Coronavirus Updates: After Bengal, MP announces two-day lockdown every week in districts with high caseload

Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Updates

Human trials of Covaxin begin in Goa

Human trials of #Covaxin, an indigenously developed vaccine for #COVID19 has begun at Redkar Hospital in Goa. This is a testimony of India's immense potential in healthcare innovation. My best wishes to the entire team working on #Covaxin. #IndiaFightsCOVID19

— Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

Serum to apply for local trials on Oxford’s vaccine in a week: CEO

With the trials of  COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showing encouraging results, Serum Institute of India (SII) on Monday said it will apply for licence from the Indian regulator to start clinical trials of the shot in a week’s time. SII, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, has been chosen by Oxford and its partner AstraZeneca to manufacture the vaccine once it gets ready.

“The trials have shown promising results and we are extremely happy about it. We will be applying for the licensure trials to the Indian regulator in a week’s time. As soon as they grant us permission, we will begin with the trials for the vaccine in India. In addition, we will soon start manufacturing the vaccine in large volumes,” SII Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Updates

Cases can further rise in Bihar in days to come: Central team

A visiting three-member Central team on COVID-19 Monday expressed apprehension that Bihar could see a further rise in coronavirus cases in days to come, and recommended ramping up of the state’s medicare facilities.Winding up its two-day visit to the state during which the health ministry team inspected some containment zones and dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Patna and Gaya, the team assured all assistance to the state in fighting the virus, spreading fast in Bihar. As per the latest official count, Bihar has a total of 27,455 confirmed coronavirus cases while the death toll stands at 187. A total of 17,535 patients have recovered.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in UK Latest Updates

Step in the right direction, says Boris Johnson on Oxford University vaccine trial result

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose government helped fund the Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine research, termed the results from the early human trials of the vaccine as “very positive news” but struck a note of caution by saying that there are no guarantees yet and further trials need to be carried out.

This is very positive news. A huge well done to our brilliant, world-leading scientists & researchers at @UniofOxford.
There are no guarantees, we’re not there yet & further trials will be necessary - but this is an important step in the right direction.https://t.co/PRUTu8rlPF

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

MP CM announces two-day lockdown every week in districts with high caseload

There will be lockdown for two days consecutive days every week, including Sundays, in districts with high incidence of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday. The government has also decided to enforce the night curfew in every district from 8 pm to 5 am in view of rising cases.“All activities, except essential services, will be restricted during this period,” Chouhan said in a review meeting. The two-day lockdown will include Sundays, but another day, either Saturday or Monday, will be decided by the district crisis management group, he said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

West Bengal reports record spike of 2,282 new cases

West Bengal recorded a new high of 2,282 COVID-19 cases, pushing the total in the state to 44,769, the health department said on Monday. At least 35 people succumbed to the infection, raising the death toll to 1,147, it said. The number of active cases climbed to 17,204.

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Human trials of COVAXIN likely to begin in Bhubaneshwar from Wednesday: Report

Human clinical trials of the country’s indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine is set to begin this week at a Bhubaneswar-based institute— one of the 12 centres selected by the ICMR for conducting phase one and two of the process, a senior official told PTI.The human trials of BBV152 COVID Vaccine or Covaxin will begin on Wednesday in a special laboratory set up at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM (IMS & SUM) Hospital, in accordance with the protocols laid down by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), said the official, “All necessary arrangements have been made for conducting the human trials. We expect to start from Wednesday,” Dr E Venkat Rao, the principal investigator of the trial process and professor of community medicine at the hospital, told PTI.

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates

Must continue to accelerate vaccine research, says WHO chief

World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in a daily briefing said that the research for a COVID-19 vaccine need to be sped up, even while working with existing tools to prevent the further spread of the disease.

"With strong leadership, community engagement and a comprehensive strategy to suppress transmission and save lives, #COVID19 can be stopped.

