Migrants getting their temperature checked in Pune. (Express Photo by Arul Horizon)
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The peak stage of Covid-19 in India may arrive around mid-November during which there could be a paucity of isolation and ICU beds, and ventilators, according to a study. The study conducted by researchers from an Operations Research Group constituted by the ICMR also said the implementation of eight-week lockdown along with strengthened public health measures delayed the peak of the pandemic by an estimated 34 to 76 days and helped bring down the number of infections by 69 to 97 per cent. This allowed time for the healthcare system to shore up resources and infrastructure.
Apart from Shah, LG Anil Baijal and Kejriwal, those who attended the meeting include Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, members of the State Disaster Management Authority and senior officers from the Home and Health ministries. The home minister has also called a separate meeting in the evening with the mayors of Delhi's three municipal corporations -- North, South and East -- and commissioners of the civic bodies to discuss the coronavirus situation in the capital.
In the beginning of May, when the country was entering the third phase of the lockdown, the colour-coded classification set by the central government put almost all of Northeast entirely in the green zone, reflecting only a handful of reported cases: 43 in Assam, 12 in Meghalaya, 2 in Manipur, 2 in Tripura, 1 in Mizoram, 1 in Arunachal Pradesh and none in Nagaland.
Cut to June, the region accounts for more than 5,000 cases — with Assam taking the lead, followed by Tripura, with Manipur not far behind. A significant chunk of this surge can be traced entirely to returnees, or those who have come back to their home states after the opening up of inter-state borders on May 17. While Assam has reported cases since April 1 and is now the most affected state with its current tally at 3,693 (2,098 active), the other states, too, are witnessing a considerable rise every day.
Kerala has decided to allow some exemptions in its complete clampdown on Sundays, in view of the relaxations been provided since Monday. The exemptions will apply only in non-containment zones. With places of worship reopening partly since June 9, devotees moving to or back from such places are exempt from the Sunday shutdown.
Read | Revised Covid treatment protocol includes remdesivir, lists loss of smell as symptom of disease
The Maharashtra government has approved the use of homeopathy medicine “Arsenic Album 30” for the general population as a prophylactic and an immunity booster against the disease. Apart from this, the state government has also set up a task force and has come up with a list of Unani and Ayurvedic medicines like Agastya Haritaki, Ayush 64 as well as sesame oil, as measures against Covid-19.
Epidemiologists, both within the government and outside, say the crucial metric that helps decipher both the course of the pandemic as well as the success of the government in tackling Covid-19 is the death toll. Therefore, it is the death toll that should be the point of focus right now. At 2.86 per cent, India’s death rate from Covid is far lower than the international experience.
However, areas previously unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic are reporting rapid rise in the infections in the country.
Over 1,000 Indians have been repatriated from Sri Lanka so far. (Twitter/IndiainSL)
The family of the first Covid-19 casualty of Surat police says no test was conducted on the deceased assistant sub-inspector (ASI) before he was discharged from hospital. ASI Magan Baraiya (55), died on June 14, three days after he was discharged from New Civil Hospital (NCH) in Surat. Read More
On a day when Covid-19 cases crossed 1,600 in Vadodara, settling at 1,610 with 44 new cases from 189 samples tested on Monday, the administration has begun scaling up the existing dedicated Covid-19 facilities at government hospitals in the city.
