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Coronavirus Updates: Global death toll passes 400,000
07 Jun, 2020 | 11:46:21 PM IST
Total cases in India have risen to 246,628 with 6,929 deaths so far.
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Top developments throughout the day:-
- Global death toll crosses 400,000
- Delhi govt-run and pvt hospitals to be reserved for Delhiites; City's borders to be reopened from tomorrow
- Delhi shopping malls ready to re-open from tomorrow
- Emirates, Etihad extend temporary salary cuts to September
- PSBs disburse Rs 8,320-cr loan to MSMEs under emergency credit line scheme
- Culture min nod to open 820 ASI monuments which have places of worship from tomorrow
- 86 % of COVID-19 cases in TN asymptomatic, says TN CM
- Delhi govt lifts 'special corona fee' on liquor from Jun 10, raises VAT
- HDFC Bank nets 2.5 lakh new customers in lockdown
- Petrol, diesel price hiked by 60 paisa per litre after 83-day hiatus
- Exports to Bangladesh resumed through Bengal's Petrapole land port
- Religious places to open in Ghaziabad tomorrow, malls from June 11
- Dharavi shows signs of flattening of virus curve, cases fall
- Coronavirus cases in Delhi rise to 28,936, death toll mounts to 812
- Mumbai sees 1421 new cases & 61 deaths, tally at 48549
France reports 13 more coronavirus deaths, total at 29,155
2 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal, total rises to 51
Admission to Assam edu institutes to be free in 2020-21 academic year
- Admission to universities, colleges and higher secondary schools in Assam will be free during the current academic year to ensure there is no additional burden on parents already affected by the coronavirus lockdown, Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
- He said there will be no hidden costs.
- "Students from the higher secondary to the postgraduate level, including medical, engineering and polytechnic students, will be admitted to institutes for free," Sarma told reporters, a day after results for Class 10 state board examinations were announced only on online platforms.
All religious places/places of worship for the public will continue to remain closed till 30th June, 2020. Shopping malls will also continue to remain closed for the same time period: Government of Odisha
3,000 cops coronavirus positive in Maha,30 dead: Home minister
Telangana bans trials of clothes in malls; No prasadam or holy water in religious places
COVID-19: Cases in MP go up to 9,401; death toll reaches 412
Jharkhand tally reaches 1103 with 73 new infections
602 new cases & 14 deaths reported in Telangana, case count rises to 3650
Uttarakhand Govt releases guidelines for opening of religious places with effect from tomorrow
Uttarakhand Govt releases guidelines for opening of religious places/places of worship with effect from tomorrow -… https://t.co/Cy6UqN5PJM
— ANI (@ANI) 1591544812000Religious places continue to remain shut in J-K
Indian-American community leader Ramesh Patel dies of COVID-19 complications
Prominent Indian-American community leader Ramesh Patel, who had been chairman of umbrella diaspora organization Federation of Indian Associations of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut (FIA-tri-state), passed away due to complications from coronavirus.
Govt to decide on resuming intl flights once countries ease restrictions on foreigners' entry: Puri
India will take a decision on resumption of international passenger flights as soon as countries ease restrictions on entry of foreign nationals, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Sunday.
'Unlockdown': Most places of worship to open in MP from Monday
Coronavirus cases in Delhi rise to 28,936 with 1,282 fresh infections; death toll mounts to 812
Uttarakhand logs 1355 cases
262 new cases & 9 deaths reported in Rajasthan, tally reaches 10,599
Three new coronavirus cases in Chandigarh, tally reaches 315
3 fresh COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya; count rises to 36
Places of worship, hotels in Nagaland to remain shut
433 new cases & 7 deaths reported in Uttar Pradesh today, total number soars to 10,536
Highest spike of 620 new cases reported in J&K today, tally at 4087
10 villages of Ganjam district declared as containment zones
Religious places to open in Ghaziabad tomorrow, malls from June 11
Union Min Jitendra Singh launches COVID BEEP app, says 'effective antidote' to pandemic
Awareness and not anxiety is the key to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday at the launch of ‘COVID BEEP', the country's first indigenous wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for the affected patients.
Ahmedabad reports 21 more COVID-19 deaths, taking fatality count to 1,015; cases rise by 318 to 14,285: Health official
Mumbai sees 1421 new cases and 61 deaths
Total number of cases in the city is now at 48549, including 25717 active cases, 21196 recovered and 1636 deaths.
