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Updated April 14th, 2020 at 06:13 IST

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: PM Modi to address at 10 AM on April 14; total cases at 9352

Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: Maharashtra, Bengal announce lockdown extension as India records 324 COVID-19 deaths, 8048 active cases. 979 have been discharged so far.

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Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday announced his government was extending the lockdown in the state till April 30 “with new guidelines” to consolidate the gains made over the past three weeks in the fight against coronavirus.

He said the intensity of restrictions during the next two weeks could differ from district to district and village to village depending on the situation in the areas. A state-level task force headed by chief secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo will frame the new guide lines and decide what measures are required in which areas. The task force will consult district and village level committees to reduce the inconvenience.

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Amid the rising Coronavirus cases in India, PM Modi, on Tuesday, announced a 21-day curfew throughout India starting at midnight on Tuesday. He said that 21 days were necessary for breaking the transmission cycle of the pandemic. The 21-day curfew is applicable to all states, districts, and villages - irrespective of whether they are currently under curfew or not. Currently, India's positive cases stand at 512, with nine deaths. 

"From midnight 12, across the country, there will be countrywide lockdown in India. There will be a complete restriction of leaving out from the residence.  All districts, village will be locked down. This is curfew only -a stricter curfew than Janta curfew. We have to bear economic consequences because of this. But to save every Indian's life at this time is my and the government's responsibility," said PM Modi. 

Stating that while India's economy will face a brunt, PM Modi said it was this responsibility to do this to save every Indian's life. Talking about how health experts stated that 21 days are necessary to ensure breaking the chain transmission, he said these 21 days were most crucial. Explaining the fallout for not handling the next three weeks as catastrophic, he said that 'India will be set back by 21 years if 21 days are not handled'. 

He added, "I appeal to you with folded hands that wherever you are in the nation now, stay there only. Looking at the present situation, the lockdown will be for 21 days -  3 weeks. Coming 21 days are very crucial for families and citizens. As per experts, 21 days is needed minimum for breaking the cycle. If 21 days not handled, then the country and your family will go back to 21 years behind."
 

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Highlights:

  • All transport services -- road, rail and air -- to remain suspended during the lockdown period
  • Executive Magistrates will be deployed by District Magistrate to enforce the lockdown
  • Hospitals, nursing homes, police, fire stations, ATMs will continue to work
  • Fair price shops and those dealing with food, groceries, fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, fish, animal fodder to remain open
  • Banks, insurance offices, print and electronic media to remain open
  • All social, political, sports, entertainment, academic, cultural, religious fucntions or gathering will be barred
  • Hospitals and all related medical establishments will remain functional. Transportation for all medical personnel will be permitted.
  • Delivery of all essential goods - food, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through E-commerce.
  • Telecommunications, internet services, broadcasting and cable services. IT and IT enabled servcies (for essential services) to function but kept to minimal, urging more to work from home.
  • Power generation, transmission, and distribution units and services, Petrol pumps, LPG, Petroleum gas retail and storage outlets, Cold storage and warehousing services exempted.
  • All educational, training, research, coaching institutions to remain closed.
  • All places of worship shall be closed for public. No religious congregations will be permitted.

Repercussions: 

Legal action can be taken against a person who does not follow the quarantine period prescribed by local health authorities.
Moreover, an individual violating the containment measures can be proceeded against under Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act and Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.
 

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Coronavirus crisis in India

As of date, 562 positive cases have been reported of the pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) - 41 have been discharged and Maharashtra reporting the highest at 122. Nine deaths have been reported till date. India has suspended all visas and barred travel from Afghanistan, Philippines, EU, UK, China, Malaysia and mandatory 14-day quarantine from several other countries and the Prime Minister has issued a 21-day countrywide lockdown starting from 25 March to April 15.

India has also closed the India-Pakistan border and restricted passenger movement at the border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Myanmar.  The government is monitoring all suspected cases and issued preventive advisories with states declaring the disease an epidemic shutting down all educational institutions, monuments, parks, gyms, swimming pools, pubs and banning large gatherings. All domestic airplanes and trains have ceased operation. Visit the official government here: MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

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He said, "You all might be busy in worshiping but still you took out time.  Today nation is fighting corona war. It will take 21 days. During mahabharat the war was for 18 days.  We have to win the war."

Urging Kashi to take the lead in the Coronavirus battle, he added, " Kashi is a place which could set an example for everyone, by leading the fight. Kashi could teach india sadhna, seva, samadhan. But we should remember that social distancing is the only option and better option." 

PM Modi shared government's Coronavirus helpline number on Whatsapp - 9013151515

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Six more of Positive tested cases of Coronavirus in Maharashtra, as confirmed by State Public Health Department PRO. Five from Mumbai and one from Thane. Total number of COVID-19 in Maharashtra raises to 122.

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Meanwhile a suspected patient with travel history to Hungary had escaped from CD hospital. He has been tracked and admitted to the hospital again. Legal action will follow, states Srinagar District Magistrate.

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The Uttarakhand government has started helpline and message numbers for residents of the state who are stranded in other states due to the nationwide lockdown.

Landline number: 01352722100

WhatsApp number: 9997954800

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Assures medical professionals against harassment

 

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Ministry of Home Affairs issued an Addendum to the nationwide lockdown guidelines specifying more categories of essential services exempted during the period of the 21-day lockdown. This includes the IT vendor for banking operations, coal and mineral production, manufacturing units of packaging material for food items, medical devices, the inter-state movement of goods for imports and exports and cross land border movement of essential items such as LPG, medical supplies and food products. 

Here is the additional guidelines:

 

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Minister of Food and Civil Supply, Consumer Affairs Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has assured that  Mumbai's busiest market - Dadar Market and Byculla Market will be kept open for the citizens. Moreover, a meeting will be held  on Thursday with APMC Market's association to decide whether to keep them open.

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"We will launch a 'Door to Door Corona Survey' in Nagpur from 26 March, to check whether there're any clusters of #COVID19 patients & also if ppl on home quarantine are complying with instructions," says Tukaram Mundhe, Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation.

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British national given HIV antiretroviral drugs to treat his coronavirus infection now tests negative, say Ernakulam doctors

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"COVID-19 is threatening the whole of humanity and the whole of humanity must fight back," WHO Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in announcing the initiative adding, "Global action and solidarity are crucial. Individual country responses are not going to be enough."

 

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Kerala Police today arrested 2535 people & seized 1636 vehicles across the state, over charges of violation of the countrywide lockdown

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pledged that its party workers will feed over 5 crore poor people across the country during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, news agency ANI sources said on Wednesday. BJP president JP Nadda has conveyed it to all state BJP presidents via videoconferencing that each party worker should feed at least 5 poor people during the lockdown.

"National office bearers of the party will review the progress via daily video conference meetings," the sources added.

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In view of COVID-19, it has been ordered to temporarily suspend the collection of toll at all toll plaza across India. This will not only reduce inconvenience to the supply of emergency services but also save critical time, says Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways

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The Railways is contemplating offering its coaches and cabins as isolation wards for patients found positive for coronavirus, sources said Wednesday. The Indian Railways, which runs 13,523 trains daily, has suspended all passenger services till April 14. Sources said the proposal to offer the empty coaches and cabins to be used as ICU's for such patients was discussed in a meeting of Railway Minister with Chairman Railway Board VK Yadav, General Managers of all zones and Divisional Railway Managers over video conferencing on Wednesday.

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Amid the coronavirus threat that looms large on the country, Srinagar District Magistrate Shahid Choudhary on Wednesday, March 26, said that those who did not reveal their foreign travel history have been traced and put under quarantine in the view of the deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

The district magistrate took to Twitter to request people to report about their foreign travel history in order to avert the COVID-19 crisis for which the entire country has been placed under a 21-day complete lockdown.

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Maharashtra government on March 25 revised the lockdown orders imposed in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. In its new order, the government accentuated that the shops and establishment catering to the essential goods and services will remain excluded from restrictions. 

Hospitals, medical facilities, telecommunications, internet services, print and electronic media, security facilities and so on will remain functional. 

 

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Three suspected cases of Coronavirus from Goa tested positive on March 25. All have a travel history of returning from Spain, Australia, and the US.

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In wake of the outbreak, the government has requested volunteer doctors who are 'fit and willing' to be available to provide services in public health facilities in the future as cases of Coronavirus soar in the country. Calling for doctors to work as volunteers, the government said that the medical facilities might face "tremendous load" in case the number of cases rises in India. 

Here is the full statement: 

The country is facing an unprecedented public health emergency with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting several parts of the nation. The Central and state governments have made exceptional efforts to combat the crisis along with the involvement of all citizens.

In case the outbreak leads to a high number of infected individuals, our public health facilities will face tremendous load to take care of a large number of patients. This overwhelming burden may not be met by the available doctors in the public health system. The Central and state governments are augmenting and expediting an increase in healthcare services in every part of the country. In addition, COVID-19 ‘train hospitals’ are being created in this regard.

The Government of India requests for volunteer doctors who are fit and willing to be available for providing their services in the public health facilities and the training hospitals in the near future. We appeal to such doctors to come forward at this hour of need. You could also be a retired government, Armed Forces Medical Services, public sector undertaking or a private doctor.

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One more positive Covid-19 case reported from West Bengal taking the total number of cases to 10 in the state. The Covid-19 patient is a 66-year old man from Nayabad and had been admitted to Peerless Hospital on March 23.

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A 65-year-old man hailing from Hyderpora area of the city died on Thursday, becoming the first fatality in Jammu and Kashmir due to coronavirus. Government spokesperson Rohit Kansal also confirmed the death via Twitter.

Four people had tested positive for coronavirus in J-K on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 11. Authorities in Kashmir have expressed apprehensions that the cases could be more than reported in the Valley as a significant number of people appeared to have concealed their travel history.

 

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Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government wrote to the National Emergency Response Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs nominating Nodal officer for the state in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 


 

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Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair an emergency virtual summit of G20 leaders including Prime Minister Modi on Thursday to advance the coordinated response to the novel coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly 19,000 lives and upended life and businesses across the globe. 

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The test report of a woman who died on March 24 turned out positive for coronavirus on Thursday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in Maharashtra to four, a health official said. The woman, who hailed from Navi Mumbai, had symptoms similar to the coronavirus infection. Thus, as a precautionary measure, her samples were taken and sent for testing, he said.

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Total number of COVID-19 positive cases rise to 649 in India (including 593 active cases, 42 cured/discharged people and 13 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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High Commission India in Islamabad asked Indian students in Pakistan to observe precautions against the Coronavirus outbreak and stay safe. It said, "They (students) may contact High Commission at 03028514549.

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Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi wrote to PM Modi over the Coronavirus outbreak. In her letter, the UPA chairperson noted eight points for the government to undertake during the 21-day lockdown imposed by PM Modi. 

 

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana- a relief package worth Rs.1.7 lakh crore. Stressing that the Centre was looking at two aspects- cash transfer and food security-related issues, she maintained that package would help migrant workers, urban and rural poor, women, specially-abled people, farmers etc. 

These are the key announcements:

  • Insurance cover of 50 lakh rupees per person for health professionals which includes ward boys, nurses, technicians, paramedics, doctors, nurses - who are putting their lives at risk & treating Coronavirus patients. This will benefit approximately 22 lakh health workers.
  • 8.7 crore farmers to be immediately benefited through direct cash transfers under the PM Kisan Yojana. They will be paid Rs.2,000 during the month of April. 
  • Each one in the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to get 5 kg (rice/wheat) each month for the next three months, over and above the 5Kg which is being already granted under the scheme. Additionally, one kg of the preferred regional pulse will be given to each household. This will benefit 80 crore individuals, i.e roughly two-third of India's population.
  • The MNREGA wage has been increased from Rs.182 to Rs.202 with effect from April 1. This will benefit 13.62 crore families.
  • Ex-gratia amount of Rs.1000 in two installments over the next three months to be paid to poor senior citizens, poor widows, and poor among the disabled.
  • About 20.40 crore Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana account holders to get an ex-gratia of Rs. 500 per month for the next three months. 
  • Under the Ujjwala Yojana, three cylinders will be provided to 8.3 crore BPL households for the next three months for free.
  • Self Help Groups will be able to avail Rs 20 lakh collateral-free loan.
  • To help low wage earners, the Centre will play 24% of their monthly wages into their PF accounts for the next three months. This will only be applicable to those establishments having less than 100 employees and where 90% of them earn less than Rs.15,000 per month.
  • The Employees' Provident Fund Regulations will be amended to allow the non-refundable advance of 75% of the amount standing to the credit of the person, or three months of wages, whichever is lower. This will benefit 4.8 crore workers.
  • The Centre has directed the state governments to use Buildings and Other Construction Workers’ Fund (worth Rs.31,000 crore) to provide relief to 3.5 crore registered construction workers. Moreover, the state governments have been asked to use the District Mineral Fund for COVID-19 medical expenses such as screening, facilities and health needs.

 

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The Indian Army has begun to identify infrastructure for setting up quarantine/isolation centres in each station for military personnel. Moreover, it expressed its willingness to support the civil administration with its network of hospitals and lab facilities. It is also preparing a plan to augment health experts in severely affected areas if required.

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As per ANI, a 42-year-old person has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Nagpur. Thus, the total tally of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has surged to 125. 

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The Dalai Lama wrote to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur to express his support for the state government's efforts to contain the menace of the novel coronavirus. He announced a donation from the Gaden Phodrang Trust to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Moreover, he observed that the steps taken by the Central government under the "firm leadership" of PM Modi would be effective in combating COVID-19. 

 

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J&K HC Chief Justice Gita Mittal ordered the closure of all court complexes of J&K and Ladakh during the period of the nationwide lockdown. The Principal District and Sessions Judges shall make arrangements for the hearing of any exceptionally urgent civil or criminal matters from the residence of the designated judicial officer. In the case of an urgent matter pertaining to the High Court, the Chief Justice can direct the matter to be heard from the residence of the designated judge. 

 

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Chief Ministers of 18 states requesting them to provide food, shelter and medical facilities to all the stranded semi-skilled and unskilled workers from West Bengal.

Here is one such letter:

 

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In a big development, the Centre has decided to permit doorstep delivery of medicines to people in the wake of the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. The official notification will be published in the Gazette of India soon. 

 

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Speaking exclusively to Republic TV, former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis stated that he was spending valuable time with his family at this juncture. He mentioned that the BJP has set up helplines in various districts to help people. According to him, social distancing was a big challenge because Maharashtra was a densely populated state. He observed that the most critical aspect during the national lockdown was to maintain the supply lines and he spoke to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on this issue. Moreover, Fadnavis revealed that the BJP had started its own supply of vegetables in Mumbai. He exuded confidence that the people will get through the lockdown.

Regarding the problem of migrant workers, he advised them to stay put where they are. He noted that the Centre's financial package was very useful to them. According to him, the Centre and the state government should put in a plan to ensure the transportation of migrant workers. 

 

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According to Luv Aggarwal- Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, 17 states had started working on earmarking hospitals for dedicated treatment of COVID-19 patients. He revealed that 43 new cases and 4 deaths had been reported in the last 24 hours. Maintaining that India was still in the local transmission stage, he opined that the initial trend showed the stabilization in the rate of increase of COVID-19 cases.  

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Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh stated that the RTO and police had been given strict instructions to allow trucks carrying essential commodities to move freely anywhere. In case such trucks are stopped, they should contact the helpline number. He asked the doctors and nurses to carry their identification cards while travelling. 

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lauded the Rs.1.7 lakh crore financial package announced by the Centre to combat the COVID-19 crisis. He has given permission to start community kitchens. According to Awanish Awasthi- the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), 1 lakh food packets and 7 lakh litres of milk have been distributed in Uttar Pradesh till now. 

 

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Union Health Minister Dr.Harsh Vardhan chaired a meeting to review the present situation in the wake of the novel coronavirus crisis. The Health Secretary of all states also participated in this interaction.

 

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting in the Varsha Bungalow along with his ministerial colleagues, BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta and other officials. In this meeting, social distancing was practiced. 

 

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Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal requested all the Pradesh Congress Committees to distribute food and essential medicines to deprived people from the state level to the block level. He also mentioned that party president Sonia Gandhi had asked MPs and MLAs to take serious initiatives to make a contribution towards equipping hospitals from their MLA/MPLAD funds. 

Here is the circular:

 

 

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Read the full statement of Saudi Arabia's King Salman here:

 

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After the announcement of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has extended the suspension of international commercial passenger services till April 14, 2020. 

 

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Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Punjab Jail Minister revealed that the state government was releasing 6000 prisoners from all jails across Punjab for a period of 6 weeks. The released prisoners were sentenced to less than 7 years in jail. This measure has been taken to decongest prisons in the wake of the novel coronavirus crisis. 

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In a joint statement after the virtual G20 Summit, the member nations stated that they are injecting over $5 trillion into the global economy to deal with the economic, social & financial impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The G20 expressed its commitment to do whatever it takes to overcome the current crisis. This includes protecting lives, safeguarding people's jobs and incomes, preserve financial stability, minimize disruptions to global supply chains, providing help to all countries in need of assistance and coordinating on public health and financial measures.  

Here is the full statement: 

 

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that the late date to pay electricity bills for March and April had been extended till May 15. Furthermore, he clarified that the shopkeepers and industrialists would be charged only for their actual electricity usage. The fixed electricity charge would not be levied for the month of April. 

 

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PM Modi participated in the virtual G20 Summit to discuss the novel coronavirus crisis. Speaking at the Summit, he put forth three proposals. First, he stated that human beings rather than economic targets should be at the centre of the G20 vision of global prosperity and cooperation. The PM also called upon the member nations to freely share medical research which can prove beneficial for the entire humanity. Furthermore, he stressed the need to develop more adaptive, responsive, affordable, and humane healthcare systems. 

 

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In a significant development, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a Standard Operating Procedure to be followed by states and Union Territories for maintaining the supply of essential goods. As per the SOP, the suppliers of essential goods including restaurants adopting home delivery mode, warehouses, transporters and loaders of such goods, manufacturing units of essential goods and the intra-city, inter-city and inter-state movement for this purpose will be operational. This will ensure the smooth functioning of small retail shops, large organized retail stores, and e-commerce companies. Additionally, the state governments have been directed to open a 24x7 control room to register complaints.  

Read the full SOP here: 

 

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A team of health workers in Rajasthan's Bhilwara sang a song, with their safety gear on, to keep up the spirit amid the fight against Coronavirus.

 

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Taking stringent actions against those violating the prohibitory orders issued by the government, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered 38 FIRs against the offenders. Moreover, seized  547 number of shops and vehicles for defying the restrictions in view of the Coronavirus outbreak. Until Thursday, 218 FIRs were lodged against offenders. 

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-All scheduled international commercial passenger services to India shall remain closed till 1830 hrs GMT of April 14, 2020

- Stay safe and isolated within the residential premises 

-Please follow social distancing norms and avoid any non-essential local travel

-Approach the local health department officials in case you or your family member(s) experience any of the symptoms

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The affected person had traveled with the first positive case. Both the patients are in the hospital and protocols being followed: Chetan Sanghi, Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Islands said. 

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In a significant contribution to fighting the Coronavirus, Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs have decided to pay their one month's salary to the Chief Minister's Assistance Fund. 

 

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The total number of Coronavirus positive cases in Pune district is now 32, out of which 5 have been already cured and discharged.

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  • Kerala- 137 
  • Maharashtra - 125 (4 deaths)
  • Karnataka- 55 (2 deaths)
  • Telangana- 44 
  • Gujarat- 43 (3 deaths)
  • Uttar Pradesh- 42
  • Rajasthan- 40
  • Delhi- 36 (1 death)
  • Punjab- 33 (1 death)
  • Haryana- 32
  • Tamil Nadu- 29 (1 death)
  • Madhya Pradesh- 20 (1 death) 
  • J&K- 14 (1 death)
  • Ladakh- 13
  • Andhra Pradesh- 11
  • West Bengal- 10 (1 death)
  • Bihar- 9 (1 death)
  • Chandigarh- 7
  • Chattisgarh- 6
  • Uttrakhand- 5
  • Goa- 3
  • Himachal Pradesh- 3 (1 death)
  • Odisha- 3
  • Andaman & Nicobar- 2 
  • Islands
  • Manipur- 1
  • Mizoram- 1
  • Puducherry- 1
     
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The total number of Coronavirus positive cases in the country rises to 724 (including 66 cured/discharged persons and 17 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, an Air India special flight carrying 314 Israelis landed here on Thursday evening with many relieved passengers holding the flags of India and Israel thanking the Indian national carrier and its crew for flying them back home in difficult circumstances.

 

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Rupee rises 56 paise to 74.60 against US dollar in early trade.

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das made crucial announcements in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak that has burdened the global economy. 

  • Repo rate reduced by 75 basis points to 4.4.%. Reverse repo-rate reduced by 90 basis points to 4%.
  • MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) noted that global economic activity has come to a near stand-still.
  • Expectations of a shallow recovery in 2020 from 2019's decade low in global growth have been dashed.
  • There is a rising probability that large parts of the world will slip into recession.
  • India has locked down economic activity and financial markets are under severe stress. Finance is the lifeline of the economy, keeping it following is the paramount objective of the Reserve Bank of India at this point of time.
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Total number of Coronavirus positive cases in Pune city is now 32, of which 10 have been cured and discharged. 

 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to safeguard the economy of the country while battling the deadly coronavirus. Addressing the media on Friday, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das announced a series of measures including slashing the repo rate and reverse repo rate, issuing a moratorium on EMIs for the next three months and more. PM Modi opined that the measures taken by the RBI will improve liquidity, ease the burden on the middle class and aid businesses. 

 

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Six more people test positive for Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, state government said. 

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After IndiGo, GoAir says it has offered govt aircraft  and crew members to carry out emergency services and repatriation of citizens amid Coronavirus ockdown, reports PTI.

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A Supreme Court bench of justices DY Chandrachud and Suryakant have issued a notice to the Centre on a plea to evacuate around 800 Indian pilgrims who have been stranded in the city of Qom in Iran due to coronavirus outbreak. Iran has seen 2234 deaths as of date due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has told state governments that more than 15 lakh international travellers came to India over the last two months but there appears to be a gap between the actual monitoring for COVID-19 and the total arrivals.

In a letter to chief secretaries of all states and Union territories, Gauba said such a gap in monitoring of international passengers may seriously jeopardise the efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, given that many amongst the persons who have tested positive for the virus so far in India have a history of international travel.

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12 more people (contacts of earlier positive cases) test positive for Coronavirus in Sangli; Till now, there are 147 positive cases in Maharashtra says PRO, Maharashtra Health Department

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Sensex ends 131.18 points lower at 29,815.59; Nifty inches 18.80 points higher to 8,660.25

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Indian Medical Council of Research, on Friday, revealed that India will soon participate in WHO 'solidarity trial' for developing potential drugs for COVID-19, in the daily press briefing. Moreover, Health secretary Lav Agarwal stated that ICMR will try to look at repurposing molecules to get a clear clue on the drug work in labs. He added that If it is successful, ICMR can take it to trials.

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Health Ministry press briefing

"We are likely to start our participation soon in solidarity trial that the World Health Organization is starting. Earlier we did not do it because our numbers were so small that our contribution would have looked minuscule," said R Ganga Ketkar, Indian Council of Medical Research in a press briefing

 On telemedicine and total no. cases

We have issued national telemedicine guidelines. This facilitates the process wherein doctors sitting at their homes can provide services to the patients. We urge & request citizens to take advantage of it & doctors to utilize this, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secy, Union Health Ministry

Till now 724 COVID19 cases have been confirmed, total deaths stand at 17. In the last 24 hours, 75 new positive cases & 4 deaths have been reported.

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When asked about Community transmission of COVID-19 in India, Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secy, Union Health Ministry said, "  I dont think it needs any evidence. We started early and also started implementing it. Other countries started late. We still don't have a community transmission in India."

Commenting on the lockdown started since Tuesday, he said, " Lockdown is one of the strategies. What WHO is emphasizing is on isolate. We are focusing on isolation, contact tracing and treatment. From India;s point of view this has been a comprehensive approach from day one. We have to be alert always. It is too early to predict the trend. We are in this lockdown collectively. We will win definitely. Any failure of an individual, the whole effort taken by govt becomes zero."

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In his daily press conference. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said," We cannot sit idle. We have to learn fro other nations. We had set up a team of 5 doctors. As per their report Delhi is ready even if there is an outbreak of even 1000 cases per day." Addressing migrants leaving the city due to lockdown, he added, "I urge those leaving Delhi for UP & Bihar to not leave delhi. We are arranging for yor food."

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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi writes to the Union Minister of Human Resource to ensure an uninterrupted supply of basic necessities & medical facilities to students staying in hostels & other residential facilities in different parts of India due to  Coronavirus Lockdown.
 