The SSG Hospital, run by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), will turn into a 500-bed facility and Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS)-run Gotri Medical college will add 120 more beds to its existing Covid-19 beds. Read more here
With more than 500 cases reported on the sixth consecutive day, the state tally crossed 24,000 on Monday. The state has added nearly 7,000 cases since June 1. To compare, the state had added nearly as many cases from March 19, when Gujarat reported its first case, to May 6, a time period most of which was spent in lockdown. More than 1,500 Covid-19 patients have died till date in the state. Read more here
Another flight under the Vande Bharat Mission took off from Cairo for Mumbai and Kochi with 235 passengers onboard including 3 infants: Embassy of India in Cairo, Egypt
In the week ending June 14, Punjab recorded deaths of 15 Covid-19 patients. This was nearly double that of eight deaths that the state had witnessed the previous week (June 1-7). The death rate in the two consecutive weeks remained unusually high for state that reported its first novel coronovirus positive case on March 9, and the first death from the disease 10 days later on March 19. Read more here
At 40 deaths due to Covid-19, close to 3,600 positive cases and over 8,000 personnel in quarantine at present, the Maharashtra police force is increasingly facing the problem of multiple units being partly or entirely quarantined. Whenever a cop tests positive for the novel coronavirus, the responsibilities of the affected unit is handed over to other units. Read more here
With face masks becoming part of the new normal across the world, Masks d’Art, an online charitable initiative, has attempted to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by capitalising on the artistic potential of masks.
The initiative organised an online exhibition of face masks featuring 50 artists across India. The masks were sourced from a women’s self-help group and couriered to artists across the country. Read more here
The daily health bulletin released by the Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare Services on Monday showed a sudden jump in the number of patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the designated COVID hospitals across the state. While the number was 16 Sunday, the same rose to 56 on Monday, adding 40 more to the list. Click here to read our Karnataka Covid-19 wrap.
The total number of containment zones in Bengaluru rises to 191 with 35 new cases.
Active cases in the city: 362
Total positive cases: 725
Recovered cases: 329
Death: 33
In view of the increasing numbers of cases among the returnees from Chennai and Delhi, the Karnataka Government on Monday revised its policy of quarantining interstate travellers by imposing a three-day institutional quarantine for those coming in from those two states followed by 11 days of home isolation.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced the decision after a meeting on Covid-19 with ministers and officials. The state had earlier announced a seven-day institutional quarantine for those returning from Maharashtra. However, there was no mandatory institutional quarantine for asymptomatic people returning to Karnataka from other states. More details here.
From an Indore groom fined for not wearing a mask to rise in cycle sales in Kolkata, here's a curated list of some interesting stories as the country enters Day 8 of 'Unlock 1.0'.
As many as 156 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka were flown back home on Monday under the third phase of Vande Bharat Mission. Over 1,000 Indians have been repatriated from Sri Lanka so far in various flights and the Indian Navy Ship INS Jalashwa since the first phase of the evacuation mission was launched on May 7, news agency PTI reported.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami Monday announced complete lockdown in four districts – Chennai, Chengalpet, Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur – from June 19 to June 30 following a surge in Covid-19 cases. The decision was taken by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister after he chaired a review meeting with the expert committee of health professionals constituted by the government as well as with the Tamil Nadu Health Department officials and other ministers. Click here to know what’s allowed, what’s not
Here's what all happened today:
*Over 11,500 fresh cases reported in last 24 hrs; death toll at 9,520
*Complete lockdown in four Tamil Nadu districts, including Chennai
*ICMR recommends use of rapid antigen kits for testing in containment zones
*Kerala allows people to undertake short visits without mandatory quarantine
*Delhi to test more at lower cost in coming week, says Kejriwal
*Airlines can take bookings for middle seats, rules Bombay HC
*Have to increase Covid-19 testing in Delhi using new solutions, says Amit Shah at all-party meet
*Kerala allows people to undertake short visits without mandatory quarantine. Here are the guidelines
*For workplaces ready to reopen, IISc has an online self-assessment tool
*No plan to impose lockdown again in Gujarat, says CM Vijay Rupani
Two banquet halls in Delhi's Peeragarhi have been turned into quarantine facilities by the government in view of rise in Covid-19 cases.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Monday decided to start its first inter-state operation in a phased manner with services to Andhra Pradesh from June 17.
Almost a month after resuming the inter-district services, the transport corporation said it would run the buses without air-conditioners in view of the COVID-19 spread. (PTI)
Ministry of Civil Aviation allows Maharashtra to operate 100 flights daily. Earlier, Maharashtra was allowed only 50 flights (25 arrivals and 25 departures) daily.
