Thursday 23 July 2020

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 84 personnel test positive at Tamil Nadu's Raj Bhavan; state registers over 1.8 lakh cases

15:08 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Meghalaya LATEST Updates

13 BSF personnel among 19 new COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya

Nineteen people, including 13 BSF personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya on Thursday, taking the state's tally to 534, reports PTI. The state now has 452 active coronavirus cases, Health Services Director, Aman War, said.

According to the official, overall 282 BSF personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in the state.

14:54 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Jharkhand LATEST Updates

Jharkhand govt announces Rs 1 lakh fine for not wearing masks

The Jharkhand Cabinet had approved the Jharkhand Contagious Disease Ordinance on Wednesday, under which penalty up to Rs 1 lakh and a jail term up to two years can be imposed against those not wearing masks and spitting in public places.

14:33 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

84 personnel test positive for Covid-19 at Tamil Nadu's Raj Bhavan

As many as 84 personnel have been tested positive at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. As per a statement, a few persons showed symptoms following which tests were carried out 147 persons working at the premises, reports ANI.

“Three persons were further investigated and now have been quarantined by the Health Department. All three persons were working outside the Raj Bhavan building. None of these persons had come in contact with the Hon’ble Governor or Senior officials of Raj Bhavan,” the statement read.

Officials added that it is monitoring the situation closely and as a precautionary measure, the whole area, including the offices, has been disinfected and sanitized by corporation workers.

14:30 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Australia LATEST Updates

Pandemic to cost Australia govt $131 billion this year

Australia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic tipped the government’s budget 85.8 billion Australian dollars ($61 billion) into the red in the last fiscal year and will create AU$184 billion ($131 billion) more debt in the current year which would be the nation’s biggest deficit since World War II, treasury figures showed on Thursday, reports AP.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealed Australia’s crumbling economic outlook based on increased government spending to stimulate to economy and declining tax revenue.

14:17 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh LATEST Updates

Protests in COVID hospital in Shamli over power outage, unhygienic conditions

Patients at a COVID hospital in Jhinjhana town of Shamli district staged a protest when a senior official was inspecting the facility over complaints of power outage and unhyegenic living conditions.

A video had surfaced on social media in which patients at the facility were seen raising the complaints, following which Subdivisional Magistrate Mani Arora was conducting an inspection on Wednesday. As soon as the official reached the centre, the patients started protesting which caused a ruckus.

14:07 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh LATEST Updates

MP minister Arvind Singh Bhadoriya tests COVID-19 positive

Madhya Pradesh Co-operatives Minister Arvind Singh Bhadoriya on Thursday said he has tested positive for coronavirus, reports PTI. In a video message, Bhadoriya said he did not experience any symptoms of the viral infection.

"I just had sore throat. I went for the test. My report came at 12.30 am. I rushed to the hospital and got admitted," he said, and asked those who came in contact with him to get themselves tested.

13:51 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Gujarat LATEST Updates

Pvt schools stop online classes after govt's 'no fee' order

Private schools in Gujarat have suspended online classes for an indefinite period from Thursday, after a state government order said they should not collect fees from students until the schools reopen.

In a notification issued last week, the Gujarat government directed self-financed schools in the state not to collect tuition fees from students as long as they remain shut in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also asked these schools not to hike fees for the academic year 2020-21.

13:19 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Puducherry LATEST Updates

Puducherry reports 3 new deaths, total cases at 2,421

Puducherry on Thursday reported three COVID-19 deaths, pushing the toll to 34 while 123 new cases were detected in the union territory. Among the three fatalities were a 59-year old man, a 50-year old man and a 48-year old male patient.

The addition of 123 fresh cases took the overall tally in the union territory to 2,421 which includes 987 active cases and 1,400 recoveries.

13:13 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Priyanka Gandhi attacks UP CM over condition of health care facilities in state

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister over the condition of health facilities in the state.