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Total cases in Jammu and Kashmir 17, 15 are active cases

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President Ram Nath Kovind asks Governor, LGs to take stock of situation regularly and work towards its containment. He also urged Governors, LGs to mobilise volunteers of Red Cross, voluntary and religious organisations to contain coronavirus at earliest

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Queen Elizabeth last saw Boris Johnson March 11 and is following all appropriate advice with regards to her welfare, says Buckingham Palace , as reported by Reuters.

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Punjab Health dept states that 5 new cases of COVID19  have been reported in Punjab -3 cases from SBS Nagar,1 from Jalandhar&1 from SAS Nagar. All 5 are contacts of earlier positive cases; One case admitted in Amritsar found negative and has been treated. Total no. of patients tested positive till date are 38

Meanwhile 6 more people test positive for novel Coronavirus in UP, taking state total upto 49.  On the otehr hand, Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor has tested positive in her third COVID19 test states Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow. 

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As of now, there are five hospitals across Army, Navy, and Air Force that can carry out #COVID19 tests. Six additional hospitals are also being equipped with the resources to begin testing, state Indian Army officials.

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Vistara CEO Leslie Thng announces compulsory leave without pay of up to three days for its senior employees

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Centre will clear entire pending wages of Rs 11,499 crore under MGNREGA by April 10: Officials

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10 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Telangana today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 59, says Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao

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9 more people found COVID19 positive today in Mumbai.  5 have travel history and 4 are close contacts. 6 of them are from Mumbai & 3 are from other places. The total number of positive cases in the city now stands at 86: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

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In a massive development in the battle against Coronavirus, Indian scientists on Thursday have revealed a microscopic image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID19). The image is from the throat swab sample from the first laboratory-confirmed COVID19 case in India, reported on Jan 30 in Kerala. The findings of the study done on the virus have been published in the latest edition of the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR). 

 

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Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) exempts procurement agencies, mandis, farming operations and farm workers from lockdown rules, offering relief to farmers. Moreover,  intra- and inter-state movement of harvesting and sowing-related machines and manufacturing and packaging units of fertilisers, pesticides and seeds have also been exempted from lockdown rules.
 

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85-year old Dr. Bahrainwala underwent a CT SCAN at Saifee Hospital and was diagnosed as diagnostic for COVID-19. The Surgeon was transferred to the special isolation facility at P.D Hinduja Hospital where he subsequently died. All containment and surveillance measures have been implemented to ensure the safety of our staff, patients, and visitors. Saifee Hospital reiterates that the hospital is fully operational. 

 

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Singapore calls off Shangri-La Dialogue for the first time in its history due to the #CoronavirusOutbreak, the top-level forum was scheduled for June: Regional Media
 

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The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. "It is clear that we have entered a recession" that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial crisis, she said in an online press briefing.

With the worldwide economic "sudden stop," Georgieva said the fund's estimate "for the overall financial needs of emerging markets is $2.5 trillion." But she warned that "we believe this is on the lower end." Over 80 countries already have requested emergency aid from the International Monetary Fund.

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  • Three more coronavirus positive cases in Tamil Nadu with a total of nine new patients in a single day revealed the State Govt.
  • 3 new Coronavirus cases reported in Gujarat as total rises to 47, according to Health department official
  • Four more test positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, total cases in UT rise to 6
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Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh says, 'Approximately upto 11,000 prisoners will be released on Emergency Parole, initially for 45 days'.

 

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Italy records almost 1,000 #COVID19 related deaths, highest in a day: AFP news agency

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As of March 28, India has reported  791 cases so far, and 19 deaths. To tackle the growing cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed a nationwide lockdown for 21 days. The highest number of cases have been reported from Kerala - 176 cases and Maharashtra - 156 cases. 

Meanwhile, on Monday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday, has published a study warning about community transmission of the pandemic that may take place from a minimum of 20 days to a few months. It also states that by quarantining of individuals with symptoms of COVID-19 can delay the introduction of the virus into the community by three days to three weeks  - which in turn reduces cumulative cases by 62%  and the peak number of cases by 89%, in an optimistic scenario. 

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The world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but projected a recovery next year. Georgieva was addressing the press after a meeting of governing body of the IMF, the International Monetary and Financial Committee. Representing 189 members, the body met virtually to discuss the unprecedented challenge posed to the world by COVID-19. The key to recovery in 2021, she said, is only if the international community succeeds in containing the virus everywhere and prevent liquidity problems from becoming a solvency issue.

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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was on Saturday spotted at a market place in Shillong where people had queued up for purchasing essential goods. He urged all to maintain social distancing. Meghalaya has not reported any Coronavirus case so far.

 

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West Bengal on Saturday has reported about its youngest coronavirus patient, a nine-month-old baby who has tested positive along with four members of her family. This includes a six-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy, and two women, taking the number of confirmed cases in the state to 15, a senior health official said.

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Amid reports of migrant workers walking down to their villages due to a 21-days lockdown in the country, SpiceJet has offered services of its aircraft and crew members to the government. Its CMD Ajay Singh said on Friday that they can operate some flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Patna to alleviate the suffering of migrant workers, especially those from Bihar. However, domestic and international passenger flights have been banned till April 14 midnight.

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Amid coronavirus outbreak in the country, news agency PTI on Saturday reported that FIR has been lodged against a journalist who attended senior Congress leader Kamal Nath's final news conference as Madhya Pradesh chief minister, despite her daughter being coronavirus suspect. Days after the press conference, the journalist and his daughter had tested positive for the infection after which case was registered against them.

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Amid coronavirus cases rise to 9 in the state, Bihar Government has said that speedy trial will be conducted against those who will be found in black marketing of essential commodities during Lockdown of 21 days.

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According to the medical bulletin released by Jharkhand government, no positive case has been reported in the state as of now. All 137 suspects who took the test have tested negative for COVID19, reports Prasar Bharati News Services

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Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa has said that passes have been issued amid lockdown to people going out for essential services. He said: "Passes are given to essential service providers. We are taking measures so that there is no misusage of passes. Passes are linked to phone nos. You will receive an SMS after applying for the pass.  Police will check both the pass and SMS so that people don't misuse it. Others who want to apply for a pass can apply but let us clear your passes are not for roaming on streets, they are made for essential service providers. In emergency cases, we do give to others."

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As UP CM Yogi Adityanath deployed buses to ferry homebound stranded workers from Delhi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar while speaking to Republic TV, said: "No buses should be allowed to carry any passenger from any state, else COVID-19 will spread and it will be a complete violation of lockdown. People should remain where they are and the respective state govts should make arrangements for their stay and food. Else people will congregate in large numbers to get back to their native place and create a law and order situation. I have spoken to many CMs."

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4 people test positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan; total number rises to 54: Officials

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MHA changes rules for State Disaster Relief Fund; money to be made available for food, accommodation for migrant workers. Medical care, clothing to be provided to migrant workers during lockdown from State Disaster Relief Fund.

 

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Seven fresh coronavirus cases in Kashmir, the total number in Jammu and Kashmir rises to 27.

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10 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Karnataka, the total number of positive cases 74: state health department

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5 more people test positive for coronavirus in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar, 3 in Noida, 2 in Greater Noida: Officials

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Joint Secretary of Health, Lav Aggarwal briefs the media on the latest developments:

  • 873 confirmed cases till now. 
  • 149 new cases and 2 additional deaths reported in 24 hours
  • As the situation is evolving, focus on contact tracing and treatment
  • Lockdown and social distancing should be followed
  • Main focus on dedicated COVID-19 hospitals
  • Required action taken for the transport of samples to be tested
  • Nodal officers appointed by states
  • Health ministry issued guidelines that CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) chronic patients should be given medicines for 3 months at one go
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A 46-year-old COVID-19 positive patient in Ahmedabad passed away. She was admitted to the hospital on March 26. She was suffering from hypertension, diabetes and was on ventilator: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Hospital — ANI.

Total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in Gujarat rises to 4 with 2 deaths in Ahmedabad, and 1 each in Bhavnagar and Surat

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Home Ministry official:

States and UTs being talked about the issue of migrant workers. Home Minister has asked states to release the state disaster relief fund. The major focus is that states should identify areas for COVID-19. We are talking with states. Isolation blocks are being identified. Random sampling not required now. Cases of all syndromes, we have given indication for their testing

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ICMR official:

No research on developing a vaccine for COVID-19 has so far reached the human trial stage anywhere. 44 private laboratories have been given approval so far for testing COVID-19. Reduction in viral load has been observed in COVID- 19 patients who were given anti-malarial Hydroxychloroquine drug.

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We have opened a COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre today for doctors who are treating people with the virus so that they can get in touch with other doctors for consultation regarding the treatment of any patient. Helpline number is 9115444155: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has established a dedicated national fund with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation, like posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to provide relief to the affected, a public charitable trust under the name of ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES Fund)’

 

 

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: 

Our flying squads are patrolling in each district and distributing food packets to the needy. From tomorrow the distribution process will be carried out smoothly and food will reach everywhere. We have built the capacity to feed at least 4 lakh people from today onwards. We are also distributing food in over 500 schools and 238 night shelters.

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With seven more persons testing positive, the number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra goes up to 167.

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Total 6 patients (4 from Mumbai) who tested positive for COVID-19 have passed away in the state: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra

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6 more COVID-19 positive cases in Kerala — 2 from Thiruvananthapuram and 1 each from Kollam, Malappuram, Kasaragod and Palakkad: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

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A 21-year-old man who had returned from the UK tests positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh, number of cases in the state now seven.

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Telangana: First death due to COVID-19 recorded in the state on Saturday. 6 persons have tested positive today; taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 65.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah urges citizens to "join hands" and make monetary contributions to emergency fund launched by PM Modi to combat health contingencies like coronavirus

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Number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh goes up to 34 with a BSF officer testing positive.

 

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Thousands of migrant labourers were seen lining up to board buses at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus terminal to head back to their native towns. This, amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus and social distancing norms in place. 

 

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The total number of Coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir is 28, including 25 active cases of which 21 are in Kashmir division and 4 in Jammu division. Our teams have been consistently trying to trace every single contact and test them: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary-Planning, J&K

 

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A 23-year-old man from Rajasthan has tested positive for COVID19 in Andhra Pradesh. He is stable and being treated at GGH Kurnool: Kurnool District Collector, Andhra Pradesh

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Twenty-eight new coronavirus cases detected in Maharashtra; total number rises to 181.

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Eight new coronavirus cases found in Gujarat; the total number rises to 55.

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The total number of positive cases of Coronavirus in Delhi rises to 49: Delhi Government

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Ambala has reported its 1st positive case of coronavirus. A 21-year-old man is a resident of Ram Nagar village in Patiala, Punjab, on the Ambala-Patiala border. He has recent travel history to Nepal. He was admitted to hospital on March 26: Chief Medical Officer, Ambala

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Three more test positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, total cases in UT rise to 9: Official

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2 more COVID-19 positive cases detected in Gujarat. One 25-year-old man from Gandhinagar got infected through local transmission. While a 65-year-old man from Gir Somnath has travel history of Saudi Arabia; Total number of positive cases in the state is 55: Gujarat Health Dept

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Six more people test positive for coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh. The total rises to 19.

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Haryana: 5 Coronavirus patients from Gurugram and 1 from Faridabad were discharged today.

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Board of Control for Cricket in India to contribute Rs 51 Crores to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund) to fight COVID-19.

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Coronavirus Update from Mumbai: One CISF jawan working at Mumbai Airport has tested positive for Coronavirus.He has been taken to Kasturba Hospital for treatment. 

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This hotelier from Matunga refused to follow the rules! So, we followed him and drove him straight to the police station!

 

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Thousands of migrant workers were seen thronging the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in the hope of reaching their homes inspite of the threat of the spread of the coronavirus disease. Several workers including women and children, many also wearing protective masks - waited in long queues to board buses at the Anand Vihar Interstate Bus Terminal. 

 

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Second COVID19 death in Kashmir: 52-year-old man from Tangmag dies at Govt CD hospital in Srinagar. He was tested positive on March 28. Doctors say he had no travel history or contact with COVID positive person. 

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3 more people test positive for #Coronavirus in Ahmedabad, a total of 58 people have tested positive till now in the state: Gujarat Health Department

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Death toll due to COVID-19 reaches to 25 in India. Total cases rise to 979, says Health Ministry. 86 people have been cured so far.

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PM Modi on Sunday addressed the nation on Coronavirus. He apologised to the nation for the inconvenience caused due to 21-day lockdown. PM interacts with people who have successfully fought coronavirus. 

 

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A 40-year-old female, who tested positive for coronavirus, died on Sunday at MCGM Hospital in Mumbai. The patient, who complained of severe repiratory distress at the ime of admission, had a history of hypertension.  

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The test reports of a 40-year-old woman who died in Mumbai on Saturday have come out positive for coronavirus, taking the death toll of COVID-19 patients in Maharashtra to seven, a civic official said on Sunday. The woman was admitted to a civic hospital on Saturday after she complained of severe respiratory distress, the official said.

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In a bid to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways has introduced isolation coaches - compartments of existing trains that have been modified to house patients. In the visuals of a prototype of the isolation coach, it can be seen that a Non-AC coach has been modified with both the middle & upper berth removed, plastic curtains fitted in each patient cabin, a separate cabin for the medicos, a modified bathroom with increased tap height and many more facilities. One coach is said to handle up to eight patients and can handle 16 patients if the situation arises. 

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India's response to COVID-19 has been "pre-emptive, pro-active and graded", the government said on Saturday, brushing aside the allegations that the 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced without any planning.

The government said it had already put in place a "comprehensive response system" at its borders much before the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern on January 30.

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A 69 yr old coronavirus positive man with travel history from Dubai has died at Kalamassery Medical hospital in Eranakulam at 8 am today.  He was admitted in the hospital on March 22. The Ministry of Health and Family welfare has not confirmed the death yet. 

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The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 159. Yesterday,  Mumbai 05 & Nagpur 01, such 06 people have been identified as positive. Till date 28 people from these have been recovered and are discharged from the respective hospitals.

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Two more coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Tamil Nadu, numbers hit 40 in the state. 42-year-old male who returned from West Indies and a 49-year-old male who returned from the UK have been tested positive. Both took transit flights from the Middle East, both patients are stable in isolation ward.

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to migrant workers not to leave for their native places during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in the interest of the country. Taking to Twitter, he asked the migrant workers to stay wherever they were as the risk of the coronavirus spreading increases due to large gatherings. Thousands of migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have started walking back to their homes due to the lockdown. So far, 49 coronavirus cases have been reported in the national capital.  In his tweets in Hindi, Kejriwal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also appealed to people to stay wherever they are.

 

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Centre directs States to enforce strict implementation of lockdown. Cabinet secretary and MHA are in constant touch with State Chief Secretaries and DGPs. Video Conferences were held by Cabinet Secretary & Home Secretary yesterday evening and today morning with Chief Secretaries & DGPs. It was noted that, by and large, there has been effective Implementation of guidelines across all states and UTs.

 

 

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Amid coronavirus outbreak, National Conference President and MP of Srinagar Farooq Abdullah released an additional amount of Rs 1.5 Cr to Srinagar based hospitals.

 

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Kotak Mahindra Bank & Managing Director Uday Kotak personally, commit immediate support of Rs 50 crore to #PMCARES fund (Rs 25crore each): Kotak Mahindra Bank

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Center directs States to ensure no movement of people across cities. All arrangements be made for migrant labourers at their place of work including timely payment of wages. Action should be taken against those asking students/labourers to vacate: Govt of India

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JSW Group commits Rs 100 crores as a direct contribution towards the PM-Cares Fund

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128 Railway hospitals, 586 dispensaries across country now open to all central govt employees

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In a move to stop the exodus of migrant workers from various states to other parts of the nation, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on Saturday, has ordered all state/Union territory governments to provide adequate arrangement of food and shelter to poor people including migrant workers in each state. The MHA also ordered all states to keep migrant workers who have moved from their homes in 14-day government quarantine facilities after thorough screening. The Centre also called the mass movement of migrant workers a 'breach of lockdown'.

Here are the MHA measures on migrant labourers

  • State/UT govts to provide shelter, food to poor including migrant labourers
  • Migrant labourers who have moved towards their home states to be kept in 14-day quarantine in government facilities after screening
  • All employers (industry, shops, commercial establishment) to play wages to workers during lockdown
  • On month rent to be waived by land lords of migrants
  • Landlord frcing students to vacate will be liable for action
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MHA ordered that all district and state borders should be effectively sealed. States have been directed to ensure there is no movement of people across cities or on highways. DMs and SPs to be made personally responsible for implementation of these directions issued under DM Act.

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Bihar government Directs all DM to ensure that migrant labours reach their respective villages or places on vehicles provided by district administration after medical check up . On reaching their village all such people should stay in a relief  camp organized by Govt of Bihar for 14 days and follow the protocol of social distance .

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again appealed to thousands of migrants wanting to return to their native places to refrain from gathering and heading back saying the nation will lose the fight against the deadly coronavirus outbreak if the situation persists. Thousands of out-of-job migrants along with their families had gathered at Delhi's Anand Vihar bus depot on Saturday hoping to board state-run buses to head back to their native towns.

The CM mentioned Saturday's chaotic scenes from Anand Vihar captured on national media saying that there is a high risk of transmission of coronavirus when people gather in such crowds and asked people to think of their safety. "I saw pictures of the gathering of thousands of people. When you are standing in a crowd, even if a single person among it is infected with COVID-19, you will also get infected. Think about your own life and your family," Kejriwal said.

Invoking religious references to the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, the Aam Aadmi Party chief also urged people to read 18 chapters of Bhagavad Gita during the remaining 18 lockdown days. "Staying at home during this time in patriotism. Read 18 chapters of Bhagavad Gita during the remaining 18 lockdown days; we are doing that in our family. Need focus like Arjun in our fight against coronavirus." 

CM Kejriwal assured the people that there is no dearth of food and water and those will be provided to anyone in need. "Delhi government is providing lunch and dinner to more than four lakh people every day. We are putting in all the efforts to make sure that everyone gets food in the national capital. There is no dearth of food and water. There is nothing to worry about."
 

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Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has decided to make available all National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) and their hostels across the country for conversion into quarantine/ isolation facilities.

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  • 23 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Delhi, total rises to 72: Health Department
  • Four fresh coronavirus cases confirmed in Bihar; count up to 15: official
  • Seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka; Tally mounts to 83. State govt
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Taking action to battle the pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Central government on Sunday, has set up 11 empowered groups for ensuring a comprehensive and integrated response to COVID-19, according to ANI sources. Moreover, 9 of the 11 groups will be headed by Secretary level officers, 1 by a member of NITI Aayog and 1 by CEO NITI Aayog. These groups which have been set up under the Disaster Management Act will each have a senior representative from PMO and one from Cabinet Secretariat.

11 empowered groups set up by Centre

The groups have been empowered to  identify problem areas, provide solutions, delineate policy, formulate plans, strategise operationsa nd teke necessary steps for effective and time-bound implementation. Moreover, the Department of Expenditure has issued special instructions to enable expeditious decision making in procurement matters. Sources report that these groups have been formed by a direct order from PM Modi.

Here are the 11 groups and the members:

 

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Centre has suspended two officials and show caused two officials, who were responsible to ensure strict compliance to the instructions issued by Chairperson, National Executive Committee, formed under Disaster Managment Act 2005 regarding containment of spread of COVID-19. They have prima facie failed to do so.

These officers have failed to ensure public health and safety during the lockdown restrictions to combat COVID-19. Due to the serious lapse in performance of their duties, the competent authority has initiated disciplinary proceedings against the following officers:

1. Additional Chief Secretary, Transport Department, GNCTD - Suspended with immediate effect.
2. Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Land Buildings Departments, GNCTD - Show Cause Notice.
3. Principal Secretary, Finance, GNCTD & Divisional Commissioner, GNCTD - Suspended with immediate effect.
4. SDM Seelampur - Show Cause Notice.

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Sensex plummets 1,375.27 pts to end at 28,440.32; Nifty tanks 379.15 pts to 8,281.10
 

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A Kam Air flight from Kabul, Afghanistan landed at Delhi airport at around 2:40 pm today with 35 Indians onboard. They will be kept in quarantine for 14 days at Indo-Tibetan Border Police camp, say officials.

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As the Centre and the state governments tackle the issue of migrant workers travelling across states, a shocking video has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly on Monday, where migrant workers are seen being allegedly sprayed with a disinfectant solution on entering the state. Congress UP East General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who shared this video has pointed out to the UP government that this move will not aid in killing the virus, but will lead to a potential spread of the pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Bareilly district magistrate has said that he will look into the matter.

 

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Health Ministry briefing highlights:

  • Health Ministry clarifies that the country is still in the local transmission stage, if it reaches the community transmission stage, the Health Ministry will admit it but country is not there yet.
  • 92 new cases of COVID19 and four deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 1071 & number of deaths to 29 in India
  • Exclusive cargo flights have been approved to transport medicines & other essentials. Senior citizens have to follow 100% lockdown and other measures and new guidelines have been issued to disinfect places where COVID-19 cases were reported.
  • Instructs to not speculate on extension of lockdown

On Barielly's 'sanitisation' incident : 

 

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Dr. Gangakhedkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) stated that 38,442 tests have been conducted till now out of which 3,501 were done yesterday, it means we are still at less than 30% of our testing capacity. In the last 3 days, 1,334 tests have been done in private labs. He clarified that no one can die with 2 doses of Hydroxy Choloroquine - which has been adcised to use on health workers only.

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  • Home Secretary has directed States/UTs to direct District Magistrates & Superintendents of Police to ensure food & shelter for stranded workers & full wages by employers. They were also directed to ensure that landlords don't ask for rent from labourers
  • PS Srivastava from the MHA has stated that the MHA is looking over lockdown in the country. All migrants have to be quarantined for 14 days.
  • Health Ministry clarifies that the country is still in the local transmission stage, if it reaches the community transmission stage, the Health Ministry will admit it but country is not there yet

 

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Telangana CM KCR announced that 11 COVID cases have tested negative in the state and will be discharged tomorrow after formalities. Total number of cases at 70. After tomorrow, the state will have only 58 active cases. If no new cases are reported, all patients will be discharged by April 7

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Punjab reports second COVID-19 death, 62-year-old man dies in Amritsar

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Around 6 doctors and 4 nurses from Delhi's RML Hospital have reportedly been sent to quarantine after they were exposed to a Coronavirus positive patient, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia said.

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Amid the Coronavirus outbreak and the 3-week lockdown imposed by the government, the volunteers of Animal Welfare People fed dogs in Assam's Dibrugarh area. 

Vineet, co-founder of Animal Welfare People says, "We are feeding dogs as all the eateries are closed now and dogs depend on them for food. We feed other animals too."

 

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Kerala- 202 (1 death)
Maharashtra - 203 (7 deaths)
Karnataka- 83 (3 deaths)
Telangana- 70 (1 death)
Gujarat- 63 (5 deaths)
Uttar Pradesh- 72
Rajasthan- 59
Delhi- 72 (2 death)
Punjab- 38 (1 death)
Haryana- 35
Tamil Nadu- 50 (1 death)
Madhya Pradesh- 39 (2 death) 
J&K- 38 (2 death)
Ladakh- 13
Andhra Pradesh- 21
West Bengal- 21 (1 death)
Bihar- 15 (1 death)
Chandigarh- 8
Chattisgarh- 7
Uttrakhand- 7
Goa- 5
Himachal Pradesh- 3 (1 death)
Odisha- 3
Andaman & Nicobar- 2 
Islands
Manipur- 1
Mizoram- 1
Puducherry- 1

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Indore, Madhya Pradesh 

West Bengal

Three more tests positive for novel Coronavirus in Bengal. The COVID-19 cases in state rise to 21: Official

Punjab 

65-year-old Mohali resident tests positive for coronavirus, total number of cases 39 in Punjab

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An FIR was registered against Congress MLA Shailesh Pandey in Chattisgarh for allegedly violating prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC after he announced the distribution of free ration and a crowd gathered outside his residence in Bilaspur.

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday claimed that post-April 7, there would be no Coronavirus cases in the state. At a press brief, he informed that there are 70 positive cases in the state, while 11 have been cured. 

"After April 7, there will be no Coronavirus patients if no new cases are reported from now. Self-control is very important in this lockdown period." 
 

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In the wake of the Coronavirus lockdown imposed by PM Modi,  Nepalese migrant workers were found stranded at the Indo-Nepal border town of Dharchula in Uttrakhand. 

 

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Lucknow district administration acquired 4 hotels on a temporary basis, for the purpose of providing quarantine to doctors and paramedical staff who are treating Coronavirus positive people at the hospitals in Lucknow.

 

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12 new positive cases in Maharashtra

  • Five from Pune, three from Mumbai, two from Nagpur, one from Kolhapur and one from Nashik.
  • Total Positive tested cases in Maharashtra is 215
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The government on Monday said there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came into force on Tuesday midnight. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted, saying Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has denied media reports claiming that the government will extend the lockdown.