We do not have to wait for a vaccine. We have to save lives now"-@DrTedros

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

Centre asks states to ramp up testing

Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan & ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava have written to all States to ramp up testing capacity. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/OzUdbqfUJo

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharahstra Latest Updates

Mumbai’s case count up by 1,043 to 1,02,267

Mumbai’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,02,267 on Monday with addition of 1,043 new cases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The death toll has mounted by 41 to 5,752, it said, adding that 36 of them were suffering from co-morbidities. With 965 more patients being discharged from hospitals during the day, the number of recoverved cases in Mumbai has increased to 72,650, the BMC said. The city now has 23,865 active cases, the BMC said, adding that 841 new suspected patients were admitted in hospitals in the day.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharahstra Latest Updates

Maharashtra records 8,240 new cases, 176 deaths

Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally rose to 3,18,695 on Monday with the addition of 8,240 new cases, while the toll crossed the 12,000-mark, the state health

department said. With 176 new deaths in a day, the state’s fatality count increased to 12,030, the department said. A total of 5,460 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered persons to 1,75,029, the department said in a statement. There are 1,31,334 active cases in the state at present, it added.

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates

ICC announces new calendar for next three years

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held October –Nov 2021 with the final on 14 Nov 2021.ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be held Oct –Nov 2022 with the final on 13 Nov 2022. ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India Oct-Nov 2023 with the final on 26 Nov: ICC

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates

T20 World Cup in Australia postponed

The International Cricket Council has postponed this year’s T20 World Cup which was scheduled to be held in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

📂 Documents
└📁 T20 World Cup
└📁 Hope it doesn't come to this...

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The #T20WorldCup scheduled to take place in Australia this year has been officially postponed. pic.twitter.com/PZnzVOmW8T

— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Updates

CanSino COVID-19 vaccine shows immune response in human trial: Report

A COVID-19 vaccine developed by CanSino Biologics Inc (6185.HK) and China’s military research unit has shown to be safe and induced immune response in most of the recipients, researchers said on Monday.While CanSino’s vaccine has yet to start late-stage large-scale clinical trials to assess how well it works to prevent people from becoming infected, it has received the greenlight to be used in China’s military.The results from the mid-stage study, published in the medical journal Lancet, supports the testing of the vaccine candidate in a large trial, the study authors said.

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Oxford University’s vaccine trials shows protective immune response in participants: Report

An experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in people, news agency AP quotes scientists at Oxford University as claiming. According to the BBC, the injection was trialed on 1,077 and showed the shot led to them making antibodies and white blood cells that can fight coronavirus. In research published Monday in the journal Lancet, scientists said that they found their experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a dual immune response in people aged 18 to 55 that lasted at least two months after they were immunized. The experimental COVID-19 vaccine caused minor side effects like fever, chills and muscle pain more often than in those who got a control meningitis vaccine. Larger trials to evaluate the vaccine’s effectiveness are underway, said the scientists.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates

Andhra Pradesh records 4,074 cases, 54 deaths in 24 hrs

In the last 24 hours, 4,074 fresh infection and 54 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the state’s tally to 53,724 and toll to 696, reports ANI quoting the state’s COVID-19 Nodal Officer  Over 24,000 persons have been discharged till date and the state now has 28,800 active cases.

In the last 24 hours, 4074 new #COVID19 positive cases and 54 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of cases rise to 53724 including 28800 active cases, 24228 discharged cases and 696 deaths: State COVID-19 Nodal Officer pic.twitter.com/G5y81hRkdp

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates

Odisha reports 673 new cases, six fatalities

The COVID-19 tally in Odisha climbed to 18,110 with 673 more people testing positive for coronavirus, while six fresh fatalities pushed the state’s toll to 97, a Health Department official said on Monday. Of the six new fatalities, five were reported from Ganjam, the worst-hit district by the COVID-19 pandemic, and one from Gajapati, the official said.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Sikkim Latest Updates

Seven-day total lockdown in Sikkim from tommorow

The Sikkim government on Monday decided to impose a complete lockdown in the state from 21 July to 27 July in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, reports new agency PTI., There shall be complete lockdown in Sikkim from 6 am on 21 July to 6 am on 27 July, said a notification issued by Chief Secretary SC Gupta said.

