India records 15,968 new cases taking tally to over 4.5 lakh; 465 deaths reported in last 24 hours (ANI)
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Today is the ninety-second day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 4,56,183 lakh cases, which includes 14,476 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, the recovery rate is rising and now stands at 56.7 percent. A number of activities have been allowed to resume in a phased manner this month as part of 'Unlock 1.0' plan.
Globally, there have been over 92.8 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 4.7 lakh people have died so far. Catch the LIVE updates here:
India records 15,968 new cases taking tally to over 4.5 lakh; 465 deaths reported in last 24 hours (ANI)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on June 24 directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to revise the previous set of guidelines that were issued for conducting intermediate and terminal semester examinations. He also directed the body to alterthe academic calendar.
He said that the revised guidelines will prioritise the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff alike. Pokhriyal'sdirections come at a time when the total number of coronavirus cases in the country hascrossed 4.5 lakh.
In the earlier set of guidelines issued,UGC haddeclared that final semester examinations of university and college students would be conducted in July. It had also stated that the new academic calendar would start from September for freshers, and August for students who are already enrolled.
Telangana records 891 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 10,444.
HRD Ministry asks NCERT to prepare supplementary or alternative academic learning material for entire curriculum for school students, especially for those without any form of digital or online access. (PTI)
1,144 new COVID-19 positive cases and 38 deaths reported in Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases rises to 69,625 including 37,010 recovered/discharged cases, 28,653 active cases and 3,962 deaths.
TheCentrehas issued an order mandating COVID-19 patients to visit COVID-19care centers for health assessment. Why does the govt want to make a patient with high fever stand in the line? I urge the govt to roll back the order. (ANI)
Smart machine with artificial intelligence-based sensors installed at Indore airport,warningpeople to keep safe distance when a gap of at least one metre is not maintained. (PTI)
208 deaths and 3890 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Maharashtra today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,42,900; death toll at 6,739.
In the last 24 hours, 572 COVID-19 positive cases and 25 deaths reported in Gujarat. State tally rises to 29,001 including 21,096 cured/discharged and 1,736 deaths.
West Bengal government announces extension of lockdown till July 31 to contain spread of COVID-19. (PTI)
Coronavirus taking severe economic toll on Europe, euro area GDP set to plunge 10.2% this year, Germany 7.8%.
The Indian economy faces an uphill task in its battle to recover from the COVID-19 setback and it has been once again reiterated by the IMF's projections – a sharp contraction of 4.5 percent for the Indian economy in 2020.
IMF, however, said the country is expected to bounce back in 2021 with a robust 6 percent growth rate.
It projected the global growth at –4.9 percent in 2020, 1.9 percentage points below the April 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast.
"We are projecting a sharp contraction in 2020 of -4.5 percent. Given the unprecedented nature of this crisis, as is the case for almost all countries, this projected contraction is a historic low,” Indian-American Gita Gopinath, IMF's Chief Economist, told PTI as she released the World Economic Outlook Update here.
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As the coronavirus count in India paces toward the five-lakh mark, the number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital is set to surpass that of Mumbai. Delhi’s total COVID-19 case tally has crossed 70,000 (including today's caseload)compared to 68,000 (today's tally awaited) in Mumbai.
Delhi’s COVID-19 situation has been worsening over the past weeks, ever since the lockdown rules were relaxed. Delhi had witnessed its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases on June 23, with 3,947 fresh infections being reported. The death toll was at 2,301 against the national tally of 14,011. It has already surpassed the total coronavirus cases reported in Tamil Nadu, which stands at 64,630 as of June 24.
In contrast, Mumbai that had been topping the chart for long with around 1,000 new COVID-19 cases added daily saw a dip. On June 22, the city recorded 824 COVID-19 positive cases – the lowest in the past 40 days.
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