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Rupee slips 32 paise to 75.21 against US dollar in early trade

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Prohibitory orders under section 144, CrPC issued in Kerala's Kottayam district, day after village near Changanassery saw massive protest by migrant workers

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Ministry of Civil Aviation is coordinating with state governments for the supply of medical equipment and related essential items needed for protection against and testing of COVID19. Air India and Alliance Air flights are being operated to carry out the necessary supply operations across the country

 

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Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary-Planning, J&K notified that no new cases of Coronavirus were detected in Kashmir on Monday. In Jammu, there are 3 new positive cases and the total number of cases stands at 41. 

 

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Total number of Coronavirus positive cases in India rises to 1071 (including 942 active cases, 99 cured/discharged cases and 29 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath wrote to his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, assuring him that his government will take care of all Delhi residents living in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the pandemic. 

 

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Vegetable wholesale market in Ludhiana witnesses heavy crowd, amid lockdown to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The total number of positive cases in Punjab stand at 38.

 

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Two domestic manufacturers are producing 50,000 N95 masks per day. It's expected to go up to 1 lakh per day within next week. Hospitals in India have 11.95 lakh N95 masks in stock. Additional 5 lakhs were distributed during last 2 days and 1.40 lakhs being distributed today:Health Ministry

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Maharashtra: Charkop police in Mumbai has arrested 2 people for hoarding around 10,000 bottles of hand sanitizers for black marketing. Both accused have been arrested under multiple sections of The Essential Commodities Act.

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Central Railway will run three parcel trains between Kalyan-Sankrail & Godhani-New Tinsukia for sending essential commodities like medical, food, etc.: Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai. #COVID19

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Supreme Court seeks status report from Centre on steps taken to prevent migration of workers.

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Doctors on COVID-19 duty at LNJP, GBP hospitals to be accommodated at Hotel Lalit on city govt expense: Delhi health department

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Tamil Nadu records 17 new cases, tally now 67
 

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CRPF to set up nationwide 24x7 helplines, quick response teams for families of troops.
 

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Automobile manufacturers have been asked to make ventilators and they are working on it: Health ministry

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BMC has reported four new cases from Worli's Koliwada area, with no travel history and all above 50 years  of age. The municipal body has stated that one of the infected individual was a cook working in a PSU in Trombay and the other three were working at a local level and have not travelled much. The BMC has informed the in the concerned company to get screened and tested.

As local people in the area have been lax about the lockdown, BMC has quarantined the entire area whcih has more than 60 residents. The BMC has also carried out disinfection operations in the Koliwada.

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45 cases in Jammu and Kashmir. 41 actives cases. 2 dead, 2 cured.
 

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10 persons who were under home quarantine in Bengaluru & escaped to their native places, were arrested & a case has been registered against them at Gurmitkal Police Station: BH Anil Kumar, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) Commissioner

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New India Assurance to provide Rs 50 lakh insurance coverage each to healthcare providers: Govt

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HAL has pledged Rs 20 crores from its CSR fund to PM-CARES Fund. In addition to it, HAL employees have pledged their one day salary amounting to Rs. 6.25 crores. Cumulatively it works out to Rs. 26.25 crores: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 

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Saharanpur: Darul-Uloom writes to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, offering its building Darul-Quran in Deoband for setting up of isolation ward

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Coronavirus: 2,430 samples sent to different laboratories, of which 2,305 tested negative, says UP principal secy medical, health

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says he will enter quarantine after one of his aides tested positive for coronavirus

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Prince Charles is out of self-isolation, seven days after it was reported he had tested positive for coronavirus

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Amid the Coronavirus lockdown,  a religious congregation at Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin area has raised fears of coronavirus transmission as some part of the gathering are suspected to be COVID-19 positive. Dozens of people were taken from the area to various hospitals by district authorities after they developed coronavirus symptoms, a police officer said on Monday.

It is reported that some people have a travel history abroad. Following the scare, a team of the state health department along with a World Health Organisation (WHO) team has reached the spot. A Delhi Police team, including Joint CP DC Srivastava, also reached the spot and began cordoning off the area. State-run buses were seen carrying suspected people to hospitals.

According to media reports, a religious programme was organised at the ‘Markaz’ (the mosque) around March 18 and more than 500 people from various states had attended the programme; many of them had returned. This was before the nationwide lockdown came into force. On Sunday, around 50-70 people, who were hiding in a mosque, were taken to LNJP hospital as they were all COVID-19 suspects.

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Maharashtra Positive Tested Cases for Coronovirus is now 220, with 39 discharged and 10 deaths
 

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BMC has set up toll free helpline number for homeless & stranded labour for their needs during lockdown period  be it food packets/Grocery packets/Temporary Shelter : Helpline number is 1800-22-1292.

Helpline will be active between 9 AM to 9 PM everyday
 

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Chandigarh: 31 from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMER) including doctors and nurses put in islotation ward after getting in contact with a positive case of COVID 19.

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Vistara asks staff to self-quarantine after passenger who took Mar 22 Mumbai-Goa flight tests positive for COVID-19

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Oil marketing companies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, & Hindustan Petroleum today announced Rs 5 lakh each ex-gratia amount, as a one-time special measure, in the case of death of personnel involved in LPG distribution due to the infection and impact of COVID-19.

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Reserve Bank of India to conduct Targeted Long Term Repo Operation (TLTRO) of up to 3 years of appropriate sizes for up to Rs 1 lakh crore. The first tranche of TLTRO for Rs 25,000 crores was conducted on March 27. Another TLTRO of Rs 25,000 crores will be conducted on April 3.

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Municipal Commisioner of Mumbai has issued an advisory of the disposal of dead COVID-19 patients. BMC has stated that no burial  will be allowed of the COVID deceased. Only cremation will be permitted, irrespective of religion. The funeral should not involve more than Five people

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In a drastic measure taken by the Karanataka government, the Yediyurappa government on Monday has ordered all persons under Home quarantine to send a selfie to the government - every one hour from their homes, according to a govt circular. The government has stated that with the selfie sent to the authorities the location of the individual will be known via a 'Quarantine watch mobile App'. Currently, Karnataka has 80 active cases with 5 discharged.

The circular also claims if the home quarantined individual fails to send a selfie every hour, the government team will shift such 'defaulters' to government-created Mass quarantine. Moreover, the government has also warned home-quarantined to not send 'fake or misleading photos' as that too will make them liable to mass quarantine. The government has relaxed only from 10 PM to 7 AM for these individuals from not sending such selfies. Officials visiting the quarantined individuals' homes are also instructed to use the App to click the photo of the Home-quarantined persons and send it to the government.

 

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47 more test positive for coronavirus in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, taking number of infected persons to 170: BMC

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Reliance Industries announces Rs. 500 crores contribution to #PMCARES Fund. In addition to its multi-pronged on-the-ground fight against COVID-19: Reliance Industries

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Highest jump in patient count in a single day in Uttar Pradesh. 24 new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours. Meerut emerging as another concern post Gautam Budh Nagar. A total of 19 cases were reported yesterday. UP tally at 96.

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Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic & corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of Infosys, today announced that it is committing Rs 100 cr to support efforts towards fighting #COVID19 in India. Foundation contributed half of this commitment (Rs 50 cr) to PM-CARES Fund: Infosys

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ICMR approves first indiginously developed #Coronavirus test kit, test to cost 1200 rs as against the present cors of 4,500 rupees per test, DRDO says it has devised  indigenous equipment including multiple use ventilators and isolation tubes to fight #COVID19.
 

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Movement restrictions in any situation need to be taken very carefully. It is very difficult to accept in any community. If poeple are robbed of their freedom of movement, people should know why this is happening. Each Govt has to undertsand the balance in the restrictions imposed. Communication between govt & the citizens is vital during such times. This is not just about India but the condition everywhere. 

Lockdown alone will not work. there needs to be a proper procedure of identification, quarantine & treatment. Some countries have already taken measures for distancing, banning gatherings and other things. Some countries have strong social welfare association. Many people have to earn everyday to fill their stomach. The govt has to take this population into consideration. The Govt shoould address this population.


Each & every individual matters. Its about any country, not just about india. Even the wealthiest country can have people earning for their daily livelihood.
 

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NCP minister intervenes, order amended

Immediately, Maharashtra minority affairs minister Nawab Malik intervened and tweeted that the previous order has been revoked after he spoke to Pardeshi. The BMC has now amended the order claiming that those who insist on burying the COVID-19 deceased, will be allowed only if the ground is large enough so as not to create the possibility of spread of the virus in the neighbourhood. The other conditions still stand.

 

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It has come to our knowledge that administrators of Nizammuddin Markaz violated #CoronavirusLockdown conditions & now several positive cases have been found. Strong action would be taken against those in charge of this establishment: Delhi Government
 

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  • Doordarshan is all set to telecast Shaktimaan, the famous serial featuring Mukesh Khanna, for 1-hour daily on DD National network from April 2020 at 1 PM: Government of India
  • Chanakya, 47 episodes directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, is planned for daily telecast in the afternoon time bands of DD Bharti from 1st week of April, 2020: Government of India
     
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HC directs J&K authorities to ensure proper shelter to 400 pilgrims stranded at Vaishno Devi shrine due to coronavirus lockdown

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During our recent rescue flights, the protective equipment being provided to the flight crew has been failing with an alarming frequency or has been plagued with other issues: Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG) in a letter to Chairman & MD of Air India. #COVID19

 

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227 cases reported on Monday

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Statement by the Medical and Health Department of Telangana 

Corona Virus has spread among some of those who attended a religious prayer meeting from March 13 to 15 at Markaz in Nizamuddin area in Delhi. Among those, who attended were some persons from Telangana. Of them, six died. Two in Gandhi Hospital, one each in Apollo, Global Hospital, Nizamabad and in Gadwal. The special teams under the Collectors have identified these persons who came in contact with these persons, and they are shifted to the hospitals. They were tested and treated. Since those participated in Markaz prayers were inflicted with Corona, all those participated in the prayers should inform the officials concerned. The government would conduct tests and offer treatment to them free of cost. Hence, all those, who went for the Markaz prayers in Delhi should inform the authorities. Anyone who has information about them should alert the government.

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Mumbai’s Goregaon Bimbisar Nagar has been sealed by Mumbai Police after one positive COVID-19 case was found in the locality.

 

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After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday ordered the registration of an FIR against a maulana for leading a mid-March congregation in West Nizamuddin in South Delhi, sources have said that the Delhi Police is going to register multiple FIRs against the organisers.

The Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters has also issued an order to Senior police officials of 18 districts to immediately conduct COVID-19 tests of people who attended the religious gathering in Nizamuddin and hospitalise those who test positive for the virus.

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Amid coronavirus lockdown in the country, the West Bengal government has ordered that sweetmeat shops will be allowed to operate with minimum staff during the lockdown. Even as the 'mishti' shops do not fall in the list of essential food items, the Mamata Banerjee government has said that they will be allowed to operate everyday for 4 hours. Issuing the order late on Monday evening, the government said that only take away facility will available. 

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All 78 in quarantine at hotel Heemal Srinagar  tested negative and administration has decided to send them to home

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Piyush Goyal called for further enhancing affordable access to medicines and facilitating easier movement of health professionals across national borders.

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Four more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan on Tuesday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 83, an official said.Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said one person each has tested positive from Jhunjhunu, Ajmer, Dungarpur and Jaipur.

He said the total number COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 83. Among the 83, seven are evacuees from Iran who had landed at Jodhpur airport recently.

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Seven more new cases were reported in Tamilnadu on Tuesday, taking the numbers to 74 in the state.

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Yogi Adityanath visits Isolation facility at Ghaziabad

 

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17 new coronavirus cases were reported in Indore on Tuesday. Madhya Pradesh tally jumps to 66
 

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Amid growing panic among people on coronavirus, Karnataka administration has clarified that everyone is not required to wear a mask. 

 

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6 new positive cases confirmed in Kashmir Division. All contacts of previous positive cases. Meanwhile contact tracing continues in both Jammu and Kashmir Divisions: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning), J&K Govt

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Many Indian companies have been able to develop kits, we're buying from one such company in Pune. They've been cleared by ICMR. It goes with Make in India. It's something that wasn't available at the time of Swine Flu in'09: Dr Arvind Lal,Chairman-MD,Dr Lal PathLabs

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Delhi : A Doctor of Mohalla Clinic in Babarpur has tested positive for #Coronavirus. A notice has been put up in the area asking patients who had visited the clinic between 12th to 20th March, should self-quarantine at home for the next 15 days.

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A 65-year-old #COVID19 positive patient from Mohali who was admitted to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh has passed away: Girish Dayalan, Deputy Commissioner, Mohali. Total number of deaths in Punjab rise to 4.
 

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Group of Ministers(GoM) discussed Nizamuddin Markaz issue today in the meeting on COVID19, a detailed briefing was given to the ministers: Govt Sources

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CM Yogi Adityanath in a meeting with senior officials has directed that whoever attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin Markaz from the state be traced at the earliest and be immediately quarantined. CM also said that lockdown across state should be implemented strictly

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Several government banks - Indian Overseas Bank, Canara Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Syndicate Bank, IDBI Bank, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank allow a 3-month moratorium on payments of instalments of all term loans outstanding on March 1, 2020 after RBI's announcement

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Larsen & Toubro Limited(L&T) has committed Rs 150 crores to the #PMCaresFund to support the fight against #COVID19

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On Monday, sources reported that a religious programme was organised at Tablighi Jamaat's headquarters Markaz Nizamuddin mosque between 13-15 March which had over 300 foreign attendees from Malaysia, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan apart from hundreds from several states in India. After attending the meeting, prior to the nationwide lockdown, all these attendees returned to several parts of the country, possibly spreading the COVID-19 virus. On Sunday, around 50-70 people, who were hiding in a mosque, were taken to LNJP hospital as they were all COVID-19 suspects - 24 have tested positive. the mosque has claimed that while they were letting small groups of attendees leave from the venue prior to the Janta Curfew, several were stuck in the area - which has now been entirely quarantined- owing to the nationwide lockdown.

According to sources, Karnataka has quarantined 54 attendees, Tamil Nadu has traced 981 of 1500 attendees - 16 have tested positive, Assam had 100 attendees - most of them still in Delhi. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh has traced 626 of the 711 attendees (8 have tested positive), Andaman has reported 10 positive cases - 9 of which were attendees, UP has traced 157 attendees, Jammu & Kashmir has identified 6 attendees. Delhi government has insisted on strict action against the mosque administrators as the event had violated the state's ban on public gathering imposed at that time. Currently, India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 1251 with 32 deaths.

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Keeping in mind the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on Maharashtra's economy, the state government announced its decision to slash 60 percent salary of legislators and local body members for the month of March. his 60 percent pay-cut would affect all the top-level public representatives in the state, including MLAs, MLCs and the Chief Minister as well.  In an official statement, Ajit Pawar announced that there would be a 50 percent salary deduction of Class A & B employees, a 25 percent salary deduction for Class C employees and no salary deduction of class D employees. 

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Speaking about the “reverse-migration”, Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that earlier over 4 crore people had migrated to cities to find work and they were all now migrating back to their villages due to the corona scare and the lockdown that has been imposed.

“The government is doing all that it can to save the rural population from the pandemic. “We have sent an advisory to all States to put a complete ban on any interstate travel. I am told that there are no more migrants on the roads. Anyone being found is being taken to the nearest shelters. 6 lakh 63 thousand people have been provided shelter so far and over 22 lakh are being provided food on a daily basis”. CJI said that the Supreme Court will take on-record the submission made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that there are no more migrants on the road anymore.

The Solicitor General told the Supreme Court that the government had enough supplies in the shelters for one year. There was also a plan in place by the government to mobilise religious leaders, maulvis and sadhus to counsel the people in these shelters and help them remain calm. 

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Briefing the nation on the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Delhi in the light of the Nizamuddin Markaz event, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, stated that of the 89 cases which have been hospitalized from the area - two are on ventilator support, in his daily press briefing. He added that while all 97 cases in Delhi are being analysed - 41 cases have foreign travel history with 22 cases are family members of those who tested positive - some may be due to Markaz event. He revealed that 1538 people were evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz- 441 of which have symptoms of COVID-19 and 1107 under quarantine. While 24 cases have tested positive, the others' results are awaited.

Highlights of Kejriwal press briefing

  • Of the 89 cases - 2 are on Oxygen supply. All  97 cases in Delhi being analysed and 24 cases are from Markaz. 
  • 41 cases of foreign travel - 22 cases of those whose family have Corona.
  • Local transmission is under control in Delhi. It is possible that many positive cases can come up because of Markaz event
  • Many people gathered for this religious gathering. 1538 people taken out - 441 were symptomatic, 1107 cases (asymptomatic) has been sent to quarantine

He added that several who had attended the Markaz event have gone to other states, which is worrism as 6 people from Telangana have already died. He said that the Delhi government has asked the LG to lodge an FIR in this matter and warned that if any officer is found negligent, he won't be spared. He warned that people who participated in the Markaz event directly and those who came in their contact are in danger.

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Health Ministry highlights

  • Sharp rise in the cases as many have not adhered to the lockdown and are violating it
  • An empowered committee has been formed to work on the R&D
  • 1500 nurses given online training on March 30
  • Coordination with states need to setup quickly the COVID exclusive hospitals in every state
  • We have about 1200 cases and hence hotspots have increased. If we feel the cases in a location are going down, the place will not be labeled as a hotspot then

Home Ministry highlights

  •  21000 relief caps set up in states. Over 6 lakh migrants at these relief camps and 23 lakh people provided food
  • Home ministry will provide seperately the details of the Nizamuddin incident.
  •  If there is a req from the states for Central forces, the Home minstry will think on it
  • 538 people taken out 21000 relief caps set up in states

ICMR highlights

  • 42788 samples tested till date, 123 labs functional and  49 pvt labs approved
  • 4346 samples tested yesterday - 399 patients tested in private labs yesterday
     
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Basagvaraj Bommai : 62 attendees have been tracked and we are enquiring into the travel history.
 

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17 new COVID-19 cases, Majority are attendants of Tablighi Jamaat event says Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

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In a massive development, the Ministry of Home Affairs, on Tuesday, informed that 1746 individuals were staying in Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz as of March 21 - 216 foreigners, 1530 Indians. Moreover, 824 foreigners who had spread out across the nation for various Tabligh Jamaat activities are currently being screened and quarantined, according to MHA. Apart from these individuals, MHA stated that 2137 persons have been identified in different states and have been quarantined, adding that the process of identifying is ongoing.

 

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A total of 1030 people from Telangana went to Delhi for the religious congregation from 29 districts of Telangana

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Maharashtra State Health Department revealed: 72 new cases in Maharashtra

  • AhmedNagar — 3
  • Mumbai — 59
  • Pune — 2
  • Thane — 2
  • Kdmc — 2
  • Navi Mumbai — 2
  • Vasai-Virar — 2

Total positive tested cases in Maharashtra is 302 now

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One case Related to Nizamuddin case traced from Maharashtra. Health Department PRO says attendee was from Phillipines adding that proper contact tracing has been done and appropriate action has been taken. Government is checking other attendees if any

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Delhi police Crime branch has registered a case in the Nizamuddin matter against the organisers

Delhi police statement:

Case registered against Maulana Saad and others of Tableeqi Jamaat u/s 3 of Epidemic Disease Act 1897 read with Section 269, 270, 271 and 120-B IPC for violation of government directions given to the management of Markaz of Basti Nizamuddin regarding restriction of social/political/religious gathering and for taking safety measures, including social distancing for prevention and treatment of COVID-19 viral infection.

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3 persons who attended religious congregation in Nizamuddin quarantined in Odisha. meanwhile, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan stated that those  who have returned back from Nizamuddin, are yet to be tested. He added, " Police has noted down their details. The same has been shared with District Colletors. They will take the necessary action."

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Tamil Nadu:

45 people who attended the Nizamudhin conference have been found positive for corona only in one day. 

50 cases only today in Tamilnadu. 

124 cases in Tamilnadu now

UP

14 people who attended Nizamuddin congregation kept in isolation in UP's Bhadohi 

Karnataka:

More than 50 foreign national attended tabliq Jamaat at Nizamuddin who had attended congregation in Delhi are tracked down by Karnataka police 

Kyrgyzstan - 19
Indonesia - 20 
South Africa-4 
Gambia -3 
And rest from UK, France and USA 

Apart from that 300 people who attended the ijtema are quarantined

Punjab: 

7 punjab residents in Delhi and 2 untraceable . Punjab government has indentified the persons attended Congregation at Nizamuddin in Delhi. 9 persons have been identified from Punjab. 

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Govt bans tourist visas to Tablighi activists from abroad, as number of positive cases from Nizamuddin event soars. Those having tourist visas and promoting missionary activities to be treated as visa violators and No foreigner coming on tourist visa will be allowed to conduct Tablighi activities say Officials

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A 52-year-old man tests positive for COVID-19 in Silchar, first in Assam: Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

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MHA asks MEA to seek details of accommodation in India, return ticket, finance of Tablighi activists who apply for visa. Those who have recently traveled to India and disregarded the visa terms and conditions will take strict action against them, including blacklisting them says Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla

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1339 Tabligh Jamaat workers have been shifted to Narela, Sultanpuri & Bakkarwala quarantine facilities as well as to LNJP, RGSS, GTB, DDU Hospitals & AllMS, Jhajjar. Rest of them are being currently medically screened for COVID19 infections: MHA on Markaz, Nizamuddin case
 

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Cracking down on several foreign attendees of the Nizamuddin Markaz event who lodged inside several mosques in Delhi, the Delhi police, on Tuesday has lodged a case against Delhi's Jama Masjid Maulavi. 12 foreigners are  reportedly still housed inside the mosque. In total, 48 foreigners are reportedly holed up in 5 mosques in North-East District of Delhi. They are currently being evacuated from the premises and being screened for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and then quarantined. 

 

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23 laboratories in the Maharashtra (10 government and 13 private ones) have been approved by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) for #COVID19 diagnosis. Reports from private laboratories are being evaluated before they are finalised: Public Health Department, Maharashtra

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Delhi Police has written a letter to Delhi Government seeking immediate action with regard to persons including 157 foreign nationals associated with Tablighi Jamaat meet in Nizamuddin and presently staying at various mosques and places in Delhi.

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Sources report that a lady gave birth to baby in Coronavirus Quarantine Facility in Kargil district of Union  Territory of Ladakh.

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Delhi and Punjab authorities have evacuated over 200 Sikhs stranded at a gurdwara in the capital region's Majnu Ka Tilla area after several occupants developed COVID-19 symptoms. They will quarantine them in a Nehru Vihar school. Earlier on March 23, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee decided to extend a helping hand to the Government of Delhi and offered Gurudwara, Majnu ka Tila as the quarantine facility.
 

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Maharashtra Health Minsiter Rajesh Tope warns "Expect the number of positive cases in Maharashta to rise. More than 5000 people are high risk contacts and are quarantine. Govt doing its best to control this virus."

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Till now, there are 1637 COVID19 cases, including 386 new positive cases since y'day. There've been 38 deaths. 132 people have recovered. The no. of positive cases have gone since yesterday. One of main reasons for it is the travel by members of Tablighi Jamaat, said joint health secretary Lav Agarwal. He added, "80,000 new isolation beds will be obtained from railways."

1800 people related to Tablighi Jamaat have been sent to 9 hospitals and quarantine centers. The recent rise in cases does not represent a national trend: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

 

 Meanwhile, ICMR conveyed that 47,951 tests done so far - of which 816 tests in private labs. 126 labs in total of ICMR and 51 private labs in total.

"The States are arranging food and shelter for the migrant workers; 21,486 relief camps have been set up where 6,75,133 persons have been given shelter", Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secy, Home Ministry 

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Eatala Rajender speaks to Centre says, "About 1,100 people identified who attended religious meeting in Delhi. Most of them traced. 160 members yet to be tracked."

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Markaz had informed that on 27th, around 1000 attendees were remaining. Delhi Police is saying that around 2600  attendees were evacuated today. Delhi Police sources state the number of attendees inside markaz was higher than what they claimed in the letter sent to us

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Cases Regarding the particular Tablighi jamaat Congregation 

- 23 cases from Jammu and Kashmir 

- 20 from Telangana, 

- 17 from Andhra Pradesh, 

- 9 cases from Andaman, 

- 2 cases from Puducherry
 

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Wardha Police has identified 8 people from the district to attended Markaz. Only one has come back home and he along with his family have been quarantined. Rest all seven are in Nagpur, Delhi, Agra, Bhandra etc.

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J&K

We'd received a list of 855 people, we've traced many of them& have sent them to separate locations for quarantine. We're also tracing contacts of these people. The first person who died due to COVID19 in the state had also visited Markaz Nizamuddin in Delhi: J&K DGP Dilbag Singh

Maharashtra

Fifty-four attendees of Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi have been identified & quarantined in Nagpur, Maharashtra. Their samples have been collected for #COVID19 testing: Nagpur Municipal Corporation Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe

Gujarat

Seventy-two people from Gujarat, including 34 from Ahmedabad, 20 from Bhavnagar & 12 people from Mehsana, attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. One attendee from Bhavnagar, who tested positive, is no more while 71 others are asymptomatic & in quarantine: DGP Shivanand Jha

Odisha

20 members of Tabligh Jamaat traced in Odisha across 7 districts. All are in govt quarantine.  Family members also in quarantine.

