23:52 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Two Mumbai Police personnel succumb to COVID-19 today
Two policemen died due to coronavirus infection in Mumbai on Wednesday, an official said. It took the number of police personnel who have died due to the pandemic in Maharashtra to 14, ten of them in Mumbai.
A 57-year-old police constable attached to Parksite Police Station in the eastern suburbs died at Seven Hills hospital in Andheri, an official said. He had tested positive for virus eight days ago, the police official said.
An assistant sub-inspector of traffic branch also died due to the infection during the day. He was attached to Sahar traffic police, the official said.
At least 1,388 police personnel including 142 officers have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra, 700 of them in Mumbai alone.
(PTI)
23:46 (IST)
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200 trains to be fully reserved, AC and non-AC, says Railways
"These will be fully reserved trains having both AC, non-AC classes; general coaches shall also have reserved seats for sitting," said the Railways after releasing a list of 200 trains to be in operation from 1 June.
23:29 (IST)
Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates
Gujarat transport bus services resume
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) started running its buses across the state from Wednesday, after a nearly two-month-long hiatus due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The bus service had come to a halt from March 25, when a nationwide lockdown came into force.
The state government had lifted many restrictions on 19 May. However, the bus service resumed from Wednesday.
(PTI)
23:22 (IST)
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DGCA calls for meeting on resumption of domestic flights tomorrow
Directorate General of Civil Aviation has called a meeting tomorrow with all airlines to discuss the matter in respect of resumption of Domestic Civil Air Operations in a calibrated manner. In order to maintain social distancing, 2 persons from each airline/airport allowed.
23:11 (IST)
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List of 200 trains to be run from 1 June:
Indian Railways has released the list of the 200 trains which will be operated from 1st June: Government of India
Indian Railways has released the list of the 200 trains which will be operated from 1st June: Government of India pic.twitter.com/U1SmC4Bn8C
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2020
23:01 (IST)
Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates
14 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam
Alert ~ 14 new #COVID19 positive cases confirmed among those at Sarusajai Quarantine Centre. We need to be extra careful
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 20, 2020
↗️Total cases 185
↗️Recovered 48
↗️Active cases 130
↗️Deaths 04
↗️Migrated 03
Update 10:35 pm / May 20#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/8geqDcntHY
22:59 (IST)
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Air India flight from DOha lands in Hyderabad
Air India Express IX 244, an evacuation flight from Doha (Qatar) with 184 Indians landed today at Hyderabad International Airport under the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission.
Telangana: Air India Express IX 244, an evacuation flight from Doha (Qatar) with 184 Indians landed today at Hyderabad International Airport under the second phase of #VandeBharatMission. pic.twitter.com/1BSlkaWluL
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2020
22:41 (IST)
Coronavirus in Bihar Latest Updates
Body of COVID-19 patient found in quarantined centre in Bihar
Sandip Shekhar, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) in Bihar's Vaishali said, "Body of one patient Rajesh Kumar found at a quarantine centre on Wednesday. He was brought to the centre two days back and his sample was already collected for COVID-19 test. Investigation underway."
22:31 (IST)
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Centre says trains services to be partially restored from 1 June
The Centre said that Ministry of Railways in consultation with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be further partially restored from 1 June 2020.
"Indian Railways will start operations of 200 passenger train services. These trains shall run from 1st June and booking of all these trains will commence from 10 am on 21 May," the statement added.
22:18 (IST)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates
Agra SP says Congress buses were not according to MHA guidelines
"The buses were waiting at the UP-Rajasthan border, but they (Congress) hadn't applied for their entry into the state as per the guidelines of MHA. Since they didn't have authentic passes for movement, the buses were sent back," said Ravi Kumar, SP Agra West.
22:02 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Pune reports 174 new cases, 14 deatbs today
The Pune health department said that 14 deaths and 174 new positive coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the Pune district. The toll now rises to 235 while total positive cases stand at 4544.
21:43 (IST)
Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates
Delhi HC tells DMRC to take adequate steps for social distancing
Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take adequate steps to maintain social distancing once the Metro Rail is permitted to function, particularly, since compartments are fully packed, which can be dangerous in the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.