Government offices, shops, commercial establishments, institutions, markets and factories will remain closed except where a specific exemption is granted, the notification said. It also said that all activities, congregations, movement of people and goods, passenger vehicles will remain prohibited or restricted except for exemptions granted by authorities. Educational, training and coaching institutions will remain closed till 31 August, it said.

#Sikkim to go for complete lock-down from 21st to 27th July. @narendramodi @PMOIndia @PIBHomeAffairs @AmitShah @MoHFW_INDIA @drharshvardhan @DrJitendraSingh @ndtv @PIB_India @PIB_Guwahati @airnewsalerts @DDNewslive @DDNational @MIB_India @ZeeNews @ABPNews @TimesNow @republic pic.twitter.com/2bUNX3X9BI

— sikkimgovtipr (@sikkimgovt) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

IndiGo to lay off 10% of workforce

IndiGo has decided to lay off 10 percent of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Monday. “From where things stand currently, it is impossible for our company to fly through this economic storm without making some sacrifices, in order to sustain our business operations,” Dutta said in a statement.  “Therefore, after carefully assessing and reviewing all possible scenarios, it is clear that we will need to bid a painful adieu to 10 per cent of our workforce. It is for the first time in the history of IndiGo that we have undertaken such a painful measure,” he added.  As on 31 March, 2019, the airline had 23,531 employees on its payroll.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Dharavi’s case count up by 12 to 2,492

With 12 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection, the tally of cases in Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai has reached 2,492, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Dharavi now has 147 active cases. The BMC said 2,095 of 2,492 patients have already been discharged from hospitals. The civic body has stopped sharing the latest death toll, if any, from Dharavi.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Updates

Assam MLA Atul Bora tests positive

The BJP MLA from Assam’s Dispur constituency has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to a hospital here for treatment, officials said on Monday.The MLA, Atul Bora, is the fifth from the ruling party to have tested positive for the contagious disease. Bora tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday night and was admitted to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Monday morning for treatment, a senior official of Kamrup Metropolitan district told news agency PTI.

On Sunday, BJP’s Sonari MLA Nabanita Handique had tested positive for COVID-19. Previously, BJP MLAs Krishnendu Paul (Patharkandi), Naryan Deka (Barkhetry) and Bolin Chetia (Sadiya) had tested positive for COVID-19. Paul and Deka have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

Delhi reports 954 new cases, 35 deaths

954 new coronavirus positive cases, 1,784 recoveries and 35 deaths were reported in Delhi on Monday The total number of cases has risen  to 1,23,747 including 1,04,918 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,663 deaths, reports ANI, quoting a state governemnt bulletin.

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Updates

West Bengal announces two days total lockdown every week

The West Bengal government has announced a total lockdown across the state for two days every week amid a spike in COVID-19 cases According to reports, the lockdown will be implemented on Thursday and Saturday this week. Community transmission has been recorded in a few areas of the state, news agency PTI quotes Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay as saying.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates

Not much evidence to support claim of community transmission, says AIIMS director

AIIMS director Randeep Guleria on Monday refuted the possibility of community transmission at the national level as there is “not much evidence”. He said that there are however  certain hotspots where cases are rapidly increasing and it is very likely that local community transmission is taking place in those areas. His statement comes a day after a senior doctor at Delhi’s Gangaram hospital said that he “100 percent” agreed with the Indian Medical Association’s stance that community transmission of the coronavirus infection was taking place in the country. According to reports, the IMA on Saturday had said that the COVID-19 situation in India was “really bad” and the fact that the infection was now spreading to rural areas pointed to community transmission. The Centre has repeatedly denied the community transmission of the disease.