“In the Covid-era, health facilities should be up and running,” she tweets. “But, Mahoba women’s hospital is in this condition. You have seen the bad state of hospitals in Bareilly and Gorakhpur. In Lucknow, the chief minister, who makes statements about health facilities, is interested in hiding these conditions, not improving them.”

12:58 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates

West Bengal's COVID-19 toll at 1,221

The COVID-19 toll in West Bengal mounted to 1,221 as it reported the highest number of 39 fatalities on Wednesday, the health department said. It also recorded 2,291 fresh infections, pushing the tally to 49,321, it said in a bulletin. 

12:53 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates

Complete lockdown in West Bengal today

West Bengal will observe a complete lockdown on Thursday. Civic bodies like Barrackpore, Baranagar and Bongaon, all located in the North 24 Parganas district, and Bardhaman town announced a lockdown for almost a week.

The state on Wednesday yet again recorded a single-day spike in the COVID-19 fatalities with 39 deaths. 

12:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Yogi Adityanath interested in hiding conditions of health facilities: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the state of health facilities in Uttar Pradesh where COVID-19 patients are being treated, alleging that he is more interested in hiding their conditions than improving them.

— PTI

12:14 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

SC expresses reservation in directing schools, universities to only demand tuition fee

The Supreme Court expressed reservations on Thursday in passing order to direct schools and educational institutions to demand only tuition fee from students during the lockdown period, Live Law reported. 

The top court further said that a general order could not be passed applicable all over India and asked the petitioner to approach High Court. 

12:04 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates

Expect COVID-19 vaccine to be available by year-end: Pfizer

Pfizer, which has struck a nearly $2 billion deal with the US government to deliver 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with its German partner BioNTech, is hoping to seek regulatory approval for a vaccine "as early as October" this year and have a vaccine on the market by year end.

A "best case scenario" would be approval before year end and a vaccine by year end, according to Pfizer.

11:58 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha LATEST Updates

Odisha reports over 21,000 COVID-19 infections

Odisha registered 21,099 confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday after 1,264 more individuals tested positive. Of the total, there are 7,205 active cases and 13,749 recoveries, said the state health department.

11:46 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates

Shops shut, transport off roads as lockdown enforced in Bengal

Life came to a near standstill across West Bengal on Thursday as the state was put under a complete lockdown to break the chain of rapidly rising COVID-19 cases.

All shops were shut and all modes of transport went off the road as part of the state government's plan to clamp restrictions two days a week. A similar lockdown will be in place on July 25 and 29.

11:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Vigorous fight against Covid-19 till vaccine is developed, says Modi

While laying the foundation stone of the Manipur water supply project via videoconference on Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "Till the time vaccine is developed, we have to vigorously fight against coronavirus."

11:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Tamil Nadu cancels even semester exams for all but final year college students

According to reports, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday, said that college students will be promoted to the next year without having to take up even semester examinations for the year 2019-20. The announcement however does not include final year students. Details are expected on when the final semester exams will be conducted.

11:17 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajasthan reports 339 new cases, 5 deaths

Rajasthan on Thursday reports 339 new coronavirus cases and five deaths, taking the state total to 32,673 including 588 deaths, 23,498 recoveries and 8,587 active cases, reports ANI.

11:13 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh LATEST Updates

MP cabinet minister admitted to hospital after testing positive

According to ANI, a Madhya Pradesh Cabinet minister has been admitted to the Chirayu Medical College and Hospital in Bhopal after he tested positive. The minister had attended a Cabinet meeting the day before and also the funeral of Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon on Tuesday.

10:17 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit

With 3,37,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,86,492) and Delhi (1,26,323).

09:34 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India reports highest single-day spike with over 45,000 new cases

The total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 12,38,635, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. India registers a record 45,720 new cases and 1,129 deaths. With this, the country’s toll now at 29,861.