21:36 (IST)
Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir Latest Updates
Jammu and Kashmir reports 73 new COVID-19 cases
The Jammu and Kashmir government said that 73 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the union territory on Wednesday, of these 36 from Jammu division and 37 Kashmir division. Total positive cases stand at 1,390.
21:19 (IST)
Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates
271 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ahmedabad
With 271 new Covid-19 cases in Ahmedabad, tally goes up to 9,216; 26 more people succumb, taking toll to 602: Health official
21:10 (IST)
Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates
Health ministry says premises to be closed till 6 am tomorrow
"An official working with the Medical Education Section of Health Services tested positive for COVID-19. It has been decided to sanitize the concerned room in the premises. The premises to remain closed from 5.30 pm on Wednesday till 6 am on Thursday," the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
21:01 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Mumbai COVID-19 cases rise to 24,118
The total number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai rose to 24,118 on Wednesday, reports said, adding that the toll stood at 841 in the city.
"1372 more #COVID19 cases and 41 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the city is now at 23935, including 841 deaths," Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said.
20:44 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
2,250 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra today
The total number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra touched 40,000 on Wednesday after 2,250 new cases were reported in 24 hours. The total cases rose to 39,297. 65 new deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 1,390.
20:26 (IST)
Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates
398 new COVID-19 cases reported in Gujarat today
The Gujarat health department on Wednesday said that 398 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours. The total number cases in the state stands at 12,539, including 5219 cured/discharged and 749 deaths.
20:16 (IST)
Coronavirus in Manipur Latest Updates
Manipur reports 11 new COVID-19 cases today
The Manipur government on Wednesday said that 11 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases to 20.
20:11 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Harsh Vardhan claims 'micro-identification, isolation' prevented COVID-19 spread
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, addressing the Non-Aligned Movement Health Ministers' meeting on Wednesday, said that India's response of "micro-identification, mass isolation and quick treatment" prevented "large scale deaths and spread of COVID-19," News18 reported.
19:59 (IST)
Coronavirus in Chandigarh Latest Updates
Two new COVID-19 cases reported in Chandigarh
2 new positive cases have been reported today in Chandigarh, taking the total positive cases in the union territory to 202 including 3 deaths: Chandigarh Health Department
19:46 (IST)
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Centre says 'small percentage' of domestic flights will be operated from 25 May
Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that domestic flights will commence from 25 May, but initially, "only a small percentage of the total number of domestic flights will be operated".
"Then depending on the experience we gain, we will increase the number of flights. I think Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) should not be made so onerous that they are difficult to be followed. We've now reached a happy balance and SOPs will be announced soon. Those will be the norms for some time," he added.
19:39 (IST)
Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates
48 COVID-19 patients in Assam discharged so far
📌 Glad that 7 patients including Dr Likhithesh Das from GMCH; 2 from Jorhat Medical College & Hospital; 4 from Silchar Medical College & Hospital have been discharged today. With this, active cases count now at 102, discharged 48.#AssamCovidCount
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 20, 2020
Update 6:20 pm / May 20 pic.twitter.com/CcYgZhy3Jl
19:30 (IST)
Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates
13 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam today
While Assam government said that 13 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Wednesday, reports said that 11 of the new patients were already in quarantined after they had returned from other states.
Alert ~ 13 new cases of #COVID19 + confirmed. Break-up ~ 8 from Hojai; 2 from Sonitpur; 1 each from Kamrup Metro, Kamrup and Nagaon.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 20, 2020
↗️Total cases 170
↗️Recovered 48
↗️Active cases 115
↗️Deaths 04
↗️Migrated 03
Update 7:10 pm / May 20#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/iFBcH2r11U
19:19 (IST)
Coronavirus in West Bengal Latest Updates
West Bengal reports 142 new COVID-19 cases today
The West Bengal government said that 142 new coronavirus positive cases have been reported in the state on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the state is now at 3,103, including 181 deaths. 72 deaths also occurred due to comorbidity.
19:16 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Uddhav Thackeray says COVID-19 spread controlled to 'large extent'
"The Central government feels that the spike in coronavirus cases will be higher by May-end and in June, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said and added that the spread has been controlled to a large extent in the state," News18 reported.
