Coronavirus Updates: Rajasthan's cases climb to 37,564; Andamans report first COVID-19 death

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi permits street vendors, hawkers outside containment zones

The Delhi government has allowed street vendors and hawkers to function from 10 am to 8 pm daily, initially for a period of one week in the National Capital, except in containment zones, reports news agency ANI. However, weekly bazaars are not allowed till further orders, stated the order signed by Chief Secretary Vijay Dev.

Street vendors & hawkers are allowed to function from 10 am to 8 pm daily, initially for a period of one week in Delhi except in containment zones. However, weekly bazaars are not allowed till further orders: Delhi Government pic.twitter.com/r9Wv4Non00

— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar LATEST Updates

Bihar  transfers out top health official

The Bihar government on Monday removed Health Department’s Principal Secretary Uday Singh Kumawat and replaced him with IAS officer Pratayaya Amrit, the third to occupy the position since COVID-19 ripped through the state, reports PTI.The top-level reshuffle comes days after the Indian Medical Association’s Bihar chapter wrote to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanding Kumawat’s removal due to his “indifferent behaviour” towards doctors. Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey had reportedly complained to the chief minister that Kumawat was not listening to him.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Andaman and Nicobar LATEST Updates

Andamans report first COVID-19 fatality

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported its first COVID-19 death as a 49-year-old patient lost his life on Monday, officials said. The Union Territory also detected 34 new cases of COVID-19, taking the tally to 324, they said. The man, a government employee, died around 6 am while undergoing treatment at the GB Pant Hospital, officials said. He had comorbid conditions, they said.

PTI

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajasthan registers 1,134 new infections

Rajasthan reports 1,134 fresh  cases and nine fatalities, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 37,564  and toll to 633, reports ANI quoting the state health department. The state now has 10,097 active cases as 25,663 patients have been discharged so far.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra  LATEST Updates

Mumbai records 1,033 new cases, 39 deaths

1,033  new COVID-19 cases and 39 deaths were reported in Mumbai on Monday while a total of 1,706 patients were discharged after recovery. The total cases in the metropolis have risen to 1,10,129 including 81,944 recoveries 6,129 deaths, reports ANI quoting the Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai.

1,033 #COVID19 cases and 39 deaths reported in Mumbai today; 1,706 patients recovered and discharged. Total positive cases rise to 1,10,129 including 81,944 patients recovered and discharged & 6129 deaths: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai pic.twitter.com/ZU0q3jWzqt

— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Nagaland LATEST Updates

Nagaland extends lockdown to Mon district

Total lockdown has been extended to Nagaland’s Mon district, reports news agency PTI quoting an official bulletin. The lockdown in Mon district in interior Nagaland will continue till 2 August, it said. The lockdown protocol will be followed and all shops, business establishments, offices, schools will be closed

except pharmacies and there will be total ban on movement of people barring medical emergencies, it said. However, trucks from Assam carrying essential

commodities were permitted entry into the district only for Monday so that the general people can get them during the lockdown, officials said.

Mon currently has 132 cases out of the total 1384 confirmed cases in Nagaland. It also has 124 active cases, the third-highest number in the state, it said.

State capital Kohima and commercial capital Dimapur are the other two places where total lockdown has been clamped.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi HC pulls up AAP govt over use of rapid antigen tests

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the AAP government why it was going with Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT), which has a high rate of false negative results, as the primary test of COVID-19 infection, reports PTI The court also instructed the Delhi government to “strictly” follow the guidelines on COVID-19 testing as issued by ICMR and not according to its own interpretation.

The high court  noted that the sero-survey of the National Capital carried out by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that more than 22.86 percent of the population had gone through the llness without even realizing they were infected as they probably were asymptomatic.in such a scenario how can the Delhi government go with RAT as its front line test, when its rate of false negatives was very high, with RT/PCR being recommended for only those who were symptomatic, the court asked.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Gujarat records 22 deaths, 1,052 new cases

Gujarat registered 22 deaths and 1,052 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, reports ANI quoting the state health department. Gujarat’s case count mounted to 56,874 including 13,146 active cases 41,380 cured/discharged and 2,348 deaths.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra reports 7,924 new cases, 227 deaths

Maharashtra’s COVID-19 toll rose to 13,883 with 227 deaths while the case count increased to 3,83,723 with the addition of 7,924 fresh COVID19 cases. As many as 8,706 patients were discharged after recovery, taking the number of recoveries to 2,21,944 and active cases to 1,47,592 active cases, said  a state health department bulletin.

