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PIB Headquarters PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19
Posted On: 29 JUN 2020 6:53PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Recovery rate further improves to 58.67%, Difference between Recovered and Active cases further increases to 1,11,602 The gap between recoveries and active cases is 1,11,602 as of today. So far, as many as 3,21,722 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate continues to steadily improve. It has reached 58.67% amongst COVID-19 patients today.During the last 24 hours, a total of 12,010 COVID-19 patients have https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 2/7 6/29/2020 Press Information Bureau been cured. Presently, there are 2,10,120 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.India now has 1047 diagnostic labs dedicated to COVID-19. This includes 760 in the government sector and 287 private labs. The 11 labs that have been inducted in the last 24 hours are all operated by the government. The total number of samples tested is showing an uphill trend, and has touched 83,98,362. Yesterday 1,70,560 samples were tested. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1635085
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah says, “The entire nation rallies behind Prime Minister in the fight against Corona” Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has said that “Modi Government is handling the Covid situation very appropriately and the situation in Delhi is under control”. In an interview to a news agency, Shri Amit Shah said “there is no community spread in Delhi and there is no reason to worry”. He said that normally it is the responsibility of the Delhi Government to take necessary steps to tackle the Covid situation, but Government of India stepped in to coordinate the efforts after the comments made by Deputy CM of Delhi that the situation in Delhi is bad and that by the end of July the Covid infected population in capital Delhi would rise to 5.5 lakh. He said due to more testing now, there is a jump in the infection rate, but on the flip side there is an advantage that those who have been tested and found positive will be kept in isolation. He said there is multiple fold increase in testing. Shri Amit Shah informed that there are 30,000 beds available today compared to 9,937 beds as on 14th June. He said “House-to-house survey in all Containment Zones in Delhi will be completed by 30th June. Besides, serological survey has also been started. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1635061
Sufficient stock of food grains available with Food Corporation of India; FCI procured total 388.34 LMT wheat and 745.66 LMT rice till June As per the Food Corporation of India report dated 28.06.2020, FCI currently has 266.29 LMT rice and 550.31 LMT wheat. Hence, a total of 816.60 LMT food grain stock is available (excluding the ongoing purchase of wheat and paddy, which have not yet reached the godown). About 55 LMT food grains is required for a month under NFSA and other welfare schemes. Since the lockdown, about 138.43 LMT food grains have been lifted and transported through 4944 rail rakes. Apart from the rail route, transportation was also done through roads and waterways. A total of 277.73 LMT has been transported. 21,724 MT grains was transported through 14 ships. Total 13.47 LMT food grains have been transported to the North-Eastern States.
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PM FME Scheme to generate total investment of Rs 35,000 crore and 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled employment: HarsimratKaurBadal,
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 3/7 6/29/2020 Press Information Bureau Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt. HarsimratKaurBadal launched the PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM FME) scheme yesterday, as a part of “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”. The Minister said that the Scheme would generate total investment of Rs 35,000 crore and generate 9 lakh skilled and semi-skilled employment and benefit 8 lakh units through access to information, training, better exposure and formalization. The guidelines of the Scheme were released on the occasion. She said that the unorganized food processing sector comprising nearly 25 lakh units contribute to 74% of employment in food processing sector. Nearly 66% of these units are located in rural areas and about 80% of them are family-based enterprises supporting livelihood rural household and minimizing their migration to urban areas. These units largely fall within the category of micro enterprises.
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India’s first human space mission “Gaganyaan” will not be affected by COVID pandemic: Dr.Jitendra Singh Union Minister DrJitendra Singh said today that the launch of India’s first human space mission “Gaganyaan” will not be affected by COVID pandemic and preparation are carrying on in the right direction. Briefing about the important achievements of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Department of Space over the last one year and some of the important missions planned for the future, DrJitendra Singh said that even though because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the training of four Indian astronauts in Russia had to be halted, yet the opinion of Chairman ISRO and the scientific team is that there had been kept a “cushion” both in the training programme and launch deadline. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1635154
Mission Sagar: INS Kesari Arrives Kochi
Indian Naval Ship Kesari arrived at Kochi yesterday after 55 days of deployment to the Southern Indian Ocean region as part of ‘Mission Sagar’. The ship was deployed on a special ‘COVID Relief Mission’ and made port calls at Male (Maldives), Port Louis (Mauritius), Antsiranana (Madagascar), Moroni (Comoros Islands) and Port Victoria (Seychelles) for delivery of 580 tons of food aid and essential medical stores to local authorities. A 14 member Naval Medical Assistance Team was also deputed to Mauritius and Comoros for 20 days each and assisted local governments in formulation of long term strategy to counter COVID 19 through mutual sharing of experience. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1635090
Ministry of Tourism presents 39th webinar titled ‘Unlocking travel and tourism safely and responsibly during COVID: A healthcare perspective’ under DekhoApnaDesh series In the continuation of DekhoApnaDesh webinar series, Ministry Of Tourism introduced latest session in the series on Unlocking Travel & Tourism Safely & Responsibly during COVID on 27th June 2020. DekhoApnaDesh Series is an effort to showcase India’s rich diversity under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
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Punjab: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister said that Punjab Government is fighting the war against corona virus in a systematic and planned way and its emphasis is on the strengthening of the healthcare infrastructure so as to effectively combat the corona pandemic. He said that the State Government is making earnest efforts to tackle the pandemic and Punjab was the first state in the country to impose curfew after seeing the gravity of the situation. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister said that ASHA workers were playing a vital role in containing the coronavirus in the State. He said that ASHA workers have done a commendable work in the Active Case Finding Campaign by identifying people with ILI symptoms. He said that the State Government has provided an additional incentive of Rs 1000 per month to every ASHA worker for the month of March to June. Now the State Government has decided that an incentive of Rs 2000 per month would be provided per month for each ASHA workers for the month of July and August, he added. Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state is 1,64,626. 5,493 new patients have been identified as positive on Sunday. 2,330 patients have been cured, thereby total number of recoveries has gone up to 86,575 patients. Total Active patients are 70,607. Total deaths in the state as on Sunday is 7429, with a fatality rate of 4.51%. Total number of COVID19 samples tested in the state so far is 9,23,502. Mumbai police has warned residents to restrict their activities within a 2 km radius of their homes. If found more than 2 km from their residences without proper reason, their vehicles would be impounded.Meanwhile, Maharashtra government has launched the largest plasma therapy trial for Covid-19, today. CM said Maharashtra will be the first state in the country to conduct an overarching trial on convalescent plasma therapy. The first plasma therapy trial was conducted in April this year, after which permission was sought from the Centre to undertake more trials. Gujarat: 624 new positive cases and 19 deaths have been reported in Gujarat during the past 24 hours. State tally rises to 31,397 including 22,808 cured/discharged and 1,809 deaths. This is the second consecutive day, that the state has reported more than 600 new cases. Ahmedabad recorded 170 new cases, while Surat reported 141 cases. Out of 6,780 active cases in the state, condition of 71 patients is critical and they are on ventilator. Gujarat has conducted nearly 3.63 lakh tests so far. Rajasthan – 121 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported today. It takes the COVID-19 count in the state to 17,392. The total number of Active patients has gone up to 3,372. The number of recoveries till date stands at 13,618. Total deaths reported so far is 402. A total of 8 lakh samples have been tested so far. Madhya Pradesh – 7795 samples were tested on Sunday, of which 221 new positive cases have been reported, thereby taking the state count of COVID-19 to 13,186. While 10,084 recoveries and 557 deaths reported so far, there are 13,186 active cases in the state, as per the latest report. Majority of the new cases have been reported from Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and Morena. In Indore, a total of 4615 cases and 222 deaths have been reported so far. Bhopal succeeds Indore with a total 2740 cases and 94 deaths as on Sunday. Chhattisgarh– 84 new COVID-19 cases have been identified on Sunday. Total coronavirus count of the state stands at 2694, out of which 619 are active cases. 118 patients were discharged on Sunday which takes the total number of recoveries to 2062. Goa – 70 new COVID positive cases have been identified on Sunday. It takes the state tally of Corona virus patients to 1,198. The number of active cases is 717. With the recovery of 58 patients on Sunday, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 5/7 6/29/2020 Press Information Bureau the total number of recoveries has increased to 478. There are a total of 3 deaths till date. Kerala: Following rise in Covid cases with unknown origin, triple lockdown has been clamped in the entire Ponnanitaluk in Malappuram district from this evening till July 6. According to authorities, there are more than 20,000 people including newborns in the contact list of the two doctors confirmed of Covid-19 at Edappal in the district. Four panchayats in Edappal have already been made containment zones following the transmission of disease. Random testing of 1,500 people will be carried out. The restrictions imposed on devotees’ visit to temples under Travancore Devaswom Board will continue even after June 30. Two more Keralites died of Covid-19 taking the toll to 287 in the Gulf region. 118 Covid positive cases were reported yesterday and 2,015 patients are still under treatment in various districts. Tamil Nadu: TN Health Experts Committee in its meeting with CM did not recommend an extension of lockdown but urged the government to increase the restrictions in the worst hit areas alone. 63 Indian fishermen including 44 from TN still stranded in Iran due to lack of space on rescue ship INS Jalashwa. Three judicial officers and two cops test positive for Covid-19 in Vellore. 3940 new cases, 1443 recoveries & 54 deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 82275, Active cases: 35656, Deaths: 1079, Active cases in Chennai: 19877. Karnataka:In the light of large number of people in quarantine violating the rules, the state government is working on developing an App which will tag the movement of those in home quarantine. BBMP has noticed five more covid care centers with 1600 bed capacity. State government has come out with a new set of temporary guidelines on imparting online education to students. Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah demands white paper on Karnataka's Covid-19 expenses. 1267 new cases, 220 discharges & 16 deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 13190, Active cases: 5472, Deaths: 207, Discharges: 7507. Andhra Pradesh: CM releases Rs 512 crore, as second financial incentive, to support MSMEs in the state during the Covid-19 crisis; announces waiver of fixed electricity charges from April to June. State approves 108 and 104 ambulance vehicles to provide essential medical services in emergency is going to launch as many as 1,060 vehicles with state-of-the-art amenities from July 1. 793 new cases, 302 discharged and 11 deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 30,216 samples. Of the 793 cases, 81 are inter-state cases and six from abroad. Total cases: 13,891, Active cases: 7479, Discharges: 6232, Deaths: 180. Telangana: Health Minister EatalaRajender said Hyderabad is a cosmopolitan city so cases here are rising like in Delhi & Mumbai; if necessary will impose lockdown at some places. Telangana CM advised to focus more on areas where cases are rising. More tests will be conducted in those areas. Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali tests positive for Covid-19. Total cases reported: 14419, Active cases: 9000 Deaths: 247, Discharges: 5172. Arunachal Pradesh: CM of Arunachal Pradesh tweets that admission of girl cadets from academic session 2021-22 onwards for Sainik School East Siang will start soon. Assam: Health Minister HimantaBiswaSarma tweeted that the State government has set up facilities for swab collection in 31 COVID care centres and 12 hospitals across Guwahati city. Manipur: Facemask were distributed to media persons at Manipur Press Club, Imphal by Directorate of Environment & Climate Change in partnership with United Nations Development Programme, (UNDP). Meghalaya: Meghalaya government has decided that the locations in Meghalaya bordering Guwahati i.eByrnihat, Jorabat till Khanapara will be under lockdown due to the surge in Covid19 cases in Assam. Inter-state movement continues to be restricted. DC will issue necessary orders accordingly. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 6/7 6/29/2020 Press Information Bureau Mizoram: Six more COVID-19 recovered patients discharged in Mizoram. Total active cases now stands at 90, while 61 persons have discharged. Nagaland: 4 more COVID-19 positive patients have recovered in Nagaland. Out of them 3 are from Dimapur& 1 from Kohima. Recovery tally in Nagaland reaches 168. Active cases stand at 266.
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PIB Headquarters PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID- 19
Posted On: 28 JUN 2020 6:51PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Recovered cases sharply overtake active cases; Difference between recovered and active cases crosses 1 lakh; Recovery rate increases to 58.56% The gap between recoveries and active cases has crossed 1,00,000. The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 106,661 as of today. Thus, so far, a total of 3,09,712 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 58.56% amongst COVID-19 patients. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,832 COVID-19 patients have been cured.Presently, there are 2,03,051 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.India now has 1036 diagnostic labs dedicated to COVID-19. This https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 2/7 6/28/2020 Press Information Bureau includes 749 in the government sector and 287 private labs. Daily more than 2,00,000 samples are being tested. The samples tested in the last 24 hours have further increased to 2,31,095. The total number of samples tested, as on date, is 82,27,802.
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English rendering of PM’s address in the 13th Episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat 2.0’ on 28.06.2020 “My dear countrymen, irrespective of the magnitude of the calamity confronting us, India’s sanskar… way of life inspires one and all to serve selflessly. The way India extended a helping hand to the world during difficult times, it has reinforced India’s role in ushering in peace and development. This period also saw the world realising India’s spirit of universal brotherhood…at the same time it also noticed India’s commitment and might when it comes to safeguarding her sovereignty and territorial integrity. Those who cast an evil eye on Indian soil in Ladakh have got a befitting response. India honours the spirit of friendship…she is also capable of giving an appropriate response to any adversary, without shying away. Our brave soldiers have proven that they will not let anyone cast an evil eye on the glory and honour of Mother India.”
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Vice President advises people to not press the ‘panic’ button but reach out for the ‘prevention’ and ‘protection’ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has appealed to all countrymen to together protect the lives and livelihoods in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.In a facebook post today, the Vice President said that the Government is taking continuous measures to give a boost to the economy and asked everyone to support the government by taking necessary precautions and following the guidelines.Calling upon the people to collectively fight against this unprecedented health crisis, Shri Naidu said that our country’s strength lies in our faith in spirituality and trust in science.Maintaining that solution to COVID-19 lies in precautions, Vice President listed simple steps such as the use of face masks, practising safe distancing and washing of hands frequently as the only known ways of staying safe. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634907
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah reviewed the preparedness of 10,000 bed ‘Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre’ in Delhi yesterday The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah reviewed the preparedness of the 10,000 bed ‘Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre’ at the Radha Swami Satsang Beas in Delhi yesterday. Shri Amit Shah said the “10,000 bed centre would provide huge relief to the people of Delhi”. The Union Home Minister said, “I https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 3/7 6/28/2020 Press Information Bureau applaud our courageous Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, who would be operating this COVID care facility during these trying times. Their commitment to serve the nation and the people of Delhi is unparalleled”. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634907
Union HRD Minister highlights India's efforts to build resilience into the education system in face of COVID-19 Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' participated in G20 Extraordinary Virtual Education Ministers’ Meeting. This special session has been convened to discuss the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on the education sector, how different nations have dealt with it and how the Member States can collaborate to further the cause of education in these difficult times.In his statement, the Union Minister informed all members about India's efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on all sectors including education.Shri Pokhriyal also shared information about efforts of HRD Ministry to promote digital learning during Covid-19 crisis. He said that we have developed excellent digital educational content over the years. These are available on various platforms like DIKHSA, SWAYAM , Virtual labs, e-PG Pathshala and National Digital Library to name a few.
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Shri ArjunMunda launches tribes India products on GeM and new website of TRIFED through video conference The unprecedented situation in our country due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has affected all segments of our society. The livelihoods of the poor and marginalised communities have been seriously impacted and the tribals are some of the worst affected in these trying times. To ease the burden of the tribal artisans during such troubled times, TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal affairs has initiated several immediate initiatives to re-energise the lagging economic activity for sustaining the livelihood development of tribals. . Addressing a video Conference to launch the Trifed Digital Platforms, Shri ArjunMunda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs said that the Team of “Trifed Warriors” will take Tribal Commerce based on forest produces, handlooms & handicrafts to a new high for transforming tribal lives and livelihoods. He stated that with more and more people going online to meet their various needs, an important strategic push has been to adopt an all-encompassing digitisation drive to map and link its village based tribal producers to the national and international markets setting up state of art e- platforms benchmarked to international standards.
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Kerala: State Minister for Tourism KadakampallySurendran says the Covid situation in Thiruvananthapuram is extremely serious and he urged all the residents to adhere to the guidelines issued by the government. Meanwhile, five health personnel including two doctors, one nurse and 3 paramedical staff of a private hospital, in Edappal, Malappuram have tested positive for Covid-19; following fears of community transmission, four Panchayats will be made containment zones as the staff were on duty till Saturday. KSRTC closed down its depot in Guruvayur after a conductor attached to it was tested positive for Covid-19. Four more Keralites have lost their lives to the virus outside the state; three in Gulf region & one was in Mumbai. Yesterday, Kerala reported its highest ever count of 195 Covid cases of which 180 were imported cases. Currently 1,939 patients are undergoing treatment and a total of 1,67,978 people are under quarantine across the state. Tamil Nadu: A retired cop dies of Covid-19 in Puducherry; 29 fresh cases reported; active cases in the UT stood at 385 with the discharge of 252 patients and death of 11 people so far. TN Covid19 death toll crosses 1,000-mark. The State now has 78,335 cases, of which 44,094 people have recovered as reported yesterday. Karnataka: Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said work is in progress to set up facilities with 10,000 beds by Monday evening; private hospitals are instructed to reserve 50% of the beds for Covid- 19 treatment. Karnataka announces total lockdown on Sundays starting July 5 as Covid-19 cases spike in state. State recorded a whopping 918 positive cases yesterday which is the biggest single-day spike the state has seen. Total positive cases: 11923, Active cases: 4441, Deaths: 191, Discharges: 7287. Andhra Pradesh:Two of the security guards of Deputy Chief Minister K. NarayanaSwamy's residence at Puttur were affected by Covid-19. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) Vice-Chancellor Shyam Prasad has said theory exams for PG medical and dental students will begin from the first week of August. Covid-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh crossed 13,000 mark. 813 new cases, 401 discharged and 12 deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 25,778 samples. Of the 813 cases, 50 are inter-state cases and eight from abroad. Total cases: 13,098, Active cases: 7021, Discharged: 5908, Deaths: 169. Telangana: Taking a serious note of discrepancies in the testing for Covid-19 done by private laboratories, Health Minister, E Rajender said notices were issued to several laboratories which were not adhering to the testing guidelines and had discrepancies in their results. Total cases reported yesterday: 13436, Active cases: 8265, Deaths: 243, Recovered: 4928. Maharashtra: New Covid 19 cases reported 5,318. Total number of cases reported in the state so far 1,59,133. Number of active cases 67,600. Deaths reported 7,273. Number of people tested so far 8.97 lakh. In Maharashtra, gymnasiums, barber shops, salons and beauty parlours have reopened after a hiatus of three months. Gujarat: New cases reported 615. Total number of cases reported in the state so far 30,733. Number of active cases 8,316 Number of deaths reported 1,790. Amdavad Municipal Corporation has slapped a fine of 77 lakh rupees on a city based trust run Hospital. The fine was imposed for not allotting a bed with a ventilator to an advanced stage Covid19 patient for 45 minutes on 18th June, which resulted in the death of the patient. Rajasthan: New cases reported 175. Total number of cases reported in the state so far 17,119 Number of active cases 3,297.Recovery rate in Rajasthan 78%, which is the highest in the country. Maximum number of new infections have been reported from Bikaner (44 cases), followed by Jaipur (26 cases) and then Jhunjhunu district (23 cases).
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634928 5/7 6/28/2020 Press Information Bureau Madhya Pradesh: New cases reported 203. Total number of cases reported in the state so far 12,965. Number of active cases 2,444. Death toll so far 550. Chhattisgarh: New cases reported 44. Total number of cases reported in the state so far 3,006. Number of active cases 696. Goa: New cases reported 89. Total number of cases reported in the state so far 1,128. Number of active cases 706. Assam: Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to CM of Assam, SarbanandaSonowal and State Health Minister, HimantaBiswaSarma today and took stock of the alarming situation in Brahmaputra river and landslides near Guwahati; assures of all possible support to the State. Manipur: TrueNat testing machine installed at Tamenglong District Hospital in Manipur. This district is the worst affected in the state.Social Welfare and Cooperation Minister of Manipur NemchaKipgen chaired a review meeting on preventing Covid19 transmission amongst the inmates at various Institutional Quarantine Centres. Mizoram: Assam Rifles in Mizoram has instituted a novel idea of using umbrellas to ensure social distancing, an effective protective measure against COVID-19. Umbrellas were distributed to economically weak, divyangs and senior citizens of Ngopa, Mimbung, Kawlbem, New Vaikhawtlang and Hnahlan villages. Nagaland: 25 new cases of COVID-19 positive have been reported in Nagaland taking the total tally to 412 with 248 active cases while 164 have recovered.
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PIB Headquarters PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19
Posted On: 27 JUN 2020 6:28PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Recoveries fast outpace the active COVID-19 cases; Difference between recoveries and active cases nearing 1 lakh https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634786 2/10 6/27/2020 Press Information Bureau The total number of recovered COVID-19 cases has fast outgrown the number of active COVID-19 cases. The difference between recoveries and active cases is fast nearing 1 lakh. The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 98,493 as of today.While the number of active cases stands at 1,97,387, the number of cured cases is 2,95,880. With this encouraging status, the recovery rate is touching 58.13% amongst COVID-19 patients. The top 15 States in terms of recovery rate are:
Sr. State/UT Recovery Rate
No.
1 Meghalaya 89.1%
2 Rajasthan 78.8%
3 Tripura 78.6%
4 Chandigarh 77.8%
5 Madhya Pradesh 76.4%
6 Bihar 75.6%
7 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 72.9%
8 Gujarat 72.8%
9 Jharkhand 70.9%
10 Chhattisgarh 70.5%
11 Odisha 69.5%
12 Uttarakhand 65.9%
13 Punjab 65.7%
14 Uttar Pradesh 65.0%
15 West Bengal 65.0%
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Dr Harsh Vardhan chairs 17th meeting of Group of Ministers on COVID-19
The 17th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was held under the chairpersonship of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare today. GoM was informed that presently eight States (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal) contribute 85.5% of active caseload and 87% of total deaths in India.Dr. Bhragava, DG (ICMR) explained about the increasing capacity for enhanced per day testing through various tests. The samples tested in the last 24 hours have increased to 2,20,479, taking the total cumulative number of samples tested, as on date, to 79,96,707. India now has 1026 diagnostic labs dedicated to COVID-19. GoM was informed that as of 27th June 2020, there are 1039 dedicated COVID Hospitals with 1,76,275 isolation beds, 22,940 ICU beds and 77,268 oxygen supported beds; 2,398 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,39,483 Isolation beds, 11,539 ICU beds and 51,321 oxygen supported beds have also been operationalised. Moreover, 8,958 COVID Care Centres with 8,10,621 beds are now available to combat COVID-19 in the country. For details: Center Bolsters Efforts for COVID Management in Delhi
The Central Government has extended substantial support to NCT of Delhi for containment and management of COVID-19.ICMR has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests. It has also provided 1.57 lakh RNA extraction kits essential for carrying out the test and 2.84 lakh VTMs and swabs for collection of Covid-19 samples. As an effort to bolster the containment measures in NCT of Delhi, a 10,000-bedded “Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre” is being developed at RadhaSoamiSatsang Beas in Chhatarpur, Delhi. The entire operation of this Centre, including ensuring availability of requisite numbers of medical personnel, has been entrusted to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), with Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) taking the lead in this process. Around 2,000 beds are being made operational.A 1000- bedded new greenfield hospital constructed by DRDO and manned by doctors and paramedical staff from Army would start functioning next week from an area near DhaulaKuan. The Government of India has centrally procured and distributed 11.11 lakh N95 masks, 6.81 lakh PPE kits, 44.80 lakhs HCQ tablets in Delhi. 425 ventilators were allocated to Delhi and all have been delivered to various hospitals of GNCT. Delhi has 34 Dedicated COVID Hospitals (DCH), 4 Dedicated COVID Health Centres (DCHC), 24 Dedicated COVID Centers (DCCC) to treat COVID-19 patients according to their severity.
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Union Health Ministry issues updated clinical management protocol for managing COVID-19 cases Keeping pace with evolving knowledge about COVID-19, especially in terms of effective drugs, the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has today released an updated clinical management protocol for managing COVID-19 cases. The updated protocol includes the advice to use Dexamethasone as an alternative choice to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe cases of COVID-19. The change has been made after considering the latest available evidence and expert consultation.
For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634786 4/10 6/27/2020 Press Information Bureau Prime Minister addresses the 90th Birth Anniversary of Rev. 'Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma Metropolitan; Powered by Corona warriors, India is firmly fighting COVID-19, says PM The Prime Minister said that India has always been open to spiritual influences from many sources. Quoting Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma “Humility which is a virtue, is always fruitful in good works”, PM said that it is with this spirit of humility Mar Thoma Church has worked to bring a positive difference in the lives of our fellow Indians, especially in areas such as healthcare and education. He said that Mar Thoma Church played a significant role in India's freedom struggle and was at the fore-front of working towards national integration. The Prime Minister said that COVID-19 is not only a physical sickness that is a threat to the lives of people but also takes our attention to unhealthy life-styles. He said that a global pandemic implies that humanity as a whole needs healing and asked the audience to do everything possible to further harmony and happiness in our planet. He said that powered by Corona warriors, India is firmly fighting COVID-19.
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200 Railway Maintenance Projects of critical importance completed during Covid-19 lockdown period The backend warriors of Indian Railways have fully availed the opportunity provided by suspension of passenger services due to pandemic of COVID 19 to successfully executed more than 200 long pending maintenance works including yard remodeling, repair and re-girdering of old bridges, doubling and electrification of rail lines and renewal of scissor crossovers. Pending for several years, these unfinished projects often confronted Indian Railways as bottlenecks. Apart from ensuring supply chains all essential commodities running through parcel trains and freight trains, Indian Railways executed these long pending maintenance works during this lockdown period when passenger services were suspended.
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Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare hosts webinars on Reforms in Agriculture, Strategic Policy Shifts and Investment Opportunities Addressing the webinars, Shri Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, appreciated the path-breaking futuristic steps taken by the Government of India for the agriculture sector and welfare of farmers, during the crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The competence of Indian farmers and efforts of the industry in this crisis situation is evident by the fact that the area covered by kharif sowing this year is 316 lakh ha as compared to 154 lakh ha last year and an average of 187 lakh ha during the last five years. Comparing livestock rearing to an ATM machine for farmers, Shri AtulChaturvedi, Secretary, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, said that no product is as fast moving as milk for a retailer.
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Chandigarh: Adviser, UT Chandigarh, stated that he has already instructed police and other authorized officials to have stricter implementation of social distancing norms, wearing of masks etc. Surprise inspections will be made in all market places and public places including Sukhna Lake area to penalize the violators. Haryana: While taking a step forward toward realizing Prime Minister, Mr NarendraModi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Haryana Government has offered to set up a Bulk Drugs Park at Panipat on 1000 acres of developed industrial land under the Government of India scheme for the promotion of Bulk Drugs Parks for financing common infrastructure facilities. The Bulk Drug Park at Panipat would reduce manufacturing cost of bulk drugs in the country and dependency on other countries for bulk drugs. Maharashtra: The state reported a new single day high of 5,024 Covid positive cases, pushing the overall tally beyond 1.5 lakhs ay 1,52,765 cases. The number of active cases is 65,829. Mumbai reported 1,297 new cases. The civic body BMC would soon be conducting a sero-survey in three wards of the metropolis to know the extent of the spread of coronavirus in Mumbai. The survey will be conducted in association with the NITI Aayog, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and a few other institutions. During the survey 10,000 random blood samples from both slum and non-slum areas will be tested.Meanwhile, the Central Team led by Luv Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare visited Thane today to review the Covid situation there. Gujarat: 580 COVID-19 positive cases and 18 deaths have been reported in Gujarat, as per latest report. There are 30,158 reported Covid-19 positive cases in the state. The death toll so far is 1,722. Rajasthan: The state tally of COVID-19 has gone up to 16,787 with the report of 127 new cases and 9 deaths today. While 13149 patients have recovered, 389 deaths have also occurred till date. There are 3249 active cases in the state at present. Madhya Pradesh: 203 new cases have been reported in the state taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 12,798. The number of active cases is 2,448. Chhattisgarh: 89 new cases have been identified in Chhattisgarh, with state capital Raipur reporting 39 cases. The number of active cases is 647. Goa: 44 new cases have been found in the state on Friday, which takes the state tally of positive cases to 1039. There are 667 active cases in the state at present. Arunachal Pradesh: Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh holds review meeting on Covid19 situation, Farm cluster/Nutritional Garden Scheme, Clean Green Arunachal Campaign, Cleanliness in districts and other issues. Assam: A Quarantine centre is being converted into a 250 bed COVID hospital at PatanjaliYogpeeth, Mirza, Palashbari informed Assam's health minister HimantaBiswaSarma in his tweet. Manipur: Meeting of the Manipur Consultative Committee for COVID-19 held today on effective management of COVID Hospitals & Care Centres. Mizoram: Mizoram government has given some relaxations in the ongoing total lockdown in the state.Opposition ZPM has asked the Mizoram government to chalk out post-lockdown plan. Nagaland: International organization, OECD Education praises Nagaland efforts to ensure education through TV, Radio and Internet during Covid19 pandemic.12 new cases of COVID19 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634786 6/10 6/27/2020 Press Information Bureau have been reported in Nagaland. All cases are from Mon Quarantine Center. Kerala: The Kerala government has withdrawn the complete lockdown on Sundays. The decision was taken after evaluating that people who return from abroad and other states on Sunday are facing hardship due to the complete lockdown. However, the night curbs will continue and police will impose strict restrictions in containment zones in the state. The state had confirmed 150 new Covid cases yesterday. A total of 1540 patients are under treatment in various districts. Tamil Nadu: Puducherry CMO shut for two days after staff tests positive. Puducherry reports new high of 87 Covid-19 cases and one death today. Tamil Nadu CM pegs fiscal deficit of the State at Rs 85,000 crore in view of revenue losses due to Covid. In all, 221 patients have been discharged after recovery including 18 today in the UT. One more DMK MLA tests positive for coronavirus. 3645 new cases, 1348 recoveries & 46 deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 74622, Active cases: 32305, Deaths: 957, Active cases in Chennai: 20136. Karnataka: Taking note of increase in number of Covid cases, state government has decided to prepare a blueprint on requirement of beds for the coming days. Expert committee suggests government to revise Covid guidelines to reduce casualties. 445 new cases, 246 discharges & 10 deaths yesterday. Total positive cases: 11005, Active cases: 3905, Deaths: 180, Discharges: 6916. Andhra Pradesh: People’s representatives in the State are exercising caution when it comes to meeting people, after two of the ruling party MLAs tested positive for coronavirus within a gap of one week. The rise in number of corona positive cases in temple town of Srikalahasti has prompted municipal authorities to impose lockdown once again from Sunday with business hours from 6 am to 1 pm.796 new cases, 263 discharged and 11 deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 24,458 samples. Of the 796 cases, 51 are inter-state cases and five from abroad. Total cases: 12,285, Active cases: 6648, Discharged: 5480, Deaths: 157. Telangana: State government issues a notice instructing schools not to conduct classes, even online, and not to collect fees. Telangana school education department is yet to issue detailed guidelines on online classes and academic year 2020-21. Total cases till now 12349, Active 7436, Recovered 4766.
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 2/9 6/26/2020 Press Information Bureau Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:Recovered cases exceed active cases by more than 96,000; COVID-19 Recovery rate improves to 58.24% The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 96,173.During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,940 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 2,85,636. This has led to the recovery rate touching 58.24% amongst COVID-19 patients.Presently, there are 1,89,463 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.In the quest to expand the COVID-19 testing labs network across the country, ICMR has inducted 11 new labs in the last 24 hours. India now has 1016 diagnostic labs dedicated to COVID-19. This includes 737 in the government sector and 279 private labs.During the past 24 hours, 2,15,446 tests have been conducted in the labs. The total number of samples tested, as on date, is 77,76,228. For details:
Centre lends a helping hand to NE States in the fight against COVID-19 The Centre has pro-actively and strongly supported strengthening of the medical care infrastructure in the NE States to fight COVID-19.The North Eastern (NE) states have a comparatively lower number of COVID-19 cases, compared to the rest of the country. As on date, while the active cases are 3731, the recoveries exceed at 5715. The death rate continues to be low, with no deaths in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.As a result of focused attention of the Centre through the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, the NE now has 39 testing labs in the public sector and three in the private sector.Centre has supported the NE States in stepping up the number of ICU beds, Isolation beds, Oxygen supported beds and ventilators and also helped in stepping up the availability of N95 masks, PPE kits and HCQ tablets. This has played a critical role in effective clinical management of COVID-19 cases. For details:
Prime Minister inaugurates 'AatmaNirbhar Uttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan' Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi inaugurated 'AatmaNirbhar Uttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan' through video conferencing today. Under this, local entrepreneurship will be promoted along with providing employment opportunities to migrant workers.Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi said that everyone would be able to surpass the difficulties owing to the COVID-19 Pandemic. He stressed that until a vaccine is found, maintaining Do GajkiDoori, covering the face with the mask are the best precautions.PM expressed satisfaction in the manner in which Uttar Pradesh has turned the disaster into an opportunity, the way people were engaged during this pandemic. He said that other states will also get to learn a lot from 'AatmaNirbhar Uttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan' and will be inspired by it.The PM lauded the courage and wisdom shown by Uttar Pradesh, when Corona is in such a major crisis in the world. He said that the way the state succeeded and the way it handled the situation is unprecedented and is praiseworthy.The PM praised the contribution of doctors, para-medicos, sanitation staff, police, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers, banks and post offices, transport services, workers in UP. For details:
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GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan web portal launched Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today launched the web portal of the GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan. The GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan is the massive employment generation-cum-rural infrastructure creation programme of the Government of India which was inaugurated on 20th June 2020 by Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi, with the objective of providing employment to returnee migrant workers at their native places for next four months, because of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. For details:
Union Home Secretary held review meeting on implementation of decisions on COVID-19 in Delhi taken on June 21 In the meeting held by Union Home Secretary, it was clearly noted that decisions were being implemented in a smooth and timely manner and a COVID-19 response plan was finalised for Delhi. District level teams for COVID-19 related tasks were also constituted.It was also informed in the meeting that the re-drawing of containment zones including all clusters of COVID-19 outbreak in Delhi would be completed by June 26, as per the timeline fixed by the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah. Completion of door to door health survey would also be done by June 30. For details:
CBSE cancels Examinations for classes X and XII scheduled for 1st July to 15th, 2020 in view of prevailing circumstances due to Covid-19 Keeping in view the request received from various State Governments and the prevailing circumstances due to Covid 19 as on date, CBSE has decided to cancel the Examinations for classes X and XII which were scheduled to be held from1st July to 15th2020. TheSupreme Court today has agreed on proposal of CBSE to cancel the examination and on a scheme to assess the final performance of students in their Classes X and XII exams.HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said that Assessment from the performance of students in the cancelled examination will be done based on the assessment scheme as suggested by competent committee of the CBSE. CBSE will conduct an optional examination for class XII students in the subjects the examination for which were scheduled to be conducted from 1st July to 15th, 2020 as soon as conditions are conducive. Candidates whose results will be declared based https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 4/9 6/26/2020 Press Information Bureau on the assessment scheme will be allowed to appear in these optional examinations to improve their performances, if they wish so. He said that no further examinations will be conducted for candidates in class X. Results based upon the aforesaid assessment scheme will be declared by 15th July, 2020 so that candidates can apply and seek admission in Higher Education institutes.
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Conversion of knowledge into wealth is important for development of manufacturing sector in India – Shri NitinGadkari
Union Minister Shri NitinGadkari held meeting with the representatives of the Engineering Exports Promotion Council yesterday, to discuss on the growth of the sector post the pandemic situation. Shri Gadkari motivated the panel by suggesting that even though there are short term difficulties being faced by each sector of the economy during the lockdown, “positivity and self-confidence” can help one overcome the immediate hindrances. He mentioned that the MSME sector currently contributes to about 48% to the country’s export and this has to be further enhanced by means of technological upgradation and product development. He stated that substantial decrease in logistics, transport and labour cost would help in development of the manufacturing industry in India. He also mentioned that the other important factor which needs to develop is packaging and standardization facilities in India to support exports from the country – as the world gradually overcomes the Covid-pandemic. For details: NITI Aayog Launches Behaviour Change Campaign, ‘Navigating the New Normal’ and Website, (Essential focus on mask-wearing by all) NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill andMelinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), Ashoka University, and the Ministries of HFW and WCD, launched a behaviour change campaign called ‘Navigating the New Normal’, and its website yesterday.Focusing on Covid-safe behaviours, especially wearing masks, during the ‘Unlock’ phase of the ongoing pandemic, the campaign saw as many as 92,000 NGOs and civil society organisationsparticipating in the virtual launch. Developed under the guidance of Empowered Group 6, constituted by the Government of India and chaired by CEO, NITI Aayog, the campaign has two parts.The first is a webportal, http://www.covidthenewnormal.com/, containing resources informed by behavioural science and the use of nudge and social norms theory, related to Covid-safe behavioural norms during the ongoing Unlock phase and the second is a media campaign focused on the wearing of masks.The portal focuses on easy implementation of four key behaviours in the unlock phase: mask-wearing, socialdistancing, handhygiene and. not spitting in public.
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FPI Minister invited all states & investors to convert the challenges into opportunities for food processing sector in India
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 5/9 6/26/2020 Press Information Bureau Smt. HarsimratKaurBadal, Union FPI Minister chaired the second series of Food Processing Edition of Exclusive Investment Forum today. Union Minister said that the nationwide lockdown was successful due to Government’s effort to make essentials especially food available at every corner of the country since the beginning. Minister informed about the Ministry’s new scheme to be launched on 29th June 2020 to formalize the micro food processing enterprises which would support them in accessing the latest know-how, affordable credit as well as new markets. She mentioned that 74% of the total employment in food processing was in unorganized segment. 60% of the 25 lakh units that we were aware of, were in rural areas and 80% of these were family owned. This segment alone could be the future of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and could make the initiative successful.
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OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU INS JALASHWA EMBARKS INDIAN NATIONALS AT BANDAR ABBAS, IRAN INS Jalashwa arrived off Bandar Abbas, Iran on 24th evening and entered harbour yesterday for another mission under the Indian Navy's Operation SamudraSetu. The ship embarked 687 Indian citizens after the mandatory medical and baggage screening. The ship also handed over two Air Evacuation Pods indigenously developed by the Indian Navy, to the Iranian authorities.