There is not much evidence that there is community transmission happening at national level. But there are hotspots, even in cities where there is spike of cases & it very likely that local community transmission in those areas is happening: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria pic.twitter.com/nC5QH3W6P7

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates

Allow home quarantine only if coronavirus protocols followed: UP CM to officials

Stressing that a large number of asymptomatic coronavirus patients are still hiding their infection, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday asked officials to allow home quarantine only if all protocols related to the disease are followed.At a meeting with senior officials, the chief minister directed that home quarantine permission should be given only on compliance of the already set protocol for it, an official release said. This decision comes in stark contracts to the CM’s earlier stand where he had insisted that all patients must be kept in insitutional quarantine as family members at home remain at risk of contracting the infection if discipline is not followed.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates

Indore’s case count surges to 6,155

Indore has seen COVID-19 case jumps of over 100 for the past five days, taking the count in Madhya Pradesh’s worst-hit district to 6,155, an official said on Monday. Between July 15 and 19, the number of cases detected per day was 136, 129, 145, 129 and 120 respectively, he said, adding that the infection count was once again on the rise. So far, 295 people have died and 4,292 have been discharged following recovery. The health department is expecting that the caseload will peak by July-end or the beginning of August.

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Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala Latest Updates

Kerala augments health care facilities to treat COVID-19 patients

Kerala has made arrangements to treat around 50,000 COVID-19 patients at a time, doubling the first line treatment centres (FLTC) to 56 as it battles the third wave of the infections that has pushed the active cases to over 7,000 in the last over two months, reports news agency PTI. State Health Minister KK Shailaja said experts have forecast a surge in the number of cases next month and listed the measures taken by the state government. “We already have two COVID hospitals in each district. Then as the numbers increased, we opened one FLTC for each COVID hospital. Thus we already have 28 FLTCs. Now we have given direction to increase the number to 56. That is one COVID hospital will have two FLTCs,” Shailaja told PTI adding that the government had already given directions to open in each of the 941 panchayats at least one FLTC where to attend to asymptomatic and less complicated cases.. Some FLTCs have up to 500 beds and at least 2,000 people can be accommodated in each of the 14 districts.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates

No decision yet on reopening schools in Karnataka, says education minister

The Karnataka government has refuted claims that schools are reopening on 1 September. It has clarified that what was said during the HRD ministry meeting on 15 July was an opinion and not the final decision.

Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Sunday said that schools would be reopened only after making the atmosphere safe for students, reported The New Indian Express. 

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Updates

Pune registers over 50,000 coronavirus cases, 1,343 deaths

As many as 473 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra’s Pune district on Monday, taking the overall count over 50,000, ANI reported quoting an official.

The district now has total 51,885 COVID-19 cases, while the toll due to the disease has reached 1,343, the official said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates

There is COVID-19 community spread: Delhi health minister

Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Monday confirmed that there is COVID-19 community spread. “There is spread in community, now it’s very technical to say either it’s local or community spread. Source of many (COVID-19 positive patients) remains unknown after test. Let’s leave the technical battle on Center to decide over community spread,” said Jain.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates

18 inmates test COVID-19 positive in Cuddalore Central jail 

As many as 18 inmates, including three life convicts, who were transferred from various sub-jails in Villupuram and Cuddalore districts to the Cuddalore Central Prison, have tested positive for COVID-19, reported The Hindu.

The inmates have been accommodated in a hostel facility in Devanampattinam.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates

135 more contract COVID-19 in Coimbatore

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Coimbatore district increased to 1,193 with 135 more people testing positive on Sunday. While 297 people were discharged after treatment, 172 continue to undergo treatment.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Nagaland Latest Updates

Nagaland reports 33 new COVID-19 infections

Thirty-three more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Nagaland. Of the total fresh COVID-19 infections, 16 were reported in Dimapur, 12 in Mon and five in Kohima, said the Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh Latest Updates

Week-long lockdown in Raipur, Birgaon municipal limits from 22 July

A seven-day lockdown will be enforced in municipal limits of Raipur and Birgaon beginning 22 July in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, an official said on Sunday.

The lockdown will stay effective till 28 July in both the areas, according to the order issued by the Raipur District Administration. Essential services, however, will be exempted during this phase.

