Coronavirus India News Highlights: Today is the 169th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 42,80,422 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 72,775 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 77.65 percent. 'Unlock 4.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 2.72 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 8.90 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:
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Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:Haryana reports 2,286 new COVID-19cases and 25 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 81,059 including 854 deaths. There are 16,890 active cases.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:1,864 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths reported inMadhyaPradesh today. Total cases now at 77,323 including 1,609 deaths and 17,205 active cases.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Udpates | Government of Punjab
:1,964 new COVID-19cases reported, 67 deaths and 2307 discharges today. The total cases in the state rise to 67,547, including 1990deaths and 49,327 cured.
Coronavirus in Chandigarh LIVE Updates | Health Department
:377 new COVID-19cases, 226 discharges and 1 death reported in Chandigarh today. Total number of cases now at 6372 including 2334 active cases, 3960 discharges and 75 deaths.
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | Tata Starbucks introduces app-based order, payment facility
Tata Starbucks on Tuesday said it has introduced mobile app-based order and payment facility for customers to make convenient and contactless transactions. With this new feature, a customer can now order and make payment using the Starbucks India mobile application and pick up beverages from a nearby store, the company said in a statement.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's staff donate plasma, blood for COVID-19 patients
Over 140 persons, including staff and officers of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's office, on Tuesday donated their plasma and blood at Raj Bhavan here to help COVID-19 patients, an official said. As per a release issued by the Governor's office, Sir JJ Group of Hospitals organised a donation camp, in whichemployees of the Raj Bhavan, including those who had recovered from coronavirus, and their family members participated.Staff and officers of Raj Bhavan who had recovered from coronavirus in the recent weeks turned "Covid warriors"by lining up for blood and plasma donation at the camp, the official communication stated.official communication stated. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | COVID-19 vaccine: Russia seeks India's help in manufacturing, conducting Phase-3 trials, says NITI Aayog's VK Paul
Russia has approached India to consider manufacturing its COVID-19 vaccine throughthe network of Indian companies and assist in phase-3 studies in India, Dr VK Paul, Member ofNITIAayog(Health), said."The vaccine developed by Russia has been under consideration of the country. The Government of Russia approached ourgovernment and sought help on two counts- to consider its manufacturing through our network of companies, and phase-3 studies in India," said Paul, reportedANI.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh | State COVID-19 nodal officer
: 10,601 new COVID-19positive cases and 73 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh today. Total number of cases now at 5,17,094 including 96,769 active cases, 4,15,765 recoveries and 4,560 deaths.
Coronavirus in Manipur LIVE Updates | State Govt
:Manipur reports 96 new COVID-19positive cases, 126 recoveries & 1 death, in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases now at 7202 including 5484 recoveries, 1679 active cases and 39 deaths. The recovery rate is 76.14 percent.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | French PM Jean Castex to be tested after COVID-19 contact with Tour de France boss
France's Prime Minister Jean Castex will have a COVID-19 test after spending part of the weekend alongside the boss of the Tour de France cycling race who has tested positive for the virus, his office said Tuesday.Castex was in the car of Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme as they followed the eighth stage of the race on Saturday.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates
|UttarPradesh'sGautamBuddhNagarrecords its highest single-day surge of 236 new COVID-19cases; infection tally rises to 9,126: Official data.
