Coronavirus live updates: 204 railway coaches deployed in 4 states to boost Covid-19 capacity

France reopens economy to quicken virus recovery

President Emmanuel Macron announced that France is fully reopening its economy, including all restaurants, to accelerate the country's recovery after virus crisis.Macron said restaurants in the Paris region will be allowed to open indoor seating starting on Monday. Until then, only outdoor seating was permitted.

Putin says Russia emerging from virus crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the country is emerging from the coronavirus crisis, but that the United States is struggling because it has a fragmented government system.In an interview on state television on Sunday, parts of which were reported before broadcast by news media, Putin said, "We are working quite steadily and getting out of this situation with the coronavirus confidently, with minimal losses."

5 states manage to keep positivity rate below 3%

Five states — MP, Rajasthan, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab — and the Union territory of Chandigarh have managed to slow the incidence of Covid-19 cases with the positivity rate (confirmed cases per 100 tests) over the last three 14-day periods showing a downward trend.

As pandemic roils Canada, companies tap bond market by most in a decade, reports Reuters.

UK's Johnson says two-metre social distancing rule under review for July 4

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends use of Standard Q Covid-19 Ag detection assay (antigen detection test) as a point of care diagnostic assay for testing under certain settings in combination with RT-PCR test.

Four people succumb to Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, death toll rises to 60, reports PTI quoting officials.

Covid kills two in Chhattisgarh, 113 fresh cases, reports IANS

Coronavirus claimed the lives of two more persons in Chhattisgarh while 113 fresh patients were detected across the state, Health Department officials said on Sunday. With these two deaths, the total number of fatalities due to Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh stands at 8.

34 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death in U’khand

With 34 fresh cases of Covid-19 reported in Uttarakhand on Sunday, the state tally has now shot up to 1,819. Meanwhile, a Covid-19 positive patient died at AIIMS Rishikesh on the day, taking the death toll of the virus in the state to 24. The hospital has claimed that the victim, a 61-year-old man, died due to "Septic Shock" and the underlying cause of the death was community acquired Pneumonia.

Rajasthan reports 293 new COVID-19 cases, 10 fatalities, reports ANI

The total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 12,694 and 292 have succumbed to the virus so far, added the officials. At present, there are 2,835 active cases in the state

Railways says deployed 204 isolation coaches so far after demand from states: 70 in UP, 54 in Delhi, 60 in Telangana, 20 in Andhra Pradesh (PTI)

Jammu and Kashmir records 163 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally 5,041: Officials

As per HM Amit Shah’s directions, Union health ministry sets up 3 teams of 4 doctors each from AIIMS Delhi, DGHS, Union health ministry & Delhi govt. Assisted by officers; teams to inspect major dedicated Covid-19 facilities proposed in Delhi & make recommendations for improvement

The home minister also directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure all guidelines are enforced strictly

Shah directed Centre, Delhi govt and all 3 municipal corporations to ensure proper implementation of decisions taken in the meeting held this morning, such as house-to-house survey & corona testing etc. He said the aim is to win the fight against corona with mutual coordination

We have to make the country and the national capital Corona-free, healthy and prosperous at the earliest under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, says home minister Amit Shah

It prompts 3 choices - Book OPD appointments, seek help from volunteers, & doctors involved in COVID19 management can talk to senior consultants 24x7