Chhattisgarh has so far recorded 5,407 COVID-19 cases.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Updates

Odisha registers over 18,000 COVID-19 cases

With 673 new coronavirus cases being reported in Odisha, the overall count climbed to 18,110 on Monday, said the state health department. Six more patients succumbed to the viral infection.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Arunachal Pradesh Latest Updates

90 fresh coronavirus cases in Arunachal Pradesh for first time

For the first time, Arunchal Pradesh reported 90 COVID-19 infections in single day, taking the overall count to 740, a senior Health Department official said.

Capital Complex reported the maximum number of the new cases at 56, followed by 14 in Papum Pare district.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar Latest Update

Tejashwi Yadav alleges state govt fudging COVID-19 data

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took a swipe at the Bihar government over irregular data on coronavirus cases in the state. Demanding a “clear picture” from the Centre and the state government, Yadav alleged that there was inconsistency on the number of cases being reported. 

“Different COVID-19 numbers are being given for Bihar by Centre and state. People are receiving test report even when they have not given any sample for test. Medical staff at COVID centres do not have PPE kits. We demand that state govt must give a clear picture, “said Yadav. 

Different #COVID19 numbers are being given for Bihar by Centre&state. Ppl are receiving test report even when they have not given any sample for test. Medical staff at COVID centres do not have PPE kits. We demand that state govt must give a clear picture: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD https://t.co/HGO9jCLrzt

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Update

Odisha reports 673 new cases, 6 deaths today

Odisha reports 673 new COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths, taking the total number of positive cases to 18,110 including 5,533 active cases, 12,452 recoveries and 97 deaths.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan Latest Update

Rajasthan reports 401 new cases, takes total to 29,835

Rajasthan records 401 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the state’s total to 29,835. With four more deaths, the toll stands at 563.

401 #COVID19 positive cases, 4 deaths, 136 recovered and 136 discharged in Rajasthan till 10:30 am today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 29,835 including 563 deaths, 21,866 recovered and 21,094 discharged: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/gkYolMYi3S

— ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update

Health minister Satyendar Jain to resume work after recovering from COVID-19

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who has recovered from COVID-19, will resume work from Monday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. Jain will be resuming work after a month.

The minister had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on 17 June. In his absence, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was looking after the health and home departments, and PWD headed by Jain.

Our Health Minister Satinder Jain has recovered. He will join work from today.

He was always on the field visiting hospitals and meeting health workers and patients. He contracted corona. After one month, he joins back today.

Welcome back Satinder and best wishes!

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 62.6%

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 62.6 percent. As many as 7,00,086 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far and the reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 3,90,459, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Former head priest of TTD succumbs to COVID-19

The former head priest of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that manages the famous Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala, died due to coronavirus at a COVID care facility in Tirupati on Monday, a hospital official said.

Srinivasamurthy Dikshitulu, the former Pradhana Archaka of TTD, succumbed to the virus in the wee hours today, the official told PTI. He was 73. He had served the TTD for more than three decades.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Centre seeks feedback from states and UTs on reopening of schools

The Union education ministry has asked states and union territories for parent’s feedback on a likely period when they will be comfortable with reopening of schools, reports NDTV.

A circular sent by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), has also asked for parent’s expectations from schools as and when they reopen.  The education secretaries of all states and union territories have been asked to revert with the feedback by 20 July (today).

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Over 2.5 lakh samples tested yesterday, says ICMR

India tested 2,56,039 samples on Sunday, says the Indian Council of Medical Research. 1,40,47,908 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 19 July, the ICMR adds

COVID-19 Testing Update . For more details visit: https://t.co/dI1pqvXAsZ #ICMRFIGHTSCOVID19 #IndiaFightsCOVID19 #CoronaUpdatesInIndia #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/3nTQfdOj4J

— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

Jack Nicklaus says he tested positive for COVID-19

American professional golfer Jack Nicklaus has revealed during the CBS telecast of the Memorial that he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus at the onset of the pandemic. Nicklaus and his wife, Barbara, turned 80 a month apart at the start of the year.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit

With 3,10,455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,70,693) and Delhi (1,22,793).

