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    July 2, 2020 Highlights: India eyes antigen tests to control Covid amid record spike in many states

    03 Jul, 2020 | 12:08:50 AM IST
    July 2, 2020 Highlights: India eyes antigen tests to control Covid amid record spike in many states
    States of Gujarat, Goa, Bihar and Maharashtra have reported highest single day spike on July 2. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah has said Rapid Antigen Test kits should be used to reduce Covid transmission rate.
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    12:05:57 AM IST, 03 July 2020

    Wrap up

    • Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Bihar report highest single-day spike in Covid cases
    • India crosses nine million COVID-19 tests
    • Lightning kills 31 in UP, Bihar
    • UPI payments hit all-time high of 1.34 bn transactions in June
    • India's trade deficit with China reduces to USD 48.66 bn in FY20
    • CBI books GVK Group chairman, son for siphoning off Rs 705 crore
    • International tribunal told Italy to pay India for marines killing fishermen
    • 11 Scindia loyalist get cabinet berth in Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion
    • US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%
    11:35:48 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Bihar reports highest single-day spike of 479 COVID-19 cases; five deaths

    11:22:51 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Permission for Phase I/II clinical trial for Covid 19 vaccine of Zydus Cadila granted today as a rapid response after recommendation by Subject Expert Committee: Health Ministry official

    (Source: ANI)
    10:50:31 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    KKR to acquire controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

    • The private equity major has signed a definitive agreement to acquire stake from the Mody family at Rs 745 a share, which is over 4 per cent higher than Thursday's close of Rs 715.40
    • According to filings, the promoter family owns 55 per cent of the company while the rest is with the public.
    • This is the third deal sealed by KKR in India in 2020
    • KKR will be funding the investment from its Asian Fund III
    10:48:11 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Only those who are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic shall be allowed home isolation: Karnataka govt

    10:47:39 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Breaking News

    Encounter underway at Malbagh area of Srinagar. Police and security forces are on the job: Jammu & Kashmir Police (ANI)
    10:31:09 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for home isolation

    Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for home isolation
    10:28:12 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    WHO chief scientist says 'very little risk' from domestic animals transmitting covid-19

    - Reuters
    10:23:58 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    US Congress passes sanctions over Hong Kong rights, targeting banks: Agencies

    10:16:31 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    JK govt has brought back 1.8 lakh stranded residents from other states, UTs: PTI

    10:10:47 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Lightning kills 31 in UP, Bihar; flood claims 1 in Assam

    10:07:48 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    India crosses nine million COVID-19 tests

    10:03:49 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Three novel coronavirus vaccine candidates looking really good: Donald Trump

    10:02:12 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Swiss restrict entry from 29 countries to prevent coronavirus spread

    09:52:04 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Goa records highest single-day spike of 95 COVID-19 cases

    09:51:12 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Record UPI transactions

    09:44:49 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Plague from China, that is what it is, should have never happened but they did allow it to happen. We had just signed a brand new trade deal and the ink wasn't even dry when it came over

    - Donald Trump, US President

    09:43:53 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    11 more cops test COVID-19 positive in Nagpur central jail

    09:43:41 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    UP's COVID-19 tally rises to 24,825 with 769 fresh cases; death toll reaches 735

    09:43:19 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    19 new coronavirus cases in Manipur, tally rises to 1,279

    09:32:12 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Complete lockdown in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia city from July 3 to 10: PTI

    09:31:30 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Delhi govt sets up expert panel to suggest measures for economic recovery

    09:28:43 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi has confirmed drive for universal screening of all in the state

    09:09:49 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Maharashtra COVID-19 tally rises to 1,86,626 with 6,330 cases - new single-day high; 125 deaths take toll to 8,178: Health official

    09:09:14 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    22 of 33 Assam districts affected by flood, toll rises to 34

    09:06:34 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    1,500 teams for door-to-door screening in Noida

    • 40 teams comprising physicians, nurses and lab technicians have been formed to carry out 4,000 tests per day
    • The campaign will run from July 2 to 12
    • The teams will conduct 3,000 real-time PCR and 1,000 antigen-based tests
    09:04:00 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Goa reports 95 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the case tally in the state to 1482 including 744 active cases, 734 recovered and 4 deaths

    09:03:43 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has been declared a designated terrorist by the Union Home Ministry under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

    Source: ANI
    08:48:17 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Mumbai's COVID-19 tally rises to 80,262 with addition of 1,554 new cases; 57 fresh deaths take toll to 4,686, says BMC.

