Amit Shah said his health was “good” but he was hospitalized “on the advice of doctors”.
Coronavirus live updates: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has tested positive for coronavirus, which has infected more than 17 lakh people in the country. According to the sources, he was admitted to Medanta Hospital, located at Haryana’s Gurugram near Delhi.
In a tweet, the minister said his health was “good” but he was hospitalized “on the advice of doctors”. He also asked all those “who have come in contact with me in recent days, to isolate themselves and to investigate.”
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tweeted on Sunday evening that he had tested positive for the new coronavirus. In a brief message on Twitter, Mr Yediyurappa said he was fine but had been hospitalized on the advice of doctors.
The chief minister’s media team said he was admitted to Manipal Hospital. Mr Yediyurappa, 77, also asked those who came into contact with him to beware of symptoms of Covid and to isolate themselves.
“I tested positive for coronavirus. Although I am fine, I am hospitalized as a precaution on the recommendation of doctors. I ask those who have come in contact with me recently to be observant and to practice self-quarantine “, tweet from the Chief Minister read.
According to data from the Union’s Home Office, the total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 17.50723 on Sunday, while the death toll climbed to 37,364.
Recoveries have jumped to 11,45,629, while there are 5,67,730 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country.
The cure rate among patients with COVID-19 rose to 65.44% while the death rate fell further to 2.13%.
Here are the live updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
The government of Assam has issued guidelines for activities permitted in the state that will take effect from 7 p.m. on Sunday and will remain in effect until 7 p.m. on August 14.
Travel between districts is only permitted on Monday and Tuesday. No separate electronic authorization / approval / permit will be required.
Shopping malls and gymnasiums are permitted to operate Monday through Friday on the same side of the street where other stores are permitted in the Kamrup metropolitan district and on both sides in the case of all other districts.
Movement of people strictly prohibited between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
“ After having duly taken into account the COVID situation as it prevails in the State of Assam and taking into account the latest directives issued by the Union Ministry of the Interior dated July 29, 2020, The following modifications to the decree of July 18, 2020 are authorized throughout the State of Assam: This decree will come into force from 7 p.m. on August 2, 2020 and will remain valid until 7 p.m. on August 14, 2020 ” , we read in the order of the government of Assam.
1,178 new cases of COVID-19 detected out of 19,943 tests carried out in the last 24 hours. We were able to maintain a consistently low positivity rate (today – 5.91%). The total number of cases is currently 42,904, including 11,354 active cases and 105 deaths: Himanta Biswa Sarma, Minister of Health of Assam
The number of recorded coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 18 million, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 10:40 p.m. GMT Sunday.
At least 18,011,763 cases have now been recorded as the infection rate from the pandemic continues to accelerate. A million more cases have been detected in the past four days alone.
More than half of the world‘s cases have been recorded in the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean region.
The United States is the most affected country with 4,657,693 cases including 154,793 deaths, followed by Brazil with 2,733,677 cases and 94,104 deaths.
The third most affected country is India, with 1,750,723 cases and 37,364 deaths.
Worldwide, there have been 687,941 deaths.
The counts, using data collected by AFP from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), probably only reflect a fraction of the actual number of infections.
Many countries only test symptomatic or more severe cases.
The Comptroller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) has nodded to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the University of Oxford, in the country.
Government officials told PTI that approval for the conduct of phase 2 and 3 clinical trials by the SII was granted by DCGI Dr VG Somani late Sunday evening after a thorough assessment based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee. on COVID-19.
As a quick regulatory response, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) expert group on Friday, after detailed deliberation and taking into account the data generated on the vaccine candidate during phases 1 and 2 of the trial Oxford University had recommended granting permission. for phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of the potential vaccine, “Covishield”, in healthy adults in India, officials said.
“The company must submit safety data, assessed by the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), to CDSCO before moving on to phase 3 clinical trials,” said a senior official.
“Depending on the study design, each subject will be administered two doses four weeks apart (first dose on day 1 and second dose on day 29), after which safety and immunogenicity will be assessed at predefined intervals.” , said the official.
