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PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19
Posted On: 07 JUN 2020 6:36PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field
Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,220 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of
1,19,293 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.37% amongst COVID-19
patients. Presently, there are 1,20,406active cases and all are under active medical supervision.
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ICMR has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel coronavirus in infected persons.
The number of government labs has been increased to 531 and private labs has been increased to 228 (A
total of 759).1,42,069 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus
far is 46,66,386.
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Moving ahead resolutely through collective action
There are some reports in a section of the media expressing concern about the Government’s efforts
towards containment and management of COVID-19 to have excluded the larger wisdom of technical
experts.
These apprehensions and allegations are unfounded and baseless. The Government is constantly in
consultation with experts for technical and strategic inputs, scientific ideas and domain-specific guidance
to address the COVID-19 pandemic. A National Task Force (NTF) for COVID-19 is constituted by
Secretary DHR-cum-DG-ICMR with Member (Health) NITI Aayog as Chairperson and Secretary
(DoHFW) and Secretary (DHR) as Co-Chairs. The NTF comprises of 21 members including
technical/domain experts from the government and outside the government. Predominant expertise in the
Task Force is from public health and/or epidemiology. Given the complexity and implications of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the group has experts from medicine, virology, pharmacology and programme
implementation domains, as well.
The Government has already shared the information on the impact of lockdown and other restrictions on
averting lakhs of infections and thousands of deaths, as also enormous gains in health system and
people’s preparedness. Compared to countries that have eased lockdown such as UK, Italy, Spain and
Germany, India has reported the lowest numbers of cases/lakh population, at 17.23 cases/lakh population
and 0.49 deaths/lakh population (as per WHO Situation Report dated 6th June 2020).
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Growth Trajectory of Direct Tax Collection & Recent Direct Tax Reforms
There are reports in a certain section of media that the growth of direct taxes collection for the FY 2019-
20 has fallen drastically and buoyancy of the direct tax collection as compared to the GDP growth has
reached negative. These reports do not portray the correct picture regarding the growth of direct taxes. It
is a fact that the net direct tax collection for the FY 2019-20 was less than the net direct tax collection for
the FY 2018-19. But this fall in the collection of direct taxes is on expected lines and is temporary in
nature due to the historic tax reforms undertaken and much higher refunds issued during the FY 2019-
20.
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This fact becomes more apparent if we compare the gross collection (which removes anomalies created
by the variation in the amount of refund given in a year) after taking into account the revenue foregone
estimated for the bold tax reforms undertaken, which have a direct impact on the direct taxes collection
for FY 2019-20. It may also be noted that in FY 2019-20, amount of total refunds given was Rs. 1.84
lakh crore as compared to Rs. 1.61 lakh crore in FY 2018-19 which is a 14% increase year-on-year.
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Awareness and not Anxiety is the key to fighting COVID-19: DrJitendra Singh
Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that awareness and not anxiety, is the key to fight
Covid pandemic. Launching COVID BEEP (Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information Detection
Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod), India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters
monitoring system for COVID-19 patients, developed by ESIC Medical College Hyderabad in
collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Department Of Atomic Energy, he stressed on the importance of
prevention and awareness in dealing with this pandemic effectively, now that the process of unlock has
started in a phased manner after an effective and timely lockdown for close to two months.
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National Gallery of Modern Art to run ONLINE NAIMISHA 2020- Summer Art Program from
8th June to 3rd July 2020
During this pandemic situation and lockdown, museums and cultural institutions cannot serve visitors
and audiences as usual. It led NGMA to explore new areas and platforms to reach to its audiences. In the
last two month or so NGMA has organised many programs and exhibitions virtually. The technological
development provides an opportunity to organise such programs digitally. So, NGMA is making an
endeavour to host its most popular summer art program NAIMISHA digitally.The month-long ONLINE
summer program by NGMA, New Delhi is an initiative to provide a chance to its participants to create
and learn from practicing artists without compromising their health.
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INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES
Punjab: In a bid to provide much needed respite to the citizens of the state to travel from one place
to other to discharge their duties, the Punjab Government has allowed all private (non–transport)
and public service vehicles to operate from 5 AM to 9 PM, except in the containment zones
declared by competent authority, subject to strict riders to prevent the spread of deadly
coronavirus.
Haryana: Haryana Government has decided to allow the reopening of religious places, places of
worship for public, and Shopping Malls in a regulated and restricted manner across the state with
effect from June 8, 2020 except in the districts of Gurugram and Faridabad in view of large
number of positive cases being found on daily basis during last ten days in these districts. Apart
from this, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services will be reopened with generic
preventive measures across the state. The timing of opening for all will remain between 9 am to 8
pm so as to ensure the compliance of night curfew between 9 PM to 5 AM. The Chief Minister
directed to regulate and restrict these activities by following the guidelines and instructions as
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issued by Ministry of Home Affairs in letter and spirit keeping in view the prevailing conditions
due to COVID-19 pandemic in Haryana.
