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MP: Complete 10-day lockdown in Bhopal from July 24 after Covid-19 cases spurt

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New Delhi (NVI): The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a complete 10-day lockdown in Bhopal from 8pm on July 24. The lockdown will stay effective till August 3.

This lockdown comes after an unprecedented rise in cases in Bhopal in the past 10 days.

Earlier, in meetings organised by the district administration, it was decided that lockdown will be imposed only in containment zones in the city from July 22 to July 24.

However, yesterday evening, the state government announced a 10-day complete lockdown.

In a tweet, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan stated, “Looking at the position of Covid-19 cases in Bhopal and the safety of citizens, it has been decided to impose a lockdown from July 24 for 10 days. All essential supplies including milk, medicines and vegetables would be available.”

Meanwhile, the lockdown period would cover two important festivals celebrated in Bhopal — Eid-al-Adha on August 1 and Raksha Bandhan on August 3.

Bhopal recorded a total of 157 cases in a single day on Wednesday while the number of cases being reported on a single day in the city has gone up by three times after lockdown restrictions were relaxed from June 1.

The total number of cases in Bhopal have rose to 4,669 since March 20 when the first case was reported.

So far, Madhya Pradesh has recorded 24,842 coronavirus cases and 770 deaths due to the deadly contagion.

-RJV/CHK

State-wise details of Covid-19 cases in India

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New Delhi (NVI): The number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the 12 lakh-mark today after 45,720 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike so far, taking the total number of cases to 12, 38,635, according to Union Health Ministry data.

Meanwhile, the death toll also crossed the 29,000-mark after record 1,129 new fatalities were reported in the country during the last 24 hours.

With 3,37,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,86,492 cases and Delhi with 1,26,323 positive cases.

Total positive cases in States/UTs:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 221

Andhra Pradesh- 64,713

Arunachal Pradesh- 949

Assam- 26,772

Bihar- 30,369

Chandigarh- 793

Chhattisgarh- 5,968

Dadar Nagar Haveli & Diu – 705

Delhi- 1,26,323

Gujarat- 51,399

Goa- 4,176

Haryana– 28,186

Himachal Pradesh- 1,725

Jammu and Kashmir- 15,711

Jharkhand- 6,485

Karnataka- 75,833

Kerala- 15,032

Ladakh- 1,206

Madhya Pradesh- 24,842

Maharashtra- 3,37,607

Manipur- 2,060

Meghalaya- 514

Mizoram- 317

Nagaland- 1,084

Odisha- 19,835

Puducherry- 2,300

Punjab- 11,301

Rajasthan- 32,334

Sikkim- 438

Tamil Nadu- 1,86,492

Telangana- 49,259

Tripura- 3,449

Uttarakhand- 5,300

Uttar Pradesh- 55,588

West Bengal – 49,321

State/UT wise total death toll:

Andhra Pradesh- 823

Arunachal Pradesh- 3

Assam- 64

Bihar- 217

Chandigarh- 13

Chhattisgarh- 29

Delhi- 3,719

Goa- 28

Gujarat- 2,224

Haryana- 372

Himachal Pradesh- 11

Jammu and Kashmir- 273

Jharkhand- 64

Karnataka- 1,519

Kerala- 45

Ladakh- 2

Madhya Pradesh- 770

Maharashtra- 12,556

Meghalaya- 4

Odisha- 108

Puducherry- 31

Punjab- 269

Rajasthan- 583

Tamil Nadu- 3,144

Telangana- 438

Tripura- 9

Uttar Pradesh- 1,263

Uttarakhand- 57

West Bengal- 1,221

However, a total of 7,82,607 people have been cured or discharged. Total active cases stand at 4,26,167.

-CHK

MP minister tests positive for Covid-19

Arvind Singh Bhadoria

New Delhi (NVI): A cabinet minister of the Madhya Pradesh government Arvind Singh Bhadoria has tested positive for coronavirus.

The minister has been admitted to a Chirayu Hospital in Bhopal during the wee hours today.

He took part in state Cabinet meeting yesterday and also attended the last rites ceremony of Governor Lalji Tandon.

With this so far, four BJP MLAs and three Congress MLAs, including an ex-ministers have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state.

However, a 10-day total lockdown has been imposed in Bhopal, starting from tomorrow evening, in the wake of sudden spurt in coronavirus cases.

-RJV

Coronavirus cases surpass 15.2 million worldwide

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New Delhi (NVI): More than 15.2 million people around the world have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, nearly 8.5 million have recovered, and nearly 6,23,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In the US, the total number of coronavirus cases are nearing 4 million while the death toll has crossed 1,43,000 in the country.

