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All educational and training institutions in Jammu and Kashmir closed till May 31
The total number of cases stands at 56,342 which includes 37,916 active cases, 16,539 recovered cases, 1 migrant patient and 1,886 death as per the Ministry of Health data. 3390 and 103 deaths in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate in India stands at 29.35 percent.
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All educational and training institutions in the Jammu and Kashmir to remain closed till May 31.
AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria and Dr Manish Soneja have left for Ahmedabad, Gujarat, by a special IAF flight as per instructions by Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Civil Hospital and SVP hospital to give expert advice to doctors there on COVID-19 treatment.
Mismanagement at hospitals will not be tolerated, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray says referring to video showing patients at Mumbai hospital being treated next to dead bodies.
Deshmukh requested citizens not to trust rumours being shared on social media platforms. "Mumbai police has always been internationally respected for its high professional standards," he reminded. He added, "The police have often been at the frontlines in our battle against COVID-19, ensuring law and order is maintained even in high-contagion areas and no one should create unnecessary questions about their commitment drive or work."
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that the Mumbai Police is competent enough and all the rumours of Army being called in are false. "Mumbai Police is competent to handle any kind of emergent situation in light of the pandemic or otherwise," Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh underlined. He added, "All these rumours of the Army being called in to handle the situation in Mumbai are false and agenda-driven."
Rajasthan records total of 152 cases and 4 deaths till 9 pm. Cumulative positive cases stand at 3,579. Total deaths in the state reach 103.
Keeping in mind the capability of the Mumbai Police, if we need, an additional police force will be called from the Central government. The Mumbai Police also needs to be given rest as they are working day and night. If any such decision is taken further, the public will be informed: Maharashtra CM
There is a rumour that Mumbai will be handed over to the Indian Army and that an Army is coming to Mumbai. Don't fall prey to such rumours. Mumbai Police is competent. The Maharashtra government is making all necessary preparations to deal with the coronavirus COVID-19 infection. The state government has requested the infrastructure of military hospitals, railways and port trusts to stay prepared for help: CM Uddhav Thackeray
Clashes erupted between the locals in Shahpur Rajaji Society and Nagorivad Police in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The incident took place on the coming out of people from their houses during the Ramadan month. The police released teargas and the senior police officers present at the spot trying to control the situation.
Restaurants, eateries, ice cream shops, sweet shops and juice shops in the district are allowed to open from 7am to 7pm only for home delivery: District Magistrate Ludhiana, Punjab
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephone conversation with Minister of Defence, Japan Taro Kono. The two Defence Ministers had discussions on their respective responses against the COVID-19 pandemic. Singh informed Mr Kono Taro on India’s contribution to international efforts against COVID-19 and discussed areas of mutual cooperation in the global fight against the pandemic. They also agreed that India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership provides a good basis for both countries to work together along with other countries in this regard to deal with the post-COVID-19 related challenges. Both ministers also conveyed their commitment to take forward the initiatives of bilateral security cooperation under the framework of the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.
Jharkhand government prohibits for one year the manufacturing, storage, distribution or sale of pan masala containing magnesium carbonate in the state.
Summer vacations shall commence for the students of nursery to classes 9 and 11 from May 16 and the school will reopen on July 1. In case of any change in the schedule of re-opening, as maybe because of govt orders/CBSE guidelines, you will be intimated during the month of June. However, for classes 10 and 12, the session will continue with extra classes till May 29: Apeejay School Noida.
77 coronavirus COVID-19 positive cases in Arthur Road Jail shifted to Chembur suburb. They have been kept under quarantine in a vacant building in Mahul area of Chembur. Apart from 77 inmates, 26 jail staffers who have also been found positive have been shifted to different places for their treatment.
