Coronavirus News Highlights: India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the country has recorded over 2.78 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 3,25,972 deaths. A total of 2,54,54,320 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 21,14,508 active COVID-19 cases in the country as of date, which comprises 7.58 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India's recovery rate now stands at 91.25 percent. Globally, more than 16.97 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 35.29 lakh have died so far. India has begun the third phase of the vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. India's regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for three vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 21.2 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
Curbs in the state to be relaxed in a staggered manner.
"Lockdown is being extended for 15 days, shall be in place till June 15 now. Depending on the case tally of districts, certain relaxations and restrictions will be enforced." Thackeray said.
Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
We request central govtto take a call on class 12 exams for all the states.
Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
We need to ensure that even if there is a third wave of COVID-19, economy should keep moving.
Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
Have made separate arrangements for vaccinating students wanting to go abroad.
Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
Maharashtra has around 3,000 cases of Mucormycosis(Black Fungus).
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Vaccination centers will remain open 24/7 once state stocks up enough COVID-19vaccines.States have taken responsibility for vaccinating people in age group of 18-44 yrs.
The govt will accelerate vaccination process once we receive vaccines.Will keep extending time for vaccination as we receive more vaccines
Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
Some of the Maharashtra districts are witnessing rise in the cases, especially rural parts of the state.
Coronavirus in India | Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray:
Daily requirement of oxygen increased to 1700 MT in second wave.
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray: Cases of mucormycosis(black fungus) increased due to steroids.
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Maharashtra’s daily caseload of the COVID disease fell to 18,600 on May 31, lowest in over two months
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Manipur registers 1032 new COVID-19 cases, 563 recoveries, and 17 deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases at 8,482
Coronavirus in Goa LIVE Updates |
Goa records 645 new cases, 28 deaths and 1,663 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Active cases 14,010
Recovery rate89.27 percent
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | Rajasthan reports 2,298 fresh cases, 66 deaths and 9,636 recoveries today; active cases 49,224
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar finds COVID-19 vaccines stored in normal fridge at Andheri hotel
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Sunday conducted an inspection at a hotel in suburban Andheri and found several COVID-19 vaccines stored there in a normal fridge, in violation of the laid down norms.The Covaxin doses found stored there have been sealed and an inquiry has been ordered, she said.The mayor conducted the inspection at The Lalit Hotel in Andheri East, during which some Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials accompanied her.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Sub-Inspector Karmbir, Cyber Cell:
Delhi Police arrested a woman from Bihar's Bhagalpur over an allegation of black marketing of oxygen cylinders & Remdesivir injections Shehas around Rs 90 lakhs in her account & crores of rupees transferred into their family member's accounts.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Will be able to manufacture, supply 10 crore Covishield doses in June: Serum Institute to Centre
Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the government that it will be able to manufacture and supply nine to 10 crore doses of Covishield in June, official sources said on Sunday amid complaint by states about the shortage of anti-coronavirus vaccine jabs.In a recent letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, SII said its employees have been working round the clock in spite of various challenges because of the pandemic.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Italy extends entry ban for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
Italyon Sunday extended an entry ban for people coming from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, as a continued precaution against the more transmissible variant found in India.The ban, which does not apply to Italian citizens, was introduced in late April and was due to expire on Sunday. It was prolonged until June 21, a spokesman for Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza said in a statement.The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus was first detected in India last year and has been blamed for much of a devastating Covid-19 wave that has battered South Asian nations in recent weeks.This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the variant has officially spread to 53 territories, and has been linked to seven other territories by unofficial sources, taking the total to 60.In an interview with AFP, WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said the increased contagiousness of the new variants of the coronavirus, including the Indian one, was one of his main worries."We know for example that the B.1617 is more transmissible than the B.117 (British variant), which already was more transmissible than the previous strain," the Belgian doctor said. (AFP)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Railways so far delivered over 21,392 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to 15 states
