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Coronavirus Updates: Delhi adds 29 new containment zones
02 Jun, 2020 | 12:02:44 AM IST
India registers biggest single-day spike of 8,392 COVID-19 cases; total tally rises to 1,90,535, death toll climbs to 5,394.
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- India's cases reached 1,90,535 with death toll at 5,394.
- Maharashtra case count crossed 70,000 with death toll at 2,362.
- Mumbai case count crossed 40,000 and 40 deaths in 24 hours.
- Delhi reported 990 new cases, taking the tally to 20,834.
- The capital also sealed borders for a week; only essential services allowed.
- UP opens liquor stores till 9PM outside containment zones.
- Ahmedabad sets up 'micro-containment zones' to curb outbreak.
20 more Delhi Police personnel test positive
- Twenty police personnel posted at Moti Nagar police station in West Delhi tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.
- The first case at the police station was reported around 10 days ago, following which other staff were advised to remain in home quarantine, they said.
- The SHO of the police station, his reader, an inspector and head constables who work with him and personnel from the picket team are among those who have tested positive for the deadly virus, a senior police officer said.
As virus surges, Pakistan's Khan says country to reopen
- Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan announced Monday his government would end several months of coronavirus restrictions, even as it emerged cases of the disease are likely many times higher than previously thought.
- In a televised address, Khan said impoverished Pakistan cannot afford to keep businesses closed and said almost all sectors -- including domestic tourism -- would re-open.
- His announcement came shortly after an alarming government report was leaked to the media that showed cases of novel coronavirus in the eastern city of Lahore are estimated to be at about 670,800.
Nashik reports 30 new cases
- The number of coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose by 30 to 1,254 on Monday and that of the deceased to 73 with one more person succumbing to the viral infection, an official said.
- The swab report of the deceased, who hailed from the city, came positive earlier in the day.
Delhi containment zones now upto 147, with the addition of 29 new containment zones.
Gujarat BJP MLA tests positive
- An MLA of the ruling BJP in Gujarat was admitted to a hospital on Monday after he tested positive for coronavirus, his office said.
- The legislator had a fever since the last few days and he eventually tested positive for COVID-19, said a release by his office.
- He was admitted to a hospital on Monday, the release said.
Liquor shops in Delhi can now open daily, no odd-even rule
- The Delhi excise department Monday lifted the odd-even restriction on opening of liquor shops, allowing them to operate daily, after the city government announced more relaxations in the coronavirus lockdown.
- The government also extended timing for the opening of liquor shops by one-and-a-half hours.
- "Liquor shops will now remain open from 9 am to 8 pm in Delhi," a government official said. Until now, they would be allowed to open till 6.30 pm.
COVID-19 awareness campaign launched in Punjab
- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday launched a month-long drive to spread mass awareness about the coronavirus pandemic.
- The campaign, which is part of the 'Mission Fateh', will bring the people of Punjab into its fold to make the fight against COVID-19 a battle of the people, by the people and for the people, said the chief minister in a statement here.
- Describing 'Mission Fateh' as a symbol of the resolve of people of Punjab to check the spread of coronavirus through discipline, cooperation and compassion, the Singh stressed the need for adherence to all safety protocols, cooperation with the state government through compliance with the lockdown restrictions, and compassion towards the poor.
Rajasthan reports 269 new cases
- Total cases reach 9,100.
WHO says it wants to keep working with US
- The World Health Organization said Monday it wanted to keep working with the United States despite President Donald Trump's decision to cut ties with the UN health agency.
- WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said US involvement with the organisation had made a "great difference" over the decades and "it is WHO's wish for this collaboration to continue".
- Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the WHO, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus.
Spain reports no virus deaths for first time since March
- Spain on Monday reported no official deaths from the new coronavirus in a 24-hour period for the first time since March.
- The development is ``very, very encouraging,'' emergency health response chief Fernando Simon said.
- Also, Spain recorded only 71 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, he told a news conference.
- ``We are in a very good place in the evolution of the pandemic,'' Simon said. ``The statistics are following a trend. They are going in the right direction.''
55-year-old virus patient passes away, says Kerala CM
- A 55-year-old woman from Kozhikode who had tested positive for coronavirus passed away on Sunday, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday.
- "Yesterday, a 55-year-old woman, resident of Kozhikode, who had tested COVID-19 positive passed away. She had a heart-related ailment. She had returned from Gulf and were undergoing treatment from Kozhikode Medical College," the Chief Minister said during a press conference here.
- A few days ago, a 53-year-old woman from Kalpetta in Wayanad, who had tested positive for COVID-19, had passed away. She was suffering from cancer and had returned from abroad on May 20.