19:02 (IST)
Coronavirus in Haryana Latest Updates
Haryana govt says inter-state buses won't be allowed for now
Haryana home minister Anil Vij said that inter-state buses will not ply for now, "as Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have not been made for their deployment yet".
18:57 (IST)
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates
COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu cross 13,000-mark
Reports said that 743 coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the state's total to 13,191. Three new deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 87.
18:51 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Centre says 6.39% COVID-19 cases needed hospital support
Health ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal reportedly said that "of the total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country, 6.39 percent needed hospital support".
"Aggarwal also said that 2.94 percent of active COVID-19 cases needed oxygen support, three per cent needed intense care units (ICU) and 0.45 per cent required ventilator support," India Today reported.
18:39 (IST)
Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates
Kerala SSLC exam to be held from 26-30 May, says report
India Today on Wednesday reported that the Kerala government said that the SSLC and Plus 2 examination will be held between 26 to 30 May.
18:38 (IST)
Coronavirus in Uttarakhand Latest Updates
Uttarakhand HC asks states to make quarantine centres at borders
The Uttarakhand high court on Wednesday said, "At all border points, the state government shall make every possible effort to make functional quarantine centers where people who are returning from red zones shall be kept for a week and those who show symptoms as per ICMR guidelines shall be tested."
18:30 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Dharavi reports 25 new COVID-19 cases today
The BMC said 25 more coronavirus cases were reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the area is now at 1,378.
18:18 (IST)
Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates
67 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka today
The Karnataka health department said that 67 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the state from 5 pm on Tuesday to 5 pm on Wednesday, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,462. There are 864 active cases.
18:12 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Over 1 lakh samples tested in 24 hours, says ICMR
The ICMR was quoted India Today as saying that 1,07,609 samples were tested for coronavirus in the last 24 hours across the country. The nodal medical authority on the COVID-19 response in India also said that it will "review evidence to take call on Hydroxychloroquine's efficacy."
18:05 (IST)
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Nirmala Sitharaman slams Priyanka Gandhi over migrants bus row
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said, "If she's (Priyanka Gandhi Vadra) really focussed about Uttar Pradesh government, she should see why 300 trains arrived in the state, when not even 5-7 arrived in Chhattisgarh. Don't want to politicise this as migrants are Indians&all of us in this extraordinary situation should concentrate and work together."
She added, "300 trains as opposed to seven. I'm not saying that size of the populations are comparable but the migrants probably are comparable. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand — the numbers maybe comparable to entire UP put together. This is unfair, dirty and clearly shows the hypocrisy of Congress."
17:50 (IST)
Coronavirus in Rajasthan Latest Updates
Congress' buses for UP migrants turn back from Rajasthan-UP border
A Rajasthan Police official was quoted by PTI as saying that buses arranged by the Congress for Uttar Pradesh's migrant workers have started turning back from the Rajasthan-UP border after they weren't allowed into Uttar Pradesh.
17:40 (IST)
Coronavirus in Haryana Latest Updates
Haryana govt says over 2 lakh migrants sent back to native states
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that a total of 53 trains have departed from the state so far and with 4,257 buses, "more than 2 lakh migrant workers have been facilitated to their native homes".
"We have always helped the migrant workers and will go to any length to help them," he added.
17:33 (IST)
Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates
161 active COVID-19 cases in Kerala currently, says CM
The total cases of coronavirus in Kerala stand at 666, including 161 active cases, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday.
17:27 (IST)
Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates
Kerala reports 24 new COVID-19 cases today
Twenty-four new cases of coronavirus were reported in Kerala on Wednesday, reports said. Of these, 12 are people who came abroad, 8 are from Maharashtra, 3 from Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, five people recovered on Wednesday, India Today reported.
17:24 (IST)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates
UP govt says 838 special trains arrived in state so far
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said that so far, a total of 838 shramik special trains have arrived in the state.
"Permission for 206 more trains has been given which will come in next 48 hours. Arrangements of total 1,044 trains have been done till now," said Awanish Awasthi,Additional Chief Secretary(Home).
17:15 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Centre says SOPs for domestic air travel to be issued soon
Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from Monday 25th May 2020.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) May 20, 2020
All airports & air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25th May.