The CBI has issued alerts to all State/UT Police agencies based on the inputs received from Interpol relating to Covid 19 related scams such as online advance payment scam and use of methanol for counterfeiting hand sanitizers. In online advance payment scam, the accused are defrauding customers online by taking advance payments for supplying PPE and other protective gear. The CBI has also recieved information from the Interpol on use of methanol, a toxic chemical, for preparing spurious hand sanitizers.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the plight of those in the lowest rung of the world’s largest film industry moved those at the very top, and soon stars from across small and big screen were doing their bit to help everyone affected, from hairdressers to background dancers, make-up artistes and light men. READ HERE
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use of rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis of COVID-19 in containment zones and healthcare settings in combination with the RT-PCR test. The kits will allow faster diagnosis without laboratory examination.
Kerala has issued orders allowing people to travel to the state for short visits without going into mandatory quarantine subject to a set of conditions prescribed by the government. The order, part of the relaxations in the lockdown restrictions, will apply to people travelling to the state for purposes including official, business, medical, court cases, property management etc. Click here to read all the guidelines.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the government using a quote of world-renowned physicist Albert Einstein on Monday, saying the only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.
Tamil Nadu CM Monday announced complete lockdown in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpet, and Kancheepuram districts from June 19 to June 30. Grocery, hotels (parcel only) and other necessary item shops will remain open between 6 am and 2 pm.
Five women have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, raising the state's tally to 117, a Health Department official said on Monday. All new patients, who had recently returned to the state from Delhi, are from Mamit district, he said. "A total of 682 samples were tested at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Sunday and five of them were found positive," the official said. (PTI)
The crowded daily commute in London has long been a source of misery for millions. But getting to work will be even more of a challenge following Britain’s coronavirus lockdown.
Capacity on the transport network in one of the world’s biggest financial hubs has been reduced by 85% to comply with social-distancing rules, protecting commuters by preventing them cramming into trains, the London Underground and buses.
Everyone using public transport must also now wear a face covering. As the lockdown restrictions are gradually eased, many now face the quandary of how to reach the City of London, Canary Wharf and other business areas both quickly and safely. (Reuters)
In a relief to both domestic and international airlines, the Bombay High Court on Monday allowed them to fill up middle seats, in compliance with the May 31 circular issued by the Civil Aviation, on the condition that passengers wear 'wrap-around gowns' and that standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are followed. More details here.
Amid the surge in COVID cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that the government has no plans to impose lockdown in the capital. Taking to Twitter, Kejriwal wrote, “Many people are speculating whether another lockdown in Delhi in being planned. There are no such plans.” With over 41,000 cases, Delhi has the third highest cases in the country.
An expert committee of health professionals constituted by the TN govt met CM Edappadi today. The team has recommended tightening the relaxations in Chennai to stem the spread of the virus. The committee also urged the public not to ignore mild symptoms of COVID. Tamil Nadu is the second worst-hit state with nearly 45,000 cases.
The Telangana government has decided to cap the testing rates in private labs at Rs 2,200. The treatment charges in private hospital has been capped at Rs 4000 per day for isolation ward, Rs 7500 per day for ICU without a ventilator, Rs 9000 per day for ICU with ventilator facility. Chief Minister KCR directed officials to conduct tests to about 50,000 people in 30 Assembly constituencies in 10 days to build confidence among the public. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar said the state has conducted 42,000 tests till date and ruled out any community transmission.