496 new cases recorded in Haryana today, taking total number of cases to 4448
Gurugram reported 230 cases, highest in the state today. Death toll in the state at 28.
UP: 60 COVID-19 cases in one Kanpur lane
Noida: 41 fresh cases push coronavirus tally to 632
Haryana school education board to declare class 10 exam result on June 8
Pharmacist at JNU Health Centre tests positive for coronavirus
Four new COVID-19 cases in Ladakh, total tally reaches 103
Exports to Bangladesh resumed through Bengal's Petrapole land port
Petrol, diesel price hiked by 60 paisa per litre after 83-day hiatus
- Petrol and diesel price was on Sunday hiked by 60 paisa per litre, as the state-owned oil firms restarted daily price revisions after a 82-day hiatus.
- Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 71.86 per litre from Rs 71.26 a litre till Saturday, while diesel rates were increased to Rs 69.99 per litre from Rs 69.39, according to a price notification of state oil marketing companies.
J&K Government issues guidelines on lockdown measures with effect from tomorrow
J&K Government issues guidelines on lockdown measures with effect from tomorrow - religious places/places of worsh… https://t.co/5lctnqxGJm
— ANI (@ANI) 1591540247000There were 38000 prisoners in 60 jails of Maharashtra. We've released 9671 prisoners to ensure social distancing in jails. Now, we are going to release 11000 more prisoners on emergency parole. We have set up 31 temporary prisons in 24 districts: State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
480 cases & 30 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 20,097 & death toll to 1249
13 new cases recorded in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 1912. No new death reported today. Number of fatalities due to the disease stands at 71: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
93 new cases & one death reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2608 & deaths to 51: State Health Department
West Bengal recorded 449 fresh cases, taking total number of cases to 8,187
West Bengal recorded 449 fresh cases of #COVID19 & 13 deaths in the 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 8,187… https://t.co/1UufDzwPJH
— ANI (@ANI) 1591536074000Telangana CM to hold review meeting on COVID-19
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will hold a meeting on Monday to review the measures taken for containment of coronavirus, implementation of the lockdown in the state and other related issues.
Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 52.45%
Nagaland: Another 6 more COVID-19 +ve cases reported out of 30 samples tested. All cases are from Dimapur QCs
- Positive : 118
- Active : 110
- Recovered : 08
- Death : 00
TMC appeals to Centre to clear WB dues, wants MPLADS money credited to migrants
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday appealed to the Centre to clear its dues to West Bengal, claiming that the Union government owes Rs 53,000 crore to the state under different heads.
COVID-19: AIASL to provide job to family member in case of employee's death
- Air India's ground handling subsidiary AIASL will provide job to a family member of its employees on compassionate ground in the eventuality of loss of life due to coronavirus pandemic, the company said in a notice.
- The notice signed by GM (Personnel) of June 6 came on the day a 58-year old Air India pilot, who retired in April, reportedly died of COVID-19.
CRPF jawan succumbs to COVID-19; 11th death in paramilitary forces
A 37-year-old Central Reserve Police Force jawan suffering from cancer has succumbed to COVID-19, taking the total number of deaths due to the disease in the country's largest paramilitary force to three, officials said on Sunday.
Spike in Maharashtra cases, tally rises to 85,975
- Total 3007 new cases
- Mumbai - 1420 new cases
- Death toll- 3,060
- Recovery rate up at 45.72%
Thane courts should start work from Jul 1: Bar association
The Thane District Courts Bar Association on Sunday said courts here should start from July 1 and not on June 8, when several restrictions of the coronavirus-induced lockdown are set to be eased.
COVID-19 cases in Aurangabad district go past 2,000 mark
Coronavirus vaccine will take minimum 1 year to be available widely: Singapore PM Lee
107 more cases reported in Kerala today taking the total number of active cases in the state to 1095: Chief Minister's Office
Himachal Pradesh logs 407 cases with 7 new cases
1515 more cases & 18 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today
Total number of cases in the state is now at 31667, including 14396 active cases, 16999 discharged & 269 deaths: State Health Department
Saudi coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 - Reuters tally
Nepal reports 213 new coronavirus cases, Covid-19 tally rises to 3,448
HDFC Bank nets 2.5 lakh new customers in lockdown
Naval ship arrives in Tuticorin with 700 repatriated Indians from Maldives
Five JIPMER doctors among 12 new COVID-19 cases in Puducherry