SOPs for passenger movement are also being separately issued by @MoCA_GoI.
17:06 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Centre says domestic flights to begin in calibrated manner from 25 May
Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from 25 May.
"All airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25 May. SOPs for passenger movement also being separately issued by Ministry," he added.
16:59 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Centre says recovery rate is 39.62%
"When the first lockdown started, then recovery rate was around 7.1 percent, the recovery rate during 2nd lockdown was 11.42 percent it then rose to 26.59 percent. Today the recovery rate is 39.62 percent," said Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary.
16:43 (IST)
Coronavirus in US Latest Updates
Trump says 'badge of honour' to have highest number of COVID-19 cases
US president Donald Trump has said it is a "badge of honour" for America to "lead" the world with 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases since it means the US is testing more people for the disease that has killed over 300,000 people across the world.
The US has 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and over 91,000 deaths, both the world's highest.
"I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better," he said on Tuesday at the White House as he hosted his first Cabinet meeting since the COVID-19 outbreak began.
"By the way," he told reporters, "you know when you say that we lead in cases, that's because we have more testing than anybody else."
"So when we have a lot of cases," he continued, "I don't look at that as a bad thing, I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better."
He added: "So I view it as a badge of honour. Really, it's a badge of honour.
(PTI)
16:41 (IST)
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'Satisfactory' to note 42,298 recoveries so far, says Centre
Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary on Wednesday said, "is satisfactory to note that 42,298 people have recovered and the number of active cases are 61,149."
16:34 (IST)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
MHA grants exemption from lockdown for classes 10, 12 board exams
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said, "Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students, it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct board examination for classes 10th and 12th, with few conditions like social distancing,face mask etc for their safety."
Taking into consideration the academic interest of large number of students,it has been decided to grant exemption from the lockdown measures to conduct Board examination for classes 10th&12th,with few conditions like social distancing,face mask etc for their safety: HM Amit Shah pic.twitter.com/X4eUAcOGTo
— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2020
16:29 (IST)
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh Latest Updates
68 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 68 new coronavirus cases, taking the state's total number of cases to 2,557. The toll in the state is 53, with a casuaty in the Kurnool district on Wednesday.
16:24 (IST)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates
Not the time for politics, says Priyanka Gandhi over buses row
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was quoted by News18 as saying, "We'll have to understand our responsibilities. They (migrant labourers walking to return to their native states)aren't just Indians but India's spinal cord. The country runs on their blood and sweat. It's everyone's responsibility. It's not the time for politics."
16:13 (IST)
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Sharad Pawar says need to 'accept COVID-19 as part of life'
NCP president Sharad Pawar was quoted by News18 as saying that since the coronavirus pandemic may not be eradicated completely in the immediate future, "it was imperative to accept it as a part of life while returning to normalcy".
"The corona disease will not be eradicated shortly. It's necessary to accept it as a part of life. Beware of it and create awareness among the masses about health care," Pawar added.
16:04 (IST)
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates
Please allow buses to run, says Priyanka Gandhi to UP govt
On the row between Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and the Uttar Pradesh government over the buses for migrant workers, Priyanka on Wednesday said, "Had the buses been been allowed to ply, 36,000 migrant workers yesterday and another 36,000 today could’ve been taken home safely. If you want to stick BJP stickers on these buses, please do. If you want to say these buses are yours, please do. But please get the buses running. Give us permit. If you don’t wish to use them, please tell us. We’ll call back the buses."
Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to take adequate steps to maintain social distancing once the Metro Rail is permitted to function, particularly, since compartments are fully packed, which can be dangerous in the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.
The Jammu and Kashmir government said that 73 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the union territory on Wednesday, of these 36 from Jammu division and 37 Kashmir division. Total positive cases stand at 1,390.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai rose to 24,118 on Wednesday, reports said, adding that the toll stood at 841 in the city.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra touched 40,000 on Wednesday after 2,250 new cases were reported in 24 hours. The total cases rose to 39,297. 65 new deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 1,390.
Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that domestic flights will commence from 25 May, but initially, "only a small percentage of the total number of domestic flights will be operated".