Haryana

Over 500 people also found in Haryana who attended Tablighi & quarantined.
 

 

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All 33 Supreme Court Judges, including CJI, have donated Rs 50,000 each to PM Cares Fund to aid the national fight against Covid-19 pandemic. Justice Ramana had donated Rs 1 lakh each to the funds managed by PM and two CMs of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana to fight the pandemic.

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  • Total 112 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi; we have requested Centre to provide us testing kits, other medical equipments
  • 29 out of total 120 COVID-19 patients in Delhi contracted disease from people already infected with virus
  • 766 people with COVID-19 symptoms admitted at hospitals across Delhi; situation now under control
  • We have decided that phone records will be traced of those who have been advised home quarantine - 11084 numbers provided to police
     
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The government of India has taken the decision to receive foreign donations for PM-CARES , report sources. The MEA has formed a 75-member strong team for the same and has addressed 3300 phone calls,  2500 emails

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  • Indian Government has contacted envoys of different countries from where the Muslim pilgrims of Tablighi Jamaat had reached India. 
  • Govt has sought more details of these pilgrims. India’s laws have been violated by these foreign pilgrims. Action likely to be taken.
  • Indian envoys have taken up the matter with the respective govt of visa violations committed by their nationals who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation
     
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In view of the current situation due to #COVID19, all #CBSE school students studying in classes I-VIII to be promoted to the next class; Students of classes IX and XI to be promoted based on internal assessment of schools. Class 9, 11 students not promoted this time can appear in school based tests online or offline.
 

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4 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Visakhapatnam. They had attended the Markaz gathering in Nizamuddin (Delhi). We are trying to trace the others who attended the gathering: Visakhapatnam Administration. Total number of positive cases in Andhra Pradesh rise to 44

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The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has surpassed those reported by China, where the pandemic began in December, according to a toll published on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University. There have been 3,415 deaths in the US from the virus, the Baltimore-based university said, more than the 3,309 reported by China.

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  • The death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic climbed to four in West Bengal on Tuesday after two patients succumbed to the contagion, while 10 new cases were reported, the highest single-day rise in the state so far.
     
  • Five people did not have any travel history, while the rest either came in contact with a positive patient or had a travel history outside the state.
     
  • The two persons who died were among the 10 new cases, officials said. Two persons have earlier died due to the disease.
     
  • A total of 1,03,391 people are under home isolation in various parts of the state as on Tuesday, while the total number of positive cases stands at 32.
     
  • The state government so far had identified 70 people, who had attended a religious gathering in Delhi's Nizamuddin earlier this month.
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Thirty-four Gautam Buddh Nagar residents, who have shown no symptoms of coronavirus yet, have been home quarantined as a precautionary measure after it was found that they had attended Tablighi Jamaat twice in Delhi's Nizamuddin, police said on Tuesday.

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The Jaunpur administration has quarantined about 50 people who attended a Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area and returned to the district recently. He said their addresses and the places they visited after attending the religious congregation are being ascertained.

"People who returned two days ago from Delhi and Noida on buses were scanned. Of this, there were around 50 persons who returned after attending the Tabligh-e-Jamaat. These people have been quarantined at Shia College, and their health check-up is being done," District Magistrate Dinesh Kumar Singh said.

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Seven persons from Meghalaya attended the religious congregation at Tablighi Jamaat's Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin West, the Shillong Markaz informed the state police on Tuesday. They attended the congregation before the nationwide lockdown was imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the Shillong Markaz said.

In the wake of the prevailing situation, it is our responsibility to co-operate with the administration, Ali, a member of the Shillong Markaz, said. The persons who attended the religious congregation have not returned to Meghalaya, said G Iangrai, the assistant inspector general of police (A).

Five of them are currently in Delhi and two are in Lucknow, he said. The Meghalaya Police are in touch with them, the officer said, adding that their details have also been shared with the police forces of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Megalaya has, so far, not witnessed any case of COVID-19.

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Pune District Collector, Naval Kishore Ram says: Till now 60 people from Pune have been put under quarantine, in connection with Nizamuddin Markaz (in Delhi) matter. Nobody has symptoms, samples being sent for testing. 

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40 people from Haryana who attended the Nizamuddin Markaz event traced, and have been quarantined. 4 tested positive and have been admitted to hospital in Ambala.

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Two persons, who had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, tested positive for coronavirus here on Wednesday, a senior official said. Director of Health and Family Welfare Mohan Kumar said the two had returned from Delhi after attending the congregation and were admitted to the State Government hospital.

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Twenty more people tested positive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 86. Among the new cases, 19 were reported from Indore and one from the neighbouring Khargone district, he said. Of the 19 new patients in Indore, nine are from one family, including three children, aged 3, 5 and 8, residing in Tanzeem Nagar area of the city, the official said. A police official from Indore is also among the new coronavirus patients. Besides, Jabalpur has so far reported eight cases, Ujjain-six, Bhopal-four, Shivpuri and Gwalior two each and Khargone-one. Of the total 86 patients, five died, including three of Indore and two from Ujjain.

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Two more COVID-19 patients died in Maharashtra, taking the state toll to 12, health officials said on Wednesday. One was a 75-year-old man from Mumbai, while the other, a 50-year-old man, died in adjoining Palghar district, the officials said. Maharashtra now has 320 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths. Thirty nine coronavirus positive patients have been discharged after recovery.

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The Delhi Police Special Branch on Tuesday wrote to the city government for taking immediate action with regard to people, including foreign nationals, who stayed in 16 mosques in the national capital after taking part in a religious congregation at Nizamuddin which has turned out to be a COVID-19 hotspot, officials said. The communique said there were 157 such people -- 94 from Indonesia, 13 from Kyrgyzstan, 9 from Bangladesh, 8 from Malaysia, 7 from Algeria and one each from Tunisia, Belgium and Italy. Remaining are Indian nationals.  It said they were staying in mosques in South East, North East and other districts in the city, police said.

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Total number of COVID19 positive cases rise to 1637 in India (including 1466 active cases, 133 cured/discharged/migrated people and 38 deaths)

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All the 43 patients tested positive for COVID-19 today in Andhra Pradesh have returned after attending the event at Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz: Chief Minister's Office, Andhra Pradesh

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"The State Government is in contact with Central Govt over details of more than 100 people who went to Nizamuddin Markaz. We urge people who went to come forward and get tested", Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

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The total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 101.
 

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"205 people were in hope of going back to Punjab. I tweeted to the PM that these people who were Hindus and Sikhs ,not there to attend any programme. I also sent the CM of Delhi evidence that these people are stranded in the premises of Gurdwara. These are responsible sikhs", Manjinder Singh Sirsa

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18 residents of Lucknow, who participated in Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi, have not returned to the city.  24 foreigners who came to Lucknow after participating in the event have been admitted at Balrampur Hospital, says Lucknow Police Commissioner Sujit Pandey

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Puducherry:

We've identified 6 people from Puducherry & 3 from Karaikal who had attended Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi. Their samples have been taken & sent for tests. I appeal to all other people who had attended the meeting to come forward & identify themeselves: Puducherry CM

Kerala:

Kerala: 22 people from Mallapuram district had attended the (Tablighi Jamaat) meeting at Delhi's Nizamuddin. They have been placed under home quarantined on their return, says Superintendent of Police Abdul Kareem #COVID19

Uttarakhand:

26 people of Uttarakhand participated in Tablighi Jamaat event at Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz. They are still in Delhi. 173 out of 713 people who participated in regular jamaats at the mosque in last 28 days have been quarantined: Ashok Kumar,Director General of Police(Law & Order)

Assam:

Only positive case in state had attended Tablighi Jamaat - was in Delhi from March 6-9, said Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. He added that from March 18 to March 29 he was suffering from fever and 5 people who came in contact with him has been quarantined and samples have been sent for tests.
 

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Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation have together committed Rs 1125 Crore towards tackling the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from #COVID19 pandemic outbreak.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma: 68 people have not returned back to state. Out of 347, 230 people have been identified and located. Total 5 positive cases in Assam - all Markaz attendees.

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With the sudden spike of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases amid the Nizamuddin Markaz scare, PM Modi is scheduled to address all state Chief Ministers via video-conferencing on Thursday. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia has informed that in a 36-hour operation all 2361 occupants in the mosque have been evacuated of which 617 have been hospitalised and others have been quarantined, with the entire building being sanitised. The Delhi Crime Branch which has booked the Markaz chief Maulana Saad for violating lockdown is currently searching for him by raiding possible hideouts.

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Markaz building in Nizamuddin is being sanitized.  A religious gathering was held here that violated lockdown conditions & several COVID-19 positive cases have been found among those who attended it.  6 people from Telangana who attended the gathering have lost their lives. 2361 residents have been evacuated.

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•    The States were sensitized about the intensive contact tracing of Tablighi Jamat participants as this has increased the risk of containment efforts of COVID-19.  The States were asked to complete the contact tracing process on a war footing.
•    It has been found that foreigners who had participated in the Tablighi Jamat had violated visa conditions.  The State were asked to initiate action for violation of visa condition against the foreigners and the organizers of the event.
•    The States were asked to implement the PM Garib Kalyan Yojana within the next week.  This will involve large cash transfer to beneficiaries.  It should be organized in a staggered manner to ensure social distance. 
•    It was noted that lockdown is being implemented effectively all over the country.  The States were asked to ensure that intra-state movement of goods is allowed without any hindrance while maintaining social distance.
•    The manufacturing of essential goods should be ensured.  It should also be ensured that the supply chains of such goods are maintained.

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Rajasthan officials state 'we have put 37 people under quarantine who have visited and participated in Markaz at Nizamuddin. There are 5 people who came in contact with these people. So in total we have quarantine 42 people.

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Two resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi test positive for COVID-19: Official sources

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Syed Sajid Nizami says people kept coming despite goverment instructions and that the Jamaat allowed people to gather even when the Delhi CM and PM asked not to do so.

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Adani Foundation has contributed Rs 50 lakh towards ISKCON, Dwarka, to feed the underprivileged population in the national capital.

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13 more positive tested cases for Coronovirus in Maharashtra. 12 from Mumbai, One from Buldhana. Total Positive tested cases for Coronovirus in Maharashtra is 335.

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After Home Minister Amit Shah, Home secretary Ajay Bhalla speaks to chief secy of both UP and Bihar. The MHA has instructed that every religious location is to be checked  for any congregation, as any collection of more than 3 people is illegal at this point. This has to be done  irrespective of the religion, stated MHA
 

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Tamil Nadu on Wednesday has reported 110 new cases taking the state's Coronavirus (COVID-19) tally to 234. Sources report that all new cases were related to Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz case. Moreover, the Tamil Nadu government has admitted all 1103 members who have returned after attending the event in isolation wards and the government health department has expressed gratitude to those attendees who admitted themselves voluntarily.
 

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People from Markaz Nizamuddin were admitted on 6th floor. One of them tried to commit suicide today. We successfully saved him. We're taking all possible measures to tighten security so that such incidents don't repeat: Hospital Admin,Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi

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First case of COVID-19 positive from world's largest slum area Mumbai’s Dharavi has been found. A 56 years old male patient with no travel history has tested positive and currently he is in Sion Hospital. His family of 7 member is also under observation. BMC has sealed the area

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"What happened in Delhi was even more unfortunate. Those who did negligence should introspect. Everyone is watching what is happening. Something like this happening in Delhi was not done. They should have come forward by themself and speak to the authority," says Health Minister Harshvardhan to DD

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Delhi: New Positive Cases - 32
Total Positive Cases - 152
Foreign Travel Cases - 51
Contacts History Cases - 29
Markaz Masjid Cases - 53
Under Investigation - 19
Discharged/Migrated out - 06/01
Death - 02

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Delhi Police registers case in connection with the use of DTC, cluster buses to carry migrant workers leaving the city to Anand Vihar ISBT amid the lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak
 

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As a precautionary measure,  to avoid further spread of Covid-19, a total of 86 contact persons has been quarantine at Poddar Hospital from Worli Koliwada, after 4 cases had een reported from one locality.

Meanwhile, tracing more Markaz attendees, Maharashtra's Konkan division releases press note on Tablighi numbers, stated, 200 people participated from the Konkan division which includes Navi Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar
 

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Nizamuddin Markaz attendees update from Haryana; The state has traced 524 attendees in 7 different cities. Out of these 89 are foreigners located in Nuh in haryana. All of them put in home quarantine.
 

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8 new positive cases of Covid-19 in Assam. All attendees of Tablighi jamaat in Nizamuddin, states Himanta Biswa Sarma. Total case rise to 13.

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As Maharashtra reports 33 new cases totaling to 335 cases, PM Modi on Wednesday has had a telephonic conversation with CM Uddhav Thackeray on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in the state. State officials said the prime minister urged Thackeray to step up "tracing, testing, and treatment" of the persons who arrived in Mumbai and the rest of the state after attending Tablighi Jamaat meet in New Delhi last month. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address all state CMs via video conference amid the sharpest spike in cases seen in India (386).

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Overall 3400 people had attended the event - Tamil Nadu : 1500 - 110 have tested positive, rest in quarantine; Gujarat: 1500 attendees - tracing ongoing (29 attendees tested negative);Telangana - 1100, 65 are being traced; 6 have died, 76 tested positive; Uttar Pradesh - 569 (most in quarantine); Haryana- 503 (all traced & quarantined); Himachal Pradesh - 157 (All traced & quarantined); Madhya Pradesh - 107 (trace ongoing), Chattisgarh - 101, Bihar -81, West Bengal -71, Assam -100 - (67 still in Delhi, others quarantined, 1 positive); Arunachal Pradesh -1.
 

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After several countries evacuated their citizens from India as Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases soared to 1637, the US embassy in India, on Wednesday, that the US Mission India will arrange several flights from April 4 to transport their citizens back to the US. The embassy stated that US citizens in Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan can get in touch with the embassy to facilitate their travel to Delhi from where they will be flown to the US. The embassy has also shared details of hotels near Delhi airport where they can make reservations as the flights may be announced at short notice.

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BMC has sealed Chembur-based Sai Hospital after a patient tested positive in the hospital and was moved to Kasturba hospital. Close contacts of the person placed under quarantine.

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The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days we will reach 1 million confirmed COVID19 cases, and 50 thousand deaths, says WHO

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After Dharavi reported its first Coronavirus (COVID-19) case on Wednesday, the victim passed away in Sion hospital before he could be moved to Mumbai's COVID-19 hospital - Kasturba Hospital, as confirmed by BMC officials. Authorities have already sealed part of Dharavi with 300 flats and 90 shops to prevent the spread of the virus. Apart from the Dharavi resident, three more COVID-19 positive victims died in Mumbai - 84 yr old woman died in Hirandnandani Hospital, a 73-year-old woman in Wockhardt Hospital and a 63-year-old woman in Nair Hospital, taking the total number of deaths to 16.

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  • Many countries are asking people to stay at home and shutting down population movement, which can help to limit transmission of the #coronavirus, but can have unintended consequences for the poorest and most vulnerable people
  • I have called on governments to put in place social welfare measures to ensure vulnerable people have food & other life essentials during this crisis
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  • Many developing countries will struggle to implement social welfare programs of this nature. For those countries, debt relief is essential to enable them to take care of their people and avoid economic collapse
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Amid the surging number of coronavirus cases in the country, a newborn baby delivered at Sai Hospital in Mumbai has tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus. The newborn child is now the youngest COVID-19 patient recorded in Maharashtra. The parents reportedly claim they did not step out of their home for 10 days before coming to the hospital and suspect the baby and the mother could have been infected through the bed that was allotted to them.

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ODISHA: A 60-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, taking the total number of such cases in Odisha to five, officials said. Of the five COVID-19 cases in the state, four hail from state capital Bhubaneswar, while a 29-year-old Dubai-returned man who tested positive on Tuesday is from Bhadrak district.Meanwhile, the Health and Family Welfare Department said that 22 persons, including seven foreigners, linked to a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin have been traced in the state. All of them have been quarantined in government facilities and test results of some are awaited, it added.

Delhi's Nizamuddin West has emerged as a hotspot of coronavirus as 24 people who attended a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the area last month have tested positive for COVID-19.

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ASSAM: Twelve more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Wednesday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 13, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. All the patients had attended a congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin West last month, Sarma said at a press conference.

Assam now has the highest number of cases in the Northeast, followed by Manipur and Mizoram with one case each. Nearly 350 people have returned to Assam after attending the congregation in Delhi, which has emerged as an epicentre for spread of the coronavirus in different parts of the country.
 

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BIHAR:  Three fresh cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 24, officials said. A 40-year-old woman, admitted to a hospital in Gaya district, who had a travel history to Dubai, has tested positive, state epidemiologist Ragini Mishra said in the evening.

Earlier in the day, one person each from Begusarai and Nalanda districts, with travel histories to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, respectively, tested positive for the virus, she added. Among the 24 positive cases reported in the state, one has died while two others have been discharged from hospitals after recovery, Mishra said.

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TELANGANA: Three persons, who had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin, died due to novel coronavirus in Telangana, taking the death toll in the state to nine on Wednesday, a statement said. Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state, a press release from Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's office said on Thursday. All the fresh cases and the deceased had a history of attending the religious meeting at Nizamuddin in south Delhi last month, it said. The earlier six fatalities had also attended the same congregation.

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WEST BENGAL: Three persons have died due to novel coronavirus in West Bengal, taking the number of COVID-19 deaths in the state to seven, a Health Department official said on Wednesday.Meanwhile, the bulletin released by the Health Department on Wednesday evening said seven more people, including three women, have tested positive for the disease, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 37.
 

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Uttar Pradesh reported two coronavirus-related death on Wednesday, and the total number of cases 103 by Thursday morning, as per state govt. A 25-year-old man who died two days ago was declared COVID-19 positive as his test reult arrived on Wednesday. The man was admitted to the BRD Medical College on Sunday and he was suffering from kidney and liver problems, the institute's principal Ganesh Kumar said.

The second casualty of the state is from Meerut - a 72-year-old patient who had tested positive for the virus on March 29. The person was the father-in-law of the 50-year-old man who had tested positive for the virus on March 27. He has played the primary source of infection for 16 persons of his family after returning from Amravati in Maharashtra on last Friday. 
 

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Rajasthan Health Department on Thursday said that 9 more COVID19 cases were reported in the state - 7 from Ramganj, and 1 each from Jodhpur & Jhunjhunu. The total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state goes up to 129.

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On Thursday, 12 more coronavirus cases were reported in Indore; total cases rise to 98 in MP, as per Officials.

 

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Prime Minister Modi met Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss various issues ranging from tackling the coronavirus to financial and law & order issues across the country. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed all the state Chief Ministers via video conference on Thursday, reviewing the COVID-19 situation across the country. PM Modi is believed to have addressed the migrant labourer situation and the crisis surrounding the same among other important issues and steps taken by the state governments to tackle the pandemic. PM Modi also raised the issue of tracing and testing those who attended the Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi. 

 

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In a significant development, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu retracted his tweet where PM Modi was quoted as saying that the lockdown will end on April 15. According to Khandu, the tweet was uploaded by an officer who was not fluent in Hindi. 

 

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The Delhi Police has registered a case against the Gurudwara Committee of Majnu Ka Tila in the national capital for violating lockdown orders and not maintaining social distancing. Earlier, reports had claimed that some people living at the Majnu ka Tila Gurudwara had developed novel coronavirus symptoms. Speaking to Republic TV, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that there are 195 people stuck in the Gurudwara after the lockdown was declared. He clarified that they were not present for any religious event.

 

 

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Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa revealed that 391 persons who had participated in the religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin had been traced and quarantined. Moreover, out of the 91 persons who were tested in Bidar, 11 have been confirmed as positive COVID-19 cases.

 

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PM Modi interacted with the CMs of all the states to discuss the measures to combat the novel coronavirus. Praising the states for working as a team, he informed them about the possibility of a second wave of the spread of the virus. Highlighting that the common goal was to ensure minimum loss of life, he noted that testing, tracing, isolation, and quarantine should remain the areas of focus in the next few weeks. The PM also flagged the necessity of maintaining the supply of essential medical equipment and called for dedicated hospital facilities for COVID-19 patients. 

Another important message imparted by PM Modi was that Crisis Management Groups needed to be set up at the district level besides the appointment of District Surveillance Officers. While acknowledging that the farming sector had been exempted under the lockdown, he emphasised that social distancing should be practiced. The PM also opined that it was crucial to formulate a common exit strategy to ensure staggered re-emergence of the population after the end of the lockdown period. He asked the states to send their suggestions regarding the exit strategy.  

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Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope divulged details about the PM's video interaction. Mentioning that the PM expected the states to work as a team, he talked about the fight against the novel coronavirus. According to him, the permission for rapid testing had been received. Tope also observed that strict curfew was being maintained at 146 containment zones and work for dedicated COVID-19 hospitals was underway. Moreover, he revealed that CM Uddhav Thackeray had requested more PPE for health workers. Additionally, the Maharashtra Health Minister noted that around 1300 out of more than 1400 Markaz attendees had been traced and the process of quarantining them was on. 

 

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According to the Rajasthan Health Department, 11 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the state. This includes two Italian nationals and 14 individuals who attended the religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin. The total number of novel coronavirus cases in Rajasthan is now 131.

 

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In a letter to the Chief Secretaries of all states, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked them to take strict action on violation of the lockdown guidelines. He directed them to circulate the penal provisions under the DM Act and the IPC. 

 

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Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has put on hold the oath-taking of newly elected members until the end of the lockdown. Out of the 55 vacancies in Rajya Sabha, 37 members have been elected unopposed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a 21-day lockdown till April 14. 

 

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A doctor attached to ADG Medical, CRPF has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He is a Chief Medical Officer residing in the national capital. The aforesaid officer has been sent to an isolation ward. 

 

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Addressing a press briefing, the Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal revealed that the national carrier had entered into a contract with 4 countries-  Germany, Canada, France, and Ireland. According to this agreement, a total of 18 one-way flights will be operated on a commercial basis to these countries whereby foreign nationals can leave India. The flights will come back to the country with no passengers on board.

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As per new data released by the West Bengal government, 14 new cases and 4 casualties have been reported in the last 24 hours. Therefore, the total tally of COVID-19 cases stands at 53, with 7 individuals having lost their lives. 

 

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As per Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, a total of 219 confirmed cases of COVID-19 had been reported in the national capital so far out of which 108 were from the Markaz. Moreover, the two deaths in the last 24 hours were also Markaz attendees. He warned about the possibility of a rise in the COVID-19 cases in the coming days. He also mentioned that 31,307 people are undergoing self-quarantine.

 

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According to Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning) Jammu and Kashmir, the first COVID-19 patient in the Union Territory has been discharged from the national capital. The total number of novel coronavirus cases in J&K is now 70. 

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The Union Health Ministry revealed that 328 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases has swelled to 1965. According to Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary in the Home Ministry, 9000 Tablighi Jamaat workers, and their contacts had been identified and placed under quarantine. Out of these 9000 people, 1306 are foreigners and the rest are Indians. At least 400 positive COVID-19 cases have been linked with the Markaz Nizamuddin cluster. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would share a video message with the nation on April 3 at 9 am. 

 

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According to the Maharashtra Health Ministry, 30 government hospitals will be solely dedicated to COVID-19 cases. A total of 2305 beds are available in these 30 COVID-19 hospitals.

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Sanjeev Joshi, the Technology Advisor to DRDO Chairman revealed that the Defence Research and Development Organisation is producing 7,000 body protection suits every day. This will prove to be helpful for the healthcare sector. The production capacity will be increased to 15,000 within one week. 

 

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According to Awanish Awasthi- the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), 121 positive COVID-19 cases have been detected in Uttar Pradesh so far. The samples of 429 Markaz attendees have been sent for testing. He contended that there was not an exponential growth in new cases. 

 

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Congress party for allegedly indulging in petty politics over the Centre's handling of the novel coronavirus crisis. Maintaining that India's efforts under PM Modi's leadership were being applauded, he called upon Congress to think of national interest. Earlier, Congress president Sonia Gandhi contended that the nationwide lockdown had created problems for the common people as only a few hours of prior notice had been given. She claimed that lakhs of migrant workers were forced to return to their native place on foot in the absence of transportation services. 

 

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra surged to 416, with 81 new cases being reported on Thursday. This includes 6 from Pune, 57 from Mumbai, 9 from Ahmednagar, 5 from Thane, 1 from Buldhana and 3 from Pimpri Chinchwad. 

 

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Addressing the media, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that 21 new COVID-19 cases had been detected in the state on Thursday. Among the total 286 patients, 256 individuals are undergoing treatment at various hospitals. 