Kerala: The youngest baby, a five-day old, who was confirmed with Covid-19 in the state
recovered from the disease and returned to home from Parippally Medical College in Kollam. The
baby's mother is still under treatment. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology in
Thiruvananthapuram has been approved as Centre for examining the accuracy of Covid treatment
equipment and testing kits. Covid certificate will be mandatory for devotees from other states
visiting Sabarimala shrine. Virtual queue has been made mandatory for all devotees in Sabarimala
and Guruvayoor temples. Hotels in Kozhikode will be opening only after July 15 due to the
increase in positive cases in the district. One more Malayali, an X-Ray technician, died in New
Delhi today. Kerala had confirmed 108 new Covid positive cases yesterday and 1029 patients
under treatment in various hospitals.
Tamil Nadu: Five JIPMER doctors, technician among 12 people who tested positive in
Puducherry; with this the total Covid-19 positive cases has risen to 119 in the UT while active
cases are 71. Indian Navy Ship ‘Jalashwa’ made a second call to Thoothukudi VO Chidambaranar
Port Trust with 700 Indian expats from Maldives as a part of the ongoing 'SamudraSetu' mission.
State framesSoP for restaurants; will be out of bounds for people above 65 years of age and those
with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below 10 years of age. CM says that approvals
for industries will be made simpler. 1458 new cases & 19 deaths yesterday in TN. 1146 cases from
Chennai. Total cases till now : 30152, Active cases: 13503, Deaths: 251. Active cases in Chennai
is 10223.
Karnataka: Health department issues revised guidelines with effect from 8 June 2020 for health
screening, quarantine and interstate travellers in unlock 1 period. Hotels, restaurants and lodges
and temples will open with strict adherence to guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs. 378
new cases, 280 discharges & two deaths reported yesterday; of the 378 new cases, 333 are inter-
state cases. Total positive cases till now : 5213, Active cases: 3184, Deaths: 59, Recovered: 1968.
Andhra Pradesh: Budget session of AP Assembly and Council scheduled to start from June 16.
RTC which resumed operations from May 21 garner an income of Rs. 29.44 crore till date. State
transfers Forest Service officers in large numbers. 130 new cases, 30 discharged and two deaths
reported during last 24 hours after testing 17,695 samples. Total cases: 3718. Active: 1290,
Recovered: 2353, Deaths: 75. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 810, with 508 of
them active and 28 discharged in the last 24 hours, while 126 of the 131 cases from abroad remain
active with one discharge today.
Telangana: Chief Minister’s Office sealed as official’s personal secretary tests positive for Covid-
19. Homeguard, constables among six cops in Telangana who tested positive for Covid-19. Fear
and uncertainty, fuelled by the unyielding Covid-19 pandemic, is mounting among parents of
schoolchildren as ambiguity continues over whether schools will reopen physically before the
virus is reined in completely. As on 6th June number of cases in Telangana is 3496; As on date
448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive.
Maharashtra: With 2,739 new Covid-19 cases found in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the state's
virus case count reached 82,698.The state's death toll stands at 2,969 after 120 more deaths were
reported in the last 24 hours. So far, 37,390 people have been discharged after getting cured of
Covid-19, the Maharashtra Health Department said. 2,234 patients got discharged in the last 24
hours.To curb malpractices and resolve complaints against private hospitals in Mumbai, the
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Maharashtra government has appointed five IAS officers who can be reached via email in case of
complaints. A total of 35 hospitals will be under the ambit of these officials.
Gujarat: Gujarat reported 498 new coronavirus positive cases and 29 deaths, including 26 in
Ahmedabad district, taking the total case count to 19,617, and fatalities to 1,219. The number of
recovered cases also rose to 13,324 with 313 more patients getting discharged from hospitals. The
state has so far tested 2,45,606 samples.
Rajasthan: Rajasthan reported 247 in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state has increased to
10,331. As many as 231 people have died in the state due to Covid-19 infection.There are 2599
active cases in the state while at least 7,501 people have been recovered from the infection.
Madhya Pradesh: With 232 fresh cases being reported over the past 24 hours, the total COVID-19
positive count in Madhya Pradesh crossed the 9,000-mark on Saturday with total 9228 cases.
Bhopal reported 51 cases, followed by 35 in Indore, 20 in Shajapur, 18 in Neemuch, 15 in
Burhanpur, 14 in Bhind, 12 in Ujjain and 10 in Gwalior.
Chhattisgarh: As many as 44 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh in the past
24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total number of Covid-19
cases in the state has increased to 923. The death toll has climbed to 4.
Goa: Goa reported 71 new COVID-19 cases, taking the State count of positive cases to 267. Of
these 202 are active cases while 65 people have recovered from the disease.
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PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19
Posted On: 06 JUN 2020 6:27PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field
Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,611 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of
1,14,073 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.20% amongst COVID-19
patients. Presently, there are 1,15,942 active cases and all are under active medical supervision. ICMR
has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel Coronavirus in infected persons. The
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number of government labs has been increased to 520 and private labs has been increased to 222 (A total
of 742).1,37,938 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is
45,24,317.
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OP SamudraSetu - INS Jalashwa departs Male for Tuticorin with 700 Indians embarked
Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa, which reached Male, Maldives on 04 Jun 20 for her third trip under Op
SamudraSetu - Indian Navy's contribution to India's national effort to bring home our citizens from
foreign shores by sea, embarked 700 Indian nationals on 05 Jun 20 and departed for India late in the
evening. The ship will observe strict COVID protocols onboard and is expected to reach Tuticorin on 07
Jun 20.
