Coronavirus Updates May 5, 2020 | As it happened

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekara Rao has taken a decision to extend coronavirus lockdown in the state to May 29.

The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi has crossed the 5000-mark, as per state government's figures. The total positive cases in the national capital now stand at 5,104, of which 206 cases have been reported today. Sixty-four persons have succumbed to the virus till date.

Total number of cases: 9758
New cases detected: 635
Total death toll: 387
Deaths recorded today: 26

Total number of cases: 3049
Fresh cases: 107
Death toll: 176

Total number of cases: 6245
Death toll: 368
Number of deaths in past 24 hours: 49
Cases detected in last 24 hours: 441

Two coronavirus hotspots de-contained in Delhi. This brings number of hotspots to 88.

Number of new cases: 508
Total number of cases: 4058
Death toll: 33

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Total number of cases: 741
Number of active cases: 413
Number of fresh cases: 15

The death toll due to coronavirus in India mounted to 1,583 while the cases surged to 46,711 on Tuesday, according to the latest figures.... CLICK HERE to read more

Total number of cases: 1451
Cases reported today: 219
Number of active cases: 1293
Death toll: 25

Number of cases: 502
Number of active cases: 37
Fresh cases: 3

Total number of positive cases: 673

Fresh cases reported in past 24 hours: 22

Death toll: 29 

Total Covid-19 patients till now: 192

Number of active cases: 83

Number of cured patients: 109

Number of fresh cases in past 24 hours: 13

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Total number of cases till now: 1344

Number of active cases: 940

Fresh Covid-19 cases: 85

Deaths recorded today: 7

Total number of deaths: 68

Health and Home Ministry are briefing the media:

"The death toll is 1558. In past 24 hours 195 deaths have been recorded"

"Total number of confirmed cases is 46,433"

"Recovery rate is 27.41 percent"

"32,138 cases are under medical supervision"

"12,726 people have been cured so far:"

"120 Coronavirus patients have been cured in past 24 hours"

"People stranded abroad will be brought to India after July 7. It will be mandatory for them to wear face masks," says Home Ministry

The UK tests contact-tracing app as areport suggests deaths now highest in Europe. Britain begins testing the app, which is intended to record users' movements and alert them if they have been near someone who has COVID-19. The test comes as the Office for National Statistics releases the latest data on deaths in the UK.

67 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1717, death toll 34

UK death toll rises above 30,000 making it the worst country in Europe and second-worst in the world.

South Korea reports 3 new cases of coronavirus, all of which were imported. 0 new domestic cases for 2nd day in a row

New Zealand records no new cases of coronavirus for a second consecutive day. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she is discussing a possible safe zone with Australia in which quarantine is not required.

The HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank starts live interaction by thanking students for their unity in fighting the coronavirus pandemic

• From 1 st of July we will begin the examination process. By August we will begin the session.
• UGC has been asked to constitute COVID-19 Task Force for each universities to address students concerns

• Lagos re-opens after more than four weeks in lockdown
• Russia becomes the European country reporting most new cases
• Italy begins easing restrictions
• US Supreme Court hears oral arguments via phone
• Qantas Airways extends its flight cancellations until the end of July

38 more COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 3099, including 1577 active cases and 82 deaths.

Greeks have started a gradual return to normalcy on Monday, with the partial lifting of the restrictive measures imposed on March 23 to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Citizens no longer need to inform authorities about their visit to the pharmacy, the supermarket, or the park by sending a text message when leaving their home. A few stores opened on Monday, and more will follow in the coming weeks. Hotels are due to reopen on June 1, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a morning update, the Health Ministry said, of the total cases at least 32,138 are active. A total of 12,727 individuals have been cured and discharged while 1,568 people lost their lives. Read More

South Korea has reported three new coronavirus cases, its lowest daily jump since Feb. 18. The number continues a downward trend as the country restarts professional sports and prepares to reopen schools. South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported two more virus-related deaths, bringing national totals to 10,804 cases and 254 fatalities.

After reporting around 500 new cases a day in early March, infections have slowed over the past month amid tightened border controls and waning transmissions in the worst-hit city of Daegu, which reported zero new cases Tuesday.

Health authorities still raise concern over a broader “quiet spread” and plan antibody tests to learn how widespread the virus is. Amid the slowing caseload, officials have relaxed social distancing guidelines and decided to reopen schools in phased steps, starting with high school seniors on May 13.

South Korea’s professional baseball league will begin its new season without fans in the stands on Tuesday, while the pro soccer league will kick off under similar conditions Friday.

China reported one new case of coronavirus Tuesday and no deaths, marking three weeks since it recorded a COVID-19 fatality. The National Health Commission said 395 people remained under treatment in the hospital, while 949 were under isolation and observation for suspected cases or after testing positive despite showing no symptoms.

The latest figures come as China strikes back against accusations from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and others that the pandemic may have originated in a lab in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where it was first detected late last year.

The World Health Organization has backed up China’s refutations and most experts believe the virus developed naturally among bats and was transmitted to humans via an intermediary animal, most likely the armadillo-like pangolin that is sold for human consumption in wet markets, including the one in Wuhan linked to the pandemic’s origin.

China has reported 4,633 deaths from the virus among 82,881 cases, but strict travel restrictions, testing, quarantining and case tracing policies appear to have stemmed the virus as warm weather arrives in much of the country.

Dubai: Two special flights are set to operate on Thursday to evacuate Indians stranded in the United Arab Emirates due COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Consulate in Dubai has announced.

The passenger list for the two flights -- Abu Dhabi to Kochi and Dubai to Kozhikode -- will be finalized by the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi, and the Consulate General of India in Dubai. The list will be made on the basis of registrations in the Embassy or Consulate database which was launched for this purpose a few days back.

Priority will be given to workers in distress, elderly people, urgent medical cases, pregnant women as well as to other people who are stranded in difficult situations.

“The cost of the tickets and other conditions, for travel including quarantine requirements after reaching India, and health requirements to board the flight will be conveyed in due course and will have to be accepted by each passenger," PTI quoted an official statement.

The number of people currently positive for coronavirus has dropped under 100,000 in Italy — Europe’s hardest-hit country. As the country began a gradually reopening from a two-month-long lockdown on Monday, the number of deaths rose by 195 to 29,079. Italy also registered the lowest number of new positives since the day the lockdown took effect, at 1,221, bringing the total of coronavirus cases to 211,938 since the first case of domestic transmission of the virus was detected on Feb. 21.

Pressure on Italian hospitals continued to ease, with 419 fewer people hospitalized and 22 fewer in intensive care units. Three regions — Umbria, Basilicata and Molise — registered no new cases, while most were well under 100.

Lombardy, the densely populated northern region that has borne the brunt of the virus, was responsible for nearly half of all new cases in the past 24 hours.

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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 3.6 million, including more than 252,000 fatalities. More than 1,194,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 69, 921
Italy- 29,079
Spain- 25,428
France- 25, 201
United Kingdom- 28,734
Belgium - 7,924

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases near 46,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 1,566