 

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The Tamil Nadu Health Secretary stated that 75 new cases of the novel coronavirus had been reported in the state. Out of this, 74 patients had participated in the religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin. Thus, Tamil Nadu's total COVID-19 tally has surged to 309. A majority of the affected individuals (264) are Markaz attendees. 

 

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The Union Home Ministry has blacklisted 960 foreigners who were involved in Tablighi Jamaat activities despite being on a tourist visa. Their Indian visa has been cancelled. Moreover, it has directed the Delhi Police and DGPs of all concerned states to take legal action against these foreigners for violating the provisions of Foreigners Act, 1946 and the  Disaster Management Act, 2005. 

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The Delhi government wrote to the Delhi Police Commissioner requesting the deployment of adequate police force at hospitals and quarantine centres. In its letter, the Kejriwal-led government stated that some patients, particularly from the Markaz Nizamuddin were creating law and order problems in COVID-19 hospitals. It added that the hospital staff was finding the situation difficult to handle. 

 

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ISRO has contributed more than Rs.5 crore to the PM CARES fund. All employees of the ISRO voluntarily donated a day's salary. In a statement, the ISRO expressed its solidarity with the entire nation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, it revealed that ISRO scientists are researching the best methods to provide essential medical devices to protect and help the novel coronavirus victims. 

 

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As per the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, there are 2069 confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the country. Out of this,156 people have recovered while 53 others have passed away. Currently, there are 1860 active COVID-19 cases. 

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The total number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi surged to 293. This includes 182 individuals from Markaz Nizamuddin who tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 

 

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The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the third addendum to the lockdown guidelines granting exemption to the transit arrangements of certain categories of people. First, the MEA and Centre have agreed to examine the request of foreign governments for the evacuation of their nationals from India on a case to case basis. In the scenario that such a request is accepted, a Standard Operating Procedure has been laid down for the transit of such foreign nationals. Besides this, the MHA has provided a detailed protocol involved for the release of quarantined persons after they test negative for COVID-19. This is applicable to individuals who arrived in India after February 15, 2020.  

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The Telangana Health Department stated that 27 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This has propelled the overall state tally to 154, which includes 17 recoveries and 9 deaths. 

 

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88 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Maharashtra on Thursday. 54 are from Mumbai, 9 from Ahmednagar, 11 from Pune, 9 from Thane, 2 from Aurangabad and one each from Osmanabad, Buldhana, and Satara. Meanwhile 5 coronavirus deaths were also reported, propelling the number of casualties to 21. The overall COVID-19 tally in Maharashtra is now 423. 

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With 5 more individuals testing positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, the number of confirmed cases in the state soared to 29 which includes one person from Saran and two each from Gopalganj and Gaya. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand's novel coronavirus tally is 10 with the detection of three new cases. 

 

 

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The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Karnataka surged to 124, a rise of 14 cases in the last 24 hours. The complete tally includes 11 cured persons and three deaths. 

 

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As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, a 35-year-old surgeon working at a private hospital in Dharavi tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He has not visited abroad recently and is believed to have contracted the virus from his patients. 

 

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As the deadly coronavirus pandemic has taken humanity hostage, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases have crossed the one million mark worldwide, while the total number of deaths surged past 50,000 on Thursday, April 2.

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Five people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 29, an official said. Notably, Gopalganj reported its first COVID-19 case on Tuesday when a man with travel history to the Middle East tested positive. Of the 29 people reported COVID-19 positive in Bihar till date, one has died, while three have recovered.
 

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The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital nearly doubled to 293 on Thursday from the 152 on Wednesday, with 141 fresh cases reported in a day, according to Delhi government authorities. Two more deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the COVID-19 toll in Delhi to four.

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A man in Hazaribag district on Thursday tested positive to COVID-19, the second confirmed case of coronavirus in Jharkhand, Deputy Commissioner Bhubanesh Pratap Singh said. The DC said that the man, who is in his thirties, reached Bishnugarh in the district from West Bengal on foot on March 29.

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Seven more persons, two of them minors, have tested positive for coronavirus in Gujarat, taking the number of infections in the state to 95, said officials on Friday.

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4 new Coronavirus cases have been reported on Friday. Sources said all are Jamaat related spread.

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 8 more COVID19 cases reported today in Haryana of which 5 are from Gurugram and 3 from Nuh. Total cases in the state till now are 43 (13 discharged)

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Sharing a video message on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said thanked people for following the guidelines of the lockdown. He also thanked people for showing gratitude to the health workers and essential services workers on Janta Curfew. He said that the world is watching how 'we are united to fight against Coronavirus.'

PM Modi said: "On April 5, Sunday, at 9PM, I want 9 mintues of yours. Switch off the lights, come out in your balcony, and light a candle, torch, diya, etc. Switch off the lights of your house and light a candle so that we can feel the enlightenment and we may feel that we are not lonely. I also request people to not go out while doing this. Do not cross the Laxman Rekha of social distancing. This is the precaution for Coronavirus. You are not alone, we are not alone."

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The Lok Nayak Hospital and GB Pant Hospital located in the national capital have closed their OPD service. However, emergency services will be operational. The order will come into effect from tomorrow. 

 

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As per government sources, approximately 960 foreigners from more than 41 countries participated in the religious congregation at the Markaz Nizamuddin in the national capital. This includes 379 people from Indonesia, 110 from Bangladesh, 65 from Thailand and 63 from Myanmar.

 

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According to the Haryana Health Department, 8 new novel coronavirus cases have been reported in the state on Friday. This includes 5 people from Gurugram and 3 from Nuh. Out of the total 43 cases, 13 individuals have been discharged.

 

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In an encouraging development, Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh has not reported any novel coronavirus case in the last 24 hours. District Magistrate Suhas LY observed that the total number of COVID-19 cases in the district was 48, out of which 6 people have been cured until now. Meanwhile, the UP government ordered that women health workers and women police personnel would not treat or provide security to Markaz Nizamuddin attendees placed under quarantine. This development comes after Ghaziabad's MMG Hospital staff accused the Markaz attendees of misbehaving with nurses.

 

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Few days after a 55-year-old man dies in a government hospital in Vijaywada, the Andhra Pradesh government confirmed that COVID-19 was the cause of his death. He had a medical history of diabetes and heart disease. So far, the state has reported 132 novel coronavirus cases.

 

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to create a Rs.1,000 crore fund for enhancing testing lab facilities, procurement of ventilators, masks, etc. The industrial houses will be urged to contribute to this fund. Also, the government asserted that it was trying to ensure testing facilities in all 24 government medical colleges. 

 

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A 35-year-old person living in a slum in Powai, Mumbai has tested positive for COVID-19. The BMC has sealed the entire area as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, an employee of the BEST who lives in Wadala has also tested positive for the novel coronavirus. All his contacts have been quarantined.

 

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The Haryana police has registered FIRs against 107 foreign nationals who are residing in 5 cities of the state, after attending the religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin. While the total number of Tablighi Jamaat activists in Haryana is 1,277, 5 Markaz attendees including one foreigner have tested positive for COVID-19. 

 

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After 24 Markaz attendees from Rajasthan tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the total tally of COVID-19 cases in the state surged to 161. This also includes 21 people who were evacuated from Iran. 

 

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The Union Health Ministry revealed that 336 new cases had been detected in the last 24 hours, taking the total COVID-19 tally to 2301. Moreover, 647 novel coronavirus cases in the last two days across 14 states are connected to the Markaz religious congregation.

 

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal stated that the national capital had registered 91 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours propelling the total tally to 384. Out of this, 259 people attended the religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin. Meanwhile, the 5th COVID-19 related death in Delhi also has a Markaz connection. Moreover, Kejriwal released the Delhi government's WhatsApp number for the novel coronavirus queries- 8800007722.

 

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The total number of COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is now 411 after 102 people tested positive for COVID-19. 7 people have been discharged. A total of 1,200 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation have been traced and placed under quarantine. 

 

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With 5 new cases being reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory stand at 75. Moreover, 34 red zones have been identified with respect to the reporting of COVID-19 cases. While 24 of these are in the Kashmir division, 10 are in the Jammu division.

 

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Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma revealed that 4 more persons in the state had tested positive from COVID-19. This includes three individuals from Nalbari and one from South Salmara. Therefore, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in Assam is now 20. All the confirmed cases attended the religious congregation at Markaz Nizamuddin in the national capital. 

 

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Addressing a press briefing, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated that 9 more people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday. This included 7 persons from Kasargod and one each from Kannur and Thrissur. Out of these, three individuals had participated in the Markaz event. Currently, there are 295 confirmed coronavirus cases in Kerala while 14 persons have recovered. Moreover, India's oldest COVID-19 survivors- a 93-year-old man and his wife were discharged from a government hospital in Kottayam. 

 

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According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India has surged to 2,547. Out of these cases, 163 people have been cured while 62 individuals have lost their lives. Currently, there are 2,322 active novel coronavirus cases. 

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The Maharashtra coronavirus count went up to 490 as 67 new cases were recorded on Friday. Out of this, 43 are from Mumbai, 8 from Navi Mumbai, 9 from Pune, 3 in Ahmednagar and one each in Palghar, Kalyan, Ratnagiri, and Washim. The death toll in the state has surged to 26.

 

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After 93 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported on Friday, Delhi's novel coronavirus count surged to 386. This comprises 259 Markaz congregation attendees. The total death toll stands at 6 presently. 

 

 

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In a big development, the National Health Authority announced its partnership with Uber India to provide transport facilities for the healthcare workers engaged in the treatment of novel coronavirus patients. Initially, Uber will provide 150 cars free of cost for medical facilities in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj and Patna through the UberMedic service. Such cars supplied to NHA will come with roof-to-floor plastic sheeting. 

 

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to start COVID-19 screening clinics in all containment zones of Mumbai city and densely populated areas where the focal outbreak is observed. Each clinic will be run by a team of a doctor and nurse, supported by another doctor to collect the swab for clinically symptomatic cases. The screening will be conducted from 9 am to 1 pm. Moreover, the Assistant Commissioner shall provide logistics support for these clinics. 

 

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According to Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, three more novel coronavirus cases have been reported. Two of the cases from Kamrup (metro), Kamrup and Marigaon have a connection to the Markaz religious congregation. The total tally of COVID-19 patients is now 23. 

 

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ODISHA: Fifteen persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 20, officials said.

While 10 new cases were reported from Bhubaneswar, two persons tested positive in Bhadrak district, and one each in Cuttack, Puri and Jajpur, they said.

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The National Health Authority (NHA), the apex body implementing the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, on Friday announced its partnership with Uber India to provide safe, reliable and efficient transportation for India's frontline healthcare workers engaged in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Uber will initially facilitate the provision of 150 cars for free to support medical facilities in New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj and Patna through its recently-launched UberMedic service, the NHA said in a statement.

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The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 2,902 on Saturday while the death toll rose to 68, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 2,650, while 183 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated to another country, it said.

As per the ministry's updated data on coronavirus cases Saturday morning, six fresh deaths were reported -- three from Maharahtra, two from Delhi and one from Gujarat. Thus, Maharashtra has reported the most deaths (19) so far, followed by Gujarat (9),  Telengana (7), Madhya Pradesh (6), Delhi (6), Punjab (5), Karnataka (3), West Bengal (3), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Uttar Pradesh (2) and Kerala (2). Andhra Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh have reported a death each. The figure of 2,902 includes 55 foreign nationals.

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One more woman dies of COVID-19 in Ahmedabad; state death toll rises to 10: Official. 

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Maharashtra: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai to start from today ten COVID19 screening clinics in all containment zones and densely populated areas where focal outbreak of COVID19 has been observed.

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We have 3000 ventilators available in the State. We have placed an order for more than 2000 ventilators. On one side, prevention action is on and on the other side, the government is preparing on war footing: Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar on COVID19 situation

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No COVID19 patient in Karnataka is on the ventilator. There are enough Personal Protective Equipment kits in the State. We have placed an order for 9 lakhs PPE kits out of which 1 lakh have already been delivered: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

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16 people (out of 56) have tested positive for Coronavirus in the district. All these people are related to Markaz Nizamuddin: Dr Brahmdeep Singh, CMO, Palwal, Haryana

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PM has appealed to voluntarily switch off lights between 9:00 p.m to 9:09 pm on April 5. Some apprehensions have been expressed that this may cause instability in grid & voltage fluctuation which may harm electrical appliances.These apprehensions are misplaced: Ministry of Power

No call to switch off street lights or appliances in homes. Only lights should be switched off. The lights in hospitals &other essential services will remain on. Local bodies have been advised to keep street lights on for public safety, stated the Ministry of Power.

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Health ministry highlights

The number of Coronavirus cases linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz stands at 1,032 so far, constituting nearly 30% of all COVID-19 cases in the country, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. 

"Till now we have found cases related to Tableeghi Jamaat from 17 states, 1023 COVID-19 positive cases have been found to be linked to this event. Out of the total cases in the country, around 30% are linked to one particular place," Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said.

  • 97 flights operating in north east delivering 119 tonnes of cargo of testing kits, masks, gloves, medical equipment
  • 601 cases since yesterday, 183 people recovered -12 deaths since yesterday  and 17 States reporting positive cases of Tablighi Jamaat attendees
  • 9% cases from 0-20 years, 42% from 21-40, 33% from 41-60, 17% case above 60 years
  • 58 critical cases have been reported from Kerala MP and Delhi
  • 30% cases from one place (Markaz) which could not be managed, stated Healthy minstry adding "Contact tracing is on in all 17 states and its a continuous process. If we dont trace the contact it is possible that we may face a new challenge. Public needs to support us in all possible way".
  • MEA is trying to procure logistics as per the needs. Internally, govt is trying to have indeginious manufacture. We have placed orders in huge numbers for marks and supply has started coming in

Home Ministry highlights

22,000 workers and their contacts have been quarantined in the Markaz matter. Earlier guidelines issued in the matter of mask continues to be so.

ICMR highlights

75,000 people tested. Numbers of those testing for 2nd time is less. More than 100 labs are working now conducting 10,000 tests per day. Testing capacity is being increased.
 

 

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UP Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi states,"COVID cases have increased in the state after 94 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event were identified & tested positive," adding "1281 people of tablighi jamaat have been identified so far and out of which 979 people have been sent to quarantine".

Two more men, who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, have been found COVID19 positive in Bharatpur. 21 people have tested positive in Rajasthan today out which 10 are linked to Tablighi Jamaat. Total cases stand at 200: Rajasthan State Health Department

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We are discussing to consider to give phase-wise relaxation after April 14, but this will be possible only if people cooperate and maintain discipline: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope

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14 more Coronavirus positive cases in Kashmir Valley. Total 92 in Jammu and Kashmir

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Prisoners at Tihar and Mandoli jails have stitched 75,000 face masks since March for traffic police, prisons' inmates and for organisations that placed orders in wake of Corona virus outbreak: Official

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From 23rd March to 3rd April 2020, Railways has transported more than 2.5 lakh wagons of coal and 17,742 wagons of petroleum products. All power plants and petroleum depots have comfortable stock with them inspite of COVID-19 lock down: Ministry of Railways

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  • Time period to buy essential commodities such as vegetables, groceries, petrol has been reduced further. 
  • People can avail these services only from 6am to 1 pm. Earlier it was open till 2.30pm. 
  • This has been done to make sure that people stay at home and do not venture out unnecessarily.
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In his daily online press briefing, CM Arvind Kejriwal said: 

  • In 24 hrs, 59 new cases in Delhi. 445 cases in Delhi in total - of which  one to one infection is 40. Foreigners and Markaz if excluded then only 40 cases spread by one to one infection. The 40 people infected are the local ones. We know the source of infection. Hence we will call this local transmission and not community.
  • 11 people in ICU and 5 under ventilator
  • All 2300 people of Markaz are being tested. Rreports will be obtained within 2 days
  • My first priority is to stop Corona in Delhi. If someone is infected, he should recover safely
  • Yesterday 6,63,928 were given lunch. 6,78,548 people given dinner
     
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Assuring of India-US bilateral efforts to fight pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19), PM Modi on Saturday, tweeted that he had an extensive telephonic conversation with US President Donald Trump. This development comes after Trump has extended social distancing restrictions in US till April 30, as US has now become the epicenter of the pandemic after China and then subsequetly Europe. Meanwhile, PM Modi has imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25 to April 15 to stop the spread of the disease in the nation.

 

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Here is state-wise tally:

 

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Uttar Pradesh will lift the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown phase-wise from April 15, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told MLAs during a virtual meeting on Saturday. The three-week lockdown in place from March 25 will run through April 14. During the meeting, he asked MLAs to ensure that social distancing norms are observed in their respective constituencies and ensure no crowd gathers anywhere. 

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State Health department shares - 98 new case since morning

  • COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra is 635
  • Total Death in Maharashtra: 32
  • Total Discharged: 52
     

 

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Out of 296 persons from Punjab who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin, state traces 241 (186 in Punjab, 55 in Delhi). Samples taken of 180 till date. 5 (3 in Mansa, 2 in Mohali) test positive, 22 negative. Other results awaited

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43 new cases in Telangana today. All are related to Markaz. Total postive cases 272.  Active cases at 228. No deaths today. Total deaths at 11.

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Gujarat: A 61-year-old woman who had tested positive for #Coronavirus passed away in Surat, today. More details awaited.

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Seven people tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 14, a senior official said. Two of them have already recovered, as many have died and 10 are active cases, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) R D Dhiman said.

Fifty-four samples were tested for the infection on Saturday, out of which seven came out as positive, he added. Four of the seven patients have already shifted to a private hospital outside Himachal Pradesh, Dhiman said, adding that they are relatives of a 70-year-old woman who died due to COVID-19 in PGIMER Chandigarh on Thursday night. 

 

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3 patients have tested positive for coronavirus in Sendhwa of Barwani. Block Medical Officer said, "they are kin of a 90-year-old person who had died after returning from Saudia Arabia. However, his reports are awaited.We'll collect samples of all ppl they came in contact with. "

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Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan clarified: "There is no scarcity of ration. 564 lakh metric tonne ration availability. We are requesting the state govt to ensure 3 months extra ration reaches the people. Those who are not getting ration because of ration card, for that we have ordered to make arrangements for them from the disaster fund. We are adding items in essential commodities."

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Arunachal Police has traced 23 persons who went to Nizamuddin Markaz, out of which 1 has tested positive for COVID. We appeal to other persons with travel history to Nizamuddin Markaz in 2020 to voluntarily report to nearest Police Station/DC office/Hospital for COVID screening.

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Vice president Venkaiah Naidu urges citizens to follow social distancing personal hygiene and follow the instructions given by authorities and health experts.

 

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The total number of positive cases of coronavirus in Kerala has surged to 306, state Health Minister KK Shailaja said on Saturday.

"Kerala today reported 11 fresh cases of the coronavirus infection - six from Kasargod District, and one each from Kollam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kannur districts," state Health Minister KK Shailaja said.

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UP Police booked five imams and 150 others in last 24 hours for leading congregation prayers in Deoria, Santkabirnagar, Basti, Badaun, Lakhimpur Kheri and Pilibhit in violation of lockdown orders.

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"We're closely monitoring all publicly shared information on social media 24x7 for ensuring peace and communal harmony during this pandemic. Strict action will be taken against those spreading fake news, rumours or hate speech. We urge people to not share fake news or hate speech."

 

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Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that lockdown and social distancing are the biggest vaccines for Covid-19. Till the time the real vaccine is not available, people need to follow this social vaccine.

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Two more Coronavirus positive cases in Kashmir. Total 96 cases in Jammu and Kashmir .

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Congress leader Naseem Khan confirms that one person in Saki Naka slums who returned from the Nizamuddin Markaz event has tested positive for Coronavirus.

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Two more death reported in Pune. 60 yr old woman died in Pune’s Sasoon hospital tested positive for COVID-19.  52 yr old man who was tested positive for COVID-19 died in Pune’s Sasoon Hospital.  Taking total death toll in Pune district to four.
 

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26 new positive cases for Coronovirus reported in Maharashtra 

  • Pune — 17 
  • Pimpri Chinchwad — 4
  • Ahmednagar — 3
  • Aurangabad — 2
  • Maharashtra Total Cases — 661
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Delhi Police appeals to citizens to come not come out of their houses to celebrate Shab-e-Barat on April 8/9, amid  Coronavirus lockdown; Police also urges cooperation from religious leaders in maintaining lockdown.
 

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Bihar: Earthen lamps being sold in Patna, in the view of PM Modi's call to light diyas and candles at 9pm today, to unite citizens in the fight against COVID19

 

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PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders tweets about the 9mins-9PM appeal to show India is fighting against Coronavirus together

 

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KALAINIDHI NAITHANI, GHAZIBAD SSP 10 Indonesian have been booked for visa violation and other disease act , IPC act. They have been put in quarantine. Their movement history is being traced. 5 people have also been booked on charges of giving them  custody.

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Gen Bipin Rawat, CDS visited Delhi Government COVID Camp at Narela and interacted with the Civilian Doctors, Military medical team and civil volunteers today. He expressed his satisfaction over the excellent synergy between the civil and military medical teams and assured them of all assistance to jointly overcome this crisis.

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A 69-year-old COVID19 patient passes away in Pune. The woman was suffering from acute calculous cholecystitis: Dr. Ashok Nandapurkar, Civil Surgeon, Pune Dist. This is the third death related to COVID19 in Pune today, taking the total death toll in the district to 5.
 

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PM Narendra Modi today called 2 former Presidents Pranab Mukherjee & Pratibha Patil and had a discussion on #COVID19 related issues. He similarly called 2 former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh & HD Deve Gowda to discuss COVID-19.

He also called up leaders of various political parties like Sonia Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, Naveen Patnaik, K Chandrashekar Rao, MK Stalin and Parkash Singh Badal.
 

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In a shocking statement, Himachal Pradesh's Director General of Police (DGP) S R Mardi, on Sunday, warned all Tablighi Jamaat attendees that 'murder and Attempt to murder charge' will be slapped on them if they fail to voluntarily surrender to the police. He gave all attendees a deadline till 5 PM this evening to inform their wherabouts to the police. Himachal Pradesh had traced and quarantined 204 Markaz attendees till Friday.

"If Nizamuddin attendees has returned from Markaz, then inform the police by 5 pm today. Else strict action will be taken. If it is later found out then murder, and attempt to murder will be registered against them," said the DGP to reporters.
 

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A 21 yr Male from Dharavi's Madina Nagar tests positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth such case from Asia's biggest slum. The previous cases were a 30-year-old woman patient, along with a 48-year-old man from Dharavi’s Mukund Nagar, tested positive for the disease. The first victim was a 56-year old male who succumbed to the pandemic before he could be treated. Another sanition worker who was posted in Dharavi too tested positve.

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Total 13 #Coronavirus positive cases reported in the state so far, 6 out of them had attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi. We appeal to everyone, who attended Tablighi Jamaat, to disclose their identity by 5 PM today otherwise govt will be forced to take action: Himachal Pradesh CM

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The total number of positive cases in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) till now is 122 after 9 more positive cases were found today: Indore Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Praveen Jadia #Coronavirus

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With revenues in the aviation sector having drastically reduced amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Deccan announced on Sunday that it is ceasing its operations until further notice and all employees are being put on sabbatical without pay with immediate effect.

In an email to his employees, Air Deccan CEO Arun Kumar Singh said, "In view of the recent global and domestic issues and subsequent directive by the Indian regulator (to suspend all flights till April 14), Air Deccan has no choice but to cease its operations until further notice."

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Union Minister & Ghaziabad MP, VK Singh says, "Have asked DM Ghaziabad to exercise his powers under UP disaster management act to waive off fees of educational institutions for the COVID affected period."
 

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"Govt to take decision on Apr 14 whether to reopen schools, colleges after reviewing COVID-19 situation," said HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to PTI. He added, "We are prepared to ensure there is no academic loss to students if schools, colleges remain shut beyond April 14. Regularly reviewing plan of action being followed by universities and higher educational institutions during lockdown. Plan ready for conducting pending exams, evaluation once the lockdown is lifted."
 

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14 new cases today in kashmir division.  Active cases in Kashmir 82 and Jammu 18
 

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Health Ministry 

  • 3374 cases with 472 new cases in 24 hrs. 79 deaths so far with 11 deaths in 24 hrs. 267 people have recovered. So far Covid cases in 274 districts of India . 
  • We have seen that doubling rates is 4.1 after Jamaat and had it not happened the rate would be 7.4.
  • ICMR issued advisory yesterday about rapid test guidelines. Labs have to fill details on ICMR portals for contact tracing.
  •  Spitting on public places can intensify the risk of infection spread says the ICMR
  • Need to understand that social distancing and lockdown are biggest vaccines of Corona
  • Indian govt issued an order yesterday for free testing of covid under Ayushman Yojana
  • We request help us to help you. I appeal to lit up candles at 9 pm tonight to boost the morale of warriors
  • PPEs were imported as there was shortage. Now domestic manufactureres have started manufacturing and  government has also procured it from other countries. World bank is also supporting us and many kits have been dispatched to states.