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Phone call between Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi and H.E. Paul Kagame, President of
Rwanda
Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi had a phone call with H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda. The
leaders discussed the challenges posed to their healthcare systems and economies by the COVID-19
pandemic. They shared information about the steps taken in the respective country to manage the crisis
and ensure well-being of citizens. The leaders agreed to extend all possible support to each other’s
expatriate citizens during the present crisis.The Prime Minister assured the Rwandan President of India’s
steadfast support to Rwanda’s efforts to combat the Coronavirus, including through medical assistance.
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President promulgates two Ordinances with the aim of giving a boost to rural India and
agriculture
After the announcement of the landmark decisions by the Government of India for reforms in the
agricultural sector for raising the income of the farmers as part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, the
President of India has promulgated the following Ordinances with the aim of giving a boost to rural
India for farmers engaged in agriculture and allied activities: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and
Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance 2020; and The Farmers (Empowerment and
Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance 2020.
When the whole ecosystem of agriculture and its allied activities was tested during the COVID-19 crises,
it reconfirmed the necessity for the Central Government to speed up the reform process and to come up
with a national legal facilitative ecosystem to improve intra-state and interstate trade of agriculture
produce. The Government of India also recognized the need for the farmer to sell agriculture produce at
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a place of his choice at a better price by increasing the number of prospective buyers. A facilitative
framework was also considered necessary for farming agreements. Thus the two ordinances have been
promulgated.
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HRD Minister chairs Meeting to review the progress of works sanctioned under Institute of
Eminence Scheme
Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’ chaired a review meeting on the progress of
works sanctioned under the Institute of Eminence Scheme (IoE). During the meeting the Ministersaid
that a Project Management Unit should be established in MHRD for monitoring the works of the IOEs
and HEFA in 15 days. Shri Nishank assured that a commitment letter from MHRD will be issued to
various public institutions of IoEs that funds will be released for expenditure done as per the MOU of
IoE. He also desired that construction activities have been open now and work may be expedited in IoEs
which have stopped due to Covid-19.
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Research proposals invited for COVID-19 for bilateral collaboration in science between India &
Australia
Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi and the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison MP, jointly
announced a Special COVID-19 Collaboration in 2020 during an India-Australia Leaders’ Virtual
Summit on 04 June 2020.Accordingly, Department of Science & Technology,GOI and Department of
Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER), Australia have invited joint research projects on
COVID-19 from interested scientists and researchers under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
(AISRF), a platform for bilateral collaboration in science, jointly managed and funded by the
governments of India and Australia.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh launches Booklet and its e-version on one year achievements of Ministry of
DoNER under Modi Government 2.0
Union MinisterDr.Jitendra Singh has said that North Eastern Region has emerged as a role model in
more than one way. After emerging as a successful model for development in the last six years, the
region has also become a role model in Corona management and again by reverting back to normal
working conditions, it has presented a model for the entire country to emulate the same. Dr Singh said
that this has become possible due to priority and patronage, the North Eastern Region received by Prime
Minister NarendraModi Government in the last six years.
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INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES
Arunchal Pradesh:Total 10,790 samples have been collected for COVID19 tests. Active cases 46,
recovered one. Results for more than 1700 tests are awaited.
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Assam: 38 patients have been discharged as they tested negative for COVID19 twice in Assam.
Total discharged patients 547, active patients 1770.
Manipur: 11 more persons test COVID19 positive taking total number of cases to 143 in Manipur.
Recovered cases is 52 with a recovery rate of 36 percent.
Mizoram: Mizoram has received RT-PCR testing machine for COVID19. It will be installed at
Zoram Medical College, Aizawl
Nagaland: In Nagaland, 12 more stranded citizens arrived by Air India flight from Guwahati.
Returnees taken to Agri Expo for mandatory screening & segregation. Mokokchung Chamber of
Commerce & Industry donates Rs 3 lakh to District Task Force on COVID19 for purchase of
TRUE-NAT Machine accessories in Nagaland.
Kerala: State recorded one more Covid-19 death, taking the disease toll to 15. Former footballer
and Santhosh Trophy player Hamsakkoya (63) who had been under treatment at Manjeri MC in
Malappuram, died today. He is the first person in the state to undergo plasma therapy for Covid.
His 5 family members are also being treated for Covid. Among the 190 health workers who were
quarantined after having close contact with a Covid-19 patient in Kozhikode MC, samples of 118
people tested negative. Six more Keralites have succumbed to the virus in the Gulf with the toll
crossing 170. The number of Covid cases in the state rose to three-digit yesterday, with 111 more
people testing positive. 973 patients are still under treatment.
Tamil Nadu: Indira Gandhi MC in Puducherry to open for non-Covid patients from June 8.
Meanwhile, five more persons tested positive in Puducherry taking the total number of cases to
104 in the UT. Tamil Nadu fixes per day rates for Covid-19 treatment at private hospitals:
maximum of Rs 15,000 for ICU; for general ward, maximum of Rs 7500 in Grade 1 & 2 hospitals
and Rs 5000 in Grade 3 & 4 hospitals. CM urges industries to use Tamil Nadu workers in place of
migrants. Govt. hospitals in Chennai facing severe staff shortage because of surge in cases. 1438
new cases & 12 deaths reported yesterday with 1116 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 28694,
Active cases: 12697, Deaths: 232, Discharged: 15762. Active cases in Chennai are 9437.
