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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with chief ministers on Monday to discuss the situation arising due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has been under a shutdown since March 25 to contain the spread of the virus, in indications that the interaction also focus on a gradual exit from the ongoing blockade. The number of Covid-19 cases rose to 28,380 and the number of deaths as it rose to 886 in the country, registering a record increase of 60 deaths in 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.
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India
- Prime Minister Modi told the chief ministers that the country will have to give importance to the economy and continue the fight against the coronavirus.
- In a video conference with top ministers, Modi also stressed the importance of states enforcing prescribed guidelines.
- The ICMR asked states to stop using Covid-19 antibody rapid test kits purchased from two Chinese companies and return them to be shipped to suppliers.
- A total of 6,184 Covid-19 patients have so far recovered, bringing the recovery rate in the country to 22.17 percent, the health ministry said. The ministry said that 16 districts that previously had positive cases have not reported any new cases of Covid-19 in the past 28 days.
- A total of 85 districts in 25 states and UT have not reported any new cases in the past 14 days.
- The Reserve Bank of India announced a special liquidity service of Rs 50,000 crore to ease liquidity pressures on mutual funds that have arisen as a result of increased volatility in capital markets due to the Covid pandemic -19.
- Getting infected with coronavirus is not a stigma, which must be addressed through an intensive campaign, the Union health ministry said. He added that spreading misinformation and panic should be avoided and no community or area should be tagged for the spread of COVID-19.
- Five of the eight northeastern states are completely free of coronavirus, and the remaining three have not added any new positive cases of Covid-19 in recent days, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said.
- Noting that the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected 2 million seafarers worldwide, the government has extended the validity of the Continuous Unloading Certificate for seafarers for six months.
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state
- Uttar Pradesh: With one more Covid-19 death reported, the number of deaths from viral disease increased to 31 in Uttar Pradesh. A total of 82 new Covid-19 cases were reported, bringing the number of cases in the state to 1,955.
- Odisha: Seven people, including four women, tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in Odisha to 110.
- Kerala: Thirteen new cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kerala, bringing the total number of cases to 481.
- Maharashtra: The mortality rate in Maharashtra due to coronavirus is 4.24%, while the total number of confirmed cases is 8,068.
- Delhi: The national capital has so far registered 2918 cases, of which 877 have been cured and discharged.
- Ladakh: A Covid-19 laboratory has been established on Union territory to ensure timely and cost-effective sample testing.
- Karnataka: A 50-year-old Covid-19 patient allegedly committed suicide, as 11 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 512.
- Uttarakhand: No new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of cases in the state is 51.
- Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh reported four cases of coronavirus, while the family of a parliamentarian in the Kurnool district was said to have at least six patients, as 80 new cases of Covid-19 were reported across the state, which it carries a total of 1,177.
- Bihar: With 19 more cases of Covid-19, the total number of reported coronavirus cases in Bihar is 345.
- Rajasthan: Three people died from Covid-19 and 36 more cases of coronavirus have been reported by Rajasthan. With 36 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in the state, the total number of positive cases has increased to 2,221.
- J&K: Jammu and Kashmir reported a total of 546 positive cases, including 375 active cases to date: 58 in Jammu and 488 in Kashmir.
- Jharkhand: Seven new positive coronavirus cases were reported in Jharkhand, bringing the state’s count to 98.
- Tamil Nadu: Up to 52 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Tamil Nadu, bringing the total number of cases to 1,937 in the state.
- West Benagal: 47 new positive cases have been reported in West Bengal; The total number of active cases is 504.
- Haryana: The total number of positive Covid-19 cases (including 14 Italian citizens) is 299 now, of which 205 have been discharged.
- Chandigarh: Four new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Chandigarh today; bringing the total number of positive cases to 40.
- Gujarat: New positive cases of 247 # COVID19 have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases amounts to 3,548.
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World
- The new coronavirus has claimed at least 206,567 lives worldwide since December. More than 2,961,540 cases were registered in 193 countries and territories.
- UN chief of rights Michelle Bachelet warned that countries that violate the rule of law in the name of fighting the new coronavirus pandemic are at risk of causing a “human rights disaster”.
- Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned against easing coronavirus restrictions too soon, as the country was still facing a “maximum risk” moment, in his first comments since he returned to work after contracting the disease that killed over 20,000 in the UK.
- The United States has the highest number of deaths with 54,877 of 965,933 cases.
- Spain registers 331 new deaths with coronavirus in the last 24 hours, compared to 288 on Sunday, while the political and social debate centers on the exit of one of the strictest blockades in Europe. The total number of deaths is more than 23,500, while the number of infections exceeds 200,000.
- Iran announced 96 deaths from the new coronavirus, but said new confirmed infections daily fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a month.
- The total death toll is 5,806, while the country has a total of 91,472 infections.
- Tens of thousands of students returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing after months of closings meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as China’s major cities gradually return to normal. China has largely slowed the spread of the deadly disease, but is still on high alert.
- Singapore’s coronavirus count reached 14,423 after 799 new cases were reported, most of which were foreign workers, including Indians, residing in dormitories, which have become hotspots for disease transmission in the country.
