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inspiruseducation · 4 years

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Study Abroad & Your Career Will Thank You

In November 2010, on a cold wintry morning I was standing on an anchorage on the Magellan Strait in Punta Arenas about to board a German research vessel. There was nervous excitement in the air as I walked towards the ship. The heavy gusts of wind, the overcast sky, the smell of the briny strait and the stench of decaying seaweed brought about an uneasy calm in me, much like before a storm. Among all the thoughts running through my head of what the next three months will bring forth, I was most excited of the icebergs that my colleagues and I will encounter on my way to Antarctica passing through the stormy Southern Ocean on the R/V Polarstern.

I had felt the same nervous excitement, in August 2004, waiting to board my Lufthansa flight from Delhi that will take to study abroad in for Germany at the Jacobs University Bremen. The anxious tinge on my face and the edgy beating of my heart was not because this would be my first time traveling abroad, but rather I was traveling alone without my family members accompanying me. All the communications with the university was through email. My host family, who I have never had a word before or even know their name or what they look like, would have received me at the airport in Bremen. All the arrangements seem very un-Indian and yet I was excited to experience something new.

As soon as I got my visa and passport checked, passed the airport security protocols of an international traveler, I sat on the airplane wishing myself to sleep to be fresh for all the things to come. I landed in Frankfurt and at once, I noticed the alien weather, odd language, tall, fair and big people, somber food, pink money, green and yellow direction signs and funky electronic billboard advertisements. I decided to explore the airport as I had a few hours before my next flight and got on the sky train. I noticed very soon that the flight gate numbers reached triple figures and it was getting difficult to find my way around. To put it plainly, I got lost.

Fast forward to a frantic run at pace and illegible spurts of huffs of broken German asking for directions, I did manage to board my connecting flight to Bremen, much to the chagrin and amusement of the Lufthansa flight host. As I sat on my seat and broke in to a sigh of relief, little did I know that it was the start of multiple such assays, prepared to test the core of the international student characteristics in me!

I landed at the airport in Bremen, but there was no sign or presence of my host family.

The bag handle broke somewhere midair, I presume for forcefully stuffing 30 kilos of my belongings. The orientation emails from the university were very organized and told me how to reach the university from the airport in such a situation, but being in a foreign land and in that jiffy I was unsure of how to read the metro and train maps to reach Jacobs University Bremen. I made some enquiries but it was too complicated, which I later found out it indeed was! It required me to take 2 metros, a 20-minute train ride, a bus trot and short 10 minute walk.

Instead, I started profiling prospective international students who might have landed at Bremen airport to study at Jacobs, and therefore maybe find a way to hitch a ride with their host family. On my third conversation with strangers, much to my relief, I did find one student from Ghana in Africa, who was heading the same way.

I landed on a Sunday when university officials were mostly away and offices were closed, except for a few student volunteers and the university guards. I was given my room key and the guards showed the direction towards my accommodation. My transponder key read D-211 at the Mercator Building, which I later discovered was recently erected, and was the root cause of further stress for the day. Even with the help of the student volunteer, I could not find Block D in the building. After searching for about an hour in the stinging rain, and coming up trumps with Block A, B, and C the umpteenth time, we decided to go back to the main gate to complain about its inexistence. Luckily, a Masters’ student from China showed us that Block-D is very much an integral part of Mercator; and is the connecting blocks of A, B, and C, (duh!!) and are usually reserved for the Master’s students. I had no complaints, as the room was bigger than the rooms given to Bachelors’ students and was single occupancy.

The next day, during the academic orientation with my academic advisor, I discovered that I was registered for the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Major and not my preferred Earth and Space Sciences. It did not however take long to change my Major and my international student journey was finally underway. Or so it seemed! Whether good or bad, ups or downs, I have never had an uninteresting day in my time as a student globetrotter.

From my orientation week at the Jacobs University until the day in 2010 on the anchorage, it had been a learning experience like never before. I was able to travel to 30+ countries, interact with people from 150+ nationalities, learn a new language, try multiple different cuisines, research about Earth’s past and its climate, explore the cold ocean in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and achieve a UG degree.

Most importantly, I failed multiple times at things that I tried and classes that I took, but I passed even more times.

I also learnt to teach English as TESL / TEFL and learnt how to mix drinks professionally, to earn my pocket money.

I also lied in my CV that I know programming to get that summer job at the university to make ends meet, and crammed learning programming late into the night while I was impersonating an expert programmer during the day at the job.

I took classes in Renaissance Art and Architecture, Victorian Poetry, studied about Biochemical Engineering, Drugs and Naturopathy, Astrobiology, as well as Psychology of our Senses and Perceptions and Decision-Making, along with my core courses in Earth and Space Sciences.

I learnt how to drive a boat, use a crane on a liner and swim with Jellyfishes and Seals without incurring their wrath.

I learnt that during long sea expeditions, you could get fresh food for only about 2 weeks, and live the rest on meat, pasta and cold cuts.

Through my friends from the humanities majors and social outreach work with the UNICEF, I also learnt how the United Nation works and how countries such as Germany and the Scandinavian countries plan their budgeting and investment in education research programs, which the whole world is trying to emulate.

I heard lectures and talks from Nobel Laureates and other famous people and I watched the Champions League and World Cup football games live.

I was also penniless many a times and sometimes survived on eating just rice, onions and tomato puree for whole weeks on end.

I learnt the value of banking and financial security, as much as, the pitfalls of spending too much money through credit cards.

I learnt about student loans and about how to pay them back, slowly but securely.

I learnt that it is important to keep up and find time with your hobbies and passions, whether it is chess, theater or cricket.

I learnt that good research is gold and written communication is diamond.

Even more so, speaking articulately and networking is platinum.

I learnt that human emotions are fickle and true friends are hard to find.

I learnt about various religions and about atheism through the perspective of friends and acquaintances who follow them.

I played cricket with my other South Asian friends, from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

I learnt that living away from home for a long period would make you question your own families’ beliefs and culture.

But no matter, how far you are, I also learnt that your family will always remain your biggest and most important support.

I learnt that honesty is strength.

I also achieved an MS degree from the public University of Bremen in Germany, where education was free of cost.

Earlier in 2012, again and for the third time, I was feeling the same nervous excitement, as I stood at the Guwahati airport, having returned from Germany to India for an indefinite period. I was unhappy because the PhD program that I wanted to embark on, did not work out for political reasons, and I sought time in the security of home. The warm and humid breeze, the thundering sky, the smell of the wet earth and the stench of spices and cow-dung brought about an apprehension of whether I will succeed, having come back to Assam after 12 years away. Among all the thoughts running through my head of what the next few months’ sabbatical will bring forth, I was encouraged and comforted by the thought that among all the skills I have learnt in my time away from India, adaptability and flexibility has been the foundation of them all. I was thus prepared to face all challenges head-on through an international perspective.

Eight years have passed since my study abroad in Germany experience, and I have only stopped to reflect on what I should be doing to find solutions to my challenges at hand rather than rummage deeper on my problems. This philosophy has helped me stabilize my journey in exploring my pedigree in education and counseling. In my time as an international student, I have always learnt that today I should be a better version of myself from yesterday. Therefore, one must always think big and create a dream big enough that your community can thank you for it. My dream is to bring such worldly awareness of opportunities through education and counseling to not just the North-East of India but the entire South-Asian region. This steadfast philosophy has catapulted me straight from being a teacher, to a counselor, and now to an Entrepreneur of sorts. I can only thank my international student experience that gave me the belief and foundational support.

Should I have studied abroad in Germany? Unapologetically, a definite Yes!

– @Abhinav B Gogoi

Vice President – Eastern India | Inspirus Education

Email – [email protected]

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liveindiatimes · 4 years

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Domestic Flight Operations Resume At Kolkata Airport After 2 Months

https://liveindiatimes.com/domestic-flight-operations-resume-at-kolkata-airport-after-2-months/

The first flight from Kolkata left for Guwahati at 6.05 am with 40 passengers.

New Delhi:

Domestic flight operations in Kolkata resumed early this morning after a gap of two months due to the lockdown.Though domestic flight operations across the country began on May 25, they could not be restarted in Kolkata as the state was involved in relief and restoration work after Cyclone Amphan destoyed many areas of the state.

The first flight from Kolkata left for Guwahati at 6.05 am with 40 passengers, whereas 122 passengers arrived from New Delhi on Thursday morning, the airport said.

“Welcome Back Passengers! #KolkataAirport saw the arrival of 122 passengers from @DelhiAirport after two long months and 40 passengers departed to #Guwahati. Proper checks were followed and regular sanitization was carried out in terminal which was abuzz with passengers,” it tweeted.

Welcome Back Passengers!#KolkataAirport saw the arrival of 122 passengers from @DelhiAirport after two long months and 40 passengers departed to #Guwahati. Proper checks were followed and regular sanitization was carried out in terminal which was abuzz with passengers. pic.twitter.com/ZrqmPBxDSf

– Kolkata Airport (@aaikolairport) May 28, 2020

The airport will handle 10 departures, and an equal number of arrivals today, news agency PTI reported.

Domestic flight operations will resume at Bagdogra airport in north Bengal too.

The West Bengal government had recently come up with a set of guidelines for people arriving in the state. Passengers need to undergo health screening at the airport and submit a self-declaration form stating that they have not tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two months, as per the advisory.

Arrangements for contact-less travel with social-distancing norms have been readied at the city airport to keep passengers safe from COVID-19, a top airport official was quotied as saying by PTI.

With inputs from PTI

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In the decades after the collapse of modern empires and the emergence of several newly-independent States, like India, political leaders and development theorists made popular an idea that came to be called brain drain theory. The idea was simply that the country's 'brightest', when given opportunities to study abroad, would leave the country taking not just their ideas and innovations with them but also the social capital or the networks that they shaped. Instead of their home countries benefiting from their talents, societies elsewhere, and, in particular, American or Western European universities, institutions and companies, would gain from the incredible perspectives that people from the developing world had to offer. Ironically enough, the theory was made popular by theorists who had left their home countries for more promising shores themselves. Brain drain came to be severely critiqued in the 1990s, with two significant sets of arguments among others: First, investment in varied forms of quality education and attempts to equalise accessibility to it had led to an acknowledgment that the 'brightest' were not limited to those who had opportunities to study or work abroad. Second, with the militant globalisation of the 1990s and the resulting mobility of labour, capital, markets, research, and communications across national borders, 'the brains' no longer remained confined to one part of the world but could easily travel, endow, and embed themselves in other parts of the world, especially places in 'the global south'. Today, both these forms of critique and the possibilities they sought to establish, are under attack. Its most immediate manifestation in centres that have benefited from the ideas and labour, and even investments, of diverse people from the rest of the world, are the new regulations by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for international students. The ICE announced this week that all international students on F-1 and M-1 visas attending universities with courses registered entirely online may not remain in the United States. This announcement effectively leaves Undergraduate, Masters, and PhD international students in the US, most of them predominantly on the F-1 visa, with the following legally plausible options: Either they have to pack up and leave the country at the end of August if all their courses are online, or they could transfer to a programme or university that offers at least one in-person class which involves face-to-face interaction with a faculty member. President Donald Trump followed the ICE announcement, as he is usually prone to do, with a tweet which declared in capital letters: SCHOOLS MUST OPEN IN THE FALL!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020 The president's response to the new regulations made it clear that foreign students have become pawns in the US federal government's strategic move to force American universities to open its campuses amid a global pandemic that has devastated the US far more than any other country in the world. After all, schools in other affluent parts of the world have opened now that many of these countries — especially those in East Asia and Europe have flattened the dreaded COVID-19 curve while the US struggles to encourage, or even defend, basic social distancing norms. However, all evidence indicates that opening universities will risk not just the lives of international students, but American students, faculty, and other employees of universities as well. Even as several universities file lawsuits against and seek a stay order on ICE's new regulations, the motivations of this arbitrary power play by the ICE and the POTUS and embedded in, and will have a long-lasting impact on the larger processes that have shaped the sustenance of the United States as a terminus for the untethered exchange of ideas, creativity, and innovation of the world's 'brightest'. Without a public health system in place, the people of the United States have had to witness its insurance-driven healthcare system struggle to cope with the high caseload of coronavirus patients. The health crisis is only one of the multiple crises that American society, economy, and politics are witnessing: A vast number of people have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Social distancing procedures have neither taken root in several American states nor have they been endorsed by various state administrations. Increasing economic inequality seems to be a growing inevitability in the visible future. The large and widespread protests following the murder of George Floyd have forced the country's White majority to severely rethink the various ways in which America's foundational institutions, including its privatised prisons, inherently reproduce a racist and incarceral everyday life for many of its minorities. Despite this being an election year, the 'core' liberal ideas of American constitutional democracy — upholding the dignity of each individual, defending the associative nature of politics, and checking the arbitrary power of the state — have lost the discursive and mobilisational power they once commanded. Amidst the humiliating failure of the American system to handle these multiple crises, ICE's move appears to be one that forces American schools to open their campuses as an inflated show of strength and recovery. There is little doubt today that American politics is rapidly hurtling towards curbing not just what Trump calls illegal immigration but different kinds of legal immigration as well. The transition from substantive calls to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and bans on those from certain Muslim-majority countries travelling to the States in the early years of the Trump presidency, to migrant detentions at the start of 2020, the blocks on flights to Europe and China from the States, the suspension of the entry of immigrants using H-1B and J-1 visas into the country, and the change in immigration rules demanding that all students on an F-1 visa must leave the country has only taken four years. The once unquestionable American argument that private interest and investment in bringing innovation from around the world into the US as a sustainable foundation for any driving force towards building a larger and technologically advanced global market dominance is now screeching to a halt before the American State-drawn limits of a parochial, national border. It is not just American democracy that is under stress. The governments of democracies like India, which had once been praised and touted for their embrace of constitutional democracy, free media, and global capital after the 1990s, have little to no response for the multiple existing crises that the pandemic has only managed to weakly underline in a highly policed and fear-filled public discourse. The continuous targeting of academic spaces in India, the arrest of multiple students on arbitrary grounds using extraordinary laws in the middle of a severe health crisis, the endorsement of this by the Indian mainstream media, and all of this following a violent and majoritarian reworking of Indian citizenship by the Central government has a deep significance for those of her citizens studying in the US and currently facing expulsion due to ICE regulations. In the past 20 years or so, the mobility of students between India and the United States, hasn’t been limited to an elite, or an upper middle class from big Indian metropolitans alone. The expansion in public education, enabled by the policies of the pre-Narendra Modi regime, that paid some attention to welfare state models of minimum basic social rights and accepted education as a universal right, created a large pool of first- or second-generation students who had high-quality undergraduate and Masters degrees. While reservations were not properly implemented across educational institutions, its minimum execution in some institutions enabled Dalit students, and those belonging to other minorities and backward castes, to access national law schools, IITs and various other Central and state universities. It is the access to these quality institutions within India, and the rigorous training and relationships built in these, that enabled a large number of mobile Indian students one encounters elsewhere in the world today. Contemporary American universities have large components of Indian students in different departments, and many of them come not from Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru alone, but also Guwahati, Darbhanga, Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Trichi, Panaji, Nagpur, Jodhpur, Rohtak, Mandi and Srinagar. Multiple highly skilled Indian-origin immigrants across the United States, and other affluent countries, were first trained in the public educational institutions that the Central or state governments built before moving to the United States for advanced degrees that gave them access to jobs anywhere in the world without necessarily 'draining' India of their interest, research or investment in her society, economy or politics. The most obvious evidence of this has been the sheer financial, ideological and technological support that has been built and maintained across the Indian diaspora in the United States to sustain the BJP as a ruling party, and Modi as India's prime minister. But other flows of ideas, capital, labour, and research, that lie on a range of exchanges seemingly less insidious than the tightly-knit Hindutva networks also thrived because of the initial encouragement, networks, and circulatory power of educational institutions both in India and the United States. Many of these have returned to India to lead institutions, write/speak consistently in/to the media, invest in local businesses, and carry out innovative research within India. Much of the research ranging from medical experiments to developmental studies to the humanities in India is carried out by scholars who divide their time between India and the United States, including many candidates on the F-1, J-1 or H-1B visas. Moving out of the national boundaries of a nation has not implied an escape or abandonment of the concerns of the nation in the last three decades. The ICE regulations are not merely a blatant rejection of the overestimated privileges that international students paying for their education in America are often said to have. If implemented, they will imply the loss of thousands of scholarships, multiple collaborative projects, and little to no access to research funding, especially when all of these different and essential aspects to education and research are facing an extreme paucity within India today. Even if various stay orders are passed, the impact this will have on safe environments for education, research, and knowledge will endure. With the repeated attacks on higher education and the exclusionary and incarceral policing of fixed national borders, both in India and the US, the varied promises and possibilities of having a visa to study in American universities which have access to almost every educational resource conceived of (including those who are marginalised or not considered as knowledge by all), of having the capacity to live elsewhere and learn from different political communities and the societies they have built or failed to, and of using higher education as a plank to secure one’s place in the world and expand one’s understanding of it is failing. Rebuilding it will not merely take a concerted effort from students, but will require polities as a whole to rethink the relevance of expansive knowledge and build an irreverence to confining borders. The author is a political theorist and intellectual historian. She is a teaching fellow and doctoral candidate at Columbia University, New York. Views expressed are personal

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Assam gets 50,000 PPE kit from China: Himanta Biswa Sarma

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Assam gets 50,000 PPE kit from China: Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Assam health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that cargo plane from Guangzhou has delivered 50,000 PPE kit to Assam on Wednesday.

