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Live updates 12 June 2020 India

Coronavirus Live Updates: Total number of positive cases in Maharashtra crosses 1 lakh mark

Total number of cases now stands at 1,01,141 after 3,493 positive cases were reported today. Total death toll stands at 3,717.

09:29 PM

10 additional flights between India & USA under Vande Bharat Mission phase 3 will be operated between 20th June & 3rd July. 4 each from/to NewYork & Washington and one each from/to San Francisco & Chicago. Bookings will open only on Air India website, on 13th June from 6 pm IST.

- Air India

08:55 PM

Lockdown to be imposed in Dehradun on Saturdays and Sundays, will further order, in the wake of rise in the number of COVID-19 positive cases. Essential services to remain exempted from the lockdown: Dehradun District Magistrate Dr Ashish Kumar Srivastav, Uttarakhand

08:27 PM

An Assistant Sub Inspector of Police, who was admitted to a hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, died today.

- Delhi Police

08:27 PM

With the spike of 366 new COVID-19 positive cases, the total number of positive cases in Haryana rise to 6334: State Health Department

08:26 PM

India permits entry of certain categories of foreigners, including Overseas Citizens of India, into country amid COVID-19 curbs: Officials

08:22 PM

Railway Protection Force, Pune today launched a robot ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN'

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Railway Protection Force, Pune today launched ‘CAPTAIN ARJUN’, a robot to screen passengers while they board trains: Central Railways #COVID19

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08:21 PM

495 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 deaths have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 22,562 including 15,501 cured/discharged and 1416 deaths: State Health Department

08:13 PM

Covid-19 cases in India cross 3 lakh mark

08:04 PM

Goa detects 46 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 463

08:02 PM

A total of 47,793 people have been discharged from after making a full recovery from COVID-19, out of this 1718 were discharged today.

- Maharashtra health department

08:02 PM

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra crosses 1 Lakh, stands at 1,01,141 after 3493 positive cases were reported today. Total death toll stands at 3717 out of which 127 were reported today.

07:49 PM

Assam-68 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam today. Total cases now at 3,498

07:42 PM

We were testing only around 10,000-20,000 people per day about 6 weeks ago, now we are testing almost 1.5 lakh people per day and this number is going up every day.

- Dr. Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director

07:41 PM

There are some anti-viral drugs which are being used, one of them is 'Remdesivir' that is being made by a company from US. Data suggests that it helps to decrease hospital stay but it doesn't show benefit as far as death or mortality benefit is concerned.

- AIIMS Director

07:30 PM

AIIMS Director says Delhi needs to increase the capacity to manage increasing load that is coming

Number of cases in Delhi may not be as high as predicted but still whatever be the number, we've to increase our capacity so that we can manage increasing load that healthcare system is going to get: AIIMS Director on Delhi Dy CM's statement 'by 31 July, 5.5 lakh cases are expected'

07:27 PM

AIIMS Director says India at 4th rank in Covid cases due to population

Although India has gone up to the 4th rank as far as COVID19 cases are concerned, we've to accept that it is because of the population we have. If we look at the number of cases per million population, we still are very low in terms of number of cases: Dr Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director

07:25 PM

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on the incident where 14 bodies were dragged on road

"I am anguished by the callous manner in which 14 bodies were dragged on road. I took to writing to the Chief Secretary & Home Secretary. Home Secretary has responded. His response is virtually an admission that the protocol was not in place.""These 14 bodies had come from a hospital morgue & were patients at one point of time. Each patient will have a history when he breathed last, none of that is being revealed. It's my obligation to thoroughly probe the matter & make it transparently apparent to the people."

07:07 PM

99 cases & 4 deaths reported in Punjab today.

The total number of positive cases in the state is now 2986 including 641 active cases and 2282 recovered patients. Death toll stands at 63.

07:01 PM

A penalty of Rs 100 will be levied if any person is found not wearing a face mask in Chhattisgarh: State Minister Ravindra Choubey

07:01 PM

UK economy takes 25% hit from COVID-19, recovery seen slow

06:53 PM

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 tally crosses 40,000

1982 new cases of Coronavirus reported in the state today.1479/1982 cases are from Chennai.1342 patients discharged today with 18 new Covid-19 deaths.Total tally: 40,698 cases, 22,047 discharged, 367 deaths.

06:47 PM

Uttar Pradesh records 20 more COVID deaths, biggest single-day spike of 528 cases

Uttar Pradesh on Friday reported 20 more coronavirus deaths528 fresh cases were reported, this is the biggest single-day spike so farThe death toll in the state now is 365 with the coronavirus tally reaching 12,616.

