Coronavirus update: India has recorded its biggest single-day spike of 7,466 in coronavirus cases. Its total tally has now reached 165,799. While Tamil Nadu's count is nearing the 20,000 mark, Delhi as gone past Gujarat to be become the third-most-affected state. Its biggest single-day jump of 1,024 cases on Friday took Delhi's total to 16,281. Maharashtra continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 cases, at 59,546. Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to chief ministers of all states and sought their views on extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown beyond May 31. According to media reports, a lockdown 5.0 could be imposed in India for 15 days.
With the lastest spike in corona cases, India has replaced Turkey to be the ninth-most-affected nation in this pandemic. India has the 5th-highest count of active cases, fewer only than the US, Brazil, Russia and France. India has also overtaken China in death toll; Covid-19 fatalities in the country now stand at 4,710.
Coronavirus world update: The global tally of coronavirus cases has reached 5,906,202, and 362,024 people have died from the disease so far.
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11:42 AM
UK PM unveils 'limited' easing of lockdown
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled some "limited" and "cautious" easing of the country's coronavirus lockdown measures.
Chairing Thursday's Downing Street daily briefing, Johnson said that from June 1, nurseries and schools will reopen, first to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, reports Xinhua news agency.
A fortnight later on June 15, secondary schools will begin to provide face-to-face contact time for Years 10 and 12, said Johnson.
Outdoor retail and car showrooms will start to open from June 1 and other non-essential retail will open on June 15, he said.
11:39 AM
US restaurants concerned over sales losses due to capacity constraints
Though dining rooms across the US are reopening and some customers are returning, restaurants have expressed concern regarding sales losses because of capacity constraints imposed to contain the new coronavirus.
According to the Wall Street Journal, restaurants are trying to figure out how to run at a fraction of that capacity.
"This business model is fundamentally altered," said John Cywinski, president of Applebee's, which was on the path to opening new stores for the first time in years before the crisis hit. Across the restaurant industry, he said, "There will be a likely contraction as a result of this." Read on...
11:37 AM
White House punts economic update as election draws near
The White House has taken the unusual step of deciding not to release an updated economic forecast as planned this year, a fresh sign of the administration's anxiety about how the coronavirus has ravaged the nation just months before the election.
The decision, which was confirmed Thursday by a senior administration official who was not authorized to publicly comment on the plan, came amid intensifying signals of the pandemic's grim economic toll.
The U.S. economy shrank at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 5% during the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. At least 2.1 million Americans lost their jobs last week, meaning an astonishing 41 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits since shutdowns intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus began in mid-March.
Trump argues that the economy will rebound later this year or in 2021 and that voters should give him another term in office to oversee the expansion. But the delay of the updated midyear economic forecast, typically released in July or August, was an indication that the administration doesn't want to bring attention to the pandemic's impact anytime soon.
11:36 AM
SC order on migrant workers is disappointing, surprising: Brinda Karat
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Friday said that the Supreme Court's order stating that no travel fare would be charged from migrant workers for their travel back home amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown is disappointing and surprising.
"The Supreme Court's judgement is both disappointing and surprising. It's disappointing because the Supreme Court did not question any of the claims which were being made by the Central government about what all unprecedented steps they had taken in favour of migrants," said Karat.
11:28 AM
Govt lifts curbs on exports of paracetamol APIs with immediate effect
The Central government on Thursday removed restrictions on the export of paracetamol APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) making it export free.
"In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No 22 of 1992), as amended, the Central government hereby makes following amendments in Chapter 29 of the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export Policy amending the Notification no 50/2015-20 dated 03.03.2020 related to export Policy of Paracetamol API," said an official statement. Read on...
10:58 AM
Amazon is offering full-time jobs to 125,000 of 175,000 temporary workers it hired since March to deal with the #Covid19 rush, if employees would like to stay at Amazon long term.
10:46 AM
Advance reservation period for all 30 Special Rajdhani type trains extended from 30 to 120 days
10:41 AM
Covid-19 crisis: Karnataka flip-flops on flights from high-risk states
After announcing on Thursday afternoon that Karnataka would not allow interstate air travel from five high-risk states, namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, the state government government later backtracked on its decision.
In a clarification issued later in the evening, the state government said it had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights, originating from these five states to Karnataka, in view of the high number of Covid-19 cases prevalent there. According to the schedule, 30 flights are scheduled daily from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan to Karnataka.
10:32 AM
Coronavirus in India update: Five most affected states by cases
Maharashtra (59,546)
Tamil Nadu (19,372)
Delhi (16,281)
Gujarat (15,562)
Rajasthan (8,067)
10:32 AM
Coronavirus in India update: Summary of MoHFW data (May 29)
Active cases: 89,987 (Net increase: 3,877)
Deaths: 4,706 (Net increase: 175)
Cured: 71,106 (Net increase: 3,414)
Total: 165,799 (Net increase: 7,446)
10:24 AM
Coronavirus in UP: 50 new cases in Lucknow's King's George Medical University
50 out of 2,337 samples that were tested yesterday found positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh: King's George Medical University (KGMU)
With the lastest spike in corona cases, India has replaced Turkey to be the ninth-most-affected nation in this pandemic. India has the 5th-highest count of active cases, fewer only than the US, Brazil, Russia and France. India has also overtaken China in death toll; Covid-19 fatalities in the country now stand at 4,710.