Talking to media persons Sarma said, “While government of India has procured over 1.70 lakh PPE kit from China, we have procured 50,000 PPE kit from the Gaangzhou in China. This is probably first time that a state in the country has procured on its own. ”

With these kits Assam will have a stock of 1.5 lakh PPE kit. Sarma said, “We have a plan to ramp up the same to 2 lakh”.

Sarma tweeted, “Keeping life first as the motive, we’re glad to have imported 50,000 PPE kits from Guangzhou,China. I am happy to receive this special flight along with @Pijush_hazarika at #Guwahati airport just now. A big reassurance for our doctors & nurses.”

In Assam two COVID-19 patients were released from hospital. Sarma said by April 20 by and large all the COVID positive patients will be released.

Assam had 32 COVID positive cases, out of which one is dead. Barring one person’s most of the cases are related to Nizaumddin Markaz of New Delhi.

Tripura chief minister, Biplab Kumar Deb tweeted, “Glad to share that first #COVID19 positive patient of Tripura has been discharged today, as she has recovered & found negative in consecutive tests She has been sent for quarantine under medical supervision. I Pray to Mata Tripurasundari so that State turns Corona free soon.”

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Improved infrastructure and air connectivity are drawing a large number of tourists to India’s North-east and looking at the current traction, footfalls in the picturesque region are expected to grow by 10-12 per cent in 2019, industry experts said.

“The bookings for North-east have gone up by 18 per cent as compared to the same period (April-June) last year. Tourism in the North-east region is expected to grow by at least 10-12 per cent even in the next year,” Cox & Kings head, relationships, Karan Anand, told PTI in Mumbai.

He said improved infrastructure and air connectivity have played a major role in driving tourism growth in the vast region which consists of eight states.

“Air connectivity has tremendously improved with new routes opening in the region last year. New flights have been introduced using Shillong as a hub to travel to other prominent tourist destinations of Meghalaya like Cherrapunji and Mawlynnong.

“The new airport at Pakyong (Sikkim) will further make reaching the northern part of the state, especially to tourist attractions such as Nathu La Pass, easier,” Anand added.

The region is mostly preferred by holiday-makers aged between 25-50 years and hailing from metros such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, besides Guwahati and nearby areas who flock there to explore its wildlife, rivers and culture, he said.

However, the second or third-time travellers, who are now discovering the attractions of the North-east, embark on their journey to understand the lifestyle and also the culture and the cuisine of the region, he added.

Echoing a similar view, a MakeMyTrip spokesperson said high growth of travellers opting for the North-east sector can be attributed to not only to better road infrastructure and rail connectivity but also to direct flight connectivity from New Delhi and Mumbai.

“Apart from this, more number of hotels are opening up in this region, making it easier for travellers to find accommodations in places which were earlier not very connected.

“At MakeMyTrip, we have seen over 100 per cent growth in the number of travellers opting for North-east destinations such as Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalya since the time we started offering holiday packages in the region,” he added.

He said overall, the sector, including Darjeeling (a hill station which falls in West Bengal), is growing by 35 per cent for summer travel. The MMT platform has witnessed 30 per cent growth in travel bookings to Gangtok, 120 per cent each to Shillong and Meghalaya.

The Assam, Meghalaya sector is increasingly becoming popular among the top metro markets, the MMT spokesman said.

Manmeet Ahluwalia, marketing head of Brand Expedia in India, said for a very long period, the north-eastern part of the country had been largely unexplored due to poor connectivity and infrastructure.

However, tourism in the region is now witnessing a substantial growth thanks to a slew of government initiatives, better connectivity, infrastructure development and a variety of experiences on offer for voyagers, he added.

“We have seen a year-on-year growth of 25-30 per cent over the past five years. We are expecting the growth to continue with new government policies focusing on better infrastructure and connectivity,” he added.

Ahluwalia said besides young adults, including college pass outs and first-time earners to families, there has been a rise in queries from all segments.

“People who like exploring nature and its serenity are attracted by most of the destinations to the North-east. We have also seen an increase in women solo travellers who feel comparatively safer in the environment.

“Adventure seekers enjoy the place for its challenging treks, kayaking, angling and rafting,” he added.

There has been an increase in queries and bookings from all over the country, but residents from Delhi, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad and Jaipur top the list of people wanting to travel to North-east, he said.

The region offers a holistic package. However, activities like trekking, mountaineering, adventure sports such as river rafting, mountain biking, hang gliding and para sailing are gaining popularity in the region, he said.

“Activities like the Ziro Music Festival and Hornbill Festival, too, have started to see a lot of traction.

“Attendance at these events from young millennials over the past 2-3 years has helped in making North-east a popular destination among tourists,” he added.

-PTI

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Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Fourth positive case reported at railway headquarters in Delhi; 23 more test positive in Chandigarh

00:07 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Update

Intra-state buses, train services to resume in Odisha from Monday

The Odisha government Sunday announced resumption of intrastate movement of passenger buses, trains and other vehicles from Monday, a senior official said. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) PK Jena told reporters that intrastate movement of two wheelers, private vehicles, official vehicles, taxis including app-based cab aggregators will be allowed to operate from Monday. Similarly, intrastate movement of trains has been given a go-ahead by following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Railways. Inter-state movement of passenger vehicles and buses can resume with mutual consent of the states involved, the SRC said.

The state government also revised mandatory quarantine norms and reduced the period of isolation to 14 days from 28 days for people returning to Odisha from other parts of the country. The restrictions have been eased except in containment zones, he said.

PTI

23:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jharkhand Latest Update

All air passengers arriving in Jharkhand to be home quarantined for 14 days

Jharkhand: State Disaster Management Authority issues Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for passengers of domestic flights; every person on return to Jharkhand by air shall have to compulsorily stay in home quarantine for a period of 14 days. pic.twitter.com/i5SlpSSv7A

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

23:47 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update

Nitish Kumar announces Rs 4 Lakh ex-gratia to kin of 13 who succumbed to COVID-19

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of those who died due to COVID-19, as the state reported two fresh coronavirus fatalities, taking the total number to 13. With state reporting 117 fresh positive cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 2,511 of which Patna alone constitutes 200 cases. Expressing grief over the death of 13 people due to coronavirus in the state, Kumar announced that money has been released from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for payment of Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to each of the families, an official release said.

Earlier in the day, a 60-year-old man from Siwan died at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH), Patna, from coronavirus while another 48-year-old COVID-19 positive patient from Saran died on Saturday, but the health department informed about the death on Sunday.

23:40 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Another cabinet minister in Maharashtra contracts infection, say reports

A senior Congress leader who is a minister in the Maharashtra cabinet has tested positive for novel coronavirus, said reports. The minister has been travelling between Mumbai and his home district in Marathwada frequently. "He contracted the infection a few days back and is now undergoing treatment," a health official told PTI.

Earlier, NCP leader Jitendra Awhad had tested positive for the viral infection.

23:29 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Rail Bhawan reports fourth positive case

A senior officer posted at the Rail Bhawan in Central Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus, the fourth case at the railway headquarters. The officer, who was diagnosed positive on Sunday, had last attended work on 20 May. At least 14 officials who worked closely with her have been sent to home quarantine. The latest case comes days after another senior officer working at the railways headquarters, also called Rail Bhawan, had tested positive for coronavirus, which was the third case from the building.

PTI

23:24 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chandigarh Latest Update

Three-day-old baby dies in Chandigarh, toll rises to four

A three-day-old girl died of coronavirus in Chandigarh on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the union territory to four, a medical bulletin said.The sample of the child was taken after death and the report came back positive for novel coronavirus, it said. The report of her mother's sample was awaited, the bulletin said. Meanwhile, twenty-three people tested positive for COVID-19 in the city on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in Chandigarh to 256, it said. A six-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were among the 23 fresh cases and most of them are residents of Bapu Dham colony, the worst affected area in the union territory, according to the bulletin.

PTI

23:15 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update

Assam issues SOPs for air travellers; state govt to run buses four times a day from Guwahati airport

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared guidelines issued by the state government as domestic air travel is scheduled to resume from Monday. According to the SOP, thermal scanning booths will be set up; asymptomatic passengers will have to undergo combined institutional and home quarantine of 14 days and symptomatic passengers will be taken to the nearest screening camp. The state govt will offer paid bus services from Guwahati airport four times a day.

With resumption of flight operations, arrangements have been made in Assam. Sharing the SOP to be implemented diligently. Provisions made for elderly, Divyang, pregnant women, etc. Policy of ruthless quarantine with a human heart will be followed to protect the community at large pic.twitter.com/sciQq5RXyP

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 24, 2020

23:00 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in MaharashtraLatest Update

Mumbai Police warns of strict action against those circulating incorrect of discriminatory information on social media, messaging apps

The Mumbai Police issued orders under Section 144 of the CrPC prohibiting persons from disseminating "incorrect" or factually distorted information through messaging platforms and social media sites like WhatsApp, Twitter and TikTok. The order also prohibits the spread of inflammatory statements which are discriminatory against a particular community and any information which could cause panic or confusion among the public.

According to the order, action can also be taken under Section 188 of the IPC against those contravening the directives. The order also says that admins of WhatsApp groups will be personally responsible for reporting such content to the police. The order signed by Dy Commissioner (Operations) Pranaya Ashok comes into effect from 12.15 am on 25 May and continues to operate till 8 June.

22:54 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Update

Tamil Nadu issues guidelines for air travellers

The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for passengers of domestic flights, According to the guidelines, all passengers shall undergo thermal screening for coronavirus symptoms. Asymptomatic persons shall undergo home quarantine for 14 days. TN E-pass had been made mandatory for all passengers.

Tamil Nadu: State Disaster Management Authority issues Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for passengers of domestic flights; all passengers shall undergo thermal screening for any symptoms of #COVID19. Asymptomatic persons shall undergo home quarantine for 14 days. pic.twitter.com/sK8iSAGs1z

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

22:32 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update

Rajasthan reports 286 fresh infections, three deaths

A total of 286 positive cases and three deaths were reported in Rajasthan today, reports ANI quoting the state health department. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 7,028, including 163 deaths, 3848 recoveries.

A total of 286 #COVID19 positive cases & 3 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 7028, including 163 deaths, 3848 recovered cases and 3017 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/pYOQw8AGuW

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

22:22 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Domestic flights to start in West Bengal on 28 May, in Andhra Pradesh on 26 May

"Operations to/from West Bengal would commence on May 28 on a limited scale, as requested by the state Govt. Similarly, operations in Andhra Pradesh would commence on a limited scale from 26 May," tweeted the civil aviation ministry from its official handle.

22:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Update

Maximum of 25 flights allowed to land in Chennai, but no limit on departures, says Hardeep Singh Puri

"For Tamil Nadu there will be max 25 arrivals in Chennai but there's no limit on number of departures.For other airports in TN flights will operate as in other parts of country," said the civil aviation minister.

22:15 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Mumbai to resume partial flight operations tomorrow

Clearing the air over resumption of domestic flight services, Civil Aviation MInister Hardeep Singh Puri said,"Starting tomorrow, there will be limited flights from Mumbai and as per approved ⅓ schedule from other airports in the state."

22:06 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Domestic flight operations to resume across country, except Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, says civil aviation minister

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri late on Sunday night said that flight operations would resume across the country from Monday, with the exception of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. "It has been a long day of hard negotiations with various state govts to recommence civil aviation operations in the country. Except Andhra Pradesh which will start on 26/5 & West Bengal on 28/5, domestic flights will recommence across the country from tomorrow," he tweeted.

21:53 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Update

Madhya Pradesh reports 294 new cases, nine deaths

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday recorded 294 new COVID19 cases, taking the state's count to 6,665.The state also reported nine deaths and the toll touched 90, reports ANI quoting the state health department. A total of 3,408 patients have been cured and discharged till date, it said.

21:47 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Update

Tamil Nadu to resume flights from Monday

Flight operations will resume in Tamil Nadu from 25 May, and incoming flights at Chennai airport will be restricted to 25 flights per day,reports News18.Flights to Coimbatore, Trichy and Madurai can be operated. Due to a high case load, flights from Gujarat, Maharashtra to be kept at minimum.

21:42 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Tihar Jail staffer tests positive

A staff of Tihar Jail has tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, reports ANI. According to reports, he is asymptomatic and five persons, including three persons who came into contact with him have been quarantined.

21:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Haryana Latest Update

COVID-19 count rises to 1,184 in Haryana

Haryana reported 53 COVID-19 cases, 14 of them from Faridabad district in the National Capital Region, on Sunday, pushing the state's count to 1,184. Gurgaon and Sonipat, the two other districts which are also among the worst-affected ones and fall in the NCR reported nine and five fresh cases, respectively, according to the state health department's daily bulletin.

Karnal, Hisar, Rewari and Jhajjar reported eight, seven, five, and two new cases, respectively, while Panipat, Rohtak and Kaithal reported one case each. Haryana has so far reported 16 coronavirus-related deaths. A total of 765 people have recovered from the infection, leaving 403 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Haryana has a recovery rate of 64.61 percent, fatality rate of 1.35 percent while 3,827 tests are being conducted per million population.

PTI

21:21 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Confirmed cases in Mumbai up by 1,725 to 30,359

As many as 1,725 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai today; taking the total number of cases to 30,359. The death count rose to 988 after 39 more died due to the viral infection, reports ANI, quoting the Mumbai civic body.

