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WEATHER
understanding
minimum temperatures would be around
36 and 28 degrees Celsius respectively.
RAINFALL: 14.6 MM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY Currently, three lakh samples for coronavirus can be tested per day, say ICMR officials
Max.100% Min. 70%
TEMPERATURE SNS & PTI
Max: 34.6°C (-3) Min: 28.2°C (0) NEW DELHI, 24 JUNE Country sees
worst spike
O
SUN RISES SUN SETS
05:26 hrs 19:23 hrs ver 73.5 lakh sam-
MOON RISES MOON SETS ples have been of nearly
10:14 hrs 22:54 hrs tested for Covid-
19, of which 2.15 4,56,183 16,000 cases
lakh were done on Tuesday,
the highest in a day since NEW DELHI, 24 JUNE
THUMBNAILS
ASHOK TUTEJA
NEW DELHI, 24 JUNE
commanders of the two
countries held marathon
the beginning of the pan-
demic, ICMR officials said
1,83,022 India witnessed on
talks in the wake of the vio- on Wednesday. Wednesday a spike of
15,968
At their diplomatic-level lent clash last week between The apex health research almost 16,000 fresh
talks in the midst of the bor- India and Chinese troops body on Tuesday validat- cases of the novel Coro-
der stand-off, India and that led to the martyrdom ed the 1,000th testing lab- navirus in the past 24
China today resolved to of 20 Indian soldiers at oratory, ramping up the hours, taking the total
‘expeditiously’ implement the Galwan Valley. capacity for detection of in the country to 4.5
10,495
the understanding reached At today’s meeting, India Covid-19 in the country. lakh with 465 new
between senior military conveyed to China its con- Currently, three lakh deaths, according to
commanders of the two cerns over the violent 15 samples can be tested per data from the Union
countries on 6 June on June face-off and empha- day, an official said. Health and Family Wel-
disengagement and de-
escalation in Eastern
sised that both sides should
respect the Line of Actual
“A cumulative total of
73,52,911 samples have 14,476 fare Ministry.
With the highest
Ladakh. Control (LAC). The exist- been tested up to June 23, single-day spike so far
UNION HEALTH MINISTRY
A tailor displays cloth masks for sale at his shop The two countries ing situation at Eastern with2,15,195 samples being FIGURES AS OF 8.00 A.M. of 15,968 new cases, the
amidst measures to fight against the spread of agreed that implementa- Ladakh was discussed in tested on Tuesday,” the WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE 2020 total tally of Covid-19
coronavirus, in Mumbai on Wednesday. �AFP tion of this understanding, detail by the diplomats apex health research body patients reached
in accordance with the from the two countries. said. Also, sero survey with ties,” the ICMR said. gen detection test for Covid- 4,56,183 so far.
bilateral agreements and They also took note of the Of the 2,15,195 tests IgG-based antibody tests The TrueNat and the 19 in combination with The data revealed a
TMC MLA dies of Covid-19: Trinamul Congress protocols, would help discussions in the second conducted on Tuesday, can be conducted in cer- CBNAAT systems have also the RT-PCR test in all con- spike of over 1,000 cases
MLA, Tamonash Ghosh, who had tested positive ensure peace and tran- meeting of the senior com- 1,71,587 were done in gov- tain situations, officials been deployed for diag- tainment zones, central from Tuesday, when
for Covid-19 in May, died at a hospital in Kolkata quility in border areas and manders held on Mon- ernment laboratories and said. nosis of Covid-19 in view and state government med- 14,933 new Covid-19
on Wednesday, party sources said. Ghosh, who the development of broad- day. They recalled the con- 43,608 in private ones, the It is now suggested to of availability of customised ical colleges and govern- cases were reported.