Home Ministry

  • 28,000 relief camps and shelter homes in states for migrant workers. 28,924 set up by govt and rest by NGO .
  • 12 lakh people getting benefits by this. 75 lakh people given food.

ICMR

  • We need to understand that in science, opinions can be for and against. We need to take balanced opinion. If this was air-borne then all people should be infected by this. If any patient admitted in hospital, they are also exposed to this but not getting infected.
  • On anti-body testing kits, ICMR expects kits to come by Wednesday.
     
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- CM seeks suggestions from MPs and Ministers
- CM will talk to religious leaders of different districts of the state today at 5 o'clock
- Technology is being used to speed up work.
- More than 9000 FIRs filed, under section 188
- Actions against violators are being taken upon
- 249 Passports of Foreign Deposits Seized
- Jamaatis are being quarantined
- 138 are Jamaatis are positive
- Effective actions are being taken

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BMC announces appointment of containment officers separately for each containment zone or containment building as the case may be related. BMC also says that there should be a day to day reporting of any cases of flu or pneumonia like cases that come to any of the clinics or hospitals inside or near the containment zones.

 

 

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- CM seeks suggestions from MPs and Ministers
- CM will talk to religious leaders of different districts of the state today at 5 o'clock
- Technology is being used to speed up work.
- More than 9000 FIRs filed, under section 188
- Actions against violators are being taken upon
- 249 Passports of Foreign Deposits Seized
- Jamaatis are being quarantined
- 138 are Jamaatis are positive
- Effective actions are being taken

State tally at 276

 

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Four doctors sent to quarantine in Handwara. They remained in contact with Covid-19 patient for days, all doctors were sent to quarantine centre.

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Four more positive cases of Coronavirus have been found in Buldhana. All four had attended the Nizamuddin Markaz event.

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  • 8 labs set up in Uttar Pradesh to conduct Corona related tests
  • 275 people in the state tested positive. Some people had attended the Markaz event and we are identifying them and sending them to quarantine.
  • Govt wont take any action forcibly. Actions taken were necessary to prevent the spread of infection by community. We dont want the situation to be like Italy and Spain. Instead of hiding the details, it is important to seek medical assistance and dont stay as it is
     
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India Islamic Cultural Centre urges all religious scholars and leaders to appeal to citizens not to visit places of worship during the lockdown period

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Air pollution levels in Bengaluru have come down by 60 to 65 per cent during the lockdown: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Member Secretary Basavaraj Patil
 

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Noida: COVID-19 count remains under check in the past 24 hours (58). No fresh case reported.

 

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A 37-year-old man who was allegedly facing social boycott by some villagers who suspected he suffered from COVID-19 even after he tested negative hanged himself in Himachal Pradesh's Una: Police

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According to BMC today’s report , Positive cases reported in Mumbai today is 103. Total positive cases in Mumbai is 433
Eight death reported in Mumbai today with Total Death in Mumbai — 30.

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Punjab COVID 19 Update

68 Positive cases 
6 Tablighi attendees positive 
4 recovered 
320 Tablighi attendees traced in state 
6 death (1 reported today)
4 recovered 

Himachal Pradesh COVID 19 Update

13 positive cases 
6 Tablighi attendees positive 
2 Recovered 
2 Death 
17 FIRs registered against 85 Tablighi attendees
277 Tablighi attendees traced in state.

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Northern Railways Jagadhari Workshop has become the 1st workshop whose 2 PPEs (Personal protective equipment)/Coverall samples have been passed in DRDO testing. Now Railway can contribute in mitigating the shortfall for coverall PPEs by manufacturing it in- house:Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway

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Health Minister of Kerala, K.K Shailaja : 8 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, taking the number of cases in the state to 256

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MP OFFICIALS :COVID-19 death toll in Madhya Pradesh rises to 13 with two victims from Indore.

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 83, cases climb to 3,577: Union Health Ministry

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58 new #Coronavirus positive cases reported in Delhi today. Total number of positive cases here increases to 503 (including 320 who had attended Tablighi Jamaat event, 61 who have a foreign travel history & 18 people who were discharged from hospital after recovering): Delhi Govt

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Punjab Chief Minister's Office :


Total 432 people from Punjab had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, of which 422 have been traced; (Currently present in the state- 350, Samples collected- 350, Tested positive- 6, Tested negative- 117, Test results awaited- 227).
 

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PM Modi lights lamp

Union Ministers light lamp

Several Union Ministers - Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar too lit lamps expressing solidarity. CMs like Nitish Kumar, K Chandrashekhara Rao, Jairam Thakur etc were seen lighting lamps.

PM Modi's mother lights lamp

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben illuminated an earthen lamp after turning off all lights at her residence, as a mark of solidarity for COVID warriors. India switched off all the lights for 9 minutes at 9 PM on Sunday and just lit a candle, diya, or flashlight, to mark India's fight against Coronavirus as per PM Modi's appeal.

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Expressing solidarity to the doctors, police, health officials, government officials in India, President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday, light a lamp along with his wife at 9 PM for nine minutes. He expressed his gratitude towards every Indian for showing resolve & resilience in the fight against COVID-19. Currently, India's tally stands at 3577 with 83 deaths.


 

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Shortly after the country lit up at 9 pm on Sunday as a mark of solidarity towards the nation's fight against COVID-19, Power Minister RK Singh cleared that throughout the nine minutes of 'switch off' there was no impact on the electricity grid functioning. He said that the lights-out event went smoothly as appealed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 
 

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With the city recording the maximum Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Mumbai on Sunday switched off their lights expressing solidarity to the doctors, police, health officials, government officials in India fighting the pandemic. Pictures capturing the scene before the 9-minute 'switch off' call by PM Modi shows the buildings and streets lit, abuzz with activity. From 9 PM to 9:09 PM the pictures show Mumbai's lights go off as people showed solidarity with the doctors treating the city 433 COVID-19 cases. The city has seen 30 deaths while the state has topped India with 690 cases.

 

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62 coronavirus cases reported in Telangana on Sunday; total number of cases  now 283: state govt

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In a bid to raise awareness over the Coronavirus outbreak, Gujarat Police dressed up as 'Coronavirus' and urged people to stay at home, practice social distancing. 

 

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Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government on Sunday announced that it was banning the entry of people without masks to Mantrlaya. The state government has been functioning on 5% work power for the last two weeks. Issuing an official order, the state government stated that the people without masks will not be allowed to enter the Mantralaya. The decision is also applicable to all the employees of the state government who are currently asked to come to the office, said an official.

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  • COVID-19 patient dies in Bhopal; MP toll reaches 14: Official.
  • COVID-19 positive man dies in Rajasthan's Kota district. Eight new cases of the virus in the state: officials.
  • 16 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat; state tally climbs to 144: Official
  • 33 more COVID-19 cases in Maha; state tally jumps to 781: Health official
  • Two deaths, 14 new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh: Govt
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In Maharashtra, a large crowd gathered outside the residence of Arvi's BJP MLA Dadarao Keche in Wardha on Sunday on the occasion of his birthday. FLouting the lockdown orders, the crowd thronged outside the BJP leader's house after they were allegedly told that ration is being distributed at his residence. 

 

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The first death in Bhopal due to Coronavirus reported after a 62-year-old person died last night. A total of 15 deaths have been reported in the state so far.

 

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Central Zoo Authority, GOI issues precautionary measures to be taken by Zoos across the country, in the wake of the confirmation of COVID19 outbreak in a Tiger housed in Bronx Zoo, NewYork 

 

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  • No #COVID19 case has been reported in Assam in the last 24 hours: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
  • From now onwards, we will file a case against all those who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi and who test positive for #COVID19: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
  • As per the lists we received from Centre & local info, we've names of 831 ppl from Assam who attended Tablighi Jamaat event (Delhi). 491 samples collected. We've contacted Mosque Committees to identify remaining people & collect their samples: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
  • There are a total of 26 #Coronavirus positive cases in Assam so far. We have tested 2000 samples till date, report of 165 samples to come by this evening: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
     
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Anniuncing the cabinet's desion, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said:

  • Union Cabinet approves Ordinance amending the salary, allowances and pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 reducing allowances and pension by 30% w.e.f. 1st April, 2020 for a year. - When the session of house will come, the law will be passed
  • The President, Vice President, Governors of States have voluntarily decided to take a pay cut as a social responsibility. The money will go to Consolidated Fund of India: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar 
  • MP-LAD suspended for 2 years. 20-21 and 21-22. Rs 10 crore of the same will go in the consolidated fund of India. Total amounts to Rs 7900 crores
     
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ICMR: 3554 Covid cases, 9369 samples tested today. Total test so far 89534

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Health Ministry

  • India has reported 693 new cases of the novel Coronavirus since Sunday taking the total number to 4067 out of which 1445 cases are related to Tablighi Jamaat, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The death toll has touched 109, as 30 people succumbed to COVID-19 since Sunday. So far, 291 patients have recovered. 
  • The mortality rate for COVID-19 is high among people aged over 60 years, the official informed. In a breakdown of the deaths reported, the official said that 63% of the deaths have been reported among people over 60 years age, 30% in the age bracket of 40 to 60 years and 7% of victims were below 40 years of age.
  • He further informed that young people with co-morbidities are also at risk. Co-morbidity is the presence of one or more additional diseases or disorders occurring concomitantly with a primary disease or disorder.

Home Ministry:

  • Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed that the government has so far quarantined over 25,000 Tablighi Jamaat workers and their contacts. Five Haryana villages where they visited have also been sealed.

ICMR:

  • 5L rapid testing kits have been ordered, of which 2.5 lakh kits will be delivered by 8-9th April
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UP Cabinet secy Avanish Avasthi says:

  • Maximum number of cases in UP of Tablighi Jamaat is from Agra which is 29 - 159 out of 305 positive cases in UP is of Tablighi Jamaat people
  • With the sudden rise in number of positive cases in last few days tells us that opening of lockdown on 14 would be immature. After looking at the spike in positive number of cases I can say one thing that lockdown shouldn't be lifted. If a single case is left of COVID in the state then we won't be in a position to open up the lockdown
  • So far we have identified 1600 TJ people and out of which more than 1200 have been kept under quarantine.
  • We are trying our best to manufacture PPE in the state itself
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Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami says 1-lakh rapid test kits from China will arrive on Thursday for quick screening for #Covid_19

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92 staff members, including several doctors, of a Pune hospital quarantined after accident victim, who was being treated at the facility, tests positive for Coronavirus: Official.

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People in need of cash during lockdown no longer need go to banks or ATMs in Kerala as state govt ties up with postal department to deliver cash at doorsteps.

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Training of Gaganyaan astronauts in Russia put on hold due to lockdown in wake of coronavirus outbreak: Sources

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In a massive development, Mumbai's civic body - BMC on Monday, has sealed area around CM Uddhav Thackeray’s residence “Matoshree” in as a precautionary measure, after a tea seller has been suspected for COVID-19, as per sources. Visuals show the BMC's notice pasted in the area warning that action will be taken against violators. Mumbai has the highest number of cases at 433 and 30 deaths, as of Sunday.

 

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Tackling the economic impact due to 21-day Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday has announced that her government will form a global advisory for COVID response policy, in a Kolkata press briefing. Moreover, she revealed that Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee will be a part of it, highlighting that the state must plan for the future as the lockdown has brought in no revenue. West Bengal has reported 80 cases with 3 deaths as of date. India's lockdown will last till April 14 as cases have soared to 4067 with 109 deaths.

"Due to lockdown there is no revenue and we don't how long we have to stay like this. We have to plan for the future.  Bengal Govt will form a global advisory for COVID response policy in Bengal. Nobel winner Dr. Abhijit Bandopadhyay to be in the committee," she said.

She added, " Have to plan for the future economy. Central govt gets donation of large sums, we don't, not that I'm jealous. Central has asked us to open tea gardens, so we have spoken to all associated and they are afraid due to Kalimpong case. As it borders Nepal and Bhutan we are monitoring. We haven't opened it yet."
 

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  • After Himachal Pradesh now Haryana Govt sets deadline for Tablighi attendees to disclose their information. 
  • Home minister Anil Vij said that the Tablighi attendees are advised to disclose the information till 5pm on 8 April otherwise strict action will be taken after that.
  • So far 40 Tablighi attendees have reported positive in Haryana and expected many more to come.
  • 1526 Tablighi attendees traced so far in state. 
  • 107 foreigner Tablighi attendees were booked in state.
     
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  • COVID19 cases reach 523 in Delhi, with 20 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours including 10 attendees of Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin. One person died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, total deaths stand at 7. 25 patients are on ventilators
  • We are raising the number of COVID19 tests in Delhi. We have already placed an order for 1 lakh testing kits. 27,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits have been allocated to Delhi by the Central government
  • From tomorrow, ration will be distributed at 421 govt schools to the poor who don't have ration card in Delhi. Each person will get 4 kg wheat &one kg rice. We aim to give ration to 10 lakh such people & will take more food grains from the Centre if need arises
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Home ministry writes to States to give special attention on keeping the supply of Medical Oxygen smooth and hassle-free across the country. Medical Oxygen is included in the national list and WHO's list of essential medicines.

 

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Statement from Wockhardt Hospitals

It is the hard truth that healthcare professionals all over the world on the front line are at the highest risk of contacting the COVID-19 infection whilst treating patients. 

We had a cardiac patient who came in on the 17th of March. He underwent several procedures, had no fever or any other respiratory symptoms until the 26th when he developed a cough. He was then moved into the segregated Covid zone of the hospital, (with dedicated staff and completed PPE) - and tested positive. 

Prior to this patient the hospital had not been exposed to a single Covid patient.  It is unfortunate that the facility and its staff was unknowingly exposed for several days. We are treating all our staff, isolating those in contact, and sanitising the facility in line with BMC. We care deeply for our patients and our people.
 

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Home Minister Anil Deshmukh:

  • Maharashtra has 49,708 quarantined due to #Covid_19. Offences regd. under IPC Sec 188 = 23,126.
  • 4,47,050 migrant labourers given refuge in 4,532 camps.  
  • As many 1,410 arrests have been made for defying the lockdown & 7,570 vehicles have been seized and total of ₹65,43,624 fines have been levied
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An order for 80 lakh complete PPE kits (including N95 masks) had been placed on a Singapore based platform earlier & now it has been indicated that supplies will commence from 11th April with 2 lakhs, followed by 8 lakhs more in a week: Government of India

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We have opened our borders to people from neighbouring states who require medical facilities in Kerala. 29 people from Bairakuppe in Karnataka have used medical facilities in Wayanad and 44 from Tamil Nadu: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

13 new COVID19 positive cases in the state today including 9 in Kasargod, 2-Malappuram, 1-Pathanamthitta&1-Kollam; Total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 327: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

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Increase of 704 #COVID19 cases & 28 deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest rise so far in India; India's positive cases at 4067 (including 3851 active cases, 318 cured/discharged/migrated people and 111 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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There is a protocol about lifting lock down. There are guidelines regarding the same. There is way to lift it up. Central govt usually sends an advisory and we act upon it accordingly. CM, Deputy CM and all of us have to act upon the same advisory. We need to look after the situation which evolves in the future : Rajesh Tope

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  • Mumbai — 68
  • Pune - 41
  • Satara - 2
  • Ahmednagar - 2
  • Jalna - 1
  • Aurangabad- 3
  • Vasai-Virar- 2
  • Nashik - 1

Total 120 new cases reported today in Maharashtra

Maharashtra Total Positive case for COVID-19 is now 868
 

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  • Total positive cases- 364
  • Active Cases: 308
  • Discharged- 45
  • Dead-11
  • 1089 people had returned from Markaz.
  • 172 are positive
  • 93 contacts turned positive

Another 150 cases expected in the next few day
 

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Cut down on listening to news all the time as it may be upsetting; spend quality time with family: J&K administration advises people.

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According to Maha state health Press release:

— Nizamuddin Matter — Eight people have been found positive until now in the state of which two are from Pune, Two from Pimpri-Chinchwad, one each from Ahmednagar, Hingoli and Washim
 

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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has called for the extension of the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown till June 3 as cases across India and the state continue to rise. In a press briefing on Monday, KCR appealed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the lockdown, after consulting all the Chief Ministers and other stakeholders.

Cites BCG study

KCR said he spoke with PM Modi earlier and told him that a lockdown is the only way to combat the Coronavirus outbreak. He made the suggestion after going through a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study which recommended an extension of the lockdown till at least June 3. He said that people's lives are more important than the economic impact.

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A total of 1,01,068 samples have been tested as on 6 April, 9 PM today: ICMR. 

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All six Tablighi Jamat members quarantined in PGI Infosys Sarai at Chandigarh have tested negative for COVID today

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A 56-year-old cop who was posted at Telugu Talli flyover on lockdown duty, has tested positive for coronavirus, as per sources. After he was found coughing profusely by Saifabad police, he was asked to get himself checked. Following this, several cops have been quarantined.

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With 120 new cases of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, the total number of confirmed cases in the state has increased to 868 and with 7 new deaths today, the death toll in the stand at 52, Maharashtra Health Department informed in daily media bulletin.

"Today, a total of 120 new COVID19 positive cases reported taking the total number of cases to 868 in the state. The maximum number of cases were recorded in Mumbai with 526 followed by Pune (City and Rural) with 141 cases and Municipal Corporations in Thane division (other than Mumbai) with 85 cases,"," the bulletin reads.


"There were 7 deaths in the state due to COVID-19. Those who died due to COVID-19 were seen to have other illnesses as well. 4 deaths were recorded in Mumbai and 1 each in Navi Mumbai, Thane and Vasai-Virar. These deaths have taken the state toll due to COVID-19 to 52," the bulletin added.

The state health department bulletin also informed that as many as 70 patients have been discharged till date after full recovery. 32,521 people are in-home quarantine and 3498 people are in institutional quarantine.

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Fifty new cases were reported, including 48 linked to the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi. Chennai has the maximum number of cases among the 621 reported so far in the state.CM Edappadi K Palaniswami Monday said that 1 lakh rapid test kits have been procured from China which will reach the state on Thursday and distributed in districts by Friday.
 

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In Kerala, where the first COVID-19 case was reported currently has 314 active cases, 55 have recovered, 2 succumbed to the disease. The Kerala government on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into reports of nurses getting infected with COVID-19 in Delhi and Maharashtra allegedly due to lack of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written a letter to PM Modi seeking his "attention to the situation", an official said. He also wrote to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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Madhya Pradesh: Four more persons succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus in the city, taking the toll to 18 in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, a health official said. Three men and a woman have died in the last five days in different hospitals in Indore and their test reports received on Monday revealed they were infected with COVID-19, an official of government-MGM medical college said.

Indore alone now accounts for 13 deaths. These patients were already suffering from asthma, diabetes, high BP and other ailments before getting infected with COVID-19, he said.

A health bulletin said so far 256 persons in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 and 151 of them are from Indore. Of the 18 COVID-19 deaths, 13 have been reported from Indore, followed by two from Ujjain and one each from Khargone, Chhindwara and Bhopal.

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Thirty fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Telangana on Monday taking the total number of active cases in the state cumulatively to 308. So far, 11 people have died due to the virus in the state and a total of 45 patients (positive cases) were discharged after treatment.

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Assam: Additional Director General of Police GP Singh on Tuesday said that 1182 persons have been arrested and 504 cases registered, so far in Assam for violating the Coronavirus Lockdown in the State. Assam has reported 26 positive coronavirus cases.

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60-year-old coronavirus positive man died at the state-run MBS Hospital in Kota. Rajasthan recorded 35 more cases of the virus, an official said on Monday. The virus has so far claimed six lives in the state and infected 274 people. However, officials maintain that those who died were also suffering from other ailments. Of the total positive cases, 100 have been reported from Jaipur alone, followed by Bhilwara (27), Jhunjhunu (23), Tonk (20), Jodhpur (21), Bikaner (11), Kota and Churu (10 each), Dausa (6), Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur and Dungarpur (5 each), Udaipur (4), Pratapgarh, Pali and Banswara (2 each) and one each in Jaisalmer, Sikar, Dholpur, Nagaur and Karauli.

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West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging to release the entire sum of Revenue Deficit Grant provided by the 15th Finance Commission to the state of Rs 5,031 crores in three installments. Mitra said the states will continue to face financial stress in a situation where revenue receipts are drying up, while the expenditure to tackle the COVID 19 crisis. Three deaths, 80 infections
have been reported in the state, three people have died so far.

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The number of active COVID 19 cases in Bihar plunged by nearly a quarter to 22 with the recovery of six patients while as no one tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in the last 48 hours, officials said on Monday. More than 800 samples were tested during the period.

State epidemiologist Ragini Mishra told PTI that all the six discharged patients were admitted to the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH), which has been dedicated by the state government to exclusively treat coronavirus cases. While one person has died in Bihar so far, the state has reported 30 infections.
 

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Uttar Pradesh has 305 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as per the Union Health Ministry and three deaths have been reported, while 21 have recovered. The total nationwide death toll on Tuesday 111 while active cases surged to 3851. The UP government, meanwhile, also said that it has begun work on 24 laboratories for coronavirus testing in the state. As per reports, 24 would include up-gradation of existing laboratories of 10 medical colleges and establishing laboratories at 14 new medical colleges in the state.

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Ahmednagar District has total 25 COVID19 positive patients. 21 out of the 25 patients include Tablighi Jamaat returnees & their close contacts. In last 24 hours, 4 people tested positive out of which 3 are close contacts of persons who attended Markaz.

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Out of 118 samples of the people who had attended Tablighi Jamaat event at Nizamuddin Markaz, two have tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr. All those who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, including the two who have tested positive for COVID-19, are residents of Maharashtra. The reports of other attendees are yet to come.So far five coronavirus positive cases have been reported from Bulandshahr district while 305 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported across Uttar Pradesh. 

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Two more persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Dharavi, taking the total number of such cases in the slum area here to seven, a civic official said on Tuesday.

The two men, aged 80 and 49 years hail from Dr Baliga Nagar locality of Dharavi and are close contacts of a 30- year-old woman who earlier tested positive for coronavirus, the official said.

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23 more test positive for coronavirus, Maharashtra tally climbs to 891: Official

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63 positive cases in Uttar Pradesh's Agra. Total tally of the state is 368, three deaths have been reported, while 21 have recovered.


 

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CMO Mewat, Haryana has confirmed that 16 Tablighi Jamaat returnees in Mewat test positive for Coronavirus; the total number of positive cases in Mewat now stands at 30.

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A building in Parel BEST Bus staff quarters has been sealed as some of the relatives have been tested positive for COVID 19. The building has been fumigated and the co-crew of the employee has been home quarantined.

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Addressing the media on Tuesday, Delhi CM Kejriwal said: "Our 5-point action plan includes five Ts - testing, tracing, treatment, team-work and tracking and monitoring.

 

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In a massive development, the Centre on Tuesday, is mulling to extend the nationwide lockdown post April 14, as per sources. The Centre is reportedly actively considering to extend the lockdown as many states have approached the Centre requesting the same. Currently, India's total number of cases stands at 4421, with 114 deaths.

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We cannot withdraw lockdown immediately, it has to be done in phased manner: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

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During period of lockdown a special flight is arranged for US nationals from Chandigarh to Delhi. 89 US nationals were stuck at different parts of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh and they have brought to Chandigarh International Airport from where they will fly to Delhi. These foreigners have finished their quarantine period and after conducting all the medical checkups they are allowed to travel. 89 US nationals will travel in one special flight arranged for them.  Tickets are also issued to them to travel.

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Electronic and Hardware shops are permitted to be open now from 11am to 2pm in Maharashtra's Chandrapur. The decision has been taken by Chandrapur administration after reviewing the situation. As there is no positive case for COVID-19 in Chandrapur, decision to permit Electronic and Hardware to be open.Social distancing to be maintained.

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SpiceJet operated India’s first cargo-on-seat flight, carrying 11 tons of vital supplies in passenger cabin & belly space from Delhi to Chennai. B737 passenger aircraft to do five rotations today carrying crucial supplies: SpiceJet

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All state waqf boards, through Central Waqf Council, have been directed to assist local administration in implementation of lockdown completely on Shab-e-Barat & appeal to people to offer prayers and perform other religious rituals staying inside their homes: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi  
 

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BSF Preventive Measures COVID -19

Instructions have been issued to all formations of BSF that leave of personnel to be extended upto 21st April who are already on leave and are due to join in the month of April 2020. To avoid any communication gap, they are telephonically informed. Similar instructions are for the training centers where training programs were already running and were due to terminate in coming days. No movement before 21st April. Stay wherever you are.

