18 more #COVID19 positive cases & 55 recovered cases reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2219 including 632 active cases, 1575 recovered/discharged and 12 deaths: State Health Department
We expect to reach a total of 10M cases within next week. This is a sober reminder that even as we continue R&D into vaccines&therapeutics, we've an urgent responsibility to do everything we can with the tools we've now to suppress transmission & save lives: WHO Director-General
We expect to reach a total of 10M cases within next week. This is a sober reminder that even as we continue R&D into vaccines&therapeutics, we've an urgent responsibility to do everything we can with the tools we've now to suppress transmission & save lives: WHO Director-General
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has written to PM Narendra Modi requesting intervention to direct the Medical Council of India to postpone the MD and MS examination till December 2020 as the final year resident doctors are playing a crucial role in fighting coronavirus pandemic.
Jamia Coordination Committee member Safoora Zargar has been released from Tihar Jail. She was granted bail by the Delhi High Court yesterday in connection with a case related to the violence which broke out in Delhi in February this year.
No inter-district movement of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) buses will be allowed from June 25 to June 30. Movement of private vehicles to another district will be allowed only after obtaining e-passes: State Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami
Assam: A bridge on Doomdooma-Baghjan road collapsed due to incessant rain in Tinsukia, earlier today. Bitul Chetia, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said, "No injuries or casualties have been reported as of now but it will affect the operation to control oil blowout in Baghjan."
33 deaths and 2865 new COVID19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 67,468, death toll 866: State Health Department
Highest single-day spike of 152 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Kerala today, this is for the sixth consecutive day that Kerala has recorded more than 100 cases per day. There are 3603 cases in the state of which 1691 are active cases: State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Mumbai, June 24: An earthquake of 7.4 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Oaxaca in Mexico, according to the US Geological Survey. The massive quake hit the southern state of Oaxaca with residents claiming to have felt the shocks, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal communities in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
On Tuesday, Maharashtra Cyber Department issued an advisory regarding "Chinese cyber attackers planning a large scale phishing attack", revealing that at least 40,300 such cyber-attacks have been attempted in the last 4-5 days which can be traced to Chengdu area of China.
The number of coronavirus cases continued to rise. While Maharashtra is the worst-hit states in the pandemic, Delhi on Tuesday witnessed the highest single-day spike of 3,947 coronavirus cases, taking the number of COVID-19 patients in the national capital to 66,602.
Puri continued to remain under complete shutdown that came into effect from 9 pm on Monday and will remain till 2 pm today. RathYatra was carried out today in Puri after Supreme Court granted permission to hold annual chariot festival amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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