8706 patients discharged today; 2,21,944 COVID-19 patients discharged after full recovery until today; Recovery rate in the state is 57.84%: Maharashtra Health Department https://t.co/UW022hm1uo

— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra reports 7,924 new cases, 227 deaths

Maharashtra’s COVID-19 toll rose to 13,883 with 227 deaths while the case count increased to 3,83,723 with the addition of 7,924 fresh COVID19 cases. As many as 8,706 patients were discharged after recovery, taking the number of recoveries to 2,21,944 and active cases to 1,47,592 active cases, said  a state health department bulletin.

8706 patients discharged today; 2,21,944 COVID-19 patients discharged after full recovery until today; Recovery rate in the state is 57.84%: Maharashtra Health Department https://t.co/UW022hm1uo

— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

IndiGo announces ‘deeper’ pay cuts for senior employees

IndiGo on Monday said it is implementing “deeper” pay cuts of up to 35 percent for its senior employees in order to reduce its cash outflow amid the coronavirus pandemic. From May onwards, IndiGo had implemented pay cuts of up to 25 percent for its senior employees.

The “deeper” pay cuts came after the airline’s announcement on 20 July that it would lay off 10 percent of its workforce due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. In an e-mail on Monday, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta told employees, “I will increase my personal pay cut percentage to 35 percent. I am asking all senior vice presidents and above to take a 30 percent pay cut, all pilots will see their pay cut percentages increased to 28 percent, all vice presidents will take a 25 percent pay cut and associate vice presidents will take a 15 percent pay cut.” These increased pay cuts will come into effect from 1 September, he added.

PTI

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

Toll in Tamil Nadu mounts to 3,571

Tamil Nadu reported 6,993 fresh COVID cases, the highest single day spike, taking the state’s total to 2,20,716 while 77 deaths propelled the toll to 3,571, reports PTI quoting the state health department.  Of the new infections, Chennai and its nearby three districts of Chengelpet, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur accounted for 2,422 cases and the remainder was spread across other districts, a health department bulletin said.  Of the total deaths, Chennai accounts for 
2,032, it said.

As many as 63,250 samples were tested, taking the total specimens screened to 24,14,713 so far.

Coronavirus Outbreak in US LATEST Updates

Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien tests positive

US President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus — making him the highest-ranking official to test positive so far, reports The Associated Press quoting two unnamed sources. The  AP report said that the White House confirmed that O’Brien has mild symptoms and “has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site,” adding that: “There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President" and that the “work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted.”The news was first reported by Bloomberg News, which said O’Brien came down with the virus after a family event.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka LATEST Updates

Karnataka records 5,324 new cases, 75 deaths

Karnataka reports 5,324 fresh infections and 75 deaths, taking the total number of cases in the state stands 1,01,465 including. 75 more persons succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 1,953, said a state health department bulletin, adding that eight patients have so far died due to non-COVID causes. Currently, there are 61,819 active cases in the state, it said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi reports 613 new cases, 26 deaths

There were 613 more novel coronavirus cases in Delhi, taking the case count to 1,31,219 on Monday, while the toll rose to 3,853 with 26 deaths, reports PTI quoting the health department. There are 10,994 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) — down from 11,904 the previous day — and 1,16,372 patients have recovered so far, the Health Department said. As many as 11,506 COVID-19 tests, including 7,685 rapid antigen tests, were conducted in the last 24 hours. The number of tests done till date rose to 9,58,283 and the tests per million was 50,435, it said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha LATEST Updates

Human clinical trial of Covaxin begins at Odisha institute

The human clinical trial of indigenously developed Covaxin, a possible vaccine against the novel coronavirus, began at an institute in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, a senior official told news agency PTI.The much-awaited trial of BBV152 COVID-19 vaccine or Covaxin commenced at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, one of the 12 centres selected by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting phase one and two of the process.

Covaxin, which is being developed by Bharat Biotech, was administered to several selected persons who had volunteered to be part of the crucial trial, Dr E Venkat Rao, principal investigator of the trial process, told PTI. The volunteers had undergone a rigorous screening procedure, he said, adding they were administered the vaccine strictly in accordance with the protocols laid down by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).