1725 new #COVID119 positive cases have been reported in Mumbai today; taking the total number of cases to 30,359. Death toll rises to 988 after 39 deaths were reported today: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai pic.twitter.com/B7OMHCX9Jr

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

21:10 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Bagdogra airport to handle 20 flights per day from 28 May

Mumbai airport will handle 50 domestic flights per day and Hyderabad airport to handle 30 domestic flights per day from Monday, PTI quotes official as saying. They further said that Bagdogra airport in West Bengal will not handle any domestic flights between 25-27 May and it will handle 20 flights per day from May 28. According to the news agency, flight services at Vijaywada and Vizag airports will resume from Tuesday.

20:59 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Telangana Latest Update

Telangana reports 41 new cases

Telangana reported 41 new cases, 26 of which were from Hyderabad. 11 migrants and six foreign evacuees also tested positive in the state, taking the number of confirmed cases to 1,854. The state also recorded four more deaths, taking the toll to 53. 1,092 persons have been discharged till date following their recovery.

41 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Telangana today; taking the total number of positive cases to 1854. Death toll rises to 53 after 4 deaths were reported today. Active cases stand at 709: Director of Public Health&Family Welfare, Telangana Govt pic.twitter.com/eyJe7XD0fz

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

20:52 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Ambulance driver dies of COVID-19 in Vashi

An ambulance driver of a civic-run hospital in Vashi in Navi Mumbai died of the novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, an official said. A Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation release said Commissioner Annasaheb Misal has announced that a legal heir would get a job in the civic body. It added that his kin would get Rs 50 lakh as compensation from the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for Health Workers and Rs 25 lakh from the corpus of the NMMC's Kamgar Kalyan Nidhi.

PTI

20:49 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Delhi govt directs pvt hospitals with more than 50 beds to reserve 20% capacity for coronavirus patients

The Delhi government has directed private hospitals/nursing homes with 50 beds or more to reserve 20 percent of total capacity for COVID-19 patients, reports PTI. Ten private hospitals have been declared as COVID-19 dedicated hospitals for admitting confirmed/ suspected cases of coronavirus on payment basis. "It has been found that in the recent past the majority of beds earmarked for COVID-19 patients in the dedicated private hospitals are occupied at any given time. Therefore, there is a need to increase the number of beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients in the private hospitals in the city," an order issued by the government said on Sunday. To increase the bed capacity for COVID-19 patients, all 117 nursing homes/private hospitals having bed strength of 50 beds or more are directed to reserve/ earmark at least 20 per cent of their total bed strength for COVID-19 patients, it added.

20:42 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update

Confirmed cases in West Bengal reach 3,667

West Bengal registered an increase of 208 new cases pushing the total to 3,667. The state also reported three deaths today and the toll rose to 200, ANI quotes the state health department as saying. 72 people have died due to co-morbidities.

West Bengal reports 208 new #COVID19 confirmed cases and 3 deaths today. The total number of positive cases in the state rise to 3,667, including 2,203 active cases and 203 deaths: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal pic.twitter.com/uPcF7E420a

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

20:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update

Case count in Ahmedabad jumps to 10,280

Ahmedabad reports 279 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths; overall count reaches 10,280 and fatalities climb to 697, PTI quotes a health official as saying.

20:26 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update

Gujarat reports 394 new cases, 29 deaths

Gujarat on Sunday reported 394 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, taking the overall case count to 14,063 and the fatalities to 858, PTI quotes a health department official as saying. A total of 21 of the 29 deceased were suffering from comorbidities, the official said. Meanwhile, the number of the people recovered from COVID-19 rose to 6,412 with 243 patients discharged from hospital in the day. Gujarat now has 6,793 active cases, of which 67 are on ventilators, the official added.

20:15 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh Latest Update

One new cases reported in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh, which was earlier declared COVID-19 free, has reported a fresh case, as a student who recently returned from Delhi has tested positive.

PTI

20:09 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Preference given to flights to North East, hill states, short haul routes, says aviation minister

A decision to restart flights under UDAN Scheme has been taken by @MoCA_GoI. Preference being given to flights connecting North-East region, hill states, islands & short haul routes. Flights will be augmented in a calibrated manner. Further details will be issued by the ministry.

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 24, 2020

20:03 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Nine more CRPF personnel test positive

In Delhi, nine CRPF personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. The total positive cases among the force stand at 359, including 137 positive cases, ANI reported.

19:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Dharavi reports 27 new cases

27 new cases and two deaths were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today, taking the total number of such cases in the slum to 1.541, ANI quotes the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation as saying.

19:44 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Update

Air travellers to Jammu and Kashmir to be kept in quarantine centres for 14 days, to be tested for infection

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said air travellers to the state will be kept in quarantine centres for 14 days and tested for coronavirus. Thirty kiosks have been set up at Srinagar airport for collection of samples, reports PTI.

19:33 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update

Flights to resume in Kolkata from 28 May

"As West Bengal govt is involved in restoration work after Amphan Cyclone, the state govt requested MoCA to defer resumption of flights from Kolkata Airport. Accordingly, flights will resume from Kolkata from 28 May, with reduced schedule," ANI quotes the Kolkata Airport, Airports Authority of India as saying.

19:29 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

MHA issues fresh guidelines for Indian nationals stranded abroad

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issues fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the movement of Indian nationals stranded outside the country and of specified persons to travel abroad. pic.twitter.com/xp2WoKQkXh

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

19:13 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Maharashtra COVID-19 cases cross 50,000

Confirmed cases in Maharashtra surged to 50,231 after 3,041 new cases were reported on Sunday, reports PTI. The state also reported 58 deaths, pushing the toll to 1,635, reports ANI quoting the state health department.

19:09 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Update

Goa reports 11 new cases

11 new positive cases have been reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 66, of which 47 are active cases, ANI quotes the Directorate of Health Services, Goa as saying.

19:03 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Delhi issues guidelines for quarantining air travellers

According to the guidelines issued by the Delhi government, asymptomatic passengers. won't have to undergo home or institutional quarantine, reports News18. Only those with symptoms would need isolation. Asymptomatic passengers can go home, self monitor their health and are advised to call help line numbers if they developed any symptoms.

The guidelines further stated that moderate to severely symptomatic persons will be taken to COVID-19 care centres while those with mild symptoms, will be given the option of going to care centres or home quarantining.

18:54 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Big city-returnees form bulk of new COVID-19 cases in Hingoli

People who have traveled from major cities like Mumbai and Delhi form the bulk of new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, some 220 kilometres from here, an official said on Sunday. Hingoli has 151 coronavirus positive cases currently, though the number of active ones is 62 as 89 people have been discharged after recovery.

"Of the 13 new cases found last night in Sengaon, ten came from Mumbai and three from Delhi. Of the 31 patients in isolation centres in Limbala, 22 came back from Mumbai, four from Aurangabad, and one each from Raigad and Karnataka's Bidar," the official said.

PTI

18:40 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update

Air travellers to be home quarantined for 14 days in UP

As domestic flights resume on Monday, Uttar Pradesh government said air travellers to the state will be in home quarantine for 14 days unless they are staying for less than a week or if they clear the coronavirus test earlier. Principal Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad said passengers will have to follow the laid-down home quarantine protocol. They can get themselves tested for the virus on the sixth day from their arrival and end their quarantine if the results come out negative, he said on Sunday. If the passengers do not have adequate facilities at home, they will be kept at a quarantine centre. Outsiders on visits of less than a week to the state need not go into quarantine if they furnish details of their return journey, he said. But they will not be allowed to enter containment zones. All passengers coming to UP will have to register themselves on http://reg.upcovid.in and furnish details of themselves and family members travelling with them.

18:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Maharashtra allows 25 take-offs and landings per day in Mumbai, says Nawab Mailk

The Maharashtra government has agreed to allow 25 take-offs and 25 landings per day for domestic flights from Mumbai. This number will be increased gradually. State govt will issue details and guidelines in this regard soon, ANI quotes state minister Nawab Malik as saying.

18:23 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tami Nadu Latest Update

Tamil Nadu registers 765 new cases

Tamil Nadu recorded 765 new cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 16,277. With eight new deaths, the death count mounted to 111. Chennai recorded 587 cases and six deaths today, taking the total to 10,576 cases with 72 deaths in the city, said a bulletin issued by the state health department.

17:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update

Karnataka reports 130 new cases in 24 hours

130 new positive cases have been reported in Karnataka in 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2,089, including 1391 active cases and 654 discharges, ANI quotes the state health department as saying.

130 new positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Karnataka from 5pm yesterday till 5pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2089, including 1391 active cases and 654discharges: Karnataka Health Department pic.twitter.com/mFI2jFELYC

— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020

17:50 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update

Gujarat HC directs Railways to waive one-way ticket charges of migrant workers

The Gujarat High Court has directed the railway authorities to waive one-way train ticket charges of migrant workers, or the state government should bear the cost as an alternative arrangement. It said the government's response to a PIL seeking the court's direction for free transportation of migrant workers stranded due to the lockdown reflects that travel charges levied by the railway authorities are borne by a few host states, NGOs, employers, voluntary associations, and "this is not done".

PTI

17:45 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Himachal Pradesh Latest Update

Himachal Pradesh to keep those returning from red zones under institutional quarantine

As India is set to resume its domestic passengers flights from Monday after a gap of two months, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to put people coming from red zones under institutional quarantine. It is mandatory to quarantine people coming from red zones and those with influenza-like illness symptoms, hence the same rule will apply on air passengers, Kangra Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Prajapati said. Paid quarantine facilities are also available in Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) hotels in Kangra district, he added. The deputy commissioner said air passengers will be tested for coronavirus.

A district official said only Himachal Pradesh residents having valid address proof should book flights coming to Dharamshala's Gaggal airport from Monday. Tourists will not be allowed to enter the district, he said, adding that they will be immediately put in a quarantine facility and sent back on their own expenses.

PTI

17:42 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Migrant worker's wife delivers baby onboard Shramik Special train

On her way to her home state Uttar Pradesh from Karnataka on a Shramik special train, a nine-month pregnant woman suddenly developed labour pains and gave birth to a baby girl, aided by women travelling with her. Her husband, Sandeep, a construction worker, told PTI that they boarded the train on Friday. His wife went into labour on Saturday evening, following which the other women formed a protective shield around her and aided in the birth. The couple were on their way to their native village Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh.

PTI

17:37 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tripura Latest Update

Sixteen Maharashtra returnees test positive in Tripura

Sixteen people who recently returned from Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of cases to 191 in the state, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Deb urged travellers returning to the state to follow coronavirus-related guidelines and sought their cooperation. The chief minister said 996 samples were tested for COVID-19 in Tripura on Saturday. "Among them, 16 persons found COVID19 positive. All of them have returned from Maharashtra. They have been admitted to hospital," Deb tweeted on Saturday. "Requesting all travellers to follow the quarantine instructions & co-operate with Govt," he added.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update

Kerala reports 53 new cases

53 positive cases were reported in Kerala on Sunday, taking the number of active cases to 322. According to reports, 18 came from abroad, 29 patients came from other states while five others contracted the disease through contact

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Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Lockdown imposed at right time, doubling rate now more than 13 days, says Harsh Vardhan

"Lockdown was imposed in India at the right time. Other developed countries wasted many days to take this decision. In some countries when situation went out of control they took the decision of lockdown and in most places it was partial lockdown," said Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, adding that it has acted like a "social vaccine." "If doubling rate in India before lockdown was between 3.4 days, today the doubling rate is more than 13-days," ANI quotes him as saying.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update

Bihar reports 12th COVID-19 death

A 48-year-old man has died of COVID-19 in Bihar, taking the coronavirus death toll in the state to 12, the state health department said on Sunday. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state increased to 2,477 with 87 people testing positive, it said. The deceased belonged to Marhaura in Saran district and was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on 22 May with fever and cough. He died on Saturday afternoon, PMCH Superintendent Bimal Kumar Karak told PTI. Though the deceased's sample was collected the day he was admitted but his test report confirmed that he was COVID-19 positive on Saturday after his death, Karak said. Asked whether the patient had a travel or contact history, Karak said that he had come to Saran from Tamil Nadu during lockdown period.

So far, the contagion has claimed 12 lives that includes two deaths each from Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria while one death each has been reported from Rohtas, Munger, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Begusarai and Saran. Of the total 2,477 COVID-19 cases in the state, 12 people have died, 677 have recovered and 1,789 cases are active, the health department bulletin said.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update

Kerala reports one more COVID-19 death

A 53-year-old woman from Kalpetta in Wayanad who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College passed away on Sunday, reports ANI. She was suffering from cancer and had returned from abroad on 20 May.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Two more BSF personnel test positive

Two new positive cases were reported among the force in the last 24 hours; the total number of active cases in BSF is now 112, ANI quotes the BSF as saying. Total 296 BSF personnel have been cured and discharged till now, it added.

Coronavirus Outbreak updates: A senior officer posted at the Rail Bhawan in Central Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus, the fourth case at the railway headquarters.

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday reported 294 new COVID-19 cases, including 75 from the worst-hit Indore, and nine deaths, taking the total case count to 6,665 and fatalities to 290, health officials said.

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri late on Sunday night said that domestic flight operations would resume across the country from Monday, with the exception of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

Gujarat on Sunday reported 394 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, taking the overall case count to 14,063 and the fatalities to 858, PTI quotes a health department official as saying.

The West Bengal government said that domestic flight operations will not be resuming in the state from Monday, as the state machinery is still involved in restoration work following the havoc wreaked by super cyclone Amphan. The Kolkata Airport will resume domestic flight services from May 28, it said.

Tamil Nadu recorded 765 new cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 16,277. With eight new deaths, the death count mounted to 111.

53 positive cases were reported in Kerala on Sunday, taking the number of active cases to 322, reports ANI.

COVID-19 cases in Karnataka breached the 2,000 mark on Sunday with the detection of 97 cases, most of them returnees to the state from Maharashtra, the health department said.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Sunday said its three employees at the Chennai-based manufacturing plant have tested positive for COVID-19. The second-largest carmaker in the country had resumed operations at Irungattukottai-based plant (near Chennai) on 8 May.

With flight operations set to resume from Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday spoke to civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri and requested him to give some more time for preparations. He said, 'We can't say that lockdown will be over by 31 May. We will have to see how we will go forward.'

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued revised guidelines for international arrivals, which mandate a 14-day quarantine, including a seven-day institutional quarantine at their own cost, for all those reaching India.

With 508 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi is now 13,418 (till midnight of 23rd May), total death toll 261, said Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain. The number of containment zones in Delhi now stands at 87, with the addition of house numbers 600-800 Hari Nagar, Rani Bagh, and two houses at street number 8, Shastri Park.

Odisha is the latest state to make home quarantine mandatory for incoming passengers, reports ANI. In rural areas of the state, the quarantine period will be split between seven days in an institution and seven days at home.

587 police personnel have been found COVID-19 positive in the last 24 hours taking the total number of affected cops to 1,758, out of which 18 have died due to the virus and 673 have recovered, according to Maharashtra Police, reports ANI.

Eleven people who travelled to Goa in the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express train on Saturday, have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 66, officials said on Sunday.

Assam on Sunday claimed to have conducted more COVID-19 tests than Kerala, which was once the highest affected state. This claim came from Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sharma who released a series of tweets giving details about the tests, said that in comparison to Kerala’s 52771 tests, Assam has conducted 55,862 tests so far.