Coronavirus world update: The global tally of coronavirus cases has reached 5,906,202, and 362,024 people have died from the disease so far.
Stay tuned for all coronavirus LIVE updates
CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES
Auto Refresh
11:42 AM
UK PM unveils 'limited' easing of lockdown
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled some "limited" and "cautious" easing of the country's coronavirus lockdown measures.
Chairing Thursday's Downing Street daily briefing, Johnson said that from June 1, nurseries and schools will reopen, first to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, reports Xinhua news agency.
A fortnight later on June 15, secondary schools will begin to provide face-to-face contact time for Years 10 and 12, said Johnson.
Outdoor retail and car showrooms will start to open from June 1 and other non-essential retail will open on June 15, he said.
11:39 AM
US restaurants concerned over sales losses due to capacity constraints
Though dining rooms across the US are reopening and some customers are returning, restaurants have expressed concern regarding sales losses because of capacity constraints imposed to contain the new coronavirus.
According to the Wall Street Journal, restaurants are trying to figure out how to run at a fraction of that capacity.
"This business model is fundamentally altered," said John Cywinski, president of Applebee's, which was on the path to opening new stores for the first time in years before the crisis hit. Across the restaurant industry, he said, "There will be a likely contraction as a result of this." Read on...
11:37 AM
White House punts economic update as election draws near
The White House has taken the unusual step of deciding not to release an updated economic forecast as planned this year, a fresh sign of the administration's anxiety about how the coronavirus has ravaged the nation just months before the election.
The decision, which was confirmed Thursday by a senior administration official who was not authorized to publicly comment on the plan, came amid intensifying signals of the pandemic's grim economic toll.
The U.S. economy shrank at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 5% during the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. At least 2.1 million Americans lost their jobs last week, meaning an astonishing 41 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits since shutdowns intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus began in mid-March.
Trump argues that the economy will rebound later this year or in 2021 and that voters should give him another term in office to oversee the expansion. But the delay of the updated midyear economic forecast, typically released in July or August, was an indication that the administration doesn't want to bring attention to the pandemic's impact anytime soon.
11:36 AM
SC order on migrant workers is disappointing, surprising: Brinda Karat
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Friday said that the Supreme Court's order stating that no travel fare would be charged from migrant workers for their travel back home amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown is disappointing and surprising.
"The Supreme Court's judgement is both disappointing and surprising. It's disappointing because the Supreme Court did not question any of the claims which were being made by the Central government about what all unprecedented steps they had taken in favour of migrants," said Karat.
11:28 AM
Govt lifts curbs on exports of paracetamol APIs with immediate effect
The Central government on Thursday removed restrictions on the export of paracetamol APIs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) making it export free.
"In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992 (No 22 of 1992), as amended, the Central government hereby makes following amendments in Chapter 29 of the Schedule 2 of the ITCHS Export Policy amending the Notification no 50/2015-20 dated 03.03.2020 related to export Policy of Paracetamol API," said an official statement. Read on...
10:58 AM
Amazon is offering full-time jobs to 125,000 of 175,000 temporary workers it hired since March to deal with the #Covid19 rush, if employees would like to stay at Amazon long term.
10:46 AM
Advance reservation period for all 30 Special Rajdhani type trains extended from 30 to 120 days
10:41 AM
Covid-19 crisis: Karnataka flip-flops on flights from high-risk states
After announcing on Thursday afternoon that Karnataka would not allow interstate air travel from five high-risk states, namely Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, the state government government later backtracked on its decision.
In a clarification issued later in the evening, the state government said it had requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights, originating from these five states to Karnataka, in view of the high number of Covid-19 cases prevalent there. According to the schedule, 30 flights are scheduled daily from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan to Karnataka.
10:32 AM
Coronavirus in India update: Five most affected states by cases
Maharashtra (59,546)
Tamil Nadu (19,372)
Delhi (16,281)
Gujarat (15,562)
Rajasthan (8,067)
10:32 AM
Coronavirus in India update: Summary of MoHFW data (May 29)
Active cases: 89,987 (Net increase: 3,877)
Deaths: 4,706 (Net increase: 175)
Cured: 71,106 (Net increase: 3,414)
Total: 165,799 (Net increase: 7,446)
10:24 AM
Coronavirus in UP: 50 new cases in Lucknow's King's George Medical University
50 out of 2,337 samples that were tested yesterday found positive for Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh: King's George Medical University (KGMU)
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