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Eastern Railway’s Freight Loading Reaches 12.304 MillionTonnes
Despite the nation-wide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Eastern Railway (ER) continued its freight services round the clock to maintain supply of the essential commodities as well as other inputs to different areas. ER registered a loading of 12.304 Million tonnes of freight from April 1, 2020 to June 24, 2020 surpassing the target of 11.612 Million tonnes. The coal loading alone constituted the major part of the freight traffic amounting to 7.963 million tonnes whereas the loading of other goods measured as 4.341 million tonnes during this period. For details:
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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, directed all officials to enhance vigil and to ensure that all those, who are violating social distance guidelines and other hygienic instructions should be penalized through special drive conducted by dedicated teams in different parts of the city. Punjab: Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister has termed people’s cooperation as vital to win the battle against Covid, adding that only with this cooperation this impossible task could be made possible. He appealed to the people to observe all health protocols including washing hands regularly with soap or sanitizer especially after touching anything. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 6/9 6/26/2020 Press Information Bureau Wearing masks while going out each time besides maintaining social distancing is key in this fight against Covid Himachal Pradesh: As many as 444 persons have been brought back from abroad to Himachal Pradesh till today under the Vande Bharat Mission from 71 countries/cities. All these persons were received by the officers of the State government at respective airports and facilitated them for reaching back to the State where they were put up in institutional quarantine. Kerala: MoS External Affairs, V.Muraledharan says, the State-specific protocols sought by Kerala for bringing back expats cannot be implemented. Meanwhile, all arrangements are in place for conducting Antibody test for expats returning to the state. A total of 21 flights are arriving in Kochi today. 20 flights are from the Gulf and one from Georgia. It has been confirmed that the death of the youth, who was in home quarantine in Kottayam after coming from abroad, was not due to Covid-19. Kerala, which had early last month claimed to have flattened the curve, has been recording fresh cases on a regular basis since non-resident Keralites started returning with the easing of lockdown restrictions. Yesterday, it reported 123 Covid-19 cases taking the total number of infections in the state to 3,726. As many as 1,761 patients are presently undergoing treatment for the disease in the state. Tamil Nadu: 30 new Covid-19 patients cases reported in Puducherry, mild cases shifted from IGMCRI to care centres. In all, 203 patients have been discharged after recovery including 16 today and nine have succumbed to Covid till now in the UT. Tamil Nadu recorded its steepest ever spike with 3,509 Covid-19 cases yesterday. With this, the State touched 70,977 confirmed cases. Active cases in Chennai are 18969 and total Covid fatalities in the State till yesterday is 911. Karnataka: Though covid cases are rising every day in the Bangalore city, state government decides not to impose lockdown again. CM said that bed capacity in Bengaluru would be increased to 10,000 and existing lockdown norms would be enforced very strictly. Highcourt of Karnataka has asked BBMP to ensure supply of essential goods in all 400 containment zones. State child rights commission supports the state government on banning online class till class five. Meanwhile medical education department notified to reserve 2304 beds in 11 private and one government medical college for Covid treatment. Health commissioner issued order to open fever clinics in all community health centers to check up ILIs and SARI cases. State reported 442 new cases and 06 deaths yesterday with total cases now reaching 10,560 and total fatalities at 170. Andhra Pradesh: YSR Congress Party Kodumuru (Kurnool) MLA Sudhakar tested positive for coronavirus on June 25. He is the second legislator to be tested positive for the virus in a span of one week. UK's Deputy High Commissioner Andrew Fleming, in a tweet on Friday, lauded the strategy, approach and measures being taken by Andhra Pradesh government in containing the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. Kurnool Medical College gets ICMR's approval for plasma therapy. 605 new cases, 191 discharged and 10 deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 22,305 samples. Of the 605 cases, 34 are inter-state cases and one from abroad. Total cases: 11,489, Active cases: 6147, Discharged: 5196, Deaths: 146. Telangana: As many as 153 Telangana migrants who were stuck in Doha due to Covid-19 and lockdown situation arrived by a chartered flight from Qatar to Hyderabad. As 920 positive cases were reported in one day, Telangana govt questions test accuracy. State cast serious doubts on the accuracy of Covid-19 test results coming from seven ICMR-approved private labs. Total cases: 11364, Active cases: 6446, Discharged: 4688.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 7/9 6/26/2020 Press Information Bureau Maharashtra: Maharashtra recorded highest single-day Covid 19 cases, pushing the case count in the state beyond 1.4 lakh since the outbreak. The total number of confirmed patients have risen to 1,47,741 after 4,841 more patients tested positive in the state in the last 24 hours. Along with that, the death toll also increased to 6,931 as 192 more virus-related fatalities were reported in the state. The death rate is at 4.69%. Active cases in the state now stand at 63,342 while 77,453 patients have been discharged from the hospitals after successfully recovering from the virus. Gujarat: The total number of cases of Covid-19 detected so far has reached up to 29,578 with 577 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Maximum new cases, that is, 225 patients have been reported from Ahmedabad city. Apart from this, 152 new cases were reported from Surat, while 44 new cases were reported from Vadodara. Following the discharge of 410 patients on Thursday, the total number of patients recovered from Covid19 in the state has gone up to 21,506. More than 3.45 lakh tests have been carried out in the state till date. Rajasthan:91 new cases and one death have been reported today morning, taking the state tally of positive cases to 16,387. The number of active cases is 3,072 while 380 deaths have also occurred till date. Kota reported maximum number of new cases, that is, 23 patients, followed by Bharatpur reporting 17 patients and Jaipur having 15 new patients. Madhya Pradesh: 147 new cases have been reported taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 12,595. Out of this, 2,434 are active cases while 9,619 patients have recovered and 542 deaths have occurred till date. The growth rate of Corona infection in the state is 1.46%, which is the lowest in comparison to other large states. Madhya Pradesh is second in the country behind Rajasthan with a total recovery rate of 76.4% Chhattisgarh: 33 positive cases have been reported taking the tally of COVID-19 patients to 2,456. While there are 715 active cases in the state, 1729 patients have recovered till date. The Chhattisgarh government has allowed the clubs, shopping malls, restaurants and hotels to reopen. Goa: 44 new patients have been identified as COVID-19 positive. This takes the tally of coronavirus infection in the state to 995, out of which 658 are active cases. Assam: Due to rising COVID-19 cases, Assam State Govt. orders lockdown from Sunday, 28 June, 7 pm onwards till 12th July, 2020 in Guwahati. Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, total number of 21,274 samples collected for COVID19 test so far. Active cases 129, recovered 42 and results for 1441 samples are awaited. Manipur: Tamenglong district in Manipur have the maximum number of COVID19 positive cases with 162, followed by Churachandpur with 116 and Ukhrul with 111. Total cases 702 and 354 have recovered so far. Mizoram: In Mizoram, with 17 recovered patients discharged, total COVID19 case is 147, active cases 100 and discharged 47. Nagaland: 16 new COVID-19 positive cases in Nagaland. Total cases 371. Active cases 211 and 160 recovered.
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:Cumulative tests cross 75 lakhs; Recovery rate improves to 57.43%
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 2/10 6/25/2020 Press Information Bureau In a significant ramping of the testing facilities across the country, India now has 1007 diagnostic labs. This includes 734 in the government sector and 273 private labs.From limited COVID-19 tests in Jan 2020, 2,07,871 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tests to 75,60,782. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,012 COVID-19 patients have been cured. So far, a total of 2,71,696 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 57.43% amongst COVID-19 patients.Presently, there are 1,86,514 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.Cases per lakh in India currently stand at 33.39 against the world’s 120.21 cases/lakh. Also, death/lakh in the country is currently amongst the lowest in the world with 1.06 deaths/lakh against the world average of 6.24 deaths/lakh.
A Central Team from Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will visit Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana on 26th-29th June, 2020. The team will interact with the State officials and coordinate with them to strengthen ongoing efforts for management of COVID-19. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634228
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches Indian Red Cross Society’s ‘eBloodServices’ Mobile App This application is developed by the E-Raktkosh team of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC). The Minister said, “Many people require blood related services on regularly because of certain medical conditions in their families. Through this App, four units of blood can be requisitioned at a time and the blood bank will wait for as long as 12 hours for the person to collect it. This app makes it easy for those in need to request for Blood units at IRCS NHQ.” At a time when the country is facing such a pandemic, the Mobile App will provide succor to all those who direly require blood, he stated.Dr. Harsh Vardhan praised all the voluntary blood donors who have donated blood during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Red Cross has facilitated donation by voluntary blood donors by either providing transport or sending blood collection mobile vans for on-site blood donation.
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India Fights Covid: BMC adopts ‘Dharavimodel’ to contain the virus in Mumbai’s northern suburbs
Drawing on the lessons learnt during fight against Corona Virus in Dharavi - described as Asia’s largest slum -the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) – is now implementing a Rapid Action Plan for the city’s northern suburbs.While Mumbai’s major Covid-19 hotspots such has Dharavi and Worli have shown significant improvement, some of the northern suburbs such as Mulund, Bhandup, Malad, Kandivli, Borivli, and Dahisar continue to register high cases on a daily basis.The Rapid Action Plan has been modelled on the lines of the strategy that helped contain the spread in Worli and Dharavi. As part of the plan, BMC has pressed into service 50 mobile fever clinics in ambulances in these areas. The mobile clinics drive around through the day with a team of doctors, who carry out door-to-door screening of residents, check for fever and other symptoms, co-morbidities, and collect swabs, if there is any suspected person.
Prime Minister to launch ‘AtmaNirbhar Uttar Pradesh RojgarAbhiyan’ on 26th June https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 3/10 6/25/2020 Press Information Bureau COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on workforce in general and migrant workers in particular. A large number of migrant workers returned to several states. The challenge of containing Covid-19 was compounded by the need to provide basic amenities and means of livelihood to migrants and rural workers. Government of India announced the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Package to stimulate various sectors. In order to generate employment with thrust towards creating infrastructure in backward regions of the country GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyan was launched on 20th June 2020.In Uttar Pradesh, nearly 30 lakh migrant workers returned. 31 districts of Uttar Pradesh have more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers. These include 5 aspirational districts. Prime Minister will launch this Abhiyan on 26th June, 2020 at 11 am through Video-Conference in presence of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634226
Extension of various time limits under Direct Tax &Benami laws In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliance requirements across sectors due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Government brought the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 on 31st March, 2020 which extended various time limits. In order to provide further relief to the taxpayers for making various compliances, the Government has issued a Notification on 24th June, 2020. The time for filing of original as well as revised income-tax returns for the FY 2018-19 has been extended to 31st July, 2020.Due date for income tax return for the FY 2019-20 has been extended to 30th November, 2020. In order to provide relief to small and middle class taxpayers, the date for payment of self-assessment tax in the case of a taxpayer whose self-assessment tax liability is upto Rs. 1 lakh has also been extended to 30th November, 2020. However, it is clarified that there will be no extension of date for the payment of self-assessment tax for the taxpayers having self-assessment tax liability exceeding Rs. 1 lakh. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634070
5th Anniversary of Urban Missions- Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana (Urban), Smart Cities Mission and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs(I/C), in the webinar organized on the occasion, stated that“India has undertaken one of the most comprehensive planned urbanization programmes in the history of the world.47 operational integrated control and command centres (ICCC) became War-rooms & played an effective role in COVID response. Smart Roads, Smart Solar, Smart Water, PPPs and Vibrant Public Spaces projects heading towards progressive paths.Under AMRUT – 11, reforms comprising 54 milestones implemented during four years--aimed at strengthening capacities of city level institutions for effective governance and citizen service delivery. Houses sanctioned under PMAY(urban) almost eight times more than those sanctioned under earlier urban housing schemes. Multiplier effect in employment generation due to construction activity under PMAY(U) with employment for approximately 1.65 cr citizens generated through forward and backward linkages For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634268
Union Home Ministerhails Union Cabinet decisions, terms them “landmark”
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 4/10 6/25/2020 Press Information Bureau Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah hailed the decisions of Union Cabinet as “landmark”. Congratulating Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi, he said “these decisions are yet another manifestation of Modi Government's commitment towards self-reliance, welfare of poor and strengthening the economy in these challenging times.” For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634061
Indian Railways produce 1.91 lakh PPE gowns, 66.4 kl sanitizer, 7.33 lakh masks till 24/06/2020 Indian Railways, in coordination with other Ministries and State Governments, is totally geared up to meet the challenge of providing protection to its frontline medical workers and other operational staff persons, from the COVID 19 pandemic. It is using all its resources in coordinated manner to create/upgrade its facilities.Railway workshops took up the challenge and manufactured PPE coveralls, sanitizer, masks, cots in-house. Raw material for manufacturing of these items was also procured by the field units. 1.91 lakh PPE gowns, 66.4 kl sanitizer, 7.33 lakh masks etc have been manufactured by Indian Railways till 24/06/2020. PPE coverall target for the month of June and July are fixed as 1.5 lakhs each
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MSDE-IBM Partnership Unveils Free Digital Learning Platform “Skills Build Reignite” to Reach More Job Seekers & Provide New Resources to Business Owners in India Directorate General of Training (DGT), under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, is playing a key role in the execution of vocational training schemes and in making ‘Digital India’ dream become a reality.DGT has in the past one year, collaborated with many digital industry front-liners to enable the students to become industry-ready. Even in the current scenario of the continuous impact of COVID-19, DGT is lining up with the industry partners in its efforts for enabling blended /e-learning with a combination of multimedia and similar digital resources for the students/ trainees, trainers and the administrators, by providing anytime, anywhere online digital content through its BharatSkills learning platform. SkillsBuild Reignite tends to provide job seekers and entrepreneurs, with access to free online coursework and mentoring support designed to help them reinvent their careers and businesses.
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Shri Mandavia acknowledges the contribution of Seafarers in continuing the wheels of economy moving during the pandemic
Shri MansukhMandaviya, Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping, today participated in the celebration of International Seafarers Day. The minister appreciated the role of seafarers for moving the wheels of economy during the pandemic and wished safe sailing in the future for the serving and building New India.He acknowledged the contribution of Indian seafarers in the economy and development of the country. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 5/10 6/25/2020 Press Information Bureau For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1634278
Shri Gowda holds meeting with pharmaceutical officers to review various aspects of proposed Bulks drugs and medical device parks Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV SadanandaGowda held a meeting with senior officers of Department of Pharmaceuticals yesterday to review various aspects of proposed development of three Bulk Drug Parks and four Medical Device Parks across the country. MoS, Shri MansukhMandaviya also attended the meeting. Shri Gowda and Shri Mandaviya suggested that the modalities of selection of locality of parks as well as of beneficiaries under PLI scheme should be based on some well-defined objective criteria to ensure orderly development of the parks. Shri Gowda further said that these schemes will increase competitiveness of domestic production of bulk drugs and medical devices due to benefits available in clusters in the form of state of art common infrastructure and logistics facilities. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633977
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Kerala: State Health Minister K KShailaja has warned that there will be community transmission of Covid-19 at any moment in the state. She said six districts including the capital city have been put on high alert. DGP LokanathBehera stated that those who do not follow Covid protocol will not be advised anymore and strict action will be taken against them. Two Keralites died due to Covid outside the state. Kerala recorded its highest single-day spike of 152 Covid cases yesterday. The total number of Covid cases confirmed in the state so far is 3,603 and 1,691 patients are still under treatment. 1,54,759 persons are currently being monitored in various districts of the state; Tamil Nadu: 700 fishermen from various districts of Tamil stranded in Iran due to Covid-19 board INS Jalashwa to return home. State suspends intra-zone transport till June 30. To keep cops safe, DGP issues SOPs for arrests during Covid-19 outbreak. 29 Naval personnel at Naval Air Station INS Parundu - in Ramanathapuram district test Covid-19 positive. 2865 new cases & 33 deaths reported yesterday taking the Covid tally to 67468 and death toll to 866. There are 28836 active cases in the State with 18673 of them Chennai. Karnataka: Five PG doctors on Covid-19 duty test positive for virus in Mangaluru. SSLC exams began today at 2879 centres across Karnataka amid coronavirus pandemic. State cabinet approves amendments to Karnataka Industry Facilitation Act 2020 which would provide single window clearance for all types of approvals. Revenue minister rules out imposition of lockdown again in Bangalore city. 397 new cases, 149 discharges & 14 deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 10118, Active cases: 3799, Deaths: 164, Discharges:6151. Andhra Pradesh:High Court Chief Justice J K Maheshwari issued orders suspending all hearings in the High Court and Vijayawada Metropolitan Courts till June 28. The Covid-19 Task Force officials expressed concern at the growing number of positive cases in Nagari Assembly Constituency in Chittoor which borders Tamil Nadu. The East Godavari district administration has imposed lockdown in the entire district from today due to increase in Covid cases. In the wake of growing number of Covid positive cases in Srikakulam district, the district administration has alerted the health officials for
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1634228 6/10 6/25/2020 Press Information Bureau conducting fever survey.553 new cases, 118 discharged and seven deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 19,085 samples. Total cases: 10,884, Active cases: 5760, Discharged: 4988, Deaths: 136. Telangana: Days after getting approval from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to manufacture and sell Covid-19 drug Remdesivir in India, Hyderabad-based pharma player Hetero said it is all set to deliver the first set of 20,000 vials. Total no of cases 10,444 of which 5,858 are active cases. Assam: In Assam, 31 COVID counselling centres in each and every ward of Guwahati Municipal Corporation has been activated for the citizens in Guwahati for voluntary testing for COVID19. Nagaland: Dimapur district administration imposes penalty for not wearing mask.Screening Committee on Anti-profiteering under GST constituted for Nagaland. Manipur: Manipur State Govt assures that there will be no shortage of fertiliser and appealed the farmers to not to panic.Churachandpur district hospital becomes the first among 5 district hospitals instructed to make dialysis units operational in a guideline by the State Mission Director to assist dialysis of COVID- 19 patients. Mizoram: In Mizoram, 3 more recovered patients discharged. Active cases 118 and 27 recovered so far.
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: COVID-19 tests breach the ceiling of 2 lakhs/day; COVID-19 Lab capacity touches 1000 In a significant ramping of the testing facilities across the country, more than 2 lakh samples/day were tested in the last 24 hours, the highest so far. With 2,15,195 samples tested yesterday, the total number of samples tested thus far is 73,52,911. While 1,71,587 samples were tested in Government labs, 43,608 were tested by private labs. Private labs have also reached the highest per day sampling with this quantity. India now has 1000 labs across the country for testing COVID-19. This includes 730 in the government sector and 270 private labs. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 2/11 6/24/2020 Press Information Bureau The number of COVID-19 patients recovering very day is growing too. During the last 24 hours, a total of 10,495 COVID-19 patients have been cured. A total of 2,58,684 patients have been cured. The recovery rate is 56.71% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,83,022 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. For details:
Historic decisions taken by Cabinet to boost infrastructure across sectors The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met today and took several landmark decisions, which will go a long way providing a much needed boost to infrastructure across sectors, which are crucial in the time of pandemic. These include: Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund set-up; Declaration of Kushinagar Airport in UP as International Airport; Additional investment by OVL towards further development of Shwe oil & gas project in Myanmar approved; For details:
Cabinet approves establishment of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund In pursuance of recently announced AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan stimulus package for ensuring growth in several sectors, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs. 15000 crore. Government of India will provide 3% interest subvention to eligible beneficiaries. There will be 2 years moratorium period for principal loan amount and 6 years repayment period thereafter.
For details: 2% Interest Subvention approved on prompt repayment of Shishu Loans under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana for a period of 12 months
Union Cabinet has approved a scheme for interest subvention of 2% for a period of 12 months, to all Shishu loan accounts under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) to eligible borrowers. This Scheme is for implementation of one of the measures relating to MSMEs, announced under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The Scheme has been formulated as a specific response to an unprecedented situation and aims to alleviate financial stress for borrowers at the ‘bottom of the pyramid’ by reducing their cost of credit. The Scheme is expected to provide much needed relief to the sector, thereby enabling small businesses to continue functioning without laying off employees due to lack of funds. By supporting small businesses to continue functioning during these times of crisis, the Scheme is also expected to have a positive impact on the economy and support its revival, which is necessary for employment generation in future. For details:
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launches another funding scheme to help the distressed MSME sector Minister of MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari today launched the Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) which is also called “Distressed Assets Fund–Sub-ordinate Debt for MSMEs”. As per the Scheme, the guarantee cover worth Rs. 20,000 crores will be provided to the promoters who can take debt from the banks to further invest in their stressed MSMEs as equity. It is expected that this scheme https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 3/11 6/24/2020 Press Information Bureau would provide much required support to around 2 lakh MSMEs and will help in reviving the economic activity in and through this sector. It will also help in protecting the livelihoods and jobs of millions of people who depend on them. Promoter(s) of MSMEs meeting the eligibility criteria may approach any scheduled commercial banks to avail benefit under the scheme.
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Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah said “Around 20,000 beds including 250 ICU beds for COVID patients will be added in the National Capital by next week”
The Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has said “10,000 bed COVID Care Centre at Radha Swami Beas in Delhi will be operational by 26th June. The work is in full swing and a large part of the facility will be operational by Friday”. Shri Amit Shah said this in a tweet yesterday, stating that Delhi Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Union Home Minister inviting him to inspect the COVID Care Centre at Radha Soami Satsang Beas campus in Chhattarpur. Delhi CM had also requested for deployment of doctors and nurses from ITBP and Army at the Centre. In his reply, Shri Amit Shah said “it has already been decided in our meeting three days back and Ministry of Home Affairs has assigned the work of operating the COVID Care Centre at Radha Swami Beas in Delhi to ITBP. He also said, “1,000 bed full-fledged hospital with 250 ICU beds for Covid patients will be ready next week”. For details:
Railways to generate 8 lac mandays of employment opportunity for migrants and others in infrastructure projects worth Rs 1800 Crores in next 125 days till 31st October, 2020
Ministry of Railways reviewed progress of ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ being implemented in 116 districts in 6 states. Railway Zones and Rail PSUs participated in the review meeting about the progress of Abhiyaan. Railways to appoint Nodal officers in all the 116 districts and at the State level. This Abhiyaan of 125 days, will work in mission mode, and involve focused implementation of various categories of works/ activities in 116 districts, each with a large concentration of returnee migrant workers in 6 states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha. Around 160 infrastructure works have been identified which are to be expedited. For details:
Raksha Mantri reviews India-Russia defence cooperation with Russian Deputy Prime Minister
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed India-Russia defence cooperation with Mr. Yury Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of Russian Federation in Moscow yesterday. Mr Borisov is the co-chair of the Inter-Governmental Commission with India on Trade & Economic & Scientific Cooperation. Their discussions on bilateral cooperation and regional issues were very positive and productive. Raksha Mantri mentioned that despite all the difficulties of the pandemic, India-Russia bilateral relations are keeping good contacts at various levels.
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Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal exhorts Service exporters to develop competitive advantage, focus on quality, and explore new destinations and services Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal held a meeting, with office bearers of the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC), and stakeholders representing various Services sector, yesterday. Responding to various suggestions, Shri Piyush Goyal said that the services sector has large potential, but the same has not been harnessed fully. He said that the segment, which has been most https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 4/11 6/24/2020 Press Information Bureau successful in the Services, is the IT and allied services, and it flourished due to its own capabilities, and without seeking much of the Government’s support, which many a times comes with the bureaucratic strings and control as well. He called upon the industry to develop competitive advantage, focus on quality, and explore new destinations and services.
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Dr Jitendra Singh addresses a Virtual Meet of India’s leading experts in AYUSH from across the country Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has said that COVID pandemic has reiterated the merits of integrated medical management and added that in the times to come, serious thought would require to be given to this aspect for a more effective medical prophylaxis as well as therapeutics. Addressing a Virtual Meet of some of India’s leading experts yesterday, in AYUSH, Dr Jitendra Singh recalled that even though the merits of integrated or holistic management had been realised even in the case of non-communicable diseases, Diabetes Mellitus but somehow this aspect did not receive the kind of attention that was required. In the context of COVID, Dr Jitendra Singh said that since it is a viral disease where the prognosis depends on the immunity of the patient and, therefore, the importance of building immunity was realised. The widespread use of Homeopathy and other medicines to build up immunity have generated interest in the alternative systems of medicines.
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Union HRD Minister virtually launches ‘YUKTI 2.0’ platform for Higher Education Institutes in New Delhi Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, launched an initiative ‘YUKTI 2.0’ to help systematically assimilate technologies having commercial potential and information related to incubated startups in our higher education institutions yesterday. Addressing the participants Shri Pokhriyal said that YUKTI 2.0 is logical extension of earlier version of ‘YUKTI’, an initiative of MHRD, to identify ideas relevant in COVID pandemic. He also informed that all the outcomes of earlier version of ‘YUKTI’ will be released soon. The minister appreciated the initiative and said that our Prime Minister has given us the mission of making Bharat ‘Atmanirbhar’ and, YUKTI 2.0 initiative is a very important step in that direction.
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OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU - INS AIRAVAT BRINGS BACK 198 INDIAN CITIZENS FROM MALDIVES INS Airavat, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation Samudra Setu", entered Tuticorin harbour early morning yesterday, with 198 Indian nationals embarked from Male, Maldives. So far Indian Navy has brought back 2386 Indian citizens from Maldives to India. The embarkation of Indian nationals was facilitated by the Indian Mission in Maldives.With this evacuation, the Indian Navy has repatriated 3305 Indian nationals from Maldives, Sri Lanka and Iran during the ongoing pandemic.
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One-time relaxation to allottees of GPRA in view of Covid-19
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 5/11 6/24/2020 Press Information Bureau Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has provided extension of retention of Government Accommodation to allottees of GPRA for additional 15 days, that is, upto 15th July 2020. The Ministry had earlier extended the retention period till 30th June 2020. The Ministry has taken the decision in view of various representations received regarding hardships faced by allottees in hiring alternate accommodation, arranging labour for shifting due to increase in Covid-19 cases. The Ministry has advised concerned allottees to vacate the accommodation on or before 15th July 2020,else damage charges/market rent will be levied.
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Over 3000 COVID-19 samples tested at CSIR-NEERI CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute has tested more than 3,000 samples for COVID-19 so far. The COVID-19 testing facility became operational at CSIR-NEERI from April 2020. With testing capacity of 50 samples per day, CSIR-NEERI has the requisite infrastructure to test COVID-19 samples and take all appropriate bio-safety and bio-security precautions before testing. The facility is open to testing COVID-19 samples from Nagpur and surrounding areas of Vidarbha.
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JNCASR kicks off crash course in molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases focusing on COVID 19 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research under the Department of Science & Technology, has established a state-of-the-art COVID Diagnostic Training Centre at its Jakkur campus to help build capacity for the national fight against COVID 19 pandemic. Molecular diagnostic techniques, such as the real-time PCR, play a crucial role in the diagnosis and tracking of epidemics, including COVID-19. Appreciating the crucial and unmet needs of the nation, JNCASR has embarked upon a campaign by establishing a state-of-the-art diagnostic training facility to train personnel in a real-time PCR for COVID-19.
For details: INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES Kerala: State government has decided to ease the criterion of making Covid certificate mandatory for returning expats. Expats from countries where Covid tests cannot be done, will be allowed to return wearing PPE kits and the airlines to make facilities to provide the PPE kits. The government is also mulling over extending the date to bring in effect the Covid negative certificate. Meanwhile, about 40 children have been admitted in the quarantine center in Kochi, after a nurse who vaccinated the children was tested positive. Eight more Keralites succumbed to the virus outside the state. The state had confirmed 141 new coronavirus positive cases and one death yesterday. 1,620 patients are still under treatment across the State. Tamil Nadu: Biggest Covid-19 spike in Puducherry with 59 cases in 24 hours, tally rises to 461. 22-year-old 108 ambulance staffer is Tirupur's first Covid-19 victim. 22-year-old 108 ambulance staffer is Tirupur's first Covid-19 victim. State’s case tally rises by 2,516; 39 more deaths take toll to 833. 1380 cases from Chennai yesterday. Total cases: 64603, Active cases: 28428, Deaths: 833, Discharged: 35339, Active cases in Chennai: 18889.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 6/11 6/24/2020 Press Information Bureau Karnataka: In an effort to control Covid 19, directorate of health and family welfare has issued order to open fever clinics and swab collection centres in private hospitals and medical colleges. Health minister said that based on expert committee recommendation, the state will decide on imposing lockdown again. Around 8.5 lakh students will write SSLC (10th Std) which will commence from tomorrow all over state following all precautionary measures. Meanwhile KSRTC will start AC buses operations from June 25 in a phased manner. 322 new cases, 274 discharges & eight deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases till now: 9721, Active cases: 3563, Deaths: 150. Andhra Pradesh: Confusion reigned after the State government withdrew the orders of Vijayawada lockdown within an hour of its announcement. On Tuesday night, Krishna District Collector passed the orders announcing seven-day lockdown in Vijayawada, starting from June 26 due to the rise in coronavirus cases. In the overall cases, Kurnool district topped the list with 1483 cases, followed by 1132 in Krishna district, 1028 in Anantapur. 497 new cases, 146 discharged and ten deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 36,047 samples; of the 497 new cases, 37 are inter-state cases and 12 from abroad. Total cases: 10,331, Active cases: 5423, Discharged: 4779, Deaths: 129. Telangana: Private hospitals urge asymptomatic Covid-19 patients and those with mild symptoms to stay at home, citing shortage of beds. Telangana reported three deaths and 879 new cases logging biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases. Total cases 9553, Active cases: 5109, Deaths: 220, Recovered: 4224, Samples tested: 63,249. Maharashtra: Maharashtra on Wednesday saw a marginal dip in COVID-19 cases. The state reported 3,214 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of Covid cases to 1,39,010. The mortality rate climbed to 4.70, with 75 more deaths reported on Tuesday. After several weeks, Mumbai reported less than 1,000 cases at 824. The total number of Covid infections in the city now stands at 68,481. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has initiated Mission Universal Testing, under which it will use ICMR-approved antigen testing kits that provide results within 15 to 30 minutes. BMC has decided to procure 1 lakh antigen testing kits to ensure speedy results for suspected COVID-19 patients. These will be used at all civic, state-run hospitals and COVID-19 treatment facilities to test suspected patients and ensure timely treatment Gujarat : The number of Covid-19 cases has gone up to 28,429, after 549 new cases came up on Tuesday. Also, 26 patients lost their lives in the state on Tuesday, taking the total death to 1,711. Meanwhile, 604 patients have been discharged from various hospitals, taking the total number of patients recovered from Covid19 in the state to 20,521. Maximum new cases- 230 cases were reported from Ahmedabad. Apart from this, 152 new cases are from Surat, while 38 cases have been reported from Vadodara. More than 3 lakh 34 thousand Covid-19 tests were carried out in the state till date. Rajasthan: 182 new positive cases and 7 deaths have been reported today morning, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 15,809. While 12424 patients have recovered, 372 deaths have also occurred till date. There are 3013 active cases in the state at present. Maximum number of positive cases- 63 cases, have been reported from Dholpur, followed by 53 cases from Jaipur and then 23 cases from Bharatpur. Excise Commissioner, Rajasthan has issued guidelines to be followed in the wake of reopening of hotels and restaurants & sale of liquor in the state. Madhya Pradesh: 183 new cases have been reported, taking the state tally of positive cases to 12,261. Out of this, 2401 are active cases, while 9335 patients have recovered and 525 deaths have https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 7/11 6/24/2020 Press Information Bureau occurred so far. In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has decided to promote all the college students. Hotspot Indore has reported 54 new cases, which took the total cases in the city till date to 4427. Bhopal has reported 29 new cases and Morena district had 23 new cases on Tuesday. The total positive patients in Bhopal till date are 2,556. Chhattisgarh: 83 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronavirus infection to 2385. Out of this, 846 are active cases. Also, 40 patients have been discharged after recovery from various hospitals in the state on Tuesday, thereby taking the total number of recoveries to 1527. Korba district has reported maximum COVID-19 cases, followed by Raipur and then Balodabazaar and Janjgir-Champa districts in the state. Goa: 45 new COVID-19 infections have been identified on Tuesday, taking the state tally of positive cases to 909. Out of this, 702 are active cases. Also, 53 patients have reportedly recovered on Tuesday, thereby taking the total number of recoveries to 205. Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, directed Commissioner, Municipal Corporation and Deputy Commissioner, UT to ensure that all residents, who have been kept in quarantine centres are properly taken care off. Basic facilities of proper food, water and clean toilets should be ensured through regular supervision. Punjab: In a bid to curtail spread of corona virus in specific areas, Punjab Government has implemented a stringent containment strategy under which 19 containment zones have been established in 8 districts, containing a population of about 25000 so far. Containment as well as micro containment zone is depending upon the total number of the COVID-19 cases in specific area so as to ensure the proper utilization of manpower to conduct the activities such as screening, tracing, testing and counseling of all high risk contacts. Haryana; While taking yet another step towards further improving health care facilities in the State, in view of COVID-19 Pandemic, Haryana Chief Minister has accorded administrative approval for engaging 110 Technical Apprentices of Pharmacist at all 22 District Civil Hospitals in the State. Five Technical Apprentices Pharmacy per district hospital would be engaged under the Apprentices Act 1961 from the National Apprenticeship Training Program. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister, while addressing the ASHA workers, said that the State Government has decided to provide an incentive of Rs. Two thousand per month for June and July to all the ASHA Workers of the State. He said that the Corona pandemic has taken the whole world by a surprise and caught the medical fraternity unprepared. He said that Himachal Pradesh has effectively fought this virus and ASHA workers of the State have played a pivotal role in controlling this virus. He said that ASHA workers not only helped in detecting the people with ILI symptoms, but also helped in motivating the people in strictly following the quarantine norms. FACTCHECK
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:India has one of the lowest deaths per lakh population in the world WHO Situation Report 154 dated 22ndJune, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest deaths per lakh population. India’s cases of death per lakh population is 1.00 while the global average is more than its six times, at 6.04. The UK has witnessed 63.13 cases of COVID-19 related deaths per lakh population, while the metric for Spain, Italy and US is 60.60, 57.19 and 36.30 respectively. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 2/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau
The recovery rate continues to improve. As on date, it is 56.38% amongst COVID-19 patients. So far, a total of 2,48,189 patients have been cured of COVID-19. During the last 24 hours, a total of 10,994 COVID-19 patients have been cured.Presently, there are 1,78,014 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.The number of government labs has been increased to 726 and private labs have increased to 266, summing up to a total of 992. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633516
50,000 Made in India Ventilators under PM CARES Fund to fight COVID-19 PM CARES Fund Trust has allocated Rs. 2000 crore for supply of 50000 ‘Made-in-India’ ventilators to government run COVID hospitals in all States/UTs. Further, a sum of Rs. 1000 crore has been allocated for the welfare of migrant labourers. Out of the 50000 ventilators, 30000 ventilators are being manufactured by M/s Bharat Electronics Limited. So far 2923 ventilators have been manufactured, out of which 1340 ventilators have already been delivered to the States/UTs. The prominent recipients include Maharashtra (275), Delhi (275), Gujarat (175), Bihar (100), Karnataka (90), Rajasthan (75). By the end of June 2020, additional 14,000 ventilators will be delivered to all States/UTs. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633516
Taking COVID-19 head-on with Community Participation and Digital Initiatives in Odisha Odisha has focused its anti-COVID measures on active use of IT, empowering the local sarpanches, building its skilled healthcare force through community participation, and protecting the vulnerable groups. This had led to reduced disease burden with low mortality rates. Some of the key initiatives include:Support to co-morbid and senior citizens via Sachetak app; Empowerment of Sarpanches for effective monitoring; Deployment of telemedicine services; and Capacity augmentation of medical personnel. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633657 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 3/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau
Strict containment and focus on managing co-morbids aiding the recovery of COVID-19 patients in Punjab Punjab has shown good progress in containing the virus spread. The State continues to post a high recovery rate.A key feature of the multi-pronged strategy of Punjab is its focus on Government quarantine for the high risk/vulnerable population from containment zones. Punjab has implemented a stringent containment strategy. The containment zones are clearly delineated as a street or two adjoining streets, a Mohalla or a residential society. So far, 19 containment zones have been established in 8 districts containing population of about 25000. “GharGharNigrani” is a mobile-based App launched by Punjab Government to check the spread of COVID-19. The door-to-door survey is undertaken with the help of ASHA workers/community volunteers to ensure early detection and timely testing. Punjab has ramped up the testing capacity; presently it is conducting about 8000 tests/day.
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Statement by Ministry of Ayush on claims of PatanjaliAyurved regarding treatment of COVID-19 Ministry of AYUSH has taken cognizance of the news in the media about Ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of COVID-19 by PatanjaliAyurved Ltd, Haridwar. Facts of the claim and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the Ministry.The company has been informed that such advertisements of drugs are regulated under the provisions of Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 and Rules thereunder. Ministry had also issued a Gazette Notification stating the requirements and the manner the research studies on COVID-19 with Ayush interventions/medicines should be undertaken. In order to make this Ministry aware of the facts of the aforesaid news and verify the claims, PatanjaliAyurved Ltd has been asked to provide at the earliest details of the name and composition of the medicines being claimed for COVID treatment; site(s)/hospital(s), where the research study was conducted for COVID-19; protocol, sample size, Institutional Ethics Committee clearance, CTRI registration and results data of the study (ies) and stop advertising/publicizing such claims till the issue is duly examined. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633690
Increase in Economic Activity-Improvement in Economic Indicators Guided by the urgent need to save lives -‘JaanhaitohJahanhai’, India resorted to a strict 21 days nationwide lockdown on 24thMarch, 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in its early stages in the country. The strict lockdown and social distancing measures, however, adversely affected the economy. With a gradual shift in strategy towards saving lives as well as livelihoods-‘JaanbhiJahanbhi’, India has entered the ‘Unlock India” phase from June 1 with phased resumption of services and businesses. The Government and the RBI have taken prompt policy measures - both short term and long term - in a calibrated manner to reinvigorate the economy at the earliest with minimal damage. Early green shoots of economic revival have also emerged in May and June with real activity indicators like electricity and fuel consumption, inter and intra-state movement of goods, retail financial transactions witnessing pick up.Agricultural sector remains the foundation of the Indian economy https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 4/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau and with a forecast of a normal monsoon, should support the rebooting of the Indian Economy. The resilience of the Indian manufacturing is evident from the fact that within a period of 2 months, India has become the world’s second largest manufacturer of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) starting from scratch
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Government Schemes for MSMEs & NBFCs creating significant impact The interventions by Government for MSMEs, have been gaining rapid traction. Under the Emergency Credit Line backed by a Government guarantee, Banks from Public & Private Sectors have so far already sanctioned loans worth over Rs. 79,000 crore as of June 20, 2020, of which more than Rs 35,000 crore has already been disbursed. Separately,under RBI’s Special Liquidity Facility announced in March-April, 2020, SIDBI has sanctioned over Rs. 10,220 crore to NBFCs, Micro Finance Institutions & Banks for lending to MSME& small borrowers. National Housing Bank (NHB) has sanctioned its entire facility of Rs. 10,000 crore to Housing Finance Companies. This refinance by SIDBI & NHB is in addition to ongoing schemes through which over Rs. 30,000 crore has been sanctioned.
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Information about Country of Origin by the sellers made mandatory on GeM to promote Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat Government e-Marketplace (GeM), a Special Purpose Vehicle under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has made it mandatory for sellers to enter the Country of Origin while registering all new products on GeM. Further, sellers, who had already uploaded their products before the introduction of this new feature on GeM, are being reminded regularly to update the Country of Origin. GeM has taken this significant step to promote ‘Make in India’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.GeM has also enabled a provision for indication of the percentage of local content in products. With this new feature, now, the Country of Origin as well as the local content percentage are visible in the marketplace for all items. More importantly, the ‘Make in India’ filter has now been enabled on the portal.
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Muslims from India will not go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj 2020 Union Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvihas informed that honouring the decision of the Saudi Arabia Government because of serious challenges of Corona pandemic and keeping in mind the health and well-being of the people, it has been decided that Muslims from India will not go to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj. Addressing the media here today,the minister said that he received a phone call https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 5/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau from Haj &Umrah Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Mohammad Saleh bin TaherBenten yesterday and the Saudi Arabia Minister suggested not to send Haj pilgrims from India to Haj for this year due to Corona pandemic.
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COVID Care coaches of Indian Railways start getting utilized;Railways has deployed 960 COVID Care Coaches in 5 States Sustaining the fight against Covid-19, Indian Railways has started providing care to corona patients referred for admission in COVID Coaches deployed in various states. Railways is making an all-out effort to supplement the health care efforts of State Governments. It has geared up to provide its 5231 Covid Care Coaches to the States. Zonal Railways have converted these coaches as COVID Care Centres to be used for very mild / mild cases.As of now, Railways has deployed total 960 COVID Care coaches in 5 states - Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh.