Karnataka: State government permits to open hotels and restaurants with necessary precautionary
measures and following union government guidelines. State issues new SOP for Maharashtra
returnees: 21-day home quarantine with negative report. Chikkamagalur district becomes covid
free after 16 confirmed cases get cured. State sets a new, single-day record of Covid-19 cases with
515 positives on Friday, and in a continuing trend, 482 of them have come from other states. Total
positive cases: 4835, Active cases: 3088, Deaths: 57, Recovered: 1688.
Andhra Pradesh: All set to conduct Darshan trial run in Tirumala temple from June 8; Alipri
Check Post gets transformed as foolproof COVID-19 checkpoint. State tested a total number
4,36,335 samples with a positive rate of 1.02 per cent.161 new cases, 29 discharged and no death
reported during last 24 hours after testing 12,771 samples. Total cases: 3588. Active: 1192,
Recovered: 2323, Deaths: 73. Total number of migrants who tested positive is 741, with 467 of
them active. 127 of the 131 cases from abroad remain active.
Telangana: Dialysis patients and their primary contacts are falling prey to novel corona virus, with
four such cases reported on Friday. Telangana tops the secondary infection rate charts in the South,
while it stands sixth across India amid growing fears over a rapid surge in Covid-19 cases. Total
cases as on 4th June are 3290. As on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees tested positive.
Maharashtra: 2,436 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus
positive cases to 80,229; while the number of active cases stand at 42,215. Hotspot Mumbai has
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reported 1,150 new infections, taking the total number of positive cases in the city to 45,854, out
of which 25,539 patients have recovered so far. The recovery rate of Maharashtra stands at
43.81%, while case fatality rate is 3.55%.
Gujarat: 510 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus
positive cases to more than 19,000. While 35 patients died due to COVID-19 on Friday, as many
as 344 persons also recovered during the day. The recovery rate of the state is improving and it
now stands at 68.05 per cent from 44.3 per cent in the last week of May.
Madhya Pradesh: 234 new COVID-19 cases were reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus
positive cases to 8996, while the number of active cases stands at 2734. Most of the new cases
have been reported from hotspots Indore and Bhopal, followed by Neemuch district. So far, 384
people have died
Rajasthan: 44 new COVID-19 cases have been reported today, taking the state tally of coronavirus
positive cases to 10,128.Most of the new cases were reported from Pali and Churu districts. The
doubling rate of cases has gone up to 20 days in the state. Recovery rate also has improved to
more than 70%.
Chhattisgarh: 127 new COVID-19 cases have been reported on Friday and 18 new cases have been
reported today, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 894. It is the biggest spike in
a single day in the state ever since the first case was detected on 18th of March. In last three days,
300 new cases were reported in the state.
Goa: 30 new COVID-19 cases reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus positive cases to 196.
415 travellers to the state have been put in quarantine facilities.
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PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19
Posted On: 05 JUN 2020 6:41PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field
Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
As India is easing its lockdown requirements through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has uploaded standard operating procedures for operation of
public and semi-public environments where COVID has a higher chance to spread. The new guidelines
aim to instill COVID appropriate behaviour to contain the chain of transmission while allowing social
and economic activity to resume.
During the last 24 hours, a total of 5,355 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of
1,09,462 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.27% amongst COVID-19
patients. Presently, there are 1,10,960 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.
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The number of government labs now stands increased to 507 and that of private labs stands increased to
217 (a total of 727 labs). 1,43,661 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of
cumulative samples tested thus far is 43,86,379. As of 5th June 2020, the COVID related health
infrastructure has been strengthened with the availability of 957 dedicated COVID hospitals with
1,66,460 Isolation beds, 21,473 ICU beds and 72,497 Oxygen supported beds. 2,362 dedicated COVID
Health Centres with 1,32,593 Isolation beds; 10,903 ICU beds and 45,562 Oxygen supported beds have
also been operationalised. 11,210 quarantine centres and 7,529 COVID Care Centres with 7,03,786 beds
are now available to combat COVID-19 in the country.
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Prime Minister Addresses the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020;
India pledges 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance
Prime Minister Shri NarendraModi addressed the virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by UK Prime
Minister Boris Johnson yesterday, in which over 50 countries - business leaders, UN agencies, civil
society, government ministers, Heads of State and country leaders participated.In his address the Prime
Minister said India stands in solidarity with the World in these challenging times. India has pledged 15
Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance.Prime Minister said the COVID19
pandemic, in someways, has exposed the limitations of global cooperation and that for the first time in
recent history, the human kind faces a clear common enemy. Prime Minister reiterated that India stands
in solidarity with the world along with its proven capacity to produce quality medicines and vaccines at
low cost, its own domestic experience in rapidly expanding immunization and its considerable scientific
research talent.
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Centre Releases Rs.36,400 Crore as GST Compensation to States
The Central Government has released the GST Compensation of Rs36,400 crore to the States/UTs
with Legislature for the period from December, 2019 to February, 2020, yesterday. Government
released the compensation after taking stock of the current situation due to COVID-19 where State
Governments need to undertake expenditure while their resources are adversely hit.
