Here’s a look at the latest developments:
INDIA
- India’s recovery in a single day surpassed the number of new infections, as almost 96,000 people recovered from the new coronavirus, even as the total number of cases exceeded 53 lakh. Figures released at 8 a.m. showed that while 95,880 people recovered from Covid-19 in a 24-hour span, 93,337 new infections were recorded during the period.
- India has surpassed the United States to record the highest number of Covid-19 recoveries in the world. Total recoveries in the country exceeded 42 lakh.
- The government has informed the Rajya Sabha that 97 people died aboard the Shramik Specials, admitting for the first time that migrant workers lost their lives on the trains that were headed to transport them during the Covid-19 shutdown.
- Daily Covid-19 cases reported in India fell marginally on Friday, but remained above 90,000 even as deaths from the infection continued to rise. 1,225 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, the third highest single-day count so far, which exceeds 85,000.
1,225 deaths on Friday, the number of Covid victims exceeds 85,000
Daily Covid-19 cases reported in India fell marginally on Friday, but remained above 90,000 even as deaths from the infection continued to rise. 1,225 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, the third highest single-day count so far, with an overall toll of more than 85,000.
- The Union Interior Ministry said on Friday that medical oxygen is a public health commodity and that any disruption to its supplies can have a critical impact on the management of Covid-19 patients, as it emphasized that “no restrictions will be placed “on their movement between states.
- The Phase III human clinical trial of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) will begin at Sassoon General Hospital in Pune next week.
- The government is contemplating reducing the current Monsoon Session of Parliament in light of the increase in Covid-19 cases among MPs, but nothing has been finalized yet.
- India delivered on Friday the 13th essential drugs, including hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol worth approximately 22 million metric tons to Mozambique, in support of the African country’s fight against Covid-19.
STATES / UT
PUNJAB: The Punjab government on Saturday allowed the opening of higher education institutions starting on September 21 for doctorates and graduate students taking technical and professional courses that require experimental work. However, schools, colleges and training centers will remain closed in the states.
DELHI: The number of active COVID-19 cases in Delhi increased by around 190 percent in one month and 84,087 people contracted the disease during the period. There were 11,068 active cases of Covid-19 on August 18. The number rose to a record 32,250 on Friday.
HARYANA: The Haryana government on Friday issued new guidelines to strengthen home isolation care for Covid-19 patients across the state, with the emphasis being on in-person visits by the ‘home isolation monitoring team. district ‘every other day.
UTTAR PRADESH: Hoteliers have started preparing for tourists after the government decided to reopen the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort to the general public from September 21.
RAJASTHAN: The Rajasthan health department allowed relatives of Covid-19 patients to meet them in hospitals wearing masks, PPE equipment and hand gloves.
BIHAR: According to Hindu beliefs, no auspicious function is held in the month of ‘Malamas’ (Adhimas), but there is a tradition of holding the world famous Malamas fair at Rajgir in the Nalanda district of Bihar, in which the gathers a large number of saints and devotees. . However, this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the entire fair location is deserted due to the event ban.
SIKKIM: Three ministers from Prem Singh Tamang’s government and two BJP MLAs tested positive for Covid-19.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Arunachal Pradesh’s Covid-19 count surpasses the 7,000 mark as 183 more people, including 28 security personnel, test positive; active case count 1,886.
MIZORAM: Fourteen people, including six members of the security staff, tested positive for Covid-19 at Mizoram, bringing the infection count to 1,548. The active case count is 575.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH: Arunachal Pradesh’s Covid-19 count surpassed the 7,000 mark on Saturday when 183 more people, including 28 security personnel, tested positive for the infection. The new infections have brought the state’s number of cases to 7,005.
ODISHA: IIIT Bhubaneswar students developed a new low-cost device to help Covid-19 patients. They have designed a hyperbaric chamber, the first ventilation device of its kind to facilitate breathing. ‘Swasner’, the device that allows patients to breathe more comfortably.
TELNGANA: The Covid-19 scare has reached the office of Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajander, as seven staff members tested positive for the virus. Two drivers, three gunmen and two personal assistants to the minister have been found infected with coronavirus.
MAHARASHTRA: At least 22 percent of the 7.12 lakh suspects who have been tested for coronavirus so far in the Thane district of Maharashtra have been found to be positive for the infection.
KARNATAKA: Karnataka’s Chief Deputy Minister Ashwathnarayan tests positive for Covid-19. “In anticipation of the next sessions of the Assembly, I underwent a Covid-19 test on Saturday and my results have been positive. I am asymptomatic and will be in home isolation. I ask those who have contacted me to take the necessary precautions. “he tweeted.
PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry Reports 543 New Covid-19 Cases, Bringing the Infection Count to 22,456, the Number of Deaths Rising to 448 with 11 More Deaths; number of active cases now 4,799.
ANDAMÁN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Covid-19 count rose to 3,631 on Saturday when 27 more people tested positive for the infection.
WORLD
- A Taiwanese airline flew around 120 passengers on a “flight to nowhere” on Saturday to see the South Korean resort island of Jeju, before flying straight home, the latest trick to give people a glimpse of normalcy during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Mainland China reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on September 18, up from 32 cases reported a day earlier.
- The Australian state at the center of the country’s coronavirus outbreak reported its lowest daily rise in infections in three months on Saturday, putting it on track to relax a tough lockdown on the capital city by the end of the month.
- The death toll in Iran from the virus reaches 24,118, says the health ministry, blaming the lesser use of face masks by the public.
- Russian health authorities have registered 6,065 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, compared to 5,905 the day before, bringing the country’s cumulative figure to close to 1.1 million.
- Nigerians in the southern state of Edo defied the coronavirus and went to the polls on Saturday to elect a new governor in the country’s first elections since the start of the pandemic.
- Germany records its highest daily number of new cases since April, with 2,297 new infections.
- Another lockdown in London seems “increasingly likely” amid fears that the UK is heading into a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Canada’s conservative opposition leader Erin O’Toole tested positive for the new coronavirus on Friday, his office announced, a day after another federal party leader did as well.
- The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Colombia has increased by 6,526 in the last 24 hours and, therefore, has exceeded 750,000. The total number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in Colombia is 750,471.
- Rio de Janeiro says it will authorize soccer fans to return to stadiums starting October 4, after a six-month hiatus from the pandemic. Fans will need to wear face masks and undergo temperature checks at the entrance, and ticket sales will be online. the city will allow up to 20,000 fans in the first match, which will be played at the legendary Maracanã stadium between Flamengo and Athletico Paranaense.
- Scientists examined the effectiveness of common household fabrics used in homemade masks to block droplets generated by coughing and sneezing, and have found that they are considerably protective even as a single layer.
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