Coronavirus vaccine LIVE Updates | Russia completes early trials of second potential COVID-19 vaccine: Report
Siberia's Vector virology institute onSeptember 8 completed early-stage human trials, known as Phase II, of a second potential Russian vaccine against COVID-19, the state consumer safety watchdog was cited by the Interfax news agency as saying.Russia registered its first vaccine candidate, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, in August after completing early-stage human trials.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates | State Health Department
:TamilNadurecords 5,684 new COVID-19cases and 87 deaths today; 6,599 people discharged. The total positive cases in the state rise to 4,74,940, including 4,16,715 discharged and 8,012 deaths.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates | COVID-19 fears reduce WB assembly monsoon session to a single day
The monsoon session of West Bengal assembly will be held for only a day on September 9 due to the ongoing pandemic, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Tuesday. It had been earlier decided that the House will meet for a two-day session from September 9. But the decision was changed during the all-party meeting on Tuesday and the house will now have a single day session, TMC sources said. "We don't want people to stay in the assembly for a long time. So it has been decided that the house will be adjourned after obituary reference and placing of few reports," Banerjee said. (PTI)
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | Dronacharya awardee athletics coach Virender Poonia tests positive for COVID-19
Dronacharya awardee athletics coach and former international hammer thrower Virender Poonia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital in Jaipur. The 47-year-old Virender is the husband of Olympian discus thrower and sitting Rajasthan MLA Krishna Poonia. He is now admitted to the Railway Hospital in Jaipur.He, however, said he is doing "fine". "Last week I had body pain and sore throat and so I went for COVID-19 testing and it turned out to be positive. The result came on Saturday," Virender toldPTI over phone."Today is the fourth day (after testing positive) and I am alright. There is still body pain and sore throat but I am hoping to get better. There will be another test in four or five days time."Virender, a Railways employee, won a bronze in hammer throw in the Asian Junior Championships in 1992 and finished fourth in the 1998 Asian Senior Championships.He was Krishna''s coach when she won the discus throw gold medal in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. He received the Dronacharya Award in 2012. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Jammu & Kashmir LIVE Updates | J&K Govt
:J&K records 1,355 newCOVID-19cases today - 570 in Kashmir & 785 in Jammu division; 491 recoveries also recorded - 417 in Kashmir & 74 in Jammu division. Total cases in the UT rise to 45,925, including 33,251 cases of recovery & 815 deaths. Active cases stand at 11,859.
Coronavirus in Kerala Live Updates
|Kerala reports 3,026 new COVID-19positive cases and 1,862 recoveries. Active number of cases now at 23,217; so far 68,863 patients have recovered.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates | Punjab Police
: NambardaarofJattpuravillage in Ludhiana arrested for uploading fake & objectionable post about human organ trafficking atRajindraHospitalPatialaon Facebook and spreadingrumoursaboutCOVID-19 leading to panic amongst citizens.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Doctor's prescription not mandatory for COVID-19 testing in the national capital, says Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered that doctor’s prescription will not be mandatory from now on for those going voluntarily for RT/PCR test to detect COVID-19 infection in the national capital. Till now it was mandatory for a person to have a doctor’s prescription or symptoms to get tested for the virus.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Udpates | Opening places of worship with guidelines not practical: Maharashtra govt tells Bombay HC
The Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court that opening of religious places,even with guidelines, was not a "practical" solution and it had decided against it till the COVID-19 situation improved.The state government was responding to a public interest Litigation filed by a local NGO seeking direction that temples in the state be opened for worshippers.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates
|Delhi High Court says people seekingCOVID-19testing would now be required to produce Aadhaar card bearing a Delhi address; ICMR form also to be filled.
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates | Officials
: 6,743 new COVID-19cases take Uttar Pradesh's infection tally to over 2.78 lakh, death toll mounts to 4,047. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates | Mumbai International Airport airport rolls out contactless check-in system for passengers
Mumbai airport has put in place a QR code-enabled contactless check-in mechanism for the passengers, which allows them the use of their mobile phones to remotely operate check-in and self-bag drop kiosks for printing boarding passes and bag tags. Passengers at Mumbai airport just need to scan the QR code shown on the kiosks to access a remote keyboard and mouse on their mobile device, without touching the kiosks, Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) said in a release.
Coronavirus in Puducherry LIVE Updates | Health Department
:Puducherry reported 440 new COVID-19cases and 12 deaths today, taking total cases to 17,749 including 12,581 recoveries and 337 deaths. Numberofactive cases now at 4,831 cases.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | May set up post-COVID ward if recovered patients keep coming back with symptoms: Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital nodal officer
With a significant number of recovered patients complaining of breathlessness, fatigue and body aches, authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital here have said they can consider opening a post-COVID-19 ward to provide better treatment to such people. The hospital opened a post-COVID-19 clinic on August 20 after several recovered patients called up Dr Ajit Jain, the nodal officer for coronavirus, complaining about symptoms that lingered on for weeks after recovery."Around 1,500 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital since March 17.We created WhatApp groups for all these patients to collect feedback. We also call them up regularly to take stock of their condition," Dr Jain told PTI. "This is how we got to know that a few recovered patients were suffering from long-term complications like anxiety, breathlessness, insomnia."The feedback led to the opening of the post-COVID clinic, a first-of-its-kind facility, on the premises of the hospital with medical specialists to treat symptoms particular to their respective fields. "Around 120 such patients have approached us so far since August 20. We will have to open a post COVID ward if the number goes up," Jain said. (PTI)
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | Pune first district in India to cross 2 lakh COVID-19 cases
Driven by a surge in COVID-19 cases in the last few days, Pune has become the first district inthe country to record more than two lakh cases.As per data of the Maharashtra government’s health department, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Pune district reached 2,03,468 on Monday after 4,165 more people tested positive for the disease.
