Coronavirus India News Highlights: Today is the 184th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 56,46,010 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 90,020 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 81.125 percent. 'Unlock 4.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 3.14 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 9.68 lakh people have died so far.
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Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | States can use 50% of disaster relief fund to tackle COVID-19, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allowed states to use 50 percent of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) tostep uptheir fight against the coronavirus pandemic. He made the announcement at a virtual meeting with the chief ministers and health ministers of seven states and union territories that currently have the highest COVID-19 caseload.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Udpates | State Health Department
:1,986 new cases and 27 deaths reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 1,16,856 including 19,276 active cases, 96,347 recoveries and 1,233 deaths.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Anthony Fauci says scientists may know if vaccine is safe and effective by December
Dr Anthony Fauci says by the end of this year government scientists should know whether they have a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19.Fauci is among top officials testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labour and Pensions committee on Wednesday.
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE Updates | Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
:2,098 COVID-19cases detected today out of 29896 tests. Total number of cases now at 1,63,491 including 1,30,947 recoveries, 31,944 active cases and 597 deaths. Positivity rate is at 7.02 percent.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVe Updates | I never wear a face mask, says MP home minister Narottam Mishra
Amid rising COVID-19 cases inMadhyaPradesh, state home minister andBJPleaderNarottamMishraon Wednesday caused a flutter saying he doesn't wear a face mask in anyprogramme. However, as the Congress attacked him, the minister later tempered his remarks, saying he cannot continue to weara face mask for a long time due to a medical condition. "I don't wear a mask in anyprogrammes. 'Ismekyahotahai?' (so what)," the home minister told reporters when they asked him why he was not wearing a mask at a function.Mishrawas in Indore to participate in aprogrammefor distribution of assistance under the state government'sSambalYojana, which provides social security cover to the poor and the SC and ST communities. However,Mishra'scabinet colleaguesTulsiramSilawatand otherBJPleaders, who also attended the event,werewearing masks.(PTI)
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:Tamil Nadu reports 5,325 new COVID-19cases, 5,363 discharges and 63 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases to 5,57,999 till date, including 5,02,740 discharged cases, 46,350 active cases and 9,010 deaths.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | China says Donald Trump's remarks against it full of 'fabricated lies' driven by shady political motives'
China on Wednesday hit out at US President Donald Trump for his hard-hitting remarks against Beijing at the UN General Assembly session, saying his allegations were full of "fabricated lies" driven by "shady political motives".In his address on Tuesday, Trump blasted China for "unleashing" the plague of the "China virus" onto the world, demanding that the United Nations must hold Beijing accountable for failing to contain the coronavirus that has killed nearly one million people across the world, including 200,000 Americans.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Health Department
:Delhi reported 3,714 new COVID-19 cases (out of 59,580 tests), 4,465 recoveries & 36 deaths today, taking total cases to 2,56,789 including 2,20,866 recoveries & 5,087 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 30,836.
Coronavirus in Gujarat LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:1,372 new COVID-19cases, 1,289 discharged cases & 15 deaths reported in Gujarat, in the last 24 hours. Positive cases tally rises to 1,27,541 till date, including 16,470 active cases, 1,07,701 cured/discharged & 3,370 deaths.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:Karnatakareported 6,997 new COVID-19cases, 5,460 discharges & 38 deaths today. The total number of cases in the state now stands at 5,40,847 including 94,652 active cases, 4,37,910 discharges & 8,266 deaths. 8033 new cases reported inBengaluruRural today.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Udpates | BMC
:Mumbai's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,90,138 with addition of 2,360 new cases; 52 fresh deaths take toll to 8,601.
Coronavirus India LIVE Udpates | India's current COVID-19 testing rate six times the WHO recommendation: Govt
India is conducting COVID-19 tests at a rate of 875 per million population per day, which is more than six times the figure recommended by the WHO,LokSabhawas informed on Wednesday. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended testing of 0.14 samples per day per 1,000 population or 140 tests per day per million population, Union Minister of State for HealthAshwiniChoubeysaid in a written reply inLokSabha.
In response to another question,Choubeysaid that average test conducted by a district in a day is 1,053. "Presently, the rate of COVID-19 test conducted per 1,000 persons in India is 0.875 test per day (as on September19)," he said in response to a question on whether the rate of tests is commensurate with testing levels in countries with similar number of active COVID-19 cases.
On whether thegovernmentis tracking the testing numbers at the district level, the minister said that tests conducted for detection of COVID-19 are being reported to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data portal by laboratories, including the details of district where the sample was collected and tested. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Chandigarh LIVE Udpates | Health Department
:Chandigarh reports 180 new COVID-19cases today, taking the total number of cases to 10,726 including 2,537 active cases, 137 deaths and 8,049 cured cases.