Coronavirus Outbreak in Chhattisgarh LATEST Updates

Chhattisgarh extends lockdown in COVID-19 hotspots till 6 August

Lockdown in Chhattisgarh’s COVID-19 hotspots has been extended till 6 August to stem the spread of the viral infection, said the Chief Minister’s Office.  “Taking into account the situation in high case load areas in each district, collectors will take a decision regarding the lockdown at the local level,” it said. The decision to extend the lockdown was taken during a meeting of the state Cabinet, ANI quotes state minister Ravindra Choubey as saying.

छत्तीसगढ़ में कोरोना संक्रमण की रोकथाम और बचाव के लिए हॉटस्पॉट क्षेत्रों में लॉकडाउन की अवधि को अब 6 अगस्त तक के लिए बढ़ाने का निर्णय लिया गया है।

जिलों में कोरोना संक्रमण वाले इलाकों की स्थिति को ध्यान में रखते हुए कलेक्टर स्थानीय स्तर पर लॉकडाउन के संबंध में निर्णय लेंगे। pic.twitter.com/6hEICHvDLS

— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Modi reiterates importance of social distancing

“Our scientists are working fast  producing a vaccine. But till there is no effective medicine or vaccine against the virus, maintaining a distance of two metres and regularly sanitising hands are our only options”, Times of India quotes Modi as saying. The prime minister was speaking at the virtual launch of three “high throughput” COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai, and Kolkata, which are aimed at ramping up testing capacity and strengthening early detection and treatment of COVID-19 in the country

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India second largest PPE manufacturer, says Modi

At one point, India didn’t manufacture any PPE kits but now the country is the second-largest manufacturer of PPE kits in the world, said Modi. We are also producing more than three lakh N95 masks everyday, he said adding that the capacity for producing ventilators and oxygen cylinders has also been boosted. Not only is this saving lives, but the country is also exporting items it once exported, he said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Hi-tech testing facilities will boost fight against COVID-19 in three states, says Modi

The hi-tech testing facilities will boost the fight against COVID-19 in Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, said the Prime MInister. Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai are also centres of economic activity and these centres will add a testing capacity of 10,000 tests. These hi-tech labs will not be limited for coronavirus testing but will also be used for HIV, Hepatitis B and other diseases, in the future.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Narendra Modi launches throughput COVID-19 testing centres

Speaking at the virtual launch of three high throughput testing facilities, Prime MInister Narendra Modi said that there are more than 11,000 COVID-19 facilities and over 11 lakh isolation beds in the country. “We also have nearly 1,300 testing labs in the country and more than five lakh tests are being conducted daily,” ANI quotes him as saying.

Coronavirus Outbreak in US LATEST Updates

Largest vaccine study begins in US, 30,000 volunteers to get shots

The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the US government— one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc, will really protect against the virus. To obtain proof of the vaccines efficacy, volunteers will not be told if they’re getting the real shot or a dummy version. After two doses, scientists will closely track which group experiences more infections as they go about their daily routines, especially in areas where the virus still is spreading unchecked.

Several other vaccines made by China and by Britain’s Oxford University earlier this month began smaller final-stage tests in Brazil and other hard-hit countries. But the US requires its own tests of any vaccine that might be used in the country and will trial each vaccine in around 30,000 volunteers, also to check each vaccines potential safety. Following the same study rules will let scientists eventually compare all the shots.

The Associated Press

Coronavirus Outbreak in Bihar LATEST Updates

Lalu Prasad tests negative

Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad, currently undergoing treatment at a Ranchi hospital for multiple ailments, has tested negative for COVID-19 but three of his attendants have tested positive, Dr Umesh Prasad, who is attending to the ailing RJD supremo at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), told news agency PTI. His samples, along with those of his attendants, were sent for examination on Saturday as a precautionary measure. Of the three attendants who tested positive for the viral disease, two have gone for home isolation, and one has been placed under quarantine at the hospital, the doctor said. “We are observing the situation for now. If necessary, we will send the RJD leader’s samples for re-examination after 4-5 days,” he said.

