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Today our focus will be on the coronavirus crisis. The novel coronavirus, who first case was reported in India on January 30, has affected more than 4 million and claimed nearly 70,000 lives in the country so far. Amid the surging rise, the Centre has said that the country will be able to control the pandemic by Diwali while a vaccine will be developed by the year end.
Here are the highlights of September 6:
15:51 pm:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting on 5th Sept with Iran's Minister of Defence & Armed Forces Logistics, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, at the latter’s request. Defence Minister was on a transit halt in Tehran enroute from Moscow to New Delhi: Govt of India pic.twitter.com/oSOcW88kNN
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2020
15:05 pm: Congress leader Deepender Singh Hooda has tested positive for COVID-19
14:43 pm: Wrestler Deepak Punia tests positive for COVID-19. He has been advised home quarantine by doctors, as he is asymptomatic.
14:17 pm: An amputated hand, kept in a bucket, recovered from Ranchi's Bariatu. Initial probe reveals that it was amputated from a cancer patient & was to be taken to lab for further examination. Further probe being done to ascertain how it reached here: Ranchi city SP, Sourabh
13:43 pm: IMD bulletin up to Sept 10: Heavy to very heavy rain very likely at isolated places over Kerala, Mahe, sub-Himalayan WB, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya. Heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Arunachal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, TamilNadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Lakshadweep today
12:56 pm: Birmingham stabbings: Police declare 'major incident' after multiple people stabbed
12:15 pm: North-east Delhi Violence: A Delhi Court declares two accused as "Proclaimed Offenders" in a case related to the death of Head Constable Rattan Lal. The court considers that both accused are intentionally avoiding to appear in the court despite due service of process u/s 82 CrPC
11:45 am: Had a very fruitful meeting with Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, in Tehran. We discussed regional security issues including Afghanistan and the issues of bilateral cooperation: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
11:43 am: 511 more Maharashtra police personnel tested COVID19 positive while 7 died, in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases in the police force rise to 16,912 including 3,020 active cases, 13,719 recoveries and 173 deaths till date: Maharashtra Police
10:55 am: Rajasthan records 726 new COVID19 cases, 8 deaths, 137 recoveries and 137 discharges today. The total cases in the state rise to 90,089, including 1130 deaths, 73,382 recoveries and 72,251 discharges. Active cases stand at 15,577: State Health Department
10:50 am: It's the breeding season of Dengue mosquitoes, so to protect our family & friends from it, we are launching the '10 hafte 10 baje 10 minute' on every Sunday campaign, like last year. Renew the water collected in your houses, with fresh water every week: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
10:12 am:
Prayagraj: Candidates arrive outside an examination center in the district, to write National Defence Academy (NDA) exam.
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 6, 2020
A candidate says, "There are no arrangements for us, in the wake of #COVID19. We came from far off places, without any special transport arrangement." pic.twitter.com/25irUhPBqT
9:45 am: India's COVID-19 tally crosses 41 lakh mark with a single-day spike of 90,633 new cases and 1,065 deaths reported in the last 24 hours
The total case tally stands at 41,13,812 including 8,62,320 active cases, 31,80,866 cured/discharged/migrated and 70,626 deaths: Ministry of Health
9:30 am: How Uttar Pradesh climbed 10 places to rank second in 'ease of doing business'
8:50 am: Record 70,000 COVID-19 patients discharged in single day, says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
8:45 am: A total of 4,88,31,145 samples tested up to 5th September 2020. Of these, 10,92,654 samples were tested yesterday, says Indian Council of Medical Research
8:25 am: An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter Scale, hit Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh today at 7:30 am, says National Center for Seismology
8:03 am: International flights continue to facilitate repatriation and outbound travel of stranded citizens under Vande Bharat Mission. More than 15 lakh people have returned through various modes including more than 4.5 lakh on flights, says Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
7:41 am: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter Scale, hit Nicobar Islands today at 6:38 am, says National Center for Seismology
7:22 am: India's coronavirus tally has crossed the grim mark of 4 million while death toll is nearing 70,000
