The number of new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in India crossed 4.25 lakh on Monday. Of these cases, 1.74,387 are active infections, while 2.37,196 patients have been discharged. The death toll in the country is 13,699. India’s Covid-19 cases per lakh person are one of the lowest in the world despite its high population density, and the recovery rate has now reached almost 56 percent, the Health Ministry said Monday. of the Union. For every lakh population, there are 30.04 cases of coronaviruses in India, while the global average is more than three times at 114.67, the ministry said. He was referring to the WHO Situation Report 153, dated June 21.
Goa recorded its first death on Monday from a coronavirus infection. The victim, an 85-year-old man from Morlem, had tested positive for the infection and died in a hospital. Meanwhile, assuring that necessary measures are being taken to reduce the spread of the virus, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said: “I assure citizens that we are taking everything necessary to keep people safe. The Goa team is united. ”
Amid rising infections in the national capital, the Center has asked the Delhi government to re-delineate all containment areas, list all households, even outside containment areas, conduct a serological survey of 20,000 residents Delhi and associate each district with a large hospital.
Here are some interesting stories from around the country on day 15 of the unlock.
Statues of ancient CM TN masked to raise awareness of COVID-19
Two statues of former Tamil Nadu chief ministers C N Annadurai and M G Ramachandran, wearing protective masks, apparently to raise public awareness of coronavirus prevention, surprised residents.
Anxious moments were witnessed when people had a dilemma about whether to remove the masks or inform district officials. However, some in the area removed them, police said. Police suspect that masks were placed on the statues to raise awareness among the people. However, investigations are underway to determine who was behind this, they said.
In this Mizoram Covid Care Center, “TikTok therapy” for asymptomatic patients
The medical team in their PPE suits (left) and during one of the videos.
At a Covid Care Center (CCC) in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, a TikTok dance is taking place. “When I first saw the video of the doctors dancing, I knew this was not for them,” said an 18-year-old patient on the phone from the CCC, with a smile, “But we took it as a challenge.” . ”
The doctor, Elsadai B Lalbersiama, 31, who is the medical officer at the CCC, acknowledges. “Maybe at the end of all this, I will become a good dancer,” he said.
Two weeks ago, when Lawngtlai District, which borders Bangladesh in the west and Myanmar in the south, reported his first Covid cases, Dr. Lalbersiama formed a WhatsApp group for doctors and patients. “This was to pass on information to them, set reminders about medicine, exercise, etc.,” said Dr. Lalbersiama. All eight patients, who had returned to Mizoram from Delhi, were asymptomatic.
However, the group soon became a medium for sharing not only grim medical instructions, but also funny stickers and, lately, TikTok dance videos. “We decided that we [the doctors] I would dance using the app, post our videos and ask them to share theirs too, “said Dr. Lalbersiama, 31.” As a TikTok challenge. ”
Thousands of couples in Bengal are knotted without pomp and show
With short guest lists and minimal arrangements devoid of parties and grand processions, thousands of couples in Bengal have married in simple, intimate ceremonies amid the coronavirus-induced confinement.
At least 5,750 weddings were registered during April and May in Bengal, especially in districts that were not affected by the outbreak in the first few weeks after the blockade was imposed, a Marriage Registry official said Monday.
However, in Calcutta and its adjacent areas, the numbers decreased as coronavirus cases increased and the government established restrictions on the containment zones, he said.
“Many of these couples who solemnized their marriages had recently given notice long before the closing. Their marriages were registered according to the rules, “the official told PTI.
UP man who stole Rs 600 to stop hunger pains receives help from Kerala prison officials
Hunger and love for his mother led him to rob 600 rupees from a bank and escape jail, but his heartbreaking story shocked officials in Kerala enough to help the 21-year-old migrant job seeker secure bail. and join his family in Uttar Pradesh.
After being stranded due to the closure of COVID-19, being unemployed, and even forced to beg at one stage, it was a happy reunion for Ajay Babu, who arrived at his Sisolar village in Hamirpur district on Monday afternoon, they said. The authorities.
It was made possible by the collective efforts of some good Samaritans in the Kerala jail department, a lawyer for the Kasargod district and officials from the legal services authority who were sympathetic to the man’s plight, they told PTI.
They gave him pocket money of 500 rupees and two pairs of dresses and accommodated him on a train bound for Delhi on Saturday,
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