Covid LIVE: India third nation after US, Brazil to record 300,000 deaths

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India has set a record of conducting the highest Covid-19 testing in a single day with more than 2.12 mn fresh tests. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Sikkim reports 324 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3 more fatalities

Sikkim reported 324 fresh Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 13,132, while the death toll climbed to 224 after three more patients succumbed to the virus, a health department bulletin said on Sunday.

 

The Himalayan state now has 3,317 active cases and 9,381 people have so far recovered from the disease, it said. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Harsh Vardhan asks Baba Ramdev to withdraw objectionable remarks against doctors

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No clarity yet from Centre on supply of next installment of Covaxin for those above 45 years: AAP MLA Atishi

No clarity yet from Centre on supply of next installment of Covaxin for those above 45 years: AAP MLA Atishi

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LIVE: Request Centre to bring Pfizer vaccine for nearly 30 million teachers and students, says Sisodia

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Haryana extends lockdown

The Haryana government on Sunday extended the coronavirus lockdown till May 31, according to an order issued. State Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan in the order said the lockdown, which was earlier imposed till May 24, has been extended by a week till 5 am on May 31. In a bid to contain the coronavirus spread, the state government had first imposed the lockdown on May 3, which was extended every week since then. The Haryana government has termed the lockdown as "Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana (Epidemic Alert/Safe Haryana)". The state has so far reported 7,33,628 infection cases, including 7,415 deaths.

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Non-Covid patients suffer prolonged agony amid lockdown in Delhi: Doctors

From delayed cancer surgeries to teeth and eye issues, patients having non-COVID ailments in Delhi are suffering in agony in absence of adequate medical attention as hospitals are overburdened during the second wave of the pandemic and the city is under a lockdown, say doctors. The restrictions imposed in the national capital on April 19 in the wake of the brutal second wave of the pandemic have hit the migrant labourers and the poor the hardest, but the interruption of non-COVID medical services has also added to the travails of many others.

 

Doctors at leading government and private hospitals say that as the majority of the machinery is currently engaged in fighting the deadly COVID-19 on a war-footing and movement restrictions are in place, non-COVID patients who need surgeries or have ENT issues and have to be examined physically and pregnant women are especially at a loss.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Centre in favour of conducting exams for only selective subjects, says Sisodia

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Goa govt cancels Class 10 exams, Class 12 decision in 2 days

The Goa government has cancelled Class X exams in the state in view of the Covid-19 outbreak and a decision on Class XII exams would be taken in the next two days, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Sunday.

 

The decision has been taken on the recommendation of a committee comprising Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary School Education and education department officials as well as experts in the field, and Class X marks would be allotted based on the internal assessment of examinations held in academic year 2020-21, he said.

 

"Those failing in one or two subjects can appear for ATKT (Allowed To Keep Terms) examination. Those who want to opt for Science and Diploma streams will have to undergo one-day examination, which will be conducted by the Goa Board. Students will be informed 15 days in advance about this one-day examination, he said. (PTI)

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Covid-19: Maharashtra CM asks parents to be alert about any symptoms in children

Amid the raging coronavirus pandemic and some experts warning of a possible third wave, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday appealed to people to consult doctors immediately if children show any symptoms.

 

Addressing paediatricians virtually, the chief minister said the immediate diagnosis was the need of the hour.

 

"Don't be complacent and negligent regarding any symptoms in children. Consult a doctor immediately," Thackeray said. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Requested states to send suggestions on class 12 exams, says Minister

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High-level meeting on class 12 extremely fruitful, says Union Education Minister

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Coronavirus LIVE: Moderna declined request for vaccines, says Punjab

Punjab government says Moderna declined its request for sending vaccines directly to state. The company has said that it will deal only with centre.

 

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Delhi govt not in favour of CBSE exploring options to conduct Class 12 exams

The Delhi government is not in favour of the CBSE exploring options to conduct the Class 12 board examinations and going ahead with the process without vaccinating the students will prove to be a big mistake, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday.

 

He said this during a high-level meeting called by the Ministry of Education to decide the fate of the pending Class 12 board exams and the subsequent entrance exams, which were postponed in view of the second wave of Covid-19.

 

"Two options were discussed at the meeting. The first was conducting the exams in the present format for the major subjects and marking for the rest of the subjects on the basis of the performance in these papers.

 

"The second was having the exams in the students' home schools, reducing the duration and changing the exam pattern. The Delhi government is not in favour of these options. We cannot play with the safety of students just to fulfil our stubborn wishes," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader told a press conference. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: CBSE to go ahead with Class 12 exams, dates to be announced on June 1

Coronavirus LIVE: CBSE to go ahead with Class 12 exams, dates likely to be announced on June 1, according to multiple media reports (NDTV and India Today).

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1,448 new cases, 34 deaths reported in Puducherry today; active cases 16,851

1,448 new cases, 34 deaths reported in Puducherry today; active cases 16,851