Coronavirus India News highlights: Today is the 168th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 42,04,613 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 71,642 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 77.3 percent. 'Unlock 4.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 2.71 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 8.88 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
Mumbai reports 1,788 fresh COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths. The recovery rate in Mumbai now stands at 79 percent while the doubling rate of the city is 67 days.
Coronavirus vaccine LIVE Updates | WHO says India in talks to join 'COVAX' vaccine scheme
The World Health Organization is in talks with India about joining the "COVAX" global vaccine allocation plan, a senior WHO adviser said on Monday.
"India is certainly eligible, like all countries in the world, to be part of the COVAX facility and discussions are ongoing in that regard," Bruce Aylward told a briefing in Geneva. "We would welcome Indian participation ...India has extensive experience (with vaccines)."
The WHO and the GAVI vaccine alliance are leading the COVAX facility, aimed at helping buy and distribute vaccination shots against the novel coronavirus fairly around the world.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
Rajasthan reports 1580 new COVID-19cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now at 92536 including 14958 active cases and 1151 deaths.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
India now second worst-affected country; Delhi Metro resumes services
India has recordedmore than42.04 lakh casesof the novel coronavirus and 71,642 deaths. Of these, more than8.8 lakh are active cases while 32.5 lakh haverecovered.
Across the country, 7,20,362 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on September 6, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE Updates | Pakistan to begin reopening educational institutions next week
Schools in Pakistan will begin reopening in phases from next week following a fall in new coronavirus case numbers, officials said, ending a long closure that led to exam cancellations and threw students' grades into chaos.
Higher education institutions and senior school classes will reopen on Sept. 15, class six till eight will open again on Sept. 23, and on Sept. 30 primary classes will reopen, Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Minister for Education, told a news conference.
Pakistan has recorded 298,903 cases of COVID-19 and nearly 6,345 deaths but has seen a slowing of numbers since June, when it recorded nearly 7,000 infections and 118 deaths in single day.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates |
Tamil Nadu reported 5,776 new COVID-19cases, 5,930 discharges and 89 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 51,215, discharges to 4,10,116 and death toll to 7,925.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
5,773 new COVID-19cases and 141 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 97,001. There have been 3,00,770 recoveries and 6,534 deaths.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates | CMO:
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh today announced some relaxations in lockdown in urban areas, including opening of non-essential shops on Saturdays and relaxation in their timing from Monday to Saturday till 9 pm.Night curfew will be in place in all cities/towns now from 9:30 pm to 5 am, as per revised decision. Hotels andrestaurants will be allowed to remain open on all days, till 9 pm, after which home delivery of food will be allowed, as per revised guidelines.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates | BMC to add 250 ICU beds as COVID-19 cases surge in Mumbai
In the wake of a spike in COVID-19cases in Mumbai, the civic body will be adding 250 ICU beds inits hospitals and other facilities in the next three days, an
official said today.
The official ofsaid these 250 ICU beds will be added to ensure that atleast 350 beds remain vacant all the time to deal with anysudden surge in number of patients.
He said around 4,800 beds are lying vacant underDCH/DCHCfacilities and another 6,200 COVID-19beds are availablein jumbo field hospitals set up in the metropolis.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | India's cumilative tests nearly 5 crore since start of epidemic, says Centre
India has cumulatively tested nearly 5 crore people ever since the start of the COVID-19 epidemic in the country, the government said today. Of these, nearly 1.33 crore tests were done in the past two weeks, while over 7 lakh tests were conducted in the past 24 hours, the government said.
"The daily testing average had been on a continuous upward incline from around 7 lakh tests being conducted per day in the 3rd week of August to 10 lakh tests per day in the 1st week of September," a statement by the Centre said.
"Higher testing enables early identification of confirmed cases, which in turn leads to timely initiation of effective treatment in supervised home/facility isolation or in hospitals. These measures aid faster and higher numbers of recovery, lower fatality and saving of more lives," it added.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates |
Delhi reports 2,077 fresh COVID-19cases and 32 deaths taking the total number of infections to 1,93,526, including 4599 deaths.