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Dept of Health,Odisha

  • A 72-yr-old man belonging to Jharpada had been admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar on 4 April complaining of respiratory distress. 
  • He had history of chronic hypertension. 
  • He died on 6 April. 
  • He was tested positive for #COVID19
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DRDO & Wipro 3D have together developed a full face shield to be provided to doctors & medical staff working with #COVID19 patients. It will help protect them from direct infection. DRDO has already supplied masks, full-body suits, & many PPEs for medical staff: DRDO officials

 

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India today gifted a 10 tonne consignment of essential life saving medicines to Government of Sri Lanka, in view of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. These medicines have been requested by Government of Sri Lanka. The consignment was brought to Sri Lanka by an Air India Special Charter flight today. 

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In the wake of Corona Virus outbreak in the State, Maharashtra Public Service Examinations ( MPSC ) postponed.

 

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Supreme Court today refused to pass any general directions while hearing a petition, seeking a direction to release prisoners above the age of 50 years and those who are suffering from serious ailments, in view of the #COVID19 pandemic.

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-3 more Coronavirus positive cases in Kashmir.  5 Coronavirus cases in Jammu region. 
- Overall Toll reaches 117 in Jammu and Kashmir.

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All officers and staff of Delhi police contribute their one day salary  in PM cares fund to fight with corona pandemic

 

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From Assistant Commissionef H-West ward issues letter to all Shop keepers in Bazar Road, Bandra West directing all shopkeepers at Bazar Road excluding Chemist to keep open Essential/Grocery shops on ODD and EVEN dates

  • Shops situated at South Side of Bazar road will be open on ODD dates and the shops on North Side Bazar road will be remain open on EVEN dates.
  • Further stated, Failing to follow above instructions will be liable for necessary panel action under section 188 of IPC

 

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After Worli’s Koliwada, Dharavi, now Kurla’s Jari Mari and Pipe road positive cases for COVID-19 been surfaced. 14 positive cases from Kurla- L Ward, out of which eight positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Kurla’s slum area..

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Govt of india is aware of the situation  prevailing and several states have expressed their concern to the home ministry regarding there requirements. As of now the GoM met and all concerned issues have been discussed both the scenarios are being contemplated  for the lockdown . GOI has the best interest of the people of india at place and all state govts recommendations and requests are being looked into and all state govt will be informed regarding the decision of  govt of India 

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"We will take a decision after seeing the circumstances. Lives of people are more important. We can tolerate lockdown. We can resurrect the economy later on but can't be able to bring back lives of people," MP CM Shivraj Chouhan said.

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  • Had warned-Come out within 24 hours or face murder charges, Uttarakhand DGP tells Tablighi Jamaat participants
  • These  people are from Dehradoon, Haridwar, Pauri, Nainital
  • So far 41 ppl booked under Section 144 of the IPC and   the Disaster Management Act 
  • Attempt to suicide also registered against two people from Jamaat, who had participated in Jamaat in Alwar
     
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Health Ministry

  • 354 cases and 8 new deaths in 24 hours - 117 deaths in total.
  • Using technology, contact tracing, monitoring of people in quarantine, tracking ambulance and training of doctors being done
  • Dedicated facility divided in 3 parts - COVID Care Center (CCC) -  care only for cases that have been clinically assigned as mild or very mild cases or COVID suspect cases, Dedicated COVID Health Centre (DCHC) - for cases clinically assigned as moderate, Dedicated COVID Hospital - clinically assigned as severe
  • 40000 isolation beds prepared
  • Any infected person within 30 days can spread this to 406 people as per study of ICMR
  • Hydrocholoroquine is only given to health workers. Pharma ministry analysing and monitoring the production n of the same and production is being monitored. India will coordinate about the required quantity of HCQ. It has to be given only after doctors advise.
  • No decision on extending lockdown as yet, please don't speculate, says Union Health Ministry

Home Ministry

  • Proactive measures taken by state govts. In the coming week, many festivals are coming. Religious leaders are coming forward and appealing to cooperate with the govt. Govt monitoring movement of pharmaceuticals. 

ICMR

  • 1.706 lakh tests done so far
     
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COVID-19: Cluster containment strategy designed for Delhi, Mumbai, Bhilwada, Agra

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Cops at CM Uddhav Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' will be tested for #coronavirus, says Maharashtra home minister, a day after tea-stall owner near the bungalow tested positive. Moreover, over 170 police and SRPF personnel, some of whom were in the CM’s security detail, were moved from the area as a precautionary measure.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma, Health and Finance Minister after meeting of Council of Ministers said:

  • Assam Govt will not take any call in it own
  • Decision will be taken based on Center's direction
     
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PM Modi also speaks to Swedish PM on COVID. Both leaders agreed on the potential for "collaboration and data sharing between Indian and Swedish researchers and scientists" which would "contribute to the global efforts" against COVID-19, says Indian govt 

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Punjab Health Department today gave a 24-hour deadline to all Tablighi Jamaat participants of the Delhi Nizamuddin Markaz event, who were hiding out in the state, to report to the nearest police station, or else face criminal prosecution: Information&Public Relations Dept, Punjab

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"We have identified 7 hotspot in the entire state and we are tracking the situation," claimed CM Mamata Banerjee.

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The Delhi government has given contact details of 1950 people linked with Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin, urging them to provide information about their movement.

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In his briefing on Tuesday, UP CM Adityanath stated, "There are 400 patients admitted to the isolation wards in our state with 4000 people placed in quarantine centres. And more than 61,500 people have been put under surveillance. When the first case of COVID was reported in the state on March 3, we did not have even a single testing lab. Now we have 10 testing labs in the state and all through them we are conducting 1200-1500 tests in a day." 

The Chief Minister also reflected upon the measures introduced by the Central government - PM Gareeb Kalyan Package, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Jandesh Yojana- and highlighted how the state government is providing these measures to the state. "Earlier, daily wage workers would receive RS 182 under MNREGA which has now been increased to Rs 202 as instructed by the Central Government," Adityanath said.

Furthermore, he added, "Rickshaws and ferrywaalas have been affected the most due to the lockdown and hence, we have decided to provide them with Rs 1000 per month as a relief measure. We have also appealed to all organisations to provide them with their salaries even if their offices are shut due to the lockdown. 1,65,35,000 people who have a ration card in Uttar Pradesh and do not have any other source of income, we have been providing them with 20 kg of wheat and 15 kg of rice since April 1."

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Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik expresses confidence that #Covid_19 patients can be treated with Ayurveda, says it has only been used as preventive measure during the current crisis in the absence of scientific validation 

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In Maharashtra currently, 3,02,795 N95 masks are available , 41,400 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) are available, 10,317 Isolation beds are ready and available and 2,666 ICU beds are available: Maharashtra Government

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According to BMC Report 

  • Today total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is 100
  • Total cases in Mumbai as of now is 590
  • Total death in Mumbai — 40
  • Six death reported today in Mumbai
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Total 150 New cases reported in Maharashtra today 
Total positive cases for Coronovirus is now 101

 

  • Mumbai — 116
  • Pune — 18 
  • Ahmednagar — 3
  • Buldhana — 2
  • Thane Corporation — 2
  • Nagpur — 3
  • Satara — 1
  • Aurangabad - 3
  • Ratnagiri — 1
  • Sangli — 1
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Assam govt announces 30-per cent cut in salary of chief minister, ministers and MLAs for one year to save money for fight against COVID-19

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Around 50-60 people who had returned to Maharashtra from #NizamuddinMarkaz (Delhi) have switched off their phones and are trying to hide. Police are looking for them in various parts of the state: Maharashtra Home Ministry

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Sources report that Bihar Govt to decide on extension of lockdown on 11th or 12th april. No trains or flights to be operational in Bihar. Sources add that the lockdown may continue in Patna ,including all district headquarters ,subdivision headquarters, block headquarters, but villages may be exempted. Phase wise exemption of lockdown may be done.

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New York State sees largest daily increase in coronavirus deaths with 731 new fatalities 

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UK registers daily record of 786 coronavirus deaths

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40 new cases today in Telangana. Total cases at 404 - 348 active cases.

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Those in Sector 5 Harola, Noida, who came in contact with  Tablighi Jamaat attendees have been quarantined: Sankalp Sharma, Gautam Budh Nagar (DCP) #COVID19

Police has clarified that 200 individuals have been quarantined and that no new cases have been found. Medical team is also in the spot.

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The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Tuesday rose to 576, with 51 fresh cases and two deaths being reported in a day, according to the Delhi Health Department. The total number of cases include 333 people who took part in Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin area last month, they said. With this, the death toll in Delhi due to COVID-19 has risen to nine.

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Sufficient number of teams for conducting door-to-door screening/thermal scanning of each and every person of the entire households falling in the containment zones shall be deployed by the Civil Surgeon: Faridabad district administration, Haryana

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A 43-year-old male in Unique Heights MMC Marg, Mahim owing a mutton shop in Jijamata Nagar in Worli admitted in Lilavat Another Breach Candy nurse , who stays in Vanjewadi nurses hostel tests positive. Further details awaited. 

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Two more coronavirus cases in Dharavi; tally in Mumbai's slum area rises to 9

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Speaking to Republic TV, CM Kerala said that the state has been alert about COVID-19 since the beginning. Explaining how the process went, he said: "On January 24th, a control room was set up in the directorate of health services, on January 25th, clear guidelines were issued to health officials and local governments on the measures to be adopted. By January 28, control rooms were set up in the districts as well. It was after all these initial preparations that 1st COVID 19 case was confirmed in India from Kerala by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on January 30th. Since then we have been quarantining people with travel history and testing those symptoms. We have been able to pin-point positive cases thus far." 

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15 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in the state from 6 PM on Tuesday till 9 AM on Wednesday, 6 in Nellore and 3 in Chittoor. Total number of positive cases in the state is 329 (including 6 discharged persons and 4 deaths), according to  Andhra Pradesh nodal officer Arja Srikanth

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Puducherry CM Narayanasamy says: "Corona spread is increasing in the areas around and even in Puducherry and isolating people is the only cure for the disease, if the center decided to extend the lockdown, Puducherry govt is ready to support the extension of lockdown to control it. I will also write a letter to the PM if required on it. " He adds that there is no second opinion about the extension if the situation is this worse.

There are 4 active cases in Puducherry right now.

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Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has given clarification on the celebration of Karaga festival in Bengaluru; only 4-5 people will be allowed to be present during the celebration of the festival in the city’s Sri Dharmarayana Swamy Temple. The celebrations are scheduled to begin this evening.

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to seal 15 districts including Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Agra, Shamli, Saharanpur which have reported a viral load of COVID-19 infections. "Only home delivery and medical teams will be allowed there. It's being done to prevent community spread, as numbers are high," RK Tiwari, Chief Secretary said. UP has reported 326 cases of the disease and three people have died.

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There is a consensus in the State Cabinet to extend the continuing lockdown in Uttarakhand. The State government has sent the proposal to Central government regarding it: Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has made it mandatory for residents of Mumbai to wear a mask in any public place including street, hospital, office, and markets. Moreover, any person moving about in a vehicle too must wear a mask. These masks can be the ones available with chemists or homemade washable masks which can be reused. Moreover, any individual who violates this instruction can be punished under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code. Apart from this, a person not wearing a mask shall be strictly penalised and can be arrested too.

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15 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan, total cases till now are 363: State Health Department

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Till date total 402 people have been discharged, a total of 5194 positive confirmed cases have been reported. In the last one day, 773 positive cases were reported. Total 149 deaths have been reported and around 32 people have died yesterday: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secy, Health Ministry

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To monitor COVID-19 cases, the HRD Ministry has launched a platform — Integrated Govt Online Training Portal — for health workers including doctors, nurses, paramedics, ANMs, technicians as well as state civil defense personnel, NCC cadets, NSS, Red Cross Society will be provided necessary resources.

Training module to be launched for physicians to look after pregnant ladies suspected or confirmed with coronavirus infection.

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Armed forces roped in to send medical supplies and staff to far-flung areas in North East and Ladakh. Avenues like hotels, hostels, halls to be converted into 'COVID CARE Centres' to treat less or mildly symptomatic patients, who are 80% of the cases. Infrastructure to be expanded for critical cases with State cooperation.

 

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A total of 1,21,271 tests for COVID-19 have been done so far. Yesterday, 13,345 tests have been done. 2267 tests done on private labs. 65 new private labs given the permit to conduct tests: ICMR

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It is ensured that not only today even in future there will not be any lack of HCQ (Hydroxychloroquine) as and when needed: Health ministry official

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UP Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Awasthi:

22 hotspots in Agra, 13 in Ghaziabad, 12 in Gautam Buddha Nagar, 12 in Kanpur, 4 in Varanasi, 3 in Shamli, 7 in Meerut, 1 in Bareily, 3 in Bulandhahsar, 3 in Bastri, 3 in Firozabad, 4 in Saharanpur, 1 in Sitapur, 8 big hotspots in Lucknow and 4 small ones in Maharajganj

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In 31 States/UTs, cash benefits of Rs.1000 to Rs.6000 have been announced for registered construction workers under Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Fund. Rs. 3000 crores have been given to 2 crore registered construction workers till now: Joint Secretary, Home Ministry.

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11 more Coronavirus cases in Kashmir, three in Jammu. Toll reaches 139 in Jammu and Kashmir. 

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Two new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported on Wednesday. Total number of active cases in West Bengal stands at 71: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Bengal govt to allow home delivery of alcohol amidst lockdown. The excise department says that there was a provision for home delivery of alcohol as there is no prohibition of the sale of alcohol in the state. However, in the lockdown situation, passes will be issued to persons engaged in delivery by the local police station.

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Jammu and Kashmir

As a preventive measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 in J&K, wearing of face masks has been made mandatory for all the officers, staff and visitors in the Civil Secretariat, Jammu: Govt of Jammu & Kashmir

Uttar Pradesh

Wearing of masks has been made compulsory in the state. There can be legal action also for not wearing masks: State Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi

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Supreme Court suggests that Centre should create a mechanism wherein private laboratories conducting COVID-19 tests do not charge exorbitant fees.

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Nine new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state today. 4 from Kannur, 2 from Alappuzha, 1 each from Thrissur, Pathanamthitta and Kasaragod. Total number of COVID-19 cases stands at 345 of which 259 are active cases: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

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48 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, the total number of cases are 738. 42 persons out of the 48 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 today are from "single source" event; 679 cases out of the total 738 cases in the state are from "single source" event: Beela Rajesh, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

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Karnataka

A 65-year-old COVID-19 patient passed away in Kalaburagi district, taking the death toll to five in the state. Total cases are 181, including 28 cured cases.

Uttarakhand

Two new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand. Total positive cases in the state stand at 33: Directorate of Health Services, Uttarakhand

Punjab

Seven people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab. Total positive cases in the state stand at 106.

J&K

Fourteen new COVID-19 positive cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir; total cases rise to 139: Officials

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According to Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender, 49 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state, taking the total tally to 453. Moreover, he noted that 45 patients had been cured while 11 people had passed away owing to COVID-19. Revealing that no patient was in the ICU, he mentioned that the Markaz attendees who tested negative were being sent to home quarantine. 

 

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A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat ruled that the tests relating to COVID-19 in approved government and private labs must be carried out free of cost. These tests should be carried out only in NABL accredited labs or any agencies approved by ICMR and WHO. Earlier, the COVID-19 testing in private labs had been capped at Rs.4,500. 

 

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The Ministry of Health has issued an advisory to address the stigma associated with COVID-19. It has cautioned against targeting essential services providers and their families. Additionally, it has urged the citizens not to reveal the name or identity of COVID-19 patients or those who are under quarantine on social media. 

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Telangana

49 Coronavirus positive cases reported today. Total of 453 positive cases and 11 deaths reported in the state, as of now. 45 patients cured/discharged so far. 397 active cases isolated and being treated. No patient is on ventilator or ICU: Telangana Health Minister Etela Rajender.

Maharashtra

117 COVID19 positive cases and 8 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra today. The death toll rose to 72. Total positive cases in the state stand at 1135: Health Department, Maharashtra

Maharashtra still doesn't have community transmission. Places like Dharavi need to follow lockdown strictly. Positive cases are increasing in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. Face masks are being made compulsory in Mumbai for everyone in public places: Maharashtra Health Minister

J&K

19 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Kashmir Division: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning), Jammu & Kashmir Government

Gujarat

7 new COVID-19 cases detected in Gujarat today. Total 186 cases have been reported so far in the state, out of which 143 are active cases. 2 cases are on ventilator: State Health Department

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Delhi mandates the wearing of face masks, CM Kejriwal announced.

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Mumbai reports 106 new COVID-19 cases; tally now 696: BMC

Nearly 50% of 590 COVID-19 patients in Mumbai are from 4 of the total 24 administrative wards of the civic body.

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Delhi Govt: Below is the list of hotspots identified in Mayur Vihar of East District of Delhi which will be sealed, in wake of COVID-19:

  • House no. 141-180, Gali No. 14, Kalyan Puri
  • Mansara Apartment, Vasundhra Enclave
  • 3 Galis of Khichripur
  • Vardhman Apartments
  • Gali No. 9, Pandav Nagar
  • Mayurdhwaj Apartments
  • Gali No. 4 from House No. J-3/115 to J-3/108, Krishan Kunj Extension
  • Gali No. 4 from House No. J-3/101 to J-3/107, Krishan Kunj Extension

 

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Andhra Pradesh

19 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh today. Total positive cases in the state stand at 348: Arja Srikanth, Andhra Pradesh Nodal Officer.

Uttarakhand

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttarakhand today, taking the total number of positive cases to 35: Directorate of Health Services, Uttarakhand.

Gujarat

7 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Gujarat today. Total cases in the state stand at 186 of which 143 are active cases. Two patients are cases on the ventilator. There has been no COVID19 related death or discharge since the last bulletin: Health Department, Gujarat Government.

Pune

Two more COVID-19 positive deaths have been reported in Pune today. Death toll rises to 18 of which 10 deaths have been reported today: Shekhar Gaikwad, Commissioner, Pune Municipal Commission.

Rajasthan

40 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan today. Total cases in the state stands at 383: Rajasthan Health Department

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Goa has its first recovered #COVID19 patient, bringing the total number of positive cases to 6. The patient will further be kept under monitored quarantine for 14 days as per protocol before final discharge: Vishwajit Rane, Goa Health Minister.

Jharkhand

No new #COVID19 case in Jharkhand in past 24 hours, total count at 4

 

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Cities accross the nation have established 'cluster containment' zones, beginning aggressive containment as cases reach 5724

 Delhi -20
Noida -12
Ghaziabad - 13
Mumbai -243

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Delhi High Court suspends summer vacation for the High Court and the Subordinate Courts. The courts in the national capital will be functioning in the month of June 2020. #COVID19

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Telangana: Entry/exit has been prohibited in the clusters that have been set up to contain the spread of #COVID19 in Hyderabad. A total of 427 cases have been reported in the state out of which seven died while 35 others were cured/discharged.

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Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah over 'multiple incidents of assault on doctors and the need of Central Protection Act for doctors'. #COVID19

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Vegetable, fruits and onion and potato markets at Vashi’s APMC will remain shut from 11th April till further orders, report sources

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12 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported today. Total active cases in the state stands at 80. Three patients have been discharged: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

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BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi issued a letter stating, Chief medical superintendent is hereby directed to allow COVID-19 suspected/ positive patients only in Jogeshwari Trauma Care hospital, Rajawadi hospital and Kurla Bhabha Hospital, rest of the peripheral hospital shall be kept free for treatment of other diseases.

Also directed that any suspected of COVID positive patient is admitted in peripheral hospital other than these three hospital, patients shall be immediately shifted to the above hospital

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All Karnataka cabinet ministers unanimously favoured continuing the lockdown till at least end of this month, say sources. The CM will reportedly communicate this to PM who will take the final call.

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Odisha becomes first state to extend lockdown till April 30, urges Centre to follow

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BMC announces 381 containment zones in Mumbai - most which are already sealed
714 - Mumbai cases
1335 - Maharashtra cases
 

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Maharasthra State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh warns Tablighi attendees to get tested or else ready to face action. Addressing the media, he asked, " We had stopped such a gathering in Mahaarshtra. Why did Delhi police not stop them?"

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Union Home secy Ajay  Bhalla speaks to chief secys of UP and Maharashtra about the steps taken by these govts to curtail the rising number. He also discussed the help of para forces requested by both states  to contain clusters.

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In the view of the financial situation in the state of Maharashtra, In a cabinet meeting held today decided to cut of all the legislative members salary of the state by 30% from this month ie April 2020 till next year April 2021

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After Maharashtra, now GOA’s Congress Legislative Party (CLP) members (All five members) will donate 30% of their salaries for next one year to CM’s relief fund to fight against Covid19

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Patna DM orders sealing Begusarai district borders after sudden rise in cases in Bihar. Total cases at 38.

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Dharavi reports third death as a 70 yr old woman from Kalyanwadi dies after being infected with COVID-19

Total cases Dharavi- 14

  • Dr baliga nagar - 4 ( 1 dead 3 admitted )
  • Vaibhav appts -1 
  • Mukund nagar - 2
  • Madina Nagar  -1
  • Dhanwada chawl -1
  • Muslim nagar - 1 
  • social nagar - 1. dead
  • janata Society - 2
  • kalyanwadi- 1 70F ( dead)
     
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Implementing 'cluster containment strategy', Mumbai's civic body - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Thursday, has issued orders to the Mumbai police to shut down all Vegetable/Fruits markets, hawkers, Vegetable and Fruits sellers in the F-North ward, after issuing similar orders to G-North ward. The ward which comprises areas - Sion, Matunga, Wadala, Wadala TT, Antop Hill, Chunabhatti and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai road has seen several positive cases. The BMC has stated that several people have been seen on the roads of the 'containment area' under the pretext of buying essential supplies.

 

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Health Ministry:

  • 472 people have recovered. 5734 confirmed cases . 541 new cases. 17 deaths in 24 hrs.
  • Teams nominated and sent to Bihar, Rajashtan, JMP, Telangana and UP
  • 2500 doctors and3500 para medical forces depoyed by the railways. 80,000 isolation beds in place
  • 13,000 poor families being supported
  • 20 domestic manufacturers has been identified across country. 1.7 crore PPEs have been ordered and 49,000 ventilators orders placed
  • HCQ should be used only for the healthworkers. The related protocol has to be followed. People facing from cardiac issued should not take this as it dangerous for them. At govt of India level, as and when required, the country is ready for the supplies for more than the quantity required.
  • Dedicated covid hospitals should be the prime focus.
  • Covid Emergency Package has been approved and we have written to states. This is 100% funded by center to support the states to procure necessary medical supplies.

Home Ministry:

  • More than 300 issues were resolved from Home ministry control room

ICMR: 

  • We are finalizing the protocol and waiting for approval before conducting any trials
  • Test kits have not arrived yet but are expected anytime.
     
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  • PM Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea. They leaders discussed #COVID19 pandemic & challenges it posed to global health systems&economic situation. They shared information about steps taken in their countries to tackle the pandemic.
     
  • Foreign Secy Harsh Vardhan Shringla & Russian Dy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov had a telephonic conversation on 9 April to exchange notes on situation relating to spread of #COVID19 & the respective national efforts underway in both countries to combat & contain it: Govt Sources
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  • The total infected patient is 410.
  • 410 cases are from 40 districts. 221 cases are of the Tablighi Jamaat.
  • 31 people have been cured
  • 4 people have died.
  • Number of isolation beds in the state - 9442
  • Keep a distance of 1 meter from the public at the public place.
  • It is mandatory to wear mask.
  • 7451 samples have been tested, 6953 samples are negative
     
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- We had started the preparation to combat COVID much before the lockdown .. 
- We suspended that tourists movement in Himachal Pradesh 
- we implemented the curfew in HP
- In first case ..  we got 2 positive cases and both had foreign travel history but we they were cured and and discharged  
- we have taken 700 samples so far in HP , 28 have been found positive 
- we have 21 positive cases as of now who are in isolation in different hospitals all are related to Tablighi .. some of them came in contact with Tablighi  and infected

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Haryana government released rs 5 crore to 2588 panchayats with the income less then 2lakh, for sanitisation work. 
The panchayats having annual income more then 2 lakhs are allowed to spend rs 20,000 for sanitisation.

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In a significant development, the Centre has approved the 'COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package' worth Rs.15,000 crore. This follows the commitment made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on March 24. Even though the scheme is funded entirely by the Centre, it specifically caters to states and Union Territories. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Aggarwal elaborated on the overall objectives of the package.

Lav Aggarwal remarked, "This is a 100% centrally funded scheme. The Central government will provide support to the state governments in terms of strengthening their health systems, supporting their prevention preparedness exercise, procurement of essential medical equipment, surveillance activities including upgradation of laboratories. Under this scheme, the states can obtain PPEs, N95 masks, ventilators. This fund can also be used for hospital upgradation and hospitals."

