Coronavirus News highlights: Today is the 124th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 13,36,861 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 31,358 deaths, according to news agency PTI. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Karnataka have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Assam. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 63.5 percent.
Globally, there have been over 1.56 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 6.38 lakh people have died so far. Catch the highlights here:
Coronavirus in Meghalaya LIVE Updates | Meghalaya reports 59 more COVID cases; tally rises to 646
Meghalaya's COVID-19 tally mounted to 646 on Saturday after 59 more people, including six BSF staffers and four police personnel, tested positive for coronavirus, officials said.
The BSF and police personnel are from East Khasi Hills and East Jaintia Hills districts respectively.
While 94 patients have recovered from the disease in the state, five others died.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates |
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's latest health bulletin, released by Chirayu Medical College and Hospital, said that his condition is normal and the result of all the other required tests have come out normal. Chouhan had tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day.
Coronavirus in New York LIVE Updates | Cuomo says NY coronavirus hospitalizations continue to drop
The tallies for people hospitalised in New York with the coronavirus are continuing to drop to the lowest levels since the pandemic began, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday.
There were at least 646 people hospitalised in the state on Friday, a new low since March 18 and down slightly from the previous day, the Democratic governor said in a statement.
The number of reported deaths in the state rose by one, to 10.New York, once a pandemic hot spot, has so far avoided a surge in new cases like those plaguing other states in the South and West.
Coronavirus in Tripura LIVE Updates | State Govt:
Total lockdown to be imposed in the entire state of Tripura for 3 days from 5 am on 27th July to 5 am on 30th July. This will be in continuation of the night curfew to be imposed from 9 pm on 26th July.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates |
Goa records 146 new COVID-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases in the State to 4,686 out of which 1,606 cases are active and 3047 have recovered. The death toll stands at 33.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
1,120 new COVID-19cases and 11 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8:30 pm today. The total number of cases in the State stands at 35,298 including 9,379 active cases and 613 deaths.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | COVID-19 cases in central police forces cross 10,000-mark
The total number of COVID-19 cases in central police forces under the command of the Union home ministry crossed the 10,000-mark on Saturday with 421 fresh cases being reported in a day, a latest data said.
The cases pertain to the seven forces of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Security Guard (NSG) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
The maximum cases of 3,341 have been recorded in the CRPF, the country's largest paramilitary force with about 3.25 lakh personnel.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates |
2,404 new COVID-19cases and 42 deaths reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases now stands at 56,377 in the State including 19,391 active cases, 35,654 discharged cases and 1,332 deaths.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
Karnataka reports 5,072 new COVID-19positive cases and 72 deaths. The total number of cases in the state stands at 90,942 including 55,388 active cases and 1,796 deaths.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
Maharashtra reports 9,251 new COVID-19cases and 257 deaths today. The total number of cases in the State rises to 3,66,368 including 1,45,481 active cases and 2,07,194 discharged cases. The state's capital, Mumbai, meanwhile, has reported 1,090 cases out of those and 52 virus-related deaths.
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates | Himachal reports 81 new COVID-19 cases, tally climbs to 2,036
Himachal Pradesh reported 81 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, pushing the state's tally to 2,036.
The deadly virus has claimed 12 lives in Himachal Pradesh so far, while 1,167 people have recovered and 15 have migrated out of the state.Twenty-two more patients, 21 in Solan and one in Kullu, recovered from the infection in the past 24 hours, Dhiman said.The number of active cases now stands at 840.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates |
468 new COVID-19positive cases reported in Punjab today. The total number of cases now stands at 12,684 including 4,096 active cases, 8,297 discharged cases and 291 deaths.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates | CM Pinarayi Vijayan:
1,103 new COVID-19positive cases and 3 deaths have been reported in Kerala today. There are 9,420 active cases in the state now. The death toll stands at 60.
Coronavirus in Brazil LIVE Updates | Brazil's Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he had the virus.
The 65-year-old leader didn't say when he did the new test. On Wednesday, he had tested positive for the third time.
Bolsonaro also posted a photo of himself with a box of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, although it has not been proven effective against the virus.
Coronavirus in Nagpur LIVE Updates | Good response to Nagpur Janta curfew, says mayor
The 2-day 'Janta curfew' in Nagpur in Maharashtra began on Saturday with people showing good levels of compliance, with only establishments dealing in essential items remaining open as permitted, said officials.
The decision to implement the Janta curfew (voluntary shutdown) was taken in a meeting on Friday which was attended by Nagpur Municipal Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, Mayor Sandip Joshi and other elected representatives and officials.
Some 3,000 police personnel were deployed on the streets of Nagpur city to enforce the curfew, they added.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates | AP reports 7,813 COVID-19 cases, 52 deaths
The upward spiral of coronavirus cases continued in Andhra Pradesh as another 7,813 were added in a day to take the overall tally to 88,671 on Saturday.
Another 52 COVID-19 patients succumbed while 3,208 were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, the latest bulletin said.
Coronavirus in J&K LIVE Updates |
523 new COVID-19positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 156 from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 17,305 including 7,483 actives cases, 9,517 recoveries and 305 deaths.
