LIVE: J&K records 117 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 2,718
Governments around the world fight the coronavirus and the looming economic recession. Businesses reopen in several nations slowly as people try to minimise the effects of the pandemic on their pockets.
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J&K records 117 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 2,718
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Punjab reports 41 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
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Kerala reports 86 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
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Tamil Nadu reports 1,091 new Covid-19 cases
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I visited a few hospitals to see if govt rules were being implemented: Maha health minister
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Chandigarh records total 301 Covid-19 cases
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Himachal Pradesh reports 5 new Covid-19 cases
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Have asked all states to analyse trajectory of cases in thier respective cases: Health Ministry
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Indian RNA extraction kits available in good number: ICMR
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681 laboratories are approved in India for conducting Covid-19 tests: ICMR
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Truenat screening and confirmatory tests have now been validated: ICMR
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73% of Covid-19 deaths in India are people with co-morbidities: Health Ministry
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10% of India's population accounts for 50% of India's Covid-19 linked deaths: Health Ministry
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Fatality rate in India is 2.82%, one of the lowest in the world: Health Ministry
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Till now, 95,527 Covid-19 patients have recovered: Health Ministry
Covid-19 lockdowns are gradually being lifted globally. While some countries have asked employees to rejoin offices, some have updated their list of nations whose citizens can arrive for tourism. Czech Republic took out a list of 29 nations to which Czechs can travel to. Tourist dependent places like the island-nation Malta, Florida Keys in the US and even tourist spots in Italy are reopening itself to tourists in a bid to bring back demand to one of the worst-hit sectors by Covid-19.
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The WHO has raised concerns about the rise in the number of cases in the Central and South Americas. It highlighted that the US, Brazil, Peru, Chile and Mexico continue to report the highest number of cases. Worst-hit Spain and Italy have shown signs of abating the virus with the former not reporting a single-death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Italy also saw less cases and deaths due to Covid-19. India has so far recorded 198,706 cases, with 5,599 deaths. 8,171 fresh cases were recorded.
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J&K records 117 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 2,718
Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded two deaths and 117 fresh Covid-19 cases, including 13 pregnant women, taking the total number of infected persons to 2,718 in the Union Territory, officials said.
Punjab reports 41 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
41 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Punjab today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 2,342: State Health Department
Kerala reports 86 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
86 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Kerala. At present 774 positive cases are under treatment. 1412 persons have tested positive till date: State Health department
Tamil Nadu reports 1,091 new Covid-19 cases
Tamil Nadu reports 1,091 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number to 24,586.
I visited a few hospitals to see if govt rules were being implemented: Maha health minister
"Yesterday I visited a few hospitals to see if govt rules are being implemented properly or not. I found that the implementation was not up to the mark at some places and show cause notices have been issued," says Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope
Chandigarh records total 301 Covid-19 cases
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh stands at 301. 5 people have died to the virus, Chandigarh health department said.
Himachal Pradesh reports 5 new Covid-19 cases
Himachal Pradesh reports 5 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number to 345.
Have asked all states to analyse trajectory of cases in thier respective cases: Health Ministry
"We have asked all states to analyse the trajectory of the cases in their respective states. If a state thinks that it needs to set up temporary Covid-19 care centres then it must do so," says Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.
Indian RNA extraction kits available in good number: ICMR
"Indian RNA extraction kits are now available in good number, RT-PCR kits by 11-12 indigenous vendors are now being used, we are now in a comfortable position as reg. testing, due to identification and hand-holding of domestic players," Nivedita Gupta, ICMR.
681 laboratories are approved in India for conducting Covid-19 tests: ICMR
"We have 681 laboratories that are approved for conducting Covid-19 tests- 476 in Government sector and 205 in private sector, as of 1st June 2020. Today, we are conducting 1 lakh 20 thousand tests every day," says Nivedita Gupta, Scientist at Indian Council of Medical Research.
Truenat screening and confirmatory tests have now been validated: ICMR
"We've been using indigenous platforms too for ramping up Covid-19 testing capacity. Truenat screening and confirmatory tests have now been validated. Outreach of testing has hence been increased since this is available in primary health centres and districts," says Nivedita Gupta, ICMR.
73% of Covid-19 deaths in India are people with co-morbidities: Health Ministry
"73% of Covid-19 deaths in India are people with co-morbidities," says Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry while addressing the media on Tuesday.
10% of India's population accounts for 50% of India's Covid-19 linked deaths: Health Ministry
"10% of India's population accounts for 50% of India's Covid-19 linked deaths," says Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.
First published: Jun 02, 2020 07:29 IST