In Brazil, the number of infections have surpassed 2.2 million while the number of fatalities have exceeded 82,000 in the country.

France has recorded 998 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of confirmed cases now stands at 1,78,336.

Germany’s coronavirus infections rose by 569 to 2,03,368, with the tally of deaths up by 6 to stand at 9,101.

Hong Kong reported a record 113 new cases on Wednesday, in a continuing third wave of Covid-19 infections, including a large proportion of which are unsourced.

Argentina saw another record daily increase of new coronavirus cases. The ministry reported 5,782 newly confirmed cases, topping Tuesday’s record of 5,344 new cases. Argentina’s total confirmed cases stands at 1,41,900.

Worrying trends of coronavirus infection are emerging in southern Europe and in the Balkan region, Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s emergencies programme, has said. “We’re not out of the woods just yet in the European environment. It requires sustained vigilance,” he added.

-CHK

PM remembers Tilak, Chandrshekhar Azad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remembered the two brave sons of India, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries.

Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote,”Salute to the two brave sons of Mother India, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandrasekhar Azad on their birth anniversary”, the prime minister tweeted in Hindi.

Both the leaders are remembered as brave and determined revolutionaries, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on July 23, 1856 while Chandra Shekhar Azad was born on the same day in 1906 in Bhavra village, in the present-day Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh.

-RJV

India’s COVID-19 tally past 12 lakh-mark; death toll tops 29,000

New Delhi (NVI): The number of coronavirus cases in India reached 12,38,635 after 45,720 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike so far, Union Health Ministry said.

 

The death toll also crossed the 29,000-mark after record 1,129 new fatalities were reported in the country during the last 24 hours.

As many as 7,82,606 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far. With this, the recovery rate is 63.18 per cent and positivity rate is 13.03 per cent.

With 3,37,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,86,492 cases and Delhi with 1,26,323 positive cases.

The other worst-hit states includes Uttar Pradesh (55,588), Gujarat (51,399) West Bengal (49,321) and Rajasthan (32,334).

In terms of fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 12,556 confirmed deaths, ministry said.

The death toll in the national capital surged to 3,719 while another 1,07,650 patients have recovered so far, healthy ministry data shows.

According to ICMR, the total number of COVID-19 samples tested up to July 22 is 1,50,75,369 out of which 3,50,823 samples tested yesterday.

Meanwhile, several states have extended lockdowns in an effort to control the increasing spread of coronavirus cases.

In addition, Manipur will be going under complete lockdown for 14 days, starting from 2 pm today.

-RJV

J&K: 33 travelers among 453 fresh Covid cases, tally at 15,711

Over 3,200 cops COVID positive in J&K and 15 succumbed to virus
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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): The number of Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir today mounted to 15,711 as 453 more people tested positive for the deadly virus that include 33 travelers, two expecting mothers and an employee of Lal Ded maternity hospital in Srinagar.

Among 453 new cases, 352 belong to Kashmir division while 101 are from Jammu division, officials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir has reached 12,477 including 6734 recoveries and 253 deaths while the total number of positive cases in Jammu have reached 3234 including 1873 recoveries and 20 deaths.

Officials said that the total number of active cases in J&K is 6831 including 5490 from Kashmir and 1341 from Jammu.

With 152 more recoveries, the tally of total recoveries in the UT has reached 8607 which is 54.77 percent of the total cases, which was over 63 percent a few days before.

Pertinently, Srinagar district alone has 3450 positive cases, which is more than the total number of positive cases in Jammu where total cases are 3234.

Cases tested positive in J&K include 165 from Srinagar, 58 from Baramulla, 62 from Kulgam, 16 from Shopian, 1 from Anantnag, 11 from Kupwara, 30 from Pulwama, 04 from Budgam and 05 from Bandipora in Kashmir division while as 101 from Jammu division include 14 from Jammu, 10 from Kathua, 47 from Rajouri, 08 from Udhampur, 04 from Samba, 06 from Doda, 04 from Poonch and 08 from Reasi.

As per the daily information bulletin, 3,41,263 persons in J&K are under observation while 39,981 persons have been kept under home quarantine. Besides that, 6831 persons are in hospital isolation while 11 persons are under hospital quarantine.

According to the bulletin, 2,52,383 persons have completed surveillance period and 41,784 persons are under home surveillance.

So far, results of 5,37,891 samples are available out of which 5,22,180 tested negative while 15,711 have been tested positive. Among positive, 6831 are active and 8607 persons have recovered while 273 have died.

-ARK

J&K: Cop shot dead in South Kashmir’s Kulgam

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Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): A policeman was killed after suspected militants opened fire at him in Furrah area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said today.