Coronavirus LIVE Udpates | Sports industry a major job creator and COVID impact won't be long lasting, says ex-cricketer Nilesh Kulkarni
Jerry Maguire showed you the money.NileshKulkarnishows you the numbers.The former India and Mumbai cricketer and the founder of the Indian Institute of Sports Management (IISM) is optimistic about sports industry careers despite the coronavirus pandemic.“There are 250-300 players in theUAEfor theIPLcurrently. And there are 5,000-10,000 people for otherIPL-relatedjobs,”Kulkarnitellsmoneycontrol.com. “When theIPLis held in India, the number of people working on the event is almost 25,000.”
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:Maharashtra reports 21,029 new COVID-19cases, 19,476 recovered cases & 479 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 12,63,799 till date, including 2,73,477 active cases, 9,56,030 discharges & 33,886 deaths.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Scotland Yard steps up COVID-19 lockdown enforcement
Scotland Yard on Wednesday stepped up its enforcement strategy for the latest set of lockdown restrictions imposed by the government this week to try and control a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The Metropolitan Police said that while its officers will continue to use the 4 Es approach of Engagement, Explaining the regulations, Encouraging people to follow them and Enforcing as a last resort, they will not hesitate to use powers to deal with "flagrant breaches" of the regulations. The move follows further expansion of fines varying between 100 pounds up to 10,000 pounds for breaches of the COVID-19 restrictions on large gatherings.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Bangladesh pacer Abu Jayed tests positive for COVID-19
Bangladesh fast bowler Abu Jayed has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their tour of Sri Lanka, the country's cricket board (BCB) said on Wednesday. "Pace bowler Abu Jayed Chowdhury Rahi has reported positive for COVID-19. He will receive treatment in isolation for COVID as per guidelines and will undergo further tests in due course," BCB physician Debashis Chowdhury said in a statement. The Board said Jayed is the only one to have returned positive out of the 27 cricketers who were tested for the contagious disease. "Samples were collected from 27 cricketers called up to the Bangladesh Team Skill Camp with test results of 26 returning negative," BCB said. Jayed has featured in nine Tests for Bangladesh, taking 24 wickets and is a vital member of the touring Bangladesh team which is scheduled to play a three-Test series in Sri Lanka beginning October 23, subject to agreement on the number of days that the visiting team has to stay in quarantine. Opener Saif Hassan had also tested positive for COVID-19 on September 9 but has recovered since.(PTI)
Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir LIVE Updates | Government of Jammu and Kashmir
:Jammuand Kashmir reports 1249 new COVID-19cases and 2796 recoveries today, taking the total tally in the union territory to 67,510, including 46,530 recoveries and 1062 deaths. Active cases stand at 19,918.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:Rajasthan reported 1,946 new COVID-19cases, 1,553 recoveries & 15 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,20,739 till date, including 18,992 active cases, 98,986 discharged cases & 1,382 deaths.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh: State Health Department
:AndhraPradesh reported 7,228 new COVID-19cases, 8,291 recoveries & 45 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases in the state to 6,46,530 till date, including 5,70,667 recoveries, 70,357 active cases & 5,506 deaths.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | World's workers lost $3.5 trillion in wages amid coronavirus pandemic: United Nations
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said September 23, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a "massive" drop in earnings. In a fresh study, the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that by the mid-year point, global working hours had declined by 17.3 percent compared to last December -- equivalent to nearly 500 million full-time jobs.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates | Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister
:Kerala reported 5,376 new COVID-19cases, 2,591 recovered cases & 20 deaths today, taking the total number of active positive cases in the state till date to 42,786 and the death toll to 592.
Coronavirus in Tripura LIVE Updates | Health Official
:Tripura reports 504 new COVID-19cases, two more fatalities. Infection tally reaches 23,338, death toll goes up to 250. Number of active cases stands at 6,602.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | India launches programme to strengthen clinical trial research capacity of vaccines in neighbouring countries
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India has kick-started a "science diplomacy" initiative by launching aprogrammeto strengthen the capacity of clinical trial research of vaccines inneighbouringcountries, the Department of Biotechnology said on Wednesday.
The first online orientation to this trainingprogrammewas conducted on September 22 and it was attended by representatives from Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
"Keeping with the principles outlined by our science diplomacy initiatives, theDBThas initiated the first phase of the training program to strengthen clinical trial research capacity forneighbouringcountries'' in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs," a statement by the department said.