"Then depending on the experience we gain, we will increase the number of flights. I think Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) should not be made so onerous that they are difficult to be followed. We've now reached a happy balance and SOPs will be announced soon. Those will be the norms for some time," he added.
While Assam government said that 13 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state on Wednesday, reports said that 11 of the new patients were already in quarantined after they had returned from other states.
Reports said that 743 coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the state's total to 13,191. Three new deaths were also reported, taking the toll to 87.
Twenty-four new cases of coronavirus were reported in Kerala on Wednesday, reports said. Of these, 12 are people who came abroad, 8 are from Maharashtra, 3 from Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, five people recovered on Wednesday, India Today reported.
A Rajasthan Police official was quoted by PTI as saying that buses arranged by the Congress for Uttar Pradesh's migrant workers have started turning back from the Rajasthan-UP border after they weren't allowed into Uttar Pradesh.
Union health ministry on Wednesday said,"When the first lockdown started, then recovery rate was around 7.1 percent, the recovery rate during 2nd lockdown was 11.42 percent it then rose to 26.59 percent. Today the recovery rate is 39.62 percent."
Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from 25 May.
"All airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25 May. SOPs for passenger movement also being separately issued by Ministry," he added.
Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary on Wednesday said, "is satisfactory to note that 42,298 people have recovered and the number of active cases are 61,149."
A coronavirus positive case was on Wednesday detected in the Directorate General of Health Services in the medical education division at the Health Ministry, Nirman Bhawan. "Proper protocol for sanitisation of entire area will take place, contact tracing initiated," the ministry's statement said.
With 107 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus in Rajasthan till 2 pm on Wednesday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 5,952.
So far, the lives of 143 COVID-19 patients have been claimed by the infectious disease taking the mortality rate to 2.4 percent.
Delhi registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 534 infections. The total number of confirmed cases in the National Capital climbed to 11,088.
As many as 176 COVID-19 patients succumb to the viral infection so far.
Andhra Pradesh government to resume intra-State bus services from Thursday, ANI quoted Madireddy Pratap, Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, as saying.
At least 1,683 buses will first run on 434 routes in non-containment zones, he added.
Cab aggregator Ola is laying off 1,400 staff from rides, financial services and food business as revenues declined by 95 percent in the past two months due to coronavirus pandemic, a note by CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said.
In an email to employees, Aggarwal made it clear that the prognosis ahead for the business is "very unclear and uncertain" and the impact of this crisis is "definitely going to be long-drawn for us".
The Indian Railways has excelled on its own promise of running Shramik Special trains by running 204 of them in a single day, said Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday.
Goyal, through a tweet, stated that going beyond the promised 200 Shramik Special trains per day, the Railways had run 204 such trains on 19 May to enable migrants, stranded due to the COVID-19 lockdown, to return to their native states.
"The Railways had promised to run 200 Shramik Special trains for workers yesterday, exceeding that limit we ran a record 204 trains in the service of passengers. A total of 1,773 Shramik Special trains have been operated so far by the Indian Railways to send workers to their home states," Goyal's tweet read.
The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Maharashtra Police is now 1388 including 948 active cases, 428 recovered and 12 deaths, reports ANI. Meanwhile, The total number of active cases of coronavirus in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) now stands at 96.
“An official of Rohini jail has tested positive for COVID-19. The personnel who live nearby him in staff quarters will also be asked to do self-quarantine at home for 14 days,” said Tihar jail official, reports ANI. The total number of positive cases at the Rohini Jail stands 17 which includes 15 inmates and two jail officials.
Kerala government has decided to postpone the SSLC or Class 10 and Plus two or Class 12 examination until first week of June after the Centre extended the coronavirus-induced lockdown until 31 May.
The union government's guidelines will come in the first week of June. The Chief Minister's Office said the date would be decided after that.
In a period of two weeks, as many as 74,118 people travelled back to Assam while, 17,488 left the state, said Additional DGP GP Singh on Wednesday, who has been appointed as the nodal officer for inter-State transportation of stranded people of Assam.
With 37,136 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remained worst-affected state across the nation, followed by Tamil Nadu with 12,448 and Gujarat with 12,140 cases.