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DrJitendra Singh addresses Conference of Heads and representatives of National Medical Teaching Institutes Union Minister DrJitendra Singh has said that there is going to be renewed focus on the study and management of infectious diseases in the post-COVID era and the medical curriculum will also have to adapt itself accordingly.DrJitendra Singh was addressing a Virtual Conference, yesterday with the Heads and representatives of National Medical Teaching Institutes, including the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, PGI Chandigarh, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Manipur, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) Shillong and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar. DrJitendra Singh said, Indian medical fraternity has an advantage over their western counterparts because here the practice of medicine was inherently tuned to prescriptions based on hygiene and prevention of cross infections. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633423
2 crore Building and Other Construction Workers received cash assistance of Rs 4957 crore during lockdown State Governments, in response to the advisory dated 24th March, 2020 issued by the Ministry of Labour& Employment, have disbursed Rs 4957 crore cash assistance till date to approximately two crore registered construction workers across the country during the lockdown. About 1.75 crore transactions were done directly into the bank accounts of the workers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). Apart from cash benefits ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 6000 per worker during the lockdown, some of the States
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 6/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau have also provided food and ration to their workers.During the challenging times of COVID-19 lockdown, Ministry of Labour& Employment has left no stone unturned in ensuring timely cash transfers to them, when they needed it the most. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633546
Immunity booster Herbal Tea from NIPER, Mohali National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) have introduced many innovative products like safety devices, sanitizers and masks to fight COVID epidemic. At the same time it has also come up with a immunity booster Herbal Tea to strengthen physical resistance to infection. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633597
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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, noted that in the recent past, the maximum number of positive COVID cases have been found in persons coming from outside. He appealed to the local Residents Welfare Associations, Voluntary Agencies, Social Workers etc., to cooperate with the Health and Police Authorities in monitoring the stay and movement of persons coming from outside. He advised that in case of any symptom, the matter should immediately be brought to the notice of Health Authorities. Suppression of such vital information will lead to further spread of infection. Punjab: To provide further relief to entrepreneurs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet has decided to extend the One-Time Settlement of their dues with the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation and Punjab Financial Corporation till December 31, 2020. The Chief Minister said the move was necessary as the industries needed support in these difficult times. The move will help in releasing the blocked industrial investment and assets and enable the state to put the same to productive use for the revival of the existing industries, which had been shut down after the lockdown in March. Haryana: A state-level control room set up by various departments to exchange information related to Corona pandemic during the nationwide lockdown received 4,78,369 calls, of which 4,54,000 calls were answered from March 24 to June 21, 2020. 95 percent of the calls were successfully answered with an average waiting time of less than 10 seconds. Similarly, tele-counseling was also made available to 31,592 persons. It is noteworthy that in a meeting of Chief Ministers, held under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister, the Health Secretary appreciated state-level control room set up for better arrangements made by Haryana during Covid-19 and for helping and supporting the citizens. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister while presiding over the video conference with the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers said that the home quarantine mechanism must be made more effective and constant vigil must be kept on the people, so that the persons do not jump home quarantine. He said that more facilities of institution quarantine must be created so as to ensure that there was no dearth of beds, if in any case the number of people with ILI symptoms increases. Chief Minister said that all the people coming from red zone cities must be kept
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 7/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau under institutional quarantine and after 4-5 days they would be tested for Covid-19 and only negative persons would be allowed to go home for home quarantine. Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1,35,796 with the addition of 3,721 new patients during the last 24 hours. The number of recovered patients is 67,706 and total active cases are 61,793.Meanwhile, eight trainee cadets of INS ShivajiLonavala, which is one of the premier training establishments of the Indian Navy, have tested positive for novel coronavirus. The infected cadets are part of a batch of 150 trainees. All the positive cadets have been admitted to the military hospital at Wanowarie in Pune. Gujarat: The total cases of COVID-19 detected so far have reached up to 27,880 with 563 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Also, 21 patients lost their lives in this period, taking the total death toll of COVID-19 in the state up to 1,685. Rajasthan: In Rajasthan, the number of active cases has crossed 3,000 today, after about 15 days. According to the report issued by the Health Department, 199 cases have been reported today. The total number of infected people has gone up to 15,431. Madhya Pradesh: 175 new Corona patients have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours but at the same time 200 patients went back home after recovery. At present, out of total 12,078 cases in the state, the number of active cases is only 2,342. Arunachal Pradesh:Out of the 126 active positive cases in the Arunachal Pradesh, 74 cases detected from Changlang, 20 from capital complex Itanagar and 12 from West Kameng district. Health Department of Arunachal Pradesh says SoPs are being followed strictly and state is still under Green Zone category. Manipur: As on date there are 5000 persons in official quarantine, 14,000 in community quarantine and 5500 people are availing paid quarantine facilities in Manipur.Manipur has ramped up testing to over 2200 tests per day. So far over 38,000 tests have been done in the state. Mizoram: 7 more COVID-19 patients discharged from Zoram Medical College-ZMC; the total number of cured(discharged) patients in Mizoram now stands at 19 and the active cases at 123. Nagaland: Out of 312 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 50 new cases of COVID-19 positive have been reported in Nagaland. The total positive cases in the state are 330 out of which 189 are active and 141 patients have recovered so far. Sikkim: Sikkim govt to pay tribute to the 20 soldiers who laid down their lives at Galwan, Ladakh recently through a programme, 'Salute to the Bravehearts' on 25th June at Gangtok informs Chief Secretary. Chhattisgarh: The number of Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 2,302 with 46 more people testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. A total of 12 deaths have been reported in the state due to coronavirus infection so far. Goa: 46 new COVID-19 infections have been identified taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 864, while there are 711 active cases presently. Kerala: One more person died of Covid-19 in Kerala today. With this, the number of Covid-19 deaths in the state rose to 23. A 68-year-old man who was under quarantine, died in Kozhikode today. His swab samples have been sent for testing. A man who is undergoing institutional quarantine in Kannur, after returning from Mumbai tested positive for Covid-19 on the 24th day of quarantine. The Centre, after consulting with Indian Embassies in various countries, has rejected Kerala’s request for conducting TrueNat test for Covid-19, on expats returning to India, pointing out that the recommendation is impractical. The state’s suggestion that a special flight be permitted for expatriates confirmed of Covid has also been turned down. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 expatriates will arrive in Kochi today from https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633386 8/12 6/23/2020 Press Information Bureau various countries. Showing an upward trend for the past four days, 138 new cases were reported in the state yesterday. Currently 1,540 patients are under treatment in various districts. Tamil Nadu: With spike in cases, need for extra beds on the rise in Madurai; it is now the sixth district in the State in terms of number of active cases (452). Complete lockdown will be enforced in Madurai and neighbouring areas from Wednesday till June 30. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directs the State government to respond on the feasibility of providing face shield to all police personnel involved in Covid-19 duty. With 2,710 new cases being reported yesterday, State’s Covid tally past 60,000 now. 1358 recoveries & 37 deaths reported yesterday. 1487 cases from Chennai. Total Active cases: 27178, Deaths: 794, Active cases in Chennai: 18372. Karnataka: State government issues order fixing treatment rates for Covid-19 patients in private hospitals. As per the order, 50% of beds in private hospitals having facility to treat Covid-19 patients shall be reserved for the treatment of patients referred by public authorities. 249 new cases, 111 discharges & five deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 9399, Active cases: 3523, Deaths: 142, Discharges: 5730. Andhra Pradesh: Ruling YSR Congress Party MLA from Srungavarapukota (Vizianagaram Dt.), K SrinivasaRao and his personal security officer tested Covid positive on June 22. The MLA had recently returned from the US and was under self-isolation.CM instructs the officials to conduct comprehensive screening and tests covering all households within 90 days by making use of the 104 ambulance service for the purpose. Krishna district administration has decided to conduct at least 2,000 Covid-19 tests in the district and arranged 10 IMASQ buses (Intelligent Monitoring Analysis Service Quarantine), which are used to collect swab samples to conduct tests. AP Public Service Commission released the revised schedule of dates for conducting APPSC 2020 examinations, which were earlier postponed due to Covid-19 lockdown. 462 new cases, 129 discharged and five deaths reported during last 24 hours; of the 407 new cases, 40 are inter-state cases and 15 from abroad. Total cases: 9834, Active cases: 5123, Discharged: 4592, Deaths: 119. Telangana: Health Minister, EtelaRajender warns private diagnostic laboratories against commercially exploiting the general public while conducting Covid-19 tests. Alert in Telangana against likely invasion of locusts on June 25 with a new swarm of locust entering India from Pakistan, Total cases 8674, Active cases: 4452, Deaths 217, Recovered 4005.
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(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:India has one of the lowest cases per lakh population in the world and continues to widen the gap between recovered and active cases
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633287 2/8 6/22/2020 Press Information Bureau The WHO Situation Report 153 dated 21st June, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest cases per lakh population in spite of its high population density. India’s cases per lakh population are 30.04 while the global average is more than its triple at 114.67. The US has 671.24 cases per lakh population while the metric for Germany, Spain and Brazil is 583.88, 526.22 and 489.42 respectively.This low figure is thus a testimony to the graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach the Government of India along with the States/UTs took for the prevention, containment and management of COVID-19.
So far, a total of 2,37,195 patients have been cured of COVID-19. During the last 24 hours, a total of 9,440 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate is 55.77% amongst COVID-19 patients.Presently, there are 1,74,387 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. The difference between the recovered patients and the active COVID-19 cases continues to widen, as can be seen from the graph below. Today the number of recovered patients has crossed the number of active patients by 62,808. For details: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633287
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chaired a high level meeting where report of Dr. V.K. Paul Committee on containment strategy of COVID-19 in Delhi was presented Under the directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, a Committee was constituted on 14.06.2020 under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vinod Paul to submit a report on Containment Strategy on COVID-19 for Delhi. Dr. Paul’s report was placed before a meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah yesterday.The main points of the Containment Strategy are: Revised demarcation of containment zones and a strict monitoring and control of activities in such containment zones, Contact Tracing and Quarantining of Contacts of all infected persons, with the help of AarogyaSetu, listing and monitoring of each household even outside containment zones, which will help in getting comprehensive information about Delhi and keep the COVID19 positive cases in hospitals, Covid care centres or home https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633287 3/8 6/22/2020 Press Information Bureau isolation. It also suggestedproper functioning of Covid care centres and taking the help of voluntary organizations/NGOs in this regard.Serological survey to be conducted in all of Delhi from 27.06.2020 to 10.07.2020, in which sample testing will be conducted of 20,000 persons. For details:https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633260
Shri Mandaviya inaugurates India's one of the largest 1st Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene EXPO 2020 This is the first ever largest virtual exhibition in India making a new beginning.Speaking at the Inauguration, Minister said that an ecosystem is being built for a self-reliant India, which will help in ramping up domestic production in Pharmaceutical Sector and Health & Hygiene Sector. Health, Hygiene & Sanitation, Medical Textiles & Devices, AYUSH and Wellness sector assume greater significance in our resolute fight against the COVID 19 pandemic. He highlighted various initiatives announced in this direction by the Honourable PM since 2014 such as providing toilets for every household, “Ayushman Bharat” to cover 10 crore family for healthcare, “Swatch Bharat Abhiyan”, “Suvidha Sanitary” Napkin etc.. He also spoke about Jan Aushadhi stores which are providing quality medicines at affordable price for everyone. Shri Mandaviya elaborated how all these initiatives became possible due to firm vision of NarendraModi Government. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633323
New opportunities opening up in Food processing sector: HarsimratKaurBadal Smt. HarsimratKaurBadal, Union FPI Minister launched the Food Processing Edition of the Exclusive Investment Forum by Invest India, the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of the Government of India today. Union Minister said that due to the COVID pandemic, the sector has seen unique challenges and has been playing a very important role in ensuring that the lockdown was successful. A few challenges that are currently being faced are those related to global trade which has seen a dip along with the dip in domestic demand. Smt. Badal opined that these challenges are leading to opening up of new opportunities such as this exclusive forum which has made it possible for over 180 investors, 6 state governments and the Central government to be at the same place at the same time.
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EPFO adds 1.39 crore subscribers in last two financial years Recently published provisional payroll data by EPFO highlights the ever growing trend of increasing subscriber base for EPFO, since the collation of payroll data from September 2017. Net addition to subscriber base rose from 61.12 lakh added in 2018-19 to 78.58 lakh in 2019-20, registering a 28% growth.Age wise analysis during 2019-20 indicates that for the age group 26-28, 29-35 and beyond 35 the net enrolment has increased by more than 50% compared to previous year. Rapid improvement in https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633287 4/8 6/22/2020 Press Information Bureau quality of service delivery in online mode has attracted the workforce of the country towards services of EPFO. Moreover, PF accumulation is no longer looked at as locked-in money. With EPFO settling COVID-19 advances within 3 days, PF accumulations are now seen as liquid assets that can timely meet the need of the subscribers during crisis.
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DrJitendra Singh reviews healthcare facilities in "Aspirational" districts,
Union Minister DrJitendra Singh yesterday reviewed the COVID status and healthcare facility in "Aspirational" districts with special focus on North East. He also disclosed that in the wake of COVID pandemic, the Ministry of North East has decided to sanction Rs.190 crore for augmentation of healthcare facility in the eight North Eastern States, particularly for developing infrastructure for management of infectious diseases.Addressing a Virtual meeting, attended by the Health Secretaries as well as Deputy Commissioners and Health officials of the 14 Aspirational districts of Northeast, DrJitendra Singh said the concept of Aspirational District was based on 49 key indicators, of which the status of healthcare was an important component.The minister also said that the North Eastern States have been given the option to send proposals for health related projects to be funded up to over Rs. 500 crore from North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1633215
OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU - INS AIRAVAT EMBARKS INDIAN NATIONALS AT MALDIVES Indian Naval Ship Airavat entered the port of Male at Maldives yesterday as part of the Indian Navy's ongoing OperationSamudraSetu, under the aegis of the Indian Government's Op Vande Bharat to bring back Indian nationals from foreign shores.A total of 198 Indian citizens embarked the ship as it prepared to bring them home to the port of Tuticorin in Tamilnadu. This is the fifth instance of a naval ship entering Male under Op SamudraSetu. Till date the Indian Navy has brought home 2386 Indians from Maldives alone. 195 of those embarked belong to Tamilnadu while the remaining are from Pondicherry.
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Punjab: The Punjab Government will cap the Covid hospitalisation and treatment rates of private hospitals, and those not adhering to the same will be shut down. Taking strict view of complaints of exorbitant fee being charges by private hospitals, the Chief Minister termed such actions as `anti-people and anti-national’ and warned that the private institutions would not be allowed to indulge in such shameless profiteering at the cost of the lives of people. Haryana: Speaking on the occasion of 6th 'International Yoga Day', Haryana Chief Minister said that the State Government had been organizing International Yoga Day at a grand scale every year since 2015 under which district level programmes were also organized apart from the state level programme wherein scores of people collectively performed yoga and also inspired others to adopt Yoga in their life. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633287 5/8 6/22/2020 Press Information Bureau But this year, due to COVID-19, instead of organizing programmes and events people have been urged to practice Yoga at their homes as this is the only effective way through which we could defeat this pandemic. Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state is 1,32,075. 3,870 new patients have been identified as positive during the last 24 hours. Also 1,591 patients have been cured, which takes the total number of recovered patients to 65744. Total active cases stands at 60,147. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation -BMC has launched Mission Zero Rapid Action Plan at ShahajiRajeBhosale Sports Complex, Andheri. "50 mobile dispensary vans will visit Mulund, Bhandup, Andheri, Malad, Borivali, Dahisar and Kandivali for 2-3 weeks for preliminary examination of patients.”
Gujarat: Gujarat has reported a steep rise in COVID-19 infections with 580 new cases and 25 deaths on Sunday, bringing its numbers to 27,317 cases and 1,664 deaths. With 655 discharges, the total patients discharged so far are 19,357. Rajasthan: 67 new cases reported today, thereby taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 14,997. However 11,661 patients have recovered and 349 deaths have been reported till date. There are only 2,987 active cases at present. Madhya Pradesh: 179 new patients have been detected positive, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 11,903. While 9,015 patients have recovered and 515 deaths have been reported till Sunday, the number of active cases stands at 2373. The total number of cases in Indore is 4,329 and Bhopal is 2,504. Chhattisgarh: A total of 139 new cases have been reported on Sunday, taking the state tally of COVID- 19 to 2,273. There are 841 active cases in the state. Goa: Goa reported its first COVID death - an 85-year-old man from North Goa. 64 new positive cases have been identified taking the state tally of total cases to 818. Kerala: Health Minister K.K.Shylaja has said that Covid-19 has not reached the community spread stage so far in the state and that the decision to not allow those with illnesses to board flights to Kerala from abroad is to ensure the safety of other healthy passengers. Minister for Co-Operation K Surendran said that institutional quarantine centers will be opened at panchayat level. Four persons were arrested at Karipur airport for smuggling gold in chartered flights Meanwhile, one more Keralite has died of Covid- 19 in Oman. The state’s Covid case graph also appears to be climbing steadily with new 133 cases reporting yesterday. There are now 1490 active cases in the state. Tamil Nadu: New Covid-19 cases in Puducherry fall to 17 as fewer samples tested, tally now 383. With the reporting of 2,532 fresh cases, Tamil Nadu’s covid daily tally hits all-time high; 1438 recoveries & 53 deaths reported on Sunday. 1493 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 59377, Active cases: 25863, Deaths: 757, Discharged: 32754, Samples tested: 861211, Active cases in Chennai: 1783. Karnataka: In an emergency meeting called by CM, it was decided that lockdown shall be implemented strictly in the clusters which reported more number of cases, especially, K.R. Market and surrounding areas such as Siddapura, VV Puram, Kalasipalya etc. Stringent action to be taken against those who violate quarantine and FIR to be filed, if necessary. It was also decided to set up fever clinics in all wards. With corona cases rising among police officials and after three police personnel succumbed to Covid in Bangalore, City Police Commissioner ordered all police personnel above 55 years not to report for duty. 453 new cases, 225 discharges & five deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 9150, Active cases: 3391, Deaths: 137, Discharges: 5618.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1633287 6/8 6/22/2020 Press Information Bureau Andhra Pradesh: 439 new cases, 151 discharged and five deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 7059, Active: 3599, Recovered: 3354, Deaths: 106. Telangana: Record number of new Covid cases detected, with a staggering majority of them from Hyderabad; 7,802 cases so far, Active 3861, recovered 3731. 22 cases were reported in the state before the lockdown on March 22, 622 during Lockdown 1 between March 23 and April 14. During Lockdown 2 from March 24 to May 3, 438 cases were found, and 439 during Lockdown 3 from May 4 to May 17. The trend continued during Lockdown 4 from May 18 to May 31 which saw 1,147 new cases. During the current Unlock 1, Telangana state has registered 5,104 cases. Telangana govt orders 50 random tests a day in each district as Covid cases spike. Meghalaya: Lewduh in Meghalaya reopens today after a gap of more than 2 months due to COVID19 pandemic. Also restaurants, cafés, barber shops and beauty parlours are open. Manipur: Tamenglong district in Manipur become the most affected in the State with 101 COVID19 positive cases, followed by Kangpokpi with 95 and Churachandpur with 94.Cumulative number of persons screened at state borders in Manipur since the start of the first lockdown has been 2.76 lakh persons. Mizoram: Centre assures full help to Mizoram after earthquake. PM NarendraModi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and DONER Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh talked to CM Zoramthanga on phone today. Nagaland: Odd-Even vehicular rule has been enforced in the state capital Kohima in Nagaland to minimize non-essential movement of vehicles. However, vehicles plying on defined essential services exempted.
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Posted On: 21 JUN 2020 6:33PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: NUMBER OF COVID RECOVERIES EXCEEDS ACTIVE CASES BY MORE THAN 50,000; RECOVERY RATE IMPROVES TO 55.49%
The number of patients recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase. So far, a total of 2,27,755 patients have been cured. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,925 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% amongst COVID-19 patients.Presently, there are 1,69,451 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.Today, the number of recovered patients has crossed the number of active patients by 58,305. The number of government labs has been
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“Chasing the Virus” in Dharavi, and ensuring a steep decline of daily cases from an average 43 in May to 19 in third week of June Through a pre-emptive, proactive and graded response policy, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19.Several States have implemented these containment strategies and produced effective outcomes. The efforts of the Maharashtra government and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have shown encouraging results. As part of these efforts, they have actively ‘chased the virus’ and aggressively conducted targeted tracing of COVID suspects in Dharavi. Being densely populated (2,27,136 persons/ sq. km), Dharavi had 491 cases in April 2020 with a 12% growth rate and a case doubling period of 18 days. The proactive measures adopted by BMC reduced the COVID-19 growth rate to 4.3% in May 2020 and further to 1.02% in June. These measures also ensured an improved case doubling time to 43 days in May 2020 and 78 days in June 2020. For details
6th International Day of Yoga celebrated across the country through Digital Media The sixth International Day of Yoga was celebrated with great enthusiasm across the country through electronic and digital media. Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi, addressing the nation on this occasion, underlined the role of Yoga in strengthening the family bondage. He said that Yoga brings all closer and binds every member of a family including children and elders. This is the reason why ‘Yoga with Family’ has been made the theme of this year's IDY.The Prime Minister further said that COVID-19 mainly attacks the pulmonary organs of the human body and Pranayams are helpful in strengthening the respiratory system. He said, “If we can finetune our chords of health and hope, the day is not far away when the world will witness the success of healthy and happy humanity. Yoga can definitely help us make this happen.” Due to current pandemic of COVID-19, mass gatherings on IDY are not advisable. Keeping this situation in mind, the Government encouraged people to practice Yoga at their homes along with their family members. In this regard, the Ministry of AYUSH maximized the use of social and digital media platforms to facilitate online participation from the people. For details
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PM addresses nation on International Day of Yoga; Yoga boosts immune system against Covid 19 virus: PM The Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi, addressed the nation today on the occasion of International Day of Yoga via video conference. Prime Minister said, International Yoga Day is a day of solidarity. This is the day of universal brotherhood. Due to COVID-19 global health emergency, this year International
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 3/7 6/21/2020 Press Information Bureau Yoga Day is being observed through the electronic and digital platform.Prime Minister said, People are practising Yoga at their homes with their entire families.He said, Yoga has brought us together.
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Vice President urges educational institutions to include Yoga in online learning programmes The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has urged educational institutions to include Yoga as part of online learning programmes, being conducted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as it is one of the best options to improve the body’s immunity.Speaking at the digital 'Yoga and Meditation Shivir' organised by SPIC MACAY on the occasion of International Day of Yoga, the Vice President said that Yoga is a unique gift of India to the world which is successfully transforming millions of lives around the globe.Referring to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health of the people, the Vice President said, “Indeed the world is going through challenging times and we simply cannot allow the pandemic to get the better of us. We have to unite and put up a stronger fight and to ensure that we are healthy, both physically and mentally."
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Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah greeted the people on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2020 In his message, Shri Amit Shah has said ‘Yoga is much more than just a way of keeping ones body healthy. It is a medium to maintain balance between body and mind, work and thoughts and also between human and nature’.The Union Home Minister further said that ‘Yoga is an unique gift of Indian culture to entire humanity. The world has adopted Yoga now, it received global acceptance due to the tireless efforts of Prime Minister, Shri NarendraModi’.
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Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi participates with performing Yoga at his residence with people from different communities Union Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today participated in the Sixth International Yoga Day with performing Yoga at his residence with people from different communities. He advocated ‘Yoga with Family’, the theme of IDY this year, in the wake of the current pandemic of COVID-19, where mass gatherings are not advisable.
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INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES Maharashtra: Maharashtra recorded 3,874 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, its highest surge in a day, pushing its tally to 1,28,205. The State also recorded 160 fatalities, its second-highest single-day rise, taking its death toll to 5,984. Nearly 51% of Maharashtra’s cases and 59% deaths are from Mumbai.Maharashtra government has asked hospitals to use oxygen cylinders to provide immediate relief to Covid-19 patients as the state is witnessing a shortage of ventilators. There are only 3,028 ventilators in Maharashtra, which is not adequate considering the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the state.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 4/7 6/21/2020 Press Information Bureau Gujarat: Gujarat reported 539 new Covid-19 cases, the second highest single-day spike, taking the states tally to 26,737.With 20 deaths on Saturday, the state''s death toll has mounted to 1,639, of which Ahmedabad alone has reported 1,315 deaths. Rajasthan: As many as 154 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Rajasthan on Sunday morning, taking the state count of positive cases to 14,691.According to the state health department, the highest number of cases on Sunday were reported from Dholpur (59), followed by Jaipur (31) and Jhunjhunu (22). So far, 341 people have died in the state due to the disease.Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has asked Prime Minister NarendraModi to increase employment limit under the MGNREGA from 100 to 200 days which would benefit 70 lakh families in rural areas of the state hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said Rajasthan also has a large number of migrant labourers returned home during the lockdown, but has not been covered under the PMGKRY. Madhya Pradesh: With 142 positive cases reported, the tally of positive patients in Madhya Pradesh reached 11,724. Apart from the new cases, six casualties were also reported in the state on Saturday taking the total death toll to 501. Manipur: There are presently 14,983 persons in community quarantine, 5,438 persons in official quarantine centers and 530 persons in paid quarantine facilities.In police crackdown against violators of lockdown rules in Manipur, police detained 599 persons along with 349 vehicles yesterday; they were later released after a warning. A total fine of Rs 62,100 was collected from them. Meghalaya: 5 more persons have recovered and tested negative for COVID-19 in Meghalaya; total cases 44, total Active cases 6, recovered 37. Mizoram: Out of 15 swab samples tested yesterday at Civil Hospital LungleiTruenat Lab in Mizoram, 14 were confirmed negative for COVID-19. The lone positive result is to be confirmed by the ZMC Lab. The patient, presently under quarantine, has been moved to DCHC Lunglei. Nagaland: Dimapur DC AnoopKinchi launches AatmaNirbhar Bharat scheme for migrant workers at Burma Camp, Dimapur. Ration rice distributed to around 100 migrant workers.Kohima Municipal Corporation cautions public against disposing PPEs like hand gloves & face masks in public waste bins & public places; urges to keep used PPEs separately for safe disposal. Kerala: Stringent Covid-19 high alert has been issued in the capital Thiruvananthapuram after an auto driver and his family members tested positive for the virus. Most of his possible contacts, which could be in the range of 80-100, are still unknown. Some areas of the city have been declared containment zones. Meanwhile, the restrictions in Kannur city will be continued till the source of the recent death of a Covid patient-a young driver of Excise department - is found out. As part of Vande Bharat mission, 1490 Pravasis are to reach Kochi today. Seven flights from the Gulf region will bring them. 1610 Pravasisarrived Kochi yesterday in nine flights. Meanwhile one more Keralite died in Damam today taking the toll of Malayalis in the Gulf to 250. The state reported its highest single-day spike of Covid- 19 cases with 127 persons testing positive yesterday. Tamil Nadu: One dies and 30 test positive for Covid-19 in Puducherry; with this the total number of cases has risen to 366 in the UT with eight deaths. TN CM seeks people’s support as TN sees 2,396 cases, 38 deaths; reiterates that the outbreak cannot be contained without public cooperation. Total cases till yesterday : 56845, Active cases: 24822, Deaths: 704, Discharged: 30271, Active cases in Chennai: 17285. Karnataka: State government authorises local authorities and civic bodies to open public parks outside containment zones, for any number of hours between 5am to 9pm. Even before fixing rates for Covid -19 treatment in private hospitals, the health department directs 518 private medical colleges and https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 5/7 6/21/2020 Press Information Bureau hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka to admit and treat Covid patients as per government protocol and criteria. 416 new cases, 181 discharges & nine deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 8697, Active cases: 3170, Deaths: 132. Andhra Pradesh: State likely to impose lockdown in worst-hit areas of coronavirus. 439 new cases after testing 24,451 samples with five deaths reported during last 24 hours, 151 discharged. Total cases: 7059, Active: 3599, Recovered: 3354, Deaths: 106. Total number of inter-state cases: 1540, Active: 639, Recovered: 901 in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases from other countries: 330, Active: 278, Recovered: 52, during the same period. Telangana: Hyderabad-based Hetero has received the manufacturing and marketing approval for the investigational antiviral medicine ‘Remdesivir’ from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for the treatment of Covid-19; 'Covifor' will be available in 100 mg vial (injectable) which has to be administered intravenously under the supervision of a healthcare practitioner. Total cases till now 7072, Active 3363, Recovered 3506, Deaths 203.
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Posted On: 20 JUN 2020 7:00PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: 2,13,830 Patients have been cured of COVID-19; Recovery Rate improves to 54.13% During the last 24 hours, a total of 9,120 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 2,13,830 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 54.13% amongst COVID-19 patients.Presently, there are 1,68,269 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.The number of government labs has been increased to 715 and private labs has been increased to 259 (A total of 974).In the last 24 hours, 1,89,869 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 66,16,496. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 2/9 6/20/2020 Press Information Bureau For details
Prime Minister launches GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan on 20th June 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today launched a massive employment -cum- rural public works Campaign named ‘GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the devastating COVID- 19.This campaign is dedicated for our labor brothers and sisters, for the youth, sisters and daughters living in our villages. It is our endeavor that through this campaign workers and workers are given work near home, he said. The Prime Minister announced that an amount of Rs 50,000 Crores would be spent for building durable rural infrastructure under the GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan.He said 25 work areas have been identified for employment in villages, for development of various works. These 25 works or projects are related to meet the needs of the villages like rural housing for the poor, Plantations, provision of drinking water through JalJeevan mission, PanchayatBhavans, community toilets, rural mandis, rural roads, other infrastructure like Cattle Sheds, Anganwadi Bhavans etc.The Prime Minister said that Abhiyan shall also provide modern facilities in rural areas. For details
Text of PM's address at the launch of GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan For details Government taking action on mission mode to provide employment to migrant workers who have returned to their native villages: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar Union Minister of Rural Development &Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomarhas said that India and the whole world are facing great difficulties during the COVID pandemic. Right from the time when lockdown was announced, the problems being faced by villagers, poor people, farmers and workers have been one of the priority focus areas of Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi.Giving details, he said that the GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan is being undertaken in 116 districts of 6 states. It will be implemented at the grassroots level with active coordination between 11 ministries of the Central Government. The Abhiyaan will continue for 125 days, and 25 works have been identified which will be taken up for completion. As a result, employment will be rapidly generated. It is an important step towards providing employment to the people on a mission mode. For details
Prime Minister GaribKalyan Package-Progress So Far More than 42 crore poor people have received financial assistance of Rs 65,454crore under the Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Package. Rs 17,891 crore front loaded towards payment of the first installment of PM-KISAN to 8.94 crore beneficiaries.Rs 10,325 crore credited to 20.65crore (100%) women Jan Dhan https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 3/9 6/20/2020 Press Information Bureau account holders as first installment, Rs. 10,315 croreto20.62crorewomen as second installment, and Rs. 10,312 crore credited to 20.62 crorewomen as third installment. Rs 2814.5 crore disbursed to about 2.81 crore old age persons, widows and disabled persons in two installments.2.3 crore Building & Construction workers received financial support amounting to Rs 4312.82crore.8.52 crorePMUY cylinders have been delivered for April and May 2020 and 2.1 crore PMUY cylinders booked for June 2020. 20.22Lakh members of EPFO has taken benefit of online withdrawal of non-refundable advance from EPFO account amounting to Rs. 5767crore. So far 113Lakh MT of food grains have been lifted by 36 States/UTs, of which 37.01 LMT of foodgrains distributed to 74.03crorebeneficiariesfor April 2020, 36.42 LMT of food grains distributedto 72.83 crore beneficiaries in May 2020, and 13.59 LMT distributed to 27.18 crore beneficiaries for June 2020.
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Centre writes to States to follow the Guidelines for effective Home Isolation The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued revised Guidelines regarding Home Isolation on 10th May 2020. As per the Guidelines, very mild and pre-symptomatic COVID-19 patients can opt for home isolation provided the patient has a room to himself/herself with toilet facility and has an adult attendant /caregiver. Also, the patient shall agree to monitor his/her health and regularly inform the health status to the District Surveillance Officer for further follow up by the surveillance teams.Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has requested the States to ensure strict implementation of the Guidelines on Home Isolation at the field level to effectively curb spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Government closely monitoring transmission of repo rate cut by the Banking Sector and recognise efforts of wealth creators in scripting India’s growth story : Finance Minister Union Finance Minister SmtNirmalaSitharamanhas said that the Government has always recognised the importance of wealth creators as they generate employment opportunities and utilise resources in optimal manner for promoting the socio-economic development in the country. The Finance Minister stated that they are closely watching the developments in disbursement of loans under the provision of Rs 3 lakh crore collateral free automatic loans for businesses to mitigate the daunting impact of pandemic COVID- 19 on trade and industry.
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Government of India & AIIB sign an Agreement for $750 Million for COVID-19 support for India Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have signed a $750 million “COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme” to assist India to strengthen its response to the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor and vulnerable households. The Programme will provide the Government of India with budget support to mitigate the severe adverse social and economic impact of COVID-19. The Primary Programme beneficiaries would be families below the poverty line, farmers, healthcare workers, women, women’s self-help groups, widows, people with disabilities, senior citizens, low wage earners, construction workers and other vulnerable groups.
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Many Bollywood Celebrities Pledge Support for IDY 2020 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 4/9 6/20/2020 Press Information Bureau International Day of Yoga, 2020 is just a day away. Since mass gatherings are not advised in the present circumstances, ‘Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family’ is being encouraged by the Ministry of AYUSH to celebrate the 6th IDY2020 at home with families.Lakhs of people have already committed to be part of IDY- 2020 and one of the goals of the Ministry of AYUSH has been to achieve harmony in the Yoga performances. Numerous celebrities and influencers have shared motivational messages and thoughts encouraging the people to participate in the 6th International Day of Yoga. Some of the celebrities include the well-known movie actors like Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, MilindSoman, and ShilpaShettyKundra.
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DrJitendra Singh receives COVID feedback from private medical practitionersacross the country In over one-and-half hour long Webinar, leading physicians and specialists from various streams of medical science offered their inputs from different Indian cities like Chennai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Kota, Erode, etc.Presiding over the meeting, DrJitendra Singh complimented the medical fraternity of India for having commendably lived up to the occasion and successfully fought the war against Corona. He said, the medical fraternity as well as health infrastructure of India had, during this time of crises, proved to the world its inherent potential and capacity to reorient itself at short notice and successfully discharge its responsibilities to the community.
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INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES Arunachal Pradesh: 32 fresh COVID19 positive cases in Arunachal Pradesh.13 cases were from Capital region followed by 10 from Changlang, 8 from West Kameng and 1 from Lohit district. Manipur: The maximum number of new COVID19 positive cases in Manipur are from Ukhrul with 30 and Tamenglong with 29. The highest number is from Churachandpur district with 94 numbers. Majority of them are returnees. Mizoram: Results of 184 samples awaited in Mizoram. Total 140 positive case and 131 active case in the State. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 5/9 6/20/2020 Press Information Bureau Nagaland: Nagaland issues 'special category' SOP for entering the State. New SOP covers both State and Central Govt employees coming for duty, skilled labourers, mechanics, technicians and engineers. Total 8174 samples have been tested for COVID19 in Nagaland till now. Results of 6989 received and reports of 1185 samples awaited. Sikkim: Sikkim CM in his International Yoga Day message urges the people to adopt this practice to bring a positive change in their lifestyle leading to a healthy, wealthy and a harmonious society. Chandigarh: Directorate of AYUSH, Health Department, is celebrating 6th International Day of Yoga in collaboration with Government College of Yoga Education & Health on 21st June, 2020 through online mode. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, International Yoga Day will be observed at home, no mass gathering would be encouraged this year. Hence, this year the ministry is encouraging people to practice yoga at their homes, with participation from the entire family. Punjab: Ramping up the efforts for the treatment and equip medical fraternity with latest techniques in the direction to cure COVID-19 patients, Department of Medical Education and research, Punjab has coordinated with PGI and initiated multi centric studies on the role of steroids and plasma therapy in patients. An expert group was formed in Punjab wherein the experts in managing COVID 19 patients have been regularly discussing the cases on phones and on Video conference. The expert group has doctors from PGIMER, AIIMS, USA, UK, Canada, DMC Ludhiana, and all the three state Medical Colleges in Punjab. Haryana: Ahead of the sixth International Day of Yoga, Haryana Chief Minister urged people of the State to practise Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family, due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The Chief Minister said, "As we know that due to COVID-19 Pandemic, everyone has to observe the day from the confines of their homes.He further said that Yoga is not a new practise, rather it is an integral part of our culture and everyone should practise the ancient Indian discipline lifelong. Kerala: The rise in the number of Covid-19 patients with no known source of infection - more than 60 cases now - has put the state government in a quandary; eight have people have died so far with most number of cases without any known source reported from Malappuram. An auto rickshaw driver and two of his family members- with no known source of contact or travel history- have been tested positive for Covid- 19 in the capital yesterday putting the health department on alert. After a police officer in Kochi tested positive for Covid-19, a High Court judge who was in contact list entered self-isolation. The state yesterday reported its highest number of 118 new Covid-19 cases as well as the highest number of 96 recoveries, on a single day. As many as 1,380 patients are still under treatment and a total of 1,32,569 people are under observation in various districts. Tamil Nadu: 16 employees of a mask manufacturing company in Puducherry test positive for Covid-19; count reaches 338 in the UT. JIPMER exam leaves students in fix; students from other districts appearing for PG entrance exam in Chennai on June 21 finding it difficult to avail e- passes; many fear contracting Covid. TN revokes dine-in relaxation, will allow only takeaway till June 30 in bid to arrest Covid-19 spread. All Class X students will be promoted, clarifies DGE; School Minister warns schools against tampering with marks. 2115 new cases, 1630 recoveries & 41 deaths reported yesterday. Total cases till now: 54449, Active cases: 23509, Deaths: 666, Active cases in Chennai: 16699. Karnataka: State government issues guidelines for clinical assessment and admission of asymptotic patients into Covid care centres. Out of 8281 patients only 36 needed ventilator so far. Since March 24, 1.2 lakh lockdown violations in the state, state government informs High Court of https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1632879 6/9 6/20/2020 Press Information Bureau Karnataka. Karnataka ramps up flood preparedness, to cover all gram panchayats in vulnerable points. Covid cases jump to 8,281, Bengaluru contributes bulk of patients. 337 new cases, 230 discharges & 10 deaths reported yesterday. Total Active cases: 2943, Deaths: 124, Discharges: 5210. Andhra Pradesh: State Governor BiswabhusanHarichandan urges people to practice yoga for immense pleasure and good health benefits. CM releases funds for implementation of the second phase of "YSR NethannaNestham", which aims to provide financial assistance to the weavers in the state. Under this scheme, each weaver family will get an assistance of Rs 24,000 every year. 376 new cases, 82 discharged and four deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 6230, Active: 3069, Recovered: 3065, Deaths: 96. Telangana: The decision of the Telangana Health department to ramp up Covid-19 testing is receiving lukewarm response, as people are not showing up for giving samples for testing as desired. It was decided to conduct 50,000 tests in five districts, including the three districts that come under GHMC limits. Total cases as of 19th June: 6526, Active cases: 2976, Deaths 198, Recovered 3352. Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state is 1,24,331. 3,827 new patients were added as per the latest report on Friday evening. The number of active cases is 55,651. Mumbai reported 1,269 cases and 114 deaths. BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation has set up a special COVID-19 hospital with 1000 beds (0ut of which 300 are ICU beds) at the Richardson&Cruddas premises in Byculla to cater to the ever increasing number of Covid patients. The hospital will be made operational by this month end. Gujarat: The total number of cases of Covid-19 detected so far hasreached up to 26,198 with 540 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Also, 27 patients have lost their lives taking the total death toll of Covid19 in the state up to 1619, as per latest report. Rajasthan: 158 new cases have been reported today morning, which takes the state tally of COVID-19 to 14,314, out of which 2860 are active cases. However, 11,121 patients have recovered in the state so far, while 333 deaths have also happened till date. Most of the new cases are from Dholpur district, followed by Jaipur and Bharatpur. Madhya Pradesh: 156 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, taking the total number of cases to 11,582. Death toll has risen to 495 after 9 more deaths were reported. Both Indore and Bhopal have reported 55 new cases each. Weekend lockdown is being observed at Bhopal. 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Posted On: 19 JUN 2020 6:31PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: India now has more than 2 lakh persons cured of covid19; Recovery rate improves to 53.79% With the confirmation of 10,386 patients having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hrs, the total number of recovered patients is now 2,04,710. The recovery rate consequently rose to 53.79%. Currently, 1,63,248 active cases are under medical supervision.The trend in the daily numbers shows an increasing rate of recovery, and an increasing gap between active and recovered cases. The increase in the proportion of recovered cases is a demonstration of India’s strategy of timely management of COVID-19.
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Centre Lauds Karnataka’s IT-based model of Comprehensive Contact Tracing and House-to- House Survey The Centre has lauded the best practice from Karnataka for COVID-19 management which includes the comprehensive contact tracing of COVID-19 positive cases and physical/phone-based household survey which has covered more than 1.5 crore households. The two initiatives taken by the State Government are developed as part of the ‘Whole of Government’ approach with the involvement of multi-sectoral agencies and supported by technology-based solutions and interventions. The Centre has asked the other States to adapt these best practices to their local context and replicate them for better management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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From health surveys to testing and cap on in-patient private hospital costs, COVID-19 management in Delhi streamlined on directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah Demonstrating the Modi Government’s commitment to provide relief to the people of Delhi, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has been personally monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, on the advice of the Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi. As per directions given by Shri Amit Shah in a series of meetings chaired by him over last few days in regard to Covid-19 situation in Delhi, house-to-house health survey in 242 containment zones of Delhi has been completed yesterday. A total of 2.3 lakh people were surveyed.Further, on his directions to increase testing capacity & quick delivery of results in Delhi, testing via Rapid Antigen testing methodology was started yesterday. A total of 7,040 people have been tested in 193 testing Centres. Testing will continue with increased numbers in coming days.Sample testing has been doubled immediately following decisions taken by Shri Amit Shah. A total of 27,263 testing samples have been collected in Delhi from 15th to 17th June 2020 against the daily collection which varied between 4,000-4,500 earlier. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 3/12 6/19/2020 Press Information Bureau For details:
Union Home Minister holds review meeting on COVID-19 preparations with senior officials of NCR Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has emphasized on the need to have a unified strategy in the Delhi-NCR region to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairing a meeting to review the preparations for management of COVID-19 yesterday, Shri Amit Shah said that keeping in view the close knit urban structure of the NCR region, it is necessary for all concerned authorities in Delhi and the NCR region to come together to tackle the virus. The Union Home Minister said that in order to control the virus, there is a need to test more and it is also necessary to identify and treat those who are diagnosed as positive. The Union Home Minister said there is a need to work in a Mission Mode.