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COVID-19 lockdowns caused 50% drop in seismic noise, reveals study
COVID-induced lockdowns caused 50 percent drop in seismic noise, with the main quiet being observedfrom March to May 2020, according toresearchconducted by a team of 76 scientists.
"We have provided a global-scale analysis of high-frequency anthropogenic seismic noise. Global median hiFSAN dropped by as much as 50 percent during March to May 2020. The length and quiescence of this period represents the longest and most coherent global seismic noise reduction in recorded history, highlighting how human activities impact the solid Earth."
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates | BMC:
Yesterday, the daily positivity rate was 1.09 percent, today it has come down to 1.06 percent. Subsequently, the doubling rate of positive patients has also jumped to 66 days today from 64 yesterday.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates |
Tamil Nadu reports 6,988 new COVID-19cases and 89 deaths today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 2,06,737 including 1,51,055 recoveries and 3,409 deaths. There are 52,273 active cases as of today.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
1,142 COVID-19positive cases, 2,137 patients recovered/discharged/migrated and 29 deaths in Delhi today. There are 12,657 active cases. Total 1,13,068 patients have recovered/discharged/migrated, the death toll stands at 3,806.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra:
Rajasthan Government today started a Plasma Bank at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur for treatment of COVID-19 patients. I appeal to all COVID-19recovered patients to donate their plasma.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Maharashtra CM inaugurates COVID Care facilities at Kalyan, Dombivli
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday inaugurated COVID Care Centers at Kalyan and Dombivli in Thane district through video link.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said the state government was committed to providing all necessary facilities to fight the pandemic.
Local authorities should ensure proper patient care, medical treatment and adequate oxygen supply at hospitals where coronavirus patients are being treated, he said.
Coronavirus in the UK LIVE Updates | UK experts call for anti-obesity action to cut COVID-19 risk
Supporting people to move towards and maintain a healthier weight may reduce the serious effects of COVID-19, UK experts have concluded in a new report released on Saturday.
Public Health England (PHE), the executive body linked to the government's Department of Health, conclude in their findings that being obese or excessively overweight increases the risk of severe illness and death from the novel coronavirus.
The report summarises findings from evidence published during the pandemic on the effects of excess weight and obesity on COVID-19. PHE notes that UK and international evidence suggests that being severely overweight puts people at greater risk of hospitalisation, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and death from COVID-19, with risk growing substantially as body mass index (BMI) increases.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Import licenses for rapid diagnostic kits of 3 firms cancelled, 16 suspended by DCGI
India's drug regulator has cancelled the rapid diagnostic kit import licenses of three firms and suspended that of 16 others saying the USFDA has removed the manufacturers from their list of coronavirus serology test kits with directions that they should not be distributed.
The three firms are Cadila Healthcare, MDAAC International and N W Overseas while the 16 companies include Transasia Bio-Medicals, Cosmic Scientific, Inbios India, S D Biosensor, Accurex Biomedicals, Biohouse Solutions and Trivitron Healthcare among others.
The companies were issued a show cause notices on July 17 asking why their import licenses shall not be cancelled since the diagnostic kits of the manufacturers have been removed by USFDA with direction that it should not be distributed from the list of product of serology test kits for COVID-19 disease, according to an official order by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI).
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE Updates | State Health Dept:
2,803 new COVID-19cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases in the state to 36,314.
Coronavirus in Singapore LIVE Updates |
Singapore reports 513 new COVID-19 cases, all foreigners; tally nears 50,000
Singapore on Saturday reported 513 new coronavirus cases, all foreigners, taking the tally to nearly 50,000 in the country, the health ministry said.
The new patients include two community and six imported cases.
All the 513 new patients are foreign workers, the ministry said, adding that the nationwide COVID-19 tally now stands at 49,888.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
In the view of the pandemic, Maharashtra government has slashed 25 percent of portion from 1st to 12 standard.
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Scientists identify 21 existing drugs that block coronavirus in lab studies
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 in lab studies, an advance that may lead to the development of new therapeutic combinations against the disease.
The researchers, including those from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in the US, analysed one of the world's largest collections of known drugs for their ability to block the replication of the novel coronavirus, and found 100 molecules with confirmed antiviral activity in laboratory tests.
Coronavirus in Africa LIVE Updates | Africa's cases surpass 800,000, rising in Kenya
Africa's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 800,000. That's according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
South Africa has well over half the reported cases on the 54-nation continent, but infections are now climbing rapidly in other countries including Kenya, East Africa's economic hub, with more than 16,000.
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates |
Teaching and non-teaching staff allowed to work from home
Teaching and non-teaching staff of various schools and educational institutes in Goa have now been allowed to work from home, the state government has said.
A circular issued by Goa education director Suresh Amonkar stated schools, education and coaching institutions in the state will remain closed until July 31.To let them work from home has been a long-pending demand of staffers at schools and educational institutes in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Govt of India:
For the first time, a record number of more than 4,20,000 COVID-19tests conducted in a single day. With 4,20,898 samples tested in last 24 hours, the Tests Per Million (TPM) has increased to 11,485 and cumulative testing to 1,58,49,068.
