Coronavirus LIVE: Top Headlines on May 12

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov has been hospitalized with coronavirus: The Associated Press

6 more COVID-19 cases and 1 more death reported in Gautam Buddha Nagar. The total number of cases in the district is now at 230, including 141 discharged, 86 active patients & 3 deaths in Noida. 

Maharashtra Government Excise department has allowed home delivery of liquor with certain guidelines and precautions which are to be followed during the home delivery

As of 4 pm on Tuesday, a total of 575 “shramik special” trains have been operationalised from various states, of which 463 trains have reached their destinations and 112 trains are in transit. More than 6.8 lakh people have traveled on these trains, the Indian Railways said.

34 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar today,  taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 801.

"The Delhi government issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for screening of passengers arriving here from outside in special trains. In an order, the Delhi health department said, only asymptomatic persons coming to the national capital would be allowed to go home after ascertaining that they are asymptomatic." - PTI

A police station was sealed in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district after a head constable tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. Confirming it, SP (Law and Order) Khushal Sharma told PTI that all police personnel posted at the Panchrukhi police station in the district have been quarantined.

The Panchrukhi police station will function from the premises of the Palampur police station for next two weeks, he added. The SP said the head constable was deployed on various duties and his contacts are being traced.

The second phase of Vande Bharat Mission will be launched from 16-22 May. It will bring back Indians from 31 countries. 149 flights including feeder flights will be deployed, ANI reported quoting sources.

In the fight against #COVID19 our mortality rate is about the lowest in the world. Today the mortality rate is around 3.2%, in several states it is even less than this. Global fatality rate is around 7-7.5%: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

As we are seeing continuously of late, our recovery rate is getting better everyday. Today our recovery rate is at 31.7%, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said. 

"So far, 233 trains have brought 2,81,408 migrant workers to the state. Today 13 trains have arrived till now and more will come in the coming days. All the passengers will be screened and medical checkups will be conducted," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said on Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh principal health secretary Amit Mohan said that for the first time since th coronavirus pandemic started in the state, on Monday was the first instance of the number of discharged patients being higher than the number of new cases.

"This has happened for the first time that yesterday our tally of discharged people was higher than active cases of COVID-19 reported in the state. 1,758 people were discharged and 1,735 active cases were reported in the state on Monday," he said.

9 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Border Security Force (BSF) in the last 24 hours. 6 are from Delhi, 1 from Kolkata, and 2 from Tripura. All of them are under treatment at designated COVID health care hospitals

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic first started, is planning to test its entire population of 11 million people for COVID-19. It comes after Wuhan recorded six new cases over the weekend.

57 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Nepal; the total number of positive cases rise to 191

No new case of COVID-19 reported in Uttarakhand today. The total

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Indian Naval Ship Kesari docks at Malé port in the Maldives, the first destination under #MissionSagar. It will discharge 580 tonnes of essential food items here.

• Spain orders a 14-day quarantine for those coming in from outside the country 
• Garment factories reopen in Bangladesh
• Philippines secures rice supply from Vietnam
• The White House implements stringent mask policy
• Wuhan reports first cluster of new infections since lockdown was relaxed
• Over 100 South Korean cases in latest nightclub outbreak
• Russia become world’s third worst-hit country
• India sees spike in COVID-19 cases

PM Modi to address the nation at 8 pm tonight. This will be the 3rd national address amid coronavirus lockdown. 

Arvind Kejriwal addresses media over COVID-19 situation in Delhi. HIGHLIGHTS: 

• I urge the people of Delhi to suggest whether lockdown should be lifted or not after May 17
• All the citizens of Delhi can give their suggestions via, phone-1031, Whatsapp--8800007722 and email: delhicm.suggestions@gmail.com
• You can send in your suggestions by 5 pm tomorrow

Operation Samudra Setu: INS Magar, carrying 202 Indian nationals is expected to reach Kochi, Kerala by evening today. INS Jalashwa will be evacuating approx 700 Indian nationals from Malè to Kochi on 15 May, during her second repatriation sortie. It has already repatriated 698 citizens to India on 10 May during her first sortie.

2 students from Jamshedpur, who had returned from Kolkata, have tested COVID-19 positive. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 164.

• The White House implements stringent mask policy
• Wuhan reports first cluster of new infections since lockdown was relaxed
• Over 100 South Korean cases in latest nightclub outbreak
• PM Boris Johnson details plan to start easing lockdown in England
• Russia become world’s third worst-hit country
• India sees spike in COVID-19 cases
• Fears of a “second wave” in several countries relaxing restrictions

12 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar taking the total number of cases in the state to 761

47 new COVID19 positive cases, 2 deaths reported in Rajasthan today; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 4035

Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries to take extra care as they begin to transition back into everyday life, saying the "slow, steady lifting of lockdowns" was key to protecting lives and livelihoods.

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According to the data revealed by John Hopkins University, US coronavirus death toll passes 80,000

Repatriation flight Air India Express IX 434 carrying 177 passengers including one infant from Dubai reached Cochin International Airport, yesterday late night.

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 Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter @sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais @smamtany and @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 4.2 million, including more than 287,000 fatalities. More than 1,527,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 81,795
Italy- 30,739
Spain- 26,744
France- 26, 643
United Kingdom- 32,065
Belgium - 8,707

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases near 70,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 2,294