Coronavirus updates April 30, 2020 | As it happened

Total number of cases: 2584

Death toll: 58

Fresh cases recorded today: 146

3 deaths occurred today.

Responding over the request of Maharashtra Governor BS Koshiyari, Election Commission of India on Thursday decided to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss elections to nine vacant seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council. The Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora will join......CLICK HERE to read more

Two medical teams have been deployed at New Delhi's Azadpur Mandi after detection of coronavirus patient.

Total number of cases: 66

Number of fresh cases: 3

Number of cured patients: 44

Number of active cases: 20

There are 20 coronavirus hotspots in Ghaziabad

Total number of cases: 2625

Fresh cases detected today: 65

Death toll: 137

Delhi government has issued a notification with a list of guidelines for home isolation of mild/pre-symptomatic Covid patients.

Total number of cases: 10,498

Number of cases found today: 583

Number of deaths recorded today: 27

Total number of deaths: 459

Haryana Government has banned the purchase of new cars and vehicles by government departments in current financial year. This excludes purchase of vehicles for public transport, ambulances, fire brigade vehicles and vehicles required for other emergency services.

Total number of cases: 369

New cases found in last 24 hours: 25

Death toll: 18

A CISF jawan on duty at a metro station has been found positive for coronavirus. Total number of CISF jawans found positive in Delhi has come to 3.

Total number of cases: 480

Number of active cases: 365

Number of cured patients: 104

Death toll: 20

9 policemen from Wadala port zone were found positive for coronavirus. They have been admitted to Guru Nanak Hospital in Bandra.

Home Secretary has written a letter to states and asked them to ensure free movement of trucks, even empty within and between states. This, said the Home Secretary will ensure supply chains are maintained. Local authorities must not insist on separate passes at interstate borders, he has said.

Total number of active cases: 1035

Total number of cases: 2323

Number of fresh cases: 161 (This is the highest single day tally)

Number of patients discharged till today: 1258

Death toll: 27

2 more hospitals in Delhi have been declared as Covid hospitals. The hospitals are: Maha Durga Charitable Trust hospital and Sri Gangaram City Hopital

Total number of cases: 614

Number of active cases: 390

Death toll: 8

Number of recovered patients: 216

80 per cent of coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir are asymptomatic.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Industries, has decided to forego all his remuneration. With this, India's largest company will also cut the salary of most of its employees by 10 to 50 percent...CLICK HERE to read more

Karnataka Government has declared compensation of Rs 30 lakh for Anganwadi workers who pass away due to coronavirus infection. The compensation will also be extended to Anganwadi assistants, civil workers and police personnel.

Total number of positive cases: 565

Number of deaths: 21

Number of discharged patients: 229

Fresh cases in past 24 hours: 30

Kasargod District Collector D Sajith Babu, Inspector General (IG) Vijay Sakhare and IG Ashok Yadav have gone into self quarantine after a journalist tested positive for coronavirus.

Total active cases: 572

Death toll: 33

Number of co-morbid deaths: 105

Number of fresh cases: 37

Number of discharged patients: 15

Covid free districts in state: 8

Total number of cases: 142

Number of active cases: 102

Deaths: 1

Number of cured patients: 39

Number of fresh coronavirus cases: 14

Total positive patients till now: 138

Total number of cured patients: 88

Active cases: 50

Number of quarantined: 736

Positive cases in past 24 hours: 1

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Chairman will forego his salary in the wake of the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak, the company said according to a report published in CNBC TV 18. RIL made the announcement in a letter to its employees on April 29. 

"In a letter to employees dated April 29, Reliance Industries' executive director Hital R. Meswani stated that Ambani will forego his entire compensation. Additionally, the company’s board of directors, including executive directors, executive committee members and senior leaders will forego 30-50 per cent of their compensation," the report said. 

Employees in the hydrocarbons business with salaries above Rs 15 lakh per annum will see a 10 per cent pay cut. 

Active cases: 1651

Death toll: 39

Number of recovered patients: 513

Pune Police has ordered closure of all shops other than hospitals and medical stores between May 1 and May 3. This order is applicable in 23 hotspots in the city.

Shops selling milk will be allowed to remain open between 10 am and 12 pm. Delivery of milk will be allowed between 6 am and 10 am.

Delhi Government, along with Delhi Police is finalising modalities for movement of people of other states. Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said that people will have to register themselves in order to travel. He appealed people to not pay heed to any rumors.

NIA arrests one person in Jammu in connection with case of suspended Deputy SP Davinder Singh in JK.