As India is set to resume its domestic civil aviation operations from 25 May, the Delhi airport will be handling around 380 flights on Monday, a senior official told PTI.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said it is "extremely ill-advised" to reopen airports in red zone amid the coronavirus pandemic. The minister's comments follow Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's announcement that all domestic flights are set to resume in India from 25 May as part of its gradual reboot of air travel services amid the pandemic.

With 47,190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (15,512) and Gujarat (13,664).

The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 1,31,868, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll in the country is now at 3,867. The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 73,560, as many as 54,441 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far.

Dr Jitendra Nath Pande (78), the former head of the medicine department at AIIMS and a stalwart in the field of pulmonology, died due to coronavirus at his residence in Siddhartha Enclave on Saturday, reports The Indian Express.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asked people not to return to the state unless 'absolutely necessary' as 87 more people tested positive for coronavirus, the highest single-day jump, taking the total tally to 346.

The toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,720 and the number of cases climbed to 1,25,101 in India on Saturday as India registered an increase of 137 deaths and 6,654 new cases in a 24-hour span till 8 am, according to the health ministry.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 69,597 and 51,783 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.

Amidst this, differences emerged among states and the aviation ministry over whether or not to quarantine fliers once domestic air travel resumes on 25 May.

Maharashtra, however, remained non-committal on domestic flights while urging the aviation ministry to allow special and concessional flights to leave from the state.

Meanwhile the Centre asked 11 municipal areas which account for 70 percent of India's cases to step up monitoring efforts in old cities, urban slums and other high-density population pockets like camps and clusters for migrant workers.

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These 11 municipal areas are from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan and account for 70 per cent of active case load, the Union health ministry said.

Meanwhile, India continues to be the 11th most-affected country right now, but its tally is fast approaching that of Iran, which is the tenth most affected in the world at present with nearly 1.33 lakh cases, PTI said.

COVID-19 cases from states

On Saturday, Sikkim reported its first COVID-19 case as a 25-year-old student who recently returned from Delhi tested positive for the virus, a senior official said. The first case was detected in India on 30 January, but Sikkim had managed to stay free of it so far.

While Maharashtra has been the worst-hit state, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are among other badly-affected places.

Maharashtra recorded 2,608 new coronavirus cases and 60 deaths on Saturday, taking its total count of cases to 47,190 and the death toll to 1,577. At least 18 police personnel, including an officer, have died of COVID-19 in the state so far.

In Tamil Nadu, 759 new cases were reported and the death toll rose to 103 after five more people, including a 75-year-old woman, lost their lives. The new cases included those having arrived from other countries as also those having travelled from other parts of the country.

On the other hand, a 26-year-old man tested positive in Manipur, nearly 10 days after returning to the state in a special train from Chennai. He was among 1,140 people who returned to the state by a migrant special train on May 13. Of the 25 active cases in Manipur, 16 are Chennai returnees, officials said.

Kerala also recorded a rise in its numbers with 62 more people testing positive, including 49 returnees from abroad and from other states. More than 91,000 are under observation in the state, which had reported India's first COVID-19 case but had managed to flatten its curve till the movement of migrants from other states and from abroad resumed.

In Himachal Pradesh, 10 more people tested positive, of which nine had returned from Mumbai and one from Punjab.

Experts have cautioned that movement of migrants and people coming from abroad could spread the infection further during their travel and also after their arrival as not all of them are put into institutional quarantine due to absence of any symptom.

Karnataka recorded its biggest single-day spike on Saturday with over 200 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 1,959. Officials said that 187 of 216 new cases are returnees from neighboring Maharashtra, while others include those having returned from Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

In the national capital, 591 fresh cases were recorded to take its tally to 12,910. Delhi's death toll has also increased to 231.

China cases drops to zero, fresh cases emerge in Germany

Meanwhile, new coronavirus cases dropped to zero in China for the first time on Saturday, but hospitals were overwhelmed across Latin America both in Brazil and Mexico which were lax about lockdowns as well as in Peru, Chile and Ecuador which were lauded for firm restrictions and early confinement.

Turkey imposed its toughest lockdown measures yet starting Saturday for the end of Ramadan, and Yemen's Houthi rebels urged believers to use masks and stay inside as authorities around the Muslim world try to contain infections at a time usually marked by days of multi-generational feasting and collective prayer.

Elsewhere, many governments continued easing restrictions as they face historic recessions brought on by the global battle against the virus. In the US, some regions were opening more quickly than others, despite pressure from President Donald Trump to move faster.

Infections emerged in Germany, which has drawn praise for its handling of the virus, after seven people appear to have been infected with the coronavirus at a restaurant in the northwest of the country.

The US, however, remained the hardest hit country globally, with more than 96,000 deaths among 16 lakh confirmed cases, followed by Russia and Brazil, a tally maintained by John Hopkins University showed.

On Saturday, worldwide deaths reached 3,38,000 while infections have crossed more than 52 lakh.

To quarantine or not: debate continues

Though domestic commercial passenger flights are set to resume from Monday (25 May) after nearly two months of suspension due to COVID-19-induced lockdown, the differences over whether or not to quarantine fliers continued on Saturday. While Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jammu and Kashmir said that 14-day quarantine will be mandatory, Karnataka said that seven-day institutional quarantine will be must for passengers from high-risk states and others will have to undergo 14-day home quarantine.

Maharashtra government official on Saturday said the state had not yet amended its May 19 lockdown order which allowed only certain kinds of flights.

As per the 19 May order of the state government extending the coronavirus-induced lockdown to 31 May, all domestic and international air travel, except for domestic medical services, domestic air ambulance and for security purposes as permitted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), will continue to remain prohibited across the state.

Meanwhile, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri whil saying that India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August, said on Saturday that those using the Aarogya Setu app won't have to undergo quarantine if their status is green.

"If you have Aarogya Setu app, and if you have got yourself tested for COVID-19 and have been found negative, and if you do not show any symptoms, then I think there is no need for quarantine," he said.

The aviation minister had earlier rubbished the demand for mandatory quarantine asking states no to 'create fuss' over a domestic travel.

Puri, however, stressed that the app, is not mandatory for air passengers and they can instead give a self-declaration form.

"We have said it is an advisory, it is preferable... If you do not have the Aarogya Setu app, you can give a self-declaration form," he stated.

"If someone has Aarogya Setu app, it is like a passport. If you have green status, why should anybody want any quarantine," Puri said.

The Aarogya Setu app has been panned by cybersecurity experts over privacy concerns and its makers refusing to share the source code.

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, French ethical hacker Elliot Alderson said that the Indian government must convince people of the app’s efficacy rather than force them to use it. Alderson had parked off a fierce debate on security issues related to the app earlier this month.

“To potentially be useful, a contact-tracing app needs to be downloaded and used by a lot of people. To ensure adoption of the app on a large scale among the population, you need to gain their trust. Publishing the source code is one way to get this trust,” he told Firstpost.

Congress demands probe on AMBU bag projected as ventilator in Gujarat

Meanwhile, Congress has demanded a judicial probe into the use of 'uncertified' Dhaman-1 ventilators on COVID-19 patients in Gujarat, alleging that the mortality rate was highest at the hospital these machines were installed.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the Vijay Rupani government projected a mechanised AMBU (Artificial Manual Breathing Unit) bag as ventilator, "playing with the lives of patients".

"Why was Dhaman-1 approved and installed when it had been tested on just one patient? Why was Dhaman-1 approved and installed without a licence by DCGI (Drug Controller General of India)," Khera asked.

"We also want to know if the PM-Cares Fund was used to buy 5,000 pieces of Dhaman-1 through HLL Lifecare. All these answers can only be found through an independent judicial inquiry," Khera said.

On Saturday, Chairman Railway Board VK Yadav on Saturday said that the Railways has drawn up a schedule to operate 2,600 more trains over the next 10 days to ferry 36 lakh more migrant workers home.

The 'shramikspecial' trains are being operated primarily on the requests of the states, which want to send migrant workers to their home states.

According to data with the Railways, Uttar Pradesh (1,246) has received the highest number of shramik special trains, followed by Bihar (804) and Jharkhand (124) and Madhya Pradesh (112).

