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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced a complete lockdown in Chennai and certain areas under it, including areas in Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts from June 19 to 30.
Only the working of hospitals, laboratory and pharmacies will be allowed. No taxis, autos and private transport will be allowed to run except for emergencies. People will have to buy essential items from within a 2 km radius.
Essential services including shops selling milk, vegetables and fruits, mobile outlets, groceries will be open. Petrol pumps will be allowed to run between 6 am and 4 pm. Takeaways from restaurants will be allowed between 6 am and 8 pm.
The announcement came as the state continues to struggle with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi today assured that there will be coronavirus testing for all in Delhi during an all-party meeting to discuss the management of the coronavirus situation in the National Capital Region, which includes Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana.
The coronavirus tests per day in Delhi will reach 18,000 in the next few days, the Home Minister said. Most parties, cutting across party lines, had demanded more testing.
Delhi is the state with the third-highest COVID-19 count after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The capital's tally of coronavirus infections has touched 41,182 as the number of deaths due to the disease climbed to 1,327.
Today's meeting comes a day after he held a high-level meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following which he laid out a number of measures to battle the capital's COVID-19 crisis.
The parties that attended the meeting at the North Block included Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress, BJP, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
India on Monday recorded 11,502 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the total number of cases to 3,32,424, data from the Union Health Ministry this morning shows. The death count rose to 9,520 with 325 fatalities in the last one day. Of the total cases in the country, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,07,958 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat.
India's recovery rate - the number of patients who have successfully fought the viral illness - stood at 51.07 per cent this morning. 1,69,798 people have recovered, the Health Ministry has said.
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Jun 15, 2020 23:36 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 219 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana today
Jun 15, 2020 23:05 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Pune COVID-19 cases rise by 318 to 12,243; death count 511
With 318 more people from Maharashtra's Pune district testing positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the tally of cases has risen to 12,243, a Health official said on Monday.
With 13 more people dying due to the infection, the death count mounted to 511, PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 22:38 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 30 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today
Jun 15, 2020 19:59 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Nepal to deport foreign tourists for joining coronavirus protest
Nepal will deport five foreign tourists and ban them from entering the Himalayan nation for two years after they joined protests against the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said on Monday.
Police arrested three Chinese nationals and one each from the United States, Australia and Norway during a street protest on Saturday in the capital Kathmandu, Reuters reported.
Jun 15, 2020 19:21 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Rajasthan Governor calls for state universities to combat coronavirus in adopted villages
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday said state universities will now have to prepare an action plan in their adopted villages in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and submit a progress report every month.
In his capacity as the ex-officio chancellor of the state universities, he instructed the vice-chancellors to take measures regarding prevention and control of coronavirus infection in the adopted villages, PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 18:40 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Karnataka detects 213 new COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths today
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Jun 15, 2020 18:40 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Karnataka detects 213 new COVID19 positive cases and 2 deaths today
Jun 15, 2020 17:53 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Nepal extends ban on domestic, international travel till July 5 as COVID-19 cases cross 6,000
Nepal on Monday extended the suspension of all domestic and international passenger flights to and from the country for another three weeks, as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 6,000 after over 450 fresh infections were detected.
According to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the suspension period of all domestic and international commercial passenger flights has been extended till July 5, as per the decision made by Council of Ministers, news agency PTI reported.
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Jun 15, 2020 17:23 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Amit Shah visits Delhi's LNJP hospital to review preparedness
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday held a meeting of officials at Delhi's LNJP hospital to review the preparedness related to COVID-19.
Earlier in the day, an all-party meeting chaired by Amit Shah was held to review the management of COVID-19 situation in Delhi at the Ministry of Home Affairs, ANI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 16:48 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 18 more deaths, 476 fresh COVID-19 cases in UP
Uttar Pradesh on Monday reported 18 more coronavirus deaths and 476 new cases, officials said.
The death count in the state now is 417 with the coronavirus tally reaching 14,091, PTI reported.
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Jun 15, 2020 16:26 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Tamil Nadu government announces cut in lockdown relaxations for Chennai, adjoining areas
Tamil Nadu government announces cut in lockdown relaxations for Chennai and adjoining areas from June 19 to 30 and full scale shutdown on two Sundays, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 16:23 (IST)
Coronavirus news: Computex 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis
After postponing its large scale tech event ''Computex 2020'' from June to September, the organisers have cancelled it due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, news agency ANI reported.
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Jun 15, 2020 16:20 (IST)
Coronavirus update: We will have to increase testing in Delhi, says Amit Shah
We will have to increase COVID-19 testing in Delhi by adopting new solutions, says Home Minister Amit Shah.
