourism will kickstart the state's economy: CM Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the resumption of domestic tourism, which was suspended due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, will kickstart the coastal state's economy.
Tourism activities resumed in Goa on Thursday, with 250 hotels with government permits opening their doors to domestic tourists. (Inputs from PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry issues revised home isolation guidelines
As a large number of people showing no symptoms being detected for COVID-19, the Union health ministry on Thursday revised the home isolation guidelines to include asymptomatic positive patients in the list of mild or pre-symptomatic coronavirus infection cases.
However, patients suffering from immune-compromised status (like HIV, transplant recipients, cancer therapy) are not eligible for home isolation, the revised guidelines stated. (Inputs from PTI)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
123 new COVID-19 positive cases and 5 deaths have been reported today in Rajasthan as of 10:30 am. Total number of cases stand at 18,785 including 3,307 active cases and 435 deaths: State Health Department (Inputs from ANI).
Coronavirus in Mexico LIVE Updates |
Mexico posts record daily coronavirus tally to overtake Iran
Mexico posted a record daily tally of coronavirus infections on Thursday, as 6,741 cases carried the overall figure to 238,511, according to the health ministry.The new figure pushed Mexico past Iran to 10th place among nations with the largest number of cases, a Reuters tally showed. Mexico also recorded 679 more deaths, for a toll of 29,189 since the pandemic reached the country in late February. (Inputs from Reuters)
