Coronavirus live updates: Delhi records 3,000 new cases, tally nearly 60,000
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 22, 2020, 08:55:20 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Delhi records 3,000 new cases, tally nearly 60,000

Eight days after recording three lakh Covid-19 cases, India went past the four lakh-mark on Sunday with the biggest single-day spike of 15,413 new infections, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities. Stay with TOI for live updates
17:06 (IST) Jun 20
MP BJP MLA tests positive hours after Rajya Sabha polls voting, reports PTI.
17:01 (IST) Jun 20
Former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza tests positive for coronavirus, reports ANI.
17:00 (IST) Jun 20
UP CM Yogi Adityanath asks officials to increase number of monitoring panels to tighten surveillance, reports PTI.
16:56 (IST) Jun 20

I have never been as hopeful and confident on Air India divestment or disinvestment whatever you choose, as I am now. Air India is a first-class asset. Whether it be for the evacuation of people from Wuhan, Air India has been at the heart of it.

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri

16:44 (IST) Jun 20

Delhi LG might have ordered institutional quarantine for the benefit of those who do not have space in their homes. But I think that he will issue another info by today evening for people who can create an isolated separate room in their homes.

Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Delhi LG order (ANI)

16:43 (IST) Jun 20
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders on Saturday opposed Lt Governor Anil Baijal's order for a five-day institutional quarantine for Covid-19 patients, asking why there is one rule for Delhi and another for rest of the country. Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh termed the order "dictatorial". "I want to ask, what dictatorial order is this? One rule for Delhi and another for rest of the country. Is the BJP government taking revenge on the people?".
16:37 (IST) Jun 20
Arunachal records highest single-day spike with 32 new infections, reports PTI.
“The new patients, all returnees from other states, were placed under institutional quarantine. They are asymptomatic and have been admitted to Covid-19 care centres,” State Surveillance Officer, Dr L Jampa, said in a health bulletin issued on Saturday. Thirteen of the new patients are from the state capital while 10 are from worst-hit Changlang district, eight from West Kameng and one from Lohit district, he said.
16:27 (IST) Jun 20
It had said on May 21 that these limits would be in place for a period of three months. "Depending on how the situation turns out, the fare band may have to adjusted beyond that (August 24) also. But right now, it is only for three months," the secretary said at a press conference.
16:20 (IST) Jun 20
Kerala High Court Advocates' Association has written to Kerala HC Chief Justice urging the Court to temporarily discontinue physical sittings & filing as a safety measure, reports ANI.
This comes after a police officer, who tested positive, entered the court premises.
16:16 (IST) Jun 20
Uttarakhand reports 101 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's total to 2,278, reports ANI.
16:09 (IST) Jun 20
BMC has set up a special Covi-19 hospital with 1,000 beds in Richardson and Cruddas (engineering company) premises in Byculla, Mumbai: BMC (ANI)
"Out of 1000 beds, 300 are ICU beds with oxygen supply and other facilities. It will be operational by the end of June," BMC said.
15:52 (IST) Jun 20
There are 986 active Covid cases in Maharashtra Police while 46 personnel have so far died due to the disease: Maharashtra Police (ANI)
15:46 (IST) Jun 20

Upper and lower limits on airfares may be extended beyond August 24 depending on how situation pans out.

Civil aviation secretary (PTI)

15:45 (IST) Jun 20

Domestic private carriers have been offered to operate 750 repatriation flights in 3rd, 4th phases of Vande Bharat Mission.

Civil aviation ministry (PTI)

15:44 (IST) Jun 20
There is a significant amount of traffic between India and North American continent. We may think of opening flights on a case to case basis: Civil aviation secretary (ANI)
15:43 (IST) Jun 20
If international operations have to start, both ends have to be ready and there has to be traffic: Civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola (ANI)
15:41 (IST) Jun 20
No consensus reached on Delhi LG order's on institutional quarantine for Covid patients; another meeting at 5pm.
15:33 (IST) Jun 20
People will refrain from Covid-19 testing due to compulsory institutional quarantine: Atishi
AAP leader Atishi on Saturday hit out at Delhi Lieutenant General (LG) Anil Baijal for making 5-day institutional quarantine compulsory for COVID-19 patients in the national capital. Citing her own example, the AAP leader said that she is recovering from the infection while living in her house and the implementation of this decision would lead to people refraining from getting themselves tested for coronavirus. This is unnecessarily increasing the stress on healthcare workers and facilities. "Centre's decision of stopping home isolation and making 5-day institutional quarantine compulsory for COVID-19 patients in Delhi is wrong. I am a corona patient and recovering at home with my family. I have full confidence that due to this 5-day institutional quarantine, many people will now refrain from getting tested as they would believe they would be sent to railway coaches," the AAP MLA said.
15:28 (IST) Jun 20
In absence of a decision on resumption of international civil aviation which will depend on other countries opening up, we are left with no option but to continue what I call evacuation and repatriation flights under managed and controlled conditions: Civil aviation minister
15:19 (IST) Jun 20
Domestic private carriers have been offered to operate 750 repatriation flights in 3rd, 4th phases of Vande Bharat Mission: Aviation Minister