Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Today is the seventy-seventh day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. A number of activities are being allowed to resume in a phased manner over this month as part of 'Unlock 1.0'. Malls, restaurants and places of worship were allowed to reopen in some states yesterday. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 2,66,598. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 7,466. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 70.5 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 4.05 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom are the most-affected countries.
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Delhi withdraws Special Corona Fee on liquor from June 10 but raises VAT to 25%
The Delhi government has withdrawn the 'Special Corona Fee' levied at 70 percent of the maximum retail price on all categories of liquor, with effect from June 10, news agency ANI has reported.
Further, Value Added Tax (VAT) levied on all categories of liquor sold has been increased to 25 percent from the existing 20 percent.
The 'Special Corona Fee' was imposed in May on the MRP of liquor bottles as the government looked to earn additional revenue, having been hit badly due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE updates | CM Hemant Soren:
There is a lot of demand from the Centre, but unfortunately, we haven't eceived even one ventilator. We are working with our limited resources. At the same time, during a pandemic, the BJP is seen indulging in politics.
The BJP must have spent Rs 150 crore on their virtual rally. The same amount could have been used in transporting migrant workers to their native states.
Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first show symptoms: WHO
Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious when they first show symptoms, Maria van Kerkhove, an epidemiologist and the World Health Organization's technical lead on the pandemic, said in a briefing on Tuesday.
She said a sub-set of people do not develop symptoms, but can still infect others, and as many as 40 percent of transmissions may be by asymptomatic cases.
– Reuters
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates:
A total of 369 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan today, 9 deaths and 211 recovered also reported. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 11,245, including 255 deaths and 8-328 recovered. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | LG Anil Baijal:
It is absolutely essential that all agencies – be it the Centre, state govts, local bodies – work together to fight this pandemic. This is why I called an all-party meeting today. It was conducted in a harmonious manner and anumber of useful suggestions have been received.
With Delhi govt, regular meetings of SDMA are held in presence of the Chief Minister and theDeputyCM. In the DDMA meeting, we get full support from Centre, which sends their experts from time to time to guide us. Having said that I reserve the right to take decisions in interest of people of Delhi.
– ANI
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates:
Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board has postponed till 30th June, the Chardham Yatra for devotees from outside the state. People of Uttarakhand will be allowed 'darshan' in limited number and with precautions. (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates:
Eiffel Tower to reopen for public on June 25, news agency AFP has reported.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates:
Mumbai reports 1,015 fresh COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths, taking the total number of cases in the city to 50,878 and total deaths to 1,758.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE updates:
In last 24 hours, 470 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 33 deaths reported in Gujarat. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 21,044 including 14,373 cured/discharged and 1313 deaths.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Health Department:
Maharashtra reports 2,259 fresh COVID-19 cases and 120 deaths. This takes the total number of cases in the state to 90,787 and total deaths to 3,289.
Out of the 120 deaths reported, 49 occurred in the last two days while the rest occurred in the period fromMay 11 toJune 6, the municipal body said.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE updates | Tourism Minister Menino D'Souza:
Centre has permitted hotels to open but here all hotels which are ready to comply with guidelines, have to apply to Dept of Tourism andafter we see they're complying to all guidelines we'll permit them. They've to give declaration for the same.
We've opened the website and received almost 30 applications from hotels. We will scrutinise them andafter govt takes a call on it, we will allow them to open hotels depending on how they are complying with these guidelines.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE updates:
1,685 COVID-19 cases and21 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 34,914, including 16,279 active cases, 18,325 discharged, and307 deaths.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | BREAKING: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for coronavirus, news agency PTI has reported.
Brazil reports 679 new coronavirus deaths amid controversy over data
Brazil reported 679 new COVID-19 deaths and 15,654 additional confirmed cases on Monday, as controversy grew over the country’s official coronavirus data amid allegations of manipulation from a senior lawmaker.
Brazil’s Health Ministry removed data from its website over the weekend and stopped releasing cumulative totals for coronavirus deaths and infections. The move came soon after it released two contradictory sets of data.
Brazil’s death toll now stands at 37,134, the world’s third highest after the United States and Britain. There were 707,412 confirmed cases as of Monday, the second highest level after the United States.
– Reuters
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE updates:
COVID-19 toll rises to 301 in UP with highest single-day spike of 18 deaths; 388 new cases take tally to 11,335 (PTI)
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE updates:
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer in the agency's Kolkata office tests positive for COVID-19. Some other officials have been advised to home quarantine.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undergoes COVID-19 test
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday underwent COVID-19 test after developing sore throat and fever, an official said.The official said the 51-year-old chief minister's fever has come down.
