New Delhi:
Coronavirus India Live Updates: A record surge of 78,512 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours took India’s Covid tally past 36 lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
An additional 971 new deaths brought the overall death count to 64,469, it said.
27,74,802 patients have recovered from the infection in the country, taking the recovery rate to 76.62 per cent. There are 7,81,975 active coronavirus cases in the country currently, which account for 21.59 per cent of the total caseload, the Union Health Ministry data showed.
Here are the Live Updates On Coronavirus Pandemic:
At least 2,602 people, including a minister and an MLA, tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Monday, taking the tally in the coastal state to 1,03,536, a health department official said.
The death count rose to 492, after 10 more people died due to the infection, he said.
The state also registered the highest single-day recovery of 4,053 COVID-19 patients taking the total number of people cured of the disease to 77,286.
The recovery rate improved to 74.64 per cent from 72.55 per cent on Sunday.
State Executive Committee issues new #COVID19 classification of districts in Jammu & Kashmir into red, orange and green categories for the purpose of implementing the lockdown, with effect from September 1: Srinagar district administration pic.twitter.com/0lzYBaNfnA
– ANI (@ANI) August 31, 2020
The suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till September 30, said Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Monday.
Unlock4: West Bengal Allows Bars To Reopen From Today
The West Bengal government has allowed bars in the state to reopen from today with strict adherence to social distancing and other COVID-related protocols.
An order issued by the Excise Department today said that services have to be kept within the stipulated hours of opening of the outlets.
Restaurants serving liquor can do so by allowing only 50 per cent occupancy at a time and following all COVID-19 guidelines, it said.
No Country Can “Just Pretend” Coronavirus Pandemic Is Over: WHO
The World Health Organization called on countries to persevere with restrictions to tackle COVID-19, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, saying opening up without control of the virus would be a “recipe for disaster”.
Tedros recognised that many people are getting tired of restrictions and want to return to normality after eight months of the new coronavirus.
“We want to see children returning to school and people returning to work places, but we want to see it done safely,” Tedros told a news conference.