Pune reports 76 new cases
- The city also reported 8 new deaths.
- Total cases reach 7,826, with death toll at 345.
Bus services resume in Tamil Nadu's Madurai
- Bus services in Tamil Nadu's Madurai resumed on Monday as "Unlock 1" came into effect with certain relaxations.
- Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses ran from Madurai to Dindigul, Theni, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram districts.
- Passengers, drivers and conductors followed all health norms issued by the government. They all were allowed to enter bus after washing their hands and checking their body temperature.
Mumbai reports 1,413 new cases
- The city reports 40 death in 24 hours.
- The case count reaches 40,877.
Jharkhand reports 26 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 661.
Madhya Pradesh reports 194 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 8,283, with 358 dead.
Uttarakhand reports 29 new cases
- Total number of cases in the state rises to 958.
Gujarat reports 423 new cases
- The state also reported 25 new deaths.
- Total number of cases rises to 17,217 and 1,063 deaths
Top Italian doctor's claim virus 'no longer exists' sparks row
- "In reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy," said Alberto Zangrillo, head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, the capital of the northern Lombardy region, which has been the worst-hit by the pandemic.
- "Someone has to take responsibility for terrorising the country".
- That prompted cries of disbelief from other experts, who said Zangrillo may have mistaken a higher detection rate of asymptomatic cases for diminished potency of the virus.
Quarantine facility set up in Goregaon
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— ANI (@ANI) 1591023253000Train services resume at Ambala Cantt railway station
- The services resumed at the Ambala Cantt railway station as four trains made a halt there on Monday, over two months after a lockdown was imposed to check the coronavirus spread.
- The Railways had announced to resume 200 trains across the country during the fifth phase of the lockdown that started on Monday.
- These trains were in addition to special Shramik trains and 30 AC trains being run since May 12.
Manipur reports 5 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 83.
Haryana reports 265 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 2,356.
Punjab reports 38 new cases
- Total number of cases in the state reach 2301.
Maharashtra reports 2,361 new cases
- The state also reported 76 deaths in 24 hours.
- The state's case count reaches 70,013 with death toll at 2,362.
Amravati reports 12 new cases
- The number of COVID-19 cases in Amravati in Maharashtra reached 230 on Monday after 12 people tested positive for novel coronavirus, including ten from the city's containment zones, an official said.
- The two other cases were from Shikshak Colony and Kakda village, both new areas on the COVID-19 map here, he added.
Gautam Buddh Nagar reports 17 new cases
- Seventeen people, including four children from a village, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday, taking the number of cases in the district to 470, officials said.
- Also, five patients were discharged after treatment for coronavirus even as the number of active cases rose to 164, the officials said.
- Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi, has so far recorded seven deaths due to the novel virus. All the deceased are men aged 58, 60, 62, 62, 65, 71 and 90, according to district officials.
Delhi reports 990 new cases
- Total case count reaches 20,834 with death toll at 523.
Dharavi reports 34 new cases
- Total goes up to 1,805.
J&K reports 155 new cases
- Jammu and Kashmir reported 99 and 56 cases respectively.
- Total number of cases have reached 2,601
West Bengal reports 271 new cases
- The state reported 8 new deaths as well.
- Total positive cases in the state stand at 5,772 and death toll is at 253.
Liquor shops in Uttar Pradesh located outside the containment/hotspot zones will remain open from 10 am to 9 pm
Tamil Nadu reports 1,162 new cases
- Total cases reach 23,495.
Chandigarh extended lockdown in containment zones
- No mandatory pass will be required to enter Chandigarh from other states.
- The private offices will be allowed to operate with 75% staff.
Himachal Pradesh cases reach 338
- The state has reported 213 active cases, 116 recovered and 5 deaths.
Odisha extends lockdown in containment zones
- Religious places/places of worship to remain closed till 30th June.
- Hotels will be allowed to operate up to 30% capacity.
Authorities in Kashmir planning to reopen schools from mid-June
- Authorities in Kashmir are planning to reopen schools, which have been closed due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, in the valley from the middle of June this year.
- The government schools have been asked to provide two reusable masks and a pair of hand gloves to each student while installing hand sanitisers and liquid soap dispensers at the entry point of each school, according to a letter written by the director finance in the school education department.
- The expenditure on this account shall be booked under the Samagra grants released to schools for day to day expenses, it added.
Kerala reports 57 new positive cases and 1 death today
- Tally reaches 1,326.
Karnataka reports 187 new cases
- Total number of cases in the state reach 3408, including 2026 active cases.
- The death toll stands at 52.
