Coronavirus: Virus not less potent, WHO says after Italian doctor claim
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 02, 2020, 08:07:51 IST
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Coronavirus: Virus not less potent, WHO says after Italian doctor claim

Coronavirus tally in India surges to 1,90,535, and death toll has gone past the 5,000 mark. The lockdown in containment zones nationwide will continue till June 30 but extensive relaxations, including opening of religious places and shopping malls, will be in a phased manner from June 8. Stay here for all live updates
13:51 (IST) Jun 01
People offer prayers at Church Of Our Lady Of Dolours in Kolkata after state government allowed all religious places to open from today.
13:45 (IST) Jun 01
Of the 60,000 people tested on Sunday, no cases of asymptomatic infections were found, said the Wuhan municipal health commission on Monday. In an ambitious effort to guard against a resurgence of cases, Wuhan is testing its entire 11 million population for the virus and has found some 200 asymptomatic cases in the past two weeks.
13:32 (IST) Jun 01
Two blocks of Andhra State Secretariat have been shut, as a Secretariat employee has tested positive
Employees in the 2 blocks have been asked to work from home. All 5 blocks at Secretariat are being sanitized
13:24 (IST) Jun 01
208 active cases in Himachal Pradesh
A total of 333 people have tested positive in the state till date, of which 116 are recovered cases, 208 are active cases and 5 deaths: Health dept
13:23 (IST) Jun 01
65 more cases reported from Bihar, taking the total to 3,872
12:58 (IST) Jun 01
Seven new positive cases have been reported in Manipur, taking the total number of cases to 78, including 67 active cases
12:54 (IST) Jun 01
Jharkhand CM urges industries, corporates to support evacuation of migrant workers
"We have made sincere efforts to bring back our migrant workers from inaccessible remote places like Ladakh & Andamans. We still have hundreds of workers stranded in such remote places. My humble appeal to all industries/corporate houses to support us in evacuating our workers," CM Hemant Soren tweeted.
12:51 (IST) Jun 01
Over 2 lakh parents from across the country have signed a petition demanding that schools should not be reopened unless the Covid-19 situation improves or a vaccine is ready. The petition comes following the government's announcement that schools, colleges, coaching centres and other educational institutions will be reopened after discussing the coronavirus situation with states and union territories in July.
12:50 (IST) Jun 01
Covid-19 death toll increased to 64 in Andhra Pradesh with two more deaths from Kurnool district on Monday
12:38 (IST) Jun 01
Passport services in Hyderabad resumed at Begumpet, Ameerpet and Tolichowk Passport Seva Kendras
Passport services in Hyderabad resumed at Begumpet, Ameerpet and Tolichowk Passport Seva Kendras
12:35 (IST) Jun 01
Armenian PM Pashinyan tests positive for coronavirus
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday said he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, speaking during a Facebook live video. "I didn’t have any symptoms, I decided to take a test as I was planning to visit the frontline", said Pashinyan, adding that his whole family was infected. Armenia, with a population of 3 million, had registered 9,402 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Monday and 139 deaths.
12:15 (IST) Jun 01
Senior scientist at Indian Council of Medical Research tests positive for novel coronavirus; ICMR building being sanitised: PTI quoting sources
12:12 (IST) Jun 01
Delhi borders to remain sealed for 1 week, except essential services; next step to be decided after suggestions from general public and expert opinions: Kejriwal
Suggestions can be forwarded on the phone number 8800007722 and e-mail delhicm.suggestions@gmail.com
12:11 (IST) Jun 01
Kejriwal seeks public suggestions on opening Delhi's borders, reserving medical facilities in Delhi for city residents only
12:10 (IST) Jun 01
As per Centre's guidelines, no odd-even in opening of shops: Kejriwal
12:02 (IST) Jun 01
Saloons to open in Delhi, but not spas: Delhi CM Kejriwal
11:53 (IST) Jun 01
Normalcy returns to T Nagar, Chennai's busiest commercial hub after more relaxation kicked in from Monday
Normalcy returns to T Nagar, Chennai's  busiest commercial hub after more relaxation kicked in from Monday
11:48 (IST) Jun 01

We've made sincere efforts to bring back our migrant workers from inaccessible remote places like Ladakh&Andamans. We still have 100s of workers stranded in such remote places. My humble appeal to industries/corporate houses to support us in evacuating our workers

Hemant Soren, Jharkhand CM

11:47 (IST) Jun 01
22 new positive cases have been reported in Assam, taking the total number of cases to 1,361; Number of active cases stands at 1,169
11:46 (IST) Jun 01
93 more Maharashtra Police personnel test positive for Covid-19
Out of the 93 police personnel, eight are officers. The total number of police personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the State so far stands at 2,509. There has been one death since yesterday. Twenty-seven police personnel have succumbed to coronavirus in Maharashtra so far.