"1718 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 33050"

"Recovery rate of coronavirus cases is 25.19 per cent"

"Recovery rate was 13.06 per cent 14 days ago

"Fatality rate is 3.2 per cent"

"Doubling rate of coronavirus cases has gone up from 3 to 11 days"

"Health Minister has told hospitals to ensure that non-Covid patients get the treatment they need"

"Development of a vaccine is a time-consuming process"

"States like Delhi, UP, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Punjab"

"58,686 tests were carried out in past 24 hours. We have carried out average of 49,800 tests in last 5 days"

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has teamed up with Oxford University to develop and manufacture a potential vaccine against COVID-19. 

The University of Delhi has partially modified the Academic Calendar 2019-2020 by extending the date of dispersal of classes for even semester of the academic session 2019-20 from 28.4.2020 to 15.5.2020. 

• Evidence of a plateau in number of new cases in some parts of Europe, WHO official says
• South Korea reports zero locally transmitted cases in the last 24 hours
• Thailand extends state of emergency but some businesses will reopen on May 3
• US top infectious disease doctor says remdesivir has positive effect on recovery

118 positive cases reported in Rajasthan today so far - 83 in Jodhpur, 21 in Jaipur, 4 in Ajmer, 3 in Chittorgarh, 2 each in Kota & Tonk, 1 each in Alwar, Baran and Dholpur; 3 deaths. Total cases here rises to 2556, including 58 deaths & 836 recovered

Four more COVID-19 positive cases are reported from Bongaigaon district. The number of COVID-19 patients in Assam now stands at 41. (29 are discharged, 1 death, so active hospital cases 11)

South Korean officials reported no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since February and said that no local transmission occurred from the parliamentary election two weeks ago when nearly 30 million people participated.

22 new positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from 29th April, 5 pm to 30th April 12 pm. Total number of #COVID19 cases rise to 557, including 21 deaths & 223 discharges. +1 death due to non – Covid-19 cause

71 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours. Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state stands at 1403, including 1051 active cases, 31 deaths and 321 discharges. No death reported in last 24 hours

• Vietnam so far successful in containing the virus with zero deaths
• Businesses operational in NZ while maintaining social distancing
• Thailand extends state of emergency but some businesses will reopen on May 3
• India recorded highest jump in deaths in 24 hours 
• US top infectious disease doctor says remdesivir has positive effect on recovery

Good morning everyone. Here's roundup of the top news this hour on coronavirus pandemic

— India gains substantially in curbing virus with lockdown, may relax some rules
— South Korea reports four new coronavirus cases, lowest in about two months
— NYPD called after overwhelmed funeral home stores bodies on ice in rented trucks
— Nevada governor extends stay-at-home order to May 15, eases some restrictions
— Germany experts say vaccine, herd immunity vital.
— US to let federal social distancing guidelines expire.

Brazil reports 6,276 new cases of coronavirus and 449 new deaths. A total of 78,162 cases and 5,466 deaths.

• USA: 25,000+ new cases
• Brazil: 6,276 new cases
• Peru: 2,741 new cases
• Canada: 1,571 new cases
• Mexico: 1,047 new cases
• Chile: 520 new cases
• Ecuador: 417 new cases
• Colombia: 258 new cases
• Argentina: 158 new cases

Rishi Kapoor, 67, has died in Mumbai, he was admitted to Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai. He is survived by his wife Neetu Kapoor, son Ranbir and daughter Riddhima. The Karz actor had returned to India in September 2019 after almost a year-long cancer treatment in New York. Read Full Story

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 33,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 33,050 including 1,074 deaths and 8,325 recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Thursday. On Wednesday, confirmed cases in India surged 31,787 while death toll rose to 1,008. Of the total figure, about 7,797 people were either cured or migrated. READ MORE 

Canada reports 1,571 new cases of coronavirus and 137 new deaths. A total of 51,597 cases and 2,996 deaths.

• FDA warns of bogus claims by hand disinfectant marketers
• Japanese physician Tasuku Honjo did not say COVID-19 was manufactured in China
• Claims offering a legal way to refuse vaccination are false
• A photo allegedly showing vendors observing social distancing guidance at a market in Sri Lanka is not true

• Mumbai couple host wedding via Zoom
• Infant receives applause from medical staff on leaving hospital
• Pakistani cricketer auctioning bat
• Students decide to celebrate their graduation on Animal Crossing

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• Brazil sees spike in cases for second day in a row
• United Kingdom has second highest death toll in Europe
• Japanese Prime Minister says it would be “impossible” to hold the Olympic Games unless virus is contained
• Australia secures 10 million new kits to expand testing 
• China will hold National People's Congress on May 22

Dr. Anthony Fauci says that a trial of remdesivir proves "a drug can block this virus." The WHO said it's too early to comment on the results. READ MORE 

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal, Sidhant Mamtany and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter ​@sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais @smamtany and @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 3.2 million, including more than 228,000 fatalities. More than 1,000,101 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 61,656
Italy- 27,682
Spain- 24,275
France- 24,087
United Kingdom- 26,097
Belgium - 7,501

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases near 33,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 1,079