The Railways has delivered over 21,392 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in more than 1,274 tankers to 15 states, the national transporter said Sunday amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.So far, 313 Oxygen Express trains have completed their journey while five loaded trains are on the run with more than 406 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 23 tankers.Liquid Medical Oxygen delivery toHaryanaandKarnatakahas crossed 2,000 tonnes each while TamilNaduandTelanganaeach have received over 1,800 tonnes of the life-saving gas.Oxygen Express trains started their deliveries on April 24 with Maharashtra receiving a load of 126 tonnes. These freight trains have reached out to 15 states --Uttarakhand,Karnataka, Maharashtra,MadhyaPradesh,AndhraPradesh, Rajasthan, TamilNadu,Haryana,Telangana, Punjab, Kerala, Delhi,UttarPradesh,Jharkhandand Assam.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates |
13,400 new coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh, 94 deaths: Health Bulletin
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Union Ministry of Culture:
Due to the COVID19 pandemic situation, all the centrally protected monuments/sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of Indiashall continue to remain closed till 15 June 2021 or until further orders.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:
18,265 oxygen concentrators, 19,085 oxygen cylinders, 19 oxygen generation plants, 15,256 ventilators/BiPAP, ~7.7 L Remdesivir vials, ~12L Favipiravir tablets have been delivered/dispatched to States/UTs from April 27 to May 29.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Uttar Pradesh has registered 1900 COVID cases today, says CM Yogi Adityanath
UttarPradesh has registered 1,900COVIDcases today. The active cases stand at 41,000. We've the lowest fatality rate in the country, lowest positivity & highest recovery rate, says CM YogiAdityanath.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Dr Nirmal K Ganguly, former Director-General, ICMR:
Monoclonal antibodies work as they're made against targeted epitope. There are 6 receptor-binding domain points that are imp in spike protein, which undergo mutation/functional enhancement to create specific monoclonal antibody.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UP relaxes COVID-19 curbs in districts with less than 600 active cases, allows shops to operate from 7 am to 7 pm
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to ease the COVID-19 norms in districts with less than 600 active cases,an official order stated on May 30.As per the relaxed norms, shops and "bazaars" would be allowed to remain open from 7 am to 7 pm. The relaxation will come into effect in 55 districts of the state, where the active caseload stands below 600.In 20 other districts of UP, however, no relaxation would be permitted as the active COVID-19 caseload stands above 600.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi reports 946 new COVID-19 cases (positivity rate 1.25%), 1803 recoveries, and 78 deaths in the last 24 hours
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Oral drug to treat 'black fungus' ready for technology transfer- IIT Hyderabad Researchers
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, have developed an oral solution to treat Black Fungus (Mucormycosis) and other fungus and are ready to transfer the technology to take it forward, the premier institute said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Saudi Arabia lifts travel ban for passengers arriving from 11 countries
Saudi Arabia has allowed travellers from 11 countries by lifting the travel ban that was imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.According to the report, the Middle Eastern country has lifted the banfor travellers from the United Arab Emirates, Germany, the United States, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, France and Japan, reported Reuters citing the Saudi state news agency.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the state tonight at 8:30 pm, informed the CM's office on social media.
Watch LIVE: facebook.com/CMOMaharashtra/
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This surge in COVID-19 cases has put an immense burden on already overwhelmed health services. We are now witnessing a plateau and even a decline in coronavirus cases in some parts of India. Situation continues to be of concern and challenge: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia (ANI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Puducherry logs 930 new COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths
The union territory ofPuducherry added 930 fresh coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall caseload to 1,03,826, a senior officialof the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said today.Twenty-one more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours pushing the toll to 1,518, Director of Healthand Family Welfare Services S Mohan Kumar said. Twelve of the deceased were women, he said. The 930 new cases were identified at the end of the examination of 8,437 samples during the last 24 hours, theHealth Department Director said. The overall infection tally rose to 1,03,826 with the addition of the 930 new cases.The test positivity rate was 11.02 percent. The number of active cases in the union territorystood at 12,167 with 10,532 patients in home isolation and the remaining 1,635 in hospitals.He said 1,895 patients recovered and were discharged during the last 24 hours.The fatality and recovery rates were 1.46 percent and 86.82 percent respectively. (PTI)
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The Delhi High Court will decide tomorrow whether to allow the continuation of the Central Vista project work during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, which had been hearing a plea for suspending the ongoing construction work during the COVID pandemic, has fixed May 31 for delivery of its judgement on it, the high court’s cause list revealed yesterday.