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Global celebration of IYD2020 through digital platforms
In the light of the prevailing health emergency in the country due to COVID-19, this year’s International
Yoga Day is set to go digital internationally. This was stated by Dr. VinaySahasrabuddhe, President,
Indian Council for Cultural Relation in the joint press conference held today along with M/o AYUSH.
This year, the event will highlight the utility of Yoga for individuals, to develop immunity to combat the
global pandemic and strengthen the community in managing some of the significant aspects of this
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crisis, Dr. Sahasrabuddhe added. Also present at the joint press conference were Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha,
Secretary AYUSH.In view of the highly infectious nature of the virus causing COVID-19, there shall be
no mass gatherings.
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Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh PokhriyalNishank launches information booklet “Safe online
learning in the times of COVID-19” to raise awareness
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and UNESCO New Delhi Office
developed this booklet. The booklet will be instrumental in keeping children, young people safe online
through basic do’s, and don’ts that will help parents and educators teach their children how to use the
internet safely.
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176 Indian Citizens from Bahrain & Oman Complete Quarantine at Naval Base, Kochi
176 Indians from Bahrain and Oman completed their mandated Quarantine period at Naval Base Kochi
yesterday. The residents of the Southern Naval Command Covid Care Centre (CCC) would now travel
back to various parts of the country.All residents underwent the RT-PCR tests during their stay and have
tested negative prior to discharge.49 Indians from Oman were the last to depart the CCC yesterday,
whilst 127 from Bahrain left the Indian Navy Facility between 1st&2ndJune.
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Van DhanVikas Kendras in Maharashtra lead in innovative initiatives to help tribal gatherers
during ongoing Covid crisis
Van Dhan Kendras, established under the scheme initiated by TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs are
leading the way in helping tribals generate their livelihood in these distressed times. One segment that
has been impacted during the ongoing crisis has been the tribal population as most of their income
comes from Minor Forest Produce activities such as gathering, which usually is at the peak between the
months of April – June.The success story of Van Dhan scheme in Maharashtra inspite of the state facing
the brunt of Covid 19 is worth enumerating
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Personality tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 to be held from
20th July, 2020
The Union Public Service Commission held a special meeting today to review the prevailing situation
due to COVID-19. Taking notice of the opening of lockdown and progressive relaxations being
announced by the Central Government and various States, the Commission decided to issue a revised
schedule of Examinations/ Recruitment Tests (RTs). Details of the revised calendar of Examinations/
RTs have been published on the UPSC website.The Commission also decided to resume personality
tests for the remaining candidates of Civil Services Examination 2019 from 20th July, 2020. Candidates
will be informed individually.
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North East to Emerge as New Business Destination of India: DrJitendra Singh
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Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State in Prime
Minister’s office, Dr.Jitendra Singh said here today that North Eastern Region of the country is slowly
but firmly coming up as new business destination of India. New paradigms will emerge post-COVID,
with a potential for new breakthroughs in economy, trade, scientific research and several other diverse
areas, catapulting North East as the economic hub of the country and a preferred destination for Startups.
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Dr. Jitendra Singh launches e-Booklet on one year achievements of DoPPW under Modi
Government 2.0
Union Minister DrJitendra Singh launched an e-Booklet on one year achievements of the Department of
Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW)” through Video Conferencing yesterday.Addressing all the
officers of the department, Dr..Jitendra Singh stated that the department went outside its call of duty to
organize a webinar on Covid-19 by bringing in leading doctors to address the anxiety and fears of the
Pensioners. He stated that the Department is blessed with the unique opportunity of being able to serve
the elderly and retired which no other department has.
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CSIR lab to organize nationwide summer research training programme
The North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) is working towards ameliorating the
stagnancy created in the academic scenario of the nation due to COVID-19 pandemic. Jorhat-based
CSIR-NEIST will organize and coordinate a country-wide CSIR-Summer Research Training Program
(CSIR-SRTP-2020).An online program (CSIR-SRTP-2020) is going to be discharged through the
faculties and mentors from 38 CSIR laboratories spread across the length and breadth of the country.
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DST building resilience of SC & STs against COVID 19 through S&T interventions
Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) division of the Department of Science and
Technology (DST) is providing grant-in-aid support to several Knowledge Institutions (KIs), and
Science and Technology (S&T) based Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) for the holistic
development of SC and ST communities to help them tide over the nationwide lockdown that affected
livelihood and economic condition of the communities.
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Punjab: In order to strengthen the screening of the population for timely detection of COVID-19
patients to contain the spread of pandemic, the Punjab Government has decided to conduct free of
cost RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 samples sent by empanelled private hospitals/clinics and
private Labs. The private hospital shall arrange the required logistics and collect samples, pack
them and send to the nearest Government Health facility as per protocol.
Haryana: To support various organizations in minimizing the adverse impacts on business amid
challenging period of COVID-19 crisis, Haryana Government has come up with Virtual
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Mentorship Workshop Series in collaboration with Startup India. The Virtual Mentorship
Workshop Series is an effort aimed at broadening the perspectives of the Startups and help them in
building their confidence especially in the wake of the global crisis. It is a three-month immersive
program that provides early stage startups with the opportunity to interact with industry experts,
learn from their knowledge and expertise to develop strategies to get started/ accelerate their
businesses. The program consists of a combination of group sessions and one-to-one sessions.
