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Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra government allows to reopen gyms and fitness centres from Dussehra

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 17, 2020, 23:16:36 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra government allows to reopen gyms and fitness centres from Dussehra

India has one of the lowest Covid-19 deaths per million population in the world with less than 1,000 fatalities registered daily since October 4. The fatality rate of 1.52 per cent on Friday was the lowest since March 22, the Union health ministry said. Stay here for live updates

09:47 (IST) Oct 16

10,28,622 samples were tested for Covid-19 on Thursday, says Indian Council of Medical Research (ANI)

Total 9,22,54,927 samples tested in the country up to October 15.

09:44 (IST) Oct 16

Pony, Pithu and Palki services have resumed. Helicopter and battery car services operational. Devotees coming from outside Jammu and Kashmir need valid Covid-19 negative test report. We have Covid-19 testing facility here too.

CEO Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Jammu (As reported by ANI)

09:40 (IST) Oct 16

India reports 63,371 new Covid-19 cases and 895 deaths in the last 24 hours, says ministry of health and family welfare

Total case tally stands at 73,70,469 including 8,04,528 active cases, 64,53,780 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 1,12,161 deaths.

09:37 (IST) Oct 16

WHO study says Remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in Covid-19 patients

The antiviral medication, among the first to be used as a treatment for Covid-19, was one of the drugs recently used to treat US President Donald Trump's coronavirus infection. The results are from WHO's "Solidarity" trial, which evaluated the effects of four potential drug regimens, including remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, anti-HIV drug combination lopinavir/ritonavir and interferon, in 11,266 adult patients across more than 30 countries.

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09:08 (IST) Oct 16

Alabama coach Oats reveals positive Covid-19 test in July, Reuters report

09:07 (IST) Oct 16

US coronavirus cases surpass eight million as infections spike nationwide, reports Reuters

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09:06 (IST) Oct 16

Coronavirus vaccine candidate from China's CNBG shows promise in human test, study shows, reports Reuters

08:59 (IST) Oct 16

Donald Trump terms Covid-induced lockdowns as 'unconstitutional'

"The fact is that we are winning all these cases because it's unconstitutional what they are doing and I think they are doing it for political reasons. But you cannot let this go on with the lockdowns," Trump said at the Town Hall. Speaking on the issue of wearing masks, he said that "as a President, I cannot be locked in a room and do nothing. As the President, you have to be out there. I am all for it. I say wear the mask, I am fine with it." On asked if he supported herd immunity as a strategy to deal with Covid-19, he said that the cure cannot be worse than the problem adding that the US did the right thing.

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08:53 (IST) Oct 16

Even Pakistan and Afghanistan handled Covid better than India

Another solid achievement by the BJP government. Even Pakistan and Afghanistan handled Covid better than India. https://t.co/C2kILrvWUG
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1602818417000

08:21 (IST) Oct 16

Gujarat: Gir National park and sanctuary re-opens for tourists with Covid-19 protocols

#Gujarat: Gir National Park and Sanctuary re-opens for tourists with #COVID19 protocols https://t.co/mGpwknuuck
— ANI (@ANI) 1602816194000

07:06 (IST) Oct 16

India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally.

Some states/UTs are performing better and reporting much lower deaths/million population than the national average: Ministry of Health

06:03 (IST) Oct 16

The number is likely to fall below the 8-lakh mark on Friday. Amid a general decline in fresh cases in most states, Bengal reported its highest single-day count so far of 3,720 infections. Cases were on the rise in Delhi as well, with the capital reporting 3,483 new infections on Thursday, up from 3,036 two days earlier.

06:02 (IST) Oct 16

Meanwhile, active cases of Covid-19 fell to around 8,03,000, down nearly 9,000 from Wednesday’s tally, continuing its steady decline from a high of over 10 lakh in mid-September.

06:02 (IST) Oct 16

The country recorded 64,237 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the total count to 73,61,870, as per data collated by TOI from state governments. The daily number has stayed below 70,000 for the past five days.

06:02 (IST) Oct 16

As many as 845 fatalities were reported during the day, a sharp rise from a toll of 689 on Wednesday and the highest since 917 deaths were recorded on October 10. The rise was mainly on account of Maharashtra reporting 337 deaths, a big spike from 158 on the previous day. The national coronavirus death toll stood at 1,12,102.

06:02 (IST) Oct 16

India’s active cases of Covid-19 were poised to fall below the 8 lakh mark, even as the daily death toll from the virus rose to a five-day high on Thursday.

05:14 (IST) Oct 16

Analysts also worry rising Covid claims could put more pressure on the books of insurers, particularly the three PSUs.

05:14 (IST) Oct 16

“This is scary — Covid claims now nearly form half of total health industry claims. And one must remember that non-Covid claims have also been increasing. In March and April when the lockdown was severely enforced, we saw people postponing planned surgeries like a cataract operation or knee-cap surgery. But in September, non-Covid claims had risen because of the pile-up; caused by people postponing necessary treatment in the first half of the lockdown,” says Amit Chhabra, business head - health, Policybazaar.com.

05:14 (IST) Oct 16

As of September, Covid now forms 40% of total health claims for the general insurance industry. It has been steadily increasing from 8% in May to 23% in July to 34% in August — as cases rise and reliance on private healthcare increases.