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Therefore, there is a need to increase the number of beds dedicated for COVID-19 patients in the private hospitals in the city," an order issued by the government said on Sunday. To increase the bed capacity for COVID-19 patients, all 117 nursing homes/private hospitals having bed strength of 50 beds or more are directed to reserve/ earmark at least 20 per cent of their total bed strength for COVID-19 patients, it added. 20:42 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update Confirmed cases in West Bengal reach 3,667 West Bengal registered an increase of 208 new cases pushing the total to 3,667. The state also reported three deaths today and the toll rose to 200, ANI quotes the state health department as saying. 72 people have died due to co-morbidities. West Bengal reports 208 new #COVID19 confirmed cases and 3 deaths today. The total number of positive cases in the state rise to 3,667, including 2,203 active cases and 203 deaths: Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal pic.twitter.com/uPcF7E420a — ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020 20:31 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update Case count in Ahmedabad jumps to 10,280 Ahmedabad reports 279 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths; overall count reaches 10,280 and fatalities climb to 697, PTI quotes a health official as saying. 20:26 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update Gujarat reports 394 new cases, 29 deaths Gujarat on Sunday reported 394 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, taking the overall case count to 14,063 and the fatalities to 858, PTI quotes a health department official as saying. A total of 21 of the 29 deceased were suffering from comorbidities, the official said. Meanwhile, the number of the people recovered from COVID-19 rose to 6,412 with 243 patients discharged from hospital in the day. Gujarat now has 6,793 active cases, of which 67 are on ventilators, the official added. 20:15 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh Latest Update One new cases reported in Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh, which was earlier declared COVID-19 free, has reported a fresh case, as a student who recently returned from Delhi has tested positive. PTI 20:09 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Preference given to flights to North East, hill states, short haul routes, says aviation minister A decision to restart flights under UDAN Scheme has been taken by @MoCA_GoI. Preference being given to flights connecting North-East region, hill states, islands & short haul routes. Flights will be augmented in a calibrated manner. Further details will be issued by the ministry. — Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 24, 2020 20:03 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Nine more CRPF personnel test positive In Delhi, nine CRPF personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. The total positive cases among the force stand at 359, including 137 positive cases, ANI reported. 19:55 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update Dharavi reports 27 new cases 27 new cases and two deaths were reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today, taking the total number of such cases in the slum to 1.541, ANI quotes the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation as saying. 19:44 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Update Air travellers to Jammu and Kashmir to be kept in quarantine centres for 14 days, to be tested for infection The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said air travellers to the state will be kept in quarantine centres for 14 days and tested for coronavirus. Thirty kiosks have been set up at Srinagar airport for collection of samples, reports PTI. 19:33 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update Flights to resume in Kolkata from 28 May "As West Bengal govt is involved in restoration work after Amphan Cyclone, the state govt requested MoCA to defer resumption of flights from Kolkata Airport. Accordingly, flights will resume from Kolkata from 28 May, with reduced schedule," ANI quotes the Kolkata Airport, Airports Authority of India as saying. 19:29 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update MHA issues fresh guidelines for Indian nationals stranded abroad Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issues fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the movement of Indian nationals stranded outside the country and of specified persons to travel abroad. pic.twitter.com/xp2WoKQkXh — ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020 19:13 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update Maharashtra COVID-19 cases cross 50,000 Confirmed cases in Maharashtra surged to 50,231 after 3,041 new cases were reported on Sunday, reports PTI. The state also reported 58 deaths, pushing the toll to 1,635, reports ANI quoting the state health department. 19:09 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Update Goa reports 11 new cases 11 new positive cases have been reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases to 66, of which 47 are active cases, ANI quotes the Directorate of Health Services, Goa as saying. 19:03 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Delhi issues guidelines for quarantining air travellers According to the guidelines issued by the Delhi government, asymptomatic passengers. won't have to undergo home or institutional quarantine, reports News18. Only those with symptoms would need isolation. Asymptomatic passengers can go home, self monitor their health and are advised to call help line numbers if they developed any symptoms. The guidelines further stated that moderate to severely symptomatic persons will be taken to COVID-19 care centres while those with mild symptoms, will be given the option of going to care centres or home quarantining. 18:54 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update Big city-returnees form bulk of new COVID-19 cases in Hingoli People who have traveled from major cities like Mumbai and Delhi form the bulk of new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, some 220 kilometres from here, an official said on Sunday. Hingoli has 151 coronavirus positive cases currently, though the number of active ones is 62 as 89 people have been discharged after recovery. "Of the 13 new cases found last night in Sengaon, ten came from Mumbai and three from Delhi. Of the 31 patients in isolation centres in Limbala, 22 came back from Mumbai, four from Aurangabad, and one each from Raigad and Karnataka's Bidar," the official said. PTI 18:40 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Update Air travellers to be home quarantined for 14 days in UP As domestic flights resume on Monday, Uttar Pradesh government said air travellers to the state will be in home quarantine for 14 days unless they are staying for less than a week or if they clear the coronavirus test earlier. Principal Secretary Medical and Health Amit Mohan Prasad said passengers will have to follow the laid-down home quarantine protocol. They can get themselves tested for the virus on the sixth day from their arrival and end their quarantine if the results come out negative, he said on Sunday. If the passengers do not have adequate facilities at home, they will be kept at a quarantine centre. Outsiders on visits of less than a week to the state need not go into quarantine if they furnish details of their return journey, he said. But they will not be allowed to enter containment zones. All passengers coming to UP will have to register themselves on http://reg.upcovid.in and furnish details of themselves and family members travelling with them. 18:36 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update Maharashtra allows 25 take-offs and landings per day in Mumbai, says Nawab Mailk The Maharashtra government has agreed to allow 25 take-offs and 25 landings per day for domestic flights from Mumbai. This number will be increased gradually. State govt will issue details and guidelines in this regard soon, ANI quotes state minister Nawab Malik as saying. 18:23 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Tami Nadu Latest Update Tamil Nadu registers 765 new cases Tamil Nadu recorded 765 new cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 16,277. With eight new deaths, the death count mounted to 111. Chennai recorded 587 cases and six deaths today, taking the total to 10,576 cases with 72 deaths in the city, said a bulletin issued by the state health department. 17:55 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Update Karnataka reports 130 new cases in 24 hours 130 new positive cases have been reported in Karnataka in 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2,089, including 1391 active cases and 654 discharges, ANI quotes the state health department as saying. 130 new positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Karnataka from 5pm yesterday till 5pm today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2089, including 1391 active cases and 654discharges: Karnataka Health Department pic.twitter.com/mFI2jFELYC — ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2020 17:50 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat Latest Update Gujarat HC directs Railways to waive one-way ticket charges of migrant workers The Gujarat High Court has directed the railway authorities to waive one-way train ticket charges of migrant workers, or the state government should bear the cost as an alternative arrangement. It said the government's response to a PIL seeking the court's direction for free transportation of migrant workers stranded due to the lockdown reflects that travel charges levied by the railway authorities are borne by a few host states, NGOs, employers, voluntary associations, and "this is not done". PTI 17:45 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Himachal Pradesh Latest Update Himachal Pradesh to keep those returning from red zones under institutional quarantine As India is set to resume its domestic passengers flights from Monday after a gap of two months, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to put people coming from red zones under institutional quarantine. It is mandatory to quarantine people coming from red zones and those with influenza-like illness symptoms, hence the same rule will apply on air passengers, Kangra Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Prajapati said. Paid quarantine facilities are also available in Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) hotels in Kangra district, he added. The deputy commissioner said air passengers will be tested for coronavirus. A district official said only Himachal Pradesh residents having valid address proof should book flights coming to Dharamshala's Gaggal airport from Monday. Tourists will not be allowed to enter the district, he said, adding that they will be immediately put in a quarantine facility and sent back on their own expenses. PTI 17:42 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Migrant worker's wife delivers baby onboard Shramik Special train On her way to her home state Uttar Pradesh from Karnataka on a Shramik special train, a nine-month pregnant woman suddenly developed labour pains and gave birth to a baby girl, aided by women travelling with her. Her husband, Sandeep, a construction worker, told PTI that they boarded the train on Friday. His wife went into labour on Saturday evening, following which the other women formed a protective shield around her and aided in the birth. The couple were on their way to their native village Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh. PTI 17:37 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Tripura Latest Update Sixteen Maharashtra returnees test positive in Tripura Sixteen people who recently returned from Maharashtra have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of cases to 191 in the state, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Deb urged travellers returning to the state to follow coronavirus-related guidelines and sought their cooperation. The chief minister said 996 samples were tested for COVID-19 in Tripura on Saturday. "Among them, 16 persons found COVID19 positive. All of them have returned from Maharashtra. They have been admitted to hospital," Deb tweeted on Saturday. "Requesting all travellers to follow the quarantine instructions & co-operate with Govt," he added. PTI 17:34 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update Kerala reports 53 new cases 53 positive cases were reported in Kerala on Sunday, taking the number of active cases to 322. According to reports, 18 came from abroad, 29 patients came from other states while five others contracted the disease through contact 17:07 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Lockdown imposed at right time, doubling rate now more than 13 days, says Harsh Vardhan "Lockdown was imposed in India at the right time. Other developed countries wasted many days to take this decision. In some countries when situation went out of control they took the decision of lockdown and in most places it was partial lockdown," said Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, adding that it has acted like a "social vaccine." "If doubling rate in India before lockdown was between 3.4 days, today the doubling rate is more than 13-days," ANI quotes him as saying. 16:59 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update Bihar reports 12th COVID-19 death A 48-year-old man has died of COVID-19 in Bihar, taking the coronavirus death toll in the state to 12, the state health department said on Sunday. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state increased to 2,477 with 87 people testing positive, it said. The deceased belonged to Marhaura in Saran district and was admitted to Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) on 22 May with fever and cough. He died on Saturday afternoon, PMCH Superintendent Bimal Kumar Karak told PTI. Though the deceased's sample was collected the day he was admitted but his test report confirmed that he was COVID-19 positive on Saturday after his death, Karak said. Asked whether the patient had a travel or contact history, Karak said that he had come to Saran from Tamil Nadu during lockdown period. So far, the contagion has claimed 12 lives that includes two deaths each from Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria while one death each has been reported from Rohtas, Munger, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Begusarai and Saran. Of the total 2,477 COVID-19 cases in the state, 12 people have died, 677 have recovered and 1,789 cases are active, the health department bulletin said. PTI 16:54 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Update Kerala reports one more COVID-19 death A 53-year-old woman from Kalpetta in Wayanad who had tested positive for COVID-19 and was undergoing treatment at Kozhikode Medical College passed away on Sunday, reports ANI. She was suffering from cancer and had returned from abroad on 20 May. 16:47 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Two more BSF personnel test positive Two new positive cases were reported among the force in the last 24 hours; the total number of active cases in BSF is now 112, ANI quotes the BSF as saying. Total 296 BSF personnel have been cured and discharged till now, it added. Coronavirus Outbreak updates: A senior officer posted at the Rail Bhawan in Central Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus, the fourth case at the railway headquarters. Madhya Pradesh on Sunday reported 294 new COVID-19 cases, including 75 from the worst-hit Indore, and nine deaths, taking the total case count to 6,665 and fatalities to 290, health officials said. Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri late on Sunday night said that domestic flight operations would resume across the country from Monday, with the exception of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. As many as 1,725 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai today; taking the total number of cases to 30,359. The death count rose to 988 after 39 more died due to the viral infection, reports ANI, quoting the Mumbai civic body. Gujarat on Sunday reported 394 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, taking the overall case count to 14,063 and the fatalities to 858, PTI quotes a health department official as saying. The West Bengal government said that domestic flight operations will not be resuming in the state from Monday, as the state machinery is still involved in restoration work following the havoc wreaked by super cyclone Amphan. The Kolkata Airport will resume domestic flight services from May 28, it said. Confirmed cases in Maharashtra surged to 50,231 after 3,041 new cases were reported on Sunday, reports PTI. The state also reported 58 deaths, pushing the toll to 1,635, reports ANI quoting the state health department. The Maharashtra government has agreed to allow 25 take-offs and 25 landings per day for domestic flights from Mumbai. This number will be increased gradually. State govt will issue details and guidelines in this regard soon, ANI quotes state minister Nawab Malik as saying. Tamil Nadu recorded 765 new cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 16,277. With eight new deaths, the death count mounted to 111. 53 positive cases were reported in Kerala on Sunday, taking the number of active cases to 322, reports ANI. COVID-19 cases in Karnataka breached the 2,000 mark on Sunday with the detection of 97 cases, most of them returnees to the state from Maharashtra, the health department said. Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Sunday said its three employees at the Chennai-based manufacturing plant have tested positive for COVID-19. The second-largest carmaker in the country had resumed operations at Irungattukottai-based plant (near Chennai) on 8 May. With flight operations set to resume from Monday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday spoke to civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri and requested him to give some more time for preparations. He said, 'We can't say that lockdown will be over by 31 May. We will have to see how we will go forward.' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued revised guidelines for international arrivals, which mandate a 14-day quarantine, including a seven-day institutional quarantine at their own cost, for all those reaching India. With 508 new cases, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi is now 13,418 (till midnight of 23rd May), total death toll 261, said Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain. The number of containment zones in Delhi now stands at 87, with the addition of house numbers 600-800 Hari Nagar, Rani Bagh, and two houses at street number 8, Shastri Park. Odisha is the latest state to make home quarantine mandatory for incoming passengers, reports ANI. In rural areas of the state, the quarantine period will be split between seven days in an institution and seven days at home. 587 police personnel have been found COVID-19 positive in the last 24 hours taking the total number of affected cops to 1,758, out of which 18 have died due to the virus and 673 have recovered, according to Maharashtra Police, reports ANI. Eleven people who travelled to Goa in the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express train on Saturday, have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 66, officials said on Sunday. Assam on Sunday claimed to have conducted more COVID-19 tests than Kerala, which was once the highest affected state. This claim came from Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sharma who released a series of tweets giving details about the tests, said that in comparison to Kerala’s 52771 tests, Assam has conducted 55,862 tests so far. As India is set to resume its domestic civil aviation operations from 25 May, the Delhi airport will be handling around 380 flights on Monday, a senior official told PTI. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said it is "extremely ill-advised" to reopen airports in red zone amid the coronavirus pandemic. The minister's comments follow Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri's announcement that all domestic flights are set to resume in India from 25 May as part of its gradual reboot of air travel services amid the pandemic. With 47,190 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (15,512) and Gujarat (13,664). The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 1,31,868, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. The toll in the country is now at 3,867. The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 73,560, as many as 54,441 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far. Dr Jitendra Nath Pande (78), the former head of the medicine department at AIIMS and a stalwart in the field of pulmonology, died due to coronavirus at his residence in Siddhartha Enclave on Saturday, reports The Indian Express. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asked people not to return to the state unless 'absolutely necessary' as 87 more people tested positive for coronavirus, the highest single-day jump, taking the total tally to 346. The toll due to COVID-19 rose to 3,720 and the number of cases climbed to 1,25,101 in India on Saturday as India registered an increase of 137 deaths and 6,654 new cases in a 24-hour span till 8 am, according to the health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 69,597 and 51,783 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. Amidst this, differences emerged among states and the aviation ministry over whether or not to quarantine fliers once domestic air travel resumes on 25 May. Maharashtra, however, remained non-committal on domestic flights while urging the aviation ministry to allow special and concessional flights to leave from the state. Meanwhile the Centre asked 11 municipal areas which account for 70 percent of India's cases to step up monitoring efforts in old cities, urban slums and other high-density population pockets like camps and clusters for migrant workers. Representational image. PTI These 11 municipal areas are from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan and account for 70 per cent of active case load, the Union health ministry said. Meanwhile, India continues to be the 11th most-affected country right now, but its tally is fast approaching that of Iran, which is the tenth most affected in the world at present with nearly 1.33 lakh cases, PTI said. COVID-19 cases from states On Saturday, Sikkim reported its first COVID-19 case as a 25-year-old student who recently returned from Delhi tested positive for the virus, a senior official said. The first case was detected in India on 30 January, but Sikkim had managed to stay free of it so far. While Maharashtra has been the worst-hit state, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are among other badly-affected places. Maharashtra recorded 2,608 new coronavirus cases and 60 deaths on Saturday, taking its total count of cases to 47,190 and the death toll to 1,577. At least 18 police personnel, including an officer, have died of COVID-19 in the state so far. In Tamil Nadu, 759 new cases were reported and the death toll rose to 103 after five more people, including a 75-year-old woman, lost their lives. The new cases included those having arrived from other countries as also those having travelled from other parts of the country. On the other hand, a 26-year-old man tested positive in Manipur, nearly 10 days after returning to the state in a special train from Chennai. He was among 1,140 people who returned to the state by a migrant special train on May 13. Of the 25 active cases in Manipur, 16 are Chennai returnees, officials said. Kerala also recorded a rise in its numbers with 62 more people testing positive, including 49 returnees from abroad and from other states. More than 91,000 are under observation in the state, which had reported India's first COVID-19 case but had managed to flatten its curve till the movement of migrants from other states and from abroad resumed. In Himachal Pradesh, 10 more people tested positive, of which nine had returned from Mumbai and one from Punjab. Experts have cautioned that movement of migrants and people coming from abroad could spread the infection further during their travel and also after their arrival as not all of them are put into institutional quarantine due to absence of any symptom. Karnataka recorded its biggest single-day spike on Saturday with over 200 new cases of COVID-19, taking its tally to 1,959. Officials said that 187 of 216 new cases are returnees from neighboring Maharashtra, while others include those having returned from Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. In the national capital, 591 fresh cases were recorded to take its tally to 12,910. Delhi's death toll has also increased to 231. China cases drops to zero, fresh cases emerge in Germany Meanwhile, new coronavirus cases dropped to zero in China for the first time on Saturday, but hospitals were overwhelmed across Latin America both in Brazil and Mexico which were lax about lockdowns as well as in Peru, Chile and Ecuador which were lauded for firm restrictions and early confinement. Turkey imposed its toughest lockdown measures yet starting Saturday for the end of Ramadan, and Yemen's Houthi rebels urged believers to use masks and stay inside as authorities around the Muslim world try to contain infections at a time usually marked by days of multi-generational feasting and collective prayer. Elsewhere, many governments continued easing restrictions as they face historic recessions brought on by the global battle against the virus. In the US, some regions were opening more quickly than others, despite pressure from President Donald Trump to move faster. Infections emerged in Germany, which has drawn praise for its handling of the virus, after seven people appear to have been infected with the coronavirus at a restaurant in the northwest of the country. The US, however, remained the hardest hit country globally, with more than 96,000 deaths among 16 lakh confirmed cases, followed by Russia and Brazil, a tally maintained by John Hopkins University showed. On Saturday, worldwide deaths reached 3,38,000 while infections have crossed more than 52 lakh. To quarantine or not: debate continues Though domestic commercial passenger flights are set to resume from Monday (25 May) after nearly two months of suspension due to COVID-19-induced lockdown, the differences over whether or not to quarantine fliers continued on Saturday. While Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Jammu and Kashmir said that 14-day quarantine will be mandatory, Karnataka said that seven-day institutional quarantine will be must for passengers from high-risk states and others will have to undergo 14-day home quarantine. Maharashtra government official on Saturday said the state had not yet amended its May 19 lockdown order which allowed only certain kinds of flights. As per the 19 May order of the state government extending the coronavirus-induced lockdown to 31 May, all domestic and international air travel, except for domestic medical services, domestic air ambulance and for security purposes as permitted by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), will continue to remain prohibited across the state. Meanwhile, civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri whil saying that India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August, said on Saturday that those using the Aarogya Setu app won't have to undergo quarantine if their status is green. "If you have Aarogya Setu app, and if you have got yourself tested for COVID-19 and have been found negative, and if you do not show any symptoms, then I think there is no need for quarantine," he said. The aviation minister had earlier rubbished the demand for mandatory quarantine asking states no to 'create fuss' over a domestic travel. Puri, however, stressed that the app, is not mandatory for air passengers and they can instead give a self-declaration form. "We have said it is an advisory, it is preferable... If you do not have the Aarogya Setu app, you can give a self-declaration form," he stated. "If someone has Aarogya Setu app, it is like a passport. If you have green status, why should anybody want any quarantine," Puri said. The Aarogya Setu app has been panned by cybersecurity experts over privacy concerns and its makers refusing to share the source code. In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, French ethical hacker Elliot Alderson said that the Indian government must convince people of the app’s efficacy rather than force them to use it. Alderson had parked off a fierce debate on security issues related to the app earlier this month. “To potentially be useful, a contact-tracing app needs to be downloaded and used by a lot of people. To ensure adoption of the app on a large scale among the population, you need to gain their trust. Publishing the source code is one way to get this trust,” he told Firstpost. Congress demands probe on AMBU bag projected as ventilator in Gujarat Meanwhile, Congress has demanded a judicial probe into the use of 'uncertified' Dhaman-1 ventilators on COVID-19 patients in Gujarat, alleging that the mortality rate was highest at the hospital these machines were installed. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that the Vijay Rupani government projected a mechanised AMBU (Artificial Manual Breathing Unit) bag as ventilator, "playing with the lives of patients". "Why was Dhaman-1 approved and installed when it had been tested on just one patient? Why was Dhaman-1 approved and installed without a licence by DCGI (Drug Controller General of India)," Khera asked. "We also want to know if the PM-Cares Fund was used to buy 5,000 pieces of Dhaman-1 through HLL Lifecare. All these answers can only be found through an independent judicial inquiry," Khera said. On Saturday, Chairman Railway Board VK Yadav on Saturday said that the Railways has drawn up a schedule to operate 2,600 more trains over the next 10 days to ferry 36 lakh more migrant workers home. The 'shramikspecial' trains are being operated primarily on the requests of the states, which want to send migrant workers to their home states. According to data with the Railways, Uttar Pradesh (1,246) has received the highest number of shramik special trains, followed by Bihar (804) and Jharkhand (124) and Madhya Pradesh (112). With inputs from PTI

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Special flight reaches Kozikhode in Kerala

An Air India Express flight, that took off from Dubai International Airport with 177 Indians on board earlier today, has landed at Kozhikode International Airport.

#WATCH Kerala: An Air India Express flight, that took off from Dubai International Airport with 177 Indians on board earlier today, has landed at Kozhikode International Airport. #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/SLGgPiU0za

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Air India flight to SIngapore leaves Delhi

Air India’s first flight to Singapore departed from Delhi at around 11:20 PM today, with one passenger, under the Vande Bharat Mission.

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Delhi Police inspector tests positive for COVID-19, says report

Reports said that a Delhi Police inspector tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. He was posted at the Sangam Vihar Circle area.

"All those officials and staff who came in contact with the infected inspector will be quarantined," India Today reported.

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Special train to leave from Delhi for Bihar tomorrow

A 'sharmik special train' will leave from Delhi for Muzaffarpur in Bihar tomorrow, said Northern Railway.