was 60 years old, was a three-time MLA from er relationship between versation last week between Union health ministry said, include additional testing cartridges. ment hospitals, private The death toll due
the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24- them, the External Affairs External Affairs Minister S adding the private facilities methods to improve access These platforms have hospitals approved by the to the viral infection so
Parganas district. It was learnt from sources Ministry said at the end of Jaishankar and Chinese have also reached the high- and availability of testing widespread availability National Accreditation far is 14,476, according
that the MLA had several complications related a three-hour meeting of the State Councillor and For- est per-day sampling with in various parts of the even at district and primary Board for Hospitals and to the Health Ministry
to the heart and the kidney. Bengal CM Mamata India-China Working eign Minister Wang Yi and this quantity. country, the health research health centre-levels as these Healthcare (NABH), and all data.
Banerjee tweeted, Very, very sad. Tamonash Mechanism for Consulta- agreed to maintain com- Of the 1,000 Covid-19 body said. The real-time RT- are widely used for diagnosis NABL-accredited and However, a total of
Ghosh, 3-time MLA from Falta & party treasurer tion and Coordination munication both at diplo- testing laboratories, 730 PCR is the gold standard test of tuberculosis and other ICMR-approved private 1,35,663 more people
since 1998 had to leave us today. Been with us (WMCC) on border affairs matic and military level, are in government setups for detecting cases of Covid- infectious diseases. These labs for Covid-19 testing. have recovered than
for over 35 years, he was dedicated to the held through video-con- including under the frame- while 270 are in the private 19 and the average time platforms have a quick The apex health research the number of active
cause of the people & party... ference. work of WMCC, to resolve sector. This includes 557 RT- between receipt of sample turnaround time (30-60 body has also advised that cases. There are cur-
This was the 15th meet- the existing situation peace- PCR labs, 363 TrueNat Labs and getting the result is minutes) but only one- the rapid antibody test for rently 1,83,022 active
ing of the WMCC at which fully. and 80 CBNAAT Lab. around four to five hours. four samples can be test- Covid-19 should be per- and 2,58,685 recover-
Reform trajectory continues, says PM on Cabi- the Indian side was led by Sources, meanwhile, “However, in spite of “The advantage of this ed in one run, limiting the formed only for surveil- ies.
net decisions: The landmark decisions taken by Naveen Sinha, Joint Sec- said the Indian side used these developments, access platform lies in its accura- maximum number that lance purposes, and not The number of
the Union Cabinet on Wednesday are aimed at retary (East Asia) in the maps, charts and old to testing still remains a cy of detection as well as can be tested to 24-48 sam- diagnosis, to help allay patients recovering
accelerating economic growth and the coun- External Affairs Ministry treaties to make the Chi- huge challenge in a large ability to run up to 90 sam- ples per day only, the ICMR fears and anxiety of health- from Covid-19 contin-
trys strides in space, besides assisting farmers, while the Chinese delega- nese side understand how country like India. There is ples in a single run. In view said. The ICMR recently also care workers and employ- ues to rise.
and villages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tion was led by Wu Jiang- PLA’s claim on the border a definite need to increase of the requirement of a approved the use of rapid- ees. IgG antibodies gener- The recovery rate
said. In a series of tweets, he said crores of Indi- hao, Director General was wrong and why the sta- the outreach of testing by specialised laboratory setup, antigen test for coronavirus ally start appearing after two has further improved
ans will gain from these decisions. The reform (Boundary and Oceanic tus quo ante that existed introducing rapid point of this test cannot be per- infection that gives results weeks of onset of the infec- to almost 56.38 per
trajectory continues, he tweeted, referring to Affairs) at the Chinese For- in early May ought to be care diagnostic tests,” the formed at every district-level in 30 minutes. tion once the individual has cent amongst the
the decision to allow participation of the private eign Ministry. The meeting restored in the interest of ICMR noted in its adviso- lab which does not have It has recommended recovered, and these last for Covid-19 patients. SNS
sector in the entire range of space activities. came two days after top peace in the border areas. ry issued on Tuesday. molecular virology facili- deployment of rapid anti- several months.