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AC coaches not suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of COVID 19 virus through AC ducting In order to augment the capability against COVID-19, Indian Railways has converted 5231 non air- conditioned coaches into isolation coaches, at the level of COVID Care Center (CCC). These facilities are part of the integrated COVID plan developed by MoHFW and NITI Ayog and are normally to be used when state facilities are overwhelmed. It was also stipulated that the Facility should be well ventilated with adequate scope for natural lighting, and Air Conditioning if provided, should be non- ducted which rules out AC Coaches. The issue of AC vs NAC coaches was discussed with NiTiAyog and Ministry of Health and Family welfare before converting these coaches for Covid Patients. It was agreed that AC coaches would not be suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of COVID 19 virus through AC ducting, and generally a higher ambient temperature was expected to assist in fighting the Virus and cross circulation of air through open windows will benefit patients.
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Scheme of Special Micro-Credit Facility launched for Street Vendors - Striving towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), today, in order to engage SIDBI as the Implementation Agency for PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi) - a Special Micro- Credit Facility for Street Vendors.SIDBI will implement the PM SVANidhi Scheme under the guidance of MoHUA. It will also manage the credit guarantee to the lending institutions through Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises. It will develop and maintain a customized and integrated IT Platform providing end-to-end solutions, including documentation of all the processes and workflows for an end-to-end solution, through a Portal and a Mobile App, to ensure engagement and information flow between Urban Local Bodies, Lending Institutions, Digital Payment Aggregators and other stakeholders.
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Prime Minister chairs review meeting on various development projects in Varanasi
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 4/12 6/19/2020 Press Information Bureau Prime Minister today chaired a review meeting through Video Conferencing on various development projects which are undertaken in Varanasi. The presentation also highlighted the progress made in the KashiVishwanathMandir complex by using a drone video of the lay out. The efforts undertaken on effective management of COVID were also discussed. Prime Minister highlighted extensive and effective utilisation of AarogyaSetu App for testing, tracing and ensuring quality treatment of patients through this medium. Efforts made by the District Administration for providing food, shelter and quarantine services were also appreciated. He directed that appropriate skill mapping of the returning migrant workers being taken up on priority and they should be provided gainful employment on the basis of their skill sets. Feedback was also taken about the positive impact of PM GaribKalyanYojana and State Government led COVID relief schemes in time of distress.
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Prime Minister’s remarks on International Day of Yoga (IDY) to be televised A message from Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi will be the highlight of the main event for International Day of Yoga 2020. The Prime Minister’s remarks will be televised at 6:30 am on 21st June 2020. The IDY this year is being observed on a large scale through the electronic and digital platforms by the Ministry of AYUSH. The observation of IDY in the past years has been marked by thousands of harmonious mass demonstrations of Yoga in public places. Due to the current global health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the focus this year is less on such celebrations and more on the people performing Yoga at their respective homes with participation of the entire family. Yoga is found to be especially relevant in the pandemic situation, since its practice leads to both physical and mental wellbeing, and increases the individual’s ability to fight diseases.
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Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan held a meeting via video conference to review the progress of the implementation of National Portability of NFSA ration card holders through “One Nation One Ration Card” programme. The purpose of the meeting was to understand the readiness, action plans and a tentative timeline to implement the “One Nation One Ration Card” facility in these 14 States/UTs. Shri Paswan said that in the time of Covid-19 pandemic, the scheme proved immensely beneficial for migrant labourers, stranded and needy persons to access their quota of food grains through ONOC portability. He said by August 2020 three more States namely - Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Manipur will be added to the national cluster and Department is making all necessary arrangements to include remaining all 14 States under ONOC by end of this year. Shri Paswan said that sufficient food grains are available in buffer stock and assured no one would go hungry in this difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic. For details
Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce injects Rs 2000 crore plus into the tribal economy
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IIT Guwahati develops affordable diagnostic kits for COVID-19 Accurate testing is important to get out of the clutches of novel coronavirus. Stepping up efforts in this regard, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in association with RR Animal Healthcare Ltd and Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), has developed low-cost diagnostic kits. These are Viral Transport Media (VTM) kits, RT-PCR kits, and RNA isolation kits.
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After providing for enough/surplus stocks for domestic market, ban on export of HCQ lifted Government has lifted ban on export of anti-malerial drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) API and formulationwith immediate effect. Directorate General of Foreign Trade has issued a formal notification in this regards yesterday.An Inter-ministerial High-Level Empowered Committee meets regularly on fortnightly basis for assessing the availability of drugs in the country and will continue to meet to monitor the situation. The requirement of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for Hydroxychloroquine has been fulfilled completely as12.22 Crore tablets of HCQ 200 mg Tablets have been given to HLL Lifecare Limited, a central public sector undertaking, for dealing with COVID-19. Presently, MoHFW is maintaining enough buffer stock of HCQ to cater to domestic demand.In addition, 7.58 Crore Tablets of HCQ 200 mg have been supplied to State Government, other Institutions and BPPI/Jan Aushadhi Kendras for fulfilment of their requirement. Further, around 10.86 Crore tablets of HCQ 200 mg has been supplied in local pharmacies for catering to the domestic demand.Thus, a total of 30.66 Crore tablets of HCQ 200 mg has been made available to domestic market to cater the demand of the country. There is no unfulfilled domestic demand for HCQ. For details
INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, directed that Principal Secretary Health to examine the proposal, if instead of only self-quarantine, the Administration should go for self- home quarantine, which will restrict the movement of visitors from outside from roaming around in different parts of the city unnecessarily. The Administrator also desired that Adviser may examine, if the persons who violate self-quarantine instructions could be penalized by putting them in institutional Quarantine Centres. Punjab: Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister said that the state government will soon rationalize the private treatment cost for the COVID patients to make it affordable. He urged the private hospital managements to rise to the occasion and come forward with rational and https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 6/12 6/19/2020 Press Information Bureau reasonable cost of the treatment for the COVID-19 patients. He reiterated that the government has no intention to make the private hospitals suffer any losses, but at the same time, it cannot allow the loot of the helpless patients by being slapped bills to the tune of lakhs of rupees for a few days of stay in the hospital. Kerala: In an affidavit filed in the Kerala High Court, State government has taken a firm stand and said that Covid test should be done on expats before flying to Kerala. State issues order saying that the services offered to guest workers including institutional quarantine facilities will not be extended to expatriates who have returned to the state. In the wake of increasing number of Covid cases in the state, the government has decided that only 50 percent of attendance should be present in government offices at a time; other 50 percent should be working from home. 97 new cases of Covid-19 and 89 recoveries were reported in the state yesterday. 1,358 patients are undergoing treatment and a total of 1,27,231 people are under observation across the state. Tamil Nadu: Intense 12-day lockdown enforced in Chennai and three neighbouring districts from today. State Higher Education Minister KP Anbazhagan tests positive for Covid-19.With Covid-19 stretching resources, the state government has come up with a proposal to reduce pension of doctors. College guest lecturers appeal to Tamil Nadu government to pay salary on time during pandemic. 2141 new cases, 1017 recoveries & 49 deaths reported yesterday. 1276 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 52334, Active cases: 23065, Deaths: 625, Discharged: 28641,Active cases in Chennai: 16067. Karnataka: State Covid Task force approves the revised the cost of treatment for Covid in private hospitals recommended by eight member committee and referred the revised rates to the state cabinet for ratification. In an attempt to stem Covid-19, BBMP has formed citizen quarantine squads which would ensure that those in home quarantine are complying with rules. Meanwhile BBMP has set up call centre to help with the process of removing unnecessary data from the quarantine watch app. 210 new cases, 179 discharges & 12 deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 7944, Active cases: 2843, Deaths: 114, Discharges: 4983. Andhra Pradesh: CM launches Tourism Control Rooms across the state, along river fronts and beaches, for safe boating. AP signs MoU with IGY Immunologix India Private Limited for setting up of vaccine manufacturing unit at Pulivendula (Kadapa). 376 new cases after testing 17,609 samples with four deaths reported during last 24 hours, 82 discharged. Total cases: 6230, Active: 3069, Recovered: 3065, Deaths: 96. Telangana: Covid-19 cases rise, but containment zones shrink across Telangana. While the government is tight-lipped about the monitoring of these zones, there is shift in the policy and no new containment zones are being created despite a huge spike in the cases. Total cases till now 6027; Active cases 2,531; Recovered 3301. Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1,20,504, with the addition of 3,752 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Mumbai reported 1,298 cases. Amidst demand for oxygen surging in hospitals due to rising number of corona virus cases in Mumbai and the current facilities unable to meet the requirements, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is in the final stage of completing installation of huge liquid oxygen tanks at 20 places, including key civic-run hospitals-KEM, Nair, Sion-and at jumbo facilities. Platforms to install the cylinders have been constructed and the installation process will be completed next week.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 7/12 6/19/2020 Press Information Bureau Gujarat: Total cases of COVID-19 detected so far have reached up to 25,660 with 510 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Also, 22 patients have lost their lives taking the total death toll of COVID-19 in the state up to 1,592. Following the discharge of 389 patients on Thursday, the total number of patients recovered from COVID-19 has gone up to 17,829. Out of 6,239 active cases in the state, conditions of 6,178 are stable while 61 patients are on ventilator support. Out of 510 new cases, the maximum 317 cases reported from Ahmedabad alone. Also, 82 new cases reported from Surat and 43 cases have been reported from Vadodara. More than two lakh 6 thousand persons in the state have been kept under home quarantine as a precautionary measure. Madhya Pradesh: 182 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours taking the state tally to 11,426. However, the number of active cases stands at 2308. The number of cases in Indore, the worst-hit district in the state, has risen to 4191.Constant improvement in the situation of the pandemic is being recorded in the state. The Recovery rate of the state has become 75.5 per cent, whereas the recovery rate of the country is 53 percent. Moreover, the doubling rate of corona in the state has become 43.2 days. Six districts of the state have become corona free and 24 districts have less than 10 active cases. Chhattisgarh: 82 positive cases have been identified on Thursday, taking the state tally of COVID- 19 to 1,946. Also, 46 patients have recovered, taking the total number of recoveries to 1202, while there exists 735 active cases. Rajasthan: 84 new cases of COVID 19 have been reported in the state today, taking the state tally of coronavirus infection to 13,626. The COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to more than 77 percent. 10,582 patients have been recovered so far while 323 persons have died due to corona infection in the state. Goa: 49 new positive cases have been reported during the last 24 hours, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 705. The active cases are numbered at 596. Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, total 17,501 samples have been collected for COVID19 test. 92 active cases,11 persons discharged and results for 1756 cases are awaited. Assam: Assam completed 2,58,797 COVID19 tests under Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme today in order to contain the spread of COVID19, said State Health Minister. Manipur: In continuation of the crackdown against violators of lockdown norms, Manipur State Police detained 459 persons and 350 vehicles across the State. Rs 59,200 was collected as fine. Mizoram; 8 COVID19 patients discharged from Zoram Medical College, Aizawl. Total cases 130 and 121 active cases in the State. Nagaland: All Institutions Heads of Schools (both Government and Private) in Nagaland asked to take necessary steps to make children and parents aware about safe use of internet and online threats by means of SMS, online teaching & other means.
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Posted On: 18 JUN 2020 6:20PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Recovery Rate improves to 52.96%; Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches India’s First Mobile I-LAB (Infectious Disease Diagnostic Lab) During the last 24 hrs, 7390 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,94,324patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.96%. Currently, 1,60,384 active cases are under medical supervision.The number of government labs has been increased to 699 and private labs has been increased to 254 (A total of 953). In the last 24 hours, 1,65,412 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 62,49,668.
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched India’s first mobile I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for COVID-19 testing for last mile testing access. It will be deployed in remote, interior and inaccessible parts of the country and have capability to perform 25 COVID-19 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 2/9 6/18/2020 Press Information Bureau RT-PCR tests/Day, 300 ELISA tests/day, additional tests for TB, HIV etc. as per CGHS rates. For details:
PM launches Auction process of Coal blocks for Commercial mining Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi launched the auction process of 41 coal blocks for commercial mining through video conference today. It was part of the series of announcements made by the Government of India, under the AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. A two stage electronic auction process is being adopted for allocation of the coal mines.Speaking on the occasion, Shri NarendraModi said that India will overcome the COVID -19 Pandemic and the nation will turn this crisis into an opportunity. He said that this crisis has taught India the lesson of becoming AatmaNirbhar, i.e. Self-Reliant. He said an AatmaNirbhar Bharat means reducing dependency on imports, and saving foreign currency on imports. It entails that India develop resources domestically so that the country does not have to rely on imports.
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PM Modi to launch GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan on 20th June to boost livelihood opportunities in Rural India Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme ‘GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan’to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens. PM Modi will launch this Abhiyaan on 20th June, 2020 at 11 am through Video-Conference in presence of the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. The Abhiyaan will be launched from Village – Telihar, Block- Beldaur of Khagaria District of Bihar. Chief Ministers of other five States and Union Ministers of concerned Ministries will also participate in the virtual launch. This campaign of 125 days, which will work in mission mode, will involve intensified and focused implementation of 25 different types of works to provide employment to the migrant workers on one hand and create infrastructure in the rural regions of the country on the other hand, with a resource envelope of Rs. 50,000 crore.A total of 116 Districts with more than 25,000 returnee migrant workers across six States, namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha have been chosen for the campaign which includes 27 Aspirational Districts For details
Curtain Raiser Press Conference held on GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan to be launched by Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi on 20th June 2020 Curtain Raiser Press Conference was held today on the GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan to be launched by Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi. Addressing the Press Conference, Finance Minister Smt. NirmalaSitharaman said that workers from all over the country, both men and women, after COVID lockdown have returned to their villages in large numbers. Government of India together with the State Governments have mapped the districts where these migrant workers have largely returned and it is seen that approximately 116 districts spread over 6 states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha have received substantial numbers of returnees.Smt. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 3/9 6/18/2020 Press Information Bureau NirmalaSitharaman said that the Government of India together with the concerned State Governments has carried out mapping of skill sets of these migrant workers and majority of them have been found to be skilled in some kind of work. Based on this and to mitigate their difficulties during next 4 months, Government of India has decided to launch a massive rural public works scheme ‘GaribKalyanRojgarAbhiyaan’ to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.
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Slew of steps taken to tackle the COVID situation in Delhi pursuant to series of review meetings chaired by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah recently, In pursuance of decisions taken by the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah during a series of meetings held on June 14th-15th, to handle the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, sample testing has been doubled immediately. A total of 16,618 test samples were collected on June 15th-16th. Daily collection of samples varied between 4,000-4,500 till 14th June. Door-to-door health survey of residents has been undertaken in 242 Containment Zones of Delhi. The report of high level Expert Committee headed by Dr. V.K Paul on rates to be charged by testing laboratories has been received in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the same has been sent to Delhi Government for further necessary action. Committee has fixed rate per test at Rs 2,400. A total of 169 centers have been set up in Delhi for collection & testing of samples. For details
CSIR-CDRI’s candidate drug Umifenovir secures DCGI approval for Phase III Clinical Trial against COVID-19 CSIR constituent lab CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute(CDRI) Lucknow, has received permission for carrying out Phase III randomised, Double blind, Placebo controlled trial of efficacy, safety and tolerability of antiviral drug Umifenovir. The Phase III Clinical Trials will be carried out at King George's Medical University (KGMU), Dr. Ram ManoharLohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) and ERA's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknow.This drug has a good safety profile and acts by preventing entry of virus into human cells and also by priming the immune system. Umifenovir is mainly used for treatment of influenza and is available in China and Russia, and has recently come into prominence due to its potential use for Covid19 patients.
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ER’S ASANSOL Division develops automatic bag sanitiser machine As a part of Eastern Railway’s(ER) endeavour to resist spread of COVID-19, an Automatic Bag Sanitiser Machine has been developed in ER’s Asansol Division.The automatic bag sanitizer machine has a air blower pump with spray container and nozzle for fog type sanitizing. For details
Union Road Transport Minister Shri NitinGadkari says, India will be a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles within five years Union Minister for Road Transport& Highways and MSMEs Shri NitinGadkari has expressed confidence that in the next five years, India will become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles. He said, the Government is trying to extend best possible concessions to this sector, and has lowered the GST on electrical vehicles to 12 per cent.Addressing a webinar on ‘India's Electric Vehicle Roadmap post-COVID-19’ today, the Minister said, he was aware of the issues facing the EV sector, but was also https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 4/9 6/18/2020 Press Information Bureau sure of the things to change as the sales volumes increase. He said, the world is no more interested in doing business with China, which is a very good opportunity for Indian industry to pick up the shift in business.
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NRDC Licenses NavRakshak PPE Suit Manufacturing Know-how to Five MSMEs Developed by Indian Navy
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), an enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, has licensed the manufacturing know-how of a PPE Suit being named as NavRakshak to five MSME clients to meet the ongoing country wide demand of quality PPE kits. These manufacturers put together are planning to mass produce more than 10 million PPEs per year.The manufacturing know- how of NavRakshak PPE has been developed at the Innovation Cell of the Institute of Naval Medicine, INHS Asvini Hospital (Mumbai). The PPE has been tested and certified at the INMAS, DRDO which is one of the nine NABL accredited labs authorised by Ministry of Textile currently in India for PPE prototype sample testing as per the prevailing ISO standards and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/Ministry of Textile guidelines and has been found to meet the synthetic blood penetration resistance criteria for both the fabric, suit, and seam. It is cost effective as it does not require any major capital investment and can be adopted even by gown manufacturing units using basic stitching expertise. For details
Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates an International Workshop on Good Governance Practices in a Pandemic for International Civil Servants Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that “Awareness not Anxiety” is key to fight the global pandemic of COVID-19 and international collaboration is the need of the hour. He was speaking after inaugurating an international workshop through a webinar, jointly organized by Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of External Affairs and National Centre for Good Governance, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.Dr. Singh reiterated that the roadmap ahead for Nations in winning the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic lies in restarting the economy and strengthening cooperative federalism. He said that the thrust is for stronger institutions, stronger e- Governance models, digitally empowered citizens and improved healthcare.
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SERB supported study shows that collapse of respiratory center in the brain may cause breakdown of COVID-19 patients The team of researchers at CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata has explored the neuro-invasive potential of SARS-CoV-2 and suggested that the virus may infect respiratory centre of the brain and attention should be focused on the respiratory centre of the central nervous system to search for mortality due to COVID 19.
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 5/9 6/18/2020 Press Information Bureau Chandigarh: Department of Social Welfare, Chandigarh Administration, distributed Take Home Ration in the form of Nutritious Weaning Food and BesanPanjiri, at the doorstep of approx. 22,586 beneficiaries i.e., Children between the age of 06 months to 06 years, Pregnant Women, Nursing Mothers and Adolescent Girls. In addition to the Nutritious dry ration, eggs, bananas and milk were also distributed to the beneficiaries of 53 Anganwadi Centres. Take Home Ration was also distributed to approximately 350 beneficiaries of the Slum Areas and Construction Sites at various locations in the city. Punjab: In a bid to further check the spread of Coronavirus, the Revenue Department of the Punjab Government has allocated Rs. 300 Cr. to the various departments and Deputy Commissioners. Out of Rs.100 crore allocated to the Deputy Commissioners, Rs.98 Cr. has been spent on sending the migrant workers to their home states, distributing dry rations, and on Quarantine facilities. Himachal Pradesh; The Chief Minister said that the State has been effectively fighting the Corona pandemic and therefore the situation was far better than most of the neighbouring states. He said that the sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases was due to the return of about two lakh people stranded in different parts of the country. These people were being kept in quarantine and people need not to panic. He further said that under Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojanaRs. 500 per month have been transferred into the accounts of 5.90 lakh eligible women of the State for the month April, May and June this year. He said that 1.37 lakh workers were provided Rs. 2000 per month for the period of two months as assistance and now the Government has decided to provide another Rs. 2000 in the accounts of registered workers of H.P. Buildings and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. Maharashtra; 3307 new patients have been identified as COVID-19 positive on Wednesday, thereby taking the state tally of coronavirus positive patients to 1,16,752, out of which, 51,921 are active cases. 114 deaths have also been reported, which takes the COVID-19 fatality count in the state to 5651. Also, 59,166 patients have been cured in the state so far, as per latest report. Gujarat: In last 24 hours, 520 positive cases of COVID-19 and 27 deaths have been reported in the state. State tally stands at 25,148 including 17,438 cured and discharged and 1561 deaths. Rajasthan: 84 positive cases have been reported today morning, which takes the state tally of COVID-19 cases to 13,626. Also, 326 new cases were reported till Wednesday night. However, 10,582 patients have been cured till date in the state recording highest recovery rate. Most of the new cases have been reported today, are from Bharatpur district, followed by Jaipur district. Madhya Pradesh: 161 new cases have been reported on Wednesday evening in the state, which took the total cases to 11,244. Most of the new cases have been reported from Bhopal (49) followed by COVID-19 hotspot Indore (44). Chhattisgarh: 71 new coronavirus cases have been identified in the state on Wednesday, which takes the state tally of COVID-19 to 1864, out of which, 756 are active cases. Goa: 27 new cases have been identified and 11 recoveries took place in the state on Wednesday. The total number of COVID-19 cases now stand at 656, out of which, 560 are active cases. CM PramodSawant said that a lot of testing is being conducted in the border areas and all containment zones. But only 8-10 patients are symptomatic. Goa has categorised the patients for going to COVID hospitals or COVID care centres. Kerala: State reported one more Covid death today taking the toll to 21. The deceased, a 28-year- old- driver with the Excise Department, was under treatment at the Govt. Medical College Kannur. Attempts are on to trace the source of his infection. A Civil Police Officer in Kochi has been tested https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 6/9 6/18/2020 Press Information Bureau Covid positive. The officer was assigned to visit the houses of the home-quarantined people and ensure that they are following the quarantine protocol. Opposition Leader Ramesh Chennithala said the insistence of state govt. on Covid negative certificate for Vande Bharat will only land expats in more crisis. Meanwhile, two more Keralites succumbed to the COVID-19 outside the state. Yesterday there were 90 recoveries and 75 new cases. As many as 1,351 patients are still under treatment in different hospitals across the State. Tamil Nadu:Karaikal of Puducherry UT intensifies border vigil to stop trespassers from Tamil Nadu to curb Covid-19 spread. State to treat absence of TN govt staff between March 25 to May 7 as on-duty. Intense lockdown for 12 days to be enforced in Chennai and parts of neighbouring districts, from tomorrow. 2174 new cases, 842 recoveries & 48 deaths reported yesterday. 1276 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 50193, Active cases: 21990, Deaths: 576, Discharged: 27624, Active cases in Chennai: 16067. Karnataka: State observes 'Mask Day' today to raise Covid-19 awareness. State govt has informed High Court that so far 267 Shramik Trains have taken 3,79,195 migrant workers back to their native places. 204 new cases, 348 discharges & eight deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 7734, Active cases: 2824, Deaths: 102, Discharges: 4804. Andhra Pradesh: 299 new cases after testing 13,923 samples with two deaths reported during last 24 hours, 77 discharged. Total cases: 5854, Active: 2779, Recovered: 2983, Deaths: 92. Total number of inter-state cases is 1353, with 611 of them active and 51 discharged in the last 24 hours, while 242 of the 289 cases from abroad remain active. Telangana: Private hospitals in Telangana say they will petition the state government over the upper limit fixed by it regarding the treatment of a Covid-19 patient in their hospitals; As chaos reigns supreme outside the Gandhi hospital mortuary, the hospital administration is struggling to set things in order at the morgue to avoid goof-ups like the one that happened on Thursday when the morgue staff released the body of a Covid19 victim to a wrong family -- the second such incident in the recent past; Total cases till now 5675; Active cases 2,412; Recovered 3071. Assam: 82 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases stands at 4777, active cases 2111, recovered 2658 and deaths 9. Manipur: Manipur State has enhanced testing of COVID19 samples with 5 RT PCR machines and 3 TRUENAT machines. Cumulative number of tests done in the State till date stands at 29,865. Mizoram: 9 COVID19 patients from Kolasib district in Mizoram have tested negative twice.They are expected to be discharged from Zoram Medical College tomorrow, says State Health Minister. Nagaland:Dimapur-Kohima taxi service in Nagaland resumed under odd even rule. Small cars to carry upto 3 passengers while big vehicles may carry upto 5 people. Scientists from Jorhat district, Assam arrived to train technical team of BSL-2 Lab in Dimapur. TRUENAT machines installed at Longleng&Tuensang.
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Posted On: 17 JUN 2020 6:45PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and family Welfare: Recovery Rate improves to 52.8% During the last 24 hrs, 6922 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,86,934 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.80%. Currently, 1,55,227 active cases are under medical supervision. The number of government labs has been increased to 674 and private labs has been increased to 250 (A total of 924) for testing. In the last 24 hours, 1,63,187 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 60,84,256.
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PM holds second part of interaction with CMs to discuss situation post Unlock 1.0 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today held the second part of two day interaction with Chief Ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation post Unlock 1.0 and plan for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister observed that the spread of the virus is greater in certain big states and cities. High density of population, difficulty in maintaining physical distancing and daily movement of people in huge numbers has made the situation challenging, yet through patience of citizens, readiness of administration and dedication of corona warriors, the spread has been kept under control. Through timely tracing, treatment and reporting, the number of those recovering is rising, he said. He added that the discipline shown by people during Lockdown has prevented the exponential growth of the virus. He talked about the need to fight rumours of lockdown, mentioning that the country is now in phase of Unlocking. We need to now think about phase 2 of Unlock and how to minimize all possibilities of harm to our people, he said.
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Following Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah’s directions, all Delhi hospitals speed up last rites of COVID-19 deceased
Following directions of the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, all hospitals in Delhi, (Central and State Government and private) yesterday complied with the decision taken at a meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister on 14th June, by speeding up cremation/last rites of bodies of COVID-19 patients. The hospital staff performed the last rites of most COVID-19 deceased with consent/ presence of their families and relatives. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1631964
Indian Railways deploys 960 COVID Care Coaches in 5 States Sustaining the fight against Covid-19, Indian Railways is making an all out effort to supplement the health care efforts of State Governments. Indian Railways has geared up to provide its 5231 Covid Care Coaches to the States. Zonal Railways have converted these coaches as COVID Care Centres to be used for very mild / mild cases. As of now, Indian Railways has deployed total 960 COVID Care coaches in 5 states i.e. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhara Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. Out of total 960 COVID Care coaches, 503 COVID Care coaches have been deployed in Delhi, 20 in Andhra Pradesh, 60 in Telangana, 372 in Uttar Pradesh and 5 in Madhya Pradesh.
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Procurement of wheat from farmers by Government agencies has touched an all-time record figure on 16.06.2020, when total procurement for the Central pool reached 382 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) surpassing the earlier record of 381.48 LMT achieved during 2012-13. This has been accomplished during the trying times of Covid-19 pandemic when the whole country was under lockdown. This year Madhya Pradesh became the largest contributor to Central pool with 129 LMT wheat, surpassing Punjab which procured 127 LMT. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1632102
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Prime Minister spoke on phone with His Excellency Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. The leaders updated each other about the evolving situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic in their countries, and also discussed the possibilities of international collaboration to address the health and economic crisis. They agreed that the India-Canada partnership can be a force for good in the post- COVID world, including for advancing humanitarian values in the global discourse. The leaders emphasised the need to strengthen multilateral institutions including the WHO, and agreed to work closely together at various international fora, on health, social, economic and political issues.
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NTA clears rumors regarding fake Public Notice of postponement of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test UG, July – 2020 It has come to the notice of National Testing Agency (NTA) that a fake Public Notice dated 15.06.2020 with the subject line - Postponement of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG July – 2020 is being circulated through various sources and social media forums. The NTA has taken it seriously and is investigating the source of such a fake notice with an intent to misguide candidates, parents and the general public. Stringent action would be taken against such anti-public elements. All candidates, parents and public are hereby informed that no such decision has been taken by NTA or concerned authorities till date.
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Sanitary Napkins available for Rs. 1/- per pad at Janaushadhi Kendras
i. in view the present scenario as a social drive Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkin is being made available in more than 6300 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushdhi Pariyojna -PMBJP Kendras across the country at a minimum price of Rs.1/-per pad. The market price of the similar Sanitary Napkins is around Rs. 3/- to Rs. 8/- per pad. PMBJP Kendras are functional in this challenging time of outbreak of COVID-19 and ensuring availability of medicines and essentials to anyone who needs them. Jan Aushadhi Suvidha sanitary napkins are available across all Kendra's. Under PMBJP, more than 1.42 Crore pads have been sold in the month of March, April & May, 2020, across the country.
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Punjab: Appreciating Punjab’s Covid micro-containment and house-to-house surveillance strategy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked all other states to adopt the model, which was helping Punjab successfully control the spread of the pandemic to a significant extent. On the state’s preparedness to tackle further spread of the pandemic, the Chief Minister informed the Prime Minister that 5000 isolation beds were ready in Government Level 2 & 3 facilities, in addition to 10-15,000 beds in Level 1 Covid Care Centres for mild patients. These Level 1 beds can be scaled to 30,000, if the need arises, he said, adding that for tertiary level care, the state government had also secured the participation of private hospitals for tertiary level care. Haryana: Haryana Health Minister said that Covid-19 patients have been included in the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). Along with this, the State Health Authority has increased the medical management package by 20 percent for the treatment of these patients so that such patients can avail quality treatment facilities. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister said that whole world have been adversely affected due to the Corona virus and India is no exception. He said that this virus has forced us to rethink and reframe our strategies and developmental policies and programmes. He said that lakhs of people of the State, particularly students were stranded in different parts of the country at initial stage of the lockdown and most of them were in distress. He said that it was moral duty of the State Government to bring back these students and people of the State. He said that such people had been brought back by the Government by buses and thirteen special trains. He said that all the people coming from other parts of the country have been kept under institutional or home quarantine. He said that the Active Case Finding Campaign launched by the State Government have helped the State in identifying people with ILI symptoms and with chronic illness. Maharashtra: 2,701 new COVID-19 infections have been reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronavirus infections to 1,13,445, out of which the active cases are numbered at 50,044. Also, 1,802 recoveries have been reported, taking the total number of recovered patients to 57,851; while 81 deaths were also reported on Tuesday. The hotspot Greater Mumbai area reported 941 positive cases which took the total number of COVID-19 infections to 60,142 on Tuesday. Gujarat: 524 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from 19 districts in the last 24 hours taking the total tally to 24,628. Also, 418 persons have been discharged from hospitals in the state, taking the total number of recoveries to 17,090. The death toll increased to 1,534 after 28 more patients succumbed to the infection. The worst affected Ahmedabad district has alone reported 332 of these new cases and also 21 deaths. Rajasthan: 122 new cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 13,338. Also, 10125 patients have been cured till date. Most of the new cases are from Bharatpur district, followed by Pali and then Churu districts. The Rajasthan government has since removed all conditions imposed for inter-state traffic. Now no person will need any pass or NOC to enter the state and visit another state. However, screening of people will still continue while entering the state and on their way to another state. Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus count in the state rose to 11,069 with the addition of 134 new cases in the last 24 hours. Also, 11 COVID-19 related deaths have been reported, taking the state’s death toll to https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 5/9 6/17/2020 Press Information Bureau 476. Till now 8,152 people have recovered from the infection and no new coronavirus case was reported in 31 districts on Tuesday. Bhopal reported 48 new cases, followed by 21 in Indore, which is one of the COVID-19 hotspots in the country. Chhattisgarh: While 31 new cases have been reported, 102 patients have also been discharged after recovery from various districts in the state. Maximum number positive cases have been reported from Balodabazar district on Tuesday. While the state has recorded a total of 1784 COVID-19 cases till Tuesday, there are 842 active patients as on date. Goa: 37 new positive cases have been identified on Tuesday, taking the tally of COVID-19 infections to 629, while the number of active cases are 544. Baina area in the state which recently saw a surge in cases, is likely to be made a containment zone. Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar based Sango Resort decides to waive off food, lodging expenses of cops on COVID19 duty at the resort. National Commission for Protection for Child Rights member Rosy Taba says, State Child Protection Society and Child Welfare Committees in districts must play proactive role during COVID19 pandemic. Assam: Assam Targeted Surveillance Programme (ATSP) has started today at NH parking lot in Guwahati. Total 50,000 tests for COVID19 will be conducted in the city under this programme, said State Health Minister. Manipur: State COVID19 Training Team has trained 522 medical officers, 907 nurses and over 2500 other staff in COVID care and management. 2. With 159 persons recovering from COVID19 so far in Manipur, the recovery rate has improved to 32%. Mizoram: A Volunteer Group from Kolasib, Aizawl donated 64 PPE and 250 face masks to the Chief Medical Officer, Kolasib. Union Sports Ministry will establish Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) in Aizawl. Nagaland: As a gesture of support in the fight against COVID19, Mokokchung Bn Assam Rifles in Nagaland donated 1500 improvised face mask to district for use by frontline workers. Kerala: Kerala Cabinet has decided to make Covid-19 negative certificate mandatory for all passengers coming by flights to the state from abroad. It also decided to seek the intervention of the Centre to conduct Truenat Rapid Test, which gives result within an hour, for everyone before boarding the flights. Amidst mounting protest against inflated power bills, the State Electricity Board has decided to grant concessions to consumers including allowing instalments in payment. Meanwhile, state capital has been put on high alert following increasing Covid cases whose sources are untraceable. Eight more Keralites have succumbed to the Covid outside the state. 79 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state along with 60 recoveries. 1,366 are still under undergoing treatment and 1,22,143 people are under observation in various districts of the state. Tamil Nadu: Biggest single-day Covid-19 spike in Puducherry with 30 fresh cases; one death was also recorded in JIPMER. With this, the total number of cases in the UT has risen to 245 and deaths to five. TN government launches web portal for jobs in the private sector; this service to job seekers as well as private companies free of cost. 1843 new cases, 797 recoveries & 44 deaths reported yesterday. 1257 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 46504, Active cases: 20678, Deaths: 479, Discharged: 24547, Samples tested: 729002, Active cases in Chennai: 15385. Karnataka: Flights may resume from Hubballi from Wednesday: Hubballi Airport Director Pramod Thakre. Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that Karnataka to rope in private hospitals to Covid-19 fight surge. He also said that since the cases are increasing in the last two weeks, Covid Care Centres will be established to monitor and treat infected persons who are asymptomatic. Due to increase https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 6/9 6/17/2020 Press Information Bureau in cases in last 2 weeks, Government is trying to scale up testing to 15,000 to 25,000 samples per day, Minister added. 213 new cases, 180 discharges & two deaths yesterday. Total positive cases : 7213, Active cases: 2987, Deaths: 88, Discharges: 4135. Andhra Pradesh: 275 new cases after testing 15,188 samples with two deaths reported during last 24 hours, 55 discharged. Total cases: 5555, Active: 2559, Recovered: 2906, Deaths: 90. Telangana: Making special provisions for deferment of salaries and pensions to the government employments and payments to even institutions, the Telangana government has promulgated an ordinance. Total cases till now 5406; Active cases 2188; Recovered: 3027.
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Posted On: 16 JUN 2020 6:22PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and family Welfare: Recovery Rate improves to 52.47%; MoHFW releases a guide to combat stigma associated with Covid-19 During the last 24 hours, 10,215 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,80,012 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.47%, which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease.Currently, 1,53,178 active cases are under medical supervision.The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a detailed illustrated guide to address the issue of stigma faced by people affected by COVID-19 including patients recovered from COVID-19, frontline healthcare providers, their families etc.
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The testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons in the country is continuously being ramped up. The country now has the capacity to test 3 lakh samples per day. The total number of samples tested thus far is 59,21,069 with 1,54,935 samples tested in the last 24 hours. A network of 907 labs has been created in the country as on date. This includes 659 labs in the government sector and 248 in the private sector. The details are as follows: Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 534 (Govt: 347 + Private: 187) TrueNat based testing labs : 302 (Govt: 287 + Private: 15) CBNAAT based testing labs : 71 (Govt: 25 + Private: 46)
In order to enhance the testing capacity in Delhi, each of the 11 districts shall now have assigned labs for exclusively testing the samples from the respective districts. The samples from each district are being sent to these labs to ensure timely testing and getting the results without any delay. Currently there are 42 labs in Delhi with per day testing capacity of approx. 17000. For details:
PM holds interaction with CMs to discuss situation emerging post Unlock 1.0 Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today interacted with Chief Ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation emerging post Unlock 1.0 and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister observed that timely decisions taken to combat the pandemic have been effective in containing its spread in the country. When we look back, people will remember that we have presented an example for cooperative federalism to the world, he said.Prime Minister noted that with the efforts of the past few week, green shoots in the economy are visible. Prime Minister said there is significant importance of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and MSMEs in the participating States, provisions for which have been made under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan. Today’s interaction was the first part of the two day interaction, and witnessed participation of States and UTs including Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep.
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Centre asks States to engage with the private sector for augmenting healthcare infrastructure, and provisioning of critical care at reasonable rates Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has addressed the States/UTs to engage with the private healthcare providers to facilitate enhanced bed availability and critical care health facilities as well as to ensure fair and transparent charges for services provided.In order to ensure that patients receive prompt, good quality and care at reasonable rates, it has been suggested to States to have consultations with the local private healthcare providers and arrive at reasonable rates, while factoring in cost elements for personal https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 3/9 6/16/2020 Press Information Bureau safety equipment for healthcare providers. It has been suggested that the rates, once fixed, must be widely publicized so that both the patients and service providers are fully aware and capacities are used optimally. For details:
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah pays surprise visit to LokNayak Jay Prakash Narayan Hospital to review arrangements related to COVID-19 Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah paid a surprise visit to LokNayak Jay Prakash Narayan Hospital on Monday to review arrangements related to COVID-19. Shri Amit Shah directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to install CCTV cameras in Corona wards of every Corona hospital, so that there is proper monitoring and problems of patients can also be resolved. He also directed that back-ups for canteens supplying food should also be established, so that in case there is an infection in one canteen, patients can continue to get food without disruption. Shri Amit Shah directed that psycho-social counselling of doctors and nurses engaged in service to humanity through the treatment of Corona patients should also be done.
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Coverage of PM Van DhanYojana proposed to be expanded from the current 18,000 SHGS to 50,000 Van Dhan SHGS, coverage of tribal gathers to be increased Three fold to 10 lakh
Tackling an unprecedented crisis of the nature and combating the challenges thrown by the Covid-19 Pandemic require different and innovative approaches. One segment that has been severely impacted during the ongoing crisis has been the tribal population. In such a scenario, the Van Dhan Start-ups, established under the scheme initiated by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has emerged as a source of employment generation for tribal gatherers and forest dwellers and also the home-bound labour and artisans.1205 Tribal Enterprises have been established to provide employment opportunities to 3.6 lakh tribal gatherers and 18000 Self-help groups in 22 States. For details:
AYUSH Ministry gears up for International Day of Yoga 2020 with the “Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family” campaign In context of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, slowdown in daily activities and restrictions on the movement of people, this year’s observance of International Day of Yoga will aim to highlight the health-building and stress-relieving aspects of Yoga. To facilitate this, the Ministry of AYUSH is organising a trainer-led session which will be telecasted on Doordarshan on 21st June at 6:30AM for people to follow and practice in solidarity.