06:25 PM

Punjab CM approves weekend & holiday curbs, says tough measures necessary to save lives

All non-essential shops to remain closed on Sundays, close by 5 PM on SaturdaysNo inter-district movement except for essential/medical needs, marriage functions allowed with e-passes for 50 persons

06:11 PM

Pakistan reports 6,397 new COVID-19 cases

06:05 PM

Uttarakhand reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, total count of cases goes up to 1,692

05:51 PM

May food inflation at 9.28%, government withholds headline CPI growth on lack of data

05:24 PM

Movement of people strictly prohibited between 9 pm and 5 am across country, except for essential activities during 'Unlock 1'

- MHA

05:19 PM

Temple employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh; devotees barred for two days

05:08 PM

India's virus cases now 4th highest in world

India's coronavirus caseload, overtook Britain, by adding 10,956 new cases in yet another biggest spike.India's two-month lockdown kept transmissions low but in a large population, people remain susceptible.The campaign against the virus is likely to go on for months, said Balram Bhargava, DG of the ICMR.The spiking caseload came after India allowed the reopening of shops, shopping malls, factories and religious places.

04:57 PM

Karnataka's Udupi, Yadgir among emerging districts of concern for COVID-19 in country

The Centre has identified Karnataka's Udupi and Yadgir among the "emerging districts of concern" for COVID-19.There was a sudden spurt of cases due to Maharashtra returnees turning positive, a top state official told PTI

04:47 PM

China has reported 10 new coronavirus cases, including two more confirmed infections in Beijing,

04:46 PM

J Radhakrishnan brought back as TN Health Secy

Tamil Nadu government has transferred out Beela Rajesh and brought back her predecessor J Radhakrishnan as health secretaryRadhakrishnan had a long stint helming the department and hands on experience in tackling crisis situations.This comes against the backdrop of the state recording 1,500 plus fresh virus cases on a daily basis

04:45 PM

UK's industrial output sees largest monthly fall of 20.3 per cent in April

04:39 PM

448 new cases have been reported in Nepal in last 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the country to 5062, including 16 deaths.

04:38 PM

Delhi housing society buys oxygen concentrators

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Delhi: Residents’ Welfare Association of G-17 in Paschim Vihar has purchased three oxygen concentrators. Society's President Lokesh Munjal says, "In view of rising number of #COVID19 cases in Delhi, we've purchased the machines to provide free oxygen to the needy in the society".

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04:36 PM

Thailand has eased more coronavirus restrictions and has ended curfew.

04:34 PM

Substandard hand sanitisers readily available in market, researchers say

An international team of researchers has warned the public to beware of sub-standard hand sanitisers.These might appear similar to hand disinfectants, but purchasers are often unaware that such products cannot ensure disinfection.They discourage the public from buying hand sanitisers from unknown or unreliable e-commerce sitesIn an article in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics, they have also provided "recipes" for making good hand sanitising gels

04:30 PM

Govt mulls including sudden loss of taste, smell as criteria for COVID-19 test: report

The government is mulling to include sudden loss of taste and smell as a criteria for COVID-19 testing, sources told PTIThe issue was discussed in a meeting of the National Task Force on COVID-19 held last SundaNo consensus on the matter has been reached yet.Some experts believe that it could be one of the early signs of the onset of the disease.The symptom though is not specific to COVID-19; one may suffer loss of smell and taste when they have flu

04:25 PM

Ramping up bed capacity should be topmost priority: L-G

Lt Governor Anil Baijal has said ramping up bed capacity and medical resources should be the topmost priority in handling the COVID-19 situationThis is to ensure that a surge in coronavirus cases does not overwhelm the city's healthcare system, he said.The L-G's comments came after CM Arvind Kejriwal said that Delhi would need 1.5 lakh beds by July 31

04:22 PM

Uttarakhand reported three more deaths of COVID-19 patients and 37 fresh cases, taking the tally in the state to 1,692.

04:03 PM

Some television news channels and social media platforms are speaking about lockdown being reimposed and closure of all shops. But the government has not taken any such decision.

- Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra CM

03:54 PM

The Supreme Court has reacted strongly to Arvind Kejriwal's failure. Delhi's truth is out in front of us. Kejriwal is a failure.

- Sambit Patra, BJP spokesperson

02:31 PM

Beijing city govt has reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases, marking the second consecutive day of new infections

02:14 PM

Supreme Court allows Tamil Nadu Government to find out the ways and means to sell liquor, whether online or at physical outlets.

02:13 PM

Delhi High Court orders interim release of pending salaries of MCD doctors in Delhi

02:09 PM

8 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, raising the total tally in the state to 916.

02:06 PM

Extreme poverty could rise to over one billion people globally:report

Global poverty could rise to over one billion people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says a new reportMore than half of the 395 million additional extreme poor would be located in South Asia,South Asia would be the hardest-hit region in the world, the report saysResearchers from King's College London and Australian National University published the new paper.

02:02 PM

China promises Philippines will get vaccine

President Rodrigo Duterte has been promised by his Chinese counterpart that the Philippines “as a friendly neighbour” will be prioritised when China is able to develop a vaccine against COVID-19.

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