State-wise break-up of repatriation requests, in descending order, is as follows: Kerala (25,246), Tamil Nadu (6,617), Maharashtra (4,341), Uttar Pradesh (3,715), Rajasthan (3,320), Telangana (2,796), Karnataka (2,786), Andhra Pradesh (2,445), Gujarat (2,330) and Delhi (2,232): MEA Sources
As of now, a total number of 67,833 requests for repatriation have been registered. These include, in descending order, requests from students (34% of total - 22,470), migrant workers (30% of total - 15,815), short-term visa holders faced with expiry of visas (9,250), those faced with medical emergency or seeking treatment for terminal illness (5,531), tourists stranded abroad (4,147), pregnant women and the elderly (3,041) and those required to return due to death of a family member (1,112): MEA Sources
INS Jalashwa has set sail today at 16.30 IST from Male to Kochi with approximately 700 returnees on board. ETA at Kochi is forenoon May 10, depending upon sea conditions. INS Magar, is expected to set sail from Male with 200 returnees on May 10 to reach Kochi on May 12. Depending upon requirements, both ships will make another journey from Male to Tuticorin subsequently: MEA Sources
The flights are expected to land at 14 airports across India during Week 1 - Delhi (10 flights), Hyderabad (9), Kochi (9), Kozhikode (4), Trivandrum (1), Kannur (1), Chennai (9), Trichy (1), Ahmadabad (5), Mumbai (4), Srinagar (3). Bengaluru (4), Lucknow (1) and Amritsar (1): MEA Sources
7 flights shall take off during Week 1 from 4 airports in US - New York, Washington D.C., Chicago and San Francisco. Another 7 flights shall take off from London in the UK: MEA Sources
Similarly, 14 flights shall take off during Week 1 from South-East Asia, 5 each from Singapore (including the one that has already landed) and the Philippines and 4 from Malaysia: MEA Sources
From the neighbourhood, 7 flights shall take off during Week 1 from Bangladesh (including the one that has already landed) carrying passengers bound for Srinagar, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai: MEA Sources
A total number of 27 flights shall take off from the Gulf region during Week 1 - UAE-11 (including the 2 that have already landed), Saudi Arabia-5, Kuwait-5, Bahrain-2, Qatar-2 and Oman-2: MEA Sources
As of now, 4 flights have already landed in India. On May 7, 2020 - Air India flight IX-452 from Abu Dhabi to Kochi with 181 passengers and Air India flight IX-344 from Dubai to Kozhikode with 182 passengers. All passengers from UAE underwent rapid anti-body tests before departure. On May 8, 2020 – AI 381 with 234 passengers from Singapore to Delhi and AI 1242 with 168 passengers from Dhaka to Srinagar: MEA Sources
BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi shunted out amid rising coronavirus cases in Mumbai. He has been transferred as additional CS in the urban development department. Iqbal Chahal, who is currently UDD principal secretary is the new BMC Commissioner.
Cases in Tamil Nadu breach 6,000-mark. 600 new cases today. 6009 total cases in the state. 13,900 samples tested today. 2.16 lakh samples tested in all. With 391 new cases in Chennai, total cases reach 3,035 in Chennai. .68 percent mortality rate in state. 40 deaths so far: Tamil Nadu Health Minister Vijayabaskar
Karnataka: As of 5 pm, cumulatively 753 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, including 30 deaths and 376 discharges.
Gautam Budhha Nagar: 12 new cases of coronavirus and 1 death recorded in last 24 hours. Total 214 cases in district.
Indians stranded abroad should register at the respective Indian Embassy/High Commission. Passengers are required to give an undertaking that they would undergo mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine on a payment basis, upon arrival at the destination: Union Home Ministry spokesperson Punya Salila Srivastava
Project PLACID - Phase-II Open-Label Randomised Controlled Trial of ICMR has received the approval of COVID-19 National Ethics Committee. Under this, ICMR will conduct the trial in 21 hospitals, to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma: Health Ministry.
As migrant workers return to their home states, it is essential that all guidelines and precautions regarding infection prevention and management are to be followed, we request workers to understand that this is for their own benefit, their people, village and city: Health Ministry.
Health Ministry has issued additional guidelines for facility quarantine and isolation of returnees from abroad, contacts, isolation of suspects or confirmed cases in private facilities like hotels, service apartments, lodges etc.
As we talk of relaxations to lockdown, we have to deal with the challenge of learning to live with the virus, for this we need to make the required prevention measures a part of our life, through a behaviour change process: Health Ministry.
India so far has recorded 56,342 coronavirus cases and 1,886 deaths. A total of 1,273 people have been cured and 3,390 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.
Lav Agarwal said, "Some states have witnessed a rise in cases during the last few days. Need to strengthen containment efforts to stop the rise, along with proper adherence to measures such as physical distancing at field level."
