The number of COVID-19 cases in India has now crossed the 3 lakh-mark. Globally, more than 75 lakh (7.5 million) cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported so far.
While India has reported over 8,500 deaths, the global death count is 4.22 lakh.
India has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the fourth worst-hit country by the pandemic.
The Centre has allowed a phased-exit from the nationwide lockdown to revive the economy.
Punjab CM today approved detailed weekend&holiday restriction guidelines, as per which inter-district movement will be barred except for e-pass holders, and only shops dealing with essential commodities and services will be allowed to operate on all days of week.
Shops dealing with essential commodities/services shall remain open on all days till 7 pm. Restaurants (for takeaway/home delivery only) andliquor shops will also continue to be open till 8 pm on all days.
Delhi records the highest single-day spike after 2,137 COVID-19 positive cases reported today. 71 deaths and 667 recovered/migrated/discharged today. Total number of positive cases here stands at 36,824, including 1,214 deaths and 13,398 recovered/migrated/discharged.
1,372 new COVID-19 positive cases, 90 deaths, 943 discharge in Mumbai today. Total number of positive cases here now stands at 55,357, including 2,042 deaths and25,152 recovered and discharged.
Besides, the number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavihas crossedthe 2,000-mark with 29 new patients, death toll increases to 77.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold fresh round of consultation with chief ministers next week as the country gradually emerges out of coronavirus lockdown.
Confederation of All India Traders say it has sought response from traders in Delhi on whether markets should be closed to curb COVID-19 cases in national capital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with Chief Ministers of all states and union territories on 16 and 17th June.
PM Modiwill interact with chief ministersof 21 states/UTs on June 16. These include: Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, A&N Islands, Dadar Nagar Haveli & Dama Diu, Sikkim andLakshadweepIslands.
He willinteract with CMs of 15 states/UTs on June 17. These include:Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu&Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha.
– ANI
We accept Supreme Court observations with utmost respect. Delhi govt is determined to provide health care for all&ensure best possible treatment to each COVID-19 patient. If there are any gaps that still remain & is brought to our notice, we'll act on them immediately.
LNJP hospital is the biggest COVID-19 hospital in Delhi and right now around 2,000 beds are operational here forCOVID-19 patients. Many critical patients from Central govt and private hospitals in Delhi are being referred to LNJP hospital for better medication.
So far, over 2,100 patients from LNJP hospital have successfully recovered from COVID-19 infection and returned to their homes.
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is an autonomous body and their team visited the LNJP hospital on Thursday. They expressed their satisfaction after scrutinising facilities at the hospital. We will appraise the Supreme Court about this as well.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with Chief Ministers of all states and Union Territories on 16 and 17th June.
MHA permits certain categories of foreigners including Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders to enter India which includes-minors who hold OCI cards and whose parents are Indian nationals, OCI cardholders who wish to come to India on account of family medical emergencies/death.
MHA permits certain categories of foreigners including OCI cardholders to enter India which includes-married couples where one spouse is OCI cardholder and other is an Indian national. Students who are OCI cardholders where at least one of their parents is Indian citizen/OCI cardholder.
Number of cases in Maharashtra has breached the one lakh-mark. The state has reported3,493 cases today,and 127 deaths.
On being asked about Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's statement that the national capital will report 5.5 lakh cases till July-end, Guleria said, "No. of cases in Delhi may not be as high as predicted but still whatever be the number, we've to increase our capacity so that we can manage increasing load that healthcare system is going to get."
We were testing only around 10,000-20,000 people per day about 6 weeks ago, now we are testing almost 1.5 lakh people per day and this number is going up every day.