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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, has directed health officials to focus on visitors coming from outside and also to take special care of co-morbidities cases. He also appealed to citizens to maintain physical distance and wear masks in public places. Punjab: Pointing to the large-scale devastation and distress caused to the state due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab Chief Minister has sent a memorandum to the Prime Minister, seeking fiscal aid https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 4/9 6/16/2020 Press Information Bureau from the Government of India to the tune of Rs 80,845 crore, along with non-fiscal assistance on various counts, in order to save lives and secure livelihoods in the new normal. Haryana: Chief Minister in a review meeting on COVID-19 asked the officers to work with the spirit of service to mankind and to take steps to make public aware about ways to protect themselves from the infection. The Chief Minister emphasized on the distribution of face masks to the public to ensure protection from COVID-19 and further added that the amount collected from the fine imposed for not wearing masks should be used to make new masks and then distribute them among the needy people. He said that people should be motivated to increase their immunity levels. He said that Ayurvedic and Homeopathy medicines have no side effects and there is no harm if people use these medicines in general. Maharashtra: 2,786 patients have been newly identified as positive, taking the state tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,10,744. Total number of active patients stands at 50,554. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1,066 new cases. Gujarat: There are 5,886 positive cases in the state now, while the total number of COVID-19 infections stand at 24,055. Rajasthan: 115 new infections have been reported today, mostly from Bharatpur district.The number of COVID-19 positive persons has gone up to 13,096, out of which 9794 people have been recovered and 302 persons have died till date due to the infection. The recovery rate of COVID patients has increased to 75 per cent in the state, which is the highest in the country. A state-wide 10-day long special campaign will be launched in Rajasthan on June 21 to create awareness about COVID-19. Under the campaign, State Health Department teams will conduct door-to-door active surveillance and make people aware of the precautions to be taken for prevention and control of COVID-19. Madhya Pradesh: The Corona virus case count in the state reached 10,935 with 133 new patients being detected in the last 24 hours. Six COVID-19 patients died during this period, taking the death toll to 465. The doubling time of cases in the state has increased to 34.1 days while the recovery rate has gone up to 71.1 per cent. Madhya Pradesh stands second in the country in terms of recovery rate after Rajasthan. Chhattisgarh: 44 new cases have been identified, having the tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 1,715, out of which 875 are active cases. Goa: 28 new positive cases have been identified on Monday, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 592; out of which 507 are active cases. The major locations of COVID-19 cases in Goa are Mangor Hill, New Vaddem, Morlem, Baina, Chimbel and Sada. Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, trucks from Dhemaji, Assam to East Siang and other districts start plying again with essential supplies. Movement was stopped a week ago due to issues concerning SoPs to be followed by truckers. Assam: 10 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Assam taking total cases to 4319, active cases 2103, recovered 2205 and deaths 8. Manipur: Manipur CM met representatives of Public Sector Bank officials on provision of credit facilities to hundreds of street vendors of ImaKeithel and others under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Mizoram: In Mizoram, 8884 people currently placed under quarantine, State government is trying to increase testing ratio, says State Health Minister.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 5/9 6/16/2020 Press Information Bureau Nagaland: Dimapur issues revised lockdown guidelines. Passenger vehicles to remain off the road till June 30, saloons to remain closed and markets/mall to re-open in phases. District Task Force team in Peren, Nagaland donates water storage tanks attached with basin & stand to COVID hospital, CHC Jalukie& District Hospital Peren. Kerala: Kerala has asked the Centre to make Covid negative certificate compulsory for Vande Bharat Mission. State Industry Minister E.P. Jayarajan said Covid affected expats should be brought by special plane. The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has directed expatriates going to Kerala in chartered flights to produce Covid certificate from June 20 onwards. The state health department has come up with new guidelines for Covid primary testing Centers; only those with mild symptoms and asymptomatic to be admitted in the primary centers in the initial stage. Four more Keralites including a nun in Mexico died of the Covid-19 outside Kerala. The state had reported one death, 82 positive cases and 73 recoveries. Currently, 1,348 are under treatment and a total of 1,20,727 people are under surveillance in various districts. Tamil Nadu: Over 13 lakh differently-abled people in Tamil Nadu will get Rs 1,000 cash relief to help them during the ongoing lockdown phase; earlier the same relief was announced by the State for rice ration cardholders and workers of unorganised sector. JIPMER microbiologist among 14 new Covid-19 cases in Puducherry; with this, the total number of cases in the UT has risen to 216.1843 new cases, 797 recoveries & 44 deaths reported yesterday. 1257 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 46504, Active cases: 20678, Deaths: 479, Discharged: 24547, Active cases in Chennai: 15385. Karnataka: To help the farmers during Covid crisis state government released 1000cr to help 50 lakh farmers Rs 2000 each, said chief minister in Bangalore today. KSRTC's inter-state bus services to resume from tomorrow, initially bus to be operated to Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka high Court declined to entertain plea challenging mandatory wearing of masks. IISc Bangalore has developed online self-assessment tool for workplaces that will help organisations to establish pandemic specific policies and practice. 213 new cases, 180 discharges & two deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 7213, Active cases: 2987, Deaths: 88, Discharges: 4135. Andhra Pradesh: For the FY: 2020-21, AP Finance Minister presenting the budget, proposed an expenditure of Rs. 2,24,789.18 crore, with revenue expenditure estimated at Rs. 1,80,392.65 crore, capital expenditure including loan repayments and other capital disbursements estimated at around Rs. 44,396.54 crore. The 2020-21 Budget Estimates entail an overall decrease of 1.4 per cent over the 2019-20 budget estimates on account of major economic slowdown during the COVID- 19 pandemic. 193 new cases after testing 15,911 samples with two deaths reported during last 24 hours, 81 discharged. Total cases: 5280, Active: 2341, Recovered: 2851, Deaths: 88. Telangana: Experts opine that Telangana govt should rework Covid-19 plan; there is a strong need to set up a committee of public health experts to evolve strategies even as Covid- 19 cases shoot up in Telangana. As on 16th June 5,193 cases reported in the State. 2766 Recovered, 2240 Active and 187 deaths reported.
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;:RECOVERY RATE IMPROVES TO 51.08%; CURRENTLY MORE THAN 900 DEDICATED LABS TESTING FOR COVID-19 IN INDIA During the last 24 hrs, 7419 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,69,797 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 51.08%, which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease.Currently, 1,53,106 active cases are under medical supervision.
ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is continuously being ramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 653 and private labs has been increased to 248 (a total of 901). In the last 24 hours, 1,15,519 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 57,74,133 For details:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 2/10 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chairs meeting of all political parties in Delhi on the COVID-19 situation in the national capital Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah has said the Government of India will take all necessary steps to check the spread of COVID-19 in Delhi. Chairing a meeting of all political parties in Delhi on the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, Shri Amit Shah said we all have to stand united under the leadership of the Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi in this fight against the pandemic.The Union Home Minister informed the all-party meeting of key decisions taken during a meeting convened by him yesterday and appealed to all political parties to ensure that decisions are implemented in earnest at the ground level. Shri Amit Shah called on the parties to mobilise their party workers to help implement the decisions taken by the Central Government for the welfare of the people of Delhi. Shri Amit Shah appealed all parties to rise above political differences in the interest of the people. For details:
CBIC Begins Using e-Office in all CGST and Customs offices Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launched the e-Office application in over 500 CGST and Customs offices across India today.The launch of e-Office is one more measure taken by the CBIC in leveraging technology for providing a ‘Faceless, Contactless and Paperless’ indirect Tax administration.The use of e-Office by the rank and file of the CGST and Customs officers in their day to day work would lead to speedier decision making, transparency, accountability, and positive impact on the environment by cutting down the use of paper and printing. Of particular relevance in the present-day challenging situation arising due to COVID-19 is that e-Office would help avoid contact with physical files thereby preventing possible transmission of any virus. Also, e-Office ensures enhanced security as no file or document can be altered or destroyed or backdated. An in-built monitoring mechanism would identify where the files are held up enabling quick disposal and faster decision making. For details:
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches “Feedback Call Centres on COVID -19 Public Grievances and Interacts Live with Citizens” Union Minister of State for Personnel, PG and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh todaylaunched the “Feedback Call Centres on Public Grievances” and interacted live with citizens whose grievances have been successfully redressed on the COVID-19 National Monitor for Public Grievances. Dr. Jitendra Singh complimented DARPG on reaching the milestone of redressing One Lakh COVID-19 Public Grievances so far.This is the first time that a Senior Minister of Government has interacted live with Citizens who had filed grievances during COVID-19 and also paved way for other Ministries to take up citizen grievances in an effective manner along with a feedback mechanism. For details:
Employees Provident Fund Organisationlaunches multi location claim settlement to expedite member claims Taking a big leap towards ensuring uniform standards of service delivery across the country and optimum utilisation of its workforce during COVID-19 Pandemic, EPFO has recently launched a multi- location claim settlement facility. This facility will bring a paradigm shift by allowing EPFO offices to https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 3/10 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau settle online claims from any of its regional offices, across the country. All types of online claims i.e. provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal and claims and transfer claims can be processed under this novel initiative. For details:
Mission Sagar: INS Kesari Returns to Port Louis, Mauritius
As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari returned to Port Louis, Mauritius, on 14 June 2020, to embark the Indian Navy Medical Team, which was disembarked during its last visit to Port Louis on 23 May 2020. The 14-member medical team comprising specialist doctors and paramedics was disembarked at Port Louis with an aim to assist in management of COVID-19 pandemic, share expertise to help contain the spread of the disease and minimize risk to life.During their deployment at Port Louis, the team interacted with healthcare warriors at all levels and held meaningful discussions towards sharing best practices on COVID-19 management. For details:
First ever distribution of assistive aids & devices to divyangjan through virtual platform under ADIP Scheme of M/O Social Justice & Empowerment in Firozpur, Punjab Amidst the prevailing unprecedented situation faced by the society due to Pandemic COVID-19, special measures have been taken by Government of India so that the benefit of welfare scheme for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) continue uninterrupted. In this endeavor adopting all the preventive measures, a Virtual ADIP Camp for free distribution of assistive aids and devices at Block level for Divyangjans under the ADIP scheme of Government of India was organized at TalwandiBhai Block of Firozpur District in Punjab today. This is the first camp being organized by the ALIMCO under DEPwD, M/o Social Justice and Empowerment under the ADIP Scheme of the Government of India after opening of lockdown with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved by the Government of India. For details:
SER RUNS 1739 TRIPS OF PARCEL EXPRESS TRAINS FOR UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DURING NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN
As a part of commitment to the nation to fight COVID-19, South Eastern Railway (SER) has already geared up its entire network to runTime Tabled Parcel Express Trains towards different destinations in the country. SER has already run 1739 trips of Time Tabled Parcel Express Trains carrying essential commodities viz., fooditems, groceries, medicines, medical equipment including PPE masks, sanitizers coveralls, gloves, fish, fruits, cotton goods, gunny bags, vegetables, onion, ginger, garlic and other daily need items to different parts of the country from 2nd April to 13th June, 2020. SER during the above period, has already carried 26,335 tonnes of parcel traffic containing 9,97,145 number of packages to different places in the country. For details:
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Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister has urged Prime Minister NarendraModi to extend the benefits under the Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months, in view of the Covid crisis, to facilitate free wheat and pulses to the beneficiaries of National Food Security Act. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 4/10 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau Haryana: The state government has taken initiative to start calling the cases which are in home isolation to take feedback from them on various issues like availability of regular health services to them, whether they are following all the instruction given to them during home isolation, any difficult faced by them, any support required from the health department, whether they are taking medicines, wearing masks, sanitizing as per instructions etc. For calling these cases, services of Haryana Help line 1075 call centre are being utilized.By calling these cases not only feedback is taken from them but their issues are also being resolved. Further psychological counselling is being given by the calling agents to decrease their stress and anxiety related to COVID, which is the need of the day during COVID pandemic. Haryana Govt. has also tied up with ePsyclinic (A platform of experienced and qualified Psychologists) to give counselling related to mental health through call centre 1075 for next 3 months. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister has approved review meetings to be held in each district of the State to make an assessment of the arrangements made in the districts for containing the spread of COVID-19 as well as district plans towards re-starting the economic activities including development works. These review meetings will be chaired by the Speaker, Ministers, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman and Chief Whip. The agenda approved by the Chief Minister for these meetings at the District level include review of arrangements made for containment of COVID-19, review of implementation of all flagship programmes started by the central and state governments, utilization of unspent amount, status of Chief Minister's announcements, progress of schemes on which foundation stones were laid by the Chief Minister. Kerala: The state government has issued new guidelines for outsiders visiting Kerala. Those arriving for short trips should not stay for more than 7 days. Earlier quarantine concession was announced for officials and other professionals arriving in the state. Now it also applies to candidates coming to attend exams. They should directly go to their accommodation and should not make any other travel without permission. Kerala High Court has sought an explanation from the State Electricity Board on the plea against the unprecedented hike in the electricity tariff from consumers during the lockdown. Film shooting has resumed in the state after lockdown. Police resorted to lathi charge to disperse a group of migrant labourers gathered in Perumbavoor near Kochi following a fake news circulated that train tickets to return are being distributed. A total of 54 positive cases and 56 recoveries were reported in the state yesterday. 1,340 people are still under treatment for the infection. Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu Government announces total lockdown again from 19th June to 30th June in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts. Puducherry RTC bus driver among the eight new cases of Covid-19 in the UT, tally reaches 202. As cases mount, T.N. govt. begins identifying places to set up Covid-19 care centres for moderately ill patients. State recorded highest single day yesterday: 1,974 fresh cases & 38 deaths. 1415 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 44661, Active cases: 19676, Deaths: 435, Active cases in Chennai: 14667. Karnataka: CM lays foundation for Rs 220 crore airport project in Shivamogga. State decides to constitute 800 booth level taskforce to contain spread of corona and to oversee quarantine facilities. State to organise mask day throughout the state on Thursday, involving celebrities and sports persons. So far 4,40,684 tests have been conducted and 2956 are active cases. 176 new cases, 312 discharges & five deaths recorded yesterday. Total positive cases: 7000, Deaths: 86, Discharges: 3955.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 5/10 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau Andhra Pradesh: King George Hospital (KGH) Visakhapatnam closed its morgue temporarily after a PG doctor with the Forensic Medical Department tested positive for Covid-19. KanipakamVinayakaSwamy temple in Chittoor cancels darshans for two days after a home guard posted at the temple tests positive. 246 new cases after testing 15,173 samples with two deaths reported during last 24 hours, 47 discharged. Total cases: 5087, Active: 2231, Recovered: 2770, Deaths: 86. Telangana: State govt fixes ₹2,200 for Covid19 tests in private labs, ₹4,000 for normal isolation, ₹7,500 per day for Covid treatment without ventilator & ₹9,000 per day with ventilator. Government to issue detailed guidelines on this later in the day. Total cases as of 15th June 4,974, of which 2,412 are active cases. Maharashtra: 3,390 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, taking the tally of coronavirus infection to 1,07,958, out of which 53,030 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai recorded 1,395 new cases, which takes the total number of COVID-19 patients in the city to 58,135. The number of patients testing positive for corona in Dharavi slums appears to be getting under control, with only 13 patients testing positive while no death has been reported from the area in the last 24 hours. In Mumbai, selected suburban services resumed early this morning, on up and down routes over Western and Central Railways for essential staff of State Government only. These special suburban services will not be available for general passengers/public. Gujarat: The number of Covid-19 cases has gone up to 23,017 with 511 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. 29 patients have also lost their lives taking the death toll to 1,478. On Rajasthan: 78 new cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of positive cases to 12,772. Out of this, 9631 patients have also been cured till date, whereas the number of active cases stands at 2847. Most of the new cases have been reported from Jaipur and Jhunjhunu districts. Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus case count reached 10,808 with 161 new patients and 4 deaths coming up in the last 24 hours. The number of cases in Indore, the worst-hit district in the state, rose to 4063.The state capital Bhopal has so far reported 2195 COVID-19 patients. The Madhya Pradesh health department has proposed to rope in volunteers as 'Covid Mitra' to help the government in containing the spread of coronavirus in the state. The 'Covid Mitra' will be equipped with an oximeter to check the oxygen levels of people. Any healthy individual up to 45 years of age, or a social/voluntary organisation in an urban area can be made Covid Mitra'. Chhattisgarh: 113 new positive cases have been reported on Sunday. Also, 84 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state after recovery on Sunday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state stand at 1662. Goa: 41 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Goa on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 564 including 74 recoveries.
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Posted On: 14 JUN 2020 7:08PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Recovery Rate more than 50%; A Total of 1,62,378 Patients cured of COVID-19 With 8,049 COVID-19 patients cured in the last 24 hours, the recovery rate has become more than 50%. A total of 1,62,378 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19.Currently, the recovery rate is 50.60%. This indicates that of all the cases of COVID-19, half of them have recovered from the disease. Timely case identification and proper clinical management has been the road to recovery.Currently, 1,49,348 active cases are under medical supervision.
ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is continuously being ramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 646 and private labs has been increased to 247 (A total of 893). In the last 24 hours, 1,51,432 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 56,58,614. For details : https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 2/8 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau COVID-19 Updates:Status of Remdesivir An updated Clinical Management Protocol for COVID-19 has been released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 13th June, 2020 in which the drug Remdesivir has been included as an “investigational therapy” only for restricted emergency use purposes, along with off label use of Tocilizumab and Convalescent Plasma.The said protocol also clearly mentions that the use of these therapies is based on limited available evidence and limited availability at present. Use of Remdesivir under emergency use may be considered in patients with moderate disease (those on oxygen) but with no specified contraindications.Restricted Emergency Use of drugs in the country for treatment of suspected or laboratory confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalised with severe disease is subject to certain conditions.
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Prime Minister reviews India’s fight against Covid-19 Prime Minister NarendraModiyesterday held a detailed meeting with senior ministers and officials to review India’s response to Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting reviewed the national level status and preparation in the context of the pandemic. The meeting also took stock of situation in different states and union territories including Delhi.The present and emerging scenario of the Covid 19 disease in the capital was discussed and the projections for next 2 months were deliberated. Prime Minister suggested that Home Minister and Health Minister should convene an emergency meeting with Lt Governor, Chief Minister of Government of NCT Delhi to plan a coordinated and comprehensive response to handle the challenge posed by rising cases of Covid-19.
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Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah chairs meeting to review COVID-19 situation in Delhi
The meeting was attended by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Delhi LG Shri Anil Baijal, CM Shri ArvindKejriwal and AIIMS Director, besides other senior officers. Union Home Minister said the Central Government is committed to check COVID-19 spread in Delhi and keep the national capital safe. He said the Modi Government to immediately provide 500 converted rail coaches to the Delhi Government, adding 8,000 beds for COVID-19 patients. He also said that COVID-19 testing to double in 2 days and treble in 6 days. Shri Shah said a Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship
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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar stresses upon the need to increase private investment in the agriculture sector Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has emphasized on increasing private investment in the field of agriculture. He said that this will increase prosperity in the agriculture sector, which in turn will increase self-reliance and prosperity in the country. He also called upon scientists to contribute in increasing agricultural production and mitigate difficulties.Shri Tomar said that in the Coronavirus crisis when the wheels of the world economy had slowed down, the Indian farmers produced a bumper crop with the resources available in the rural areas, crop harvesting continued at normal pace during the lockdown, crop production was more than last year and sowing of kharif crops has also been 45 percent more than last year. This shows the resilience of our villages and farmers. For details :
High quality, cost-effective face mask developed at BARC: DrJitendra Singh High quality Face mask has been developed at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai which is affiliated to Department of Atomic Energy. The mask was developed using HEPA filter and is expected to be cost-effective also.This was stated by Union Minister of State DrJitendra Singh while citing some major achievements of the department during last one year.Hecomplimented the scientific fraternity for coming to the support of society in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the high quality face mask, he informed that the Atomic/Nuclear scientists have also developed the protocol for re-use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) subsequent to radiation sterilization. The SOP for the same is under consideration by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, he added.Identification of new regions to develop RTPCR testing kits has also been accomplished, said DrJitendra Singh.
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Kerala:Health Minister KK Shailaja said that the state government will decide on making Covid- 19 negative certificate mandatory for expats returning on chartered flights after holding talks with PM on Tuesday. The Minister pointed out that Kerala prevented community transmission of Covid-19 so far as only 10% people contracted the disease through community transmission after the relaxations in lockdown. She said that the Health department is actively working to reduce it by 5%. Six Keralites, five in the Gulf and one in Mumbai, have succumbed to the Covid-19. With this, the number of Keralites died in the Gulf countries rose to 225. Yesterday 85 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state. 1,342 patients are presently undergoing treatment. Tamil Nadu:18 new Covid-19 cases in Puducherry, total tally rises to 194; death toll at 4. TN CM assures coronavirus-affected AIADMK MLA all medical aid. 18 people test positive for Covid-19 in Coimbatore. 1989 new cases, 1362 recoveries & 30 deaths reported yesterday. 1484 cases from https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 4/8 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau Chennai. Total cases: 42687, Active cases: 18878, Deaths: 397, Discharged: 22047, Active cases in Chennai: 14180. Karnataka: Amid speculation, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar says there is no lockdown proposal before the government. Govt intentions are bona fide in banning online classes, says Education Minister Suresh Kumar. 308 new cases, 209 discharges & three deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 6824, Active cases: 3092, Deaths: 81, Discharges: 3648. Andhra Pradesh: AP assembly secretary issue guidelines amid assembly sessions, denies permission for MLA's staff. BJP leader SubramaniamSwamy tweets on TTD, says petition seeking to get rid the Tirumala Temple from the control of State government is in AP High Court in final stages. 253 new cases reported after testing 15,633 samples with two deaths reported during last 24 hours, 82 discharged. Total cases: 4841, Active: 2034, Recovered: 2723, Deaths: 84. Telangana: District hospitals face 60% doctor shortage amid Covid-19. To transport migrant workers, stranded tourists and students, the South Central Railway has till now run 240 Shramik Special trains to various destinations from the zone. In addition to the originating Shramik trains, the zone is also said to be handling several pass through Shramik specials as well. The total number of cases stands at 4,737, while the total deaths is now 182.Majority of these cases, as per official data, were recorded from within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. Maharashtra: The state has reported yet another high spike of 3,427 Covid 19 cases, taking the state tally to 104,568.While Mumbai has been able to restrict the coronavirus spread to some extent, a spike in the caseload in rural parts of the state and districts like Solapur, Aurangabad, Yavatmal, Jalgaon remains a cause of concern for the administration. Gujarat: June has been a month of new peaks for Gujarat in terms of new Covid-19 cases. It crossed the 500- mark in a single day for the first time this month, continuing to rise even further. 517 fresh cases on infection were reported across the state,taking the total number of reported cases to 23,079, while the death toll reached 1,449 with 33 more succumbing to the infection. In 13 days of June, the state has reported 6,285 cases. Rajasthan: The state registered 131 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday taking the tally to 12,532, while the death toll climbed to 286 with four new fatalities, according to State Health Officials. Among the fresh cases, 40 were reported from Dholpur, 34 from Bharatpur, 15 from Alwar, 12 from Jaipur. MP: Bhopal Administration has given permission to open religious places for public from Monday. Till date, Bhopal has reported 2,145 COVID-19 cases and 69 deaths. The number pf COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh has reached 10,641 after 198 new cases were detected during the last 24 hours. Chhattisgarh: The state has reported 105 new Covid cases taking the state total to 1,550. The number of active cases in the state is 913. Assam: 43 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 3943, active cases 2127, recovered 1805 and deaths 8. Manipur: To ensure fast testing of all returnees, Manipur Government plans to install a new COVID19 testing equipment which can test 3000 to 4000 samples in a day. Manipur CM chairs COVID19 State Consultative Committee meeting; discusses ways to ensure testing of all the returnees as soon as possible. Mizoram: Mizoram police have booked six youths for supplying drugs and liquor to people in quarantine centres. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 5/8 6/15/2020 Press Information Bureau Nagaland: Mon district administration in Nagaland prohibits public movement within 1 km radius of WangkhaoGovt College and ITI campus after six returnees test COVID19 positive. State Tobacco Control Cell continues identifying tobacco free villages and promoting ban on spitting in public places across the state. Sikkim: Five new cases of COVID19 positive in Sikkim. All of them are returnees, total active cases in the State are 63.
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Posted On: 13 JUN 2020 6:28PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Recovery rate improves to 49.95% During the last 24 hours, a total of 7,135 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,54,329 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 49.95% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,45,779 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. ICMR‘s testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons is https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 2/8 6/13/2020 Press Information Bureau continuously being ramped up. The number of government labs has been increased to 642 and private labs has been increased to 243 (A total of 885). In the last 24 hours, 1,43,737 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 55,07,182. The Ministry has issued an updated clinical management protocol for COVID-19. The new protocol provides for the management of COVID-19 cases based on the clinical severity of mild, moderate or severe. Infection prevention and control practices have also been specified according to the three stages of severity. These guidelines also specify investigational therapies for a defined subgroup of patients.
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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone with His Excellency Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The two leaders exchanged views on the health and economic challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister commended the effective measures undertaken by the Government of Lao PDR to contain spread of the pandemic in Laos. Both leaders agreed on the need for international cooperation, and for sharing of best-practices and experiences, in order to prepare for the post- COVID world.
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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call with His Excellency Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Prime Minister warmly recalled his July 2016 visit to Dar-es-Salaam and stressed on the importance that India attaches to its traditionally friendly ties with Tanzania. He thanked President Dr. Magufuli for the assistance provided by the Tanzanian authorities for evacuation of Indian citizens from Tanzania in the wake of COVID-19.
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Aarogyapath, a web-based solution for the healthcare supply chain that provides real-time availability of critical supplies launched
A CSIR National Healthcare Supply Chain Portal that aims to provide real-time availability of critical healthcare supplies https://www.aarogyapath.in has been launched. AarogyaPath would serve manufacturers, suppliers and customers. During the present national health emergency https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 3/8 6/13/2020 Press Information Bureau arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, wherein there is severe disruption in supply chain, the ability to produce and deliver the critical items may be compromised due to a variety of reasons. The information platform named AarogyaPath with a vision of “providing a path which leads one on a journey towards Aarogya (healthy life)” was developed to address these challenges. This integrated public platform that provides single-point availability of key healthcare goods can be helpful to customers in tackling a number of routinely experienced issues. For details: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1631339
Submission Deadline for the ‘My Life, My Yoga’ Video Blogging Contest extended till 21st June, 2020 The last date for submission of the entries for the video blogging contest ‘My Life, My Yoga’ recently announced by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been extended till 21st June, 2020. This global contest on digital platform is jointly organized by the Ministry of AYUSH and the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) on the occasion of 6th International Day of Yoga. Earlier, the last date for submission of the entries for the contest was slated to be 15th June 2020. There had been demand from India and abroad for the extension of this date so that the yoga fraternity get more time to prepare the videos. It has been therefore decided to extend the submission deadline to coincide with the IDY which is the 21st of June.
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Chandigarh: After detailed discussions with senior officials and medical experts, the Chandigarh Administration has decided that till 30/06/2020 i.e. the end of lockdown period: (a) CTU will not operate its inter-state buses; (b) Consent given to other states for operating inter- state buses to bring passengers to Chandigarh will be withdrawn; (c) The tri-city buses being operated by Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana will continue to ply; (d) All passengers coming by trains will be screened on arrival and advised self-quarantine of 14 days. They will download Aarogya Setu applications mandatorily and will do self-monitoring. UT Administration will do random checking, as much as possible. (e) The same arrangements will be applicable for passengers coming by domestic flights and by road. (f) It was also decided that persons coming to Chandigarh by road must carry self-generated document, which can be downloaded through mobile phones from the Administration’s website. This will help the Administration to keep track of their travel and residence. It was clarified that this document is not a permit or a pass. It will simply be a travel information document for official record. (g) Government/PSU/Private employees coming to attend office will be allowed on production of identity cards. Punjab: In a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at checking the community spread of COVID, Punjab Chief Minister has launched a mobile based app - ‘Ghar Ghar Nigrani’, to undertake house to house surveillance in the state, till the elimination of the pandemic. The entire rural and urban population of Punjab above 30 years of age shall be surveyed as part of the drive, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 4/8 6/13/2020 Press Information Bureau which will also cover persons below the age of 30 having co-morbidity or Influenza like Illness/Severe Acute Respiratory Illness. The survey would capture full medical conditions of a person for the previous one week and complete details of his/her co-morbidity which would help the state develop an extremely important database to further plan its COVID containment strategy and make targeted interventions for the community. Haryana: Haryana Chief Secretary said that the State is fully prepared to deal with any situation arising due to the Corona virus crisis. She said that proactive strategies are made to effectively combat the spread of this global Pandemic. The Chief Secretary has directed the Deputy Commissioners and Nodal Officers appointed for COVID-19 to further ramp up COVID- 19 management preparations coupled with aggressive surveillance, stringent containment, swift contact tracing, focused clinical management along with proactive IEC activities. She said that Mask wearing and following the social distancing norms has to be made compulsory and enforced in the true spirit. Chief Secretary further directed the Deputy Commissioners, to meticulously carry out the surveillance for Severe Acute Respiratory Infections or Influenza-like illnesses to detect any possible hidden infections at an early stage to ensure timely containment. Maharashtra: 3,493 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Friday, thereby breaching the one lakh mark of coronavirus infections with a total of 1,01,141 cases till date. Out of this, 49,616 are positive cases. The death toll stands at 3,717. Mumbai city alone has reported 55,451 Corona virus cases and 2,044 deaths. Meanwhile Maharashtra Government has capped maximum price for COVID-19 tests (RT-PCR) at private labs Rs 2,200, the earlier price was Rs 4,400. Gujarat: The number of coronavirus positive patients rose to 22,562 after 495 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours. Six-member Economic Revival Committee headed by former Union Finance Secretary Dr. Hasmukh Adhia has submitted its final report, in which as many as 231 suggestions have been made, with a focus on the long-term and short-term strategies for the economic revival of the state post-COVID-19 pandemic. Rajasthan: With the 118 new cases from the state till today morning, the COVID-19 tally of Rajasthan has gone up to 12,186. It includes 275 deaths, 9175 recovered & 8784 discharged. Most of these new cases have been reported from Bharatpur and Pali districts, followed by Jaipur. Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus case count grew to 10,443 with 202 new patients being detected in the last 24 hours. Nine COVID-19 patients died during this period, taking the number of fatalities to 440 in the state. Since the lockdown restrictions were eased on May 31, the number of patients has grown by 2,354 and 90 people have also died during this period. Chhattisgarh: 47 new positive cases have been reported in the state, taking the tally of coronavirus infections to 1445. Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, a meeting to discuss the District Domestic Product (DDP) performance of Tawang was organised to give impetus to 'Vocal for Local'. Under Aatmanirbhar Bharat 35 MT chana whole provided to Arunachal Pradesh for migrants for the month of May and June. Assam: 25 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 3718, active cases 2123, recovered 1584 and deaths 8.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1631389 5/8 6/13/2020 Press Information Bureau Manipur: CM while inspecting the new COVID19 Care Centre at UNACCO School in Meitram says that lack of discipline is the main reason for spike of COVID19 cases in the State. Mizoram: Village Organisation under Mizoram State Rural Livelihood Mission of Chekawn village donated a variety of vegetables for quarantine centres across Serchhip District to Deputy Commissioner of Serchhip District. Nagaland: Nagaland Agriculture Department to adopt one model farming village each in all districts of the state to boost agriculture production post COVID19. Health & Family Welfare Department in Nagaland carrying out online survey to assess overall mental well-being of citizens of the State during the pandemic. Sikkim: The first two Covid19 patients in Sikkim who underwent treatment at STNM hospital, have fully recovered and discharged from the Hospital today. Kerala: In Kerala, relaxations have been announced for Sunday lockdown. The State is to make Covid-19 certificates mandatory for expatriates returning via chartered flights from June 20. The examination report should be done within 48 hours of the journey. MoS External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan has termed the state government’s action is impractical. Eight more Keralites, five in Gulf countries, two in New Delhi and one in Mumbai, died of COVID-19 outside the state. With this, the number of Keralites who died in Gulf has risen to 220. Seventy-eight new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state yesterday. A total of 1,303 are undergoing treatment and 2,27,402 people are under observation in various districts of the state. Tamil Nadu: Five workers of same company among 13 new COVID-19 cases in Puducherry. The total number of cases has risen to 176 with 91 active cases, 82 discharged after cure and three deaths. Second Tamil Nadu MLA tests positive for Covid-19, this time from AIADMK; DMK's J Anbazhagan died of Covid-19 earlier this week. 1982 new cases, 1342 recoveries & 18 deaths reported yesterday. 1477 cases from Chennai. Total cases till yesterday: 40698, Active cases: 18281, Deaths: 367, Active cases in Chennai: 13906. Karnataka: Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar says testing process has been streamlined in the state, testing has not been delayed and testing of suspected cases is done as per ICMR protocol. At least three lakh people, who directly and indirectly depend on the tourism sector for their livelihood, could lose their jobs due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. 271 new cases, 464 discharges & seven deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 6516, Active cases: 2995, Deaths: 79, Recovered: 3440. Andhra Pradesh: In Andhra Pradesh. 186 new cases, 42 discharged and two deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 14,477 samples. Total cases: 4588. Active: 1865, Recovered: 2641, Deaths: 82. Telangana: Even as uncertainty hovers over reopening of educational institutions in the State, several private schools have already launched virtual classes, while some are planning to start from Monday. Telangana Govt scotches total shutdown rumour as people of Telangana, especially in Hyderabad were worried over rumours that the state is heading towards a complete lockdown once again. Overall cases in Telangana 4,484. A ruling party MLA from Warangal district became the first legislator from the state to test positive for the virus. Active cases 2032; Deaths 174. FACT CHECK
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Posted On: 12 JUN 2020 6:39PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Recovery Rate increases to 49.47%; A total of 1,47,194 individuals have been Cured Recovery rate of COVID positive cases continues to increase and is currently at 49.47%. A total of 1,47,194 individuals have been cured and recovered vis-a-vis 1,41,842 individuals who are under active medical supervision. 6,166 individuals have recovered of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.The doubling rate/time continues to improve and has increased from 3.4 days at the beginning of lockdown to 17.4 days currently. Cabinet Secretary held a video conference with Chief Secretaries, Secretary Health and Secretary Urban Development of all the states. States were advised to focus on containment, testing and tracing, health infrastructure up-gradation, case clinical management and community engagement for effective management of COVID-19. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 2/8 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons. A total of 877 labs are presently operational (637- government labs & 240- private labs) in the country. 1,50,305 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. A total of 53,63,445 samples have been tested thus far. For details :
Measures to be taken by States/ UTs/ Cities/Metro Rail Companies in view of COVID-19 for providing urban transport services The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, in an advisory issued to the States, Union Territories, Cities, and Metro Rail Companies has suggested a three-pronged strategy which may be adopted in a phased manner [Short (within 6 months), Medium (within 1 year) & Long term (1-3 years)].The advisory has been issued in view of COVID-19 pandemic which has suddenly impacted our way of life and that of our local, regional and global transport systems.COVID-19 has given us opportunity to visit different Public Transport options and come out with solutions, which are green, pollution-free, convenient and sustainable. Such a strategy has to give major focus on Non-Motorized Transport and Public Transport with use of technology in a big way for making all kinds of payments before or during the transit and providing information system to commuters.
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Recommendations of GST council related to Law & Procedure The 40th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister SmtNirmalaSitharaman through video conferencing today, and made certain recommendations on Law & Procedures changes.Measures for Trade facilitation include Reduction in Late Fee for past Returns; Further relief for small taxpayers for late filing of returns for February, March & April 2020 Tax periods; Relief for small taxpayers for subsequent tax periods (May, June & July 2020); One time extension in period for seeking revocation of cancellation of registration. It was also decided thatCertain clauses of the Finance Act, 2020 amending CGST Act 2017 and IGST Act, 2017 to be brought into force from 30.06.2020.
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Shri PiyushGoyal reviews the Quality Council of India; Says Aatmanirbhar Bharat will grow on the basis of quality products and services Shri PiyushGoyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, has said that Quality is going to define India’s future. Reviewing the performance of the Quality Council of India today, Shri Goyal said that Aatmanirbhar Bharat will grow and prosper on the basis of quality indigenous products and services. He said that quality consciousness will have to percolate to the level of the common man, and quality culture imbibed and cultivated in all aspects of our life.He called upon the QCI to study the best practices evolving in other countries for the post-Covid era, and adopt them in India, after taking into account various aspects and local situation. He also asked the QCI to do the Gap Analysis in skills in the country, and suggest means to fill the gap.
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MoD extends by four months capital acquisition deliveries of domestic manufactures due to COVID-19 situation https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 3/8 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau Ministry of Defence (MoD) has extended the delivery period for all existing capital acquisition contracts with the Indian vendors by four months due to supply chain disruptions arising out of COVID-19 pandemic.An order issued today by the acquisition wing of the Ministry states, “Force Majeure shall be applicable for a period of four months i.e. 25th March 2020 to 24th July 2020.”The order adds, “Duration of this Force Majeure will be excluded while calculating the delay in delivery of contracted equipment/service and imposition of Liquidated Damages charges.”This measure would bring a big relief to the domestic defence industry, whose production schedules have been adversely affected by COVID-19 situation.
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Indian Railways to continue to give Shramik Special Trains to States as demanded Indian Railways is committed to continue providing comfortable and safe movement of migrants through Shramik Special Trains as required by States. As of now total 63 more Shramik Special Trains requisitioned by various states after Chairman Railway Board’s letter to the States. Total 7 states i.e. Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir requisitioned for Shramik Special Trains. In total 63 Shramik Special Trains, 3 trains requisitioned by Andhra Pradesh, 1 train by Gujarat, 9 trains by Jammu & Kashmir, 6 trains by Karnataka, 32 trains by Kerala, 10 trains by Tamil Nadu and 2 trains by West Bengal. Uttar Pradesh Government will have to give their requirement. For details :
Under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Package, 22,812 MT of food grains distributed to 45.62 lakh beneficiaries in May and June; 2,092 MT gram also distributed by States/UTs FCI currently has 270.89 LMT rice and 540.80 LMT wheat. Hence, a total of 811.69 LMT food grain stock is available (excluding the ongoing purchase of wheat and paddy, which have not yet reached the godown). About 55 LMT food grains is required for a month under NFSA and other welfare schemes. Under AatmaNirbhar Bharat package, the states and UTs have lifted 5.48 LMT of food grains and distributed 22,812 MT of food grains to total 45.62 lakh (in the May 35.32 lakh and in June 10.30 lakh) beneficiaries.Under the PMGKAY, for the 3 months April-June a total of 104.3 LMT rice and 15.2 LMT wheat is required of which 94.71 LMT rice and 14.20 LMT wheat have been lifted by various States and UTs.
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RamagundamFertilizer Plant expected to start production by September 2020,while Gorakhpur,Barauni and Sindri by May 2021 despite Covid-19 Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri MansukhMandaviya held a review meeting with officers of Department of Fertilizers on the progress of revival of 5 Fertilizers plants through video conference . Shri Mandaviya was informed that the Ramagundam Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited has already achieved 99.53 % of physical progress and there has been some delay in completion of small component of physical work due to COVID-19. It is expected that urea production will commence by the end of September, 2020. Gorakhpur, Sindri, Barauni fertilizer plants have achieved 77% , 70% and 69% of physical progress respectively. It is expected that Gorakhpur, Barauni and Sindri plants will be completed before May 2021. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 4/8 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau For details:
Tremors in NCR Region: “No Need for Panic”, says head of National Centre for Seismology Director of the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Dr. B K Bansal has said there is no need to panic with respect to the recent seismic activities in Delhi-NCR region. But it is important to undertake preparedness and mitigation measures to reduce the earthquake risk, he underlined.