Only a few commuters on a road near Charminar during ongoing COVID-19 in Hyderabad (PTI/File)
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday said his government does not plan to impose lockdown again in the state. Dismissing speculations on social media platforms about the lockdown, the chief minister urged people not to get carried away by such “unfounded rumours”. “Following the unlock from June 1, daily life is gradually becoming normal. Business and trade-related activities have also picked up in the state. In such a scenario, the state government does not have any plans to impose the lockdown again,” Rupani said in a statement. (PTI)
Sri Lanka on Sunday conducted a mock election exercise to test its coronavirus measures ahead of a parliamentary vote in August. The election was scheduled for April 25 but was postponed indefinitely after the COVID-19 outbreak. The election commission said Wednesday the vote would now be held on August 5. Voters will also be required to bring their own pen or pencil to mark ballot papers. The virus has so far infected nearly 2,000 people and killed 11. (Deutsche Welle)
Along with the remarkable slowing of the infection, these three states have also been reporting an unusual consistency in the number of new cases every day. For over a month now, these numbers have been largely confined to narrow ranges – between 300 and 400 in Gujarat, 200-300 in Rajasthan, and 150-250 in Madhya Pradesh — official data show. Daily death numbers have been similarly consistent. A limit on testing capacities could have been a possible explanation for this unusual uniformity. Amitabh Sinha writes
In a new advisory, Kerala has made it mandatory for all those visiting the state for short durations to provide details of local itinerary along with the purpose of visit, local accommodation, and contact person
Economic nationalism often comes at the cost of the wellbeing of domestic consumers while protecting inefficiencies of the domestic producers, who know how to lobby. Coming back to the notion of self-sufficiency and self-reliance. As much as these are desirable goals, in the modern economy, they are often either not achievable or achievable in a counter-productive manner. In the weeks and months ahead, we hope to see concrete policy steps towards achieving the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat because without them, it will repeat the tepid track record of the Make In India initiative, writes Udit Misra in this week's ExplainSpeaking column
For its first prayer service since the lockdown, the Protestant church came up with a concept of ‘Worship on Wheels (WOW)’, a drive-in Mass where people could take part in the service while in their cars or on their bikes. Rev Johnson V, pastor-in-charge of BAGCIWC, said that while the church live-streamed daily prayers and the Sunday Mass throughout the lockdown period, they decided to come up with an alternative arrangement once the church reopened its doors. (Ralph Alex Arakal reports)
Heavy pre-monsoon showers in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district led to flooding of the ground floor of the COVID-19 hospital, forcing its staff to shift patients to upper floors in midnight, an official said on Sunday. The city in north Maharashtra started receiving downpour on Saturday late night which continued for at least two hours, said an official from the Godavari Medical College where COVID-19 patients were being treated. The patients were on the ground floor as many of them and their relatives are more than 50-year old, he said. (PTI)
Desperation for a way to keep economies from collapsing under the weight of Covid-19 could mean settling for a vaccine that prevents people from getting really sick or dying but doesn’t stop them from catching the coronavirus. As countries emerge warily from lockdowns, leaders are looking to a preventive shot as the route to return to pre-pandemic life. Fueled by billions of dollars in government investment, vaccines from little-known companies like China’s CanSino Biologics Inc. and giants like Pfizer Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc are in development. Read this Bloomberg report
A day after it declared all nursing homes in the Capital with capacities of 10-49 beds as Covid-only, the Delhi government withdrew the order amid red flags from owners of such establishments, as well as apprehensions raised during a meeting on Sunday morning between Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Highly placed sources said it was suggested to the Delhi government during Sunday’s meeting that it should reconsider the order since it could lead to mixing of Covid patients with existing non-Covid patients at these nursing homes. Besides, such a move would also call for an upgradation of existing infrastructure at these facilities. Shivam Patel reports
Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters fearful of public transit, and families going stir crazy inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic have created a boom in bicycle sales unseen in decades. Bicycle sales over the past two months saw their biggest spike in the US since the oil crisis of the 1970s, said Jay Townley, who analyses cycling industry trends at Human Powered Solutions.
The trend is mirrored around the globe, as cities better known for car-clogged streets, like Manila and Rome, install bike lanes to accommodate surging interest in cycling while public transport remains curtailed. In London, municipal authorities plan to go further by banning cars from some central thoroughfares. (AP)
Starting Monday, booking windows at select suburban railway stations in Mumbai are set to reopen as both the Central and Western Railway will run train services for the first time since March 23, but only for the 1.25 lakh commuters identified by the state government as essential service workers. The train services will not be available for the general public, a joint press release from Western and Central Railways late on Sunday said.