09:31 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Over 3.5 lakh sampels tested yesterday, says ICMR

A total of 3,50,823 samples were tested on Wednesday, says the Indian Council of Medical Research.

08:48 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in US LATEST Updates

US reports over 63,00 new cases in past 24 hrs

United States registers 63,967 new cases in last 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. The toll in the US rises to 1,42,942 with 1,059 deaths reported in last 24 hours.

07:55 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Global COVID-19 cases now at 1.5 core, toll at 6.1 lakh

The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 1.5 crore, according to the Reuters tracker. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global toll which stands at 6.1 lakh.

With over 39.6 lakh reported cases till date, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa.

07:53 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Latin America LATEST Updates

Brazil, Argentina hit coronavirus records as Latin America exceeds 4 million casea

Brazil and Argentina registered daily records for confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the total number of cases in Latin America past 4 million and underlining the difficulty the region faces in controlling the pandemic.

Brazil registered 67,860 additional cases of the virus on Wednesday, along with 1,284 related deaths. That brought the total number of cases in Latin America’s largest nation to 2,227,514, while deaths rose to 82,771.

07:46 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam LATEST Updates

Assam reports 972 new COVID-19 cases, total reaches 27,744

Two persons died due to COVID-19 infection in Assam on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 66, while 972 fresh cases were reported in the state, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The state's infection tally stands at 27,744, he said.

07:43 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala LATEST Updates

Lockdown may be imposed in Kerala again, says CM

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said a complete lockdown could be imposed in the state again as over 1,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported for the first time on Wednesday.

"We had previously implemented a complete lockdown in the state. We are aware of such viewpoints (complete lockdown).Although it has not been decided yet, I think we will have to consider it," he said. 

07:38 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh LATEST Update

167 personnel of security forces found COVID-19 positive in Arunachal so far

The Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday said that 167 personnel of different security forces and the police have tested positive for COVID-19, reports PTI.

Among them are 54 of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITPB), 32 personnel each of the Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and 16 of the Border Road Task Force (BRTF), said state Health Secretary P Parthiban.

Thirty-one personnel of the state police and two personnel of the Assam Rifles have also tested positive, he added. Besides, 53 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have also been diagnosed with COVID-19.

07:36 (IST)

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Update

Don't expect COIVD-19 vaccine before 2021: WHO

Researchers are making "good progress" in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.

WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the virus's spread, said Mike Ryan, head of WHO's emergencies programme, as daily new cases around the globe are at near-record levels.

Coronavirus LATEST Updates: As many as 84 personnel have been tested positive at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai. As per a statement, a few persons showed symptoms following which tests were carried out 147 persons working at the premises.

The West Bengal has to impose total lockdown in the entire state on two days every week till August. The shutdown would be clamped on Thursday and Saturday this week.

While laying the foundation stone of the Manipur water supply project via videoconference Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, 'Till the time vaccine is developed, we have to vigorously fight against coronavirus.'

India registers a record 45,720 new cases and 1,129 deaths. With this, the country’s tally is now 12,38,635 and toll stood at 29,861.

Researchers are making 'good progress' in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, said a WHO expert.

As many states in India reported record jumps in daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, lockdown restrictions of different durations were clamped in Bhopal, Kashmir Valley and in Manipur.

In Maharshtra, the country's worst-affected state by COVID-19, the daily rise in cases surpassed 10,000 for the first time. Tamil Nadu, which is placed second nationally, reported an all-time single-day high of 5,849 fresh infections, whereas cases neared 5,000 in Karnataka, a day after the state's chief minister said that there will be no extension of lockdown in the state.

According to the Union health ministry, India's total COVID-19 cases rose to 11,92,915 while the toll reached 28,732. However, amid the rising cases, on Wednesday, India's recovery rate improved to 63.13 percent as a record number of over 28,000 people were discharged in a day.