The trainingprogrammewhich will extend for about six to eight weeks will see participation of investigators, epidemiologists, clinicians and representatives from different departments from Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Afghanistan.
The Department of Biotechnology, through the India Centric Epidemic Preparedness (Ind-CEPI) mission for rapid vaccine development and supporting Indian vaccine development which is aligned with the Global Initiative of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), aims to strengthen the development of vaccines and associated competencies/technologies for the diseases of epidemic potential in India, the statement said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Dharavi LIVE Updates | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
: With 22 new COVID-19 cases, Dharavi's total tally rises to 3,087.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates
|UttarPradesh reports 5,234 new COVID-19cases, 87 more deaths. Infection tally goes up to 3,69,686, death toll now 5,299. There are 61,698 active cases in the state.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia hospitalised due to COVID-19
Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was hospitalised on Wednesday due to coronavirus, sources said. The 48-year-old Aam Aadmi Party leader has been admitted to the state-run LNJP Hospital, they added. He had tested positive for the infection on September 14 and was in home isolation.
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | Amid COVID-19 slowdown, BITS Pilani student bags Rs 45-lakh package
Even in the face of an economic downturn set off by the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian campuses ofBirlaInstitute of Technology and Science (BITS)Pilanihave been able to close final placement figures at 88.19 percent.This year, 2,120students of BITS Pilani– which is among the top engineering colleges in India - got campus placements, as against 2,194 students who got placed last year, reported Business Line. This reflects a mere drop of 3.37 percent when compared to last year’s figures.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates
|Punjab Government has capped COVID-19 tests rates for private labs. No private laboratory to charge more than Rs. 1600 forRT-PCRtest for COVID-19, inclusive of taxes. ForTrueNatTest, no private laboratory to charge more than Rs. 2000 and Rs 2400 fixed forCbnaattest.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Singapore should expect new coronavirus cases as it plans to reopen borders: Experts
Singapore should expect new COVID-19 cases in the country as it plans to reopen its borders in a safe and controlled way, experts were quoted as saying on Wednesday.Singapore has reported 57,639 cases of coronavirus and 27 deaths due to it. On Wednesday, the country reported 12 new cases, including 4 imported ones. The experts, who have been closely analysing the coronavirus pandemic dynamics across the world, said ultimately, Singapore's aim has been to live with the virus unlike some countries such as New Zealand, China and Vietnam, which aim for eradication.
Singapore continues to expect new cases of coronavirus as it plans to open its borders. People here now have to live with the virus unlike countries such as New Zealand, China and Vietnam who want to eradicate it, Prof Dale Fisher, a senior consultant in the infectious diseases division at the National University Hospital, was quoted as saying to the The Straits Times. He said the current challenge confronting the Singapore government is of reopening the borders in a safe and controlled way amid a pandemic that is still raging in other parts of the world.
Josip Car, an associate professor and director of the Centre for Population Health Sciences at Nanyang Technological University's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine said the growing knowledge of how to stop the virus spread would help the country reopen its borders smartly. The risk from imported cases is not new, and in fact, border controls have always been a cornerstone of Singapore's defence strategies, he was quoted as saying by the newspaper. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Johnson & Johnson to test single-shot coronavirus vaccine on 60,000 people in phase-3 trials
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has begunthe phase-three trials of its single-shot coronavirus vaccine candidate, the company announced on September 23.The fourth experimental vaccine to enter the last stage of trials in the United States will recruit up to 60,000 adult volunteers in the US and other countries to determine its safety and effectiveness.
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | Union Health Ministry
:India's total tests for detection of COVID-19has crossed 6.6 crore and tests per million have risen to 48,028 as on date with the national cumulative positivity rate being recorded at 8.52 percent.(PTI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi hospitals have enough oxygen for 6-7 days: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Delhi Health MinisterSatyendarJain on Wednesday said there is no shortage of oxygen in Delhi hospitals and that enough stock is available for the next six to sevendays. The minister also the COVID-19 positivity rate in the national capital has plateaued out a bit and a downward trend is expected in a week or two.