Restaurants and shopping malls opened last week after a gap of over two months. But there was no rush of people flocking to these places even after having been bottled up inside their homes and localities for so long. Just use the parking index – the ease with which you get a spot near your shopping destination will tell you the story of public confidence or the lack of it. A fortnight into Unlock 1.0, these places bear the telltale signs of the continuing uncertainty in the public mind. Two weeks (since the unlockdown began) is a short time – but enough to serve as an indicator. There is visible reluctance in the public to go full-on into the pre-lockdown life. Read this week's ExplainSpeaking column by Ravish Tiwari here
With over 11,500 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID infections in India on Monday rose to 3.32 lakh. The death toll also crossed the 9,500-mak to stand at 9520 deaths. While nearly 1.7 lakh people have recovered, there are over 1.5 lakh active infections in the country. Maharashtra, the worst-affected state, has over 1 lakh cases, followed by Tamil Nadu and Delhi. India is the fourth country worst-hit by coronavirus, after the United States, Brazil, and Russia.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has now approved the use of antigen testing kits in containment zones and healthcare settings. The results from these tests will be out within 30 minutes and no confirmatory RTPCR tests are needed. Recently, ICMR had also approved ELISA test kits for Covid-19. Tabassum Barnagarwala explains the testing options before India and which is used when.
China is racing to control a new outbreak in Beijing that reached nearly 100 infections over the weekend as it faces the biggest test of its coronavirus containment strategy yet. Officials are fanning out over housing compounds, knocking on doors to question residents on whether they’ve had contact with the city’s largest fruit and vegetable market, Xinfadi, where the new outbreak is believed to have originated. Beijing locked down 10 residential compounds in northwestern Haidian district on Monday, after finding coronavirus cases at nearby Yuquandong market, Li Junjie, executive vice head of Haidian district, said at a city government briefing.
Hours after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called a meeting of all political parties in Delhi today to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the national capital. BJP, Congress, AAP and BSP have been invited for the meeting that will be held at 11 am.
In a notice, the Home Ministry said, “Honourable Union Home Minister will hold an All-Party meeting to review the management of Covid situation in the National Capital Territory of Delhi at 1100 hours on 15th June, 2020 (Monday) in Room No. 119, North Block, New Delhi. Addressees are requested to kindly make it convenient to attend the meeting.”
Samples collected in Gurgaon are likely to be tested faster with the district now having its own laboratory for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing at the Civil Hospital in Sector 10. According to officials, until now, samples were being sent for testing either to PGIMS, Rohtak, or to one of the six private laboratories authorised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct the tests in the district.
Officials said samples of only “indoor patients” – those who were symptomatic – and of the deceased were sent to private labs, while all other samples were being sent to PGIMS, Rohtak. The results took 3-4 days to come.
Some months ago, when the novel coronavirus epidemic was still emerging in India, it was hoped that rising temperature in the summer months would weaken the potency of the virus and slow down its spread. That did not happen. Now that the monsoon season is here, the likely impact of rain on the virus, and its transmission, is the subject of discussion.
Since it is a new virus, scientists are not yet sure how the rain might affect its behaviour. So the effort is to look for clues in the way other similar viruses behave during the rainy season. Rain brings with it several vector borne diseases like malaria, dengue and chikungunya. In the case of dengue, some studies have shown that excessive rains could disrupt the mosquito’s reproductive cycle and flush out its breeding sites.
The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in West Bengal crossed the 11,000-mark on Sunday with 389 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours, while 12 people succumbed to the virus. According to the state health bulletin, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state stood at 11,087, and the death figure at 475. Read more
The recent spurt in coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh is being attributed to increased movement of people following the unlocking of the economy since June 1. On Sunday, the total Covid-19 count in the state rose to 13,615 with the addition of 497 cases. Since the unlocking of the economy on June 1, the state has reported 5,540 cases with an average of 5 per cent growth in its caseload — as high as Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Read more here
An auto-rickshaw ferrying three people stopped outside North MCD’s Hindu Rao Hospital earlier this week, one of the occupants a woman in her 30s crying out in pain. The two others, her relatives, paused momentarily at the gate before going inside to get a stretcher to carry the woman, Gulabi Kumari, to the casualty ward. On the way, her mask came off, and one of them struggled to adjust it while balancing the stretcher.