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Second repatriation flight from Dubai reaches Kozhikode

Mission Vande Bharat begins. First two flights bring home Indian citizens from the UAE. 177 passengers plus 4 infants reach Cochin from Abu Dhabi. 177 passengers plus 5 infants reach Kozhikode from Dubai. State govt will now arrange for their mandatory 14 day quarantine. pic.twitter.com/sVteZkd2Tj

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Another 4 test positive for COVID-19 in Assam

Alert ~ 4 persons in Guwahati test #COVID19 + One of them have come from outside Assam, and is in hone quarantine,while 3 are from Guwahati. ↗️#COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 53. ↗️Active cases 18 ↗️Discharged 34 ↗️Death 1 Update at 10.10 pm / May 7#AssamCovidCount

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Final figures of Arthur Road jail COVID-19 infections:

The final figures for the Arthur Road jail coronavirus infection is that 77 inmates and 26 staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Delhi reports 448 new COVID-19 cases today

448 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Delhi on Thursday; taking the total number of cases to 5,980. One death has been reported, toll rises to 66, the Delhi government said.

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207 COVID-19 patients discharged in Maharashtra today

The Maharashtra health department said that 207 patients have been discharged on Thursday which takes the tally of discharged patients to 3,301 in the state. 43 deaths have been reported on Thursday; toll rises to 694.

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DRDO installs ultra violet disinfection chamber in Cochin airport

The DRDO has installed its ultra violet disinfection chamber at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala. The chamber would be used to disinfect the baggage coming at the airport. The chamber has been developed by a laboratory in Cochin, DRDO officials said.

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Four areas removed from Delhi containment zones list

Four areas have been removed from the list of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi. The number of containment zones in the national capital is now at 83.

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First repatriation flight arrives in Kerala from Abu Dhabi

First repatriation Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi lands at Cochin International Airport in Kerala.

#WATCH: First repatriation Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi lands at Cochin International Airport in Kerala. #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/6CoZMXtJx4

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692 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mumbai today

692 new positive cases have been reported in Mumbai on Thursday, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,219. 25 deaths have been reported, taking the toll to 437, the BMC said.

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Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates

Punjab govt opens liquor shops in some parts

"Liquor shops reopened in some parts of Punjab after more than 40 days but not many people turned up, which some vendors blamed on loss of jobs due to the coronavirus lockdown and reverse migration of workers from other states. Contractors in several districts kept their liquor shops shut, seeking a review of the 2020-21 Excise Policy," News18 reported.

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Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates

Four more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam

Alert ~ 4 persons, who took the same bus from Rajasthan in which the Cachar dist #COVID19 + person travelled, have tested positive too. ↗️Total #COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 49. ↗️Active cases 14 ↗️Discharged 34 ↗️Death 1 Update at 9.30 pm / May 7#AssamCovidCount

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2020

21:43 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

ICMR expands list of private labs for RT-PCR tests

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has expanded the list of private laboratories performing real-time RT-PCR for #COVID19 testing in Delhi from 8 labs to 13 labs.

21:36 (IST)

Coronavirus in Rajasthan Latest Updates

Rajasthan reports 110 new COVID-19 cases today

Rajasthan on Thursday reported 110 new cases of coronavirus, taking its total tally to 3,427. The state also reported six coronavirus deaths on Thursday, taking the toll to 99.

21:31 (IST)

Coronavirus in Odisha Latest Updates

Odisha health update today:

Total positive cases — 219 Recovered — 62 Death — 02 Active cases — 155

21:23 (IST)

Coronavirus in Japan Latest Updates

Japan approves Gilead Sciences' remdesivir as COVID-19 drug

Japan has approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday, making it the country’s first officially authorized drug for the coronavirus disease.

Japan reached the decision just three days after the U.S. drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment.

Remdesivir will be give to patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms, a Japanese health ministry official said at a press briefing. With no other approved treatments for COVID-19, interest in the drug is growing around the world.

(Reuters)

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Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates

Three special trains for tomorrow from Surat to Odisha cancelled

Reports said that three special trains to transport migrants from Surat to Odisha on Friday were cancelled on Thursday, "following Odisha HC order directing Odisha govt not to allow migrant Odia workers without negative test reports."

21:16 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Liquor worth Rs 48.14 cr sold in Maharashtra since 4 May

Reports quoted the Maharashtra excise department as saying that liquor worth Rs 48.14 crore has been sold in the state since 4 May, a day after the government allowed standalone shops to open outside containment zones. However, the order was revoked in Mumbai after violations of social distancing norms in several areas.

21:06 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttarakhand Latest Updates

Uttarakhand cabinet decides to hike petrol price by Rs 2

The Uttarakhand cabinet has decided to increase the price of petrol by Rs 2 and the price of diesel by Rs 1, said state minister Madan Kaushik.

21:01 (IST)

Coronavirus in Telangana Latest Updates

Telangana reports 15 new COVID-19 cases today

The Telangana government on Thursday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases. The state's total tally of cases reached 1,122, including 400 active cases. The toll in the state currently stands at 29.

20:57 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Maharashtra govt to only conduct thermal screening for migrants

"We have decided that migrant labours who want to go to their native places need not procure medical certificates from now onward. Only thermal checking will be done. This decision taken to avoid big queues outside doctors' clinics,"said Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra Health Minister.

20:50 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

40 people test positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai Central prison, says report

40 people in the Mumbai Central prison have tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, Hindustan Times reported. This included undertrial and jail officials.

"The fresh infections were reported a day after a 45-year-old inmate, facing charges under the narcotics act, tested positive for the disease. The Arthur Road jail, which has a capacity of 800, is housing about 2,700 prisoners," the report said.

20:43 (IST)

Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates

388 new COVID-19 cases reported in Gujarat

The Gujarat health department on Thursday said that 388 new coronavirus cases have been reported in last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 7,013 including 1709 cured/discharged and 425 deaths.

20:31 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

72 inmates, 7 staffers test positive in Mumbai's Arthur Road prison

Maharashtra jail authorities said that 72 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's Arthur Road prison.

All infected inmates will be shifted to GT Hospital and St George Hospital in guarded vehicles on Friday morning while staff members will be shifted separately, the statement said.

20:20 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Maharashtra reports 1,362 COVID-19 cases today

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that 1,362 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18,120.

20:10 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

50 new COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi today

Mumbai's Dharavi reported 50 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 783 in the densely-populated area.

So far, 21 people have succumbed to the infection in the area.

20:01 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Maharashtra govt says migrants won't need to produce medical certificates

The Maharashtra government on Thursday said that migrants stranded in the state won’t need to produce medical certificates, as earlier mandated by the government.

19:53 (IST)

Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh Latest Updates

Over 4,500 people leave Arunachal in four days

Reports said that over 4,500 people, largely migrant workers, stuck in Arunachal Pradesh have left the state in the last four days, amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

"The return of the migrant workers was facilitated by the Capital Complex and Papum Pare district administrations, in consultation with their counterparts in Assam," News18 reported.

19:45 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

Air India flight with 177 Indians takes off from Dubai

News18 reported that the Air India express flight carrying 177 Indians stranded in Dubai has taken off for Kozhikode in Kerala.

19:41 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates

73 new COVID-19 cases reported in UP

Uttar Pradesh reported 73 fresh cases of coronavirus on Thursday reports said, taking the total tally of cases to 3,071. The toll stands at 62. Out of 3,071 total COVID-19 cases in the state, 1,153 are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat event.

"As many as 120 patients were declared recovered and were discharged from the hospitals on Thursday, taking the total number of recoveries to one," India Today reported.

19:32 (IST)

Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates

J&K tests over 3,000 samples for COVID-19

The Jammu and Kashmir government said that the union territory "broke the 3,000 tests barrier", with 3,429 samples tested. Rohit Kansal added that 18 positive cases were detected on Thursday.

Total number of cases rose to 793 — 68 from Jammu and 725 from Kashmir.

"Our positivity rate is 2.1 percent, and mortality rate 1.13 percent," he added.

19:28 (IST)

Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates

37 new ITBP personnel test positive today

The ITBP said that 37 personnel posted in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The total number of infected personnel in ITBP is now at 90.

19:22 (IST)

Coronavirus in West Bengal Latest Updates

West Bengal reports 92 new COVID-19 cases today

The West Bengal government said that 92 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Thursday, taking the total count to 1,548. The toll in the state currently stands at 79.

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Coronavirus in Jharkhand Latest Updates

Five new COVID-19 cases reported in Jharkhand

The Jharkhand health department said that five more coronavirus cases were reported in Jharkhand on Thursday, all from the Palamu district. They had returned from Chhattisgarh, the total number of positive cases in the state is now at 132.

19:02 (IST)

Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates

Uttar Pradesh reports 73 new COVID-19 cases

The number of COVID-19 cases reaches 3,071 in Uttar Pradesh, with 73 new cases being reported on Thursday. The number of recovered/discharged patients abd deaths stands at 1,250 and 62, respectively. The Ghazipur district is now free of COVID-19, the statement said.

18:57 (IST)

Coronavirus in Rajasthan Latest Updates

Milk vendor uses funnel and pipe to maintain social distancing

Sanjay Goyal, a milk vendor in Jodhpur is using a funnel and pipe tied to a stick to supply milk to the customers while maintaining social distance amid COVID-19 outbreak.

#WATCH Rajasthan: Sanjay Goyal, a milk vendor in Jodhpur is using a funnel and pipe tied to a stick to supply milk to the customers while maintaining social distance amid #COVID19 outbreak. pic.twitter.com/C6AKDa1Dt4

— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2020

18:46 (IST)

Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates

580 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu health department on Thursday said that 580 more COVID-19 positive cases and two deaths were reported in the state on Thursday. The total number of cases in the state is at 5,409, including 37 deaths. A large number of today's cases are linked to the Koyambedu market (Chennai).

18:37 (IST)

Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh Latest Updates

Active cases in Himachal rise to 6

The Himachal Pradesh health department said that the number of active cases of coronavirus increased to 6 in the state, and two people have succumbed to the infection while 34 others recovered.

18:31 (IST)

Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Uddhav Thackeray holds all-party meeting over COVID-19 situation

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday held an all-party meeting via video-conference over coronavirus. Deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Congress' Ashok Chavan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, and other leaders were also present.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held an all-party meeting via conference over #COVID19. Deputy CM & NCP leader Ajit Pawar, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Congress' Ashok Chavan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, and other leaders were also present. pic.twitter.com/jrgkvWAy9E

— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2020

18:24 (IST)

Coronavirus in India Latest Updates

JEE Advanced exam to be conducted on 23 Aug

Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday said that the JEE Advanced Exam will be conducted on 23 August.

18:16 (IST)

Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates

No COVID-19 case reported in Kerala today

There were no new cases of coronavirus reported in Kerala on Thursday, the state governemnt said. Additionally, with five new recoveries, the number of active cases has reduced to 25 in the state.

"Starting tonight, Kerala’s four international airports will begin to receive the first batch of expatriates stranded abroad as part of the Centre’s Vande Bharat evacuation efforts. As part of phase one of the evacuation efforts, 15 of the scheduled 64 flights from different countries between May 7 and May 13 are destined for Kerala, each carrying nearly 200 passengers. Flights operating to Kerala will carry people from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Kuala Lumpur and Dammam," The Indian Express reported.

Update on #COVID19 | May 7 No new cases & 5 recoveries. ⚕️Active cases at 25. 📍 Hotspots down at 33 👥16,693 under observation 🧪 35,171 samples tested; 34,519 -ve 🔎 3,035 samples covered in sentinel surveillance. Wash hands🧼👏 | Wear masks 😷 | Social Distancing ↔️ pic.twitter.com/xsjJqDokmt

— CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) May 7, 2020

18:08 (IST)

Coronavirus in Odisha Latest Updates

Odisha declares Ganjam district as red zone

The Odisha government on Thursday declared the Ganjam district as a COVID-19 red zone and the Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj districts as orange zones.

17:54 (IST)

Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates

12 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka

12 more coronavirus cases were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is at 705, including 366 discharged and 30 deaths, the state health department said.

17:46 (IST)

Coronavirus in Chandigarh Latest Updates

15 new COVID-19 cases reported in Chandigarh

The Chandigarh health department said that 15 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the union territory in last 24 hours; taking the total number of positive cases to 135.

17:35 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates

Assam govt declares summer vacation from 1 to 31 May

The Assam government has decided to declare summer vacation for schools and colleges from 1 May to 31 May, said state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

17:26 (IST)

Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

75 DTC buses ferry migrants to MP

News18 reported that 75 buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) are taking migrants from shelter homes back home to Madhya Pradesh. A special train to Madhya Pradesh will leave at 8 pm on Thursday.

17:18 (IST)

Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates

Assam govt says people returning from red zone will be under institutional quarantine

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that on Thursday, the state government has issued a notification that any person returning from a red zone district in any state will be put in institutional quarantine even if he is asymptomatic.

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that 1,362 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18,120.

Maharashtra jail authorities said that 72 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's Arthur Road prison.

All infected inmates will be shifted to GT Hospital and St George Hospital in guarded vehicles on Friday morning while staff members will be shifted separately, the statement said.

The ITBP said that 37 personnel posted in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The total number of infected personnel in ITBP is now at 90.

The Border Security Force, in a statement on Thursday said that two of its personnel had succumbed to the coronavirus infection.

"Grief stricken with deaths of two BSF personnel during this pandemic. A critically ill patient died who had contracted infection of #COVID19 while visiting super speciality clinics for his treatment.

"Other borderman died on Monday, 4 May in Safdarjung hospital, where he was admitted on 3 May. From normal ward he was shifted to ICU on 4 May. After his death, prior to postmortem, COVID19 test was done and result came positive by late night of 6 May, Wednesday.

Reports on Thursday said that the Karnataka government has decided to restart the operation of special trains for stranded migrants to return to their native states, after the BS Yediyurappa government faced criticism over its refusal to allow migrants to leave the state.

The state government wrote to nodal officers of various states, asking for consent to operate trains to their states, as per the MHA guideline.

354 Indians stranded in the UAE will be brought back on Thursday, News18 reported, in accordance to the Centre's plan to repatriate them amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The group reportedly includes 11 pregnant women and a pair of twins, and will travel in the first two flights from the UAE to Kerala "as India begins its biggest ever repatriation exercise to bring back its citizens stranded abroad amidst the international travel lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic."

Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh reported its first three cases of the novel coronavirus after almost two months since the first positive case was reported in the State, The Hindu reported.

It was the only green zone district in the State until now as declared by the Centre.

To assess the COVID-19 situation in Mumbai, Lav Agarwal, an IAS officer in the Ministry of Health and Welfare, is expected to reach the financial capital on Thursday, News18 reported.

The Central government sent a review team led by the joint secretary, including eight doctors.

Mumbai remained the worst COVID-affected city along with Pune and Thane in Maharashtra, amid rising number of confirmed cases and deaths. Apart from these, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat also some of the worst-affected cities across the country.

With 56 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the total confirmed cases in the state climbed to 1,833 on Thursday. While, 39 COVID-19 patients have succumbed to the viral infection in the state so far.

"As many as 51 people have been discharged in the past 24 hours, the total discharged are 780 till date," ANI quoted the state health department as saying. Therefore, the recovery rate was at 43 percent.

An undertrial and two prison guards have tested positive for COVID-19 at Mumbai Central Prison, triggering fears of a possible infection hotspot.

