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LIVE: Coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad breach 10,000-mark, 24 deaths recorded

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory expanding the pool of people to be given hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic to prevent them from contracting the virus.

By HT Correspondent | Updated: May 23, 2020 22:14 IST
LIVE: Coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad breach 10,000-mark, 24 deaths recorded
Terminal 3 of Delhi's IGI Airport (Twitter)

India has entered day six of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown imposed by the Centre to curb the spread of coronavirus. In yet another highest one-day spike, the country recorded 6,654 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. The total number of coronavirus cases in India have now crossed the 1.25 lakh-mark.

Even as medical journal The Lancet published a paper on Friday saying there were no confirmed benefits of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) being given to Covid-19 patients, the Union health ministry issued an advisory expanding the pool of people to be given the medicine as a prophylactic to prevent them from contracting the infection.

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Globally, Spain which was one of the worst-affected nations further eased its lockdown restrictions and allowed outdoor dining and gatherings of up to 10 people. Whereas, death toll in United Kingdom is nearing the 37,000-mark. Brazil has overtaken Russia as the second most infected nation with the total number of cases at 330,890.

Here are the latest updates on coronavirus:

02:17 PM IST

Delhi's Covid-19 death toll rises to 231

Delhi's Covid-19 death toll rises to 231; 591 new cases take tally to 12,910: PTI quoting authorities

01:54 PM IST

Don't understand need for quarantine of those with green status on Aarogya Setu app

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri: "Don't understand the need for quarantine of passenger who has green status on Aarogya Setu app": PTI

He says, "I would recommend Aarogya Setu app to everyone. It's an excellent contact-tracing device."

01:46 PM IST

Will try to start good percentage of international passenger flights before August: Aviation Minister

We will try to start good percentage of international passenger flights before August: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Will be able to bring around 50,000 citizens back through special flights during first 25 days of Vande Bharat Mission

01:45 PM IST

Karnataka's Covid-19 tally rises to 1939

Karnataka's tally of Covid-19 cases has gone up to 1,939 with 196 new cases reported since Friday 5pm. The total includes 1297 active cases and 598 discharges: Karnataka Health Department

01:22 PM IST

Russia reports 9,434 new cases in 24 hours

Russia said on Saturday that 9,434 new cases of the novel coronavirus had been reported in the last 24 hours, pushing its nationwide tally to 335,882, reports Reuters.

The country's coronavirus crisis response centre reported 139 new fatalities after a record of 150 deaths the day before, bringing the death toll to 3,388.

01:05 PM IST

All flights out of Delhi to operate from Terminal 3 of IGI Airport

All flights out of Delhi to operate from Terminal 3 of IGI Airport from May 25

12:46 PM IST

3 Cadilla employees in Gujarat die of Covid-19

Three employees of Cadila Pharmaceuticals' manufacturing unit in Dholka in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district have died of Covid-19, according to the company spokesperson: PTI

12:39 PM IST

Top UN official warns malicious emails on rise in pandemic

The United Nations disarmament chief has warned that cyber crime is on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the Covid-19 pandemic, reports AP.

Izumi Nakamitsu told an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday that the coronavirus crisis is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration. But she said “there have also been worrying reports of (cyber) attacks against health care organizations and medical research facilities worldwide.”

The high representative for disarmament affairs said growing digital dependency has increased the vulnerability to cyberattacks, and it is estimated that one such attack takes place every 39 seconds.

12:24 PM IST

4,000 Manipuris in Bengaluru want to return home

Around 4,000 migrant workers from Manipur gathered at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Saturday morning for registration to return, Karnataka minister K Sudhakar told ANI.

"I talked to them,they are worried and want to go back to Manipur but I hope they will return to Bengaluru as this is their second home," he said.

11:46 AM IST

IBM cuts jobs across United States

IBM told the Wall Street Journal it is laying off an undisclosed number of workers across the United States. The already-struggling tech giant's new CEO Arvind Krishna warned investors last month of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the company made a “tough decision” to withdraw revenue projections for the rest of 2020, reports AP.

11:40 AM IST

After Karnataka, Bihar says people from 7 states to be quarantined

The Bihar government in view of the coronavirus outbreak said that Migrants returning to the state from Surat, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, Noida, Kolkata and Bengaluru will be kept in quarantine camps and people returning from other places will be home quarantined if they don't show any symptoms, reports ANI.

11:31 AM IST

Don't send Shramik trains to Bengal till May 26, Mamata tells Railways amid Cyclone Amphan

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to railways asking them to not send any Shramik special trains in the state in view of Cyclone Amphan, reports PTI.

11:22 AM IST

Passport Seva Kendra in Delhi's R K Puram to resume operations from May 26

Regional Passport Office tweeted that in continuation of gradual opening of operations by the office amid the coronavirus lockdown, Passport Seva Kendra in R K Puram will resume its operations from May 26 for passport & PCC.

11:08 AM IST

China reports 28 new asymptomatic cases

China reported 28 new asymptomatic cases, majority of them from coronavirus epicentre Wuhan, while no new confirmed infection has been detected in the country, health officials said on Saturday. China's National Health Commission said that so far, 370 asymptomatic cases, including 26 from overseas, were under quarantine, reports PTI.

11:01 AM IST

80 new coronavirus cases reported in Odisha

Odisha reported 80 new cases due to the novel coronavirus. The total cases in the state stand at 1,269. 7 people have died so far whereas 436 have recovered, reports ANI.

First published: May 23, 2020 05:25 IST