Coronavirus in Australia LIVE Updates | 2021 Australian Open: Smaller crowds, player bio-security
Australian Open organizers have settled on a plan to host the 2021 tournament complete with bio-security and fewer spectators.
Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley will be looking at the running of both the U.S. Open and delayed French Open to help plan contingencies for the first Grand Slam tournament of 2021.
Tiley says the tournament has already decided on how the event will shape up in Januaryreduced seating due to social distancing, players in a secure bio-security bubbleand the likelihood of no overseas spectators.
The World Health Organization didn't declare the coronavirus a pandemic until March 12, about six weeks after Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin lifted their respective men's and women's singles trophy before capacity crowds of 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates |
Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world.
The rate of cases has been increasing not only in countries like the United States, Brazil and India, which have dominated global headlines with large outbreaks, but in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Bolivia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Uzbekistan and Israel, among others.
Read more: Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region
Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir LIVE Updates |
There are 3,600 COVID-19 cases in Srinagar. Out of 3,600 cases, over 1,500 patients have been discharged. In the last month, we have seen a spike in infections at 100 locations: Shahid Choudhary, District Magistrate, Srinagar (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
These are unprecedented times, no one thought that a virus outbreak, of this nature, will occur. Use masks to protect yourself, drink hot water frequently, and wash hands rigorously. Don't overuse sanitisers: Dr RK Verma, Additional Director-General of Health Services, Ministry of Health tells news agency ANI.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said people of the city, his government and the Centre together have attained victory over COVID-19 but the fight is not yet over.
He said in the past one month, the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi has gone down, deaths have reduced, recovery rate has improved and positivity ratio has lowered. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates |
IIT-Kharagpur researchers claim to have developed a novel technology for COVID-19 rapid test. Ultra-portable device to cost Rs 400. Customized smartphone application to disseminate test results within 1 hour, without requiring manual interpretation. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE Updates |
Himachal's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,992. There are 818 active cases, 1,146 recovered cases and 11 deaths: State Health Department (ANI)
Coronavirus in Sri Lanka LIVE Updates |
The Sri Lankan government's efforts have been successful in completely curbing the social spread of the coronavirus and the country has not witnessed a single community case for the last nearly three months, head of the COVID-19 task force said.
Lt General Shavendra Silva, who is also the Army Commander, said that all the positive cases since April 30, including over 500 at the Kandakadu drug rehabilitation centre, were those who contracted the virus from Sri Lankan expatriates whose return was facilitated by the government. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE Updates | Arunachal's COVID-19 tally crosses 1,000-mark with 65 fresh cases
Arunachal Pradesh's coronavirus tally crossed the 1,000-mark on Saturday as 65 more people, including 33 security personnel, tested positive for the disease, a Health Department official said. With the fresh infections, the total number of cases rose to 1,056, State Surveillance Officer Dr L Jampa said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates |
Police use drones to keep vigil in Midnapore amid COVID-19 induced lockdown. A 2-day weekly lockdown is being imposed in the state to curb COVID-19 spread. The next lockdown will be observed on July 29. (ANI)
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates |
In a series of tweets, the MP CM said if COVID-19 patient is treated on time, then it can be completely cured. I have been reviewing the status of coronavirus infection every evening since March 25. I will try to review the pandemic situation with video conferencing as much as possible now.
Read more:Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for COVID-19
Coronavirus in MP LIVE Updates |
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tests positive for COVID-19. "I was having symptoms of COVID-19, after the test my report has come positive for the virus infection. I appeal to all my colleagues that whoever has come in contact with me, get their COVID-19 test done. People close to me move to quarantine," the CM tweeted in Hindi.
Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world:
> India's COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases as death toll is now 31,358.
> Despite having the infrastructure in place, the Goa government is yet to begin plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients, as there are some formalities left to be completed, official says.
> Pakistan reports 1,487 new COVID-19 cases.
> IIT Madras startup generates Rs 22 crores funding for launching wrist band for detecting COVID symptoms.
> Three members of the South African women's cricket squad test positive for COVID-19.
> Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray says he is not in favour of complete lifting of the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state only to address the economic concerns.
(Source: PTI)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he is not in favour of complete lifting of the coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state only to address the economic concerns. He said there was a need to strike a balance between the issues related to health and economy considering the challenge posed by the pandemic. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
The positivity ratio in Delhi is today at 5 percent. The situation is satisfactory, but we have to be prepared: Delhi Health Minister SatyendarJain on COVID-19 pandemic (ANI)
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE Updates |
139 new COVID-19 cases reported in Puducherry today till 10 am, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 2,654. The number of cured and discharged cases is 1,561: Government of Puducherry (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 3,57,117, followed by Tamil Nadu 1,99,749, Delhi 1,28,389, Karnataka 85,870, Andhra Pradesh 80,858, Uttar Pradesh 60,771, West Bengal 53,973, and Gujarat 53,545 cases.
