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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

    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.

    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.

    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. 

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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

    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

    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.

    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.

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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).

    With inputs from PTI



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