Meanwhile, in norhteastern state Manipur, where cases with no travel history were found to be COVID-19 positive, the govt announced 14-day curfew-like restrictions from Thursday afternoon in order to control the spread of the virus.

Similar restrictions will be in place in Bhopal for 10 days, the Madhya Pradesh govt said, while the Kashmir Valley has been placed under complete lockdown for six days starting from today evening.

In Delhi, health minister Satyender Jain announced that a fresh sero-survey will be conducted next month after the results of the previous round showed that 23 percent of Delhi's population had been infected with the virus.

Down south, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the government will "seriously consider" suggestions coming from experts to re-impose a lockdown as the state recorded over 1,000 cases in a single day for the first time since the outbreak.

Six-day lockdown in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir administration imposed a six-day complete lockdown in all of Kashmir Valley, except for Bandipora district, following a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the last three weeks.

"Complete lockdown in all Red districts (excluding Bandipora) of Kmr (Kashmir)Div (Division) from today evening till 6 am on 27-7-2020," the Jammu and Kashmir administration's Department of Information and Public Relations said on Twitter.

The lockdown came into effect on Wednesday evening as the Valley recorded 502 new cases.

During this period, agriculture, horticulture and construction activities will continue in accordance with disaster management guidelines, and the movement of goods carriers, LPG and oil tankers will also be allowed.

The decision to impose restrictions will be reviewed after six days, officials told news agency PTI.

The Valley has faced the brunt of COVID-19 in the newly formed Union Territory, accounting for 243 of its 263 deaths and 5,263 of the 6,540 active cases. The highest single-day spike was on Monday when 751 COVID-19 cases were recorded.

In Madhya Pradesh, Home Minister Narottam Mishra announced that a lockdown will be imposed in Bhopal for ten days from 8 pm on 24 July. The announcement came as Bhopal reported the highest number of cases at 157 in the state, taking its total case count to 4,669 and toll to 144.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured that the supply of essentials will continue through the lockdown and asked people to follow rules and take adequate precautions.

Like in earlier lockdowns, e-passes will be required to travel to and from Bhopal, said Mishra. The next cabinet meeting will be held through video conferencing, he added.

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, in a press conference, announced that curfew-like restrictions will be imposed for 14 days across the state beginning 2 pm on Thursday. He said the decision was taken at an emergency cabinet meeting held in the evening.

Singh said that it is a matter of concern that people with no travel history were found to be COVID-19 positive in Thoubal district while asserting that it is too early to state that local transmission is taking place. A seven-day curfew was imposed in Thoubal on Tuesday to deal with the situation in the district.

He also that noted 63 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) tested positive for the disease after coming to the northeastern state from other parts of the country. People's reluctance to follow the COVID-related protocols further compounded the need to impose restrictions, he said.

Essential services will be exempted from the purview of the restrictions and "time-to-time" arrangements will be made by involving the home and health departments to make sure that people get their daily needs, said Singh while warning of strict action if the rules were not followed.

The state Cabinet also resolved to engage 100 doctors, 90 nurses and 60 multi-tasking staff for six months to work at different COVID-19 care centres. "Our priority is to save lives," Singh said.

Chhatisgarh's capital Raipur wore a deserted look on Wednesday as a week-long lockdown began in the municipal limits of Raipur and Birgaon.

"Raipur district recorded 1,314 COVID-19 cases till Tuesday. Of these, around 1,100 cases were detected in the last one month. Therefore, areas under the Raipur Municipal Corporation and Birgaon Municipal Corporation of the state capital have been declared as containment zones where restrictions will remain in force for seven days to break the chain of virus transmission," a public relations department official told PTI.

Lockdown is also being enforced in 20 other urban bodies in four districts of the state, including Mungeli and Durg, for different time periods, the
official said.

Kerala govt mulls lockdown

As Kerala reported 1,038 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest- single day addition of patients, Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the government will look into imposing a total lockdown, as has been suggested by some experts. "Such demands have come from various quarters. We have not taken any decision yet. We will seriously consider it," he said.

