Top news of the day: Army denies 'detention' of troops by Chinese forces along LAC; Government says health infrastructure must be ramped up to ensure preparedness for next 2 months, and more

The major news headlines of the day, and more.

May 24, 2020 07:25 pm | Updated 08:16 pm IST

A worker sanitises Chaudhary Charan Singh airport following the domestic passenger flight services commencing from May 25, in Lucknow on May 24, 2020.

A worker sanitises Chaudhary Charan Singh airport following the domestic passenger flight services commencing from May 25, in Lucknow on May 24, 2020.

COVID-19: Health Ministry releases guidelines for international arrivals/domestic travel

All international passengers arriving in India will have to give an undertaking before boarding that they would undergo a mandatory quarantine for 14 days — seven days paid institutional quarantine at their own cost followed by seven days isolation at home with self-monitoring of health — according to the Health Ministry guidelines released on Sunday.

Army denies ‘detention’ of troops by Chinese forces along LAC

The Indian Army on Sunday “categorically denied” reports that Indian patrol teams had been detained by PLA troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, during the current  standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies .

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 61 live updates | May 24, 2020

In just a few months, the coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 3,40,000 people worldwide and infected about 5.3 million, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

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Hong Kong police fire tear gas on biggest protests since COVID-19 curbs

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijings plan to directly impose national security laws on the city , the biggest flare-up in the city since COVID-19 lockdowns began.

CPWD mulls indigenous substitutes in equipment

The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) is considering replacing some of the imported equipment used in its construction projects, including CCTV cameras, with locally produced gadgets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to be “vocal for local” in his address on May 12, officials said.

Two babies born over two days on two trains to Odisha

A woman migrant worker travelling from Kazipet in Telangana to Balangir in Odisha gave birth to a baby girl in a Shramik Special train on Sunday. This is the second delivery of a baby on a train in the past 48 hours.

Health infrastructure must be ramped up to ensure preparedness for next 2 months, says government

Health infrastructure should be ramped up to ensure preparedness for the next two months in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic , the government has conveyed to eleven municipal areas in the country that have accounted for 70% of India’s coronavirus case load.

Migrant woes ‘greatest manmade tragedy’ in India since Partition: Ramchandra Guha

The unfolding miseries of millions of poor people in the world’s largest coronavirus lockdown is the greatest manmade tragedy in India since Partition, says historian and economist Ramchandra Guha.

New York reports lowest number of daily COVID-19 deaths in weeks

Albany New York State reported its lowest number of daily coronavirus deaths in weeks in what Gov. Andrew Cuomo described Saturday as a critical benchmark.

Coronavirus | Iraq reports steepest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases

Iraq’s Health Ministry is reporting the steepest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the government began recording cases in late February.

Interim measure, it will be back to normal once COVID situation under control: Kumble on saliva ban

ICC cricket committee chairman Anil Kumble says the recommendation to ban saliva for shining the ball is only an interim measure and “things will go back to normal” once the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control.

Former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar tests positive for COVID-19

Former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar has tested positive for COVID-19 but he said his “symptoms are not at all severe”. The 38-year-old is the fourth cricketer to be infected with the coronavirus after Majid Haq (Scotland), Zafar Sarfraz (Pakistan) and Solo Nqweni (South Africa).

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