The 980-bed hospital, the biggest under the MCD with a staff of 600 doctors, 350 nurses and 300 allied workers, was turned into a Covid facility on Sunday. The MCD hospital was shut in April for a day after a nurse tested positive. Since then, 61 healthcare workers have contracted the virus. Amid claims of lack of PPE kits and salaries delayed for three months, hospital staff have an uphill road ahead
None of the critically ill Covid-19 patients who were put on ventilator at Guru Nanak Dev Hospital of Government Medical College in Amritsar since the pandemic outbreak could survive, with the health care facility authorities blaming the deaths on extremely late arrival of patients there. As of Saturday morning, the hospital had reported 21 such deaths. Read more
Delhi plans to hold door-to-door surveys in all containment zones and increase its Covid testing capacity to 10,000 per day in the next two days. The Delhi Chief Secretary held a meeting with district health and administration officers on Sunday after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed that Delhi’s testing capacity be ramped up in the city in the coming week.
At present, Delhi can test 8,600 samples a day. According to the Delhi health bulletin, Delhi tested 7,353 samples between Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, 2,224 new cases and 56 deaths were reported.
Three more deaths were reported from Punjab on Sunday, taking the total count of Covid-19 deaths in the state to 69 as health authorities said death of a woman in Amritsar was counted twice, on June 10 and 12, and that the 55-year-old deceased policeman who had tested positive in Tarn Taran was later declared as having tested negative after he was referred to Government Medical College, Amritsar. Read more
Since the Health ministry on Saturday approved the antiviral drug Remdesivir for treating Covid-19 patients, doctors from PGIMER confirmed that they will also use the medicine if and when it is available in market.
The antiviral medicine, is most efficiently used in early to moderate stage of the onset of the disease in a patient. The institute has also successfully completed a convalescent plasma therapy trial on Friday and the health ministry has approved plasma therapy as an early form of intervention for Covid-19 treatment as well. Read more
Two Health and Wellness Centers (HWC) in the city, one in Khudda Lahora and the other in Dhanas village are currently operating without an MBA doctor and a pharmacist.
These HWCs, which are a crucial part of the primary healthcare system, had become even more crucial during the lockdown, since government hospitals were no longer offering OPD services to residents. Read more
Has the pandemic really changed the shopping experience? Are visitors and shopkeepers really following social distancing norms and taking other precautions to avoid contracting the infection?
The Indian Express drove through Chandigarh’s busiest, Sector 22 market to see what has changed since Covid-19. Read more
As many as 16 positive Covid-19 cases were reported from the district on Sunday, taking the total number to 176 with 56 active cases. This is the highest number of cases reported so far in a single day in the district. In the last two days, there was a total of 23 positive cases. Read more
The lockdown curbs, because of the socio-economic implications, may have been eased with governments looking for a graded exit, but that doesn’t mean that life has returned to normal, says Somdatta Sinha, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, and visiting Professor, Ashoka University, Sonepat. The senior scientist tells The Indian Express why people need to be more careful now than ever before. Read more
Officials at Faridabad’s ESIC Medical College and Hospital, where Covid-19 samples have been processed since April 3, will be building a new team to carry out tests, after “around 60%” of the earlier staff at the lab tested positive for the virus earlier this week.
Officials said the first cases emerged on June 5, when two laboratory technicians tested positive. After other staff members were tested in the days that followed, five more technicians and three doctors also tested positive on June 9. The laboratory operates with a staff of 18. Read more
The Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra continued to rise with Sunday reporting 120 deaths, taking the total count to 3,950. The state also recorded 3,390 new cases, taking the overall count of the people infected to 1,07,958.
Mumbai reported 1,395 new cases and 69 deaths on Sunday. With this, the city has recorded 58,226 cases and 2,182 deaths so far. Of the 58,226 infected in Mumbai, 26,986 have recovered. Read more