Coronavirus India Live Updates | Health Ministry
:Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh & Tamil Nadu account for 70 percent of deaths in the country.
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates | Health Ministry
:India's COVID-19 cases per million is 3,102 which is among the lowest in the world. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Skills lost due to COVID-19 school closures will hit output for generations
Disruption to schooling stemming from the COVID-19 epidemic will cause a skill loss that could result in a 1.5% drop in global economic output for the rest of this century, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated.
For the United States, that will represent an economic loss of $15.3 trillion, the OECD said in a report published today, with the bill rising higher still if disruption to education extends into the next academic year.
"Learning loss will lead to skill loss, and the skills people have relate to their productivity," the report said, explaining the forecast drop in global GDP. (Reuters)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Fadnavis hits out at Maharashtra govt over COVID-19 crisis
Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly Devendra Fadnavis today slammed the state government over its handling of the COVID-19 crisis, alleging that it only trying to show the number of cases oflow and was not focusing on more tests. During a debate on supplementary demands in the LowerHouse, Fadnavis said there was no audit of medical expenses incurred and that there was an overall mismanagement of thepandemic. The BJP leader said when the budget session of the Maharashtra legislature ended in March this year, the number of COVID-19 patients in the state was 26. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand LIVE Updates | Uttarakhand BJP chief discharged from hospital after COVID-19 treatment
Uttarakhand BJP president Bansidhar Bhagat, who was admitted to the Doon Hospital in Dehradun after testing positive for coronavirus infection, was discharged today, the party said. However, he will remain quarantined at home for 10 days on the advice of doctors and will not meet anyone during the period, state BJP vice president Devendra Bhasin said.
Bhagat had been admitted to the Doon Hospital on August 30 after testing positive for COVID-19, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates |
Odisha's COVID-19 tally jumps to 1,31,382 with 3,490 fresh cases
Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,31,382 today with 3,490 people testingpositive for the disease, a health department official said. Thirteen more fatalities pushed the state'scoronavirus death toll to 569, he said. Of the fresh fatalities, three were reported fromPuri, two each from Ganjam, Mayurbhanj and Rayagada and oneeach from Cuttack, Kandhamal, Khurda and Subarnapur districts. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh LIVE Updates |
'Hunar Haat', the Minority Affairs Ministry's initiative to generate employment for master artisans, will make a comeback on October 9 in Prayagraj with the theme of local to global and a focus on indigenous Indian toys. After a gap of about six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the next 'Hunar Haat' will be organised in Prayagraj from October 9 to 18 and more than 30 percent stalls will be for artisans who prepare indigenous toys, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
Coronavirus in United Kingdom LIVE Updates |
British ministers and medics are urging the public to get serious again about the coronavirus after a sharp rise in infections raised fears the outbreak was slipping out of control in some parts.
Close to 3,000 new cases were recorded on Sunday and again on Monday - a sudden jump from numbers much closer to 1,000 for most of August, and the highest since May.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said young people had become too relaxed about social distancing and could endanger older relatives through complacency. (Reuters)
Coronavirus in Singapore LIVE Updates |
Around 13,000 foreign workers in Singapore were not allowed to resume work after they missed the deadline to undergo the mandatory fortnightly COVID-19 testing, officials said today.
The Access Code Status for these 13,000 foreign workers will remain "red" and they cannot return to work, said the Ministry of Health. This is to protect the health and safety of the other workers, it added. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Andaman & Nicobar Islands LIVE Updates |
27 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the coronavirus tally in the union territory to 3,359, an official said on Tuesday.an official said on Tuesday.
Of the 27 new cases, 20 were detected during local contact tracing and seven were airport arrivals, the officialcontact tracing and seven were airport arrivals, the official said. (Inputs from PTI)
Coronavirus in UK LIVE Updates | 'Don't kill your gran' - Britain sounds COVID alarm
British ministers and medics are urging the public to get serious again about the coronavirus after a sharp rise in infections raised fears the outbreak was slipping out of control in some parts.
