10:08 PM
They agreed to maintain the ongoing exchanges between expert teams of both countries, and also concurred that the fruits of such collaboration should be made available for the wider benefit of humanity: Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
10:07 PM
128 new cases of COVID-19 reported till 9:30 pm today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1551, including 592 recovered and 8 deaths.
- Jharkhand Health Department
10:06 PM
MP's coronavirus tally crosses 10,000-mark; death toll 427
200 more people tested positive for the infection in the past 24 hours.The number of coronavirus positive patients now stands at 10,049.With seven more persons succumbing to the infection, the state death toll increased to 427.
09:57 PM
Tamil Nadu has reported a single-day record spike of 1927 new cases.
The state now has 36,841 cases with 19,337 with 326 deaths.Of the 1927 fresh cases, 1392 cases are from Chennai.
09:46 PM
Arvind Kejriwal meets Shah, discusses COVID-19 situation in Delhi
Delhi CM Kejriwal met Amit Shah to discus the COVID-19 situation.The CM said Shah has assured him of cooperation.Delhi recorded 1,501 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.
09:40 PM
Government is taking cautious steps for ‘Mission Begin Again’. Like we imposed the lockdown in phases, it will have to be lifted in a phased manner. The danger is yet to pass. But, we cannot bring the economic cycle to a grinding halt even as we fight Corona: CMO Maharashtra
09:40 PM
If the relaxations to the lockdown start turning out to be risky, we will be compelled to re-impose the lockdown.
- Chief Minister's Office (CMO) Maharashtra
09:38 PM
Telangana on Wednesday reported 191 new Covid positive cases, taking the total to 4,111. The state so far suffered 156 Covid deaths, while 1,817 persons were cured and discharged.
09:05 PM
Had an excellent conversation with my friend PM Netanyahu about how India-Israel can collaborate in the post-COVID world. Also congratulated him for assuming the PM office for a record 5th time! India-Israel partnership will grow ever stronger in the days to come.
- PM Modi
09:04 PM
Monsoon session of the state legislature will be held from August 3, 2020 in the background of coronavirus: Maharashtra Information Centre, Government Of Maharashtra
08:56 PM
Octogenarian dies from virus in Punjab as 86 new cases surface; total count 2,805
The state's COVID tally rose to 2,805, officials said.The fresh death was reported from Jalandhar where an 86-year-old man succumbed to the virus.The patient had a heart-related problem.
08:34 PM
Restart Mumbai local trains for essential staff, Maharashtra urges Centre
08:23 PM
France to see 800,000 job losses in coming months: Minister
08:09 PM
COVID-19 positive undertrial escapes in PPE kit from Jind hospital, held
He was nabbed hours later, an official said on Wednesday.The under trial, Shiv Kumar, was found COVID-19 positive on June 6.He was released on bail two days ago on court orders.Since, he was COVID-19 positive, he was admitted to the Jind Civil hospital.
08:05 PM
Moscow reports spike in May fatalities, 10-year record
Moscow recorded its highest fatality count in a decade, with more than one-third of the deaths.A total of 15,713 people died in May including 5,260 people who fell victim to the virus.It was the largest number of fatalities since the summer of 2010.
07:46 PM
MEA's request to operate special flights from US to Kerala accepted: MoS Muraleedharan
07:39 PM
2 more COVID19 cases reported in Manipur today.
Total number of cases in the state is now at 311, including 248 active cases: State Government
07:39 PM
370 more COVID19 cases & 7 deaths reported in Haryana today.
Total number of cases in the state is now at 5579, including 2188 discharged/recovered, 3339 active cases & 52 deaths: State Health Department
07:39 PM
National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Delhi Government
NHRC issues notice to Delhi Government & Union Health Ministry over serious allegations about COVID mismanagement including non-availability of beds, inadequate number of tests, increasing deaths, delay in last rites of the deceased in Delhi: National Human Rights Commission
07:38 PM
Our airports & airlines have handled more than 800,000 passengers since 25th May 2020.
- Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Civil Aviation
07:14 PM
Second COVID19 fatality in Puducherry as 82-year-old patient dies: Official
07:03 PM
People who registered their names through virtual queue system can enter Sannidhanam. People from other states, at the time of registration, should upload a certificate that they've tested negative for #COVID19. Certificate should be obtained from an ICMR approved lab.
- N Vasu
07:01 PM
Mumbai's dabbawalas face financial crisis amid lockdown, seek monetary help
Mumbai's famous tiffin delivery service 'dabbawalas' have severely been impacted.As they depend on lakhs of their daily customers for running their business.They have urged the State govt to provide financial support of Rs 5,000 each to every dabbawala.
06:59 PM
Hotels, restaurants, gyms open as Sikkim eases COVID-19 restrictions
06:27 PM
Brazil posts steepest monthly deflation since 1998 as COVID-19 slams transport costs
06:20 PM
No new COVID-19 case reported in Himachal Pradesh today. 450 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state till date, including 186 active cases, 247 recovered & 6 deaths.
- State Health Department
05:55 PM
65 more COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala today. Total number of active cases in the state is now at 1238, recovered cases at 905.
- Chief Minister's Office (CMO)
05:52 PM
120 more COVID19 cases & 3 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 6041, including 3108 active cases, 2862 discharged, & 71 deaths (2 due to non-COVID causes).
