Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau, K S Dhatwalia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to AIIMS, reports said on Sunday.
All religious places, places of worship for the public will continue to remain closed till 30th June, 2020. Shopping malls will also continue to remain closed for the same time period, said a statement issued by the the Government of Odisha.
Actor Sonu Sood reached Matoshree to meet Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The meeting comes hours after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut slammed the actor for allegedly attempting to portray the government in poor light by arranging several buses for migrants to return home amid lockdown.
1,282 more COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 28936, including 17125 active cases, 10999 recovered/discharged/migrated and 812 deaths, said a statement issued by the Delhi Health Department.
Uttarakhand government releases guidelines for opening of religious places/places of worship with effect from tomorrow - religious places/places of worship allowed to open between 7am and 7pm outside containment zones, pilgrims from places outside the state not allowed till further orders.
Highest spike of 620 more #COVID19 cases reported in J&K today; 37 from Jammu division & 583 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases in the UT is now at 4087, including 2830 active cases, 1216 recovered & 41 deaths: J&K Government.
496 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Haryana today, taking total number of cases to 4,448 out of which 2946 cases are active. Gurugram reported 230 cases, highest in the state today. Number of deaths due to the disease in the state stands at 28, said the State Health Department.
93 new fresh #COVID19 cases & one death reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2608 & deaths to 51: State Health Department
India's defence policy has gained global acceptance. The whole world agrees that after USA & Israel if there is any other country that is able to protect its borders, it is India: Home Minister Amit Shah
During his address today, Amit Shah said the virtual rally was not an election/political rally but it is a rally to bring the people of the country together in our fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Union Home Minister & BJP leader Amit Shah on Sunday addressed the Bihar Jansamvad rally via Video Conferencing. During his address, he saluted the crores of coronawarriors who are fighting against the virus by risking their lives. “Health workers, police personnel and others, I want to acknowledge their contribution”, he said.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday put nine districts in red zone, nine in orange zone and two in green zone after a detailed review of the COVID-19 situation in the union territory.
We're undertaking sanitization work in Dehradun amid weekend lockdown (Sat&Sun). We sanitized 50 out of 100 wards yesterday. 56 tractor trolleys with capacity of 3000-litre each & some fire brigade vehicles were used: Vinay Pandey, Dehradun Municipal Commissioner.
92 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Assam today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2565, including 588 discharges and 4 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
New Delhi, June 7: Vehicular traffic was witnessed at Delhi-Gurugram border as police was seen checking the vehicles as people commute through the route. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on June 1 had announced that the national capital borders will be sealed for the next one week and only essential services will be exempted. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.
As per a projection made by the five-member committee formed by the Delhi government, Delhi is likely to see at least one lakh COVID-19 cases by end of June. Based on the projection, the committee has asked the government to arrange an additional 15,000 beds to cater to the needs of the patients in the national capital.
In Telangana, 128 Somalian nationals, who were stranded in Hyderabad amid lockdown, left for their country yesterday on a repatriation flight from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. In Kerala, the Adlux Convention Centre at Angamaly in Kochi has been converted into a 200-bed COVID-19 care centre, in the wake of increase in the number of cases in the state. The centre will start functioning from next week. State Minister VS Sunil Kumar inspected the facility on Saturday.
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