The former Bihar chief minister, who is serving jail sentences in several cases of multi-crore fodder scam, has been undergoing treatment at the RIMS —  which is also one of the designated COVID-19 hospitals in the Jharkhand capital—for quite some time.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Recovery rate now 64%, says health ministry

India recorded more than 30,000 recoveries in a single day for the fourth successive day with 31,991 patients discharged in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said in a statement.The number of recovered patients now stands at 9,17,567 with the recovery rate at 64 percent, it said. As a result of low mortality and more people recovering, the recovered cases exceed the active cases (4,85,114) by 4,32,453 as on Monday, the ministry said. 

PTI

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India’s COVID-19 fatality rate dips to 2.8%, claims health ministry

India’s COVID-19 fatality rate has been progressively falling and currently stands at 2.28 percent which is among the lowest in the world, the government said on Monday, attributing the dip to factors like aggressive testing and an effective containment strategy. It also said that the recovery rate has been improving consistently and the total recoveries have now crossed the nine lakh-mark.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aaradhya test negative, discharged

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya have tested negative for the coronavirus and have been discharged from the hospital, tweeted Abhishek Bachchan. They were admitted at Mumbai’sNanavati Hospital on 17 July, days after  testing positive for coronavirus. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek have also tested positive and are undergoing treatment at the hopsital.

Thank you all for your continued prayers and good wishes. Indebted forever. 🙏🏽
Aishwarya and Aaradhya have thankfully tested negative and have been discharged from the hospital. They will now be at home. My father and I remain in hospital under the care of the medical staff.

— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) July 27, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

AAP govt has taken adequate measures to manage COVID-19 situation: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Monday said the AAP government has taken adequate steps like increasing the number of ambulances, augmenting the capacity of helplines, ramping up testing facilities and creating plasma banks to handle the COVID-19 cases in the national capital and disposed of a PIL iniitiated by it.

The bench directed the Delhi government to ensure that the official orders and directions issued by it and the court with regard to real time update of data of availability of beds and ventilators as also conducting tests be followed by the hospitals. It also directed that the ambulance services, for COVID and non-COVID patients, and the helplines should continue to operate and the nodal officers appointed by the Delhi government in its hospitals should keep in mind the difficulties of the people.

The court had initiated the PIL on the basis of a video clip of a man who had to run from pillar to post to get his mother hospitalised after she tested positive for coronavirus or COVID-19, and another similar petition filed by a private individual.

PTI

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Puducherry reports three more deaths, 46 new cases

Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry taking the toll to 43 while 86 fresh cases pushed the overall case count to 2,872, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said in a press statement.The number of active cases stood at 1,109 and those treated and discharged till now was 1,720, he added. Three persons — 72-year old woman and two men aged 65 and 47 — succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Monday, Kumar said. As many as 76 patients were discharged during the last 24 hours.

PTI

Coronavirus Outbreak in Rajasthan LATEST Updates

Rajasthan reports over 400 new cases today; total at 36,878

Rajasthan reported 448 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths on Monday. The total confirmed cases in the state stand at 36,878, including 10,124 active cases and 631 deaths.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha LATEST Updates

Odisha reports over 1,500 new cases today

Odisha registers 1,503 new cases, taking the total number to 26,892. The toll in the state stands at 147.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala LATEST Updates

Body of COVID-19 victim cremated after hours- long protest by local residents in Kerala

The body of a COVID-19 victim whose cremation was marred by protests on Sunday, was finally cremated here under tight police security late in the day, officials said on Monday.

The police also booked a municipal Councillor of the BJP and 30 persons for preventing the cremation of the 83-year old man at a public crematorium at Muttambalam, after locals raised fears of the spread of coronavirus.

Amid protests by local residents on Sunday evening, public representatives including Kottayam MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan had intervened and the cremation of the elderly person who died due to coronavirus infection was put on hold. However, the body was cremated at around 11.15 pm on Sunday as per the COVID-19 protocol, officials said on Monday.

Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal LATEST Updates

6 Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate personnel test COVID-19 positive

Six policemen of the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate in West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the count of its infected personnel to around 200 so far, reports PTI.

Five personnel posted at the Lake police station and one at the Bidhannagar East police station have tested positive for COVID-19, following which the buildings were sanitised, a senior officer of the commissionerate said. All those who had come in contact with these police personnel have been asked to go under home isolation, he added.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Himachal Pradesh LATEST Updates

Himachal Pradesh register over 2,000 confirmed cases

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh have risen to 2,187. This includes 955 active cases, 1,203 recoveries and 12 deaths.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Modi took bold decisions to help people, says JP Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi took bold decisions to help people amid the COVID-19 situation in the country.