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Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launches SahakarMitra: Scheme on Internship Programme
Launching the scheme, Shri Tomar said that the unique cooperative sector development finance organization, National Cooperative Development Corporation, NCDC has embarked upon a series of initiatives in the cooperative sector entrepreneurship development ecosystem through capacity development, paid internship to youth and assured project loans on liberalized terms to young cooperators on start-up mode.SahakarMitra scheme will help cooperative institutions access new and innovative ideas of young professionals while the interns will gain experience of working in the field to be self-reliant For details:
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Maharashtra: 3607 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Thursday, taking the number of coronavirus positive cases to 97,648. The number of active cases stands at 47,968, while 152 deaths have been reported on Thursday. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1540 positive cases on Thursday, thereby taking the tally of cases in the city to 53,985. Considering the hardships faced by the Covid-19 patients in the allotment of beds in the hospitals in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has established a Decentralized Hospital Bed Management System and made it operational in all the 24 wards. Gujarat: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 22,032 with the addition of 513 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. 366 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recoveries to 15,109 in the state. With the death of 38 more patients in the last 24 hours, the death toll in the state increased to 1,385.Reversing its earlier decision, the state government has allowed testing by private laboratories from todaybased on the prescription of any private physician who is an MD. Rajasthan:92 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till today morning. Most of these new cases have been reported from Sirohi followed by Jaipur. On a positive note, recovery rate of the COVID 19 patients has improved to more than 74% in the state.8843 out of a total of 11,930 patients have recovered in the state so far. The number of active patients of COVID-19 in the state now stands at 2,818, while 269 persons died due to Corona infection till date. Madhya Pradesh: The coronavirus case count in the state reached 10,241 with192 new patients being detected in the last 24 hours. Also, 4 deaths occurred on Thursday, taking the death toll to 431. Since lockdown was eased on May 31, the state has added 2,152 new COVID-19 cases. Chhattisgarh: 46 new COVID-19 were detected on Thursday, taking the tally of coronavirus infected patients to 1398, out of which 945 are active cases.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 5/8 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases have been detected on Thursday, taking the state tally to 417, out of which 350 are active cases. Punjab: Amid apprehensions of community spread of Covid and projections indicating that the pandemic peak in the state was still two months away, Punjab Chief Minister has ordered stricter lockdown on the weekends and public holidays, with movement to be restricted to e-pass holders. The Chief Minister said such tough measures were necessitated on account of the spiralling Covid cases across the world. Stringent curbs could help delay the peak for as long as possible, he added, pointing out that with no early vaccine or treatment in sight, strict protocols was the only way to fight the pandemic. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister said that the State Government has decided to provide facility of tests and treatment of corona under the Himcare and Ayushman Bharat Yojna. He said that about 5.69 lakh eligiblepeople of the State were provided social security pension in advance for the period of three months so that this vulnerable section of the society does not face any inconvenience due to corona pandemic. He said that 44000 new cases of social security pension have also been sanctioned. Kerala: Covid death toll in Kerala rose to 19 with the death of one more person in Kannur who was under quarantine after returning from Mumbai on June 9. Meanwhile, authorities are mulling stringent restrictions in Thrissur where the number of Covid-19 cases through contact is increasing. The division bench of Kerala High Court today stayed the order of a single judge bench allowing private bus operators to collect the increased fare from passengers, in view of the Covid-19 situation. Six more Keralites have succumbed to Covid-19 in the Gulf, taking the number of Keralites died in Gulf to 215. Nearly 300 Keralites have died of Covid-19 outside the state. 83 new positive cases were reported in Kerala yesterday. 1,258 patients are now under treatment. Tamil Nadu: SC allows Tamil Nadu government to devise method on selling of liquor via online or physical sale. Madras High Court issues notice to state and Centre over Tamils stranded abroad.Vehicle checks intensified on Chennai-Chengalpattu border, valid e-passes mandatory. Scotching rumours, Tamil Nadu govt says there will be no total lockdown in Chennai. 1875 new cases, 1372 recoveries & 23 deaths yesterday. 1406 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 38716, Active cases: 17659, Deaths: 349, Active cases in Chennai: 13310. Karnataka: Higher Education Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Aswath Narayan said that after complete unlock, State will conduct exams for under graduate and post graduate students. Meanwhile Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar said ILI (Influenza Like Symptoms) patients will be tested separately. 204 new cases, 114 discharges & three deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 6245, Active cases: 3195, Deaths: 72, Recovered: 2976. Andhra Pradesh:ACB arrests former minister and TDP leader, K Atchannaidu in Srikakulam district for alleged involvement in multi-crore ESIC scam. State decides to recruit doctors and paramedical staff amid spike in cases. Notification issued to fill 9,712 posts on regular, contract and outsourcing basis. Sri GovindarajaSwamy Temple in Tirupati shut after TTD employee tests positive for COVID-19. 141 new cases, 59 discharged and no death reported during last 24 hours after testing 11,775 samples. Total cases: 4402. Active: 1723, Recovered: 2599, Deaths: 80. Telangana: The junior doctors at Gandhi Hospital on Friday morning have conditionally called off their strike and have resumed their duties with immediate effect. All Telangana districts back in corona virus grip. Total no of cases mounts to 4,320, of which 2,162 are active cases. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 6/8 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau Arunachal Pradesh: In Arunachal Pradesh, 13,479 number of COVID19 tests conducted so far. Total cases 67 and active cases 63.Total number of violations of lockdown in Arunachal Pradesh is 12,272. Numbers of arrests 624 and 891 vehicles seized. Rs 27 lakh has been collected as fine. Manipur: Health Minister hands over two ambulances for Kamjong and Noneydistricts.The ambulances have been procured on PPP model for transportation of COVID19 patients and suspects. Mizoram: Mizoram's Health Minister said that all returnees from Chennai will be tested for COVID19. The decision has been taken in the wake of several Chennai returnees testing positive in the neighbouring states. Nagaland: Guwahati High Court, Kohima Bench grants 3 week time to Nagaland Govt to submit its response to a PIL filed against imposition of COVID19 cess on petroleum products. Traditional huts await Lotha returnees at Diphupar, Nagaland. The huts constructed in traditional Naga style will house around 15 persons from the Lotha community. Tripura: CM held a review meeting of Health & Family Welfare Department along with higher officials to discuss about the ongoing COVID19 pandemic.
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Posted On: 11 JUN 2020 7:15PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; ICMR’s sero-surveillance study reveals only 0.73% of the sample population infected with COVID-19
The sero-surveillance study conducted by ICMR has revealed that 0.73% of the population surveyed showed evidence of past exposure to SARS-CoV-2. This was stated by Dr. Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR, during the media briefing, here today. The study also clearly points out that the measures taken during the lockdown have been successful in keeping the transmission low and in preventing rapid spread of COVID-19. ICMR has calculated that compared to rural areas, risk of spread is 1.09 times higher in urban areas and 1.89 times higher in urban slums. The infection fatality rate is very low at 0.08%. This only means that a large portion of the population must continue following COVID appropriate behaviour suggested by from time to time. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 2/11 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,823 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,41,028 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate amongst COVID-19 patients is 49.21%. India currently has 1,37,448 active cases which are all under active medical supervision. At present, the number of patients recovered exceeds the number of active patients For details
Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness for Covid-19 management in Maharashtra through video conferencing
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare held a high level meeting today (via Video Conferencing) with Shri Rajesh Tope, Health Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Amit Deshmukh, Medical Education Minister of Maharashtra and DMs of COVID-19 affected districts of Maharashtra. Dr Harsh Vardhan highlighted the need for strengthening human resource for contact tracing; logistics enhancement like including ICU beds with ventilators, beds with facility available for oxygen supplementation etc; ensuring transport for healthcare workers; and strengthening Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) activities to reduce community resistance and counselling of high risk contacts.
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PM addresses Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Annual Plenary Session 2020 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the inaugural address of the 95th annual plenary session of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) through video conferencing here today. Referring to the war against the COVID-19 Pandemic Prime Minister said India is putting up a brave front along with the entire world. He said the country is also facing various other problems arising out of disasters like locust attacks, hailstorms, Oil Rig Fires, series of mini earthquakes and two cyclones, but that the nation is fighting these problems in unison. Prime Minister said that such difficult times have made India more resolute. He said that determination, will power and unity are the strength of the nation which makes the country to fight all the crises. He said that any crisis provides us with an opportunity to turn it into a turning point to build a self- reliant India (AatmaNirbhar Bharat).
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Telephone conversation between Prime Minister and His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 3/11 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on phone with His Excellency Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. The leaders discussed the potential areas in which India and Israel could expand their cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including research and development efforts in the fields of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics. They agreed to maintain the ongoing exchanges between expert teams of both countries, and also concurred that the fruits of such collaboration should be made available for the wider benefit of humanity.
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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a phone call today with H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia. The two leaders discussed the Covid-19 pandemic. They agreed to continue the ongoing cooperation for helping each other’s expatriates and facilitating their evacuation.
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Indian Railways geared up to provide COVID Care Centers to State Authorities.
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Use Aarogya Setu Effectively: MoS Dhotre Asks District Collectors Under the directions of the Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, HRD and Communications, Shri Sanjay Dhotre an interaction between the Aarogya Setu App team of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) Govt. of India, and all districts collectors and DIOs of NIC in the state of Maharashtra was organized through video conference. The objective of this interaction was to augment the awareness of the field level officials of the state regarding the different facets of the Aarogya Setu App and also to invite field-level inputs from them. It was well brought out during the conference that the data analytics available through the Aarogya Setu platform is quite useful in having both macro- and microscopic
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Dr. Jitendra Singh advises DARPG to expedite Work From Home Guidelines in the wake of COVID-19. Union Minister of State for Personnel, PG and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh has reviewed the on-going activities of DARPG and advised that the work from home policy guidelines should be expeditiously firmed up by the Department. He advised that necessary consultations with Line Ministries/ Departments in this regard may be completed on a priority basis. Dr. Jitendra Singh said that timely issue of the WFH guidelines would benefit employees of the Central Secretariat in adhering to the Prime Minister’s call for “Do Gaz Doori” and social distancing.
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EPFO leverages CSC network to conduct Jeevan Pramaan for pensioners In recognition of need to bring service delivery closer to the door steps of EPS pensioners, especially during the challenging times of COVID -19 Pandemic, EPFO has proactively partnered with Common Service Centre (CSC) to provide facility to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan. By leveraging the last mile network of over 3.65 lakh Common Services Centers, EPFO provides its 65 lakh pensioners facility to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan closer to their residence. EPS pensioners are required to submit Jeevan Pramaan /Life certificate each year to continue to draw pension. For details
MoS C&F Shri Mandaviya holds review meeting with directors of NIPERs A meeting of the Directors of National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPERs) – Mohali, Raebareli, Hajipur and Guwahati through video conferencing was held under the chairmanship of Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS Chemicals and Fertilizers today to review their performance in research & innovation activities, especially with regard to the ways in which NIPERs have and can contribute in country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister suggested also that all NIPERs should try to establish the National level testing labs for the pharma products as a source of revenue generations. Government and Private Sector Pharmaceutical Companies and Agencies can approach NIPERs for use of the Testing Lab on commercial basis. For details
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HRD Minister virtually releases “India Rankings 2020” for Higher Educational Institutions Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, today released “India Rankings 2020” of Institutions of Higher Education in various categories on the basis of their performance on five broad categories of parameters. The Minister released India Rankings 2020 virtually in 10 categories. Shri Pokhriyal said that the Ministry of HRD has taken this important initiative of creating a National Institutional Ranking Framework, which is being used for past five years for ranking of institutions of higher education in different categories and domains of knowledge. Shri Nishank said that in order to provide facility of online practicing in the difficult time of COVID-19, NTA recently launched National Test Abhyas app for JEE and NEET students and around 65 lakhs students have already downloaded the app for practicing online test.
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Anti-microbial multilayer face mask to annihilate pathogenic microorganisms As of now there is no vaccine or drug available to combat novel coronavirus. Mask, physical distancing and frequent handwashing are the only ways that can save lives. The World Health Organisation has also given recommendations on the kind of mask that is most suitable for protection against coronavirus. But wearing mask for a long time may cause suffocation and proper handling of mask is tricky too. To address a few of such issues, a team at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU), have developed an anti-microbial five-layered face mask. This face mask can annihilate pathogenic microorganisms that are stuck to its outer surface and thereby limit the spread of secondary infections.
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Common Yoga Protocol Sessions on DD Bharati for IDY 2020 The Ministry of AYUSH in association with Prasar Bharati is organizing a daily telecast of the Common Yoga Protocol on DD Bharati from the11th of June 2020. The CYP sessions will be telecasted daily in the morning from 08:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m. The sessions will also be simultaneously available on the social media handles of the Ministry. This half an hour session will cover all the major aspects of the Common Yoga Protocol. This telecast is being organized with an objective to familiarize the masses with the Common Yoga Protocol by providing them an audio-visual demonstration of the same through the distance mode. Prior acquaintance with the Common Yoga Protocol will help the people to be fully prepared and ready for active participation in IDY 2020.
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New low-cost novel coronavirus test developed The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended only reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) test for novel coronavirus testing. Researchers at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have developed a new low-cost and low-tech required test for SARS-CoV-2 testing. This test is known as reverse transcription nested PCR (RT-nPCR) test. This test does not require real-time quantitative RT-qPCR.
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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT, Chandigarh stated that with the opening of state borders and movement of persons through roads, trains and flights, the spread of infection could increase substantially. He directed Principal Secretary Health to coordinate with the neighbouring states, so that a common strategy could be formed to screen the persons coming from outside into the tri-city. Punjab: To disseminate the plethora of the information about #COVID_19 in a structured manner, a strategy was evolved by the State Government with the guidance of Professor K.K. Talwar, the Advisor to the State Government on Health and Medical Education. Working on the stratagem, 19 online sessions were organized by the State Government during the lockdown period falling between 27th March to 4th June. The sessions were held with 1914 medical professionals involved in COVID care services including medical specialists and anaesthetists looking after mild to moderately sick COVID-19 patients; and with faculty of Medical Colleges and other critical career experts looking after critical COVID-19 patients. Haryana: Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister said that the people of the state have bravely faced every calamity due to which Haryana’s progress has neither stalled in the past not will it slow down in the future. The State Government has taken various decisions in the public interest during the COVID-19 pandemic which includes a financial package of Rs. 1200 crore and the creation of Haryana Corona Relief Fund to help the needy.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 7/11 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau Kerala: In Kerala, devotees will not be allowed for the monthly poojas in Sabarimala temple; annual festival which was scheduled to begin from Monday also cancelled. Health Minister K K Shailaja reprimanded the hospital authorities in connection with two Covid-19 patients committing suicide at isolation wards in Thiruvananthapuram medical college hospital. Health Department Additional Principal Secretary has been directed to submit a report immediately in this regard. Private hospital managements in the state in a video conference with Health Minister offered full cooperation in the treatment of Covid cases. Five more Keralites died of COVID-19 outside the state today. Three of them succumbed to the virus in the Gulf and two in Mumbai. Tamil Nadu: One more Covid-19 death in Puducherry, 12 fresh cases as tally rises to 157. Supreme Court takes note of 35 children testing positive for Covid-19 in a government-run shelter home in Tamil Nadu; seeks status report from the state government. CM says that the government did not benefit by hiding Covid deaths, and was being transparent with all details. State govt. offices to remain shut on second Saturdays for disinfection and fumigation. 1927 new cases, 1008 recoveries & 19 deaths reported yesterday. 1390 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 36841, Active cases: 17179, Deaths: 326, Active cases in Chennai: 13085. Karnataka: State government decided to ban live virtual classes for pre-primary and lower primary up to 5th standard students; the State has taken this decision based on suggestions from doctors of NIMHANS. State government released 40cr to the transport department towards Covid-19 relief for autorickshaw and cab drivers. Social Welfare Department to reopen its residential schools and colleges after getting permission from the Ministry of Home Affairs. 120 new cases, 257 discharges & three deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 6041, Active cases: 3108, Deaths: 69, Recovered: 2862. Andhra Pradesh: 114 Telugu people stranded in Kuwait arrived in Visakhapatnam airport. CM urges Centre for more flights to bring stranded people home from abroad as many appeals for evacuation. Darshan commences at Tirumala temple after three days of trial run. TTD put 3,000 tickets online and a little over 3,000 offline for devotees for slots beginning 8 AM. 135 new cases, 65 discharged and two deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 11,602 samples. Total cases: 4261. Active: 1641, Recovered: 2540, Deaths: 80. Returnees from other states who tested positive is 971, with 564 of them active and 31 discharged in the last 24 hours, while 176 of the 197 cases from abroad remain active. Telangana: Gandhi Hospital medicos continue protests; medicos organised protests inside the hospital campus and boycotted their elective and regular duties at all the Covid in patient wards at Gandhi Hospital. Telangana Cabinet to decide on private testing for Covid-19 says Industries and IT Minister KT Rama Rao. Total cases as of 11th June 4111; as on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees tested positive. Maharashtra: The state reported 3254 new cases on Wednesday, taking the state tally of positive cases to 94,041. While there are 46,074 active cases in the state, 44,517 patients have recovered from the infection. Also, 149 deaths were also reported on Wednesday, which happens to be the highest toll in a single day in the state so far. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1567 new cases and 97 deaths on Wednesday. Though the number of Covid-19 cases has shown a rising trend in the state, the recovery rate has also improved and the death rate has almost equalled the National Average at the same time. The improved recovery rate of the state and the improved situation in the hotspots like Dharavi, Mahim and Dadar in Mumbai has given some relief to the state government. Gujarat: The total number of COVID-19 patients has gone up to 21,554 with the addition of 510 new cases from 21 districts on Wednesday. As many as 370 patients have also recovered in the state on
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 8/11 6/12/2020 Press Information Bureau Wednesday, taking the number of people discharged so far from hospitals to 14,743.Presently, there are 5,464 active cases. Rajasthan: With 51 new COVID-19 cases reported today till morning hours, the state tally of coronavirus cases has reached 11,368. Recovery of total 8502 patients has also been reported till date. Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma said that COVID cases have increased rapidly in the last 8 days and the average of 268 cases has increased daily. Madhya Pradesh: With the report of 200 new cases from the state on Wednesday, the tally of coronavirus patients rose to 10,049; while 427 patients have died so far. Most of these new infections have been reported from hotspots Indore and Bhopal, followed by Ratlam district. 6892 people have recovered from the infection so far while the number of active cases is 2,730. More than 2 lakh 28 thousand samples have been tested in the state till now. The coronavirus recovery rate in Madhya Pradesh has gone up to 68.6 per cent, which is the second best in the country after Rajasthan. Chhattisgarh – 114 new coronavirus positive cases have been reported from the state on Wednesday, taking the state tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,359. The number of active cases is 958, while 402 patients have recovered and 6 deaths have happened in the state so far. Goa – 28 COVID-19 positive cases have been identified on Wednesday, which took the state tally of coronavirus cases to 387. The number of active cases in the state stands at 320.
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Number of recovered patients exceeds the number of active patients; More than 50 lakh samples tested by ICMR; Central teams deployed in 6 cities to assist States in COVID-19 management
As many as 5,991 patients were cured of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This takes the total number of patients recovered to 1,35,205, while the total number of active cases is now 1,33,632. For the first time, the total number of recovered patients has exceeded the active cases. The recovery rate now stands at 48.88%.Also, the number of tests conducted by ICMR has exceeded 50 lakhs; it stands at 50,61,332 today. In the last 24 hours, ICMR has tested 1,45,216 samples. ICMR has continued to ramp up the testing capacity for detecting the Novel Coronavirus in the infected persons. The number of government labs has been increased to 590 and private labs has been increased to 233 (a total of 823). https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 2/11 6/10/2020 Press Information Bureau Central Teams are being deputed to provide technical support and handhold the State Health Departments and Municipal Health Officials to review public health measures being undertaken for COVID-19 in six cities of Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru. For details :
All CGHS empanelled hospitals, notified as COVID-Hospitals by State Governments, to provide treatment facilities to CGHS beneficiaries Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an order to all Health Care Organizations (HCOs) empanelled under CGHS. All CGHS empanelled hospitals, which are notified as COVID-Hospitals by State Governments, shall provide treatment facilities to CGHS beneficiaries as per the CGHS norms, for all COVID related treatments. Similarly, it is directed that all the CGHS empanelled hospitals, which are not notified as COVID Hospitals shall not deny treatment facilities / admission to CGHS beneficiaries and shall charge as per CGHS norms, for all other treatments. Action shall be taken in case of violation of the guidelines.
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Railways Freight shows forward movement again as lockdown is getting lifted Indian Railways continues in its endeavour to ensure availability of essential commodities through its freight and parcel services during the nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19 and after that. In order to ensure the timely delivery of essential commodities for citizens and goods vital for energy & infrastructure sector, Indian Railways has maintained its freight corridors fully functional and has been successful in meeting the needs of both the households sector and industry. In the month of May, Indian Railways has transported 82.27 million tonnes of essential commodities compared to 65.14 million tonnesin April 2020, which is more than 25% higher. From 1st April 2020 to 9th June 2020, Indian Railways has transported 175.46 million tonnes of essential commodities through its uninterrupted 24X7 freight trains operations across the country.
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Prime Minister conducts review of Kedarnath Reconstruction project Prime Minister today conducted a review of the KedarnathDham development and reconstruction project with the Uttarakhand state government via video conferencing.Laying out his vision for the reconstruction of the shrine, Prime Minister said that the state Government should envision and design development projects for holy sites like Kedarnath and Badrinath in a way and manner that stands the test of time and is yet eco-friendly and in harmony with nature and its surroundings.Keeping in mind the present situation and comparatively lean pressure in terms of tourists and pilgrims to the holy sites, Prime Minister suggested that the present construction season could be utilized for completing pending works by proper distribution of labour pools, keeping in mind the norms of social distancing. This will help to create facilities and infrastructure to better sustain tourism flows in the years to come.
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Private sector will be allowed to use ISRO facilities and other relevant assets to improve their capacities: DrJitendra Singh https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 3/11 6/10/2020 Press Information Bureau Briefing about India's achievement in the field of Space Technology during the first year of the 2nd term of the Modi Government, Dr Jitendra Singh stated that the Modi Government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ roadmap towards self-relied India, as spelt out by Finance Minister, envisages the initiative to boost private participation in Space activities. Indian private sector will be a co-traveller in India's Space sector journey.Even during the Corona pandemic, ISRO scientists have been engaged in search of the best methods to provide essential medical devices, protective kits and other equipment.
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Telephone conversation between Prime Minister and President of Philippines Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi spoke on telephone with President of Philippines, His Excellency Rodrigo Duterte, and discussed the steps being taken by the two Governments to address the challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both leaders expressed appreciation for the cooperation extended to ensure the welfare of their citizens in each other's territory, as also for their repatriation home, during the ongoing health crisis. The Philippines President also appreciated the steps taken by India to maintain supply of essential pharmaceutical products to the Philippines. For details :
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Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT, Chandigarh thanked the doctors, health workers, municipal, police and administrative officials for working hard in fighting corona, resulting in reduction of active cases. He, however, stressed that the district authorities should keep a watch on persons coming from other states, so that infection is detected at the earliest and can be contained. The Administrator directed Principal Secretary Health to keep all hospitals and health centres in readiness for accommodating patients, in case there is a second surge, as the borders are open. Haryana: Haryana Government has deputed senior officers to visit the districts for a minimum of two days and two consecutive nights to supervise and review the current arrangements and to plan out the future arrangements required to be put in place based on the analysis of the rate of spread of COVID-19 in the State. The concerned officers will ensure that all officials of Police, ULB, Health and Medical Education and Research Departments in the district are galvanized into action and are motivated to carry on the fight against COVID-19. Maharashtra: With addition of 2,259 new cases, Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally has surged to 90,787. According to the state health department, the state has reported 120 deaths with the toll now standing at 3289. The number of patients who have recovered stands at 42,638 with 1663 discharges in the last 24 hours. Mumbai, on the other hand, recorded 1,015 new cases with the total rising to 50,878. The city recorded 58 deaths more leading to a toll of 1,758.The number of reported cases in Mumbai has now crossed that of Wuhan in China, where the Corona Virus outbreak began. Silver lining is that the doubling rate in Mumbai has increased to 23 days and in Asia’s largest slum, the doubling rate has increased to 48 days. Moreover, no deaths have been reported from Dharavi during the last seven days. Gujarat: 470 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 21044, out of which 5336 are active cases. Hotspot Ahmedabad has reported 331 of these new cases. The death toll in the state rose to 1, 313, with 33 COVID-19 patients dying on https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 4/11 6/10/2020 Press Information Bureau Tuesday. On the other hand, 409 patients were discharged from hospitals, raising the number of recovered patients to 14,373. Also, in Ahmedabad, renowned critical care specialist Dr Raj Rawal has formed a group of expert doctors and started Covid home care service for patients with mild symptoms. Under the home care service, the patients are provided with assistant nurse, oxygen, and monitoring in cases if it is required. Rajasthan: 123 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till today morning, while 369 new cases in all were reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 11,368. Till date, 8502 patients have recovered in the state which has the highest recovery rate in the country. The Rajasthan Government has sealed all its inter-state borders today in the wake of continuous increase in Corona cases. In addition, the government has decided to regulate and control intra- state traffic. Madhya Pradesh: 211 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 9849. While the number of active cases is 2700, a total of 6,729 people have recovered from the infection and 420 patients have died so far. The growth rate of Corona infection in MP is now much lower at 2.74 per cent, as against the national average of 5.4 per cent. Chhattisgarh: 43 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in all on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 1251, while the number of active cases is 859. Goa: 29 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Tuesday, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 359, out of which 292 are active cases and 67 patients have recovered in the state so far. Mangor area in the state continues to have the maximum cases, with 22 of these new cases being linked to that area. Arunachal Pradesh: State Health Secretary says more than 11,500 stranded people have returned to the state so far. He said more stranded people are reaching the state and SoPs are being followed for their checkups and quarantine. Assam: 42 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 3092, active cases 1987, recovered 1097 and deaths 5. Manipur: Five more persons tested COVID19 positive taking the overall total to 309, all returnees.19,854 tests have been done so far in the State. Mizoram: In partial modification of Lockdown Guidelines issued, Lengpui Airport in Mizoram will continue to remain operational until further orders. Nagaland: Nagaland Civil Society Orgaizations have planned a 'prayer from homes' at 7 pm today. People have been urged to light candles or flash mobile phone lights and pray for safety of all including frontline workers. 4732 samples tested so far in Nagaland. Results of 3518 have been received and 5922 persons are currently under quarantine. Kerala: A Covid-19 patient who escaped from the Trivandrum Medical College the other day, committed suicide inside isolation ward today after he was taken back to the hospital. His second test had shown negative. 40 of his friends and close family members have been put in quarantine. The state Cabinet has decided to strengthen containment measures to avoid community spread of Covid-19. The Chief priest of Sabarimala hill shrine has written to Devaswom Board not to allow devotees in the temple during the monthly Pooja to begin from next Monday and has also asked for postponing the festival. Four Keralites succumbed to the virus in the Gulf region. A total of 207 Malayalis have succumbed to the virus in the Gulf. Two died in Mumbai and one in Delhi. 91
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 5/11 6/10/2020 Press Information Bureau new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala in the second consecutive day yesterday. Number of People in quarantine in the state has crossed 2 lakh. Tamil Nadu: State govt acknowledges that it might be underreporting Covid-19 deaths; a nine- member committee to audit all the Covid-19 deaths in Chennai. Retired teacher found positive for Covid-19 after dying in Puducherry, cases in the UT rise to 145. Following TN, the Puducherry administration on Tuesday cancelled the Standard X public examination in the Puducherry and Karaikal regions. DMK MLA J Anbazhagan succumbs to Covid-19 at a private hospital in Chennai. 1685 new cases, 798 recoveries & 21 deaths reported yesterday. 1242 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 34914, Active cases: 16279, Deaths: 307. Active cases in Chennai are 12570. Karnataka: Health department announced that, state is continuing to do Covid test among deaths with history of ILI or SARI symptoms- swab to be taken within 6 hours of death for testing. Medical Education Minister Dr Sudhakar K said that the State crossed 4 lakh tests mark on Tuesday. With 2605 discharges & 5921 cumulative cases, Karnataka's recovery rate remains at 44%. Health Minister B Sriramulu said that Maharashtra returnees will not be subjected to institutional quarantine henceforth and will be directly sent to 14 days of home quarantine. 161 new cases, 164 discharges & two deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 5921, Active cases: 3248, Deaths: 66. Andhra Pradesh: Supreme Court denies staying AP High Court's verdict in State EC N Ramesh Kumar’s reinstatement case, over AP government’s petition. Tenth Std examinations will be held according to previously announced schedule in Andhra, says Minister Adimulapu Suresh. CM launches ‘JaganannaChedhodu’ scheme to provide an annual cash incentive of Rs 10,000 each to 2,47,040 beneficiaries who are washermen, barbers and tailors in the state. TTD all set to resume darshan at Tirumala for devotees from Thursday. 136 new cases, 72 discharged and one death reported during last 24 hours after testing 15,384 samples. Total cases: 4126. Active: 1573, Recovered: 2475, Deaths: 78. Telangana: Protests erupt across Telangana as doctors stand in solidarity with those protesting at Gandhi Hospital after the attack on a doctor yesterday. Telangana government issues orders declaring promotion of all 10th students based on performance in internal assessments. Close to 7 lakh students have been promoted following the orders. As on date 448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive.
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Posted On: 09 JUN 2020 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; GOM reviews containment measures of COVID-19 The 16th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was chaired by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare today.The GOM was briefed about the latest status, response and management of COVID-19 in the country. GoM was also apprised about the growing medical infrastructure in the country. As of 9th June 2020, the COVID related health infrastructure has been strengthened with the availability of 958 dedicated COVID Hospitals with 1,67,883 isolation beds, 21,614 ICU beds and 73,469 oxygen supported beds. 2,313 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,33,037 Isolation beds; 10,748 ICU beds and 46,635 oxygen supported beds have also been operationalised. Moreover, 7,525 COVID Care Centres with 7,10,642 beds are now available to combat COVID-19 in the country. The ventilators available for COVID beds are 21,494.The Centre https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 2/10 6/9/2020 Press Information Bureau has further placed an order of 60,848 ventilators. ICMR’s testing capacity has increased through 553 government and 231 private laboratories (total of 784 labs). More than 49 lakh cumulative tests have been conducted in the country, as on date. Also, 1,41,682 samples have been tested in the last 24 hrs. So far, a total of 1,29,214 people has been cured. 4,785 patients were cured in the last 24 hours. This takes the total recovery rate to 48.47%. The total number of active cases is now 1,29,917 .
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Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to 15 States/UTs, with more than 50 districts/municipal bodies that are witnessing high case load and high spurt of cases. They will assist the State Governments by providing technical support for containment and facilitate management of COVID-19 outbreak. These States/UTs are: Maharashtra (7 districts/municipalities), Telangana (4), Tamil Nadu (7), Rajasthan (5), Assam (6), Haryana (4), Gujarat (3), Karnataka (4), Uttarakhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (5), West Bengal (3), Delhi (3), Bihar (4), Uttar Pradesh (4), and Odisha (5). These teams are working in the field and visiting health care facilities to support the State health department in implementation of containment measures and efficient treatment/clinical management of cases within the districts/cities. For details :
COVID Emergency Credit Facility covers all companies and not just MSMEs: Finance Minister Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs SmtNirmalaSitharamanhas said that the COVID Emergency Credit Facility covers all companies, and not just MSMEs. Addressing the FICCI National Executive Committee members, SmtSitharaman assured the industry of all possible Government support with the intent of supporting Indian business and reviving the economy, and said, “We are committed to support/intervene if any of your members have a problem”.She also said that every Government department has been told to clear dues and if there is any issue with any department, the government will look into it.The Finance Minister also said that the Government will consider an extension in the deadline for availing the 15% corporate tax rate on new investments. For details :
Highest ever allocation of Rs. 1,01,500 crore made under MGNREGS during financial year 2020- 2021; a sum of Rs. 31,493 crore has already been released A provision of Rs. 1,01,500 crore has been made under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the current financial year 2020-2021. It is the highest ever provision of funds under the programme.A sum of Rs. 31,493 crore has already been released in 2020-2021. A total of 60.80 crore person days has been generated so far and work has been offered to 6.69 crore persons. Average number of persons to whom work offered in May 2020 has been 2.51 crore per day.A total of 10 lakh works have been completed so far during the current Financial Year 2020-21. A sustained focus is on taking up works related to water conservation and irrigation, plantation, horticulture and Individual Beneficiary works for livelihood promotion.
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EPFO settles 36.02 lakh claims during lockdown Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), a statutory body under Union Ministry of Labour& Employment, despite the lockdown restrictions, settled a staggering 36.02 lakh claims thereby disbursing Rs. 11,540 crore to its members during the months of April and May 2020. Out of this, 15.54 lakh claims, disbursing Rs. 4580 crore to claimants, were related to the recently introduced COVID-19 advance under Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyanYojana.A look at wage slab-wise data points out that more than 74 % of total claimants during the lockdown period belonged to slab of less than Rs.15,000 wage. For details :
Validity of motor vehicle documents further extended till 30th September, 2020 Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Shri NitinGadkari today announced further extension of the validity date of motor vehicle documents till September this year. Accordingly, the Ministry of RTH has issued an advisory to all States and UTs to this effect.The State/UTs have also been requested to consider provisions available under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 or other such provisions available under other Acts, for considering relaxation in requirement of permit, or fees or taxes for renewal / penalty for permits etc to provide relief during these extra ordinary circumstances of COVID-19.
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Government rolls out facility of filing of NIL GST Return through SMS In a significant move towards taxpayer facilitation, the Government has today onwards allowed filing of NIL GST monthly return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS. This would substantially improve ease of GST compliance for over 22 lakh registered taxpayers who had to otherwise log into their account on the common portal and then file their returns every month. Now, these taxpayers with NIL liability need not log on to the GST Portal and may file their NIL returns through a SMS.
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Shri Ram Vilas Paswan reviews sugar sector related issues
The Union Minister for Food & Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan held a review meeting with senior officials of the Department of Food & Public Distribution. In the review meeting, issues like sugar production, outstanding payments arrears of sugarcane farmers, ethanol production and other related issues were discussed. Shri Paswan directed officials to issue necessary guidelines for timely payments of outstanding arrears of sugarcane farmers. The Minister was informed
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Income generation activities for tribals pick up as states take up MFP procurement at revised MSP in right earnest There has been an encouragingly positive response from the States as the government continues its efforts to help the poor and marginalized people find their feet in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.17 states have initiated procurement and MFP worth approximately Rs. 50 Cr. have been procured by the states under the scheme. Moreover due to these efforts, private agencies in 7 States have procured MFP at prices above the MSP to tune of over Rs.400 Cr.The timely announcement of the MSP measures and the revisions in the MSPs by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and these concerted efforts of TRIFED have resulted in the tribals getting a higher value realization in the market, at rates which are even higher than MSP.
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Curtain Raiser of IDY 2020 to be telecast on DD News on 10th June Ministry of AYUSH in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga will host a television event as curtain raiser of the International Day of Yoga 2020 which will be telecasted on DD News on 10th June, 2020 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM. This will also be streamed live on Ministry of AYUSH’s Facebook page.The curtain raiser would mark out a 10-day official countdown to IDY 2020.
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Chandigarh: The Administrator appealed to the residents not to stigmatize the residents of BapuDham Colony and to give them full opportunities for integrating into the society. He directed Labour Department to take up the matter with the private employers, so that their pending wages could be paid and job opportunities increased. Punjab: To cope up with the problem of labour scarcity amid COVID-19, the Punjab farmers are now enthusiastically switching over to Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) instead of traditional transplantation of paddy this year and nearly 25% of total area under paddy sowing is expected to come under this innovative technology which will help to slash cultivation cost, in terms of both labour and water. To promote the technology of DSR and motivate the farmers to adopt it in a big way, the State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has sanctioned 4000 DSR machines and 800 paddy transplanting machines to farmers on subsidy ranging from 40% to 50%. Haryana: Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Minister has said that during Unlock-1, the State Government has allowed the reopening of sports stadiums with certain conditions, during which focus will be on personal fitness and social distancing norms will be followed. He said that players and coaches in Haryana State have again fully immersed themselves in their games and all efforts will be made to cover the loss that has been incurred in the past. Maharashtra: 2,553 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Monday, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 88,528, out of which 44,374 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1,314 new infections which took the total cases in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 5/10 6/9/2020 Press Information Bureau 49,863. There are 3,510 active containment zones in the state where 17,895 squads have completed surveillance of 66.84 lakh people. Gujarat: 477 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from 19 districts, taking the state tally of positive cases to 20,574, out of which 5,309 are active cases. 31 patients have lost their lives during the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 1280. Rajasthan:144 new COVID-19 cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 10,876, out of which 8,117 patients have been cured and 246 have died. The Health Department has achieved the target of conducting 25 thousand COVID 19 tests every day. A total of 5,18,000 samples have been tested in the state so far. Currently, COVID samples are being tested at 25 places in 15 districts of the state. Soon, this facility will be extended to 10 more districts, stated the State Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma. The recovery rate of COVID 19 in the state has also increased to 74.6 percent. Madhya Pradesh: 237 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 9638, out of which 2688 are active cases and 414 patients have died so far. Out of the total 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh, coronavirus cases have been found in 51 districts so far but no new COVID 19 case was found in 27 districts. Chhattisgarh: 104 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in all on Monday, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 1197, while the number of active cases are 885. A total of 92,598 tests have been performed in the state till Monday. Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Goa the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 330, out of which 263 are active cases and 67 patients have recovered in the state so far. Kerala: Malls, restaurants and places of worship opened in Kerala this morning after over two-and half months of lockdown. Various temples, including the Lord Krishna temple at Guruvayoor, a few churches and mosques opened for the devotees. MoS External Affairs V. Muraledharan has come down heavily on Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan over the decision to reopen temples in the state. He demanded that the government should withdraw the decision to reopen temples under Devaswom Board. However, Devaswom Minister KadakampallySurendran said temples were opened after discussions with religious leaders and apart from following the Central government directions, all security measures are strictly followed in the worship centers. Three more Keralites have died due to COVID-19 in the Gulf taking the toll past 200. 91 new cases and one death were reported in the state yesterday taking the toll to 16 and total number of active cases to 1,174. Tamil Nadu: Convalescent plasma trial begins at Madurai's Government Rajaji Hospital. State cancels Class 10 exams in Tamil Nadu in the wake of Covid situation, opposition welcomes move. Health Minister puts an end to rumours on bed shortage in the State; Minister said that the recovery rate is 56 per cent and currently, only six patients are there on ventilators in the State. 1562 new cases, 528 recoveries & 17 deaths reported yesterday. 1149 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 33229, Active cases: 15413, Deaths: 286, Discharged: 17527. Active cases in Chennai are 11817. Karnataka: Department of Health and Family welfare issued protocol for inter-state travellers to Karnataka during phased re-opening of unlock one. Self-registration on SevaSindhu portal for all travellers before entering Karnataka and health screening of all incoming persons at entry points have been made mandatory. Meanwhile it has also issued guidelines for Resident welfare Associations to be followed during Covid. 308 new cases, 387 discharges & three deaths were
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 6/10 6/9/2020 Press Information Bureau reported yesterday. Total positive cases till yesterday: 5760, Active cases: 3175, Deaths: 64, Recovered: 2519. Andhra Pradesh:CM assures of providing government schemes to people within time. CM reviews Spandana programme, directs officials to open sand reaches. Tollywood delegation to arrive in Vijayawada to meet CM YS Jagan shortly to discuss over shooting of films. 125 new cases and 34 discharges reported yesterday. Total cases till yesterday: 3843. Active: 1381, Recovered: 2387, Deaths: 75. Telangana: The state government has decided to move the Supreme Court against the Telangana high court order to conduct tests for coronavirus on dead people. A few days ago, the high court had directed the state government to conduct tests on all dead. Total confirmed Covid19 cases as on 8th June are 3742. As of now 448 migrants and foreign returnees tested positive.
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Posted On: 08 JUN 2020 6:18PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Health Secretary interacts with DMs, Municipal Commissioners, Chief Medical Officers of select districts that are seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases
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Ms Preeti Sudan, Union Health Secretary held a review meeting with the District Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, Chief Medical Officers, Superintendent of District Hospitals and Principles of Medical Colleges from 45 municipalities/municipal corporations across 38 districts in ten states, that are witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.These districts are from the following States/UTs: Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Uttarakhand& Madhya Pradesh.Main issues discussed were the widespread infection in densely populated urban areas, with areas that shared public amenities; importance of house-to-house surveys; prompt testing followed by prompt isolation and clinical management of cases and containment strategy to be implemented.
Areas that need constant attention included active house-to-house survey for timely detection; augmentation of the survey teams; efficient ambulance management; efficient triaging of patients at the hospitals and bed management; clinical management of the hospitalised cases through rotational 24*7 teams to ensure reduction in the fatality rates. They were also advised to ensure that the testing results https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 2/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau were returned by the labs in time for ensuring early identification and timely treatment. So far, a total of 1,24,430 people has been cured of COVID-19. 5,137 patients were cured in the last 24 hours. This takes the total recovery rate to 48.49%. The total number of active cases is now 1,24,981.
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About 111.02 LMT food grains lifted through 3965 rail rakes during lockdown Since the lockdown was announced on March 24, 2020 about 111.02 LMT food grains have been lifted and transported through 3965 rail rakes. Apart from the rail route, transportation was also done through roads and waterways. A total of 234.51 LMT has been transported. 15,500 MT grains was transported through 13 ships. Total 11.30 LMT food grains have been transported to the North-Eastern States. Under AatmaNirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that 8 LMT food grains will be provided to about 8 Crore migrant labourers, stranded and needy families, who are not covered under NFSA or State scheme PDS cards. 5 Kg of food grain per person is being distributed free of cost for the months of May and June to all migrants. The states and UTs have lifted 4.42 LMT of food grains and distributed 10,131 MT of food grains to 20.26 lakh beneficiaries. The Government of India also approved 39,000 MT pulses for 1.96 crore migrant families.
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Indian Navy Commences evacuation of citizens from Islamic Republic of Iran - “SAMUDRA SETU”
Indian Navy had launched Operation SamudraSetu to repatriate Indian citizens commencing 08 May 2020. Indian Naval ships Jalashwa and Magar have already evacuated 2874 personnel from Maldives and Sri Lanka to ports of Kochi and Tuticorin.In the next phase of SamudraSetu, Indian Naval Ship Shardul will evacuate Indian citizens on 08 June 2020 from the port of Bandar Abbas, Islamic Republic of Iran, to Porbandar, Gujarat. The Indian Mission in Islamic Republic of Iran is preparing a list of Indian citizens to be evacuated and will facilitate their embarkation after requisite medical screening. For details :
Mission Sagar - INS Kesari at Port Victoria, Seychelles As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port Victoria, Seychelles, on 07 June 2020. The Government of India in these difficult times is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and towards the same INS Kesari is carrying a consignment of COVID related essential medicines for the people of Seychelles.
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OPERATION SAMUDRA SETU - INS JALASHWA ARRIVES AT TUTICORIN WITH 700 INDIAN CITIZENS EMBARKED FROM MALDIVES
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 3/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation SamudraSetu", entered Tuticorinharbour with 700 Indian nationals evacuated from Male, Maldvies on 07 June 2020. Thus far INS Jalashwa has evacuated 2672 Indian citizens from Maldives and Sri Lanka to India as part of Vande Bharat Mission. For details :
DST releases information brochure on health & risk communication programme focusing on COVID-19 National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science & Technology (DST) has released an information brochure for a recently launched programme on health and risk communication ‘Year of Awareness on Science & Health (YASH) with focus on COVID-19’. The brochure carries information on the genesis and need of such a mega programme in the country to address the issues of risks, crises, disasters, and uncertainties especially posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme focuses on enhancing public understanding and awareness on science and health for better preparedness to cope up with the present and future challenges.