Read more | Delhi HC to rule tomorrow on plea to stop Central Vista work during COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Poor COVID-19 victims: Goa announces Rs 2 lakh compensation
The Goa government on Sunday announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of COVID-19 victims who were either breadwinners of the family or hailed from poor backgrounds.Making the announcement in his Statehood Day address, Chief MinisterPramodSawantalso said another scheme, called ''MukhyamantriAnathAadharYojana'', will be launched, under which orphaned children will get monthly financial aid.The age limit for inmates in childcare institutions has been raised to 21, he said, and orphans, irrespective of whether their parents succumbed to the coronavirus infection, who are in Class X will be provided free laptops by the state government.Sawantsaid his government was trying its best to tackle the outbreak and the positivity rate of the infection was steadily declining in the state.The second phase of the vaccination drive for those in the 18-44 age group will begin from June 3, the CM said. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Odisha logs 9,541 new COVID-19 cases, 33 fresh fatalities
As many as 9,541 more people tested positive for COVID-19, taking the tally to 7,56,684 on Sunday, while 33 fresh fatalities raised the toll to 2,719, a health department official said.Of the 9,541 new cases, 5,343 were reported from quarantinecentres, and the rest were detected during contact tracing, the official said.Accordingly, the number of active cases rose to 95,266, he said.The coastal state's positivity rate currently stands at 6.47 percent. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UK could make COVID-19 jabs compulsory in healthcare, minister says
The British government is thinking about making COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for healthcare workers to stop the spread of the virus in hospitals, vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday. "It would be incumbent on any responsible government to have the debate, to do the thinking as to how we go about protecting the most vulnerable by making sure that those who look after them are vaccinated," he told Sky News. "There is precedent for this; obviously surgeons get vaccinated for hepatitis B. So it's something that we are absolutely thinking about." (Reuters)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Kerala to issue COVID-19 vaccine certificates for those travelling abroad; to reduce covishield gap if second dose pending
The Kerala government on May 30 announced that it will issue a vaccine certificatefor peopletravellingabroad. As perANI,the Kerala governmentdirected that beneficiaries may apply for a Final/Provisional certificate based upon their current vaccination status by uploading the relevant documents supporting the same.The circular issued by the state govt also said thatbeneficiaries who have takenCovaxinand want a certificate with a passport number added to it can also apply.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | BJP carrying out relief work amid COVID, opposition has gone into quarantine: JP Nadda
BJP president JP Nadda today said while his party workers and leaders have been carrying out relief work amid the coronavirus pandemic, the opposition parties have gone into quarantine. Addressing party workers virtually on the seventh anniversary of the Narendra Modi dispensation at the Centre, the BJP chief said all party MPs, ministers and MLAs will serve people in at least two villages following COVID-19 protocols and lockdown guidelines to mark the occasion. BJP workers standing with the people during the pandemic unlike the opposition leaders who are only visible in virtual press conferences, he said. BJP workers and leaders have been carrying out relief work amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the opposition parties have gone into quarantine, he said. (PTI)
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On the occasion of Hindi Journalism Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 10 lakh aid for kin of journalists who died due to COVID-19. (ANI)
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Retailers are staring at a bleak first quarter in FY22 even as states like Delhi ease lockdown restrictions. Grappling with low footfalls and waning demand, the industry is hopeful to witness recovery from the second quarter onwards with the onset of the festive season. Though the retailers had witnessed recovery in the fourth quarter of FY21, the recent set of restrictions have again derailed this growth.