Addressing Maharashtra BJP unit functionaries via video link, Nadda also said the Modi-led government has increased production of PPE kits and set up additional test facilities.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India’s fatality rate dips to 2.28%

COVID-19 recovered cases cross nine-lakh mark in the country, fatality rate dips to 2.28 percent, reports PTI.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

SC seeks UGC’s reply on final year exams

Supreme Court seeks reply from University Grants Commission (UGC) on a batch of pleas challenging its circular and seeking cancellation of final term examination in view of COVID-19. UGC to file reply by July 29. Matter to be heard on 31 July.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

SC reserves order on plea for transferring funds collected in PM CARES to NDRF

The Supreme Court reserved its order on Monday on a plea, which has said all the money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the COVID-19 pandemic should be transferred to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan that the PM CARES Fund is a “voluntary fund” while funds to the NDRF and SDRF are made available through budgetary allocations.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi reports 613 new cases, 26 deaths today

Delhi on Monday reported 613 new COVID19 cases and 26 deaths reported in the last 24 hours with 1497 people recovered/discharged/migrated. The total positive cases in Delhi have now risen to 1,31,219 including 1,16,372 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3853 deaths.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Telangana LATEST Updates

Telangana reports over 1,400 new cases, 8 deaths today

Telangana reports 1,473 new cases and 8 deaths on Monday, reports ANI. With this, the state’s total count rises to 55,532.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra minister tests positive for COVID-19

Maharashtra minister of state for environment, FDA Sanjay Bansode on Sunday said that he tested positive for coronavirus and is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Mumbai, reports Indian Express. 

According to reports , he is the sixth minister in chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s Maha Vikas Aghadi government to have tested positive for the infection. Earlier this year, ministers Jitendra Ahwad, Dhananjay Munde, Ashok Chavan, Aslam Shaikh and Abdul Sattar were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra LATEST Updates

Maharashtra police reports over 100 new cases among its personnel

Over 100 new cases and one death reported in Maharashtra Police Force in last 24 hours, according to ANI. With this, the total cases in the force rises to 8,584.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Uttar Pradesh LATEST Updates

Lockdown in Ballia district extended till Friday

The lockdown in Ballia and Rasra cities of Uttar Pradesh has been extended till 31 July due to the rising novel coronavirus cases, an official said on Monday. The lockdown in city and its adjoining areas in Ballia district was initially imposed on 2 July, but was extended later. It was first announced in Rasra on 18 July.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Delhi govt has arranged 15,550 hospital beds, says Arvind Kejriwal

“As of now, there’s an arrangement of 15,500 beds at hospitals in Delhi,” said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “Only 2,800 Covid-19 patients remain at these hospitals, 12,500 beds are vacant. In June, we were at 2nd position in the country as far as states with the highest cases were concerned. Today we’re 10th.”

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

No need for second lockdown in Delhi, says Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there was no need to impose a second lockdown in Delhi. “This is a matter of satisfaction,” he says.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Kejriwal announces job portal for employement

Arvind Kejriwal also announced a portal to connect employers with job seekers. “Delhi government is starting a portal – jobs.delhi.gov.in Those who are looking to recruit people for jobs can go to the website and update their requirement. Job seekers can also go there and update their qualifications, experience and requirement. It’ll be a ‘Rozgar Bazar’,” the chief minister said.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

‘Delhi model’ discussed across India, globally, says Kejriwal

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there was an improvement in the COVID-19 situation in Delhi. “The ‘Delhi model’ is being discussed in India and across the world. Today the recovery rate in Delhi is 88 percent, only 9 percent of the people are ill now and 2-3 percent of the people have died. There is a decline in the number of deaths,” he adds.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

Vande Bharat Mission Phase 5 to start from 1 August: Air India

Air India announced on 26 July that the fifth phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, which is slated to begin from August 1, 2020, will see Indian carriers open up to many more international destinations.

Notably, the Vande Bharat Mission phase five will commence on a day the country will also enter unlock phase three.

#FlyAI : #VandeBharatMissionphase5 starting 1st August 2020.