    08:39:58 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Delhi records 2,373 fresh coronavirus cases, taking tally to over 92,000; death toll climbs to 2,864: PTI

    08:33:33 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Can't boycott Chinese products: Nehru Place shopkeepers

    08:25:39 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Dharavi's COVID-19 case count grows by 19 to 2,301

    08:25:16 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Case against Nanavati hospital

    08:21:43 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    26 people killed after being struck by lightning across Bihar: PTI

    08:20:29 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    NIA arrests one more accused in Pulwama terror attack case: PTI

    08:18:50 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    COVID-19 death toll rises to 699 in West Bengal

    08:17:14 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    PM Modi congratulates Putin

    08:16:10 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    In strong retaliation to Pakistan Army cease-fire violation in Qasba, Kerni and Shahpur sectors, Indian Army undertook firing against Pakistan Army posts in the Rakh Chikri area. This resulted in the death of two Pakistan Army soldiers of 10 BALUCH: Army Sources

    - ANI
    08:15:01 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Home Minister Amit Shah favours use of Rapid Antigen Test kits to help reduce COVID-19 transmission rate; these kits can be provided to UP, Haryana: MHA

    08:14:47 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    HM Amit Shah suggests early hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients to reduce mortality rates, says MHA

    08:14:38 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Home Minister Amit Shah suggests extensive use of Aarogya Setu, Itihaas Apps to help mapping of COVID-19 cases in NCR, says MHA

    08:03:35 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    OnePlus Y series TV features

    08:00:00 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    OnePlus TVs to be available first through Amazon. Later it will be sold through Reliance Digital stores and select retail stores in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi as well

    07:58:41 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    OnePlus launches two models under Y series with 32-inch and 43-inch screen at Rs 12,999 and Rs 22,999 respectively. The top-end U1 model with 55-inch 4K panel being priced at Rs 49,999.

    07:56:13 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    The new OnePlus TVs will be available on Amazon India

    07:57:44 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    OnePlus India launches three new Android TVs, price starts from Rs 12,999

    07:48:16 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    OnePlus launches new TV

    07:45:13 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Odisha to start plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients

    07:44:33 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Tamil Nadu reports single day all-time high of 4,343 fresh Covid cases

    07:42:59 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Death toll in Myanmar jade mine landslide rises to 162 as per the Fire Department: AFP news agency

    07:40:30 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Jobs report proves U.S. economy "roaring back": Donald Trump

    07:37:08 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    A commemorative stamp would be released soon by the Centre in honour of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao on his 100th birth anniversary

    - Union Minister G Kishan Reddy

    07:27:32 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Not feasible to convert rail coaches into ICUs: Railways to HC

    • The conversion of train coaches to ICUs is not possible without extensive structural modifications and major changes. These changes would need detailed design and can be done only in units with elaborate manufacturing facilities, Railways said in an affidavit.
    • Moreover, isolation or quarantine facilities in coaches are temporary arrangements till the Railways begin regular operations and the modifications made were reversible, it added.
    07:20:24 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Punjab's COVID19 case tally reaches 5784, with 120 new cases

    07:17:06 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Very heavy rains predicted in Mumbai, IMD issues orange alert

    • An orange alert implies that authorities should be prepared to handle any situation arising out of severe weather condition.
    • Ratnagiri district, which bore the brunt of cyclonic storm Nisarga last month, is likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on Friday, while Raigad will receive similar downpour on Saturday, senior director of IMD Mumbai, Shubhangi Bhute, said.
    • Heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash isolated places in Mumbai, she said.
    • As per the IMD's calculations, a rainfall between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm in 24 hours is considered as heavy rainfall, while a downpour between 115.5 and 204.5 mm is very heavy rainfall.
    • Rainfall above 204.5 mm in 24 hours is categorised as extremely heavy rainfall.
    07:14:39 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    India in talks with US, Canada, European and Gulf countries on establishing air travel bubbles: AAI

    • Talks are mainly going on between India and the US, India and Canada, India and Europe and India and the Gulf countries to start flights in these bubbles
    • Scheduled international passenger flights remain suspended in India since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    • The EU has presently banned the flights from India as the number of coronavirus cases are rising in the country
    07:13:01 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    160 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala, 202 cured today

    07:12:17 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Surat now next hotspot of Gujarat

    • On June 19, Surat had reported just 93 cases in a day, while Ahmedabad's tally of fresh daily infections was 312.A week later, on June 25, Surat's tally jumped to 152, while Ahmedabad city's daily count came down to 225 cases.
    • On June 27, when Gujarat reported over 600 fresh cases for the first time in a day, Surat's count was 174, while Ahmedabad city' tally stood at 197.
    • The gradual increase in cases continued and on June 30, for the first time, Surat city's tally overtook that of Ahmedabad.
    07:00:28 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    US trade deficit rises 9.7% in May to $54.6 billion

    06:59:40 PM IST, 02 July 2020

    Privatisation of Railways would mean self-subservience, not self-reliance

    - CPI(M)

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