Highlights: Amid search for virus origin, WHO to send team to China 'next week'

Amid search for virus origin, WHO says sending team to China 'next week': New Agency AFP reports

Domestic flights operations will be further expanded in a calibrated manner. International flights however will not resume yet.

In Unlock-2, Schools, Colleges will remain closed. Metro, Cinema, gyms, pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars, auditoriuums and political and large congregations will continue to be banned too.

Covid-19 tally in Mumbai slum colony Dharavi rises to 2,262 with 17 new cases; one fresh death takes toll to 82: BMC official

Maharashtra on Monday recorded over 5,000 new Sars-Cov-2 cases, pushing the state's tally close to 1.7 lakh mark. 181 deaths have been recorded in the last 24 hours.

The state has tested 9,43,485 people so far.

While Mumbai has seen a total of 76,765 cases so far, 1,226 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours in the city.

The Nagaland government on Monday extended the lockdown in the state till July 15 to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, a government spokesperson said.

Four medical students who returned to Indore in Madhya Pradesh from Kyrgyzstan on a special Air India flight on June 21 tested positive for novel coronavirus, an official said on Monday.

Indore Covid-19 prevention nodal officer Amit Malakar said 125 students were on the flight which took off from Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asian country.

Tamil Nadu on Monday reported nearly 4,000 fresh coronavirus cases and the tally crossed 86,000 while 62 more deaths brought the toll to 1,141.

Chennai recorded 2,167 of the 3,949 new cases in the state and nearby Chengelpet reported 187, Tiruvallur 154 and Madurai 303 while the remainder was scattered in other districts, a health department bulletin said.

121 persons tested positive for Covid-19 today, taking the total number of cases to 4,311. The number of active cases stands at 2,057, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has begun spadework for a one-time loan restructuring scheme for some sectors severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to sources.

The Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and many other bodies have made representation to both the government and the RBI for the one-time restructuring in the wake of massive disruptions caused by the pandemic.

The Odisha government on Monday received the first consignment of Remdesivir and Favipiravir medicines for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in the state.

Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Health and Family Welfare, P K Mohapatra said Remdesivir medicine will be used only in the treatment of moderate to severely ill Covid-19 patients.

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy and the staff at his residence on Monday tested negative for Covid-19.

However, the Chief Minister has been advised seven days home quarantine, Director of Health and Family Welfare S Mohan Kumar said.

Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka on Monday indicated that more stringent rules are likely to be put in place after July 7 to control the spread of Covid-19 in the city and other parts of the state, amid spike in cases.

According to reports, the government was waiting for SSLC (class 10) exams to end on July 4 to take some stringent measures to control the infections.

The expert committee set up to advise the Tamil Nadu government on tackling Covid-19 has favoured restrictions based on the scenario in specific regions and has not recommended extension of the lockdown in force in the state till Tuesday, one of its members said.