As many as 150 others, including over 15 staffers and senior prison officials who came in close proximity with the three, have undergone tests, with results expected on Thursday, Inspector General (Prisons) Deepak Pandey was quoted as saying by Indian Express.

With Indians stranded in the Middle East to be evacuated from Thursday, elaborate safety measures have been put in place at Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), where the first flight from Abu Dhabi is expected to land at 9.40 pm on Thursday.

Odisha on Thursday reported the "highest number of COVID-19 cases" in a day as 20 people, who recently returned from Surat, tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.

With these new cases, the total number of people afflicted with the disease has climbed to 205, he said.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a COVID-19 review meeting with all party members and Opposition leaders on Thursday at 2 pm, The Times of India reported.

The chief minister is likely to discuss the mitigation and exit plan for COVID-19 pandemic situation.

According to the Maharashtra Health Department, of the 34 new fatalities reported in the state on Wednesday, 26 COVID-19 patients succumbed to the infection in Mumbai alone. This takes the toll in the city to 412.

Three deaths were reported from Pune. The cumulative fatalities in the district have risen to 122.

The total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan climbed to 3,355 after 38 more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The viral infection claimed two more lives, taking the toll in the state to 95, said the health department.

Otavio Rego Barros, spokesman for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday.

The 59-year-old former army general "is home following all recommended protocols" after his positive test result was confirmed on Tuesday, the president's office says.

The Koyambedu market has been linked to more than 500 cases in several districts of Tamil Nadu state and adjacent Kerala state. Over 7,000 people with connections to the market are being traced and quarantined, says J Radhakrishnan, the leader of Chennai's response to the coronavirus.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 52,952 while, 1,783 patients succumbed to the infectious disease. Of the total confirmed cases, there are 35,902 active cases.

The recovery rate stood at 29 percent after 15,266 COVID-19 patients were discharged, according to the latest data released by Health Ministry.

The number of active COVID-19 cases are growing faster at 6.6 percent now, leading to a shorter doubling time of 11 days, as compared to 15 days on 2 May when the growth rate for such cases was 4.8 percent, according to the data analysis by economist Shamika Ravi, earlier part of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council.

The West Bengal government has identified over 92,000 cases of influenza-like illness and 870 people with severe acute respiratory illness across the state, findings that serve as "early warning signals" in the fight against COVID-19, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

Mamata said the results were the outcome of her government's extensive door-to-door surveillance over a month in April, covering over 5.5 crore households, and the exercise will continue "till the virus is defeated".

India's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 50,000-mark on Wednesday with a large number of healthcare professionals and security personnel testing positive amid the worsening spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, authorities flagged high fatality rates in states like West Bengal, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

While the Kerala government said that no new infection was reported on Wednesday, Maharashtra reported a record single-day increase of more than 1,200 in its number of cases.

The evacuation exercise to bring back Indians stranded abroad is set to begin on Thursday, with five Air India flights scheduled to bring nationals back from Saudi Arabia.

Fuel, liquor prices increase as govts deal with damage to economy

The economic cost of the pandemic also began to hit the people with a sharp increase in fuel prices. Looking to shore up their dwindling resources, more states announced higher taxes on liquor sales, while Punjab pegged its overall revenue loss for the month of April at 88 percent due to all its tax revenues having dried up and only 1.5 percent the industry being operational.

Industry sources in various parts of the country told PTI that they were wary of opening their plants and offices due to concerns over the movement of their staff, suppliers, transporters and vendors till the nationwide lockdown, which has been been extended till 17 May, gets completely lifted.

While announcing the third phase of the lockdown, the government had provided relaxations in restrictions in a bid to get the industrial and agricultural activities restarted, but not much has changed on the ground because only a few companies, especially in the manufacturing sector, resuming their operations in a limited way.

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it would resume operations at its Manesar plant in Haryana from 12 May.

Total cases near 50,000-mark

There are widespread fears that the virus spread may get worse with easing of the lockdown measures, as the number of cases have been rising continuously across most of the major urban centres of the country.

While the Health Ministry stopped giving an evening update of the COVID-19 tally from Wednesday, its morning update showed the deaths rising to 1,694 and the number of cases climbing to 49,391, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases since Tuesday morning.

It also showed more than 15,000 people having recovered, giving a recovery rate of nearly 29 percent.

However, a PTI tally of figures reported by different states and union territories till 9 pm put the total number of confirmed cases at 51,435 and the toll at 1,694.

While Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of cases and fatalities, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Punjab are among other major states affected badly by the virus.

Kerala also has reported more than 500 confirmed cases so far, but it did not report a single new case on Wednesday and the state government officials said the number of active patients is now only 30 as a big majority of COVID-19 patients have recovered.

Health minister Harsh Vardhan also expressed concern over the high fatality rate among COVID-19 patients in some districts of Maharashtra and Gujarat and asked the states to focus on early surveillance, aggressive contact tracing and early diagnosis to reduce the number of deaths in the areas.

Maharashtra reports highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases

Maharashtra reported 1,233 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking its tally to 16,758, while 34 more deaths raised the toll to 651, a health department official said. Mumbai alone has more than 10,500 cases now.

Gujarat reported 380 new cases and 28 more deaths during the day, taking its total case count to 6,625 and the number of fatalities to 396.

This included 291 new cases and 25 more deaths in Ahmedabad alone, where the civic authorities have ordered closure of all shops except those selling milk and medicines for a week.

Separately, the MHA also wrote to the West Bengal government that the COVID-19 response in the state was "characterised by a very low rate of testing and a very high rate of mortality of 13.2 percent", which it said was by far the highest for any state.

The ministry also flagged instances of overcrowding in markets, free movement of people in large numbers without masks, bathing of people in rivers, people playing cricket and football, serious laxity in enforcing lockdown measures in containment zones, plying of rickshaws without any restriction, saying these were grave violation of lockdown instructions and social distancing norms.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said her government has identified over 92,000 cases of influenza-like illness and 870 people with severe acute respiratory illness across the state, findings that serve as "early warning signals" in the fight against COVID-19.

Banerjee said the results were the outcome of her government's extensive door-to-door surveillance over the last one month, covering over 5.5 crore households, and the exercise will continue "till the virus is defeated".

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Congress slammed the state government for cancelling the special trains to transport stranded migrant workers back to their native states.

548 medical staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, says Centre

Official sources said around 548 doctors, nurses and paramedics across the country have been found to be positive for the infection so far. This includes 69 doctors in the National Capital.

However, this figure does not include field workers, ward boys, sanitation workers, security guards, lab attendants, peons, laundry and kitchen staff among others and the figures may be much higher after taking these people into account.

Also, at least 154 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have tested positive for coronavirus, including 85 cases that were detected on Wednesday.

These include more than 60 deployed for law and order duties in the Jamia and Chandni Mahal area of the National Capital, and six from the escort team of the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) that toured West Bengal to check COVID-19 containment measures in the state.

At least 37 infected personnel are from the Tripura frontier of the force.

In the meantime, the Delhi government ordered the release of 4,000 Tablighi members who have completed their required quarantine period in centres, PTI reported.

A huge congregation of 'Tablighi Jamaat' in Delhi's Nizamuddin area earlier in March was seen as a major hotspot for the virus spread, after which there were also several cases of Muslims getting targeted and blamed by some for the pandemic.

Thousands of the Jamaat members were subsequently traced in various parts of the country and quarantined, including around 4,000 in Delhi itself.

While nearly 900 of those being released from quarantine are from Delhi itself, the rest are from other states and would be sent back to their home states. A majority of them hail from Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

Trump says US' COVID-19 team not dismantling

One day after saying that the White House COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday it would continue indefinitely but focus more on rebooting the economy.

Trump’s reversal comes as deaths and infection rates outside of New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus, are rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns.

Trump tweeted that the special task force’s focus now would be on “SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN.”

A White House official acknowledged on Wednesday that signaling that the task force was preparing to shut down had sent the wrong message and created a media maelstrom.

On Tuesday, Trump had praised the task force for doing a great job, but said “we’re now looking at a little bit of a different form, and that form is safety and opening. And we’ll... we’ll have a different group probably set up for that.”

