The delay in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has not only disrupted Japan's meticulous planning but it will further pose financial issues for the country. The resulting postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic might cost the Japanese up to&nbsp;18 billion dollars which will financially hit the country hard. The complete set up for the summer games cumulatively cost Japan 12 billion dollars that also constitutes of small businesses, hotels and venues. According to reports an additional cost of 6 billion dollars will have to be incurred by Japan in order to reorganise the games in 2021. On&nbsp;Monday, the Olympic organisers announced that the new dates for the delayed Games in 2021 will be revealed this week.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The delay in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has not only disrupted Japan's meticulous planning but it will further pose financial issues for the country. The resulting postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic might cost the Japanese up to 18 billion dollars which will financially hit the country hard. The complete set up for the summer games cumulatively cost Japan 12 billion dollars that also constitutes of small businesses, hotels and venues. According to reports an additional cost of 6 billion dollars will have to be incurred by Japan in order to reorganise the games in 2021. On Monday, the Olympic organisers announced that the new dates for the delayed Games in 2021 will be revealed this week.

TV actress Mohena Kumari Singh along with five of her family members, including her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law, have tested positive for Covid-19. In an exclusive conversation with ETimes TV, the actress revealed that it all started with her mother-in-law getting a fever and now the entire family is currently hospitalised in Rishikesh. The 31-year-old dancer and actress has been part of the famous TV soap 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' and reality show 'Dance India Dance'.

With La Liga set to resume in less than 2 weeks, Real Madrid has decided to play their remaining home games&nbsp;at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano,&nbsp;a venue used mostly by the club&rsquo;s 'B' team on the city&rsquo;s outskirts. Real Madrid is due to host&nbsp;Eibar on June 14 and that game will now take place in the new 6000-capacity stadium.&nbsp;The decision was taken as Santiago Bernabeu is under renovation&nbsp;and Madrid is not keen on stopping it,&nbsp;as all remaining league games are likely to be played without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;Zinedine Zidane's side currently sit 2nd in the La Liga&nbsp;standings, 2 points behind leaders Barcelona.

Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has revealed that he had Covid-19 and started feeling the effects of virus the day before his side faced Valencia in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie&nbsp;on 10th March. The game was played at Valencia's home stadium&nbsp;without spectators as northern Italy was then the epicentre of the virus in Europe. His&nbsp;admission has now angered the Spanish club.&nbsp;Valencia issued a statement saying that such actions would have put numerous people at risk.&nbsp;A week after the match,&nbsp;Valencia had announced that 35% of their squad and staff had tested positive for the virus.&nbsp;Fortunately for Gasperini, he quickly recovered from the deadly virus.

The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that two specific trends were noticed in the Covid-19 situation - while the recovery rate is increasing on one hand, case fatality is going down on the other.&nbsp;The recovery rate in the country is progressively increasing and has reached 48.19 per cent amongst Covid-19 patients. On May 18, it was 38.29 per cent, on May 3, it was 26.59 per cent and on April 15, it was 11.42 per cent. The case fatality rate is 2.83 per cent. On May 18, it was 3.15 per cent, on May 3, it was 3.25 per cent and on April 15, it was 3.30 per cent.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

After providing 1 lakh bottles of hand sanitizers for the&nbsp;Mumbai Police, Salman Khan has now begun a food donation drive to help artistes and technicians from the theatre community. According to a report in Mid-Day, Bhaijaan on Sunday kicked off the food donation drive in collaboration with Yuva Sena leader Rahul N Kanal by sending his two food trucks, Being Haangryy, to the Damodar Natyagruha in Parel and Shri Shivaji Mandir Natyagruha in Dadar. Each ration kit contains five kilos of rice and wheat flour, vegetables, oil, salt, spices and tea powderv.186 workers have received these kits&nbsp;on&nbsp;the first day of this drive.

A floor of NITI Aayog&rsquo;s office in Delhi has been sealed for sanitation after a staffer tested positive for Covid-19. The third floor of the NITI Aayog office in Delhi has been sealed and sanitisation work is underway. As per protocol, all members of the NITI Aayog have been asked to go for self-quarantine for 14 days and work from home. Earlier this week, at least two officials working with the External Affairs Ministry tested positive for coronavirus.

Researchers from Beijing say that wearing face coverings at home is 79 per cent effective in preventing the spread of Covid-19 amongst members of the same household living together. Publishing their findings in the BMJ&nbsp;Global Health journal,&nbsp;researchers questioned 460 people from 124 Chinese families&nbsp;with at least one coronavirus positive member in each house. It was found that secondary transmission occurred in 41 of the families with adults catching it more (69.5 per cent) than children (36 per cent). Wearing a face mask before the infection was slightly more successful in avoiding infection than disinfection, suggesting that the universal use of face masks, not just outside but also at home is a key to curbing the health crisis.&nbsp;

Hong Kong police on Monday banned an upcoming vigil marking the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary citing the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first time the gathering has been halted in three decades. The candlelight vigil&nbsp;on June 4 usually attracts huge crowds and is the only place on Chinese soil where such a major commemoration of the anniversary is still allowed. But police rejected permission for this year's rally saying it would "constitute a major threat to the life and health of the general public". Hong Kong has managed to keep the virus mostly in check, with just over 1,000 infections and four deaths.