India so far has recorded 56,342 coronavirus cases and 1,886 deaths. A total of 1,273 people have been cured and 3,390 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.
Ministry of Railways has converted 5,231 coaches to COVID-19 care centres and will be placed at 215 identified stations. This will be used for the cases suspected and confirmed, and very mild and mild as per guidelines issued by the Health Ministry.
No cases have been reported in 216 districts across the country so far. Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that 42 districts have not reported any fresh case in the last 28 days; 29 districts reported no fresh cases in the last 21 days; 36 districts reported no fresh cases in the last 14 days, and 46 reported no fresh cases in the last 7 days.
Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said 16,540 COVID-19 patients have recovered so far with 1,273 in the last 24 hours. He added that almost one in three hospitalized people have recovered.
Union Health Ministry said that the number of coronavirus COVID-19 patients recovering has been increasing continuously, adding that the current recovery rate stands at 29.3 per cent.
Another 30 new coronavirus cases reported in BSF. Total 225 cases have been found in BSF so far and two jawans have died.
Seven more COVID-19 positive cases in Bihar takes the total number of positive cases to 563. Six of them have come from outside the state and are in quarantine after arrival.
Uttrakhand: No new positive case has been reported in the state today till 2 pm on Friday, for the 4th consecutive day. Total number of positive cases of COVID19 stands at 61 with only 1 death. Active cases remain 15 in the state.
Special Train for Migrants: The Madhya Pradesh government has sought 25 additional trains from the Railways to bring back migrant labourers of the state from other parts of the country, a senior official said on Friday.
Russia's Covid-19 cases rise by more than 10,000 for 6th straight day: The number of new coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 10,699 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 187,859, the coronavirus crisis response centre said on Friday. ( Reuters report)
AarogyaSetu app: A petition has been filed against the directions issued by the Centre against making AarogyaSetu download mandatory in the Kerala HC.
Supreme Court disposes off a petition seeking clarity on the sale of liquor and to ensure social distancing while it is being sold in liquor shops, during the lockdown. (ANI report)
Rahul Gandhi on COVID-19 situation: Lockdown not an on/off switch, it is a transition that requires cooperation between Centre, states and people. Govt needs to maintain transparency in its actions on handling COVID. We are in an emergency and idea of injecting a sum of Rs 7500 directly into the hands of poor is critical. We have to protect job creators, build a wall for them to protect jobs, wages; we have to give them financial support. (PTI input)
CISF jawan posted in Kolkata dies due to COVID-19: ASI Asit Kumar Saha of CISF Unit posted at Indian Museum Kolkata died on Friday at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital due to Covid-19. 50 other CISF personnel in the same unit who came in contact with him have been quarantined.
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un greets China for success in COVID-19 battle, calls South Korean military drills 'grave provocation'. (Read here)
Triupati pilgrims: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has prepared a plan for post lockdown worship of Lord Venkateswara for devotees. In an exclusive interview Zee media, TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy informed that whenever state and central government will remove the lockdown and allow pilgrims to visit the temple, the TTD will implement new measures like social distancing, sanitization and install disinfectant tunnels. The TTD chairman added that engineers are already working on this plan.
Vande Bharat Mission: First Air India flight from Dhaka (Bangladesh) takes off for Srinagar.
Karnataka: 45 new cases reported from the state taking the total tally to 750 which includes 371 cured cases and 30 deaths.
Hundreds of migrant labourers protest at Chourangee area of West Bengal's Asansol. The migrants belong to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand and were currently working in different parts of Bengal. Reportedly, they have been stopped by the Jharkhand police from crossing the borders.
Vande Bharat Mission: Air India's first flight that took off from Singapore landed in Delhi today.
Andhra Pradesh: 54 new positive cases and 3 deaths reported in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 1887. Total discharged are 842 till date. Death toll rise to 41.
Uttar Pradesh: Five labourers who jumped from slow-moving train in UP were detained and sent to quarantine centre. (PTI input)
UN and partners launch USD 6.7 billion appeal for vulnerable countries.
US VISA: Top senators urge US President Donald Trump to temporarily suspend all new guest worker visas, including H-1B.
Odisha: State plans revival of tourism post lockdown.
Mangalore, Karnataka: More than 3 thousand migrant laborers from Bihar wait outside Mangaluru Railway station as there is no clarity of train departure.