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One death has been reported, toll rises to 66, the Delhi government said. 23:02 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates 207 COVID-19 patients discharged in Maharashtra today The Maharashtra health department said that 207 patients have been discharged on Thursday which takes the tally of discharged patients to 3,301 in the state. 43 deaths have been reported on Thursday; toll rises to 694. 22:54 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates DRDO installs ultra violet disinfection chamber in Cochin airport The DRDO has installed its ultra violet disinfection chamber at the Cochin International Airport in Kerala. The chamber would be used to disinfect the baggage coming at the airport. The chamber has been developed by a laboratory in Cochin, DRDO officials said. 22:48 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates Four areas removed from Delhi containment zones list Four areas have been removed from the list of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi. The number of containment zones in the national capital is now at 83. 22:39 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates First repatriation flight arrives in Kerala from Abu Dhabi First repatriation Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi lands at Cochin International Airport in Kerala. #WATCH: First repatriation Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi lands at Cochin International Airport in Kerala. #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/6CoZMXtJx4 — ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2020 22:25 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates 692 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mumbai today 692 new positive cases have been reported in Mumbai on Thursday, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,219. 25 deaths have been reported, taking the toll to 437, the BMC said. 22:16 (IST) Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates Punjab govt opens liquor shops in some parts "Liquor shops reopened in some parts of Punjab after more than 40 days but not many people turned up, which some vendors blamed on loss of jobs due to the coronavirus lockdown and reverse migration of workers from other states. Contractors in several districts kept their liquor shops shut, seeking a review of the 2020-21 Excise Policy," News18 reported. 22:02 (IST) Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates Four more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam Alert ~ 4 persons, who took the same bus from Rajasthan in which the Cachar dist #COVID19 + person travelled, have tested positive too. ↗️Total #COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 49. ↗️Active cases 14 ↗️Discharged 34 ↗️Death 1 Update at 9.30 pm / May 7#AssamCovidCount — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 7, 2020 21:43 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates ICMR expands list of private labs for RT-PCR tests The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has expanded the list of private laboratories performing real-time RT-PCR for #COVID19 testing in Delhi from 8 labs to 13 labs. 21:36 (IST) Coronavirus in Rajasthan Latest Updates Rajasthan reports 110 new COVID-19 cases today Rajasthan on Thursday reported 110 new cases of coronavirus, taking its total tally to 3,427. The state also reported six coronavirus deaths on Thursday, taking the toll to 99. 21:31 (IST) Coronavirus in Odisha Latest Updates Odisha health update today: Total positive cases — 219 Recovered — 62 Death — 02 Active cases — 155 21:23 (IST) Coronavirus in Japan Latest Updates Japan approves Gilead Sciences' remdesivir as COVID-19 drug Japan has approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, the health ministry said on Thursday, making it the country’s first officially authorized drug for the coronavirus disease. Japan reached the decision just three days after the U.S. drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment. Remdesivir will be give to patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms, a Japanese health ministry official said at a press briefing. With no other approved treatments for COVID-19, interest in the drug is growing around the world. (Reuters) 21:21 (IST) Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates Three special trains for tomorrow from Surat to Odisha cancelled Reports said that three special trains to transport migrants from Surat to Odisha on Friday were cancelled on Thursday, "following Odisha HC order directing Odisha govt not to allow migrant Odia workers without negative test reports." 21:16 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates Liquor worth Rs 48.14 cr sold in Maharashtra since 4 May Reports quoted the Maharashtra excise department as saying that liquor worth Rs 48.14 crore has been sold in the state since 4 May, a day after the government allowed standalone shops to open outside containment zones. However, the order was revoked in Mumbai after violations of social distancing norms in several areas. 21:06 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttarakhand Latest Updates Uttarakhand cabinet decides to hike petrol price by Rs 2 The Uttarakhand cabinet has decided to increase the price of petrol by Rs 2 and the price of diesel by Rs 1, said state minister Madan Kaushik. 21:01 (IST) Coronavirus in Telangana Latest Updates Telangana reports 15 new COVID-19 cases today The Telangana government on Thursday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases. The state's total tally of cases reached 1,122, including 400 active cases. The toll in the state currently stands at 29. 20:57 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates Maharashtra govt to only conduct thermal screening for migrants "We have decided that migrant labours who want to go to their native places need not procure medical certificates from now onward. Only thermal checking will be done. This decision taken to avoid big queues outside doctors' clinics,"said Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra Health Minister. 20:50 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates 40 people test positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai Central prison, says report 40 people in the Mumbai Central prison have tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, Hindustan Times reported. This included undertrial and jail officials. "The fresh infections were reported a day after a 45-year-old inmate, facing charges under the narcotics act, tested positive for the disease. The Arthur Road jail, which has a capacity of 800, is housing about 2,700 prisoners," the report said. 20:43 (IST) Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates 388 new COVID-19 cases reported in Gujarat The Gujarat health department on Thursday said that 388 new coronavirus cases have been reported in last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 7,013 including 1709 cured/discharged and 425 deaths. 20:31 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates 72 inmates, 7 staffers test positive in Mumbai's Arthur Road prison Maharashtra jail authorities said that 72 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's Arthur Road prison. All infected inmates will be shifted to GT Hospital and St George Hospital in guarded vehicles on Friday morning while staff members will be shifted separately, the statement said. 20:20 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates Maharashtra reports 1,362 COVID-19 cases today Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that 1,362 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18,120. 20:10 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates 50 new COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi today Mumbai's Dharavi reported 50 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 783 in the densely-populated area. So far, 21 people have succumbed to the infection in the area. 20:01 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates Maharashtra govt says migrants won't need to produce medical certificates The Maharashtra government on Thursday said that migrants stranded in the state won’t need to produce medical certificates, as earlier mandated by the government. 19:53 (IST) Coronavirus in Arunachal Pradesh Latest Updates Over 4,500 people leave Arunachal in four days Reports said that over 4,500 people, largely migrant workers, stuck in Arunachal Pradesh have left the state in the last four days, amid the COVID-19 lockdown. "The return of the migrant workers was facilitated by the Capital Complex and Papum Pare district administrations, in consultation with their counterparts in Assam," News18 reported. 19:45 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates Air India flight with 177 Indians takes off from Dubai News18 reported that the Air India express flight carrying 177 Indians stranded in Dubai has taken off for Kozhikode in Kerala. 19:41 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates 73 new COVID-19 cases reported in UP Uttar Pradesh reported 73 fresh cases of coronavirus on Thursday reports said, taking the total tally of cases to 3,071. The toll stands at 62. Out of 3,071 total COVID-19 cases in the state, 1,153 are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat event. "As many as 120 patients were declared recovered and were discharged from the hospitals on Thursday, taking the total number of recoveries to one," India Today reported. 19:32 (IST) Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates J&K tests over 3,000 samples for COVID-19 The Jammu and Kashmir government said that the union territory "broke the 3,000 tests barrier", with 3,429 samples tested. Rohit Kansal added that 18 positive cases were detected on Thursday. Total number of cases rose to 793 — 68 from Jammu and 725 from Kashmir. "Our positivity rate is 2.1 percent, and mortality rate 1.13 percent," he added. 19:28 (IST) Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates 37 new ITBP personnel test positive today The ITBP said that 37 personnel posted in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The total number of infected personnel in ITBP is now at 90. 19:22 (IST) Coronavirus in West Bengal Latest Updates West Bengal reports 92 new COVID-19 cases today The West Bengal government said that 92 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Thursday, taking the total count to 1,548. The toll in the state currently stands at 79. 19:14 (IST) Coronavirus in Jharkhand Latest Updates Five new COVID-19 cases reported in Jharkhand The Jharkhand health department said that five more coronavirus cases were reported in Jharkhand on Thursday, all from the Palamu district. They had returned from Chhattisgarh, the total number of positive cases in the state is now at 132. 19:02 (IST) Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates Uttar Pradesh reports 73 new COVID-19 cases The number of COVID-19 cases reaches 3,071 in Uttar Pradesh, with 73 new cases being reported on Thursday. The number of recovered/discharged patients abd deaths stands at 1,250 and 62, respectively. The Ghazipur district is now free of COVID-19, the statement said. 18:57 (IST) Coronavirus in Rajasthan Latest Updates Milk vendor uses funnel and pipe to maintain social distancing Sanjay Goyal, a milk vendor in Jodhpur is using a funnel and pipe tied to a stick to supply milk to the customers while maintaining social distance amid COVID-19 outbreak. #WATCH Rajasthan: Sanjay Goyal, a milk vendor in Jodhpur is using a funnel and pipe tied to a stick to supply milk to the customers while maintaining social distance amid #COVID19 outbreak. pic.twitter.com/C6AKDa1Dt4 — ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2020 18:46 (IST) Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates 580 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu The Tamil Nadu health department on Thursday said that 580 more COVID-19 positive cases and two deaths were reported in the state on Thursday. The total number of cases in the state is at 5,409, including 37 deaths. A large number of today's cases are linked to the Koyambedu market (Chennai). 18:37 (IST) Coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh Latest Updates Active cases in Himachal rise to 6 The Himachal Pradesh health department said that the number of active cases of coronavirus increased to 6 in the state, and two people have succumbed to the infection while 34 others recovered. 18:31 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates Uddhav Thackeray holds all-party meeting over COVID-19 situation Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday held an all-party meeting via video-conference over coronavirus. Deputy chief minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Congress' Ashok Chavan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, and other leaders were also present. Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held an all-party meeting via conference over #COVID19. Deputy CM & NCP leader Ajit Pawar, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, Congress' Ashok Chavan, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, and other leaders were also present. pic.twitter.com/jrgkvWAy9E — ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2020 18:24 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Updates JEE Advanced exam to be conducted on 23 Aug Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday said that the JEE Advanced Exam will be conducted on 23 August. 18:16 (IST) Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates No COVID-19 case reported in Kerala today There were no new cases of coronavirus reported in Kerala on Thursday, the state governemnt said. Additionally, with five new recoveries, the number of active cases has reduced to 25 in the state. "Starting tonight, Kerala’s four international airports will begin to receive the first batch of expatriates stranded abroad as part of the Centre’s Vande Bharat evacuation efforts. As part of phase one of the evacuation efforts, 15 of the scheduled 64 flights from different countries between May 7 and May 13 are destined for Kerala, each carrying nearly 200 passengers. Flights operating to Kerala will carry people from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Kuala Lumpur and Dammam," The Indian Express reported. Update on #COVID19 | May 7 No new cases & 5 recoveries. ⚕️Active cases at 25. 📍 Hotspots down at 33 👥16,693 under observation 🧪 35,171 samples tested; 34,519 -ve 🔎 3,035 samples covered in sentinel surveillance. Wash hands🧼👏 | Wear masks 😷 | Social Distancing ↔️ pic.twitter.com/xsjJqDokmt — CMO Kerala (@CMOKerala) May 7, 2020 18:08 (IST) Coronavirus in Odisha Latest Updates Odisha declares Ganjam district as red zone The Odisha government on Thursday declared the Ganjam district as a COVID-19 red zone and the Jagatsinghpur and Mayurbhanj districts as orange zones. 17:54 (IST) Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates 12 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka 12 more coronavirus cases were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is at 705, including 366 discharged and 30 deaths, the state health department said. 17:46 (IST) Coronavirus in Chandigarh Latest Updates 15 new COVID-19 cases reported in Chandigarh The Chandigarh health department said that 15 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the union territory in last 24 hours; taking the total number of positive cases to 135. 17:35 (IST) Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates Assam govt declares summer vacation from 1 to 31 May The Assam government has decided to declare summer vacation for schools and colleges from 1 May to 31 May, said state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. 17:26 (IST) Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates 75 DTC buses ferry migrants to MP News18 reported that 75 buses of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) are taking migrants from shelter homes back home to Madhya Pradesh. A special train to Madhya Pradesh will leave at 8 pm on Thursday. 17:18 (IST) Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates Assam govt says people returning from red zone will be under institutional quarantine Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that on Thursday, the state government has issued a notification that any person returning from a red zone district in any state will be put in institutional quarantine even if he is asymptomatic. Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said that 1,362 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 18,120. Maharashtra jail authorities said that 72 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's Arthur Road prison. All infected inmates will be shifted to GT Hospital and St George Hospital in guarded vehicles on Friday morning while staff members will be shifted separately, the statement said. The ITBP said that 37 personnel posted in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The total number of infected personnel in ITBP is now at 90. The Tamil Nadu health department on Thursday said that 580 more COVID-19 positive cases and two deaths were reported in the state on Thursday. The total number of cases in the state is at 5,409, including 37 deaths. A large number of today's cases are linked to the Koyambedu market (Chennai). The Border Security Force, in a statement on Thursday said that two of its personnel had succumbed to the coronavirus infection. "Grief stricken with deaths of two BSF personnel during this pandemic. A critically ill patient died who had contracted infection of #COVID19 while visiting super speciality clinics for his treatment. "Other borderman died on Monday, 4 May in Safdarjung hospital, where he was admitted on 3 May. From normal ward he was shifted to ICU on 4 May. After his death, prior to postmortem, COVID19 test was done and result came positive by late night of 6 May, Wednesday. Reports on Thursday said that the Karnataka government has decided to restart the operation of special trains for stranded migrants to return to their native states, after the BS Yediyurappa government faced criticism over its refusal to allow migrants to leave the state. The state government wrote to nodal officers of various states, asking for consent to operate trains to their states, as per the MHA guideline. 354 Indians stranded in the UAE will be brought back on Thursday, News18 reported, in accordance to the Centre's plan to repatriate them amid the coronavirus lockdown. The group reportedly includes 11 pregnant women and a pair of twins, and will travel in the first two flights from the UAE to Kerala "as India begins its biggest ever repatriation exercise to bring back its citizens stranded abroad amidst the international travel lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic." Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh reported its first three cases of the novel coronavirus after almost two months since the first positive case was reported in the State, The Hindu reported. It was the only green zone district in the State until now as declared by the Centre. To assess the COVID-19 situation in Mumbai, Lav Agarwal, an IAS officer in the Ministry of Health and Welfare, is expected to reach the financial capital on Thursday, News18 reported. The Central government sent a review team led by the joint secretary, including eight doctors. Mumbai remained the worst COVID-affected city along with Pune and Thane in Maharashtra, amid rising number of confirmed cases and deaths. Apart from these, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat also some of the worst-affected cities across the country. With 56 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh in the past 24 hours, the total confirmed cases in the state climbed to 1,833 on Thursday. While, 39 COVID-19 patients have succumbed to the viral infection in the state so far. "As many as 51 people have been discharged in the past 24 hours, the total discharged are 780 till date," ANI quoted the state health department as saying. Therefore, the recovery rate was at 43 percent. An undertrial and two prison guards have tested positive for COVID-19 at Mumbai Central Prison, triggering fears of a possible infection hotspot. As many as 150 others, including over 15 staffers and senior prison officials who came in close proximity with the three, have undergone tests, with results expected on Thursday, Inspector General (Prisons) Deepak Pandey was quoted as saying by Indian Express. With Indians stranded in the Middle East to be evacuated from Thursday, elaborate safety measures have been put in place at Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), where the first flight from Abu Dhabi is expected to land at 9.40 pm on Thursday. Odisha on Thursday reported the "highest number of COVID-19 cases" in a day as 20 people, who recently returned from Surat, tested positive for COVID-19, an official said. With these new cases, the total number of people afflicted with the disease has climbed to 205, he said. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a COVID-19 review meeting with all party members and Opposition leaders on Thursday at 2 pm, The Times of India reported. The chief minister is likely to discuss the mitigation and exit plan for COVID-19 pandemic situation. According to the Maharashtra Health Department, of the 34 new fatalities reported in the state on Wednesday, 26 COVID-19 patients succumbed to the infection in Mumbai alone. This takes the toll in the city to 412. Three deaths were reported from Pune. The cumulative fatalities in the district have risen to 122. The total number of cases of the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan climbed to 3,355 after 38 more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The viral infection claimed two more lives, taking the toll in the state to 95, said the health department. Otavio Rego Barros, spokesman for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday. The 59-year-old former army general "is home following all recommended protocols" after his positive test result was confirmed on Tuesday, the president's office says. The Koyambedu market has been linked to more than 500 cases in several districts of Tamil Nadu state and adjacent Kerala state. Over 7,000 people with connections to the market are being traced and quarantined, says J Radhakrishnan, the leader of Chennai's response to the coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 52,952 while, 1,783 patients succumbed to the infectious disease. Of the total confirmed cases, there are 35,902 active cases. The recovery rate stood at 29 percent after 15,266 COVID-19 patients were discharged, according to the latest data released by Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases are growing faster at 6.6 percent now, leading to a shorter doubling time of 11 days, as compared to 15 days on 2 May when the growth rate for such cases was 4.8 percent, according to the data analysis by economist Shamika Ravi, earlier part of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. The West Bengal government has identified over 92,000 cases of influenza-like illness and 870 people with severe acute respiratory illness across the state, findings that serve as "early warning signals" in the fight against COVID-19, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Mamata said the results were the outcome of her government's extensive door-to-door surveillance over a month in April, covering over 5.5 crore households, and the exercise will continue "till the virus is defeated". India's tally of confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 50,000-mark on Wednesday with a large number of healthcare professionals and security personnel testing positive amid the worsening spread of the virus. Meanwhile, authorities flagged high fatality rates in states like West Bengal, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. While the Kerala government said that no new infection was reported on Wednesday, Maharashtra reported a record single-day increase of more than 1,200 in its number of cases. The evacuation exercise to bring back Indians stranded abroad is set to begin on Thursday, with five Air India flights scheduled to bring nationals back from Saudi Arabia. Fuel, liquor prices increase as govts deal with damage to economy The economic cost of the pandemic also began to hit the people with a sharp increase in fuel prices. Looking to shore up their dwindling resources, more states announced higher taxes on liquor sales, while Punjab pegged its overall revenue loss for the month of April at 88 percent due to all its tax revenues having dried up and only 1.5 percent the industry being operational. Industry sources in various parts of the country told PTI that they were wary of opening their plants and offices due to concerns over the movement of their staff, suppliers, transporters and vendors till the nationwide lockdown, which has been been extended till 17 May, gets completely lifted. While announcing the third phase of the lockdown, the government had provided relaxations in restrictions in a bid to get the industrial and agricultural activities restarted, but not much has changed on the ground because only a few companies, especially in the manufacturing sector, resuming their operations in a limited way. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it would resume operations at its Manesar plant in Haryana from 12 May. Total cases near 50,000-mark There are widespread fears that the virus spread may get worse with easing of the lockdown measures, as the number of cases have been rising continuously across most of the major urban centres of the country. While the Health Ministry stopped giving an evening update of the COVID-19 tally from Wednesday, its morning update showed the deaths rising to 1,694 and the number of cases climbing to 49,391, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases since Tuesday morning. It also showed more than 15,000 people having recovered, giving a recovery rate of nearly 29 percent. However, a PTI tally of figures reported by different states and union territories till 9 pm put the total number of confirmed cases at 51,435 and the toll at 1,694. While Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of cases and fatalities, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Punjab are among other major states affected badly by the virus. Kerala also has reported more than 500 confirmed cases so far, but it did not report a single new case on Wednesday and the state government officials said the number of active patients is now only 30 as a big majority of COVID-19 patients have recovered. Health minister Harsh Vardhan also expressed concern over the high fatality rate among COVID-19 patients in some districts of Maharashtra and Gujarat and asked the states to focus on early surveillance, aggressive contact tracing and early diagnosis to reduce the number of deaths in the areas. Maharashtra reports highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases Maharashtra reported 1,233 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking its tally to 16,758, while 34 more deaths raised the toll to 651, a health department official said. Mumbai alone has more than 10,500 cases now. Gujarat reported 380 new cases and 28 more deaths during the day, taking its total case count to 6,625 and the number of fatalities to 396. This included 291 new cases and 25 more deaths in Ahmedabad alone, where the civic authorities have ordered closure of all shops except those selling milk and medicines for a week. Separately, the MHA also wrote to the West Bengal government that the COVID-19 response in the state was "characterised by a very low rate of testing and a very high rate of mortality of 13.2 percent", which it said was by far the highest for any state. The ministry also flagged instances of overcrowding in markets, free movement of people in large numbers without masks, bathing of people in rivers, people playing cricket and football, serious laxity in enforcing lockdown measures in containment zones, plying of rickshaws without any restriction, saying these were grave violation of lockdown instructions and social distancing norms. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said her government has identified over 92,000 cases of influenza-like illness and 870 people with severe acute respiratory illness across the state, findings that serve as "early warning signals" in the fight against COVID-19. Banerjee said the results were the outcome of her government's extensive door-to-door surveillance over the last one month, covering over 5.5 crore households, and the exercise will continue "till the virus is defeated". Meanwhile, the Karnataka Congress slammed the state government for cancelling the special trains to transport stranded migrant workers back to their native states. 548 medical staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, says Centre Official sources said around 548 doctors, nurses and paramedics across the country have been found to be positive for the infection so far. This includes 69 doctors in the National Capital. However, this figure does not include field workers, ward boys, sanitation workers, security guards, lab attendants, peons, laundry and kitchen staff among others and the figures may be much higher after taking these people into account. Also, at least 154 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have tested positive for coronavirus, including 85 cases that were detected on Wednesday. These include more than 60 deployed for law and order duties in the Jamia and Chandni Mahal area of the National Capital, and six from the escort team of the inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) that toured West Bengal to check COVID-19 containment measures in the state. At least 37 infected personnel are from the Tripura frontier of the force. In the meantime, the Delhi government ordered the release of 4,000 Tablighi members who have completed their required quarantine period in centres, PTI reported. A huge congregation of 'Tablighi Jamaat' in Delhi's Nizamuddin area earlier in March was seen as a major hotspot for the virus spread, after which there were also several cases of Muslims getting targeted and blamed by some for the pandemic. Thousands of the Jamaat members were subsequently traced in various parts of the country and quarantined, including around 4,000 in Delhi itself. While nearly 900 of those being released from quarantine are from Delhi itself, the rest are from other states and would be sent back to their home states. A majority of them hail from Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Trump says US' COVID-19 team not dismantling One day after saying that the White House COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday it would continue indefinitely but focus more on rebooting the economy. Trump’s reversal comes as deaths and infection rates outside of New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus, are rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns. Trump tweeted that the special task force’s focus now would be on “SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN.” A White House official acknowledged on Wednesday that signaling that the task force was preparing to shut down had sent the wrong message and created a media maelstrom. On Tuesday, Trump had praised the task force for doing a great job, but said “we’re now looking at a little bit of a different form, and that form is safety and opening. And we’ll... we’ll have a different group probably set up for that.” With inputs from agencies

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