Coronavirus in J&K LIVE Updates |
1,013 new COVID-19cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 600 from Jammu division and 413 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 44,570 including 11,009 active cases, 32,760 recoveries and 801 deaths.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates |
Kerala reports 1,648 new COVID-19positive cases and 2,246 recoveries. Active number of cases now at 22066; so far 67001 patients have recovered.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates | CMO:
With cases andfatalities due to COVID-19going up, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh (file pic) announces 3-month extension for all retiring doctors andspecialists under 60, and asks the Chief Secretary to expedite the process of recruitment of technicians andlab assistants.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates | CMO:
With cases andfatalities due to COVID-19going up, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh (file pic) announces 3-month extension for all retiring doctors andspecialists under 60, and asks the Chief Secretary to expedite the process of recruitment of technicians andlab assistants.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates |
8,368 new COVID-19positive cases and 70 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh today. Total number of cases now at 5,06,493 including 97,932 active cases, 4,04,074 recoveries and 4,487 deaths.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Exhausted Indian doctors battle surging COVID-19 cases
Doctors at one of the largest private COVID-19 facilities in the Indian capital say they are exhausted and facing staff shortages after nearly six months of relentless work.
India's total cases of the novel coronavirus crossed 4.2 million on Monday, overtaking Brazil as the second worst-hit country after the United States.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Most TMC MPs aged over 65 yrs likely to skip Parliament session
A majority of TMC MPs above the age of 65 years are likely to skip the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19, party sources said.
Although there has been no official communication by the party leadership in this regard, the sources said MPs over 65 years of age have been advised not to attend the session.
The Parliament's monsoon session will begin on September 14 and continue till October 1.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Russia will complete early-stage trials on a second potential COVID-19 vaccine produced by the Vector Institute on September 30, the RIA news agency cited Russia's consumer health safety watchdog as saying today.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Manchester City's Mahrez, Laporte test positive for COVID-19
Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club announced today. The football club said in a statement that both players did not display any symptoms and are currently self-isolating in line with protocols established by the Premier League and the British government. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus News LIVE updates | Confirmed cases in SAARC countries
> India: 42,04,613 confirmed cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Afghanistan: 38,288 cases
> Bangladesh: 3,25,157 cases
> Bhutan: 228 cases
> Maldives: 8,486 cases
> Nepal: 46,257 cases
> Pakistan: 2,98,903 cases
> Sri Lanka: 3,123 cases
(Source: MoHFW India, news reports and Reuters tracker, as of 3.25 pm IST on September7)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE updates |
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will have a virtual convocation in November, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Countries with the highest confirmed cases
> United States: 62,89,942 confirmed cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> India: 42,04,613 cases
> Brazil: 41,36,490 cases
> Russia: 10,25,505 cases
> Peru: 6,89,977 cases
> Colombia: 6,66,521 cases
> South Africa: 6,38,517 cases
> Mexico: 6,34,023 cases
> Spain: 5,16,843 cases
> Argentina: 4,78,792 cases
(Sources: MoHFW India and Reuters tracker, as of 3.00 pm IST on September 7)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi traders hope resumption of metro services will bring business back on track
The resumption of Metro rail services in Delhi on Monday after a five-month hiatus has raised hopes among the traders in the national capital of an increase in customer footfall which would help them recover from the losses suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Delhi Metro restarted services with the curtailed operation of the Yellow Line.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | Metro Rail, long distance trains; bus services resume in TN
After a five-month plus hiatus, the Chennai Metro Rail services and long distance buses linking various districts in Tamil Nadu recommenced operations on Monday.
Similarly, trains within the state also resumed services after a break of about two months.
Notably, passenger trains and long distance buses to Chennai city from other parts of Tamil Nadu and services from the state capital began on Monday after they were ceased in March owing to COVID-19.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Singapore's health ministry has reported 22 new COVID-19 cases today, the city-state's lowest daily count since mid-March.