China on Monday said the United States was 'addicted to quitting' following a US decision to leave the World Health Organization.&nbsp;Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman&nbsp;told reporters that the withdrawal reveals a pursuit of power politics and unilateralism. He added that the international community disagreed with the selfish behaviour of the United States.&nbsp;President Donald Trump announced on Friday the United States would cut ties with the WHO, accusing the UN agency of becoming a puppet of China.

A video has gone viral on social media purportedly showing the principal of Kanpur Medical College referring to Tablighi Jamaat members as 'terrorists' and accusing of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for doing 'appeasement' politics by providing government healthcare facilities to them. In the 4 minutes 52 seconds long viral video, the principal Dr Aarti Lalchandani, was purportedly seen interacting with some people, who appear to be journalists.&nbsp;The authenticity of the undated video could not be independently verified, but it has gone viral and sparked controversy, demanding strict action against the principal.

The Prime Minister's Office has refused to disclose details about the PM CARES Fund saying that it is not a public authority. In reply to an RTI&nbsp;query regarding the special fund created to collect donations for dealing with coronavirus, the PMO&nbsp;said that&nbsp;the fund does not come under the Right to Information Act as it is not a public authority and all relevant details about the fund can be found on its website. The RTI&nbsp;was filed by a law student who wanted to know why a separate fund was created in spite&nbsp;of an already existing PM's National Relief Fund.&nbsp;

Some schools in England have partly reopened to selected year groups as lockdown measures eased further on Monday. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 were returning after some 10 weeks of absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. However a survey from the National Foundation for Educational Research suggested that 46% of parents were choosing to keep children at home. The study was based on 1,200 primary school leaders. As part of lockdown easing measures in England up to six people can now meet outdoors and competitive sports can restart without an audience.

Tripura Chief Minister&nbsp;Bipalab&nbsp;Kumar Deb said on Monday&nbsp;attributed&nbsp;violation of Covid-19 protocols like social distancing&nbsp;to the spurt in coronavirus cases among the Border Security Force personnel and their family members&nbsp;in the northeastern state.&nbsp;Quoting a report of a central expert team, Deb said the report submitted to the state government points at violation of social distancing and quarantine norms by the BSF.&nbsp;In all, 135 BSF officers and troopers, 26 family members and a mess worker of the two battalions have been infected by the coronavirus.

Ajay Devgn has made a generous donation for the 200-bed field hospital in Dharavi which was built in 15 days. The actor has paid for the hospital's oxygen cylinders and portable ventilators through his production house, Ajay Devgn Films Foundation. Meanwhile, BMC officials have revealed that the production house had earlier provided ration kits for 700 families in Dharavi.

With authorities trying their level best to bring back normalcy to day-to-day lives of people,&nbsp;Kerala has opted for online teaching to ensure the studies of schoolchildren in the coastal state does not suffer. Online classes have been enabled through state-owned KITE-Victers Channel to benefit about 4.5 million students from Class 1 to 12 of state syllabus schools. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appeared on TV at 8.30 am on Monday and announced the commencement of the online classes.

Australia's top-notch batsman Steve Smith said that he is probably in the best shape he has ever been as&nbsp;he resumes training along with other star&nbsp;Australian cricketers&nbsp;on Monday at the Sydney Olympic Park. As the 30-year-old former captain returns to practice he said that he has not touched the bat in two months and was&nbsp;focusing&nbsp;on his mental and physical health.&nbsp;Mitchell Starc and David Warner also returned to the field after a break of over 2 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While Cricket Australia has announced the resumption of international cricket from August 9, cricketers have started training as the domestic pre-season has started behind closed&nbsp;doors.&nbsp;

Live life Queen size is the motto as the 94-yr-old Queen Elizabeth II rode out of the lockdown on a horseback. The Queen has been pictured riding a pony on the grounds of Windsor Castle, in her first appearance since the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. The 94-year-old Queen has been a passionate horse lover throughout her reign and was photographed over the weekend riding one of her ponies. On Sunday, the Royal Family&rsquo;s verified Twitter page posted photos of the Queen riding. The Queen has made two televised addresses during the lockdown assuring people "we will meet again".

Following Saturday&rsquo;s announcement by the UK government to allow elite sporting events to return behind closed doors,&nbsp;the&nbsp;English Football League said that&nbsp;the second-tier Championship is set to resume on June 20. EFL&nbsp;though also said that the date is subject to the strict provision&nbsp;that all safety requirements and government guidance are met and that clubs receive clearance from their local authorities in order to stage matches at their home grounds.&nbsp;The&nbsp;English Football League was suspended in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Indian pace spearhead Jasprit&nbsp;Bumrah&nbsp;is eager to know about the new guidelines&nbsp;for the bowlers once cricket resumes. During a chat on ICC's video series Inside Out, he said that the only thing that interests him is the saliva bit and there should be an alternative to it. Bumrah added that if the ball is not well maintained, it's difficult for the bowlers.&nbsp;So they need some alternative for the bowlers to maintain the ball for it to maybe reverse in the end or swing conventionally. The 26-year-old also said that he enjoys bowling most with a Dukes ball used in UK as compared to&nbsp;India made SG Test or the Australian Kookaburra and Dukes ball makes the competition even due to its ability to swing more.&nbsp;

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday opened the Capital but announced closing of the city borders for the next one week. Only essential services commute will be allowed into Delhi from the neighbouring states. Announcing new norms for the Capital, CM said that all shops and markets will now open in the Capital without the odd-even rule. Barber shops and salons will also be back in business. The govt has also removed the passenger limit on autos, e-rickshaws and other vehicles.

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