Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra records highest spike of 2,940 COVID-19 cases in a single day

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Maharashtra records highest spike of 2940 COVID-19 cases in a single day today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 44,582: State Health Department

Today CM Uddhav Thackeray had a meeting with Indian Broadcasting Foundation where he told them that Maharashtra govt is considering to start tv production following all precautions. Govt will also look into the possibility if Shooting can be started in Film City: Maharashtra CMO

The state's total number of COVID19 positive cases now stands at 1067, with 37 new cases reported today: Haryana Health Department

Total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state now stands at 2029 including 143 active cases, 1847 recovered and 39 deaths: Punjab Health Department

The University of Oxford said on Friday that its researchers have begun recruiting adults and children for advanced human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine that will involve up to 10,260 volunteers across the UK.

The initial human trials which began in April involved more than 1,000 volunteers. The immunisations in the initial trials have been completed and the follow-up is currently underway. The advanced study will involve Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials.

The Phase 2 part of the study involves expanding the age range of the people the vaccine is assessed in to include a small number of older adults and children -- aged between 5-12 years, 56-69 years, and those over 70 years.

For these groups, researchers will be assessing the immune response to the vaccine in people of different ages, to find out if there is variation in how well the immune system responds in older people or children.

The Phase 3 of the study involves assessing how the vaccine works in a large number of people over the age of 18.

2 people test positive for COVID19 in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 54 including 38 active cases and 16 recovered: Goa Health Department

5 new positive cases in Delhi detected&shifted to AIIMS Jhajjar. One personnel of 31 battalion discharged from Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital. Now 125 active positive + 213 recovered cases + 2 deceased = 340 till today. Further update follows: Central Reserve Police Force

2 more tested positive for COVID19 in Hamirpur district. Total number of positive cases in Himachal Pradesh rises to 166.

5 new COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 307: District Surveillance Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar district

786 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state today; the total number of positive cases in the state rises to 14,753: Tamil Nadu Health Department

138 new positive cases reported in the state from May 21, 5pm to 5pm today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,743 including 597 discharges: Karnataka Health Department

Number of active cases of COVID-19has reached 2243 in Uttar Pradesh, with 263 more people testing positive in the last 24 hours. 3238 people have recovered from the disease while 138 others lost their lives: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad

24 new positive cases reported, in the last 24 hours; the total number of active cases in BSF is now 108: Border Security Force (BSF)

Twelve fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Hamirpur today, says District Magistrate Harikesh Meena. With this, the total number of cases has risen to 164 in Himachal Pradesh out of which 102 cases are active.

Current active COVID-19 cases (as of May 21) are concentrated in a few states and cities/districts; around 80% in 5 states, over 60% in 5 cities, over 90% in 10 states and over 70% in 10 cities: VK Paul, Chairman of Empowered Group 1

Like the number of cases, growth rate of number of COVID-19 deaths too has fallen significantly due to lockdown, marking a notable difference between pre-lockdown and post-lockdown situations: VK Paul, Chairman of Empowered Group 1

India faced COVID19 in a proactive and pre-emptive way, with unmatched scale and determination. Today we have a mortality of 3% only. In a country of 1.35 billion, there are only 0.1 million cases of COVID19. The recovery rate is above 40&doubling rate is 13 days:Dr Harsh Vardhan

27,55,714 COVID-19 tests have been done till 1 PM today. 18287 tests were done in private labs: Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, ICMR

The total number of COVID19 positive cases in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is now 105, with 1 person testing positive in the last 24 hours: ITBP

For the loss that we've suffered during lockdown, somebody has to pay the bill. But, nobody, not even govt wants to pay for the loss. That gap needs to be filled. Now, we are hoping that hotels will be allowed to open soon: Manmohan S Kohli, Chandigarh Hotel Association Chairman

Andhra Pradesh reported 62 new cases that were detected in the 24 hours ending 10 am, Friday. The state's tally of positive cases till date stands at 2,514, while there are 728 active cases that are receiving treatment in various hospitals.

The state nodal officer reported that 8,415 samples were tested during the past 24 hours as against 8,092 samples that were tested during the preceding testing cycle.

RDA AIIMS demands resignation of both Hostel Superintendent and Senior Warden taking moral responsibility of the same: Resident Doctor's Association (RDA), AIIMS (Delhi)

Mess worker from RPC doctors canteen died of COVID-19 because hostel section refused to take precautionary measures as directed by RDA more than a month ago. Hostel Superintendent tried to present the death as probable cardiac event: Resident Doctors' Association, AIIMS (Delhi)

Delhi: Shops reopened in Shaheen Bagh area after relaxations in the fourth phase of lockdown. The shops in the area have opened after almost 5 months as they were also closed during Anti-CAA protests.