They said that suspected militants fired at a Constable Abdul Rashid Dar (58) at 9.30 pm, leaving him critically injured at Furrah village of Kulgam district. “Dar was shifted to Government Medical College (GMC) Kulgam where he succumbed,” officials said.

Medical Superintendent GMC Kulgam Majeed Mehrab said that Dar succumbed to his injuries at the hospital soon after his arrival. “He had multiple bullet injuries,” he said.

Meanwhile, police launched a massive manhunt to nab the attackers involved in the act. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar told NVI that Dar died after sustaining bullet injuries. “A manhunt has been launched to track down the killers,” he added.

-ARK

PM’s big investment pitch to US: Never been a better time to invest in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited the US to invest in several sectors including defence, space, healthcare and energy while underlining that it has never been a better time to invest in India as “there is a global optimism towards” the country due to its commitment towards ease of doing business for mutual growth.

“Today, there is global optimism towards India. This is because India offers a perfect combination of openness, opportunities and options. Let me elaborate. India celebrates openness in people and in governance,” the Prime Minister said in his keynote address at the annual ‘India Ideas Summit’ of the US India Business Council (USIBC) today.

He said that India has what is needed to power the global economic recovery. He said that India-US partnership can play an important role in helping the world bounce back faster after the Covid-19 pandemic.

In his keynote address, the PM noted that India’s rise means a rise in trade opportunities with a nation that can be trusted, a rise in global integration with increasing openness, a rise in competitiveness with access to a market which offers scale, and a rise in returns on investment with the availability of skilled human resources.

Reaching out to the American investors, he said that there has never been a better time to invest in India. The PM invited the US to invest in several sectors including space, technology, agriculture, healthcare, energy, infrastructure, civil aviation, and defence.

The PM talked about India’s rise in Ease of Doing Business rankings of the World Bank. He underlined that each year, India is reaching record highs in FDI, adding that FDI inflows in India in 2019-20 were 74 billion dollars, which is an increase of 20% over the previous year. He highlighted that even during the pandemic, India has attracted foreign investment of more than 20 billion dollars between April and July this year.

He also stressed on global economic resilience through stronger domestic economic capacities. “Recent experience has taught us that the global economy has been too focused on efficiency and optimization. Efficiency is a good thing. But, on the way, we forgot to focus on something equally important. That is resilience against external shocks,” he said.

-ARK

J&K: 5-yr-old boy among 8 fresh deaths in Kashmir, death toll at 275

Abid Bashir

Srinagar (NVI): A five-year-old boy was among eight Covid-19 patients who died due to the deadly virus in Jammu and Kashmir today, taking the death toll in the Union Territory to 275.

Officials said that eight patients who died include a 58-year-old man from Rajbagh, Srinagar; a 45-year-old man from Zoonimar, Srinagar; a 45-year-old man from Palpora, Noor Bagh, Srinagar; a male patient from Khanyar Srinagar; a 70-year-old male from Ganderbal; a 29-year-old woman from Qazigund Anantnag; a 54-year old man from Sonwar Srinagar and a five-year-old kid from Qazipora, Bandipora.

An official from SKIMS said that a patient from Rajbagh who was admitted on July 16 with chest infection and tested positive for COVID-19, died this morning.

Official sources said the patient was a ward officer in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and had worked as a frontline worker in the last three months in the area.

An official from SKIMS added that two more patients including a 54-year-old man from Sonwar, Srinagar who was admitted on July 14 and a five-year-old boy from Qazipora Bandipora who was admitted on June 20 died at SKIMS this afternoon.

He said that the boy had burn injuries and was tested positive for COVID-19 on 16 July.

An official from CD hospital said that a patient from Shah Gund Hajin, at present living in Zoonimar area of Srinagar, who was tested positive for COVID-19. was brought dead to CD hospital.

He said the patient was already critical, was suffering from lung cancer and was tested positive on Tuesday evening.

An official from SKIMS Bemina said that a 29-year-old woman who was tested positive for COVID-19, also died today.

An official from SMHS said that a 45-year-old man from Palpora, Srinagar who was admitted on July 20 with bilateral pneumonia, died Wednesday.

He further added that a male patient from Khanyar, Srinagar who was admitted on July 21, died on Wednesday. He was suffering from diabetes, hypertension, bilateral pneumonia and was tested positive after his death, he said.

A 70-year-old man from Ganderbal, who was admitted on July 20 died on 21 July at SMHS, official said, adding that he was suffering from bilateral pneumonia and was tested positive a day after his death.

With eight more deaths, the death toll due to COVID-19 has reached 275 in Jammu and Kashmir including 255 from Kashmir division and 20 from Jammu division.

-ARK

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