Read more | As COVID-19 pandemic impacts footfalls, retailers project recovery in Q2FY22
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Haryana extends lockdown till June 7, eases certain restrictions
The lockdown to contain COVID-19 in Haryana has been extended by a week till June 7, the state government announced today, as it relaxed curbs imposed on shop timings and malls. The state government termed the lockdown "Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana (Epidemic Alert/Safe Haryana)". Addressing a virtual press conference, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said even though the COVID-19 situation has improved in the state, it has been decided to extend the "Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana" lockdown till 5 am on June 7 with some more relaxations. He said shops which were earlier allowed to open as per odd-even basis from 7 am to 12 pm will now be open from 9 am to 3 pm. (PTI)
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The Centre has asked states and union territories to initiate legal or administrative action against institutions which are giving package for COVID vaccination in collaboration with hotels in violation of prescribed guidelines.
In a letter to all states and UTs, Additional Secretary to Health ministry Manohar Agnani said it has come to the notice of the Union health ministry that some private hospitals are giving package for COVID vaccination in collaboration with some hotels, which is against the guidelines issued for the National COVID Vaccination Program.
Read more | Take action against institutions giving COVID vaccination package with hotels: Centre to states
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Today's COVID-19 data highlights:
> India’s daily new cases further decline to 1.65 lakh, maintaining the continuous declining trend.
> Daily new cases are lowest in the last 46 days.
> With decrease by 1,14,216 in last 24 hours, active caseload further dips to 21,14,508
>Total of 2,54,54,320 patients has recovered across the country so far.
> 2,76,309 patients have recovered during the last 24 hours.
> More daily recoveries than daily new cases for 17th successive days
>On a rising trajectory, recovery rate increases to 91.25 percent
>Weekly COVID-19 positivity rate currently at 9.36 percent
>Daily positivity rate at 8.02 percent, less than 10 percent for 6 consecutive days
>Testing capacity substantially ramped up - 34.3 crore tests total conducted
>More than 21.2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
>More than 30.35 lakh vaccinations in the last 24 hours
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Mizoram reports highest single-day spike of 329 COVID-19 cases
Mizoram reported the highest single-day spike of 329 COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally inthe state to 11,988 today, an official said. The COVID-19 death toll in the state rose to 36 withone more person succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, official data said. At least 249 cases were detected through Rapid AntigenTest, 68 through RT-PCR test and the remaining 12 cases were detected through TrueNat tests.More than 47 children, two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans and a healthcare worker were among the newly infectedpeople, the official data revealed. Mizoram currently has 3,089 active COVID-19, while8,863 people have recovered from the disease, it said. The coronavirus recovery rate in the state now is73.94 percent. (PTI)
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When the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic came, the demand for oxygen surged all of a sudden, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation through his monthly radio programme. This was a very big challenge, he said. Delivering medical oxygen to remote parts of the country was indeed a huge task, he added.
Coronavirus in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
LIVE Updates | For second consecutive day Andamans reports more COVID-19 recoveries than new casesFor the second consecutive day Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported more COVID-19recoveries than new cases as 30 people recuperated from the disease while 28 new cases pushed the coronavirus tally in theunion territory to 6,964, a health official said today. The COVID-19 death toll in the archipelago remained at113 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.The union territory now has 191 active COVID-19 cases.With 30 more COVID-19 patients recuperating from the disease, the total number of recoveries in the union territoryrose to 6,660. (PTI)
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India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country's infection tally to 2,78,94,800, according to Union Health Ministry data updated today. The daily positivity declined to 8.02 percent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for five consecutive days, while the weekly positivity rate dropped to 9.36 percent, it said.
Read more | India records single-day spike of 1.65 lakh COVID-19 cases, lowest in 46 days
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A top Kumbh Mela official said it was unfair to call it a COVID-19 "super-spreader" as just 0.2 percent of the total RT-PCR tests conducted in Haridwar from January 1 till the conclusion of the event returned a positive result, while just 0.5 percent police personnel on mela duty contracted the virus. Mela IG Sanjay Gunjyal also said the religious event formally began on April 1 by which time the second wave of COVID-19 was already raging in states like Maharashtra and Haryana. "If we scientifically analyse the Covid data of Haridwar district right from January 1 to the conclusion of Kumbh on April 30, attempts to create a perception that Kumbh was a super-spreader of the pandemic look unfair," Gunjyal told PTI.
Read more | Data proves calling Haridwar Kumbh COVID-19 superspreader unfair: Mela security incharge