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Indian Air Force Designs and Develops Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) Indian Air Force has designed, developed and manufactured an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT). This pod will be utilised for evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude area, isolated and remote places.Requirement of an air evacuation system with facility to prevent spread of infectious aerosol from a COVID-19 patient during air travel was felt by IAF when COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic. The first prototype was developed at 3 BRD AF and has undergone various modifications. Supporting the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” call by Hon’ble Prime Minister, only indigenous materials have been used to fabricate this pod. This indigenously designed system has been developed at a cost of Rs Sixty Thousand only, which is very less as compared to the imported systems costing up to Rs Sixty Lakh.
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MOU entered between NIPER Guwahati and Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd for large scale industrial grade manufacturing and commercialization of 3D antimicrobial face-shields to control spread of Covid-19 National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, is committed to providing a useful contribution cum solution in terms of developing Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) to avoid the fatal spread of COVID-19 transmission. It has signed MoU with the Hindustan Antibiotic Limited (HAL, a PSU under Dept. of Pharmaceuticals), Pimpri, Pune for large scale industrial-grade manufacturing and commercialization of their 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields.NIPER-Guwahati has also filed both an Indian design patent and provisional patent at Indian Patent Office, New Delhi on their 3D printed antimicrobial face-shields. For details :
Ministry of Tourism presents a virtual safari of the Wild Wonders of Madhya Pradesh through 29th webinar under DekhoApnaDesh series https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 4/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau The webinar provided an immersive virtual safari experience to one of the most biodiversity rich hotspots in the world: The State of Madhya Pradesh, which is also known as the heart of Incredible India.Considering the impact of COVID-19 on tourism, Madhya Pradesh tourism has initiated a concept of rental caravan vehicles comprising of all the facilities such as beds, refrigerator and other essentials so that people doesn’t need to stay in hotels for their trips in view of social distancing and can rent these vehicles.
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Kerala: Kerala reported its 17th Covid-19 death with a 43-year-old woman undergoing treatment in Thrissur Medical College passing away this afternoon. Meanwhile, State Health Minister K KShailaja has said that preventing community spread of COVID-19 is the top priority of the government. Cooperation of people and strict adherence to government guidelines are crucial in this endeavour. She also pointed out that the disease transmission in the state at present through contact is between 10 and 15 percent. Two persons who were under quarantine in Kozhikode and Pathanamthitta died. Their samples have been collected for Covid test. A Keralite who reached Dubai succumbed to the virus in UAE today. One Covid death and 107 positive cases were reported yesterday in the state. 1,095 patients are still under treatment. Tamil Nadu:CM says ‘T.N. has highest recovery rate in India, lowest number of deaths in the world’. Tamil Nadu temples continue to remain shut as Covid-19 cases surge. State caps testing fee in private sector at Rs 3,000; Rs 500 to be charged extra for home visit; laboratories will be checked for quality. New containment strategy for three districts around Chennai; plan involves micro-management of cases in urban, rural areas. Close to 70% of the cases reported in Tamil Nadu are from Chennai. 1515 new cases, 604 recoveries & 18 deaths reported yesterday. 1155 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 31667, Active cases: 14396, Deaths: 269, Discharged: 16999. Active cases in Chennai are 10982. Karnataka: From today, temples, mosques and churches opened for prayers, but government lays down strict guidelines to prevent big congregations. Markets, malls, hotels also opened up. Meanwhile BBMP has issued SOPs for home quarantine, to keep special eye on those who recommended for home quarantine 460 teams have been formed. 239 new cases, 143 discharges and two deaths were reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 5452, Active cases: 3257, Deaths: 61 Recovered: 2132. Andhra Pradesh:Darshan for devotees in Tirumala temple on trial basis resumed after a gap of nearly 80 days, prior to its permanent resumption. Cultivation target for all crops in Kharif season has been set at 39.59 lakh hectares as against the normal crop acreage of 37.54 lakh hectares. Pre- survey process for district-wise ‘skill gap’ to identify industrial needs and search for manpower with needed skill sets, hit by large-scale exodus of skilled migrants, likely to commence in mid- June. 125 new cases, 34 discharged and no death reported during last 24 hours after testing 14,246 samples. Total cases: 3843. Active: 1381, Recovered: 2387, Deaths: 75. Telangana: Temples open their doors for devotees from today. Guidelines being followed at temples across the State. Telangana Governor TamilisaiSoundararajan on Monday visited Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) to convey her support to the healthcare workers affected by Covid-19 while discharging their duties. Total cases as of 7th June are 3650. As on date 448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive for Covid19. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1630207 5/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau Maharashtra: 3,007 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of positive cases to 85,975, out of which 43,591 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1,421 new infections on Sunday which took the total cases in the city to 48,549. Private offices in Maharashtra started their operations with up to 10% strength as per requirement with remaining persons working from home. In lockdown 5.0, the state government has announced phase wise easing of lockdown, depending upon clear demarcations for the containment and non-containment zones. Gujarat: 480 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 20,070, out of which 5186 are active cases. 30 patients have lost their lives during the last 24 hours taking the total death toll to 1249. Lord Dwarikadheesh and Shri Somnath Temple in Gujarat reopened today for Darshan. However, the devotees have been advised to visit the Somnath Temple after 12th June after online booking in available slots.As part of Operation SamudraSetu, INS Shardul will evacuate Indian citizens today from the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran to Porbandar, Gujarat. The Indian Mission in Iran is preparing a list of Indian citizens to be evacuated and will facilitate their embarkation after requisite medical screening. Rajasthan: 97 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till now, taking the state tally of positive cases to 10, 696, out of which 7814 patients have recovered. Hotels, restaurants, clubs, shopping malls and all wildlife sanctuaries have opened in Rajasthan today. The ASI owned historical monuments also opened for tourists today. Madhya Pradesh:173 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 9,401, out of which 2658 are active cases. Most of the new cases have again been reported from Bhopal, followed by Indore. Chhattisgarh: 76 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Sunday and 31 more positive cases have been reported till today morning , taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 1,073, while the number of active cases are 834. Religious places have opened up in the state from today. Goa: 33 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Sunday, taking the state tally of positive cases to 300, out of which 235 are active cases. In the wake of rising cases, the state has made requisition for 200 ventilators from the Centre, of which, 100 are expected to be delivered by tomorrow, stated the State Health Minister. Manipur: 37 more people have tested COVID19 positive in Manipur. They have been shifted to COVID Care Facility in Imphal.Total cases 209 with 157 active cases. Mizoram: CM convened a consultative meeting on COVID19 with representatives from Member of Legislatures, Government Officials, Non-Govt. Hospital Association, Church Leaders, Village and Local Councils members, Task Forces and NGOs to discuss the State's way forward.In Mizoram, lockdown extended for 21 more days starting from midnight tonight. Home quarantine option will be limited to only extreme unavoidable circumstances, said CM Zoramthanga. Nagaland: State Govt disbursed Rs.24 crore as financial assistance to citizens stranded in other States so far. 238 Quarantines Centres are in place with bed capacity of 13 thousand persons in Nagaland. The State ranks 5th in the country in terms of strict quarantine norms.
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Posted On: 07 JUN 2020 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,220 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,19,293 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.37% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,20,406active cases and all are under active medical supervision. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629839 2/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel coronavirus in infected persons. The number of government labs has been increased to 531 and private labs has been increased to 228 (A total of 759).1,42,069 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is 46,66,386.
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Moving ahead resolutely through collective action There are some reports in a section of the media expressing concern about the Government’s efforts towards containment and management of COVID-19 to have excluded the larger wisdom of technical experts.
These apprehensions and allegations are unfounded and baseless. The Government is constantly in consultation with experts for technical and strategic inputs, scientific ideas and domain-specific guidance to address the COVID-19 pandemic. A National Task Force (NTF) for COVID-19 is constituted by Secretary DHR-cum-DG-ICMR with Member (Health) NITI Aayog as Chairperson and Secretary (DoHFW) and Secretary (DHR) as Co-Chairs. The NTF comprises of 21 members including technical/domain experts from the government and outside the government. Predominant expertise in the Task Force is from public health and/or epidemiology. Given the complexity and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group has experts from medicine, virology, pharmacology and programme implementation domains, as well.
The Government has already shared the information on the impact of lockdown and other restrictions on averting lakhs of infections and thousands of deaths, as also enormous gains in health system and people’s preparedness. Compared to countries that have eased lockdown such as UK, Italy, Spain and Germany, India has reported the lowest numbers of cases/lakh population, at 17.23 cases/lakh population and 0.49 deaths/lakh population (as per WHO Situation Report dated 6th June 2020). For details :
Growth Trajectory of Direct Tax Collection & Recent Direct Tax Reforms There are reports in a certain section of media that the growth of direct taxes collection for the FY 2019- 20 has fallen drastically and buoyancy of the direct tax collection as compared to the GDP growth has reached negative. These reports do not portray the correct picture regarding the growth of direct taxes. It is a fact that the net direct tax collection for the FY 2019-20 was less than the net direct tax collection for the FY 2018-19. But this fall in the collection of direct taxes is on expected lines and is temporary in nature due to the historic tax reforms undertaken and much higher refunds issued during the FY 2019- 20.
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Awareness and not Anxiety is the key to fighting COVID-19: DrJitendra Singh Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that awareness and not anxiety, is the key to fight Covid pandemic. Launching COVID BEEP (Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod), India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients, developed by ESIC Medical College Hyderabad in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Department Of Atomic Energy, he stressed on the importance of prevention and awareness in dealing with this pandemic effectively, now that the process of unlock has started in a phased manner after an effective and timely lockdown for close to two months. For details :https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1630067
National Gallery of Modern Art to run ONLINE NAIMISHA 2020- Summer Art Program from 8th June to 3rd July 2020 During this pandemic situation and lockdown, museums and cultural institutions cannot serve visitors and audiences as usual. It led NGMA to explore new areas and platforms to reach to its audiences. In the last two month or so NGMA has organised many programs and exhibitions virtually. The technological development provides an opportunity to organise such programs digitally. So, NGMA is making an endeavour to host its most popular summer art program NAIMISHA digitally.The month-long ONLINE summer program by NGMA, New Delhi is an initiative to provide a chance to its participants to create and learn from practicing artists without compromising their health.
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Punjab: In a bid to provide much needed respite to the citizens of the state to travel from one place to other to discharge their duties, the Punjab Government has allowed all private (non–transport) and public service vehicles to operate from 5 AM to 9 PM, except in the containment zones declared by competent authority, subject to strict riders to prevent the spread of deadly coronavirus. Haryana: Haryana Government has decided to allow the reopening of religious places, places of worship for public, and Shopping Malls in a regulated and restricted manner across the state with effect from June 8, 2020 except in the districts of Gurugram and Faridabad in view of large number of positive cases being found on daily basis during last ten days in these districts. Apart from this, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services will be reopened with generic preventive measures across the state. The timing of opening for all will remain between 9 am to 8 pm so as to ensure the compliance of night curfew between 9 PM to 5 AM. The Chief Minister directed to regulate and restrict these activities by following the guidelines and instructions as https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629839 4/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau issued by Ministry of Home Affairs in letter and spirit keeping in view the prevailing conditions due to COVID-19 pandemic in Haryana. Kerala: The youngest baby, a five-day old, who was confirmed with Covid-19 in the state recovered from the disease and returned to home from Parippally Medical College in Kollam. The baby's mother is still under treatment. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in Thiruvananthapuram has been approved as Centre for examining the accuracy of Covid treatment equipment and testing kits. Covid certificate will be mandatory for devotees from other states visiting Sabarimala shrine. Virtual queue has been made mandatory for all devotees in Sabarimala and Guruvayoor temples. Hotels in Kozhikode will be opening only after July 15 due to the increase in positive cases in the district. One more Malayali, an X-Ray technician, died in New Delhi today. Kerala had confirmed 108 new Covid positive cases yesterday and 1029 patients under treatment in various hospitals. Tamil Nadu: Five JIPMER doctors, technician among 12 people who tested positive in Puducherry; with this the total Covid-19 positive cases has risen to 119 in the UT while active cases are 71. Indian Navy Ship ‘Jalashwa’ made a second call to Thoothukudi VO Chidambaranar Port Trust with 700 Indian expats from Maldives as a part of the ongoing 'SamudraSetu' mission. State framesSoP for restaurants; will be out of bounds for people above 65 years of age and those with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below 10 years of age. CM says that approvals for industries will be made simpler. 1458 new cases & 19 deaths yesterday in TN. 1146 cases from Chennai. Total cases till now : 30152, Active cases: 13503, Deaths: 251. Active cases in Chennai is 10223. Karnataka: Health department issues revised guidelines with effect from 8 June 2020 for health screening, quarantine and interstate travellers in unlock 1 period. Hotels, restaurants and lodges and temples will open with strict adherence to guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs. 378 new cases, 280 discharges & two deaths reported yesterday; of the 378 new cases, 333 are inter- state cases. Total positive cases till now : 5213, Active cases: 3184, Deaths: 59, Recovered: 1968. Andhra Pradesh: Budget session of AP Assembly and Council scheduled to start from June 16. RTC which resumed operations from May 21 garner an income of Rs. 29.44 crore till date. State transfers Forest Service officers in large numbers. 130 new cases, 30 discharged and two deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 17,695 samples. Total cases: 3718. Active: 1290, Recovered: 2353, Deaths: 75. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 810, with 508 of them active and 28 discharged in the last 24 hours, while 126 of the 131 cases from abroad remain active with one discharge today. Telangana: Chief Minister’s Office sealed as official’s personal secretary tests positive for Covid- 19. Homeguard, constables among six cops in Telangana who tested positive for Covid-19. Fear and uncertainty, fuelled by the unyielding Covid-19 pandemic, is mounting among parents of schoolchildren as ambiguity continues over whether schools will reopen physically before the virus is reined in completely. As on 6th June number of cases in Telangana is 3496; As on date 448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive. Maharashtra: With 2,739 new Covid-19 cases found in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the state's virus case count reached 82,698.The state's death toll stands at 2,969 after 120 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. So far, 37,390 people have been discharged after getting cured of Covid-19, the Maharashtra Health Department said. 2,234 patients got discharged in the last 24 hours.To curb malpractices and resolve complaints against private hospitals in Mumbai, the https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629839 5/7 6/8/2020 Press Information Bureau Maharashtra government has appointed five IAS officers who can be reached via email in case of complaints. A total of 35 hospitals will be under the ambit of these officials. Gujarat: Gujarat reported 498 new coronavirus positive cases and 29 deaths, including 26 in Ahmedabad district, taking the total case count to 19,617, and fatalities to 1,219. The number of recovered cases also rose to 13,324 with 313 more patients getting discharged from hospitals. The state has so far tested 2,45,606 samples. Rajasthan: Rajasthan reported 247 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state has increased to 10,331. As many as 231 people have died in the state due to Covid-19 infection.There are 2599 active cases in the state while at least 7,501 people have been recovered from the infection. Madhya Pradesh: With 232 fresh cases being reported over the past 24 hours, the total COVID-19 positive count in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 9,000-mark on Saturday with total 9228 cases. Bhopal reported 51 cases, followed by 35 in Indore, 20 in Shajapur, 18 in Neemuch, 15 in Burhanpur, 14 in Bhind, 12 in Ujjain and 10 in Gwalior. Chhattisgarh: As many as 44 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the state has increased to 923. The death toll has climbed to 4. Goa: Goa reported 71 new COVID-19 cases, taking the State count of positive cases to 267. Of these 202 are active cases while 65 people have recovered from the disease.
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Posted On: 06 JUN 2020 6:27PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,611 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,14,073 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.20% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,15,942 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons. The
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629839 2/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau number of government labs has been increased to 520 and private labs has been increased to 222 (A total of 742).1,37,938 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is 45,24,317.
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OP SamudraSetu - INS Jalashwa departs Male for Tuticorin with 700 Indians embarked
Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa, which reached Male, Maldives on 04 Jun 20 for her third trip under Op SamudraSetu - Indian Navy's contribution to India's national effort to bring home our citizens from foreign shores by sea, embarked 700 Indian nationals on 05 Jun 20 and departed for India late in the evening. The ship will observe strict COVID protocols onboard and is expected to reach Tuticorin on 07 Jun 20. For details :
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi and H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi had a phone call with H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. The leaders discussed the challenges posed to their healthcare systems and economies by the COVID-19 pandemic. They shared information about the steps taken in the respective country to manage the crisis and ensure well-being of citizens. The leaders agreed to extend all possible support to each other’s expatriate citizens during the present crisis.The Prime Minister assured the Rwandan President of India’s steadfast support to Rwanda’s efforts to combat the Coronavirus, including through medical assistance. For details :
President promulgates two Ordinances with the aim of giving a boost to rural India and agriculture After the announcement of the landmark decisions by the Government of India for reforms in the agricultural sector for raising the income of the farmers as part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the President of India has promulgated the following Ordinances with the aim of giving a boost to rural India for farmers engaged in agriculture and allied activities: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance 2020; and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance 2020. When the whole ecosystem of agriculture and its allied activities was tested during the COVID-19 crises, it reconfirmed the necessity for the Central Government to speed up the reform process and to come up with a national legal facilitative ecosystem to improve intra-state and interstate trade of agriculture produce. The Government of India also recognized the need for the farmer to sell agriculture produce at
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HRD Minister chairs Meeting to review the progress of works sanctioned under Institute of Eminence Scheme Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a review meeting on the progress of works sanctioned under the Institute of Eminence Scheme (IoE). During the meeting the Ministersaid that a Project Management Unit should be established in MHRD for monitoring the works of the IOEs and HEFA in 15 days. Shri Nishank assured that a commitment letter from MHRD will be issued to various public institutions of IoEs that funds will be released for expenditure done as per the MOU of IoE. He also desired that construction activities have been open now and work may be expedited in IoEs which have stopped due to Covid-19.
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Research proposals invited for COVID-19 for bilateral collaboration in science between India & Australia Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi and the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison MP, jointly announced a Special COVID-19 Collaboration in 2020 during an India-Australia Leaders’ Virtual Summit on 04 June 2020.Accordingly, Department of Science & Technology,GOI and Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), Australia have invited joint research projects on COVID-19 from interested scientists and researchers under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF), a platform for bilateral collaboration in science, jointly managed and funded by the governments of India and Australia.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Booklet and its e-version on one year achievements of Ministry of DoNER under Modi Government 2.0 Union MinisterDr.Jitendra Singh has said that North Eastern Region has emerged as a role model in more than one way. After emerging as a successful model for development in the last six years, the region has also become a role model in Corona management and again by reverting back to normal working conditions, it has presented a model for the entire country to emulate the same. Dr Singh said that this has become possible due to priority and patronage, the North Eastern Region received by Prime Minister NarendraModi Government in the last six years.
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Arunchal Pradesh:Total 10,790 samples have been collected for COVID19 tests. Active cases 46, recovered one. Results for more than 1700 tests are awaited.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629839 4/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau Assam: 38 patients have been discharged as they tested negative for COVID19 twice in Assam. Total discharged patients 547, active patients 1770. Manipur: 11 more persons test COVID19 positive taking total number of cases to 143 in Manipur. Recovered cases is 52 with a recovery rate of 36 percent. Mizoram: Mizoram has received RT-PCR testing machine for COVID19. It will be installed at Zoram Medical College, Aizawl Nagaland: In Nagaland, 12 more stranded citizens arrived by Air India flight from Guwahati. Returnees taken to Agri Expo for mandatory screening & segregation. Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce & Industry donates Rs 3 lakh to District Task Force on COVID19 for purchase of TRUE-NAT Machine accessories in Nagaland. Kerala: State recorded one more Covid-19 death, taking the disease toll to 15. Former footballer and Santhosh Trophy player Hamsakkoya (63) who had been under treatment at Manjeri MC in Malappuram, died today. He is the first person in the state to undergo plasma therapy for Covid. His 5 family members are also being treated for Covid. Among the 190 health workers who were quarantined after having close contact with a Covid-19 patient in Kozhikode MC, samples of 118 people tested negative. Six more Keralites have succumbed to the virus in the Gulf with the toll crossing 170. The number of Covid cases in the state rose to three-digit yesterday, with 111 more people testing positive. 973 patients are still under treatment. Tamil Nadu: Indira Gandhi MC in Puducherry to open for non-Covid patients from June 8. Meanwhile, five more persons tested positive in Puducherry taking the total number of cases to 104 in the UT. Tamil Nadu fixes per day rates for Covid-19 treatment at private hospitals: maximum of Rs 15,000 for ICU; for general ward, maximum of Rs 7500 in Grade 1 & 2 hospitals and Rs 5000 in Grade 3 & 4 hospitals. CM urges industries to use Tamil Nadu workers in place of migrants. Govt. hospitals in Chennai facing severe staff shortage because of surge in cases. 1438 new cases & 12 deaths reported yesterday with 1116 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 28694, Active cases: 12697, Deaths: 232, Discharged: 15762. Active cases in Chennai are 9437. Karnataka: State government permits to open hotels and restaurants with necessary precautionary measures and following union government guidelines. State issues new SOP for Maharashtra returnees: 21-day home quarantine with negative report. Chikkamagalur district becomes covid free after 16 confirmed cases get cured. State sets a new, single-day record of Covid-19 cases with 515 positives on Friday, and in a continuing trend, 482 of them have come from other states. Total positive cases: 4835, Active cases: 3088, Deaths: 57, Recovered: 1688. Andhra Pradesh: All set to conduct Darshan trial run in Tirumala temple from June 8; Alipri Check Post gets transformed as foolproof COVID-19 checkpoint. State tested a total number 4,36,335 samples with a positive rate of 1.02 per cent.161 new cases, 29 discharged and no death reported during last 24 hours after testing 12,771 samples. Total cases: 3588. Active: 1192, Recovered: 2323, Deaths: 73. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 741, with 467 of them active. 127 of the 131 cases from abroad remain active. Telangana: Dialysis patients and their primary contacts are falling prey to novel corona virus, with four such cases reported on Friday. Telangana tops the secondary infection rate charts in the South, while it stands sixth across India amid growing fears over a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases. Total cases as on 4th June are 3290. As on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees tested positive. Maharashtra: 2,436 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 80,229; while the number of active cases stand at 42,215. Hotspot Mumbai has https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629839 5/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau reported 1,150 new infections, taking the total number of positive cases in the city to 45,854, out of which 25,539 patients have recovered so far. The recovery rate of Maharashtra stands at 43.81%, while case fatality rate is 3.55%. Gujarat: 510 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to more than 19,000. While 35 patients died due to COVID-19 on Friday, as many as 344 persons also recovered during the day. The recovery rate of the state is improving and it now stands at 68.05 per cent from 44.3 per cent in the last week of May. Madhya Pradesh: 234 new COVID-19 cases were reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 8996, while the number of active cases stands at 2734. Most of the new cases have been reported from hotspots Indore and Bhopal, followed by Neemuch district. So far, 384 people have died Rajasthan: 44 new COVID-19 cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 10,128.Most of the new cases were reported from Pali and Churu districts. The doubling rate of cases has gone up to 20 days in the state. Recovery rate also has improved to more than 70%. Chhattisgarh: 127 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Friday and 18 new cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 894. It is the biggest spike in a single day in the state ever since the first case was detected on 18th of March. In last three days, 300 new cases were reported in the state. Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 196. 415 travellers to the state have been put in quarantine facilities.
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Posted On: 05 JUN 2020 6:41PM by PIB Delhi
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare As India is easing its lockdown requirements through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has uploaded standard operating procedures for operation of public and semi-public environments where COVID has a higher chance to spread. The new guidelines aim to instill COVID appropriate behaviour to contain the chain of transmission while allowing social and economic activity to resume.
During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,355 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,09,462 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.27% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,10,960 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 2/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau The number of government labs now stands increased to 507 and that of private labs stands increased to 217 (a total of 727 labs). 1,43,661 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of cumulative samples tested thus far is 43,86,379. As of 5th June 2020, the COVID related health infrastructure has been strengthened with the availability of 957 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,460 Isolation beds, 21,473 ICU beds and 72,497 Oxygen supported beds. 2,362 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,32,593 Isolation beds; 10,903 ICU beds and 45,562 Oxygen supported beds have also been operationalised. 11,210 quarantine centres and 7,529 COVID Care Centres with 7,03,786 beds are now available to combat COVID-19 in the country.
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Prime Minister Addresses the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020; India pledges 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi addressed the virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday, in which over 50 countries - business leaders, UN agencies, civil society, government ministers, Heads of State and country leaders participated.In his address the Prime Minister said India stands in solidarity with the World in these challenging times. India has pledged 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance.Prime Minister said the COVID19 pandemic, in someways, has exposed the limitations of global cooperation and that for the first time in recent history, the human kind faces a clear common enemy. Prime Minister reiterated that India stands in solidarity with the world along with its proven capacity to produce quality medicines and vaccines at low cost, its own domestic experience in rapidly expanding immunization and its considerable scientific research talent.
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Centre Releases Rs.36,400 Crore as GST Compensation to States The Central Government has released the GST Compensation of Rs36,400 crore to the States/UTs with Legislature for the period from December, 2019 to February, 2020, yesterday. Government released the compensation after taking stock of the current situation due to COVID-19 where State Governments need to undertake expenditure while their resources are adversely hit.
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Global celebration of IYD2020 through digital platforms In the light of the prevailing health emergency in the country due to COVID-19, this year’s International Yoga Day is set to go digital internationally. This was stated by Dr. VinaySahasrabuddhe, President, Indian Council for Cultural Relation in the joint press conference held today along with M/o AYUSH. This year, the event will highlight the utility of Yoga for individuals, to develop immunity to combat the global pandemic and strengthen the community in managing some of the significant aspects of this https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 3/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau crisis, Dr. Sahasrabuddhe added. Also present at the joint press conference were Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary AYUSH.In view of the highly infectious nature of the virus causing COVID-19, there shall be no mass gatherings. For details :
Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh PokhriyalNishank launches information booklet “Safe online learning in the times of COVID-19” to raise awareness The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi Office developed this booklet. The booklet will be instrumental in keeping children, young people safe online through basic do’s, and don’ts that will help parents and educators teach their children how to use the internet safely.
For details : 176 Indian Citizens from Bahrain & Oman Complete Quarantine at Naval Base, Kochi 176 Indians from Bahrain and Oman completed their mandated Quarantine period at Naval Base Kochi yesterday. The residents of the Southern Naval Command Covid Care Centre (CCC) would now travel back to various parts of the country.All residents underwent the RT-PCR tests during their stay and have tested negative prior to discharge.49 Indians from Oman were the last to depart the CCC yesterday, whilst 127 from Bahrain left the Indian Navy Facility between 1st&2ndJune.
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Van DhanVikas Kendras in Maharashtra lead in innovative initiatives to help tribal gatherers during ongoing Covid crisis Van Dhan Kendras, established under the scheme initiated by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs are leading the way in helping tribals generate their livelihood in these distressed times. One segment that has been impacted during the ongoing crisis has been the tribal population as most of their income comes from Minor Forest Produce activities such as gathering, which usually is at the peak between the months of April – June.The success story of Van Dhan scheme in Maharashtra inspite of the state facing the brunt of Covid 19 is worth enumerating
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Personality tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 to be held from 20th July, 2020 The Union Public Service Commission held a special meeting today to review the prevailing situation due to COVID-19. Taking notice of the opening of lockdown and progressive relaxations being announced by the Central Government and various States, the Commission decided to issue a revised schedule of Examinations/ Recruitment Tests (RTs). Details of the revised calendar of Examinations/ RTs have been published on the UPSC website.The Commission also decided to resume personality tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 from 20th July, 2020. Candidates will be informed individually. For details :
North East to Emerge as New Business Destination of India: DrJitendra Singh https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 4/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State in Prime Minister’s office, Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that North Eastern Region of the country is slowly but firmly coming up as new business destination of India. New paradigms will emerge post-COVID, with a potential for new breakthroughs in economy, trade, scientific research and several other diverse areas, catapulting North East as the economic hub of the country and a preferred destination for Startups.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh launches e-Booklet on one year achievements of DoPPW under Modi Government 2.0 Union Minister DrJitendra Singh launched an e-Booklet on one year achievements of the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)” through Video Conferencing yesterday.Addressing all the officers of the department, Dr..Jitendra Singh stated that the department went outside its call of duty to organize a webinar on Covid-19 by bringing in leading doctors to address the anxiety and fears of the Pensioners. He stated that the Department is blessed with the unique opportunity of being able to serve the elderly and retired which no other department has. For details :
CSIR lab to organize nationwide summer research training programme
The North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) is working towards ameliorating the stagnancy created in the academic scenario of the nation due to COVID-19 pandemic. Jorhat-based CSIR-NEIST will organize and coordinate a country-wide CSIR-Summer Research Training Program (CSIR-SRTP-2020).An online program (CSIR-SRTP-2020) is going to be discharged through the faculties and mentors from 38 CSIR laboratories spread across the length and breadth of the country.
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DST building resilience of SC & STs against COVID 19 through S&T interventions Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) division of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is providing grant-in-aid support to several Knowledge Institutions (KIs), and Science and Technology (S&T) based Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) for the holistic development of SC and ST communities to help them tide over the nationwide lockdown that affected livelihood and economic condition of the communities.
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Punjab: In order to strengthen the screening of the population for timely detection of COVID-19 patients to contain the spread of pandemic, the Punjab Government has decided to conduct free of cost RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 samples sent by empanelled private hospitals/clinics and private Labs. The private hospital shall arrange the required logistics and collect samples, pack them and send to the nearest Government Health facility as per protocol. Haryana: To support various organizations in minimizing the adverse impacts on business amid challenging period of COVID-19 crisis, Haryana Government has come up with Virtual https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 5/7 6/6/2020 Press Information Bureau Mentorship Workshop Series in collaboration with Startup India. The Virtual Mentorship Workshop Series is an effort aimed at broadening the perspectives of the Startups and help them in building their confidence especially in the wake of the global crisis. It is a three-month immersive program that provides early stage startups with the opportunity to interact with industry experts, learn from their knowledge and expertise to develop strategies to get started/ accelerate their businesses. The program consists of a combination of group sessions and one-to-one sessions. Kerala: IMA has warned the State government against opening of religious places of worship and malls in the state as part of Unlock1.0, pointing out that this may increase the number of cases with unknown sources and may even lead to community transmission. The state govt. is to come up today with its guidelines for Unlock 1.0 on the basis of the new SOPs issued by the Centre. In Kozhikode after a pregnant woman was tested Covid positive, several staff including doctors have been put under quarantine. The Kozhikode Collector has issued an order declaring Mavoorpanchayat as containment zone after many persons in the panchayat were confirmed with Covid-19. 94 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state yesterday. The total number of confirmed cases is 1,588 and 884 patients are under treatment in different hospitals. Tamil Nadu: Five Tamil Nadu Ministers to oversee 15 zones in Chennai to contain Covid-19. State brings treatment for Covid-19 at private hospitals under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme and caps rates for treatment. Tamil Nadu reported 1,384 cases and 12 deaths yesterday; Chennai accounted for 1,072 of the positive cases. Total cases till yesterday: 27256, Active cases: 12132, Deaths: 220, Discharged: 14901. Active cases in Chennai were 9066. Karnataka: Rural Development Minister says State ready to provide jobs for migrant labourers who returned from Maharashtra under MGNREGA. Health Minister said second Covid-19 patient treated with plasma therapy has 'recovered' and shifted out of ICU. 257 new cases, 106 discharges & four deaths were reported yesterday. Total positive cases till yesterday: 4320, Active cases: 2651, Deaths: 57, Recovered: 1610. Andhra Pradesh:State issues SOP to be followed by hotels and restaurants, including APTDC hotels, when they resume operations on June 8. Tirumaladarshan to resume from June 11, only 6000 devotees allowed per day. CM launches an online platform for transfer of waste to the state government under the aegis of AP Environmental Management Agency on the occasion of World Environment Day. 50 new cases, 21 discharged and two deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 9831 samples. Total cases: 3427. Active: 1060, Recovered: 2294, Deaths: 73. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 700, with 442 of them active. 119 of the 123 cases from abroad remain active. Total number of samples tested so far: 4,23,564. Telangana: As the government prepares to launch phase 3 of the ongoing Vande Bharat Mission, hundreds of people, waiting to return to the city, have reached out to the authorities for help. Taking a serious view of 37 doctors working in state-run hospitals testing Covid-19 positive, the Telangana High Court wondered how they could contract the coronavirus when the government was claiming to be supplying personal protecting equipment (PPE) and other safety material for the benefit of its doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other health workers. Total cases as on 3rd June are 3147. As on date 448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive.
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare During the last 24 hours, a total of 3,804 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,04,107 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 47.99% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,06,737 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel coronavirus in infected persons. The number of government labs has been increased to 498 and private labs has been increased to 212.1,39,485 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is 42,42,718.The Ministry has issued fresh guidelines regarding safe ENT practices to be followed in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews status and preparations for COVID-19 management with Lt. Governor & Health Minister of Delhi
“As the number of cases and fatality rises in Delhi, it needs to ramp up testing coupled with aggressive surveillance, contact tracing and stringent containment and perimeter control activities”. This was stated by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he chaired a high-level meeting through video conferencing (VC) to review the preparedness for prevention and control of COVID-19. He underscored the immediate need and importance of scaling up of testing with health infrastructure enhancements along with better clinical management of the COVID-19 cases for effective case management and reduction of fatality rate. He also pointed that bed availability was to be rapidly increased in view of current rapid rise of cases along with avoiding unnecessary delay in admission of cases.
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Telephone conversation between PM and H.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique Prime Minister spoke on phone with His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique. The two leaders discussed the challenges posed in both countries by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister conveyed India's willingness to support Mozambique's efforts during the health crisis, including through provision of essential medicines and equipment. President Nyusi expressed his appreciation for the close cooperation between both countries in the field of healthcare and pharmaceutical supplies.
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President of India receives telephone call from President of Georgia The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind had a telephone conversation with H.E. Ms Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties.Taking note of the challenges faced by the world from the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption of life across the globe, President noted that Georgia’s national efforts have been remarkable in containing the spread of Covid- 19. The President informed the Georgian President that India has made strenuous efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and we have been successful to a large extent. India has also been at the forefront in mobilizing international efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic and extended medical supplies support to over 150 countries.
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Call of duty and spirit of RPF official warms the hearts of all Minister of Railways Shri PiyushGoyal praised the commendable deed of RPF Constable Shri Inder Singh Yadav and announced a cash award to honorarium. Shri Yadav demonstrated an exemplary sense of duty when he ran behind a train to deliver milk for a 4 monthsold child.Smt Sharif Hashmi was https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 2/7 6/4/2020 Press Information Bureau traveling along with her 4 months old child in Shramik Special train from Belgaum to Gorakhpur. Her baby was crying for milk, as she didn’t get to feed milk for her child at any previous station and asked help from the constable Shri Yadav at Bhopal Station. Shri Inder Singh Yadav immediately raced and brought a packet of milk from a shop outside Bhopal Station but the train started moving. The constable showed his humanity and courage by running behind a moving train and provided the packet of milk to the lady in the coach. For details:
TULIP - Urban Learning Internship Program for providing opportunities to fresh Graduates in all ULBs & Smart Cities launched Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal `Nishank’, Minister, Human Resource Development, Shri Hardeep S. Puri, MoS (I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs, and All India Council for Technical Education have jointly launched an online portal for `The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’ - A program for providing internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies and Smart Cities across the country. TULIP is a program for providing fresh graduates experiential learning opportunities in the urban sector.Smart Cities have been at the forefront in leveraging technology to manage COVID crisis, with 47 of them using their smart command and control centres as crisis management war rooms and 34 cities working to complete them at the earliest.
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DrJitendra Singh holds a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh held a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies. In his opening remarks, Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the earlier two phases of COVID pandemic, the main consideration was to arrange for the essential supplies for people held up in different parts of the country and in the later phase, the main responsibility was to ensure free movement of the people returning home from different parts of the country. However, in the current phase, the focus is on two issues, namely prevention and awareness, and for fulfilling these two objectives, the role of the local bodies and their representatives as well as civil society will gain an unusual importance. For details:
NCVTC to develop of host-directed antivirals for COVID 19 The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has approved support for a study by the National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana, which will screen their library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses.
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Kerala: One more Covid-19 death has been reported in Palakkad district, taking the death toll in the State to 12. The 73 year old female died while in quarantine after returning from Chennai. Meanwhile, CM is holding day long discussions with religious leaders regarding opening of places https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 3/7 6/4/2020 Press Information Bureau of worship from Monday. MoS External Affairs V.Muraleedharan says though Centre had informed about 24 international flights to the state, permission was granted only for 12 flights. He said that Kerala should consider the situation in Gulf countries and should not impose any criteria on expats return. Kerala has stated in a report submitted to Supreme Court that the moves by public & private sector companies to curb salary and terminate employees during the lockdown period will adversely affect their mental strength to resist Covid. 82 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the State yesterday. There are 832 active cases now and total tally reached 1,494. Tamil Nadu: Six JIPMER security personnel among nine fresh COVID-19 cases in Puducherry; the number of active cases in the UT is now 63. TN Chief Secretary gets three-month extension to concentrate on Covid control measures. In a meeting convened by Chief Secretary, religious leaders expressed differing opinions on reopening places of worship from June 8, as the Centre has allowed it. Record rise of 1286 Covid cases yesterday took Tamil Nadu tally past 25,000-mark. Chennai also recorded 1000 plus cases in a single day for first time; 1012 cases from Chennai. Total cases till now : 25872, Active cases: 11345, Deaths: 208, Discharged: 14316. Active cases in Chennai are 8405. Karnataka: Contract employees in the state health department call of strike after CM agrees to consider demands. Media reports that Private hospital associations have proposed to State govt a Covid-19 treatment cost of around Rs 10,000 per day for general ward and Rs 20,000 for special ward with ICU and ventilator facilities. CM holds review meeting with home department and appreciates police work during the present situation. Karnataka hit the 4,000- mark on Wednesday as the number of Covid cases recorded on a single day went up by 267, with one death. Total positive cases till now : 4063, Active cases: 2494, Deaths: 53, Recovered: 1514. Andhra Pradesh: CM launches YSR VahanaMitra program, disburses Rs.10,000 to a total of 2,62,493 beneficiaries of auto and taxi owners. 116 Covid cases reported in GollalaMamidada village of PeddapudiMandal of East Godavari district is reported to have spread from a single person in Kakinada. 98 new cases, 29 discharged and three deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 9986 samples. Total cases: 3377. Active: 1033, Recovered: 2273, Deaths: 71. Telangana: The Telangana-Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has said that 32 doctors have tested positive for Covid-19 in Osmania Medical College affiliated hospitals. With weavers and artisans across the state struggling to make ends meet, activists have raised the demand for government to come to their rescue and establish a ‘Corona Relief Fund’. Total number of positive cases as on 3rd June is 3020. As on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees have tested positive. Maharashtra: 2,560 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus infection to 74,860; out of which 39,935 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai has reported 1,276 new cases, which takes the tally of cases in the city to 43,492. Out of the 122 deaths that were reported on Wednesday, 49 took place in Mumbai. Looking at the rising number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra and Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has issued instructions that citizens temporarily evacuated due to Cyclone Nisarga be screened for COVID19 and kept under observation for 2 days, before being allowed to go home. BMC had evacuated people living in low lying areas and those residing near coasts and lodged them in nearby schools. Gujarat: 485 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of positive cases to 18,100, out of which 4766 are active cases. Out of the new cases, 290 are reported from Ahmedabad alone. 30 new deaths were also reported on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 1,122. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1629348 4/7 6/4/2020 Press Information Bureau Madhya Pradesh: With 168 new cases of COVID-19 infection, the state tally of coronavirus cases has gone up to 8,588. So far 371 people have died, while 224 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. The State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Narottam Mishra reviewed the situation and measures to control COVID-19 in Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal – three cities which have reported maximum number of coronavirus infections, with senior officials of Health Department. Rajasthan: 68 new COVID-19 infections have been reported today, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 9,720, out of which 6,819 patients have been cured so far. Most of these new cases have been reported from Bharatpur district, followed by Jaipur, Jodhpur and Churu districts. Chhattisgarh: 86 new COVID-19 infections have been reported till Wednesday night, taking the tally of coronavirus positive cases in the state to 668, while there are 489 active cases in the state as of now. 19 patients have been discharged after full recovery from various hospitals in Mungeli, Bemetara, Balod and Bilaspur on Wednesday night, while 40 patients were discharged on Wednesday morning. Goa: In the state’s single largest spike in cases so far, 47 new COVID-19 infections have been reported, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 126, out of which 69 are active cases. These new patients are mostly (42 of them) from Mangor Hill area in Vasco, while 5 patients have a travel history to Corona affected places. Arunachal Pradesh: Around 9500 stranded people of Arunachal Pradesh have returned to the State and about 2000 people of different states have departed for their home states from Arunachal. Assam: 29 patients have been discharged after they tested COVID19 negative twice. Total discharged patients 442 and active patients 1428. Manipur: 13 more persons test COVID19 positive in Manipur taking the number of cases to 121. Among the COVID19 patients detected yesterday, one is a nurse with no travel history, while the rest are returnees. Mizoram: Tentative date for reopening of schools in Mizoram is 15 July, 2020, as decided by the State Education Minister. Nagaland: Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK) functional as COVID19 hospital. Four COVID19 patients admitted so far. In Nagaland, more than 20,000 students participate in online evaluation test conducted by Department of School Education for high school & higher secondary sections as part of its education initiatives during COVID19 pandemic. Tripura: TIDC & West Tripura District Administration set up COVID Care Centre in mission mode at Hapania Exhibition Hall in Tripura. 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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare-Recovery rate improves to 48.31%; Fatality rate drops to 2.80% During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,776 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 1,00,303 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.31% amongst COVID-19 patients. Presently, there are 1,01,497 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.The https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 2/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau fatality rate is 2.80%. The testing capacity has increased in the country through 480 Government and 208 private laboratories (total 688 laboratories). Cumulatively, 41,03,233 samples have been tested so far for COVID-19, whereas, 1,37,158 samples were tested yesterday. As of now, 952 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,332 Isolation beds, 21,393 ICU beds and 72,762 Oxygen supported beds are available. 2,391 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,34,945 Isolation beds; 11,027 ICU beds and 46,875 Oxygen supported beds have been operationalised. The Centre has also provided 125.28 lakh N95 masks and 101.54 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the States/ UTs / Central Institutions.