Chennai returnee becomes Arunachal Pradesh's fifth virus patient
- Arunachal Pradesh reported its fifth COVID-19 case on Monday after a 26-year-old student who had returned to the state from Chennai tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a senior official said.
- With the fresh case, a total of four persons are now afflicted with the disease in Arunachal Pradesh while the state's first patient has recovered and was discharged from a hospital on April 16.
- The new patient had returned to the state in a Shramik Special train on May 23 and was housed in a quarantine centre in Namsai district. His swab samples have tested positive for COVID-19, state Health Secretary P Parthiban said.
China accuses US of selfishness, blackmail over cutting ties with WHO
We've decided to levy additional excise duty & assessed fee in lieu of COVID Cess on liquor with effect from 1 June. These would range from Rs 2 to Rs 50 depending on type& size of the item. The amount collected will be utilised for COVID-19 related expenditure.
- Punjab CM
Mumbai: Dharavi adds 1,400 COVID-19 cases in May
23 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam, state tally up to 1384
Punjab imposes Covid-19 cess on liquor, UP extends timings for liquor shops from 10 am to 9 pm
Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra Government that all aymptomatic frontline workers in Vidarbha region shall be entitled to be tested for COVID-19 through RT-PCR method on expressing their willingness to undergo the test.
Prohibitory orders extended in Thane city till June 30
One more dies of COVID-19 in Jammu, toll in Jammu & Kashmir rises to 29
Announcing that there is a bumper crop this season, the agriculture minister made the following announcements for farmers
1. Kisan Credit card for farmers.
2. Minimum support prices for 14 kharif crops increased by 50- 83%.
3. MSP announced for 14 crops.
4. The farmers will get more time to repay their loans, till August now.
The cabinet today made important decisions regarding MSMEs and farm sector under the 'Atma-Nirbhar-Bharat’ scheme.
Here are some major announcements
For MSME Sector:
1. The govt has changed the definition of MSMEs
2. Rs 50,000 crore Equity Investment.
3. MSMEs can be listed now.
4. Rs 20,000 crore subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs, this will benefit 2 lakh stressed MSMEs.
5. Investment and turnover limit for MSMEs raised.
6. Turnover from exports will not be included.
7. Creation of Stressed Asset Fund for MSMEs.
8. Limit for medium enterprises has been further amended to Rs 250 crore and investment limit further raised to Rs 50 crore.
For MSME Sector:
1. The govt has changed the definition of MSMEs
2. Rs 50,000 crore Equity Investment.
3. MSMEs can be listed now.
4. Rs 20,000 crore subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs, this will benefit 2 lakh stressed MSMEs.
5. Investment and turnover limit for MSMEs raised.
6. Turnover from exports will not be included.
7. Creation of Stressed Asset Fund for MSMEs.
8. Limit for medium enterprises has been further amended to Rs 250 crore and investment limit further raised to Rs 50 crore.
MSP rate for Paddy now at Rs 1868 per quintal, Jowar-Rs 2620/quintal, Bajra-Rs 2150/quintal, and 50% increase in Ragi, Moong, Groundnut, Soyabean, Til and Cotton, for the year 2020-21.
- Union Minister Narendra Tomar
Won't allow inter-state transport, says Goa CM
- Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that his government will not permit the inter-state transport.
- The relaxations announced by the Centre will be allowed in the coastal State.
Minimum support prices (MSP) for 14 kharif crops increased by 50- 83%, to provide relief to the farmers: Union Minister Narendra Tomar
Cabinet has approved modalities & road map for implementing two packages for MSMEs. Rs 20,000 crore package for distressed MSMEs and Rs 50,000 crore equity infusion through Fund of Funds: Nitin Gadkari
Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Japan will not have a MotoGP round for the first time since 1986.
- The event was set to take place from October 16-18 at the Twin Ring Motegi.
COVID-19 case count in Faridabad is 378
- Faridabad has reported a total of 378 COVID-19 cases of which 142 are active cases.
- Deputy Commissioner Yashpal Yadav said on Monday that 160 persons have been cured and discharged after being treated for the disease.
- The number of deaths from coronavirus infection in Faridabad stands at eight.
- He said the district reported 142 active cases till 11 am on Monday.
Railways' first isolation coach deployed for treatment of coronavirus patients in Delhi: Official
Cabinet today has approved Rs 20,000 crore subordinate debt for stressed MSMEs, this will benefit 2 lakh stressed MSMEs: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Chandigarh's COVID-19 count rises to 294
- "One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh, taking the total number of cases to 294.
- Among 294 COVID-19 cases, 90 cases are active in Chandigarh.