The test report is expected later in the night or by Wednesday morning.
The chief minister had gone into self-quarantine after developing mild fever and sore throat.
Kejriwal has not been attending any meeting since Sunday afternoon.
– PTI
Coronavirus in Meghalaya LIVE updates | CMO:
Government has decided to put on hold the reopening of religious institutions that was previously decided for 14th of June, 2020. A meeting will be held again with religious organisations at the end of this month.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Railways:
Indian Railways has informed the state governments that it will continue to provide Shramik Special Trains within 24 hours after the demand is received from the states.
So far, more than 4,347 Shramik Special services have been operated by Indian Railways to transport approximately 60 lakh persons to their destination states. Shramik trains are being run sinceMay 1, 2020.
After SC order to send migrants home in 15 days, Railways asks states to provide residual demand for Shramik Special trains by June 10.
Social distancing mandate gives rise to new job roles in factories
Factories across India have partially resumed operations even as the coronavirusoutbreak continues to be a serious cause of concern. With manufacturing units given the responsibility to maintain social distancing and employee safety, a new set of roles called shop-floor coordinators and sanitisation servicemen has opened up in India.
These new job roles would involve hiring entry-level talent with a basic understanding of the importance of sanitation, hygiene and social distancing. The pay? Between Rs 12,000 and Rs 14,000 per month.
India has about 2,37,000 factories and each factory would need multiple such staff depending on the number of workers in the unit and factory size. Factories do not have staff purely assigned to maintain hygiene, safety and social distancing and the home ministry mandate to keep production units virus-free has led to the new job roles being created.
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Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates:
A senior official of BMC who had tested positive for COVID-19 has lost his life. He was deployed in the water supply department,Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates:
Malls have been allowed to open in Jaipurfollowing Unlock 1.0 relaxations. A shopkeeper says, "Footfall is very low right now as some people are not aware of the relaxations and some are reluctant in coming out due to COVID-19". (ANI)
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Read more here: Jyotiraditya Scindia, mother test positive for COVID-19, admitted to Delhi hospital
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother, Madhavi Raje Scindia, have tested positive for COVID-19, reports suggest.
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE updates | Health Department:
77 new COVID-19 cases were reported today till 2.30 pm, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,488.
Coronavirus in UK LIVE updates | COVID-19 death toll in UK nears 52,000, Reuters tally shows
The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll has neared 52,000, according to a Reuters tally of official data sources that highlighted the country's place as one of the worst hit in the world.
New data for England and Wales brought the toll to 51,766, the highest in Europe and putting the UK behind only the much larger United States in a pandemic that has killed over 4 lakh people around the world.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Countries with the highest confirmed cases
> United States: 19,61,185 confirmed cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
> Brazil: 7,07,412 cases
> Russia: 4,84,630 cases
> United Kingdom: 2,88,834 cases
> India: 2,66,598 cases
> Spain: 2,41,717 cases
> Italy: 2,35,278 cases
> Peru: 1,99,696 cases
> France: 1,91,313 cases
> Germany: 1,86,233 cases
(Sources: MoHFW India and Johns Hopkins University CSSE, as of 3.05 pm IST on June 9)
Jyotiraditya Scindia admitted to Delhi hospital with COVID-19 symptoms, test result awaited: Report
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jyotiraditya Scindia and his mother, Madhavi Raje Scindia, have been admitted to Max Super Specialty hospital in Delhi's Saket after they complained of COVID-19 symptoms, reports suggest. More details are awaited.
Coronavirus in Manipur LIVE updates:
10 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to 282 of which 218 are active cases and 64 have recovered.
Coronavirus may have spread in Wuhan in August, Harvard research shows, but China dismissive
The coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August last year, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine data, but China dismissed the report as “ridiculous”.
The research used satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan - where the disease was first identified in late 2019 - and data for symptom-related queries on search engines for things such as “cough” and “diarrhoea”.
“Increased hospital traffic and symptom search data in Wuhan preceded the documented start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in December 2019,” according to the research.
“While we cannot confirm if the increased volume was directly related to the new virus, our evidence supports other recent work showing that emergence happened before identification at the Huanan Seafood market (in Wuhan).”