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PM chairs Cabinet Meeting to give historic boost to Rural India
The Cabinet today approved historic amendment to the Essential Commodities Act. This is a visionary step towards transformation of agriculture and raising farmers’ income. With the amendment to Essential Commodities Act, commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes will be removed from list of essential commodities. This will remove fears of private investors of excessive regulatory interference. The freedom to produce, hold, move, distribute and supply will lead to harnessing of economies of scale and attract private sector/foreign direct investment into agriculture sector. It will help drive up investment in cold storages and modernization of food supply chain.Landmark decisions will benefit farmers and transform the agriculture sector. Ordinance to promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade in agriculture produce has been approved. Farmers empowered to engage with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, large retailers, exporters For details:
Government approves setting up of an “Empowered Group of Secretaries and Project Development Cells” in Ministries/Departments for attracting investments The Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of an “Empowered Group of Secretaries and Project Development Cells in Ministries/Departments of Government of Indiafor attracting investments in India”. This new mechanism will reinforce India’s vision of becoming a US$ 5 trillion economy by 2024-25.In the midst of current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, India is presented with an opportunity to attract FDI inflows into the country especially from large companies which seek to diversify their investments into new geographies and mitigate risks.In order to provide support and facilitation to investors for investing in India and to boost growth in key sectors of the economy, an Empowered Group of Secretaries (EGoS) is approved.A ‘Project Development Cell’ (PDC) is also approved for the development of investible projects in coordination between the Central Government and State Governments and thereby grow the pipeline of investible projects in India and in turn increase FDI inflows.
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 3/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau PRIME MINISTER GARIB KALYAN PACKAGE-PROGRESS SO FAR
As part of the Rs 1.70 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, the Government announced free food grains and cash payment to women and poor senior citizens and farmers. The swift implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments. Around 42crore poor people received financial assistance of Rs53,248 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package(PMGKP). Rs16394 crore front loaded towards payment of the first instalment ofPM-KISAN to 8.19 crore beneficiaries.Rs 10029 crore credited to 20.05crore(98.33%) women Jan Dhan account holders as first installment. For details:
Relaxation in Visa and Travel restrictions to permit certain categories of Foreign Nationals to come to India Government of India has considered the matter regarding relaxation of the visa & travel restrictions for certain categories of foreign nationals who need to come to India. It has been decided to permit certain categories of foreign nationals to come to India- Foreign businessmen; Foreign Healthcare professionals, health researchers, engineers and technicians; Foreign Engineering, Managerial, Design or other Specialists; Foreign Technical specialists and engineers.The above categories of foreign nationals would have to obtain a fresh Business visa or Employment visa, as applicable, from the Indian Missions/ Posts abroad.
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Telephone conversation between PM and President of USA Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation on Tuesday with His Excellency Donald Trump, President of the United States of America.President Trump spoke about the US Presidency of the Group of Seven, and conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the grouping beyond the existing membership, to include other important countries including India. In this context, he extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to attend the next G-7 Summit to be held in USA.Prime Minister Modi commended President Trump for his creative and far-sighted approach, acknowledging the fact that such an expanded forum would be in keeping with the emerging realities of the post-COVID world.
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Government to conduct skill mapping of citizens returning from overseas
With the aim of making the best of our skilled workforce returning to the country due to the ongoing pandemic, the Government of India has launched a new initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission. This is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs which aims to create a database of qualified citizens based on their skillsets and experience to tap into and fulfil demand of Indian and foreign companies.The initiative aims at empowering the returning citizens with relevant employment opportunities. Envisioned to share collected information and enable discussions with key stakeholders including State Governments, Industry Associations and Employers For details:
Union HRD Minister releases Alternative Academic calendar for higher secondary stage (Classes XI and XII) https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 4/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriya'Nishank' released the alternative academic calendar for higher secondary stage (Classes XI and XII) in New Delhi today. The calendar has been developed by the NCERT to engage students meaningfully during their stay at home due to COVID-19 through educational activities with the help of their parents and teachers.Speaking on the occasion, the HRD Minister said the calendar provides guidelines to teachers on the use of various technological tools and social media tools available for imparting education in fun-filled, interesting ways, which can be used by learner, parents and teachers even while at home. However, it has taken into account the varying levels of access of students to different tools and platforms-Mobile, Radio, Television, SMS and various social media.
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Operation SamudraSetu - INS Jalashwa Arrives at Tuticorin with Indian Citizens Embarked from Sri Lanka INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation SamudraSetu", entered Tuticorin harbour on 02 June 2020 with 685 Indian nationals evacuated from Colombo, Sri Lanka.Embarkation of Indian nationals was facilitated by the Indian Mission in Sri Lanka. Personnel were embarked onboard after carrying out requisite medical screening. COVID related safety protocols were also strictly adhered to during the sea-passage.With this evacuation, Indian Navy has now repatriated 2173 Indian nationals from Maldives (1488) and Sri Lanka (685) during the ongoing pandemic.
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Ministry of MSME gears up to implement the New Norms of classification of MSMEs Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterpriseshas issued Gazette notification to pave way for implementation of the upward revision in the definition and criteria of MSMEs in the country. The new definition and criterion will come into effect from 1st July, 2020.A revision in MSME definition was announced in the Aatmnirbhar Bharat package on 13th May, 2020. As per this announcement, the definition of Micro manufacturing and services units was increased to Rs. 1 Crore of investment and Rs. https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 5/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau 5 Crore of turnover. The limit of small unit was increased to Rs. 10 Crore of investment and Rs 50 Crore of turnover. Similarly, the limit of medium unit was increased to Rs. 20 Crore of investment and Rs. 100 Crore of turnover. The Government of India on 01.06.2020 decided for further upward revision of the MSME Definition. For medium Enterprises, now it will be Rs. 50 Crore of investment and Rs. 250 Crore of turnover.
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EPFO updates KYC for 52.62 lakh subscribers since 1st April, 2020 To extend the availability and reach of online services, which have become crucial in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPFO updated Know your Customer (KYC) data for its 52.62 lakh subscribers in the month of April and May 2020. This includes Aadhaar seeding for 39.97 lakh subscribers, mobile seeding (UAN activation) for 9.87 lakh subscribers and bank account seeding for 11.11 lakh subscribers. KYC is a one-time process which helps in identity verification of subscribers through linking of Universal Account Number (UAN) with KYC details.
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Union Minister holds meeting with Association of Film Producers, Cinema Exhibitioners and Film Industry representatives The Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shri PrakashJavadekar held a meeting over video conference with the Association of Film Producers, Cinema Exhibitioners and Film Industry representatives. The meeting was convened by the Minister to discuss the problems being faced by the industry due to COVID19, representations on which had been sent to the Minister by these parties. On the issue of restarting production related activities, the Minister said that standard operating procedures are being issued by Government. With regard to the demand of opening of cinema halls the Minister informed the representatives that it will be examined after looking at the status of COVID-19 pandemic in the month of June.
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Make in India gets a big boost; MoD places indent for supply of 156 upgraded BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles of value Rs 1,094 Cr on OFB In a major boost to ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence (MoD) with the approval of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, has placed an Indent on Ordnance Factory Board for supply of 156 BMP 2/2k Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICV) with upgraded features for use of the Mechanised Forces of the Indian Army. For details:
Indian Railways operationalizes 4197 “Shramik Special” trains till 3rd June, 2020 (0900hrs) and transports more than 58 lacs passengers to their home states As on 3rd June 2020, a total of 4197 “Shramik Special” trains have been operationalized from various states across the country. 81 trains were on the run till 09.00 am in the morning.Till now, more than 58 lacs migrants have been transported through Shramik Special Trains in 34 days.These 4197 trains were originated from various states. The top five States/UTs from where maximum trains originated are https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 6/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau Gujarat(1026 Trains), Maharashtra(802 Trains), Punjab(416 Trains), Uttar Pradesh (294 Trains) and Bihar (294 Trains).In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special Rajdhani type trains connecting New Delhi and started 200 more time tabled trains on 1st June. For details:
Cabinet approves establishment of Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH Union Cabinet has given its approval to re-establish Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH by merging into it Pharmacopoeia Laboratory for Indian Medicineand Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory, the two central laboratories.Presently, PCIM&H is an autonomous body. The merger is aimed at optimizing the use of infrastructural facilities, technical manpower and financial resources of the three organizations for enhancing the standardization outcomes of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs towards their effective regulation and quality control. For details:
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar chairs the 21st meeting of Central Employment Guarantee Council The 21st Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, was held on 02.06.2020 under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar through Video-Conferencing. With a view to achieving transparency and accountability, the Government has been taking all steps to achieve 100% payment of wages in the bank account of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers and accordingly emphasis on social audit of works. For the Financial Year 2020-21, Rs.61,500 crore has been allocated which is an all-time high. Additional provision of Rs.40,000 crore has been made for this programme under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to provide employment to the needy workers during this difficult period arising of COVID-19. Under the programme, a sum of Rs.28,000 core has already been released to the States/UTs. For details:
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Chandigarh: The UT Administrator directed Director General of Police to ensure that random screening at inter-state borders continues. All visitors should be advised to download AarogyaSetu Applications and do self-monitoring. The Administrator advised the Chiefs of three medical institutions to enhance OPD facilities, so that the patients, who have been waiting for last several weeks get their treatment on time. Punjab: Chief Minister has welcomed the decision of the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission to reduce the domestic power tariff in spite of the revenue gap resulting from the Covid Lockdown, and expressed the hope that the rates would be further rationalised, going forward, in the interest of the people. Faced with a huge revenue losses resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic and the prolonged lockdown in the state, Punjab Chief Minister gave the go-ahead to the imposition of Covid Cess on liquor with effect from June 1. The move will help the state mop additional revenue of Rs 145 crore in the current fiscal. Haryana: Haryana Government has issued guidelines regarding taxi, cab aggregators, maxi cab and auto rickshaw drivers for convenience of public transport. The Transport Department said that taxi and cab aggregator will be allowed to ply with a maximum of two passengers in addition to https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 7/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau the driver. This means that there will be a maximum of three persons in the vehicle. The Maxi Cabs can ply with a maximum of half of their seating capacity. Auto Rickshaws and E-Richshaws are allowed to ply with two persons in addition to the driver. Likewise, the one pillion rider will be allowed on the Two Wheelers and it shall be mandatory for both the persons to wear helmets, masks and gloves. The manually driven rickshaws shall carry not more than two passengers. All drivers and passengers should cover their face with mask or cloth at all times. Motor vehicles should be regularly sanitized and the drivers & passengers should regularly use sanitizers. Social distancing shall be followed by all persons at all times. Arunachal Pradesh: 67,998 farmers received extra Rs 1000 as topup from state government besides Rs 2000 under PMKSY.Total active cases of COVID-19 in the State are 28. Assam: 51 new cases of COVID19 found in Assam. 28 from Dhubri, 13 from Darrang, 5 from Karimganj, 3 from Sonitpur and 2 from Lakhimpur taking total cases to 1672, said State Health Minister. Manipur: Recovery rate in Manipur improves to 25 pecent with discharge of 13 patients. Total cases 102 in the state with 76 active cases. Meghalaya: One returnee from Tamil Nadu who tested COVID19 positive from West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya on 19th May has recovered and tested negative. He is under quarantine. Active cases stand at 16 and recovered 13. Mizoram: Chief Secretary said no changes in lockdown 5.0 guidelines issued on 31st May, 2020 as of now. 13 new cases of COVID19 have been detected in the State recently. Nagaland: 27 doctors have been appointed to ease shortage of health care professionals in the fight against COVID19. Dimapur traders appeal to the Govt to lift sealing on normal business activities. Sikkim: Chairman, Sikkim Economic Revival Committee claims that the State incurred Rs 500 cr loss because of COVID19 lockdown in tourism sector. Tripura: Out of 821 samples tested today, 49 people found COVID-19 positive. Most of them have travel history and contacts. Kerala: About 15 health personnel in the capital have been kept under observation following the death of a Christian priest whose sample tested positive. A complaint has been lodged in Kochi against a female pilot of Air India - who reached the Nedumbassery airport from Dubai- for violating quarantine rules. State Cabinet decides to extend the trial run of online classes for school students for a week. Bus service to neighbouring districts began today. Marriages to be permitted in Guruvayoor temple from tomorrow. Seven Keralites died of Covid in the Gulf taking the toll to cross 210. One Malayali nurse died in New Delhi today. 86 people were tested positive in the state yesterday. 774 patients are under treatment.
Tamil Nadu: Six healthcare workers in JIPMER, Puducherry tested positive for Covid19; total cases touch 90 in the UT. INS Jalashwa repatriates 686 stranded in Sri Lanka under 'Operation SamudraSetu'; the ship arrived at V O Chidambaranar Port, Thoothikudi today morning. The State government promulgates Ordinance allowing farmers to sell their produce across the State, to whoever offers a good price. Covid numbers stays high in Tamil Nadu with 1,091 fresh cases yesterday. 806 cases from Chennai. Total cases till now: 24586, Active cases: 10680, Deaths: 197, Discharged: 13,706. Active cases in Chennai are 7880. Karnataka: Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall in Uttara Kannada coast; all coastal districts on high alert. No more paper files in CM's office; all files clearances to be on e-office software. State https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628696 8/11 6/3/2020 Press Information Bureau Government mulls reopening schools from July 1; admission process can begin by June 8. State PUC exam: Tentative list of revised exam centres and student details out. CM directs official to file FIRs against those violating home quarantine guidelines. 388 new cases reported of which 367 are inter-state cases. Total positive cases: 3796, Active cases: 2339, Deaths: 52, Recovered: 1403. Andhra Pradesh: Striking down the petition filed by the state government, the Supreme Court has ordered for the removal of party colours on government buildings within four weeks of stipulated time and warned of filing contempt of court. State gives nod for resurvey of lands; to allocate Bhudhaar number. 79 new cases, 35 discharges and four deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing 8,066 samples. Total cases: 3279. Active: 967, Recovered: 2244, Deaths: 68. Total number of migrants who tested positive are 573, with 362 of them active. 118 of the 119 cases from abroad remain active. Telangana: After ICMR issued instructions to the states that mild patients can be treated at home, the health department said if members of a single family are infected they would be treated in their home. Telangana High Court directs State government to evolve policy to deal with migrant workers issue. Five more PG doctors of Osmania Medical College tested positive for Covid19; total tally in the medical college now stands at 12. State recorded 99 new Covid-19 cases yesterday of 87 of which were local transmissions and 12 cases among migrant workers from other states. The total number of positive cases in Telangana as on 2nd June is 2,891 of which 446 are migrants and foreign returnees. Maharashtra: 2287 new COVID-19 infections have been reported, taking the state tally of positive cases to 72,300, out of which 38,493 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1109 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday. Gujarat: With 415 new COVID-19 infections reported on Tuesday, the state tally of coronavirus positive patients stand at 17,632. The death toll in the state has climbed to 1092 with 29 more patients succumbing to the virus on Tuesday. State Health Department said as many as 1,014 patients were discharged from hospital after full recovery. Rajasthan: With 102 new COVID-19 infections reported till today morning, the state tally of coronavirus positive cases now stand at 9475, out of which 6506 patients have recovered and 5977 patients have been discharged from various hospitals in the state till date. Most of the new infections have been reported at Jaipur today. Madhya Pradesh: 137 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 8420, out of which 2835 are active cases. Most of these new infections have been reported from Indore, followed byNeemuch district. Today 23 recoveries have been reported from Neemuch, 35 from Bhopal and 6 from Jabalpur. Chhattisgarh: 9 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, as per the latest update. This takes the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 564, out of which 433 are active cases. The new cases have been reported from Balodabaazar, Korba and Balod. Presently, 51,588 persons have been kept under home quarantine in the state. Goa: 6 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive patients to 79, out of which 22 are active cases. 13 patients have been reported to have recovered on Tuesday.
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Posted On: 02 JUN 2020 6:41PM by PIB Delhi
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UPDATES ON COVID-19 FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE-A total of 95,526 patients have been cured of COVID-19 Presently, there are 97,581 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. A total of 3708 COVID-19 patients have been cured during the last 24 hours. So far, a total of 95,526 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.07% amongst COVID-19 patients. India’s recovery rate continues to increase and the fatality rate is one amongst the lowest in the world. As on today, the fatality rate is 2.82%.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628561 1/7 6/2/2020 Press Information Bureau The population of India & the total population of 14 most affected countries are almost the same. Despite a similar population, as on 1st June 2020, the total cases in those 14 most affected countries is 22.5 times that in India. The total deaths occurred due to COVID-19 in those 14 most affected countries is 55.2 times that of India.In these circumstances, the focus is to minimize the fatalities as much as possible through timely case identification and clinical management of the cases. The relatively low death figures can be attributed to the two pronged strategy - timely case identification and clinical management of the cases.
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PM delivers inaugural address at the Annual Session of CII;Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation important to build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat: PM Pime Minister said Corona may have slowed down the speed of the growth, but today the biggest fact is that India has overtaken the lockdown phase and entered in the Un-Lock Phase one. A large part of Economy has opened in Un-Lock Phase one.Prime Minister listed 5 things which are very important to build aAatmanirbhar Bharat and to bring India back on the path of rapid development, viz. Intent, Inclusion, Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation. These are reflected in the bold decisions taken by the Government recently, he added. He also said that many sectors have been made ready for the future.The Prime Minister urged the industry to take full advantage of opening up investment and partnership with farmers in the rural economy. Now necessary infrastructure is being prepared for clusters of local agro products near the village. He said that the government considers the private sector as a partner for the country's development journey. For details:
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https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628561 2/7 6/2/2020 Press Information Bureau PM addresses SPIC MACAY’s International Convention Prime Minister appreciated the fact that even under these trying circumstances, the spirits of the musicians remained undeterred and that the theme of the convention is focusing on how to alleviate the stress amongst the youth owing to the COVID -19 pandemic.He recalled how historically music played an inspiring role and a cohesive role in times of war and crisis.He said poets, singers and artists always scripted songs and music to bring out the valour out of the people in such times.Prime Minister said that even now, in such trying times when the World is fighting an invisible enemy, the singers, lyricists, and artists are scripting lines and singing songs that would increase confidence of the people.
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OP SAMUDRA SETU - INS JALASHWA DEPARTS COLOMBO TO BRING INDIAN NATIONALS TO TUTICORIN Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa departed Colombo, Sri Lanka today (01Jun 20) evening after having embarked 685 Indian nationals and set course for the port of Tuticorin in Tamilnadu.The ship, on her third trip as part of Indian Navy's Operation SamudraSetu under the aegis of Mission Vande Bharat launched by the Government of India; has been engaged in bringing Indian nationals home from foreign shores by the sea route. For details:
Raksha Mantri speaks with French Minister of Armed Forces Shri Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with French Minister of Armed Forces, Ms Florence Parly today. They discussed matters of mutual concern including COVID-19 situation, regional security and agreed to strengthen the Bilateral Defence Cooperation between India and France. Both Ministers appreciated the efforts made by Armed Forces of India and France in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. France reaffirmed its commitment to ensure timely delivery of Rafale Aircraft despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TRIFED Extends All Out Support to Tribal Artisans in Distress Due to Circumstances Arising Out of Covid-19 TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched all out efforts to support the tribal artisans in distress due to circumstances arising out of Covid-19. It has announced an aggressive plan through its TRIBES India retail and e-Com platforms (www.tribesindia.com) to help artisanskickstart their production and sales operations. Accordingly, TRIFED has re-opened all its outlets and e-Commerce portals to support tribal commerce.TRIFED has also decided to market these products through bulk sales via its extensive retail network across the country and through e-com portals, with attractive discounts. Keeping in mind the difficulties faced by tribal master craftsmen and women, it has been decided to transfer 100% of the sales proceeds to the tribal artisans.
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Five tips on how to live with novel coronavirus
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628561 3/7 6/2/2020 Press Information Bureau After seventy days of lockdown, the unlock 1.0 is put into action. Officially designated lockdown 5.0, from June 1, 2020, the economy and ordinary life are returning to normalcy in a controlled and phased manner. This is the beginning of a new normal. It is going to be a long haul. Experts and officials are suggesting that ‘we must learn to live with the virus’. With vaccine still months away, we need to live in a new normal. Speaking to India Science Wire, Prof. K Vijay Raghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, gave five tips to ‘living with the virus’. For details:
COVID-19 testing laboratory inaugurated in CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat A COVID-19 testing laboratory has been established in the Jorhat campus of the North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST).
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Punjab: Taking the state’s battle against Covid to the grassroots, Punjab Chief Minister launched a month-long drive, as part of `Mission Fateh’, to spread mass awareness about the pandemic. The campaign, which will broaden the ambit of Mission Fateh beyond the frontline workers, will bring the people of Punjab into its fold to make the fight against Covid a battle of the people, by the people and for the people, said the Chief Minister. Emphasis would be on recognising the threat of the virus, which continues to pose serious dangers to the people. People would be encouraged to lead by example and advise others about the precautions to be taken and report violations that come to their notices. Haryana: State Home Minister said that permission to open all the shops from 9 am to 7 pm in the state has been given while adhering to social distancing norms. He said the odd-even or left-right formula will not be followed; instead the administration will issue instructions to maintain social distancing norms in congested markets after assessing local conditions. He said that in accordance with the instructions of the Central Government, a curfew would be imposed from 9.00 pm to 5.00 am and no activity will be allowed during this time. Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister launched Skill Register developed by Information Technology Department to create a sound data base of migrants, who have entered Himachal Pradesh during the lockdown in the wake of Corona pandemic. He said that interested persons can register through skillregister.hp.gov.in. He said various companies and industrial houses can also register their requirements on this portal. He said that this would ensure the uploading of educational qualification, skills and job requirement of the people who have returned to the State. He said that this would also help in identifying skill available in the State and in analysis of skill upgradation requirements. He said that this would help the industries in getting information regarding skilled manpower at a click of the button. Arunachal:Under PMKSY, about 68 thousand farmers have been given Rs. 2000 by Central govt and state government has also provided extra Rs. 1000 to them. Assam: Defence Research and Development Organisation has approved Defence Research Laboratory,Tezpur in Assam as an authorized testing centre for COVID19. 28 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases 1513, recovered 284, active cases 1222 and 4 deaths.
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628561 4/7 6/2/2020 Press Information Bureau Manipur: Two more COVID19 positive cases in Manipur. Total positive case in the state is 85 with 74 active cases. Mizoram: Governor Shri SreedharanPillai commits 30% of his gross salary to the CM's Relief Fund for a period of 6 months starting from May, 2020. CM donated 60% of his basic pay to the CM's Relief Fund to mitigate COVID19. This is in conjunction with a decision made at a meeting held with legislators under the chairmanship of Speaker. Nagaland: Govt notifies that existing lockdown guidelines will remain in force, while Dimapur Task Force makes slight modifications in view of increasing number of returnees. Nagaland Govt decides to covert Govt run tourist lodge in Dimapur into COVID19 Hospital. Sikkim: Centre for Computers and Communication Technology, Chisopani which is a Diploma College has been converted into a Free Institutional Quarantine Centre for the returnees belonging to South Sikkim. Maharashtra: 2,361 new COVID-19 cases and 76 deaths have occurred in the last 24 hours, taking the overall case count to 70,013, and the number of fatalities to 2,362. The number of active cases in the state now stands at 37,543. Maharashtra has till date conducted 4,71,473 tests, highest for any state in India. Even as the Western metropolis is fighting the Coronavirus pandemic, it has to brace for Cyclone Nisarg, which is likely to cross Alibag in Maharashtra on June 3rd afternoon, with sustained wind speed of 100 -110 kmph. As a precautionary measure, state authorities have decided to shift nearly 150 asymptomatic Covid patients from the make-shift set up in BKC area to a facility in Worli, which has a covered rooftop. Gujarat: The number of Covid 19 cases has risen to 17,217 after addition of 423 new infections in the last 24 hours. 25 fresh deaths were reported in the state taking the toll to 1,063. A record 861 COVID-19 patients were discharged from various hospitals in the state. With this, the number of recoveries in the state crossed the 10,000 mark. The State Administration has geared up to tackle the possible cyclonic storm Nisarga that is likely to hit the south Gujarat coast by tomorrow. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today instructed all the concerned District Collectors to complete the shifting of people from low lying areas to safer places by tomorrow afternoon. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Collectors have been asked to ensure social distancing, use of masks and PPE suits during the evacuation process. Madhya Pradesh: 194 new cases have been reported in last 24 hours. The state has reported 8,283 COVID-19 cases and 358 deaths due to the disease so far. Thus far, the virus has affected 51 out of the total 52 districts in the state. While, more than 5 thousand recovered from the infection. Rajasthan: In all, 171 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 today taking the total number of reported cases to 8,980. However, the active cases in the state are only 2,742 as 6,040 people have been cured and discharged. Chhattisgarh: 45 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the latest update, taking the number of reported cases to 547. The state government has notified 16 districts, including Raipur as red zone, while 17 districts are in orange zone.
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Posted On: 01 JUN 2020 6:23PM by PIB Delhi
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UPDATES ON COVID-19 FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE- RECOVERY RATE INCREASES TO 48.19% During the last 24 hours 4,835 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus so far, a total of 91,818 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate in the country is progressively increasing and has reached 48.19% amongst COVID-19 patients. The recovery rate on 18th May was 38.29 %. On 3rd May it was 26.59 %. On 15th April it was 11.42 %. Presently there are 93,322 active cases in the country which are under active medical supervision. The case fatality rate is 2.83%. On 18th May, the case fatality rate was 3.15%. On 3rd May, it was 3.25 %. On 15th April it was 3.30 %. A steady decline can be seen in the case fatality rate in the country. The relatively low death rate is attributed to the continued focus on surveillance, timely case identification and clinical management of the cases. The testing capacity has increased in the country through 472 Government and 204 private laboratories (total 676 laboratories). Cumulatively, 38,37,207 samples have been tested so far for COVID-19, whereas, 1,00,180 samples were tested yesterday.
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Prime Minister Addresses the 25th Foundation Day of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences; Hails the role of Doctors and Health Care Workers as the invincible in the Fight against COVID-19 Shri Modi said the World is facing one of the biggest crisis since the two World Wars. Like the world changed pre and post-World Wars, the same way the pre and post Covid world will be different, he said.Shri Modi said at the root of India's brave fight against Covid-19 is the hard-work of the medical community and our Corona warriors. He likened the doctors and medical workers as soldiers but without the soldiers’ uniform.
Prime Minister said the virus may be invisible enemy but our corona warriors are invincible and in the battle against the invisible vs invincible our med workers are sure to win. He expressed concern at violent incidents, owing to mob mentality, against the front-line workers and said several steps have been taken by the Government to curb them. He said that the Government also provided an insurance cover of Rs. 50 Lakhs to those on the front-line.He said, advancements nations make in the health sector will matter more than ever before and that the Government had taken many initiativesin health-care and medical education, in the last 6 years.Prime Minister called for a four pillared strategy to improve the health care, its infrastructure and its access to one and all. For details:
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PM chairs first Cabinet Meeting of second year in office; Historic decisions for MSME sector, street vendors and farmers taken The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi met on Monday, 1st June 2020. This was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet after the Central Government entered into its second year in office.During the meeting, historic decisions were taken that will have a transformative impact on the lives of India’s hardworking farmers, MSME sector and those working as street vendors. These included: MSME definition revised for the first time after 14 years; Definition of medium units enhanced further to Rs 50 crore investment and Rs 250 crore turnover; Special Micro Credit Facility Scheme 'PM SVANidhi' for providing affordable loans to street vendors launched; For Kharif season 2020-21, government keeps its promise of fixing MSP at a level of at least 1.5 times of the cost of production; Repayment dates for short-term loans for agriculture and allied activities extended; farmers to also get benefit of interest subvention and prompt repayment incentive.
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Cabinet approves extension of repayment date for short term loans for agriculture and allied activities by banks which have become due or shall become due between 1st March, 2020 and 31st August, 2020
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to extend repayment date upto 31.08.2020 for Standard Short- Term loans upto Rs.3 lakh advanced for agriculture and allied activities by banks, which have become due or shall become due between 1st March, 2020 and 31st August, 2020 with continued benefit of 2% https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628292 2/8 6/1/2020 Press Information Bureau Interest Subvention (IS) to Banks and 3% Prompt Repayment Incentive (PRI) to farmers.
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Cabinet approves Upward revision of MSME definition and modalities/ road map for implementing remaining two Packages for MSMEs (a)Rs 20000 crore package for Distressed MSMEs and (b) Rs 50,000 crore equity infusion through Fund of Funds
In line with Government of India's top focus on energising MSMEs in the country, a special meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) convened under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today approved the upward revision of MSME definition and modalities/ road map for laying down effective implementation mechanism for the remaining two announcements under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Package.It fully paves way for Energising the MSME Sector through entire gamut of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Package'
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Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for marketing season 2020-21 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21.Government has increased the MSP of Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce. The highest increase in MSP is proposed for nigerseed (Rs 755 per quintal) followed by sesamum (Rs 370 per quintal), urad (Rs 300 per quintal) and cotton (long staple) (Rs 275 per quintal). The differential remuneration is aimed at encouraging crop diversification.
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PM Modi Launches CHAMPIONS: Technology Platform to empower MSMEs Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi today launched the technology platform CHAMPIONS which stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength. The portal is basically for making the smaller units big by solving their grievances, encouraging, supporting, helping and handholding.It is a real one-stop-shop solution of MSME Ministry.This ICT based system is set up to help the MSMEs in present difficult situation and also to handhold them to become national and international champions. For details:
MISSION SAGAR: INS KESARI AT PORT OF MORONI, COMOROS As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port of Moroni in Comoros on 31 May 2020. The Government of India in these difficult times is providing assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries in dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and towards the same INS Kesari is carrying a consignment of COVID related essential medicines for the people of Comoros.
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200 special trains to run across the country starting 1st June 2020
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PMBJKs achieves impressive sales of over Rs 100 crore in first two months of 2020-21 compared to about Rs 40 crore in same period of 2019-20 Pradhan Mantri BhartiyaJanaushdhi Kendra's -PMBJKs has achieved an impressive sales of Rs 100.40 Crore in first two months of 2020-21 as compared to Rs 44.60 Crore in same period of 2019-20. Kendra's have sold approx. Rs 144 Crore worth of affordable & quality medicines in the month of March, April & May 2020 which saved around Rs 800 Crore of citizens during the period when COVID- 19 pandemic has affected the country.
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Three more States included in One Nation One Card scheme The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan today announced the inclusion of three more states namely - Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram in the scheme on ‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’ (IM-PDS).Under this system nation-wide portability of the benefits under NFSA through “One Nation One Ration Card” plan is implemented to enable the NFSA ration card holders to lift their entitled quota of subsidisedfoodgrains from any ePoS enabled FPS of their choice anywhere in the country, by using the existing/same ration card after Aadhaar authentication on ePoS device.The facility so far is enabled in 17 States/UTs.
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DRDO develops Ultra Swachh for disinfection of PPEs and other materials Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics, etc.The system developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS), uses an advanced oxidative process comprising of multiple barrier disruption approach using Ozonated Space Technology for disinfection.
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NTPC accelerates Learning & Development Opportunities for 19000 Employees and their family members during the Lockdown period
NTPC has offered learning opportunities to its 19,000-plus employees and their family members. To meet the requirements of the lockdown imposed due to COVID 19 pandemic, NTPC Learning and Development (L&D) strategy has been customised for enriching employees through intensive digitisation and online training, enabling them to avail these services from anywhere.
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Punjab: Chief Minister said that strict action will be taken against those who don't follow proper precautions. Between 17 May to 28 May, 36,820 people have been fined for not wearing masks, 4,032 for spitting on roads, and 503 FIRs have been filed. Haryana: Chief Minister said that various steps are being taken by the State Government in its fight against on-going global Pandemic COVID-19. However, while fighting this battle, providing ration to every needy has remained the top most priority of the State Government so that no one remains hungry in this hour of crisis. The ration card cardholders as well as those who do not have any card, have been provided ration through ‘Distress Tokens’. This facility was provided to around 486000 people in the State. The Chief Minister said that as no vaccine is available for the treatment of this infection till now, therefore each one of us has to ensure that precautions like wearing masks, adhering to social distancing norms are incorporated in our lifestyle. Himachal Pradesh: The State Government has decided to give relaxation in the curfew from 6 am to 8 pm, to facilitate the common people. Chief Minister said that since inter district buses would start plying from 1st June, it must be ensured that there was proper social distancing in the buses and also at the bus stands. He said that the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police would provide adequate police force for crowd management and law and order maintenance at all the bus stands. He said that the buses would be allowed to ply with not more than 60 percentoccupancy and the drivers, conductors and passengers would follow all the safety protocols of the Health Department. Chief Minister said that inter-district movement of the people of the State would be allowed without any pass, but passes would be required for interstate movement. He said that the people coming from other parts of the country would be quarantined. He said that people coming from red zones would be kept in institutional quarantine and those from other areas would be kept in home quarantine. He said that the persons in institutional quarantine would be allowed to go home only after their test for COVID-19 was negative. Maharashtra: With 2,487 new cases, Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally has reached 67,655 confirmed cases. Of these, 29,329 have fully recovered, while 2,286 died. In the meantime, 93 more Maharashtra Police personnel, including 8 officers have tested positive for Covid-19. The total number of police personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the State so far stands at 2,509. Out of this 27 police personnel have succumbed to coronavirus in Maharashtra so far.Inter- state travel by road, air and trains from Maharashtra will remain prohibited in the latest phase of the lockdown until June 30 with exceptions being made for migrant workers, stranded people and 'Shramik' special trains, as per the latest guidelines issued by the state government. Gujarat: State has reported 438 new coronavirus cases and 31 deaths, including 20 in worst-hit Ahmedabad, taking the total case count to 16,794 and the number of fatalities to 1,038. Rajasthan: The number ofnovel coronavirus cases in Rajasthan increased to 8,980 after 149 people tested positive for the infection. Of the fresh 149 positive cases, the highest of 44 cases are from Bharatpur, 32 from Jaipur, 27 from Baran and 21 from Pali. While all religious places, shopping malls and hotels will remain closed, Rajasthan Government has permitted all government and private offices to work with capacity. MP: The COVID-19 positive cases count in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 8000-mark on Sunday with 198 new cases being reported during the past 24 hours. The state tally now stands at 8,089. But in a positive development, 398 patients were discharged after turning negative for the deadly
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628292 5/8 6/1/2020 Press Information Bureau viral infection. This is the maximum number of patients recovered/discharged from hospitals across the state in any single day. Chhattisgarh: Five more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh taking the total number of Covid Positive cases to 503. The number of active cases is 388, while the state has recorded a single death thus far. Kerala: Inter-district bus services in Kerala will resume from tomorrow; no permission has been granted for inter-state travel as of now. Hotels and restaurants will be allowed to function with in- dine facilities from June 8. Decision on re-opening of places of worship, will be taken after consulting with religious leaders. A total of 41 lakh students, of Class I to XII, in about 12,000 schools in the state switched to virtual classes - via the state run Education channel Victers - as the new academic year began today. Four more persons have tested positive for Covid19 in Thiruvananthapuram; three of them are returnees from Kuwait and the other is a painter who returned from Tamil Nadu. A total of 12 Keralites succumbed to the virus yesterday and today in the Gulf taking the toll of those died in Gulf to 150. One death and 61 positive cases were reported in the state yesterday. 670 are still under treatment. Tamil Nadu: One person at Puducherry legislative assembly complex contracts COVID-19, CM's office disinfected; three others also tested positive in the UT; at present, there are 49 active cases in Puducherry. Buses back on roads in Tamil Nadu after more than two months. All persons travelling from Chennai to be tested; those arriving in T.N. from hotspot States will also be screened. State’s daily count of Covid cases tops 1,000 for the first time yesterday; 1149 new cases yesterday, 804 cases from Chennai. Total cases till now: 22,333 Active cases: 9400, Deaths: 173, Discharged: 12,757. Active cases in Chennai are 6781. Karnataka: Temples across Karnataka to open on June 8. Seven-day institutional quarantine must for those coming from Maharashtra only. RTO to start issuing driving licences in orange and red zones. In a relief to poultry industry chicken prices go up as consumption increases in Karnataka. 299 new cases reported in the State yesterday; of 299 new cases, 255 are interstate passengers & 7 from abroad. Total positive cases till now: 3221, Active cases: 1950, Deaths: 51, Recovered: 1218. Andhra Pradesh: Travel by train within Andhra Pradesh is restricted “until further advice”. Passengers arriving from other states in railway stations to be tested and to undergo 14 days home quarantine. Passengers who arrive from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Chennai will have to spend seven days in institutional quarantine followed by seven days of being home quarantine. 76 new cases, two deaths reported with 34 discharged during last 24 hours after testing 10,567 samples. Total cases: 3118. Active: 885, Recovered: 2169, Deaths: 64. Total number of migrants to the state who tested +ve are 446, with 249 active cases. Tally of +ve cases came from abroad is 112. Telangana: Long queues at Secunderabad railway station as Ministry of Railways resumes passenger train services from today. At least 10,000 to 12,000 passengers are set to travel to their destinations today in 7 trains of which 4 will depart from Secunderabad& 3 from Nampally. Fresh Covid-19 cases have been detected in areas of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, which did not have any case for the past month, after relaxation of lockdown norms. The total number of positive cases in Telangana as on 31st May is 2,698. As on date 434 migrants, foreign evacuees/ Deportees tested positive. Arunachal Pradesh: Around 8000 returnees have arrived in the state so far. SOPs are being followed strictly for quarantine and health check ups. Arunachal Pradesh CM says that State is still https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1628292 6/8 6/1/2020 Press Information Bureau in lockdown and any new relaxation will be decided after all people of the state staying outside will return. Assam : CM said that a roadmap for implementation of the suggestions given by Advisory Committee on revitalisation State's economy due to COVID19 will be prepared by three member committee led by Health Minister, HimantaBiswaSarma, Industry & Commerce Minister, C M Patowary and Agriculture Minister, Atul Bora.6 new COVID19 positive cases in Assam. Total cases rise to 1390, active cases 1198, recovered 185 and death 4. Manipur: With 7 new COVID19 positive cases in Manipur, total positive cases in the State is 78. Active cases 67, and recovered 11. All are mostly returnees from other States. Mizoram: Stranded passengers who arrived in Bairabi, Mizoram from Goa pooled together their savings and contributed Rs.54140 to community organisations of Bairabi. These organisations have been working selflessly in providing all necessary help to stranded arrivals at the station. Nagaland: Dimapur COVID19 Task Force in-charge visits quarantine center at Livingstone International Foundation managed by civil voluntary organizations.Volunteers of Naga Task Force, Bengaluru assist local authorities in Bengaluru in distributing rations to migrant workers and slum dwellers.
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