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE updates | Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a virtual rally:
Many people in Bihar keep criticising us, without any information. In March, we had decided to increase testing capacity for COVID-19 and today over 1.5 lakh people are being tested every day. We have more than sufficient arrangements for COVID-19 here.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
India’s case fatality rate has fallen to 1.70 percent. Case fatality rate is the proportion of deaths caused by a certain disease compared to the total number of people diagnosed with the disease during a particular period.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | India may conduct separate Phase 3 trial of Russian vaccine Sputnik V: Report
Russia has shared comprehensive data pertaining to its COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V’s safety and efficacy with India. India is one of the 20 countries that have expressed interest to participate in Phase-3 clinical trials of Sputnik V.
Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh LIVE updates | Health Department:
19 new COVID-19 cases reported have been reported today. Total confirmed cases have risen to 7,441, including 2,106 active cases, 5,236 recoveries and 53 deaths.
Coronavirus impact | Women's participation in equity market grows during COVID-19
Women's participation in equity markets has surged during COVID-19 pandemic and experts believe the growing need to share household expenses with rampant pay cuts and lay-offs has brought them to trading, market participants said.
Additionally, women are looking for alternatives to the decreasing bank’s fixed deposit (FD) rates, they added.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | AG K K Venugopal in self-quarantine, SC informed
Attorney General KK Venugopal is in self-quarantine, the Supreme Court was informed today as the Centre sought adjournment in a matter related to filling of vacancies in tribunals.
A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta was requested by Additional Solicitor General S V Raju that a short adjournment be granted in the case as the AG, who is appearing in the matter, is in self-quarantine. Venugopal has gone into self-quarantine after one of his staff tested COVID-19 positive, news agency PTI reported.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
In the last 24 hours, Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest recoveries with 11,915 newly recovered cases.
Karnataka and Maharashtra saw 9,575 and 7,826 recoveries, while Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh registered 5,820 and 4,779 new recoveries, respectively. These five states together contributed 57 percent of the recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Over 200 UN staff in Syria infected by COVID-19
More than 200 United Nations (UN) staff members have been infected by COVID-19 in Syria as the global body steps up its contingency plans to combat the fast spread of the pandemic in the country, medical workers and officials said.
Humanitarian workers and medics said the real number of cases is considerably higher, including the hundreds of staff employed by NGO partners working for the dozen UN agencies that oversee the country's largest humanitarian relief operations. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE updates | Health Department:
722 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state today till 10.30 am. Total confirmed cases in the state now stand at 91,678, including 74,821 recoveries, 15,562 active cases and 1,147 deaths.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE updates | Health Department:
3,861 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases in the state to 1.27 lakh. This includes 96,364 recoveries, 30,919 active cases and 556 deaths.
Coronavirus in Pakistan LIVE updates |
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan have risen to 2,98,679, according to Dawn. This figure includes patients who have recovered (2,85,898) and the death toll in the country which stands at 6,343.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 4,95,51,507 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till yesterday (September 6). Of these, 7,20,362 were tested yesterday.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | India’s 5 worst-affected states:
Maharashtra: 9,07,212 (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
Andhra Pradesh: 4,98,125
Tamil Nadu: 4,63,480
Karnataka: 3,98,551
Uttar Pradesh: 2,66,283
(Source: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as of 9.40 am on September 7)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
As many as 90,802 new COVID-19 cases and 1,016 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. India’s COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 77.3 percent.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
Reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 8,82,542. As many as 32,50,429 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 71,642, the Union Health Ministry has said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 42,04,613, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Australia expects to receive AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine within months
Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential COVID-19 vaccine in January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today, as the number of new daily infections in the country's virus hotspot fell to a 10-week low.
Morrison said his government has struck a deal with CSL Ltd to manufacture two vaccines -- one developed by rival AstraZeneca and Oxford University, and another developed in CSL's own labs with the University of Queensland. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | China (mainland) reports 12 new COVID-19 cases
Mainland China has reported 12 new COVID-19 cases, up from 10 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said today. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas, marking the 22nd consecutive day of no local infections. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates | Health Department:
4,447 new COVID-19 cases and 80 deaths were reported in Pune district yesterday. Confirmed cases in the district have risen to 1.93 lakh, including a death toll of 4,575.
Coronavirus in Mizoram LIVE updates | State government:
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state have risen to 1,114, including 382 active cases and 732 recoveries.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Critics say that the buzzy idea of daily COVID-19 tests at home is impractical and there isn’t enough real-world data yet to show it will work.
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