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Coronavirus LIVE : COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead

Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead

Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead



NEW DELHI : Bihar reports 19 new cases, state tally nears 1,500

19 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,442: Principal Secretary-Health, Bihar

10:08 AM

Delhi government allows resumption of auto, taxi, private cab and bus services

Only 1 passenger in an auto
2 passengers in a car
20 passengers in a bus allowed at a time

10:05 AM

Sensex leaps 500 points on early success in Covid vaccine trial; Nifty tops 8,900
After three days of selloff in Indian equities, investors returned to buy bluechips at low level taking benchmark indices higher on Tuesday. Initial success in Covid vaccine trial in the US and firm cues from global markets also boosted sentiments back home.

Data from Moderna’s vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, showed it produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers. The positive early test results boosted sentiment as investors wagered on a faster-than-expected economic recovery.



Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead

Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead




10:04 AM

Karnataka resumes public bus services in Lockdown 4; passengers being thermally screened ahead of boarding buses in Mysuru.

09:52 AM

Australia welcomes virus inquiry but condemns China tariff
Australia on Tuesday welcomed international support for an independent coronavirus pandemic investigation as China ratcheted up a bilateral trade rift by placing tariffs on Australian barley.
The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it managed the international response to the coronavirus.

09:50 AM

China reports 23 fresh COVID-19 cases including 1 in Wuhan

09:44 AM

Rajasthan reports 122 new cases, state tally at 5,629

122 new COVID19 positive cases, 1 death reported in the state; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 5629: Rajasthan Health Department

09:42 AM



Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead



Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead



France reports 131 COVID-19 deaths in last 24 hours

09:22 AM

COVID-19: BMC issues revised protocol for sealing of buildings

BMC stated that if there is a new COVID-19 case in a society or building, then the entire building need not be sealed and only the particular floor can be sealed.

"The positive symptomatic patient can be shifted to DCHC or DCH, private or public facility as per the beds available and affordability of the patient. Positive asymptomatic patients can be home quarantined as per Government of India guidelines, if adequate facilities are available in the house and with self-declaration by the patient," BMC stated.

09:10 AM

Noida: 7 arrested for defying lockdown orders, border with Delhi to stay sealed

08:57 AM

  • Total number of confirmed cases in India crosses 1 lakh mark
  • Total number of confirmed cases: 1,01,139
  • Total number of active cases: 58,802
  • Total number of cured/discharged cases: 39,174
  • Total number of casualties: 3163

08:36 AM

Some airlines start bookings for June travel, say sources

"Domestic airlines have opened bookings for their flights from June onwards," one of the sources said on Monday.According to PTI sources at IndiGo and Vistara said they were taking bookings for domestic flights.There was no official comments from IndiGo, Vistara and GoAir on commencement of bookings.

08:15 AM

Australia's coronavirus death toll reaches 100

08:06 AM

El Salvador president to propose re-opening of economy from June 6

7:54 AM

Australia faces 'unprecedented' economic hit from coronavirus

The minutes showed board members discussed a range of economic scenarios in their policy deliberations, with the baseline case for gross domestic product to fall by 10% in the first half and 6% for all of 2020."An economic contraction of such speed and magnitude would be unprecedented in the 60-year history of Australia's quarterly national accounts," the RBA said.



Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead

Coronavirus LIVE: COVID-19 cases in India cross 1 lakh-mark; Over 3,000 dead


07:45 AM

Half of Chile senate, four ministers in coronavirus quarantine

Around half of Chile's 50-member senate and four ministers have been placed in quarantine.

They came into contact with at least three colleagues infected with the novel coronavirus.
Finance Minister Ignacio Briones and Chief of Staff Felipe Ward both wrote on Twitter that they had tested negative for the virus.The ministers of the interior and social development are also in isolation.

07:43 AM

Texas bars to reopen, south Florida begins gradual business resumption

07:37 AM

A man from Chamoli district tests positive for COVID19. He had recently returned from Delhi. This is the first positive case in the district.
- KK Singh, Chief Medical Officer, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand


07:32 AM

Delhi: People who were stranded amid lockdown board buses at Delhi-Noida border for their home states

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Delhi: People who were stranded amid lockdown board buses at Delhi-Noida border for their home states. One of the passengers, Pragya says,"I'm going to Sultanpur,for which I paid Rs 3500. There is no facility in bus,not even fans&there are so many mosquitoes that one cannot sit".

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07:22 AM

Uber to cut 3,000 more jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic

Along with the 3,700 jobs the company announced to cut earlier this month, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing company is laying off 25 per cent of its staff.

07:13 AM

Delhi: People arrive at wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Ghazipur, to make purchases amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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06:57 AM

Three more COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand- 2 from Latehar and 1 from Gumla. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 231: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni

06:46 AM

WHO chief warns of long road to travel as COVID-19 risk remains high

06:45 AM

Coronavirus deaths in Latin America surpass 30,000

06:43 AM

Donald Trump says he's taking malaria drug to protect against virus

Trump is taking the drug despite warnings from his own government.The drug should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects.

Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a zinc supplement daily ``for about a week and a half now.''He spent weeks pushing the drug as a potential cure or prophylaxis for COVID-19 against the cautionary advice.

The drug has the potential to cause significant side effects in some patients and has not been shown to combat the new coronavirus.Trump said his doctor did not recommend the drug to him, but he requested it from the White House physician.``I started taking it, because I think it's good,`` Trump said. ``I've heard a lot of good stories.''

06:38 AM

Brazil sees 674 new coronavirus deaths, world's 3rd highest number of infections
Total number of confirmed cases has reached 254,220

Brazil overtakes Britain to become the country with the third highest number of infections.
There are now 16,792 people who have died from the outbreak, the health ministry said.

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