Close to 3,000 new cases were recorded on Sunday and again on Monday - a sudden jump from numbers much closer to 1,000 for most of August, and the highest since May.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said young people had become too relaxed about social distancing and could endanger older relatives through complacency.
"Don't kill your gran by catching coronavirus and then passing it on. And you can pass it on before you've had any symptoms at all," he told a BBC radio programme aimed at younger audiences.
Some 41,554 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19 in Britain, the worst fatalities toll in Europe, though in recent weeks infection numbers had been lower than in several European neighbours. (Inputs from Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
India's cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have surpassed five crore, while tests per million have witnessed a rise from 6,396 on July 1 to 36,703 as of date, the Union Health Ministry said today. Aggressive and widespread testing has essayed an important role in India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Fitch Ratings today slashed India's FY21 growth projection to (-) 10.5 percent, from (-) 5 percent estimated earlier, saying the continued spread of the novel coronavirus and imposition of sporadic shutdowns across the country has disrupted economic activity.
In the first quarter of current fiscal India's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by a massive 23.9 percent. Fitch said India recorded one of the sharpest GDP contractions in the world in the April-June quarter, but noted that growth should rebound strongly in the July-September period amid re-opening of the economy. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates |
Celebrations of Mysuru Dasara festival will be held on a smaller scale, in the wake of COVID-19, instead of the traditional way. A grant of Rs 10 crore will be released for the celebrations, said Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates |
A sharp dip in forward earnings growth amid COVID-19 and marginal dip in the discount rate will provide headwinds to the current bull market rally in Indian stocks as valuations rise above +1SD (standard deviation) on rolled forward P/E basis, said a report from ICICI Securities.
The brokerage said its 1-year forward target for the Nifty50 remains at 11,700.
Read more: COVID-19, dip in discount rate may deflate the current bull market: ICICI Securities
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates
| COVID-19 tally rises to 93,257 in RajasthanRajasthan recorded seven more fatalities due to COVID-19 today taking the death toll to 1,158, while 721 new cases pushed the state's tally to 93,257, according to a health department bulletin. Of the total cases, 15,632 people are under treatment and 75,223 people have been discharged, it stated. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates |
Odisha's COVID-19 tally climbs to 1,31,382 with 3,490 new cases while 13 more fatalities push death toll to 569: Official. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
There are 8,83,697 active cases of novel coronavirus infection in the country which comprise 20.65 percent of the total caseload, as per the Union Health Ministry data.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the novel coronavirus infection stands at 1.7 percent in the country.
Coronavirus in Japan LIVE Updates |
Japan's top baseball and soccer leagues asked the government today to ease restrictions on the number of fans who can attend games amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Since July 10, up to 5,000 fans have been allowed into stadiums for J.League soccer matches and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) games but at a joint news conference on Tuesday the leagues asked for that number to be increased to 20,000.
"We have been doing well, while changing our guidelines to ensure that spectators can enjoy a safe and secure environment. That has been effective," NPB Commissioner Atsushi Saito said.
Games had initially been held in empty stadiums when the NPB season began after a three-month delay in June, while the J.League resumed in early July after a four-month break. Both leagues have seen individual cases of infections among players and staff but have avoided large clusters of infections. (Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Of the fresh deaths, 423 were reported from Maharashtra, 141 from Karnataka, 89 from Tamil Nadu, 70 from Andhra Pradesh, 61 from Punjab, 58 from West Bengal, 56 from Uttar Pradesh, 32 from Delhi, 23 from Haryana, 17 each from Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, 15 each from Chhattisgarh and Gujarat, 14 from Rajasthan and 13 from Jharkhand.
Twelve fatalities were reported from Kerala, 11 each from Bihar, Puducherry and Telangana, 10 each from Assam and Odisha, nine from Goa, seven from Uttarakhand, three each from Chandigarh and Tripura, while Himachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have registered one fatality each.
Coronavirus in Tripura LIVE Updates | 628 fresh COVID-19 cases, three fatalities reported in Tripura
At least 628 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, raising the tallyin the state to 16,157, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 152 after three more peoplesuccumbed to the infection, he said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh LIVE Updates | Arunachal's COVID-19 tally rises to 5,180
Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 caseload rose to 5,180 as 180 more people including 11security personnel and four health care workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, a senior Health department official told news agency PTI.
As many as 124 more people were cured of the disease and discharged from hospitals yesterday, the official said. The recovery rate among the COVID-19 patients in the state now stands at 69.42 percent, he said.
