7.34 am: All nursing homes with bed capacity of 10 to 49 have been declared Covid-19 facilities in Delhi, reports ANI . 7.33 am: Brazil’...
7.34 am: All nursing homes with bed capacity of 10 to 49 have been declared Covid-19 facilities in Delhi, reports ANI.
7.33 am: Brazil’s tally rises to 850,514 cases and 42,720 deaths, reports Reuters.
7.30 am: China reports 57 new cases – the highest daily count since April.
7.20 am: Flouting quarantine rules, not wearing masks, failure to maintain physical distancing and chewing and spitting tobacco in public will attract a fine of Rs 500 in Delhi from today, according to new rules approved by Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal.
7.17 am: A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research shows Karnataka tested the most number of contacts of Covid-19 patients, reports The Indian Express. The study was conducted in different states between January 22 and April 30. It finds that Karnataka tested 93 on average while the national figure stands at 20. The worst-affected states like Maharashtra and Delhi have tested only eight and nine contacts on average.
7.10 am: Here are top updates from Saturday
- India reported 11,458 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Saturday morning, taking the total count to 3,08,993. This is the highest single-day spike so far. India is now the fourth most-affected country in the world. The country’s toll is currently 8,884.
- The Centre on Saturday added anosmia, the loss of sense of smell, and...