Kerala: IMA has warned the State government against opening of religious places of worship and
malls in the state as part of Unlock1.0, pointing out that this may increase the number of cases
with unknown sources and may even lead to community transmission. The state govt. is to come
up today with its guidelines for Unlock 1.0 on the basis of the new SOPs issued by the Centre. In
Kozhikode after a pregnant woman was tested Covid positive, several staff including doctors have
been put under quarantine. The Kozhikode Collector has issued an order declaring
Mavoorpanchayat as containment zone after many persons in the panchayat were confirmed with
Covid-19. 94 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the state yesterday. The total number of
confirmed cases is 1,588 and 884 patients are under treatment in different hospitals.
Tamil Nadu: Five Tamil Nadu Ministers to oversee 15 zones in Chennai to contain Covid-19. State
brings treatment for Covid-19 at private hospitals under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive
Health Insurance Scheme and caps rates for treatment. Tamil Nadu reported 1,384 cases and 12
deaths yesterday; Chennai accounted for 1,072 of the positive cases. Total cases till yesterday:
27256, Active cases: 12132, Deaths: 220, Discharged: 14901. Active cases in Chennai were 9066.
Karnataka: Rural Development Minister says State ready to provide jobs for migrant labourers
who returned from Maharashtra under MGNREGA. Health Minister said second Covid-19 patient
treated with plasma therapy has 'recovered' and shifted out of ICU. 257 new cases, 106 discharges
& four deaths were reported yesterday. Total positive cases till yesterday: 4320, Active cases:
2651, Deaths: 57, Recovered: 1610.
Andhra Pradesh:State issues SOP to be followed by hotels and restaurants, including APTDC
hotels, when they resume operations on June 8. Tirumaladarshan to resume from June 11, only
6000 devotees allowed per day. CM launches an online platform for transfer of waste to the state
government under the aegis of AP Environmental Management Agency on the occasion of World
Environment Day. 50 new cases, 21 discharged and two deaths reported during last 24 hours after
testing 9831 samples. Total cases: 3427. Active: 1060, Recovered: 2294, Deaths: 73. Total number
of migrants who tested positive is 700, with 442 of them active. 119 of the 123 cases from abroad
remain active. Total number of samples tested so far: 4,23,564.
Telangana: As the government prepares to launch phase 3 of the ongoing Vande Bharat Mission,
hundreds of people, waiting to return to the city, have reached out to the authorities for help.
Taking a serious view of 37 doctors working in state-run hospitals testing Covid-19 positive, the
Telangana High Court wondered how they could contract the coronavirus when the government
was claiming to be supplying personal protecting equipment (PPE) and other safety material for
the benefit of its doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other health workers. Total cases as on 3rd
June are 3147. As on date 448 migrants, foreign returnees tested positive.
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PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19
Posted On: 04 JUN 2020 6:27PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
During the last 24 hours, a total of 3,804 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of
1,04,107 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 47.99% amongst COVID-19
patients. Presently, there are 1,06,737 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.ICMR
has further ramped up the testing capacity for detecting the novel coronavirus in infected persons. The
number of government labs has been increased to 498 and private labs has been increased to
212.1,39,485 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of samples tested thus far is
42,42,718.The Ministry has issued fresh guidelines regarding safe ENT practices to be followed in the
COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan reviews status and preparations for COVID-19 management with Lt.
Governor & Health Minister of Delhi
“As the number of cases and fatality rises in Delhi, it needs to ramp up testing coupled with aggressive
surveillance, contact tracing and stringent containment and perimeter control activities”. This was stated
by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he chaired a high-level meeting
through video conferencing (VC) to review the preparedness for prevention and control of COVID-19.
He underscored the immediate need and importance of scaling up of testing with health infrastructure
enhancements along with better clinical management of the COVID-19 cases for effective case
management and reduction of fatality rate. He also pointed that bed availability was to be rapidly
increased in view of current rapid rise of cases along with avoiding unnecessary delay in admission of
cases.
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PM’s Opening Remarks at India-Australia virtual summit
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Telephone conversation between PM and H.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique
Prime Minister spoke on phone with His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique. The
two leaders discussed the challenges posed in both countries by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister conveyed India's willingness to support Mozambique's efforts during the health crisis,
including through provision of essential medicines and equipment. President Nyusi expressed his
appreciation for the close cooperation between both countries in the field of healthcare and
pharmaceutical supplies.
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President of India receives telephone call from President of Georgia
The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind had a telephone conversation with H.E. Ms Salome
Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties.Taking note of the
challenges faced by the world from the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption of life across the globe,
President noted that Georgia’s national efforts have been remarkable in containing the spread of Covid-
19. The President informed the Georgian President that India has made strenuous efforts to contain the
spread of COVID-19 and we have been successful to a large extent. India has also been at the forefront
in mobilizing international efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic and extended medical supplies support
to over 150 countries.
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Call of duty and spirit of RPF official warms the hearts of all
Minister of Railways Shri PiyushGoyal praised the commendable deed of RPF Constable Shri Inder
Singh Yadav and announced a cash award to honorarium. Shri Yadav demonstrated an exemplary sense
of duty when he ran behind a train to deliver milk for a 4 monthsold child.Smt Sharif Hashmi was
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traveling along with her 4 months old child in Shramik Special train from Belgaum to Gorakhpur. Her
baby was crying for milk, as she didn’t get to feed milk for her child at any previous station and asked
help from the constable Shri Yadav at Bhopal Station. Shri Inder Singh Yadav immediately raced and
brought a packet of milk from a shop outside Bhopal Station but the train started moving. The constable
showed his humanity and courage by running behind a moving train and provided the packet of milk to
the lady in the coach.
