Highlights: DDMA fixes rates of Covid-19 RT-PCR test in Delhi at ₹2400

The Supreme Court Thursday stayed this year’s historic Puri Rath Yatra starting from June 23 and related activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two more people have died due to Covid-19 in Jammu city, raising the number of fatalities in Jammu and Kashmir to 71.

Business activity in India is returning to normal levels with consumption and demand fast approaching pre-coronavirus levels, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The contentious issue of billions being spent on the postponed Tokyo Olympics has entered the debate in the race for governor of Japan's capital, according to news agency Associated Press.

The Panama Canal reported a 21% drop in the number of ships crossing the waterway in May, compared to projections for traffic, reported new agency AP.

The Central government said that the recovery rate of Covid-19 has reached 52.95 per cent in the country and a total of 1,94,325 people affected have been cured so far. During the last 24 hours, 7,390 people have recovered from the lethal infection, reports ANI.

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said that the state government has decided to cap the rates for Covid-19 RT-PCR test at ₹2,400 inclusive of all charges, reports ANI.

Delhi government has decided to cap the rates for #COVID19 RT-PCR test at ₹2400 inclusive of all charges: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia pic.twitter.com/UDX6rATdjs

— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2020

Mitsubishi Motors told its shareholders on Thursday that its top executives are taking pay cuts to share responsibility for the Japanese automaker's financial losses during the coronavirus pandemic.

Two employees at Toyota Kirloskar Motor's Bidadi plant in Karnataka have tested positive for Covid-19, the auto major said in a notification.

Coronavirus cases in Arunachal Pradesh have crossed the 100-mark with four Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) personnel testing positive for the infection on Thursday.

Restaurants, beauty parlours, salons and barbershops will be allowed to re-open from next week, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said.

US health regulators are cracking down on three companies for selling at-home blood tests for coronavirus. The companies targeted by FDA include: Medakit Ltd. of Hong Kong, Antibodiescheck.com of the United Arab Emirates and Sonrisa Family Dental of Chicago.

Due to the impact of Covid-19 outbreak on Indian economy, ratings agency Fitch cut its outlook for India to “negative” from “stable.

"Out of 317 samples tested in Nagaland, no Covid-19-positive case has been reported. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 193, of which 90 are active, and 103 have recovered," said S Pangnyu Phom, Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland.

Coronavirus cases in India 12,881 fresh cases take India's tally to 366,946, toll at 12,237