Coronavirus Updates: May 20, 2020 | As it happened

29 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 993 cases.

4 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases to 50. 

Tamil Nadu reported 3 more deaths due to coronavirus in the state, while 743 fresh cases were reported on Wednesday. Nearly 1,000 patients discharged so far. 

2 new positive cases have been reported today in Chandigarh, taking the total positive cases in the union territory to 202 including 3 deaths.

11 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur today, taking the total number of positive cases to 20.

25 more COVID-19 cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today. The total number of cases in the area is now at 1378.

Rajasthan reports 107 cases of COVID-19 till 2 pm. Total cases in the state stand at 5952, including 143 deaths

The coronavirus death toll in Delhi has climbed to 176, while 534 fresh cases of the infection reported on Wednesday, the highest single-day spike so far, took the total in the city over the 11,000-mark. READ MORE 

INS Jalashwa continues with the mission to bring back Indian citizens stranded overseas. The ship will embark Indian nationals at Colombo, Sri Lanka on 1st June 20

Himachal Pradesh 6 more people who returned from Mumbai have tested positive for COVID19; all are mildly symptomatic

63 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka between yesterday 5 pm and 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1458, including 864 active cases  & 41 deaths (1 due to 'non-covid' cause)

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Wednesday.

• Pending board exams will be held in schools where students enrolled, and result will be announced by July-end, says HRD ministry.
• Forty-year-old COVID-positive woman dies in Jammu and Kashmir.
• One dies of COVID-19 in AP while 68 fresh cases are reported.
• As many as 2,132 patients have availed, or are currently undergoing treatment for COVID-19 under the AB-PMJAY insurance scheme in the country, officials say.
• COVID-19 survival reduces with time in dead body, but there is no specific time limit to declare it non-infective, ICMR says.
• Machines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 cases, ICMR says.
• COVID positive cook at Bengaluru SAI centre had no access to hockey players, says HI, adding it won't shift teams.
• Union Health Ministry reports 140 new deaths due to COVID-19 and 5,611 novel coronavirus cases in India as the country's tally rises to 1,06,750 and death toll touches 3,303.
• No invasive technique be adopted for forensic autopsy in COVID-19 death cases, ICMR says.
• Chennai returnee tests positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya.
• Six people, including three of a family, who returned to HP from Mumbai test positive for coronavirus.
• Two more test coronavirus positive in Goa as state's active cases rise to 41.
• China reports 16 new coronavirus cases.
• Once dubbed as "historic", US President Donald Trump says he feels 'differently' about trade deal with China.
• As many as 26 scientists are among 150 Indians returning home from S Africa this week.
• The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the need for the US to move away from its reliance on communist China, Indian American Republican politician Nikki Haley says.

68 new COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 2407

61 more COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 9 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5906, including 2409 active cases & 143 deaths. 

54 new COVID19 cases reported in Bihar, taking the total to number of positive cases to 1573

Coronavirus cases in India have risen to 1,06,750 while the death toll has notched up to 3,303. As per the latest figures issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), there have been almost 5,611 new cases reported in the last 24 hours while the death toll has increased by 140. READ MORE

• South Korea reopens schools as spread slows
• Daily carbon emissions are down but short of UN goals
• South Africa projected to face dire ICU bed shortage
• Singapore set to ease lockdown restrictions on June 1
• Canada-US border closure to be extended until June 21
• French court bans use of drones to police lockdown violations

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Trump said he’s considering travel ban restrictions on Brazil during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Brazil had its most difficult and record-breaking day yet, reporting more than a thousand deaths in 24 hours. It surpassed the UK as the country with the third-highest number of cases.

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat  Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal, Sidhant Mamtany and Sushmita Panda. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter  @sushmitapanda, @rashihardaha, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, and @SidMamtany for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 4.9 million, including more than 324,000 fatalities. More than 1,958,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 93,533
Italy- 32,169
Spain- 27,778
France- 28,022
United Kingdom- 35,349
Belgium - 9,108

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases cross 106,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Thursday evening, the death toll stood at 3,302