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TULIP - Urban Learning Internship Program for providing opportunities to fresh Graduates in
all ULBs & Smart Cities launched
Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal `Nishank’, Minister, Human Resource Development, Shri Hardeep S. Puri, MoS
(I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs, and All India Council for Technical Education have jointly launched an
online portal for `The Urban Learning Internship Program (TULIP)’ - A program for providing
internship opportunities to fresh graduates in all Urban Local Bodies and Smart Cities across the country.
TULIP is a program for providing fresh graduates experiential learning opportunities in the urban
sector.Smart Cities have been at the forefront in leveraging technology to manage COVID crisis, with 47
of them using their smart command and control centres as crisis management war rooms and 34 cities
working to complete them at the earliest.
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DrJitendra Singh holds a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures with
representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh held a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention
measures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies. In his opening remarks, Dr
Jitendra Singh said that in the earlier two phases of COVID pandemic, the main consideration was to
arrange for the essential supplies for people held up in different parts of the country and in the later
phase, the main responsibility was to ensure free movement of the people returning home from different
parts of the country. However, in the current phase, the focus is on two issues, namely prevention and
awareness, and for fulfilling these two objectives, the role of the local bodies and their representatives as
well as civil society will gain an unusual importance.
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NCVTC to develop of host-directed antivirals for COVID 19
The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) has approved support for a study by the National
Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures (NCVTC), ICAR-NRC from Hisar in Haryana, which will screen
their library of 94 small molecule chemical inhibitors for antivirals against coronaviruses.
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Kerala: One more Covid-19 death has been reported in Palakkad district, taking the death toll in
the State to 12. The 73 year old female died while in quarantine after returning from Chennai.
Meanwhile, CM is holding day long discussions with religious leaders regarding opening of places
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of worship from Monday. MoS External Affairs V.Muraleedharan says though Centre had
informed about 24 international flights to the state, permission was granted only for 12 flights. He
said that Kerala should consider the situation in Gulf countries and should not impose any criteria
on expats return. Kerala has stated in a report submitted to Supreme Court that the moves by
public & private sector companies to curb salary and terminate employees during the lockdown
period will adversely affect their mental strength to resist Covid. 82 new cases of Covid-19 were
confirmed in the State yesterday. There are 832 active cases now and total tally reached 1,494.
Tamil Nadu: Six JIPMER security personnel among nine fresh COVID-19 cases in Puducherry;
the number of active cases in the UT is now 63. TN Chief Secretary gets three-month extension to
concentrate on Covid control measures. In a meeting convened by Chief Secretary, religious
leaders expressed differing opinions on reopening places of worship from June 8, as the Centre has
allowed it. Record rise of 1286 Covid cases yesterday took Tamil Nadu tally past 25,000-mark.
Chennai also recorded 1000 plus cases in a single day for first time; 1012 cases from Chennai.
Total cases till now : 25872, Active cases: 11345, Deaths: 208, Discharged: 14316. Active cases in
Chennai are 8405.
Karnataka: Contract employees in the state health department call of strike after CM agrees to
consider demands. Media reports that Private hospital associations have proposed to State govt a
Covid-19 treatment cost of around Rs 10,000 per day for general ward and Rs 20,000 for special
ward with ICU and ventilator facilities. CM holds review meeting with home department and
appreciates police work during the present situation. Karnataka hit the 4,000- mark on Wednesday
as the number of Covid cases recorded on a single day went up by 267, with one death. Total
positive cases till now : 4063, Active cases: 2494, Deaths: 53, Recovered: 1514. Andhra Pradesh:
CM launches YSR VahanaMitra program, disburses Rs.10,000 to a total of 2,62,493 beneficiaries
of auto and taxi owners. 116 Covid cases reported in GollalaMamidada village of
PeddapudiMandal of East Godavari district is reported to have spread from a single person in
Kakinada. 98 new cases, 29 discharged and three deaths reported during last 24 hours after testing
9986 samples. Total cases: 3377. Active: 1033, Recovered: 2273, Deaths: 71.
Telangana: The Telangana-Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has said that 32 doctors have
tested positive for Covid-19 in Osmania Medical College affiliated hospitals. With weavers and
artisans across the state struggling to make ends meet, activists have raised the demand for
government to come to their rescue and establish a ‘Corona Relief Fund’. Total number of positive
cases as on 3rd June is 3020. As on date 448 migrants and foreign returnees have tested positive.
Maharashtra: 2,560 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of coronavirus
infection to 74,860; out of which 39,935 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai has reported 1,276 new
cases, which takes the tally of cases in the city to 43,492. Out of the 122 deaths that were reported
on Wednesday, 49 took place in Mumbai. Looking at the rising number of coronavirus cases in
Maharashtra and Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has
issued instructions that citizens temporarily evacuated due to Cyclone Nisarga be screened for
COVID19 and kept under observation for 2 days, before being allowed to go home. BMC had
evacuated people living in low lying areas and those residing near coasts and lodged them in
nearby schools.