- State Health Department
05:47 PM
AIIMS provided 55,000 tele-consultations, 10,609 non-COVID-19 admissions during lockdown
05:34 PM
As many as 5,991 patients were cured of COVID-19 in last 24 hours. Total number of patients recovered to 1,35,205, while total active cases is now 1,33,632.For the first time,total no.of recovered patients has exceeded active cases. Recovery rate now stands at 48.88%
- Government of India
05:24 PM
1 new case of COVID-19 reported in ITBP in the last 24 hours. There are total 22 active cases & 194 have recovered till date.
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police
05:02 PM
11 lakh migrant labourers have returned to the state already, 30 thousand are yet to come. I never called the trains 'Corona Express', it was the public who called it that.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
05:00 PM
S&P retains India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-', outlook stable.
S&P Global Ratings affirmed 'BBB-' long-term and 'A-3' short-term.According to rating agency outlook on the long-term rating is stable.Rating reflects above-average real GDP growth, sound external profile, and evolving monetary settings.India's strong democratic institutions promote policy stability and compromise, and also underpin the ratings.
04:59 PM
Rajasthan decides to seal its borders for a week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases; only those with valid passes to be allowed
04:58 PM
Rajasthan Government issues directions for regulating the inter-state movement of persons - movement of people by international flights into state to be in accordance with MHA's SOP. People coming to state by scheduled domestic commercial flights/trains/buses to be screened on arrival.
04:52 PM
Iran reports more than 2,000 new virus cases
Iran on Wednesday announced more than 2,000 new coronavirus infections.This was in line with a recent surge in cases that President Hassan Rouhani attributed to increased testing.
04:46 PM
UK PM Johnson says on the death figures from coronavirus, we must wait until epidemic has been through full cycle before drawing international comparisons
04:27 PM
Tally touches 5,247 in Andhra Pradesh as 218 new cases were added in the last 24 hours.
04:10 PM
COVID-19 positive undertrial accused escapes from hospital in Jind, nabbed later
An COVID-19 positive undertrial accused, who was out on bail, escaped from a hospital in Haryana's Jind. He escaped through a window wearing a PPE kit. It went in vain as he was nabbed hours later.
03:16 PM
UP CM asks officials to make available COVID-19 testing machines in all districts
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to make TrueNat machines available in all 75 districts by June 15.ICMR had approved the use of TrueNat system for conducting coronavirus tests.At the meeting, the chief minister emphasised on checking the death rate
02:28 PM
35-yr-old BSF jawan succumbs to COVID-19 in Delhi; death toll rises to 3 in force: Officials
01:55 PM
Doctors Without Borders sets up temporary COVID-19 hospital in Patna
International medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders said it has set up a 100-bed temporary hospital in PatnaThis is in collaboration with the Bihar government for the treatment of Covid-19 patientsThis facility at Patliputra Sports complex in Patna will be fully managed by Doctors Without Borders in India.It will provide medical care to patients with moderate symptomsThis is managed by 180 Doctors Without Borders staff from across the country
01:48 PM
Centre-state coordination gap led to migrant crisis: Medha Patkar
Social activist Medha Patkar has said the migrant crisis erupted during the lockdown due to lack of coordination between the central and state governments. She said the central government did not make the required arrangements for food and transportation of migrant labourers.But, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government arranged state transport buses which helped several migrants, she said.
01:46 PM
Pakistan records highest single-day spike, WHO urges 'intermittent lockdown
Pakistan has registered its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases with over 5,000 infections.The country has so far 113,702 confirmed cases and 2,255 deaths.World Health Organization has urged Pakistan government to impose a two-week lockdown
01:23 PM
Pakistan has registered its highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases with over 5,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
01:22 PM
42 new cases reported in Assam till 12noon, taking the total number of positive cases to 3092.
01:21 PM
COVID-19 pandemic radically changing consumer behaviour in India: EY survey
Consumer behaviour in India is radically changing due to COVID-19, says an EY survey60% of buyers in the country believe that the pandemic would alter the way they shop, the survey saidBack with a bang (38%) Stay frugal (29%), Keep cutting (19%), Cautiously extravagant (11%) Get to normal (2%): were the categories in the study
01:14 PM
Odisha has reported 110 new COVID-19 cases, raising the state's tally to 3,250.
01:12 PM
This is not the time to fight with each other and do politics. This is the time for all governments and organisations to stand together to defeat Coronavirus.
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
01:11 PM
Widespread face mask use could prevent second COVID-19 wave: Study
Population-wide use of face masks combined with lockdowns could prevent further waves of COVID-19, according to a modelling study.
The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A,
Study suggests that lockdowns alone will not stop the resurgence of SARS-CoV-2.
The study also shows that even homemade masks with limited effectiveness can dramatically reduce transmission rates if worn by enough people.
01:08 PM
Number of recoveries exceed active cases for first time
Number of recovered COVID-19 patients in India has exceeded total active cases for the first time, according to the Union Health Ministry data.The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,33,632, while 1,35,205 people have recovered.
01:02 PM
136 new COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID19 cases in the state to 4126.
12:23 PM
Data shows COVID-19 cases will significantly increase in Delhi in coming days; we have a big challenge ahead.
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
12:19 PM
Bihar detects 128 new positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 5583.
12:18 PM
LG's order on hospitals will be implemented
LG's directives will be implemented in letter and spirit, this is not the time for disagreements or arguments: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on LG over-ruling Delhi cabinet's decision of reserving hospitals for residents
12:02 PM
Rajasthan decides to seal its borders for a week due to a rise in COVID19 cases; only those with valid passes to be allowed ( ANI)
12:00 PM
There is transmission in the community, but whether it is community transmission or not that can be declared only by the Centre. it is a technical term.