Maharashtra continued to remain the worst COVID-affected state with 37,136 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, according to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry.
The state reported 1,325 COVID-19 deaths so far while, 9,639 patients have recovered taking the recovery rate to 26 percent.
India registered highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 5,611 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest data released by Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. The overall count across the nation was now at 1,06,750.
The COVID-19 toll climbed to 3,303 after 140 more patients succumbed to the viral infection as of Wednesday.
Expressing grief over the death of farmers in Etawah truck accident, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the victims and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
Six farmers were killed and one was injured after the pickup-truck in which they were travelling collided with another truck in Friends Colony area of Etawah, in Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday night.
R Singh, SP City said, "Farmers were going to market to sell jackfruit. Injured person admitted at Saifai Medical College".
The number of confirmed cases in India crossed the one lakh-mark on Tuesday as the country reported 4, 970 fresh infections and 134 fatalities .
Health ministry officials said that it has taken much longer for the country to report over a lakh cases as compared to other countries and the death rate due to the virus has also remained comparatively low.
Confirmed cases cross one lakh-mark
The Union health ministry, in its 8 am update, said the total number of confirmed cases has reached 1,01,139 and the toll has risen to 3,163. This marked an increase of nearly 5,000 cases and 134 fatalities in a 24-hour period. As many as 39,174 people have been cured of the viral infection and the number of active cases in the country stands at 58,802, according to the health ministry website.
Of the 134 deaths reported since Monday morning, 51 were in Maharashtra, 35 in Gujarat, 14 in Uttar Pradesh, eight in Delhi, seven in Rajasthan, six in West Bengal, four in Madhya Pradesh, three in Tamil Nadu, two each in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and one each in Bihar and Telangana.
Of the 3,163 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,249 deaths. Gujarat comes second with 694 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 252, West Bengal at 244, Delhi at 168, Rajasthan at 138, Uttar Pradesh at 118, Tamil Nadu at 81 and Andhra Pradesh at 50.
The ministry also states that more than 70 percent of the deaths are due to comorbidities, or the existence of multiple disorders in the same person.
The highest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra at 35,058, followed by Tamil Nadu at 11,760, Gujarat at 11,745, Delhi at 10,054, Rajasthan at 5,507, Madhya Pradesh at 5,236 and Uttar Pradesh at 4,605.
India presently reporting 0.2 deaths per lakh, says health ministry
Separately, the health ministry said that for every one lakh population, there are 7.1 coronavirus cases in India so far, as against 60 globally.
Referring to data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the ministry said 45,25,497 COVID-19 cases had been reported worldwide till Monday, which is about 60 cases per lakh population.
Among the countries with a very high load of coronavirus cases, the US, with 14,09,452 instances of the infection so far, has around 431 cases per lakh population. In the UK, this ratio is 494 cases per lakh and for Italy it is 372.
Officials also cited data about India having taken 64 days for the count of confirmed cases to increase from 100 to one lakh, which was more than double the time taken by countries like the US and Spain.
According to the data sourced from the health ministry and Worldometers, the coronavirus infection cases increased from 100 to 1,00,000 in the US in 25 days, while it took 30 days for the cases to reach the 1 lakh-mark in Spain, reports PTI.
It took 35 days in Germany, 36 days in Italy, 39 days in France and 42 days in the United Kingdom for the coronavirus infection cases to rise from 100 to 1 lakh, respectively.
Reeling off further data, officials said India has so far an average of about 0.2 COVID-19 deaths per lakh population as against the global average of 4.1.
"The relatively low death figures represent timely case identification and clinical management of the cases," PTI quotes the ministry as saying.
The officials further said a record number of 1,08,233 samples were tested for COVID-19 on Monday, taking the overall count of tests to more than 24 lakh.
While the total count of tests in India is estimated to be the seventh largest in the world, after the US, Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK, the country ranks much lower at 139th place in terms of tests per million population, as per data website Worldometer. The countries having done more tests than India per million population include Russia, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Norway, Switzerland, UK, Germany, US, Canada, France and Sweden.