No death caused due to Coronavirus in Delhi is missed in the count. Deaths of suspected cases are not covered in death toll of COVID-19: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on reports of discrepancies in COVID-19 deaths in the national capital.

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Friday launched a scathing attack on the central government accusing it of having failed to chalk out a decent policy to relieve migrants' distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The central government could not chalk a clear policy to help migrants during COVID-19 crisis. There are thousands of these migrants walking hungry on roads and in such situations, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi showed sensitivity towards them by arranging around 1,000 buses, however, the Uttar Pradesh government created hurdles in the smooth plying of these buses. Our buses were not allowed to enter in the state," the Congress leader said.

One new positive case have been reported in Manipur today. Total number of positive cases stand at 26 which includes 24 active cases: Health Department, Manipur

Indian airlines to operate a total of 8,428 flights each week for the next three months from May 25 to August 25, after Central Government announced the resumption of domestic flights, amid lockdown

The bill for the diesel and for the buses provided by Rajasthan for UP students amounts to ₹36 lakhs, of which only ₹19 lakh has been paid by UP Govt till now: Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas

Our officials of Rajasthan Roadways Dept provided them fuel for about 100-120 buses. Also, UP Dept asked for buses, our dept provided them buses too. Transport Depts of the 2 states took this decision and payments were cleared later: Rajasthan Transport Min PS Khachariyawas.

In April, UP Transport Corporation wrote a letter and requested on phone as well to provide diesel for the UP buses that are being run to bring back students from Kota in Rajasthan. They said payment will be made later: Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas.

105 new positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from 5 pm yesterday till 12 noon today; taking the total number of positive cases to 1,710. There are 1080 active cases: Health Department, Karnataka

16 newCOVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh today. Total active cases stand at 89: State Health Department.

Two persons from Sivasagar in quarantine at our Jorhat centre are found COVID-19 positive. Total cases in the state stand at 214: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Tamil Nadu asks govt not to restart flights in the state until My 32 amid rising virus cases, reported NDTV

In the last 48 hours, 278 police personnel have tested positive. The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra Police is now 1,666 including 1,177 active cases, 473 recovered and 16 deaths: Maharashtra Police

It has been decided to relax rules governing withdrawal from Consolidated Sinking Fund (CSF) while at the same time, ensuring depletion of fund balance is done prudently. It will enable states to meet about 45% of redemption of their market borrowings which are due in 2020-21:RBI

The Group Exposure Limit of banks is being increased from 25% to 30% of eligible capital base for enabling the corporates to meet their funding requirements from banks. The increased limit will be applicable up to 30th June, 2021: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Three-month moratorium we allowed on term loans and working capitals we allowed certain relaxations. In view of the extension of the lockdown and continuing disruption on account of COVID-19, these measures are being further extended by another 3 months from June 1 to Aug 31: RBI Guv

Measures announced today can be divided into 4 categories: to improve functioning of markets,to support exports and imports,to ease financial stress by giving relief on debt servicing and better access to working capital&to ease financial constraints faced by state govts: RBI

The GDP growth in 2020-21 is expected to remain in the negative category with some pick up in second half: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

India's foreign exchange reserves have increased by 9.2 billion during 2020-21 from 1st April onwards. So far, up to 15th May, foreign exchange reserves stand at 487 billion US dollars: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das

Industrial production shrank by close to 17% in March with manufacturing activity down by 21%. Output of core industries contracted by 6.5%: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das

The repo rate cut by 40 basis points from 4.4 % to 4%. Reverse repo rate stands reduced to 3.35%: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das

86 new positive cases have been reported in Odisha today. Total positive cases in the state stand at 1,189: Odisha Health Department

54 new cases and 1 death reported in Rajasthan today, as of 9 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 6,281, including 2587 active cases and 152 deaths: State Health Department

Delhi High Court further suspended the functioning of all subordinate courts and district court of Delhi till 31st May. Earlier the concern committee to Delhi HC had suspended the functioning of all subordinate court till 23rd May.

30 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed on Friday morning. Total cases stand at 487 with 3 deaths and 49 recoveries: Health Ministry, Nepal

Spike of 6,088 cases and 148 deaths in last 24 hours. Total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now at 1,18,447, including 66,330 active cases and 3,583 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare