Delhi reports 1359 new COVID-19 positive cases, total number of cases is now 25,004. Death toll stands at 650. There are 14456 active cases.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Today is the seventy-second day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 2,16,919. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 6,075. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. A number of activities will be allowed to resume in a phased manner over this month as part of 'Unlock 1'.
Globally, there have been over 63.9 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 3.8 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and Spain are the most-affected countries.
Delhi reports 1359 new COVID-19 positive cases, total number of cases is now 25,004. Death toll stands at 650. There are 14456 active cases.
Shooting for TV serials will resume from June 10, but no child actor will be allowed on sets. Actors aged above 65 years may join work after submitting a written undertaking that they are coming for shooting willingly,West Bengal PWD, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Aroop Biswastold PTI.
Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims the number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal is rising due to poor facilities at quarantine centres; says situation is so bad that if a normal person is quarantined at a centre, he or she is bound to get infected (PTI)
Entry of PAs to MPs inside Parliament restricted till further orders due to COVID-19. (PTI)
Rajasthan reports 210 new COVID-19 positive cases till 8:30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 9.862. Number of active cases stand at 2.545.
Health Ministry releases guidelines for the opening of Malls, Offices, Hotes, Restaurants and Religious places.
Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally jumps by 2,933 to 77,793; death toll reaches 2,710 with 123 more fatalities.
West Bengal government issues order reducing night curfew during lockdown to eight hours, from 9 pm to 5 am, with effect from June 4. Earlier, night curfew was for 12 hours, from 7 pm to 7 am.
COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal rises to 283 with 10 more fatalities; 368 new cases push tally to 6,876.
There is a distinct clade A3i that is predominant in Southeast Asia.This strain has not come from China but from other Southeast Asian countries. It may have originated in middle of Feb, may be in China or somewhere else.
A3i has 4 different mutations. There are 4 sequences, 3 of them actually change protein in the virus. In India, more than 40% of all patients are of this clade. The first major clade is A2a clade which is in Gujarat, Maharashtra and other parts, and is close to 50%.
TamilNadureported 1,373 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths today, taking total number of cases to 27,256 anddeath toll to 220. Number of active cases stands at 12,132.
3 deaths and 94 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state today. There are 884 active cases in the state.
1.9 million U.S. workers seek jobless aid, a ninth straight weekly decline as more businesses reopen;unemployment at 14.8%.