China conducts first successful coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine test on monkeys. (Read here)
IndiGo reinstates pay cut for senior employees from May: IndiGo will be cutting the salaries of senior employees from May onwards and also implement a "limited, graded leave without pay program" for the months of May, June and July, its CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Friday. (PTI input)
Bihar: With 6 more COVID-19 cases state's tally rise to 556. All the positive patients returned from other states and where quarantined.
People queue outside liquor shops in Delhi.
Samsung resumes work in Noida factory.
Coronavirus positive cases in Paramilitary forces:
CRPF: 161
ITBP: 45
SSB: 13
BSF: 193
Total Infections in Paramilitary forces: 412
Rajasthan: 26 new cases reported till 9 am on Friday, taking the total tally to 3,453. the death toll in the state stands at 100.
New cases detail:
Jaipur 6
Udaipur 2
Pali 5
Kota 8
Jhalawar 2
Alwar 1
Ajmer 2India COVID-19 data: Total number of cases rise to 56,342 which includes 37,916 active cases, 16,539 recovered cases, 1 migrant patient and 1,886 death as per Ministry of Health data. 3390 and 103 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Goods train runs over Chhattisgarh labourers in Maharashtra: As many as 16 migrant labourers died after being crushed by a goods train at Aurangabad's Karmad in Maharashtra on Friday (May 8, 2020). A few others were seriously injured and two escaped unhurt, all of the workers are from Chhattisgarh. (Read here)
Gautam Budha Nagar: District Magistrate issues guidelines for school amid lockdown, says, schools cannot force 3 months fee, stop students from attending online classes.
Vande Bharat Mission: The Air India flight will evacuate 167 passengers including all medical students from Jammu and Kashmir.
Vande Bharat Mission: 1st Air India flight from Dhaka carrying stranded students to leave at 11 am on May 8.
Ghaziabad society bans entry of doctors from Delhi on coronavirus COVID-19 duty, AIIMS RDA shoots off letter to Amit Shah. (Read here)
Vande Bharat Mission: Second flight carrying 182 stranded Indians landed in Kozhikode on Thursday (read here)
Jammu-Kashmir to bear train cost of its people stuck in other states amid lockdown: The train cost of people of Jammu and Kashmir who are stuck in other states due to lockdown will be taken care of, said Home Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir."Train services are being arranged for stranded persons of J&K, particularly from far off places. The government has decided to bear the cost of tickets, the returnees will not need to make any payments for their return journey by train," read an official statement. (ANI report)
Special train for migrants: A Shramik Special Train, carrying 921 migrant workers from Telangana's Hyderabad, reached Jodhpur on Thursday.
Gujarat: 275 new COVID19 cases reported from Ahmedabad, taking the tally to 4,991; death toll climbs to 321 with 23 more fatalities. (PTI info)
Delhi: Highest single-day spike of 448 new COVID-19 cases in the national capital takes tally to 5,980; death toll rises to 66. (PTI info)
India is facing the worst wave of coronavirus outbreak as cases spiked sharply over the past few weeks. Positive Covid-19 cases in the country crossed 56,000-mark after the Union Health Ministry data on its website on Thursday; the death toll has also crossed 1,800.
The total number of cases stood at 56,342 which includes 37,916 active cases, 16,539 recovered cases, 1 migrant patient and 1,886 death as per the Ministry of Health data. 3390 and 103 deaths in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate in India stands at 29.35 per cent.
In India, the state of Maharashtra has emerged as the epicentre of coronavirus spread where the number of cases, having crossed the 16,500-mark with more than 600 deaths, witnessed a massive spike recently.
Meanwhile, in what is being termed as one of India's largest repatriation exercise to date, Indians stranded in different parts of the world due to the existing bans on air travel are being evacuated with Air India and the Union Ministry of External Affairs' joint initiative. The Indian Army is operating quarantine facilities for the citizens who are returning from different countries, as part of the initiative.
India, one of the four worst-affected countries in Asia, is worried about the exponential rise of cases in urban areas and a high fatality rate in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and West Bengal.
Globally, the situation remains grim as the US remains the worst affected country with over 70,000 deaths. In a first, the country also recorded the death of a detained immigrant who had tested positive for the virus.
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