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Coronavirus live updates: Will decide in July on international flights' resumption, govt says

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 17, 2020, 01:31:58 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Will decide in July on international flights' resumption, govt says

With an increase of 10,667 cases and 380 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Covid-19 count in India has reached 3,43,091 on Tuesday. The spike in cases is lower than the 11,502 registered in the country on Monday and has also stayed below the 11 thousand mark it had been crossing for the past two days in a row. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

18:31 (IST) Jun 15

Amit Shah, during visit to LNJP hospital, gave three important directions to Delhi chief secretary.

18:31 (IST) Jun 15

82 persons tested positive in Kerala today. There are 1,348 active cases and 1,174 recovered cases in the state: Kerala health ministry

18:27 (IST) Jun 15

The Telangana government fixed the cost of conducting a Covid test in a private lab at Rs 2,200 and the fee for treatment of the infection in corporate hospitals Rs 4,000 per day, reports PTI.

18:17 (IST) Jun 15

Amit Shah at LNJP hospital in Delhi.

18:17 (IST) Jun 15

Home Minister Amit Shah visits LNJP hospital in Delhi to assess preparedness in fight against Covid-19.

18:15 (IST) Jun 15

CM Uddhav Thackeray has agreed to start the academic year for students through digital and online platforms on a pilot project basis.

The decision was taken in a video conference meeting with the Minister of School Education Dept.

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18:13 (IST) Jun 15

Average ticket price for Shramik trains is Rs 600 per person; we carried 60 lakh passengers, recovered only 15% operational cost: Railways

17:51 (IST) Jun 15

The number of government labs for Covid-19 testing has been increased to 653 and private labs increased to 248 (a total of 901): Govt

17:50 (IST) Jun 15

During the last 24 hrs, 7,419 Covid-19 patients were cured: Govt of India

17:50 (IST) Jun 15

A total of 1,69,797 patients, so far, have been cured of Covid-19. The recovery rate rises to 51.08% which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease.

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17:40 (IST) Jun 15

CBI alerts police in states about racketeers selling fake hand sanitiser using methanol, reports PTI.

The CBI has alerted the police in all the states and Union territories and other law-enforcement agencies about an Interpol input warning about racketeers selling fake hand sanitiser, manufactured using the highly-toxic methanol, and another gang posing as PPE and other Covid-19-related medical suppliers, officials said on Monday.

17:34 (IST) Jun 15

National Institute of Siddha wants Tamil Nadu govt to hand over Covid-19 care centres; claims it can cure positive cases in three days, reports PTI.

17:29 (IST) Jun 15

Read: Maharastra doubles Mumbai Airport schedule domestic flight capacity from today to 100

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will now handle 50 schedule domestic arrivals and as many domestic departures — up from 25 schedule arrivals and as many departures allowed from May 25 to June 14. Sources say this number will be scaled up to 100 schedule domestic arrivals and as many departures before the end of this month. “The state government has allowed Mumbai Airport to handle 50 domestic arrivals and 50 departures from Monday. The state government had allowed schedule domestic flights resumption on May 25 with 25 arrivals and 25 departures,” said a senior aviation official.

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17:29 (IST) Jun 15

Gear up for more Covid-19 testing, process samples within 48 hrs, Delhi govt tells labs, hospitals.

17:23 (IST) Jun 15

West Bengal govt introduces software to monitor performance of employees working from home amid Covid-19, reports PTI.

17:17 (IST) Jun 15

25 fresh cases of Covid-19 recorded in Dharavi area, taking the total number of cases to 2,068. A total of 77 people have succumbed to the disease in the area so far: BMC (ANI)

17:11 (IST) Jun 15

Those coming to the state from Chennai and Delhi will have to undergo three days of institutional quarantine, followed by 11 days of home isolation: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

17:05 (IST) Jun 15

In areas where temperature is too high, roof insulation can be provided in non-ac isolation coaches: Railway Board chairman (PTI)

17:02 (IST) Jun 15

I appeal to workers of all political parties to ensure that decisions taken by the Central government in the interest of Delhi residents are implemented in earnest at the ground level.