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Govt says India has done well as cases cross 100,000-mark

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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Maharashtra cases at 33,053, Gujarat 11,746, 11,224, Delhi 10,054. for LIVE updates on Covid-19 cases and death toll across the world

A medic conducts thermal screening of a passenger waiting to board a train to Delhi at Howrah station, during the ongoing Covid-19 nationwide lockdown, in Kolkata. Photo: PTICoronavirus LIVE updates: With 5,242 new coronavirus cases, India has recorded its highest single-day jump in its number of total coronavirus cases. The country's Covid-19 tally has risen to 97,577 and 36,824 patients have recovered so far. According to the Worldometer, 3,041 people have died from the disease.

India is having about 7.1 Covid-19 positive cases per lakh population as compared to the total confirmed cases in the world, which is approximately 60 cases per lakh population, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced opening of shops in markets on an odd-even basis and running of buses with only 20 passengers, but said Metro services, schools, colleges, cinema halls and saloons will remain closed.

Coronavirus world update: Globally, 4,837,772 people have been infected by coronavirus so far, and the total number of deaths from the disease now stands at 317,310, according to Worldometer.




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Auto dealers coming together to walk online trail to stay in the game





Over the past two months, Covid-19 has nearly flattened the vast network of auto dealerships in the country that was already struggling under the weight of a long-drawn slowdown.

To find their way back into reckoning, the dealers are coming together to walk the online trail with auto makers, and use their last-mile access to customers, to be a part of the ongoing overhaul. Ashish Harsharaj Kale, president of the Federation of Automotive Dealer Association (FADA) says that the current situation has changed the mindset of customers and manufacturers towards digital and as a consequence

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As flying returns, jetmakers seek to quell fears over cabin air







Jet manufacturers and airlines are launching an urgent initiative to convince nervous travelers that the air they breathe on planes is safe, believing this is critical to rebuilding a travel industry floored by the novel coronavirus.


Boeing has appointed former engineering and development chief Mike Delaney to head wider efforts to build confidence, and Airbus leaders say the industry is moving from an initial crisis phase to securing public trust.




That has triggered, among other things, a concerted effort to explain how cabin air filtration works in a bid to scotch the myth that the pressurised fuselage contains only static or recycled air.


Health officials are still quantifying various sources of transmission for COVID-19 disease caused by the virus, but attention focuses on the risk of catching it from airborne droplets from coughing or sneezing passengers as well as from touching infected surfaces.




The air-travel industry historically talks more about seat pitch than air quality. That's had to change as a result of the pandemic.


"It's about explaining what we do for the safety of passengers in the large sense: aircraft safety but also sanitary safety," Airbus engineering head Jean-Brice Dumont said.









The impact of the Covid epidemic





The current Covid epidemic has been compared with the great plague of the 14th century that led to revolutionary changes in polity, economy and society in Europe. There are some who argue that the Covid epidemic will have a similar impact globally.

This is an overstatement as the world is much better prepared in terms of health care, medical research and other resources to cope with this crisis. Yet some long-term impact, perhaps not revolutionary, will be felt in all countries. The long-term consequence of the epidemic will depend on the impact of the short-term measures taken to ...









Lockdown impact: Railways likely to freeze hiring, cut allowances




Rlys' traffic dropped 32% to 99.86 mt between April 1 and May 14, compared to the same period last year

Some railway zones, faced with loss of traffic due to the lockdown, are planning an austerity drive that could include hiring freeze, merging of job categories, and curtailment of certain allowances for some section of the employees.

According to persons close to the development, zones like the West Central Railway (WCR) have initiated such measures to reduce the expenses on infrastructure works and employee cost. The Railway traffic has dropped 32 per cent to 99.86 million tonne (mt) between April 1 and May 14, compared to the same time last year, while its revenue, too, dipped 41 per