16 June 2020, 22:15 PM
Delhi: Following directions of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, all hospitals in the national capital, (Central and State Government and private), today complied with the decision taken at a meeting chaired by Amit Shah on June 14, by speeding up cremation/last rites of bodies of COVID-19 patients.
The hospital staff performed the last rites of most COVID-19 deceased with consent/presence of their families and relatives. Last rites of the remaining 36 deceased will be done by tomorrow as their Next Of Kin are not in Delhi at present. The Ministry of Home Affairs has given strict directions to hospitals that going forward there should be no delays in performing last rites.
16 June 2020, 21:16 PM
Rajasthan: 235 cases, 177 recovered and 7 deaths were reported today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 13,216, including 9,962 recovered, and 308 deaths.
16 June 2020, 19:19 PM
Karnataka: 317 fresh cases have been reported in the State. The total number of cases increased to 7,530 including 94 COVID-19 deaths.
317 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of cases to 7530. Death toll stands at 94 after 7 deaths were reported today: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/qZ8hTcIeKz
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 18:54 PM
Tamil Nadu: 1,515 new cases were reported today that took the total 48,016. There are 20,706 active cases now. There were record 49 deaths in a day in the last 24 hours. The death count surged to 528.
Chennai: 919 new cases; total - 34,245; active 15,257.
16 June 2020, 18:07 PM
PM Modi: Recently, few reforms have been done in the field of marketing of farmer's produce, it will benefit farmers a lot. It will also provide new options for farmers to sell their produce, increase their income and reduce the loss they face due to lack of storage.
Recently, few reforms have been done in the field of marketing of farmer's produce, it will benefit farmers a lot.
This will also provide new options for farmers to sell their produce, increase their income and reduce the loss they face due to lack of storage: PM @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/T8bQ8A31zS
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 18:05 PM
PM Modi: For the past few days, many provisions have been made for the sectors like agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and MSME under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. To support MSME, many decisions have been taken recently.
For the past few days many provisions have been made for the sectors like agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and #MSME under #AatmaNirbharBharatAbhiyan.
To support MSME, many decisions have been taken recently: Prime Minister @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/vYdaFQ3i0s
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 17:56 PM
Himachal Pradesh reports 3 new confirmed cases, taking the total number of cases to 559. The number of active cases stands at 184.
16 June 2020, 16:39 PM
PM Modi: When the fight against the coronavirus will be studied in the future, then this period will also be remembered as how we all worked together and presented the best example of co-operative federalism.
16 June 2020, 16:18 PM
PM Modi: Any COVID-19 death is tragic for us.
16 June 2020, 16:14 PM
PM Modi: Do not step outside without masks, keep following social-distancing.
16 June 2020, 16:09 PM
PM Modi: Economy will increase if we stop corona, even slight negligence would spoil our months of efforts.
16 June 2020, 16:09 PM
PM Modi: India's recovery rate more than 50%.
16 June 2020, 16:08 PM
PM Narendra Modi: Corona's affect least in India across the world.
16 June 2020, 15:11 PM
Andhra Pradesh: 193 more COVID19 cases, 2 deaths and 81 discharged in the state in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state is now at 5280, including 2341 active cases, 2851 discharged, and 88 deaths.
16 June 2020, 14:44 PM
Delhi: Less number of buyers turn up for International Flower Auction (IFA), Bengaluru due to decreased demand for flowers owing to COVID19.
Karnataka: Less number of buyers turn up for International Flower Auction (IFA), Bengaluru due to decreased demand for flowers owing to #COVID19. "There is no demand in main markets - Chennai, Mumbai & Delhi. Farmers are bearing huge losses," says Quality Control Supervisor, IFA pic.twitter.com/wNwitYfnJ4
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 14:32 PM
Singapore confirmed 151 new COVID-19 cases among foreign workers on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 40,969, as the city-state gears up to begin the second phase of its reopening of businesses.
The new cases included 149 foreign workers living in dormitories and two foreigners holding work passes but leaving outside the dorms, said the Ministry of Health. (PTI report)
16 June 2020, 13:47 PM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to also participate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Chief Ministers via video conference today at 3 pm. (ANI report)
16 June 2020, 13:45 PM
Himachal Pradesh: No new positive cases reported in the state today. The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is 556 including 194 active and 343 recovered as per the State Health Department.
16 June 2020, 13:44 PM
Odisha: Khorda District Magistrate orders all shops and market complexes, except medicine shops and petrol pumps, to remain shut from 2:00 pm to 6:00 am every day till June 30, to curb the spread of COVID19.
#Odisha: Khorda District Magistrate orders all shops and market complexes, except medicine shops and petrol pumps, to remain shut from 2:00 pm to 6:00 am every day till June 30, to curb the spread of #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5qjtAu4zfv
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 11:50 AM
Tamil Nadu government to provide Rs 1000 each as a relief measure to 13.35 lakh differently-abled cardholders in the state, in the view of COVID19 pandemic. (ANI report)
16 June 2020, 11:42 AM
West Bengal not to participate in PM Modi meeting with chief ministers.