We will have to increase COVID-19 testing in Delhi by adopting new solutions, says Home Minister Amit Shah.
Jun 15, 2020 15:54 (IST)
Coronavirus update: Delhi Government issues order to laboratories, asking them to increase their COVID-19 testing capacity
Jun 15, 2020 15:22 (IST)
Coronavirus news: 17 COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today
Jun 15, 2020 14:52 (IST)
Andhra Pradesh reports 246 new COVID-19 positive cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases and deaths rise to 5,087 and 86 respectively: State Health Department
Jun 15, 2020 13:47 (IST)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi today assured that there will be coronavirus testing for all in Delhi during an all-party meeting to discuss the management of the coronavirus situation in the National Capital Region, which includes Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana.
The coronavirus tests per day in Delhi will reach 18,000 in the next few days, the Home Minister said. Most parties, cutting across party lines, had demanded more testing.
Delhi is the state with the third-highest COVID-19 count after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The capital's tally of coronavirus infections has touched 41,182 as the number of deaths due to the disease climbed to 1,327.
Jun 15, 2020 13:43 (IST)
India has been engaged with foreign governments to ensure the welfare of prospective migrants, and is currently focussed on mitigating the negative economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indian talent abroad, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.
Addressing the third edition of the Annual Conference of Protectors of Emigrants via video-conferencing, he said the protectors of emigrants must also rise to the challenge of reviving the post-COVID economy and engage with the post-COVID world.
"Our government has accorded the highest priority to promoting the interests of Indian emigrants for the last six years," Mr Jaishankar said. The government's focus has been to provide better opportunities and welfare measures to prospective migrants, he added.
The government, therefore, has been engaged with its foreign counterparts to provide ease of travel and opportunities through migration and mobility agreements, Mr Jaishankar said, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 13:02 (IST)
Two More COVID-19 Deaths In Rajasthan
Rajasthan reported 78 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday taking the tally to 12,772, while the death count climbed to 294 with two new fatalities, officials said.
One death was reported from Udaipur besides one person from outside the state succumbed to COVID-19, they said.
Among the fresh cases, 29 were reported from Jaipur, 18 from Jhunjhunu, nine from Alwar, five each from Sriganganagar and Sawai Madhopur, four from Ajmer, two each from Kota and Bharatpur, one each from Dausa, Nagaur, Tonk and Udaipur, health department officials said.
Jaipur has recorded maximum 133 deaths and 2,561 cases followed by Jodhpur where 2181 cases and 27 deaths have been reported.
The number of active cases in the state stood at 2,847 and 9,340 patients have been discharged from hospitals till date, they said, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 12:35 (IST)
3 Blocks Of Tripura's Sepahijala District Declared As Containment Zones
With Sepahijala district reporting a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, the Tripura government has declared three entire blocks as "containment zones" to check the infection, officials said on Monday.
Of the total 1,046 COVID-19 cases in Tripura so far, Sepahijala district has reported 45 per cent of the cases, officials said, adding that of the 45 new cases detected in the state on Sunday, 44 were from Sepahijala district.
The notification declaring the three entire blocks Kathalia, Boxanagaar and Nalchhar as containment zones was issued on Sunday to restrict the movement of people outside their homes.
The COVID in-charge of Sepahijala district, Abhiram Debbarma said that the notification was issued because of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the district and especially in the three blocks, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 12:22 (IST)
Assam reports 40 new COVID-19 cases, taking total number of cases to 4,158 including 1,960 recoveries and 8 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 2187: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Jun 15, 2020 11:24 (IST)
12 New COVID-19 Cases In Nashik, Total Rises To 1,985
The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Nashik district has gone up to 1,985 as 12 more people have tested positive for the disease, the district administration said on Monday.
All the new patients are from Malegaon town, it said. Their reports came out positive late Sunday night, the district administration said in a release, news agency PTI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 11:08 (IST)
Out of the 2,372 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 106 are positive: King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow
Jun 15, 2020 10:31 (IST)
29 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in CRPF, taking the total number of positive cases to 620, of which 189 are active and 427 have recovered. The death count is at 4: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Jun 15, 2020 10:25 (IST)
COVID-19 Outbreak Leaves Khajuraho Gasping, Flattens Tourism
The world famous Khajuraho temples of Madhya Pradesh, which used to see a stream of visitors before COVID-19 outbreak, now wear a deserted look since the lockdown, which has also crippled the once thriving local hospitality and tourism industries.
The occupancy in hotels located in the town is nil and the nearly 25,000 residents of the Khajuraho town in Chhatarpur district, most of whom relied heavily on earnings from the tourism activities, have been on the edge.