"There is noshortage of oxygen in Delhi hospitals. I took stock of the situation. There is a slight issue, but there is enough oxygen for 7 days in Delhi government-run hospitals," he said. Delhi gets oxygen fromUttarPradesh and Rajasthan. "Some suppliers in those states have been told to first supply oxygen there. These issues are being sorted," Jain told reporters. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Bharat Biotech set to develop intranasal COVID-19 vaccine: Here is all you need to know
Hyderabad-basedBharat Biotechannounced on September 23 that it has collaborated with the Washington University School of Medicine to develop an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine.Here are seven things you need to know about the novel chimp-adenovirus vaccine candidate.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates |
The Odisha government has asked both state-run and private hospitals to avoid conduct ofcoronavirus tests on the bodies of patients dying while undergoing treatment for non-COVID ailments, an official said today. The directive was prompted by incidents of relativesand neighbours abstaining from funerals of people testing positive for the infection after their death, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE updates |
543 new COVID-19 cases, 439 discharges, and 8 deaths reported in Puducherry today, taking the total number of positive cases to 24,227 so far, including 4,853 active cases, 18,893 recovered cases and 481 deaths till date: Health Department, Government of Puducherry (ANI)
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE updates | Uttarakhand Assembly session held amid strict adherence to COVID protocols
A one-day monsoon session of the Uttarakhand Assembly was held in Dehradun today amid strict compliance with COVID guidelines. The session, originally scheduled to be held from September 23-25, had to be curtailed to one day because of rising cases of coronavirus in the state. As decided earlier, only MLAs who had tested negative for COVID-19 were allowed to enter the House after thermal screening in the Vidhan Sabha corridor. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates
|Kerala Agriculture Minister VS Sunil Kumar confirms he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Mumbai's KEM Hospital starts trials of Covishield vaccine
The civic-run King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday began phase IIand III trials of the OxfordCovishieldvaccine for COVID-19, an official said.The hospital, located inParelarea, on Tuesday got the approval of the Maharashtra ethics committee for conducting the vaccine trials
Coronavirus LIVE Updates
|Saudi Arabia suspends travel to and from India, Brazil and Argentina due to COVID-19; also bars people who havetravelledto any of these countries 14 days prior to their arrival.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | Health Department
:All govt andprivate hospitals to submit death reports of COVID-19patients along with investigation report and test status within 48 hours of death for State Level Death Audit.COVIDtest after death is discouraged to avoid undue delay in the release of the body.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates | 3,000 IT professionals, who returned to Bengal due to COVID-19 given job offers: Amit Mitra
West Bengal Finance and IT MinisterAmitMitra said on Wednesday that 3,000 information technology professionals, who have returned to the state from other parts of the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been given job offers through the ''KarmoBhumi'' initiative.The job portal, launched on June 8, witnessed around 37,000 registrations, while more than 24,000 have been processed, he said.''KarmoBhumi'' is an initiative of the state government to collaborate between job seekers and employers in the IT andITeSsector."It was launched as a skill registration platform for those who have returned to West Bengal from other states on account of the pandemic."So far, 3,000 IT professionals have been selected for jobs under the scheme within three months from its launch," Mitra said addressing a webinarorganisedbyCII.He also urged the industry to take up space in the IT parks in tier-2 and tier-3 cities in the state.Small towns and cities were neglected in the past so the state government has set up 17 IT parks in these areas such asSiliguri,KalyaniandDurgapur. Five more suchparks are in the process of completion. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has allowed the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) to grant permission to stakeholders for carrying liquid oxygen in tank containers in bulk. According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, PESO has also devised a system to receive online applications from the stakeholders to expeditiously grant permission to transport liquid oxygen in ISO tank containers. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates |
253 police personnel of Maharashtra Police tested positive for COVID-19 and 5 died in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the state force to 21,827 including 3,435 active cases, 18,158 recovered cases and 234 deaths: Maharasthra Police (ANI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | Odisha reports 4,237 new COVID-19 cases
Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,92,548 today as 4,237 more people tested positive for the infection, while record 15 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 736, a health official said.Odisha had registered 14 coronavirus deaths on September 11 and August 29, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Daily COVID-19 recoveries exceed daily cases for 5th day
Daily COVID-19 recoveries have exceeded the new cases for the fifth consecutive day, the Union Health Ministry said today, as the total recoveries surged to 45,87,613 pushing the national recovery rate to 81.25 percent. A total of 89,746 recoveries have been registered against 83,347 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry data.
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE updates | Mizoram COVID-19 tally rises to 1,713
At least 22 people including 16 BSF jawans have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram,taking the state's novel coronavirus caseload to 1,713, an official said today, reported news agency PTI.
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE updates |
Bharat Biotec said it had entered into a licensing agreement with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a novel chimp-adenovirus, single dose intranasal vaccine for COVID-19. Bharat Biotech owns the rights to distribute the vaccine in all markets except USA, Japan and Europe.
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates |
A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for the coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a hospital in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh early today, police said. The woman was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital after she tested positive for the virus on September 18, Superintendent of Police Mohit Chawla told PTI.
