Coronavirus Updates: May 14, 2020 | As it happened

6 deaths and 194 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Pune district today. Total positive cases stand at 3426 in the district and the death toll is at 181.

Two more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Jharkhand, taking the total number of cases to 192.

India has called upon the G-20 nations to ensure access to essential medicines, treatments, and vaccines at affordable prices.

With 206 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 4 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, the total number of positive cases and deaths rise to 4534 and 125 respectively. The number of recovered cases stand at 2638 while 1771 active cases remain in the state.

Haryana government will ply buses to felicitate return of the people who are stranded in Delhi, from May 18.

1602 new COVID-19 cases and 44 deaths reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of cases to 27,524 and deaths to 1019. Total of 6059 patients have been recovered/discharged in the state so far. The number of active cases stands at 20,441 now.

87 COVID-19 cases confirmed in West Bengal today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 2377, including  143 deaths. 72 deaths also occurred due to comorbidity.

998 new positive COVID-19 cases and 25 deaths reported in Mumbai today, total positive cases rise to 16579, death toll rises to 621. A total of 443 people were discharged from hospitals today, 4234 people have been discharged till date.

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases reaches 78 in Uttarakhand.

Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has allowed passengers boarding an aircraft to carry hand sanitizer up to 350ml in their cabin baggage. This is to be implemented with immediate effect.

In last 24 hours, 86 positive COVID-19 cases have been detected in Odisha, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 624, of which 463 are active cases. 158 persons have already recovered/discharged. 3 deaths have been reported till now

Govt has sent formal request to Malaysia for extradition of Zakir Naik, govt is pursuing it.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman briefs media over economic relief package amid COVID-19 lockdown. Here are some highlights from the presser:

• The second trance will be focussing on migrant workers, street vendors, small farmers, small traders, self-employed.
• Interest subvention and prompt repayment incentive on crop loans due from March 1 has been extended to May 31.
• Govt to launch a scheme for affordable rental housing for migrant workers/urban poor to provide ease of living by converting govt funded housing in cities into Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) under PPP mode through concessionaire.
• One Nation One Ration Card will be implemented- 67 crore beneficiaries in 23 states covering 83% of PDS population will be covered by national portability by August 2020.
• Free food grains supply to all migrants for the next 2 months. For non-card holders, they shall be given 5kg wheat/rice per person & 1 kg chana per family/month for 2 months. 8 crore migrants will benefit- Rs 3500 crores to be spent on this.
• 12,000 self-help groups (SHGs) have produced more than 3 crore masks and 1.2 lakh litres of sanitizers during COVID-19 period. 7,200 new SHGs for urban poor have been formed during the last two months.
• We have already generated 14.62 crore person-days of work till 13th May, which is 40-50% more persons enrolled as compared to last May. Migrant workers going back to their states being actively enrolled.
• Govt has permitted state govts to utilise SDRF for setting up shelter for migrants&providing them food&water etc...We are conscious, we are attending to the migrants and giving them in various different ways.

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya loses application in UK High Court to appeal in UK Supreme Court in extradition case

Public Health England has approved an antibody test, made by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, which may now be used to determine how much of the population has been infected with coronavirus.

3 COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, all in Dehradun district. Total number of cases in the state is now at 75, including 24 active cases, 50 recovered and 1 death

472 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours, 187 people recovered. No deaths reported in the last 24 hours in the national capital. Total number of positive cases in Delhi stands at 8470, including 3045 recovered and 115 deaths

Delhi CM Kejriwal addresses media over the COVID-19 pandemic. HIGHLIGHTS: 

• We had sought suggestion from people, we have received more than 5 lakh suggestions
• Based on these suggestions, we will send a proposal to the Centre
• Most have suggested that schools and educational institutes should stay closed till summer vacations
• Several people are suggesting metro facilities should available with conditions
• No activity should be allowed in containment zones
• Several people are suggesting limited cab and taxi facility should be available
• At 4 pm I will have a meeting with the LG about the pandemic situation in the state
• No matter what, we need to follow social distancing

36 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 2100, including 1192 discharged and 48 deaths

22 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka between 5 pm yesterday and 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 981, including 456 discharged and 35 deaths

1001 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, of which 851 are active cases, 142 recovered and 8 deaths. There have been 218 incidents of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period and 770 accused have been arrested for the same.

No COVID-19 cases reported among Central Industrial Security Force personnel in the last 24 hours. Total cases among CISF personnel across the country stands at 106

With 66 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 1 death reported in Rajasthan till 9 am today, the total number of positive cases and deaths rise to 4394 and 122 respectively. The number of recovered cases stand at 2575 while 1697 active cases remain in the state

• Australia's jobless rate surges
• UK rejects call to release more information on nursing home COVID-19 deaths
• Wuhan officials scramble to meet government testing demands 
• Daily new infection rates stay below 400 in Ontario
• Record death tolls reported in Brazil and Mexico
• The US economy faces unprecedented risks 
• Lesotho reports its first COVID-19 case, a week after lifting restrictions

Out of the 982 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 28 are positive

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 78,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 78,003 including 2,549 deaths and 26,235 have recovered, as per figures released by the health ministry on Thursday. READ MORE

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5 more COVID-19 cases reported in Nepal taking the total number of cases in the country to 250.

A top World Health Organization official cautioned against hoping for a vaccination that would end the pandemic, noting that populations around the world will have to learn to live with it.

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 4.4 million, including more than 298,000 fatalities. More than 1,657,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 85,197
Italy- 31,106
Spain- 27,104
France- 27,074
United Kingdom- 33,168
Belgium - 8,843

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases near 78,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 2,551