Kerala's infection count rose to 15,032 on Wednesday while the toll climbed to 45 with a 75-year-old man from Idukki succumbing to the viral infection.

While the situation remained grim in the state capital, which has the highest number of 2,421 cases, the virus was spreading rapidly in Aluva at Kochi, prompting authorities to impose curfew there and nearby panchayats, the chief minister said, stressing that there was a need to be more cautious.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu report record increase in daily cases

Maharashtra reported the highest single-day jump of 10,576 COVID-19, which pushed its overall tally to 3,37,607, the state health
department said. The state's toll due to the virus went up by 280 and reached 12,556, it said. A total of 5,552 patients were discharged from
hospitals during the day, taking the number of recoveries in the state to 1,87,769, the department said in its statement.

Tamil Nadu  reported an all-time single-day high of 5,849 fresh infections, taking the case count to 1,86,492, while the toll rose to 3,144 with 74 more succumbing to the disease. The daily bulletin stated that of the total fatalities, 444  were notified on Wednesday after a report was submitted by the death reconciliation committee constituted by the state government

On a positive note, recoveries also rose to 1,31,583 with 4,910 people getting cured, the state health department said.

The COVID-19 toll in West Bengal mounted to 1,221 after the highest single-day spike of 39 fatalities, the health department said. The state also witnessed a record 2,291 fresh infections, pushing the tally to 49,321, it said in a bulletin. The number of active cases in the state stands at 18,450.

Karnataka also reported the biggest single-day spike of 4,764 new COVID-19 cases and 55 fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 75,833 and the toll 1,519, the state's health department said. The day also saw a record 1,780 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of the 4,764 fresh cases, a whopping 2,050 were reported from Bengaluru urban alone.

India reports 37,724 new cases, 648 fatalities since Tuesday

In its morning update, the Union health ministry said that the country registered 37,724 COVID-19 cases since 8 am on Tuesday, pushing the overall case count to 11,92,915 while the toll rose to 28,732 with 648 fatalities. A record 28,472 patients recuperated from the disease in 24 hours, taking the recovery rate rose to 63.13 percent, the ministry said.

According to the ministry data updated at 8 am, recoveries have surged to 7,53,049 exceeding active cases of coronavirus infection by 3,41,916.

"While the national recovery rate has improved, 19 states and Union Territories are posting a recovery rate higher than the national average," the ministry said.

The case fatality rate has dropped to 2.41 percent from Tuesday's 2.43 percent. It was 3.36 percent on 17 June, the ministry said in a statement.

Fresh sero-survey in Delhi in August

In Delhi,  Health Minister Satyendar Jain said a  fresh sero-survey will be conducted from 1-5 August and such exercises will be conducted every month to formulate better policies to tackle COVID-19.

The decision comes after the city government analysed the results of the latest sero-survey which showed that nearly 23 percent of the people in the National Capital had been exposed to the novel coronavirus.

The national capital recorded 1,227 fresh coronavirus cases, a bulletin issued by the Health Department said, taking the tally  to over 1.26 lakh. Twenty-nine fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 3,719, the bulletin said. The number of active cases was 14,954, down from 1 5,288 on Tuesday.

On the sero-survey, the minister said a strategy is being made for the next survey, and more samples will be taken than in the previous exercise.

"The results of the sero-survey conducted from 27 June to 10 July came out on Tuesday, and it shows that nearly one-fourth of people had developed antibodies, meaning they had got infected and recovered. Most of these people who were sampled did not know that they were infected earlier," Jain told reporters.

Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Sujeet Kumar Singh ahd said on Tuesday said that what the sero survey also shows is that the remaining 77 percent are still vulnerable to the viral disease and containment measures need to continue with the same rigour.

A sero-survey involves testing of blood serum of individuals to check for the prevalence of antibodies against infection.

With inputs from PTI



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