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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 01, 2020, 02:39:45 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Nearly 2 million cases in August, India sets a global Covid record
India's Covid-19 case tally today crossed the 35 lakh-mark with a spike of of 78,512 new coronavirus cases. The deaths due to the virus have risen to 64,469 as 971 deaths were reported across the nation in the last 24 hours. Globally, the virus has now taken over 8 lakh lives. Stay with TOI for live updates
08:01 (IST) Aug 30
Victoria, Australia sees new COVID-19 cases back in triple digits, reports Reuters
07:28 (IST) Aug 30
At 78,903 fresh cases, Saturday’s Covid-19 numbers in India went past the previous highest single-day count of 78,427 infections reported in the US on July 25, when that country was witnessing its biggest surge of the virus.
The rise in cases in India over the past week has been even sharper. The country has recorded 4,96,070 cases in seven days while going from a caseload of 30 lakh to 35 lakh, at an average of 70,867 cases per day. This is the highest number recorded during a seven-day period in the world, higher than the US’s worst spikes in the latter half of July.
06:48 (IST) Aug 30
Brazil, where the novel coronavirus pandemic is advancing at a slow but steady pace, crossed the threshold of 120,000 Covid-19 deaths, becoming just the second country to surpass such a toll in the pandemic after the United States: AFP
06:31 (IST) Aug 30
As Covid cases rise, govt plans festival-season SOPs
Amid rising number of Covid-19 cases across the country, the government is now worried about the forthcoming festival season. The issue was dis-Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu — besides Rajasthan-.cussed in the meeting of the group of ministers on Covid-19 on Saturday and the health ministry is likely to issue separate advisories soon. Health ministry will also develop SOPs for members of Parliament and legislative assembly sessions comprising Covid protocols and preventive measures.
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Allowing up to 100 people at a public function will help physical campaigning and holding of rallies and public meetings for the upcoming Bihar polls and other bypolls, expected to be announced next month.
The Election Commission has already allowed physical campaigning with due adherence to MHA guidelines and subject to social distancing of minimum six feet.
05:38 (IST) Aug 30
With guidelines lifting the ban on public consumption of liquor, tobacco products and gutka, bars can finally open their counters and restaurants can serve liquor from September 1.
05:38 (IST) Aug 30
While cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment marks and theatres will stay shut, open-air theatres can resume from September 21.
05:38 (IST) Aug 30
The norms will be effective from September 1-30. The advisory on local lockdowns may not go down well with some opposition-governed states that have been following their versions of containment, which vary across cities and districts in terms of extent of curbs.
05:38 (IST) Aug 30
While schools and colleges will remain shut till September 30, there is an easing for Class 9 to Class 12 students who can visit schools for guidance from teachers but with the written permission of parents, while 50% teaching and other staff can be called by schools from September 21.
Post-graduate students and those who need to conduct research and use labs will be allowed to attend higher education institutions. However, all this will be subject to standard operating procedures to be issued by the health ministry.
05:37 (IST) Aug 30
In important relaxations, city Metro trains will operate with services resuming in a graded manner from September 7, while bars and restaurants can serve liquor to customers from September 1 itself.
Starting September 21, social, religious, academic, sports, entertainment, religious and political functions with a maximum congregation of 100 people will be permitted in non-containment areas, subject to norms. Marriage functions and funerals, which at present can have maximum 50 and 20 attendees, respectively, will also have a raised ceiling of 100 attendees after September 20.
05:37 (IST) Aug 30
The guideline, according to home ministry sources, was necessary to ensure that supply chains are not disrupted by "arbitrary" lockdowns imposed at the district or city level, which tend to adversely affect free inter-state and intra-state movement of goods.
Traders’ associations have also been up in arms over the weekend curbs in particular, protesting that it adversely impacts business.
05:36 (IST) Aug 30
In a bid to curb restrictions like "weekend lockdowns" seen to be hurting the economy still reeling under Covid, the Unlock 4.0 guidelines released by the Centre on Saturday make it mandatory for states and UTs to consult the Centre before imposing any local lockdown in areas other than containment zones.
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