As per the latest data, more than 48 lakh people worldwide have tested positive for the deadly virus ever since its emergence in China last December, while nearly 3.2 lakh have lost their lives. Over 18 lakh have recovered too. More than 15 lakh cases have been reported in the US alone, while over 90,000 have died there.
Kerala, Manipur report new cases
There are concerns that in some parts of the country, including in Kerala, Goa and some north-eastern states, a second or third wave of the virus outbreak is emerging as these states had almost flattened the curves till a few days ago before people from other states or countries started arriving there.
Kerala on Tuesday recorded 12 more COVID-19 cases, all being returnees from overseas and other states, taking the total active patients to 142. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the rise was expected but asserted community transmission has not happened so far. All those who tested positive had come from outside the state—four from abroad and eight from other states, including six from Maharashtra, Vijayan told reporters.
Since 7 May, when the first repatriation flight from the Gulf landed, several of the Keralites who returned home after being stranded in foreign countries and in other states such as Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, which have a high number of COVID-19 cases, have tested positive. On Monday too, as many as 28 returnees had tested positive.
In Manipur too, a woman and her daughter tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Delhi, officials said. Uttar Pradesh also saw 142 more people testing positive for COVID-19, taking its tally to 4,748.
The National Capital recorded 500 more cases, taking its tally to 10,554, while its death toll has now risen to 166. In Assam, 20 people tested positive, taking the total number of cases in the state to 135. All the new patients were in different quarantine centres across districts. These included people having returned from Chennai and Darjeeling.
At least two COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the toll to 52, while 57 more tested positive. With this, the total number of infections in the state has reached 2,489. Fresh cases include those linked to the Koyambedu market in Chennai, which has become a major hotspot of the deadly virus infection.
Karnataka recorded its biggest ever single-day rise with 127 new cases. Of these, 91 have inter-state travel history from neighboring Maharashtra, the state government said.
Maharashtra, the worst-affected state, reported 2,100 fresh cases, taking its overall tally to 37,158, state's health minister Rajesh Tope said.
Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir issue lockdown guidelines
Two days after the Centre announced an extension of the nationwide lockdown till 31 May, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday issued guidelines demarcating the state into red and non-red zones and allowing shops, public transport in the non-red zones.
According to the guidelines, which come into force from 22 May,the municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (which includes Mumbai, Thane and surrounding towns), as well as civic bodies of Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad, Malegaon, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Akola and Amravati fall in the red zone. In the red zone, no rickshaws, taxis or cabs have been allowed to ply while shops can function according to guidelines issued earlier.
Significantly, e-commerce for delivery of non-essential goods has been allowed in all areas except containment zones, which shall be notified by local authorities. In such containment zones, only essential services will be allowed. No movement of people in and out of these zones will be allowed except for medical emergencies and maintaining supply of essential goods.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration too issued orders categorising districts into orange, red and green zones and issued guidelines for the fourth phase of the lockdown. According to ANI, hospitals, clinics and liqour shops will be allowed to open across the Union Territory while canteens/eateries at bus stands, railway stations and airports have also been allowed to open in the UT, but with passes in Red districts.
Similarly barber shops, salons and parlours will be allowed to open in all the areas except within the limits of municipal corporations in red and orange zones. Private offices can function with 50 percent strength in orange zones and 100 percent strength in green zone.
In Delhi, where lockdown relaxations kicked in, several markets were buzzing with activity, but many shopkeepers complained of less inflow of customers even as confusion over opening up of establishments using the odd-even formula prevailed.
Centre issues guidelines for Shramik Special trains
The new guidelines for the Shramik special trains issued by the Centre did away with the mandatory consent from the destination states. According to the fresh SOP, the train schedule, including stoppages and destination, shall be finalised by the railways ministry based on the requirements of states and UTs, and shall be communicated to states and UTs for making suitable arrangements for sending and receiving such stranded workers. Officials explained that the Ministry of Railways will ensure more halts of the special trains for the convenience of migrant workers.
Sending states and UTs, and the Ministry of Railways will ensure that passengers are compulsorily screened, and only asymptomatic passengers are allowed to board the trains, it said. During boarding and travel, all passengers will have to observe social distancing and will have to adhere to health protocols prescribed by the destination state or UT on arrival, the SOP said.
With inputs from agencies
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