– Reuters
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE updates | Health Department:
117 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state today, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,364.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Health Ministry deploys central teams across 15 states/UTs
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to 15 states and Union Territories. With over 50 districts or municipal bodies witnessing high case load and spurt of cases to assist, these teams will provide state governments technical support for containment and facilitate management of COVID-19 outbreak, the ministry has said.
These states/UTs are: Maharashtra (7 districts/municipalities), Telangana (4), Tamil Nadu (7), Rajasthan (5), Assam (6), Haryana (4), Gujarat (3), Karnataka (4), Uttarakhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (5), West Bengal (3), Delhi (3), Bihar (4), Uttar Pradesh (4) and Odisha (5).
Novel coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August, Harvard research indicates
The novel coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August 2019, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine data.
The research used high-resolution satellite imagery of hospital parking lots in Wuhan — where the disease emerged in late 2019 - and data for symptom-related queries on search engines for things such as "cough" and "diarrhoea". (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | 146 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha, tally rises to 3,140
Odisha's COVID-19 tally has crossed the 3,000-mark, with 146 more people testing positive for the infection.
With the 146 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 infections in Odisha increased to 3,140, the official said, adding that active cases in the state now stands at 1,136 as 1,993 patients have so far recovered from the disease.
Nine persons have so far died of COVID-19 in the state, while two others who tested positive for COVID-19, died of other reasons. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus impact | Centre may consider extending deadline to avail 15% corporate tax benefit: Report
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government may consider extending the deadline of 15 percent corporate tax benefit for companies that make new investments in manufacturing.
Coronavirus impact | India may face 50% labour shortage in coming months: Report
India may have started lifting the lockdown in a staggered manner to reopen the economy but the country is facing a labour shortage as hundreds of thousands of migrant workers have left the cities for their hometowns.
Among sectors, construction and real estate face a 52 percent worker shortage, followed by manufacturing (44 percent) and pharmaceuticals (42 percent), according to a newspaper report.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE updates |
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has revised its ‘Unlock 1.0’ guidelines. As per the new guidelines, shops will be allowed to stay open for the full working hours for six days in a week, News18 has reported. However, shops will remain closed on Sundays.
Earlier, shops were allowed to stay open till 5.00 pm only.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia after meeting with State Disaster Management Authority: Officers of the central government were present at the meeting and they said that there is no community spread in Delhi as of now so it need not be discussed.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said that the national capital could have 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases till July 31 at the current rate.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said that the national capital could have 1 lakh COVID-19 cases till June 30.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates | COVID-19 death toll in Rajasthan rises to 251, cases cross 11,000-mark
While the COVID-19 death toll in Rajasthan reached 251 today, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state crossed the 11,000-mark after 144 more people tested positive for the infection.
Jaipur has reported 2,321 coronavirus cases and 117 deaths followed by Jodhpur which recorded 1,887 cases and 24 deaths.
At present, there are 2,587 active cases in the state and a total of 7,779 patients have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the disease. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Centre issues fresh guidelines for government officials, staffers
The Centre has issued fresh guidelines for its officials and staffers as part of ‘Unlock 1.0’ to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This is after several officials in various ministries and departments tested positive for the infection.
As per the latest guidelines by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, all officers in the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) are advised to follow a set of protocol to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the office.
Coronavirus impact | Startups take a hit: Layoffs at some of the high-profile Indian startups
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Coronavirus in China LIVE updates | Mainland China reports two new confirmed, 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China has reported three confirmed and 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of yesterday, the National Health Commission said. All the new confirmed cases involved travellers from overseas, the commission said in a statement today.
The tally of mainland infections now stands at 83,043 with the death toll unchanged at 4,634. China does not count asymptomatic patients, who are infected with the coronavirus but do not show symptoms, as confirmed COVID-19 cases. (Input from Reuters)
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Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates | Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain:
We were expecting that the beds in private hospitals would cater to patients up to 15 days but most of the beds reserved for COVID-19 patients have been used in 4-5 days. We have to further enhance the capacity now. (Input from ANI)
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates |
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan have risen to 1,08,317, according to Dawn. This figure includes patients who have recovered (35,018) and the death toll in the country which stands at 2,172.
While Punjab province has reported 40,819 cases so far, Sindh has reported 39,555 cases.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates |
The Supreme Court has said in its order that if there is a demand of Shramik Trains, the Indian Railways shall provide them within 24 hours.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates |
The Supreme Court, in its order has said that the Centre and states have to prepare a list for identification of migrant workers in a streamlined manner. Employment relief is to be mapped out and skill-mapping to be carried out for migrant labourers.
