Highlights: Telangana records 219 new Covid-19 cases taking total tally to 5,193

At the all-party meet chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that a new test for coronavirus disease- which will cost only ₹450 - will soon be made available in Delhi.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that daily testing in Delhi will reach around 18,000 tests from June 20. Further meetings will take place between Delhi CM and LG to discuss the course of action. He said that party cadre will work for Covid-19 management.

In the all-party meeting that was chaired by Union minister Ami Shah, the BJP demanded that 50% charges should be waived off on coronavirus testing. Delhi BJP chief Adesh Kumar Gupta was quoted as saying by news agency ANI that the demand has been approved.

French finance minister on Monday said that working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, though a preferred option, is not a solution to virus woes. The minister's statement comes at a time when the country is looking to quicken the re-opening of its economy.

"Working from home remains preferable, in the sense that it allows us to have a gradual return and can limit the circulation of the virus. But I've always considered that working from home was not the panacea," Le Maire told France Info radio.

The Sepahijala district of Tripura reported a spike in number of people infected with the coronavirus disease, following which the state government has declared three entire blocks as 'containment zones', PTI quoted officials as saying on Monday.

Forty five percent of the total 1,046 Covid-19 cases in Tripura were reported from Sepahijala district, officials said.

Of the 45 new cases detected in the state on Sunday, 44 were from district.

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said that the state government does not plan to impose lockdown again in the state to contain the spread of Covid-19. Since June 1, curbs have been eased in the state following which industries, offices, shops, bus and auto- rickshaw services have resumed in non-containment zones, reports PTI.

Thailand lifted its nationwide curfew after more than two months and allowed restaurants to resume selling alcohol as Covid-19 crisis eased, with no local virus cases detected in the last 21 days. The total cases in the country are at 3,135 while 58 deaths have been registered. Thailand was the first country outside China to have reported a Covid-19 cases on January 13, reports Reuters

At an all party meeting chaired by Union minister Amit Shah that is underway, Congress has demanded that Covid-19 testing be provided to all, as it is everyone's right.

The party has also demanded that ₹10,000 be paid to every family whose member is infected or is in the containment zone, news agency ANI quoted sources as saying.

India helping others in times of need. #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/HDEBUIFPFZ

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) June 15, 2020

A Delhi government panel on Covid-19 has recommended that mortuary capacity in the city hospital be increased and 'refrigerated containers' be installed to keep the dead bodies, according to news agency ANI.

In a tweet on Monday, the BJP hailed India's increased rate of recovery from the coronavirus disease while the death rate has dipped.

Recovery rate rises while death rate dips. #IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/uwSNKTu6OC

— BJP (@BJP4India) June 15, 2020

China has begun the mass testing of hundreds of people who visited a Beijing wholesale market that emerged as a Covid-19 cluster.

The number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases have shot up to 79 in Beijing with health authorities adding 36 more to Sunday’s tally, the country’s health authorities announced early on Monday.

With 1,15,519 samples being tested for the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, a total of 57,74,133 tests have been conducted so far, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday.

With a total of 107,958 confirmed cases, Maharashtra continues to top the Covid-19 count. The state has 53,030 active cases while 50,978 people have recovered from the infection.

In the last 24 hours, 11,502 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in India, taking the country's tally to 332,424. With 325 more fatalities, coronavirus related death toll has gone up to 9520.