The Khajuraho temples, which are a UNESCO world heritage site and famous for their erotic carvings, are located in the backward Bundelkhand region of the state.
Visitors from across the world used to flock the town to catch a glimpse of the temples, but since the lockdown, the hotel and tourism industries in the area have been badly hit.
"Most of the population of Khajuraho is associated with tourism activities, which are at a standstill since the past three months. Almost every household in the town is reeling under stress. Nearly 90 per cent of the hotel sector employees here are now without jobs," Arun Talwar, vice- president of the Clarks Group of Hotels, told PTI.
Jun 15, 2020 10:03 (IST)
Jun 15, 2020 09:43 (IST)
325 deaths and 11,502 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 3,32,424 including 1,53,106 active cases, 1,69,798 cured/discharged/migrated and 9,520 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Jun 15, 2020 09:06 (IST)
Jun 15, 2020 09:05 (IST)
China locks down ten more Beijing neighbourhoods over virus cluster, news agency AFP reported.
Jun 15, 2020 08:21 (IST)
Migrant Labourers Arriving In Himachal Pradesh Can Be Sent Directly To Worksites Observing All Due Precautions Of COVID-19
Himachal Pradesh government has issued an order for additions and amendments in quarantine requirements as per which migrant labourers arriving in the state can be sent directly to worksites and can start working immediately subject to observing all due precautions related to COVID-19.
The order from the Point number i from the section "Quarantine Requirements" will be amended with the following: All persons coming from high caseload COVID-19 infected cities will be institutionally quarantined. Only for compelling reasons such as cases of human distress, pregnancy, death in family, serious illness, persons above 65 years of age with co-morbities and parent(s) accompanied by children below 10 years may be permitted to be home quarantined, instead of institutional quarantine, for 14 days, subject to satisfaction of the concerned District Magistrate about satisfactory arrangements being available for such Home Quarantine, news agency ANI reported.
Jun 15, 2020 07:51 (IST)
Over 350 COVID-19 Deaths In US In Last 24 Hours, Lowest In Weeks: Report
The United States has recorded 382 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its death count to 115,729, according to a tally Sunday by Johns Hopkins University.
This was the lowest 24-hour count in the US since it peaked in mid-April. It has been averaging 800 or so a day recently.
The world's top economy is by far the hardest-hit country in the pandemic, with both the highest number of deaths and the largest number of infections -- 2,093,335 at 8:30 pm Sunday (0030 GMT Monday), a tracker maintained by the Baltimore-based university showed.
Jun 15, 2020 07:13 (IST)
Jun 15, 2020 06:42 (IST)
2,224 New Coronavirus Cases In 24 Hours In Delhi, Total Cases Cross 40,000
Delhi reported 2,224 new coronavirus cases and 56 deaths in the past 24 hours, government data revealed on Sunday night, taking the total number of cases in the city to 41,182 and deaths to 1,327. This is the highest single-day spike in numbers and is also the third consecutive 24-hour period in which over 2,000 new cases have been detected. Read more
Delhi reported 2,224 new coronavirus cases and 56 deaths in the past 24 hours, government data revealed on Sunday night, taking the total number of cases in the city to 41,182 and deaths to 1,327. This is the highest single-day spike in numbers and is also the third consecutive 24-hour period in which over 2,000 new cases have been detected. Read more
Jun 15, 2020 06:19 (IST)
Some Mumbai Local Trains Running For Those In Essential Services Today
Some local trains will run in Mumbai from today only for those engaged in essential services amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Western Railway tweeted. It said general passengers are not allowed in these trains and asked people not to crowd at stations. Read more
Some local trains will run in Mumbai from today only for those engaged in essential services amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Western Railway tweeted. It said general passengers are not allowed in these trains and asked people not to crowd at stations. Read more
Jun 15, 2020 06:05 (IST)
- Union home minister Amit Shah will hold all all-party meeting today to review the management for coronavirus in the National Capital Region, which includes Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana. The meeting, an official note said, will be held at 11 am in the North Block.
- The parties invited include Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress, BJP, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
- The meeting follows the strictures of the Supreme Court on Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu -- states with the highest incidence of coronavirus.
- Neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Haryana had sealed border with Delhi, contending that the movement of people to and from the national capital was spreading the infection in the states.
- Uttar Pradesh told the Supreme Court on Friday that it would continue the travel restrictions as there are 40 times more COVID-19 cases in the national capital compared to Noida and Ghaziabad.
- Haryana said it would allow travel for all to and from Delhi without restrictions.