We will shortly announce the details regarding booking. pic.twitter.com/nz0DP3ABXp

— Air India (@airindia) July 26, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi LATEST Updates

1,283 beds out of 1,515 bed vacant in AIIMS Delhi

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare says 404 beds are available in Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital as of 7 am today, as against a total of 529 beds, ANI reports. At the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 1,283 beds are available against a total of 1,515.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India’s recovery rate rises to 63.92%

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has increased to 63.92 percent. The recoveries/deaths ratio is 96.55%:3.45% now, according to the Government of India.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Over 5.1 lakh samples tested yesterday, says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 1,68,06,803 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till 26 July. Of these, 5,15,472 were tested yesterday.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Kerala LATEST Updates

43 test positive after attending wedding in Kerala

Forty-three people have tested positive in Kasargod, Kerala, after they attended a wedding ceremony on 17 July, reports ANI. The Badiyudukka Police have registered a case against the bride’s father under Kerala Epidemic Diseases Ordinance 2020.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Indians around world can help make country self-reliant: MoS Defence Shripad Naik

The Indian diaspora around the world can play a crucial role in making India self-reliant, said Minister of State for Defence Shripad Yesso Naik on Sunday. Naik was addressing a virtual seminar on “atmanirbhar Bharat” organised by the Jaipur Foot USA.

He said like many other countries, coronavirus hit the Indian economy, prompting the government to take necessary measures. He stressed the economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the pandemic is equivalent to 10 per cent of the country’s GDP.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit

With 3,75,799 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (2,13,723) and Delhi (1,30,606).

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India reports highest single-day spike with over 49,000 new cases today

India reports 49,931 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking its overall tally to 14,35,453. This is the highest single-day surge in fresh infections. The toll rises by 708 to 32,771. More than 9.17 lakh people have recovered.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Tamil Nadu LATEST Updates

At least 38 employees test positive in Tamil Nadu bank

At least 38 employees of a national bank’s main branch in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, have tested positive for coronavirus, officials from the bank and the local civic body have said.

According to the officials, the customers who visited the bank have also been advised to voluntarily appear for coronavirus tests. Earlier, a senior official of the branch who was suffering from other complications, had died of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Punjab LATEST Updates

Punjab govt to provide plasma to pvt hospitals

The Punjab government has decided to provide plasma to private hospitals from the government’s plasma bank at a cost of Rs 20,000 per unit, reports ANI.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

India reports over 97,000 new cases over the weekend

India registered 97,577 new cases in the past two days. On Saturday, India registered 48,916 COVID-19 infections in a single day, taking the overall count to 13,36,861. The COVID-19 toll reached 31,358 after 757 more patients succumbed to the novel coronavirus.

On Sunday, India’s coronavirus case count mounted to 13,85,522 on Sunday with 48,661 people testing positive for the disease

Coronavirus Outbreak in China LATEST Updates

China reports 61 new cases, including 41 in Xinjiang

China reported 61 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 26, up from 46 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday. Of the new infections, 41 were in the far western region of Xinjiang, 14 were in the northeastern province of Liaoning and two in northeastern province of Jilin, while the remaining four were imported cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.

China reported 44 new asymptomatic patients, down from 68 a day earlier. As of Sunday, mainland China had 83,891 confirmed coronavirus cases, the health authority said. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 4,634.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Andaman & Nicobar LATEST Updates

Andaman & Nicobar reported 6 new cases in past 24 hours

Six new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Andaman & Nicobar Islands in the last 24 hours. The total cases rose to 324, including 182 patients who were discharged after recovering from the disease, according to the Andaman & Nicobar Administration, reports ANI.

Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam LATEST Updates

Assam reports 1,142 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths yesterday

Assam reported 1,142 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, taking the state’s tally to 32,228, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Two COVID-19 patients also died in the state, raising the toll to 79, he said.

So far, 24,040 people have recovered from the disease in Assam. The current doubling time has increased to 14.5 days from the previous week’s 11.4 days.

There are 8,106 active cases in the state, while three patients have migrated out of Assam.

Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates

Global COVID-19 cases at 1.6 crore, toll at 6.4 lakh

The total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 1.6 crore, according to the Reuters tracker. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 6.4 lakh.

With over 41.9 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.

Coronavirus Outbreak in India LATEST Updates

Modi to launch COVID-19 testing facilities in Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be launching “high throughput” COVID-19 testing facilities in Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida at 4.30 pm today. This will help ramp-up India’s testing capacity and strengthen early detection and treatment in the country, the Prime Minister’s Office said.