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

India’s COVID-19 caseload crosses 11-lakh mark

India’s COVID19 case total crosses 11 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 40,425 new cases and 681 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total cases stand at 11,18,043 including 3,90,459 active cases, 7,00,087 cured/discharged/migrated & 27,497 deaths, said health ministry.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Maharashtra Cabinet minister Aslam Shaikh tests positive

This is to inform that I’ve tested positive for #COVID19. I’m currently asymtomatic and isolating myself.

I request all those who have come in close contact with me to get themselves tested.

I will continue to work from home to serve the people of my state. 🙏🏻

— Aslam Shaikh, INC 🇮🇳 (@AslamShaikh_MLA) July 20, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

FDA approves Quest COVID-19 test for ‘pooled’ sample use

The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process.

The FDA said that it reissued an emergency use authorization to Quest Diagnostics to use its COVID-19 test with pooled samples. It is the first test to be authorized to be used in this way.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Almost all civic bodies extend lockdown in select areas: MMR

The ongoing lockdown in Thane district of Maharashtra, which was supposed to end on 19 July midnight, has been extended till 31 July in select areas in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases, reports PTI.

The extended lockdown is applicable for municipal corporations of Mira Bhayandar, Kalyan-Dombivali and Bhiwandi-Nizampur, which all fall under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), where cases are on the rise.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update

Assam registers over 1,000 new cases, 4 deaths in a day

Assam reports 1,018 fresh cases and four deaths. With this, the state’s tally is now 23,999 and the toll is 57, says Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma.

📌Alert ~ 1018 new #COVID19 ve+ patients reported in Assam today, with 577 cases from Guwahati City alone.

Important to follow containment measures.

↗️Total cases 23999
↗️Recovered 16023
↗️Active cases 7916
↗️Deaths 57

11:55 PM/July 19/Day's total 1018#AssamCovidCount pic.twitter.com/XaqhzxEhAF

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 19, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update

Pune city’s case count breaches 37,000-mark

With the single-day spike of 1,508 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the overall count of Pune city in Maharashtra went past the 37,000-mark, reports PTI. The number of positive cases now stand at 37,386, he said.

The city’s death toll reached 976 with 41 more people succumbing to the infection in the last 24 hours, the official said. A total of 730 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, he added.

Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

As Trump turns blind eye to crisis, Republicans start to contradict him

President Donald Trump’s failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak and his refusal to promote clear public-health guidelines have left many senior Republicans despairing that he will ever play a constructive role in addressing the crisis, with some concluding they must work around Trump and ignore or even contradict his pronouncements, reports The New York Times.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

Human clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine to begin from today 

The AIIMS Ethics Committee HAD gave its nod for a human clinical trial of the indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covaxin following which the premier hospital is likely to begin the exercise by enrolling healthy volunteers from Monday.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update

COVID-19 spread may spike in monsoon with fall in mercury: IIT-AIIMS study

A study conducted jointly by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar and the AIIMS here has shown that the spread of COVID-19 may pick up pace during peak monsoon and winter with a fall in the mercury.

The rainfall, decrease in temperatures and cooling of the atmosphere coupled with progression towards winter may environmentally favour the spread of COVID-19 in the country, according to the study led by V Vinoj, Assistant Professor of the School of Earth, Ocean and Climatic Sciences at IIT-Bhubaneswar.

Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update

US COVID-19 deaths surpass 1,40,000 as outbreak worsens

US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally.

America is losing about 5,000 people to the virus every week. By contrast, neighboring Canada has reported total deaths of 8,800 since the pandemic started.

In just one week, the United States records about as many deaths as the 5,600 lives Sweden has lost since the pandemic began earlier this year.

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Global COVID-19 cases now at 1.43 crore

The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 1.43 crore, according to the Reuters tracker. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 6.01 lakh.

With over 37.2 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.