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.

Background

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.

09/07/2021 19:39:59

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,

09/07/2021 16:24:00

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

09/07/2021 14:27:53

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

09/07/2021 13:28:18

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

09/07/2021 11:55:51

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.

09/07/2021 11:04:15

Vaccination Centres Shut In Mumbai

Maharashtra | BKC Jumbo Vaccination Centre in Mumbai stays shut for the day. A local says, "I received a message that the centre will be closed today, have been asked to come on Monday. I had come here a few days ago as well, but didn't get vaccinated."

09/07/2021 10:09:26

PM Modi To Chair High Level Meet To Review Availability Of Oxygen

PM Modi to chair a high-level meeting to review augmentation & availability of oxygen across the country at 11:30 am.

09/07/2021 10:07:31

Day After Viral Video, Uttarakhand Caps Number Of Tourists, Visiting Time At Kempty Falls

Uttarakhand | Now only 50 tourists are allowed at Kempty Falls (waterfall) in Mussorie; can't stay at the spot beyond half an hour. A check-post to be set up to monitor the tourists: Iva Ashish Srivastava, Tehri Garhwal District Magistrate

09/07/2021 10:05:02

India reports over 43K new Covid cases, 911 deaths

India recorded 43,393 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours and 911 deaths, said the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday.

Friday is the 31st consecutive day when India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus cases.

The active cases have now come down below 5 lakh. The country has 4,58,727 active cases presently and has witnessed a total of 4,05,939 deaths so far.

According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of 44,459 people have been discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total discharge to 2,98,88,284 till date.

The Ministry said that a total of 36,89,91,222 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, including 40,23,173 who were administered vaccines in the last 24 hours.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 42,70,16,605 samples have been tested up to July 8 for Covid-19. Of these 17,90,708 samples were tested on Thursday.

09/07/2021 10:02:39

353 recoveries, 262 new cases, 4 deaths in J&K

Recoveries stayed ahead of new Covid cases in J&K on Thursday as 353 patients recovered while 262 new cases and four deaths were reported during the last 24 hours.

Officials said 136 recoveries, 120 cases and two deaths were reported from the Jammu division and 217 recoveries, 142 cases and two deaths from the Kashmir division.

One more case of black fungus was reported, taking the total to 31.

As many as 318,023 people have been infected with coronavirus in J&K, out of which 310,326 have recovered, while 4,353 have succumbed.

The total number of active cases is 3,344 out of which 1,491 are from the Jammu division and 1,853 are from the Kashmir division.

 

09/07/2021 07:36:52

Now night curfew only in 8 Municipal Corporations in Gujarat

The Gujarat government on Thursday granted further relaxations in Covid curbs in 10 of 18 major cities, with night curfew now only in eight Municipal Corporations.

It has made it compulsory for the business fraternity to get their first dose of vaccine by July 31.

The government has decided to allow businesses in the remaining eight Municipal Corporations to function till 9 p.m. but all their staff will have to get vaccinated by the end of this month.

A meeting of the core committee on Covid, chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, decided to exempt 10 more cities from night curfew and other restrictions, which will now only be imposed in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, and Gandhinagar from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Cities like Bhuj, Morbi, Patan, Mehsana, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, Ankleshwar, and Vapi have had the restrictions lifted.

09/07/2021 07:36:23

Karnataka to resume inter-state bus service to Kerala

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) would resume inter-state bus service to Kerala from July 12 after suspending it for over 2 months due to Covid-induced lockdown, an official said on Thursday.

"With the easing of restrictions under unlock 3.0 since July 5 on movement of people and vehicles to and from neighbouring states, we have decided to resume our bus service to cities and towns across Kerala," said a corporation official in a statement here.

Amid the pandemic's second wave since April, the state-run KSRTC suspended inter-state bus services to contain the virus spread.

09/07/2021 07:35:54

Arunachal bans non-vaccinated people from entering state

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.