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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Police Directed To Ensure Strict Implementation Of COVID Norms In Tourist Places

Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Friday, July 9: Following a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to allow only vaccinated people to enter the bordering state.

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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Police Directed To Ensure Strict Implementation Of COVID Norms In Tourist Places

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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Friday, July 9: With the pandemics second wave on the wane, only 2,530 new Covid cases were registered across Karnataka, while 62 patients died of the infection in a day, said the state health bulletin on Thursday.

"In all, 2,530 patients tested positive on Wednesday, taking the state's Covid tally to 28,64,868, including 38,729 active cases, while 27,90,453 recovered so far, with 3,344 patients discharged during the day," said the bulletin.

As epi-centre of the pandemic in the state, Bengaluru reported 514 fresh cases on Wednesday, taking its Covid tally to 12,18,021 active cases, while recoveries rose to 11,88,419, with 753 discharged in the last 24 hours.

Following a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to allow only vaccinated people to enter the bordering state, officials said here on Thursday.

A health official said that Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar during a virtual meeting on Wednesday told Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla that the state has been ensuring that anyone who is keen to visit Arunachal Pradesh must be vaccinated prior to their entry into the state.

Kumar informed the Bhalla that the state government has also undertaken aggressive testing for Covid-19.

Over 68 per cent of the people aged 18 years and above have received their first dose of the vaccine in the state.

The Chief Secretary said that the state has adopted a three-prong strategy to prevent the spread of the virus, which include extensive tracking and testing, enforcement of Covid appropriate behaviour and vaccination.

"The state needs an additional three lakh vaccines in a bid to achieve 100 per cent coverage of beneficiaries in the 18-plus and 45-plus age groups," Kumar said.

Till Thursday, Arunachal Pradesh reported 38,283 Covid cases, including 184 deaths with 34,736 people have recovered from the disease.

19:39 PM (IST)  •  09 Jul 2021

Maharashtra Police Directed To Ensure Strict Implementation Of COVID Norms In Tourist Places: Dy CM Ajit Pawar

For tourist places, police have been asked to make sure that COVID-19 guidelines are strictly implemented: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar announced,

16:24 PM (IST)  •  09 Jul 2021

Cases Continue To Decline, Recovery Rate Over 97%, Says Health Ministry

Daily new cases in the country continue to show a decline. There has been a decline of 8% in average daily new cases in the last week. 80% of the new cases reported from 90 districts: Ministry of Health

There has been a rise in recoveries in the country. The recovery rate is at 97.2% today: Ministry of Health

We are still dealing with the second wave of COVID19. We need to continue the display of COVID19 appropriate behaviour. We need to continue to take all precautions. In the United Kingdom, Russia and Bangladesh have seen a resurgence of COVID19 cases: Ministry of Health

14:27 PM (IST)  •  09 Jul 2021

Uttarakhand hotels to accommodate 50% guests

Kanwar Yatra is not a one-state affair. We will discuss the issue with other states, including Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh. The decision will be taken after the meet. We have strongly talked about social distancing and hotels will also run with 50% capacity. We will soon call a meeting with the hotel association as well: Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand CM

13:28 PM (IST)  •  09 Jul 2021

PM Modi chairs meet on oxygen situation in the country

Over 1500 PSA Oxygen plants are coming up across the nation. PSA Oxygen plants contributed by PM CARES would support more than 4 lakh oxygenated beds. Ensure that the plants are made functional at the earliest: PM Modi at today's meeting over augmentation & availability of oxygen

11:55 AM (IST)  •  09 Jul 2021

399 new COVID-19 cases push Arunachal Pradesh's tally to 38, 682

 Arunachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 38,682 as 399 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said here on Friday.

The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state increased to 185 with one more person succumbing to the disease in the past two days, he said.

A 52-year-old woman from the Capital Complex Region died at her home in Lower Subansiri district on Wednesday due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with Covid Pneumonia, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The Capital Complex Region remained at the top of the list in terms of fresh cases with 109, followed by East Siang (42), Changlang (29), West Kameng (28), Upper Subansiri (27), Lohit (24), Longding (19), Papumpare (17), Namsai and Lower Subansiri with 13 cases each.

New cases were also recorded from Kamle, West Siang, Shi-Yomi, East Kameng, Tawang, Siang, Lower Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Leparada, Anjaw, Upper Siang, Kurung Kumey and one in Tirap district, the official said.

Of the 399 new cases, 378 were detected through rapid antigen test 8 through RT-PCR and 13 by TrueNat method, the SSO said, adding that 172 people were found symptomatic.

Arunachal Pradesh now has 3,460 active COVID-19 cases, he said.

The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the northeastern state rose to 35,037 as 301 more patients were cured of the disease on Thursday, Jampa said.

The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 90.58 per cent while the active percentage stands at 8.94 and the positivity rate at 7.12 per cent, the official said.

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