16 June 2020, 10:29 AM
Rajasthan: With 115 more COVID-19 cases and one death reported in Rajasthan, the tally for coronavirus cases in the state stands at 13,096, said the state Health Department. These cases were reported from Bharatpur (68), Jaipur (21), Jhunjhunu (08), Tonk (06), Dausa (04), Sirohi (04), Jhalawar (03) and Bhilwara (01) districts of the state. As per the official data, there are 3,000 active cases while 9,794 have recovered and 9,567 were discharged. The total number of fatalities stands at 302 in the state. (ANI)
16 June 2020, 10:27 AM
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain admitted to hospital with high fever, coronavirus-like symptoms. (Read here)
16 June 2020, 10:22 AM
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at MSME & Infrastructure-Paving the growth path in Post-COVID World event: I feel that India is definitely going to be a very good, viable option for all the investors in the world. At the same time we're facing economic war. Not only India but whole world is facing this problem. I feel that the way in which whole world now has a lot of reaction about China..the whole world is now interested to find out some new option for them. I've heard that lot of experiments in US have been successfully implemented. In India also lot of institutions & scientists are working on it. We're waiting for vaccine.
16 June 2020, 10:18 AM
Arvind Kejriwal wishes good health and speedy recovery to Minister Satyender Jain
अपनी सेहत का ख़्याल किए बिना आप रात दिन 24 घंटे जनता की सेवा में लगे रहे। अपना ख़्याल रखें और जल्द स्वस्थ हों। https://t.co/pmsU5fuuRP
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 10:08 AM
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain has been admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after he complained of high fever and difficulty in breathing.
16 June 2020, 09:45 AM
State-wise data of coronavirus cases
| S. No. | Name of State / UT | Active Cases* | Cured/Discharged/Migrated* | Deaths** | Total Confirmed cases* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8 | 33 | 0 | 41 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 3052 | 3316 | 88 | 6456 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 84 | 7 | 0 | 91 |
| 4 | Assam | 1984 | 2166 | 8 | 4158 |
| 5 | Bihar | 2201 | 4409 | 40 | 6650 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 52 | 296 | 6 | 354 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 858 | 890 | 8 | 1756 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 31 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Delhi | 25002 | 16427 | 1400 | 42829 |
| 10 | Goa | 507 | 85 | 0 | 592 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 5886 | 16664 | 1505 | 24055 |
| 12 | Haryana | 4057 | 3565 | 100 | 7722 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 195 | 353 | 8 | 556 |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2554 | 2604 | 62 | 5220 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 850 | 905 | 8 | 1763 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 2989 | 4135 | 89 | 7213 |
| 17 | Kerala | 1348 | 1175 | 20 | 2543 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 472 | 82 | 1 | 555 |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 2567 | 7903 | 465 | 10935 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 50567 | 56049 | 4128 | 110744 |
| 21 | Manipur | 339 | 151 | 0 | 490 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 18 | 25 | 1 | 44 |
| 23 | Mizoram | 116 | 1 | 0 | 117 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 85 | 92 | 0 | 177 |
| 25 | Odisha | 1190 | 2854 | 11 | 4055 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 102 | 95 | 5 | 202 |
| 27 | Punjab | 753 | 2443 | 71 | 3267 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 2895 | 9785 | 301 | 12981 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 64 | 4 | 0 | 68 |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu | 20681 | 25344 | 479 | 46504 |
| 31 | Telangana | 2240 | 2766 | 187 | 5193 |
| 32 | Tripura | 652 | 433 | 1 | 1086 |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 632 | 1189 | 24 | 1845 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 4948 | 8268 | 399 | 13615 |
| 35 | West Bengal | 5515 | 5494 | 485 | 11494 |
| Cases being reassigned to states | 7684 | 7684 | |||
| Total# | 153178 | 180013 | 9900 | 343091 |
16 June 2020, 09:30 AM
India COVID-19 data last 24 hours: 10667 cases in the last 24 hours and 380 deaths. Recovery rate 52.46 percent.
16 June 2020, 09:28 AM
COVID19 data India: Coronavirus cases in India rise to 343091 which includes 153178 active cases, 180012 recovered cases, 1 migrant patient, and 9900 deaths as per the Ministry of Health data.
16 June 2020, 08:26 AM
Haryana: CM has directed to conduct a survey of vacant buildings in Gurugram dist so that they can be used for isolation of COVID patients when required. He also directed to monitor sample testing in private laboratories and to ensure timely uploading of their reports. He also said that it is necessary to enter name & address of the person who gets his test conducted. He assured that a person belonging to any state can get his sample tested for COVID in Gurugram, he only has to give correct address details.
16 June 2020, 06:34 AM
Tamil Nadu: A Coimbatore based company has developed an antiviral fabric that it claims has 10 wash cycles and is affordable.
Tamil Nadu: A Coimbatore based company has developed antiviral fabric that it claims has 10 wash cycles&is affordable.Sundar Raman,MD says,"Product has been tested internationally on SARS-CoV-2 virus. The chemical is unique as it takes 3 minutes to deactivate the virus". (15.06) pic.twitter.com/nWEpvOie4g
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
16 June 2020, 06:32 AM
Maharashtra: 178 COVID-19 deaths and 2,786 new cases, taking the tally to 1,10,744 and fatalities to 4,128. (PTI input)
16 June 2020, 06:30 AM
Uttrakhand: COVID-19 cases in the state rise to 1,845 with 26 more people testing positive for the virus. (PTI report)