Gujarat: 485 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, taking the state tally of positive cases to
18,100, out of which 4766 are active cases. Out of the new cases, 290 are reported from
Ahmedabad alone. 30 new deaths were also reported on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 1,122.
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Madhya Pradesh: With 168 new cases of COVID-19 infection, the state tally of coronavirus cases
has gone up to 8,588. So far 371 people have died, while 224 patients have recovered in the last 24
hours. The State Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Narottam Mishra reviewed the situation
and measures to control COVID-19 in Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal – three cities which have
reported maximum number of coronavirus infections, with senior officials of Health Department.
Rajasthan: 68 new COVID-19 infections have been reported today, taking the state tally of
COVID-19 positive cases to 9,720, out of which 6,819 patients have been cured so far. Most of
these new cases have been reported from Bharatpur district, followed by Jaipur, Jodhpur and
Churu districts.
Chhattisgarh: 86 new COVID-19 infections have been reported till Wednesday night, taking the
tally of coronavirus positive cases in the state to 668, while there are 489 active cases in the state
as of now. 19 patients have been discharged after full recovery from various hospitals in Mungeli,
Bemetara, Balod and Bilaspur on Wednesday night, while 40 patients were discharged on
Wednesday morning.
Goa: In the state’s single largest spike in cases so far, 47 new COVID-19 infections have been
reported, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 126, out of which 69 are active
cases. These new patients are mostly (42 of them) from Mangor Hill area in Vasco, while 5
patients have a travel history to Corona affected places.
Arunachal Pradesh: Around 9500 stranded people of Arunachal Pradesh have returned to the State
and about 2000 people of different states have departed for their home states from Arunachal.
Assam: 29 patients have been discharged after they tested COVID19 negative twice. Total
discharged patients 442 and active patients 1428.
Manipur: 13 more persons test COVID19 positive in Manipur taking the number of cases to 121.
Among the COVID19 patients detected yesterday, one is a nurse with no travel history, while the
rest are returnees.
Mizoram: Tentative date for reopening of schools in Mizoram is 15 July, 2020, as decided by the
State Education Minister.
Nagaland: Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK) functional as COVID19 hospital. Four
COVID19 patients admitted so far. In Nagaland, more than 20,000 students participate in online
evaluation test conducted by Department of School Education for high school & higher secondary
sections as part of its education initiatives during COVID19 pandemic.
Tripura: TIDC & West Tripura District Administration set up COVID Care Centre in mission
mode at Hapania Exhibition Hall in Tripura. It can accommodate 400 beds. 5 patients have already
been shifted.
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Posted On: 03 JUN 2020 6:57PM by PIB Delhi
(Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field
Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)
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Updates on Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare-Recovery rate improves to
48.31%; Fatality rate drops to 2.80%
During the last 24 hours, a total of 4,776 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of
1,00,303 patients have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate is 48.31% amongst COVID-19
patients. Presently, there are 1,01,497 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.The
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fatality rate is 2.80%. The testing capacity has increased in the country through 480 Government and 208
private laboratories (total 688 laboratories). Cumulatively, 41,03,233 samples have been tested so far for
COVID-19, whereas, 1,37,158 samples were tested yesterday.
As of now, 952 dedicated COVID hospitals with 1,66,332 Isolation beds, 21,393 ICU beds and 72,762
Oxygen supported beds are available. 2,391 dedicated COVID Health Centres with 1,34,945 Isolation
beds; 11,027 ICU beds and 46,875 Oxygen supported beds have been operationalised. The Centre has
also provided 125.28 lakh N95 masks and 101.54 lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to the
States/ UTs / Central Institutions.
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PM chairs Cabinet Meeting to give historic boost to Rural India
The Cabinet today approved historic amendment to the Essential Commodities Act. This is a visionary
step towards transformation of agriculture and raising farmers’ income. With the amendment to Essential
Commodities Act, commodities like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, edible oils, onion and potatoes will be
removed from list of essential commodities. This will remove fears of private investors of excessive
regulatory interference. The freedom to produce, hold, move, distribute and supply will lead to
harnessing of economies of scale and attract private sector/foreign direct investment into agriculture
sector. It will help drive up investment in cold storages and modernization of food supply
chain.Landmark decisions will benefit farmers and transform the agriculture sector. Ordinance to
promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade in agriculture produce has been approved. Farmers
empowered to engage with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, large retailers, exporters
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Government approves setting up of an “Empowered Group of Secretaries and Project
Development Cells” in Ministries/Departments for attracting investments
The Cabinet has given its approval for setting up of an “Empowered Group of Secretaries and Project
Development Cells in Ministries/Departments of Government of Indiafor attracting investments in
India”. This new mechanism will reinforce India’s vision of becoming a US$ 5 trillion economy by
2024-25.In the midst of current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, India is presented with an opportunity to
attract FDI inflows into the country especially from large companies which seek to diversify their
investments into new geographies and mitigate risks.In order to provide support and facilitation to
investors for investing in India and to boost growth in key sectors of the economy, an Empowered Group
of Secretaries (EGoS) is approved.A ‘Project Development Cell’ (PDC) is also approved for the
development of investible projects in coordination between the Central Government and State
Governments and thereby grow the pipeline of investible projects in India and in turn increase FDI
inflows.
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