This project shall be implemented in three phases- Phase 1 from January 2020 to June 2020, Phase-2 from July 2020 to March 2021 and Phase-3 from April 2021 to March 2024. The Ministry of Health will release funds to the states and Union Territories for the first Emergency Response phase to the tune of Rs.7,774 crore. Using these funds, the state governments have been asked to implement initiatives such as the development of dedicated COVID hospitals, isolation blocks, ICU with ventilators, the oxygen supply in hospitals, strengthening of laboratories and incentivising community health volunteers.

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Mininster Anil Vij says, "out of 134 covid positive cases in the state 106 are tablighis"

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Pastry shop owner in Delhi's Bengali Market booked after 35 workers found living in "unhygienic conditions" and not adhering to social distancing norms: Police

Delhi govt releases list of 25 hotspots

 

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Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with Medical Directors and Superintendents of Delhi's government and private hospitals to formulate the strategy to tackle COVID-19 in the state.

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21 areas identified as containment zones in Delhi; people are not being allowed to enter or exit from these areas: Kejriwal

 

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Over 170 countries likely to experience negative per capita income growth in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic: IMF
 

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Total cases in Tamilnadu:  834

Total positive today: 834
Yesterday: 738

Today's cases: 96- 84 Markaz attendees

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According to BMC today’s Report 

— Total positive cases in Mumbai today is 79

— Total death in Mumbai today is NINE
 

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Satara SP confirmed to Republic TV that the DHFL promoters - Wadhawan brother and their family travelled to Mahabaleshwar today breaking the curfew and lockdown. 

23 members travelled to Mahabaleshwar today. They drove down to Mahabeshwar locals opposed and reported to authorities. Investigation now on how they managed to reach. All Sent to quarantine after locals protest legal action being initiated..

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In the first mass testing move, Mumbai's municipal body (BMC), on Thursday, has chalked up a plan to test all 7.5 lakh residents in Asia's biggest slum - Dharavi within next 15 days, as per sources. Dharavi has already reported 17 cases from 9 different parts of the area - of which three have died. Mumbai has reported 79 cases and 9 deaths in the past 24 hours and has a total of 713 Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

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Delhi govt extends list to 25 hotspots being sealed. 

Delhi’s famous Bengali market was added to list when 35 people were found living in a Pastry shop and 2 were found to be unwell and taken for COVID19 testing.
 

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People humiliating medical professionals should be named and shamed: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

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Total Positive case in Maharashtra is 1364

Total Death in Maharashtra is 97

Total case in Mumbai is 876

Total death in Mumbai is 54

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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed senior govt officers to seal #COVID19 hotspots in 15 districts of the state: Madhya Pradesh Information & Public Relations Department 

 

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5 Tablighies booked under section 307 (attempt to murder)IPC  tracked after 5pm deadline of yesterday in Haryana district Yamunanagar

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State govt has given permission to OLA cabs for operation of Emergency Medical Transport services in state. Services will be for urgent medical care(non-COVID related)like dialysis,cancer,heart ailment.Primarily decided to launch pilot project at Visakhapatnam:Andhra Pradesh govt

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Masks are compulsory in Punjab now. Health Secretary is issuing a detailed advisory for the people. Just remember to wear mask when you step out of home for any emergency/essentials. A piece of clean cloth is all you need: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

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51 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Delhi today (including 35 with a history of foreign travel, 4 cases related to Markaz, 3 deaths & 5 discharged). Total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 720 (including 12 deaths and 25 discharged): Govt of Delhi

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Till 9 PM on 9 April 2019, 16,002 samples have been reported. Of these, 320 were positive for SARS-CoV-2

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Govt exempts customs duty, health cess on ventilators, surgical masks, PPE, Covid-19 test kits: FinMin

 

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Total positive case rise to 53  in Bihar even as government mulls on extension of lockdown

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3 cancer patients admitted at government run Delhi State Cancer Institute test positive for COVID-19: Official.

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UK Prime Minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward and "he is in extremely good spirits" 

 

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One more person has tested positive for Coronavirus in Jharkhand's Bokaro, taking the total number of cases in the state to 14: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni

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Assam on Friday reported the first death due to COVID-19. The patient, hailing from Hailakandi district, died early today at Silchar Medical College Hospital. The condition of the 65-year-old retired BSF personnel turned 'alarming' on Thursday and he was shifted to SMCH during the day. The minister had said his other parameters were stable but "his oxygen saturation is decreasing and he has been shifted to the ICU for better monitoring".

The person was confirmed coronavirus-positive on Tuesday night and had attended the Tablighi Jamaat meet at Nizamuddin in New Delhi. He also had travelled to Saudi Arabia before that. Total cases in the state 28

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Scared of Corona, 50 doctors gave resignation in Gwalior. After the Corona epidemic hit the health department with several officers, now the fear is also visible in the doctors. Out of 92 doctors who recently completed their medical studies from Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior, 50 have resigned. Number of Covid positive cases in MP has gone up to 250 and 16 deaths have bene reported.

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The Haryana district administration said that 36 villages of Nuh district have been declared as Containment Zone and 104 villages as Buffer Zone so that people can be investigated and the spread Coronavirus can be prevented. Haryana has 169 COVID-19 positive cases,29 have been cured while 3 have died.

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Six new cases in Meerut, three in Hapur and five in Amroha were reported on Friday morning. Total positive cases are 416, 31 have been cured and 4 have died in Uttar Pradesh.

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Here is the list of Nine places declared containment zone in Haryana's Gurugram

 

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Maharashtra Home Department on Friday issued orders for a complete lockdown of 5 prisons in Mumbai & Pune region - Mumbai Central Prison, Thane Prison, Yerawada Prison, Byculla Prison & Kalyan Prison, till further orders. 

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Three cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI) Hospital tested positive for Covid-19 after they came in contact with infected healthcare workers. The patients came in contact with DSCI healthcare staff who tested positive for Covid-19. All of the patients have been shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre after they were tested positive.

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Maharashtra: 3 new COVID19 cases have been reported from Mumbai's Dadar area on Friday. 2 nurses of Shushrusha Hospital and 1 man from Kelkar Road. The total number of cases in Dadar stands at 6 now.
 

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Bihar: Two members of a family in Siwan have tested positive for #COVID19; they have contact history with a positive patient who had returned from Oman. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 60.

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Gujarat: 21 more persons have tested positive for COVID19 in Vadodara, of which 20 people are from Nagarvada area. Total number of positive Coronavirus cases in Vadodara stands at 39 now.

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4 more Coronavirus positive cases in Jammu region. All four are relatives of the lady who died on April 8, 2020 due to Coronavirus. The overall toll reaches 188 in J&K.

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26 more coronavirus cases reported in Rajasthan on Friday. Overall cases in the state at 489

  • Alwar 1
  •  Banswara 12
  • Bharatpur 1
  • Jaisalmer 8
  • Kota 1
  • Jhalawar 3

 

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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed a new district in-charge ministers, who will work towards checking the spread of coronavirus and implementation of relief measures.

According to the government order issued on Thursday, Yediyurappa will be in charge of Bengaluru urban district whereas his Deputy Chief Ministers Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, Laxman Savadi and Govind Karjol will be in charge of Ramanagara, Raichur and Bagalkote. In all, 25 ministers including the Chief Minister have been assigned one district each

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A 35-year-old man, who attended a religious congregation in Delhi last month, tested positive for COVID-19 in Bokaro district, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Jharkhand to 14, officials said on Friday.

The man, a resident of Pipradih village in Chandrapura block, was in the isolation ward at Bokaro General Hospital for the last one week, said district medical officer Ashok Kumar Pathak.
 

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Punjab Health Secretary issues advisory making mask compulsory 
 

 

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Two more new Covid-19 positive cases in Puducherry. Both patients had attended the Delhi Markaz meeting.  Total number of cases in the Puducherry - 8 (one discharged).
 

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2 of the 5 new COVID19 positive cases in Dharavi had returned from Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi. They were already under quarantine at Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex and have now been shifted to a hospital: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) 
 

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A 65-year-old woman who had tested positive for coronavirus died here, taking the toll in Rajasthan to eight, an official said on Friday. The state also reported 26 fresh cases of the deadly virus Friday morning, taking the total number of COVID-19 patients to 489.

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Two COVID-19 positive cases (from Anantapuram district) reported in the state since 9 PM on Thursday till 9 AM on Frday, taking total number of positive cases in state to 365, of which 10 patients have recovered & discharged. Total 6 deaths reported till today: State Nodal Officer, Andhra Pradesh
 

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A Special State Cabinet meeting will be held on Saturday at Pragathi Bhavan at 3 PM under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao. The Special Cabinet meeting will discuss at length on the situation arising out of spread of Corona virus. The Cabinet may also discuss about the need to extend the lockdown implemented to curtail the spread of the virus, State’s economic situation-future course of action, assistance given to the poor in the state and others who have migrated into the state, procurement of the agriculture produce, loss due to the hail storm and other issues.
 

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10 more COVID19 positive cases reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 207, including 6 deaths & 30 discharged. 9 of the 10 new cases, are close contacts of people who had tested positive for the virus earlier.
 

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Pune — 9

Akola — 4

Buldhana — 2

Ratnagiri — 1


Total Positive cases in Maharashtra is 1380 so far.

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Restrictions will continue in the 34 red zones that we have identified in Jammu and Kashmir, even after April 14. There will be selective restrictions, movement and social distancing in these zones. Planning for this is underway: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, GC Murmu

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1900 people have been identified here who were present in Nizamuddin's Markaz

-We traced them through their phone numbers&they cooperated with us. 

-They are being tested&have been kept in isolation. 

-The work is underway in a pro-active manner

-We have 17,000 N95 masks,13,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) kits, and 200 ventilators. 

-We will soon have 80,000 rapid testing kits which will be used in red zones identified here, for early detection of COVID19
- 32 Tablighi tested positive in J&K
 

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-1900 people have been identified here who were present in Nizamuddin's Markaz

-We traced them through their phone numbers&they cooperated with us. 

-They are being tested&have been kept in isolation. 

-The work is underway in a pro-active manner

-We have 17,000 N95 masks,13,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) kits, and 200 ventilators. 

-We will soon have 80,000 rapid testing kits which will be used in red zones identified here, for early detection of COVID19

- 32 Tablighi tested positive in J&K
 

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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) validates TrueNat- a tuberculosis testing machine for #COVID19 screening tests

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Seven Punjab Police personnel and judge among 10 people quarantined at home after alleged thief tests positive for COVID-19 in Ludhiana: Police

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Punjab mulls lockdown extension

  • Seriously thinking of lockdown extension but final decision at cabinet meet, says capt amarinder
  • Reveals that high-powered committee working on exit strategy as lockdown can’t be indefinite
  • Says Rs 15000 cr not enough for whole nation to tackle covid-19, will raise issue of fiscal aid for states with PM tomorrow

 Tamil Nadu mulling extension of lockdown by 2 more weeks

  • The medical expert committee formed by TN govt has recommended the lockdown extension by another 2 weeks.
  • CM said that the Govt will decide about extending the lockdown after receiving the report from expert committee while addressing media yesterday.
  • Decision likely to be made during the cabinet meeting which is happening tomorrow evening  
     
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57 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported today including 15 from Jaipur and 12 from Banswara. Total active cases of #COVID19 stand at 520: Rajasthan Health Department

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3 more Coronavirus positive cases in Jammu. 
Toll in Jammu and Kashmir reaches 191.
 

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India loses second doctor as Indore-based doctor succumbs to COVID-19
 

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7 more positive cases in the remaining members of the family of the deceased woman (COVID +ve).

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Health Ministry:

  • Against need of 1 crores we have 3.82 crores Hydoxychloroquine tablets - by month end we might need 1.62 crores
  • 2 crore tablets already distributed via private sector. Available only through prescription
  • Total cases at-6412 ; Total Deaths: 199 - 33 deaths in past 24 hrs; 678 cases in 24 hours; 503 people have recovered
  • 9 lakh masks were available to states. 20lakh more masks have been provided
  • No community transmission yet. Precautions still needed

ICMR: 

  • No. of testing labs: 213 labs. 146 Govt & 67 PVt labs
  • 144910 samples tested - 16002 samples tested yesterday
     
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Punjab Government offers 10 acres of land to Government of India to set up National Institute of Virology, in Punjab.

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The National Commission for Women (NCW) launches a WhatsApp number --7217735372 – to report cases of #domesticviolence, which have seen a rise during the lockdown period.

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A meeting held by the Prime Minister's Office to review efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus informed that the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the country is being ramped up.
 

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 ITBP preparing PPEs at its SS Battalion Centre, Saboli. PPEs for Rs 100 and 3 layer Masks for Rs 5 only. Cheapest rate with quality product. Also Shown to AIIMS, New Delhi. More than 1000 PPEs 2000 Masks already prepared

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MHA directs all States/UTs to ensure strict compliance of lockdown measures to fight COVID—19 and not allow any social/religious gathering/procession

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10 more cases positive in Jawaharpur, Derabassi - 32 in the village.

Extensive sampling has enabled us to identify more postive cases within the village and timely isolate them; hopefully containing the spread in the village with a population of 2500+, as well as beyond. 
 

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Confirming extension of the lockdown to fight Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Punjab cabinet on Friday, unanimously approved extension of state lockdown till April 30. The state's special chief Secretary KBS Sidhu, informed that the current lockdown has been extended for an additional 21 days from Friday, ordering strict enforcement of the same. Currently, India's Coronavirus (COVID-19) is at 6412 - with Punjab reporting 101 cases.

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37 deaths, 896 new cases in last 24 hours, the sharpest ever increase in cases; India's total number of #Coronavirus positive cases rises to 6761 (including 6039 active cases, 516 cured/discharged/migrated and 206 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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Over 180 Lifeline UDAN flights cover over 1,66,000 kms to deliver essential medical supplies

Over 180 flights have been operated under Lifeline UDAN during Covid-19 lockdown out of which 114 flights were operated by Air India and Alliance Air. 58 Flights were operated by IAF
 

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Aathgaon Kabaristhan Masjid in Guwahati declared a 'Hot Zone' after 8 Tablighi attendees found resideing in mosque. It has now been sealed by district administration.


 

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One COVID19 patient in Thoothukudi passed away today; death toll 9: Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary CS Shanmugam

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Total COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra is 1574

Mumbai — 132
Akola — 3
Buldhana — 2
Kalyan Dombivli— 2
Mira-Bhayander— 17
Nagpur — 6
Nashik — 1
Navi Mumbai — 1
Pimpri-Chinchwad — 3
Pune — 38
Ratnagiri — 1
Thane — 2
Vasai-Virat - 1

Total cases reported today in Maharashtra is 210
 

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Punjab

151 positive (21 today)
Tablighi positive- 27 
Tablighis traced- 696
Death- 11 
Recovered- 20 (2 today)

Himachal Pradesh

684 Tablighis traced 
21 Positive Tablighis 
29 total positive 
FIR against Tablighis- 20 against 97 persons 
Recovered- 2
Death- 2 

Haryana 

Tablighis traced- 1600
Positive Tablighis- 105
Total positive cases- 161 (5 today)
Recovered- 18 
Death-2
 

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Assam Govt has decided to provide financial assistance to cancer,kidney&heart patients from Assam who are stranded outside due to #lockdown.They can contact special helpline no: 0361-2558955. Financial assistance to be provided to them after due verification: HB Sarma, Assam Min

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Reporting more Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases from Asia's biggest slum- Dharavi, BMC, on Friday, has stated that eight people have tested positive for the pandemic. Sources report that while five were from previously reported Mukund Nagar camp area, three others were from new areas - Rajiv Gandhi Chawl, Murugan Chawl, and PGMP colony. The total number of cases in Dharavi has risen to 28, including 3 deaths.

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— Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Maharashtra is 1574

— Total Death in Maharashtra is 110

— Total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai is 1008

— Total Death in Mumbai is 64

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India has cleared first list of 13 countries for Hydroxychloroquine. USA had asked for 48 lakh tablets of HCQ, India has sanctioned 35.82 lakh tablets. India has also sent 9MT API to US, as per their request: Sources

Brazil and Canada that are expected to get 50 lakh tablets of Hydroxychloroquine in the second consignment. In the first consignment, Brazil will receive 0.53 MT API: Sources
 

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The WHO has clarified by issuing a corrected report. This report shows India classified under 'Cluster of cases' and NOT 'Community Transmission'. Incidentally, the report also shows China under 'Cluster of cases' while major European countries like United Kingdom, Spain, Italy as 'Pending' to be classified, inspite of reporting deaths in hundreds on a daily basis. Similarly, the US, Canada, Brazil, Chile and several other American countries are classified under 'Community transmission'.

In the daily Health Ministry briefing, Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal has repeatedly stated, "India is in local transmission stage. We will be the first to inform you when India enters stage 3." 

 

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A total of 1,61,330 samples from 1,47,034 individuals have been tested as on April 2020, 9pm IST . 

6872 Individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of know positive cases in India

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UK COVID-19 daily death toll climbs by record 980: Health minister

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New York state now has more coronavirus cases than any single country.

The state's confirmed caseload of Covid-19 is almost 162,000, of whom 7,067 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University

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Sources report that the state task force has submitted a report to CM Ashok Gehlot recommending an extension of the lockdown till April 30.

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First positive case in Kannauj: CMO confirmed the first corona positive case in Kannauj. Patient came from Rajasthan on 28 March. The case is of Badda Purwa Village under Thathia police station area.
 

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Jharkhand Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni: 3 new cases of COVID19 in Jharkhand - 1 from Ranchi's Hindpiri, the other 2 from Koderma and Hazaribagh. Total number of positive cases in the state goes up to 17

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Prabhu N Singh, Collector and District Magistrate Agra: 3 more COVID19 cases have been found in Agra. The total number of positive cases here now stands at 92, including 81 active cases

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Number of 'containment zones' in the union territory was raised to 30 yesterday with the addition of 6 new areas including Nabi Karim, E pocket GTB enclave, street no 18 to 22 of Zakir Nagar & nearby area of Abu Bakar Masjid, Zakir Nagar. 

 

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People were seen violating norms of social distancing at wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Okhla, amid the Coronavirus Lockdown.


 

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The Odisha government under Naveen Patnaik became the first to extend lockdown till May 1. Punjab government under Amarinder Singh followed and extended the lockdown till May 30. In a late-night decision, CM Ashok Gehlot also extended the lockdown in Rajasthan till May 30.

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3 recovered and discharged from Kilpauk Medical college in Chennai. A 84 yr old woman, a 54 yr old Woman and 25 yr old youngster recover from Corona infection.

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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday recommended extension of the national lockdown by at least a fortnight, while suggesting a slew of health and relief measures to the people in the state’s COVID-19 battle, in addition to special concessions for industry and agriculture sectors on an urgent basis. 

 

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Flipkart and Tata Consumer Products Limited said on Saturday they have come together to launch a distribution solution amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling access to essential food and beverage products to consumers.

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Number of COVID-19 cases reach 50 in Mohali, Punjab, with 34 cases being reported in Jawaharpur village alone. Two people have died due to the disease while five others were cured: Mohali Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan

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Five new cases of coronavirus were reported in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, taking the overall tally in the state to 386.

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Paytm contributions for the PM-CARES Fund for the COVID-19 crisis have crossed Rs 100 crore on its platform.  Paytm had earlier announced it aims to contribute Rs 500 crore to the PM-CARES Fund. It had said for every contribution or any other payment made on Paytm using the wallet, UPI or Paytm Bank debit card, it will contribute an extra up to Rs 10.  The company said its employees have also come together and contributed their salaries for the fund. 

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Eleven persons, including a BJP corporator, were detained at Panvel in Raigad district of Maharashtra after they were found assembled at one place for a birthday celebration despite the ongoing lockdown, police said.

The incident took place on Friday night. All of them had gathered at the bungalow of Ajay Bahira, the BJP corporator in Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), they said. "The police received a tip-off that some people have gathered on the terrace of the corporator's bungalow to celebrate his birthday. A police team rushed to the spot and detained 11 persons, including the corporator, when the celebration was on," senior inspector of Panvel Police said.

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Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G Prakash said that Amma canteen serves 5 Lakh people on normal days but now it serves 11 Lakh people. "Stock for Amma canteen is adequate & we monitor it constantly. We will serve all people who need food and they will not be left hungry."

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Chief Secretary oF West Bengal Rajiva Sinha said that 10 COVID19 hotspots and clusters from where positive cases have been reported will be under complete lockdown. Though the chief secretary did not name the areas, he said local markets and all roads in those localities will be shut, and nobody will be allowed to enter or step out of their homes. The administration will provide everything to the people in the areas under total lockdown. 

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92 new cases reported. Total positive cases in Maharashtra is 1666 now

  • Mumbai — 72
  • Malegaon — 5
  • Panvel — 2
  • Kalyan Dombivli — 1
  • Thane — 4
  • Palghar — 1
  • Nasik Rural — 1
  • Nashik Corporation — 1
  • Ahmednagar — 1
  • Pune — 1 
  • Vasai virar — 1
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Ministry of Home Affairs, on Friday evening, issued guidelines exempting the fishing industry and the aquaculture industry from the lockdown 

 

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54 new COVID19 cases reported in Gujarat. Total of 432 positive cases in the state. In the 24 hours, 1593 tests conducted, out of which 1187 cases are negative & 124 are positive, 282 are pending. Ahmedabad & Vadodara are most infected with 228 & 77 cases respectively.

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Indore's chief medical & health officer (CMHO), Dr Praveen Jadia said that 14 more positive cases found in Indore yesterday. Total positive cases here now stand at 249.  Death toll so far in Indore is 30.  A total of 29 people so far discharged.

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A 30-year-old migrant worker from Assam, who had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday and was undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Akola city of Maharashtra, died after allegedly slitting his throat early on Saturday, officials said.The victim, a migrant labourer from Nagaon district of Assam, had been admitted to the isolation ward of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here on April 7. He had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, a senior official of the GMCH said.

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FIR registered against 50 unknown persons for violating the lockdown yesterday at Gopipur mosque in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. Sections include 188 IPC and Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act.  Yesterday, hundreds of people had gathered at the Gopipur mosque of Murshidabad district for Friday prayers violating the lockdown, not maintaining social distancing and none were wearing masks.

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Amid rising Coivd cases, Nidhi Srivastava,Central Delhi DM said: "We have ensured that market associations, Station House Officer&Sub-Divisional Magistrate provide the phone numbers of essential commodity providers to people. Door to door sampling will be done by the medical team  Asha workers for testing."

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While Maharashtra and Delhi have suggested Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Covid-19 lockdown should extend, Bihar govt wants phase-wise lockdown, said sources on Saturday. After meeting with the PM and other state CMs, sources said that Nitish Kumar is of opinion that villages should be exempted from lockdown so that MNREGA related work can go on in the state. Sources added that Nitish Kumar is supportive of the extension of lockdown beyond April 14 and wants a complete lockdown in all district headquarters including Patna, subdivision headquarters and block headquarters. 

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal confirms lockdown extension, says 'PM has taken correct decision to extend lockdown'.

 

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Andhra Pradesh

5 new COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district, total infections in the state rise to 386.

Jharkhand

3 new COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand, the total rises to 17: Health department.

Madhya Pradesh

COVID-19 claims three more lives in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, the death toll in the city rises to 30.

Odisha

2 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the total rises to 50; 12 recover: Health department

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ICMR: 1,71,718 samples tested so far. 67 Private labs and 146 government labs are conducting tests. 

Health Ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal:

586 Dedicated COVID-19 hospitals have been set up across India

Over one lakh isolation beds ready.

1035 cases in last 24 hours, 7447 cases total. 642 recoveries, 239 deaths.

If we would not have done any lockdown, on the basis of statistical undertsnading, cases would have gone up by 41%. Total cases would have been over eight lakh cases.

India has taken a graded approach.

 

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A migrant worker from Assam, who tested positive for COVID-19 & was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Akola city of Maharashtra, allegedly commits suicide: Officials

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One more person has been tested positive for #COVID19 in Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 61. One person has died due to the disease while 18 others have been cured: State Health Department

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7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, total rises to 214: Health department

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via videoconferencing. The meeting is key for the decision on the extension of the 21-day lockdown ending on April 14. To check the spread of coronavirus, PM Modi had on March 25 announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. While many states' CMs have indicated that the central government should extend the lockdown across the country, PM Modi led government is yet to announce its decision. In Saturday's meeting, the PM and all the CMs were seen wearing masks amid rising coronavirus cases, and some state's directive making mask compulsory. 

As per sources, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has extended his support for lockdown till April 30. 

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that he has told PM Modi that Maharashtra will continue lockdown after April 14 till at least April 30. 

"I will extend the lockdown in Maharashtra post-April 14 till April 30 at least. We have shown great bravery, but one must not spread confusion. The time for an extension of lockdown is in our hands. The sooner we break the 'Sakhli' (chain) of lockdown, we can come out of lockdown," CM Thackeray said.

 

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West Bengal to extend coronavirus lockdown till April 30: CM Mamata Banerjee. Schools in the state to remain closed till June 10.

 

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17 fresh COVID-19 cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir; total reaches 224: Officials

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Andhra Pradesh

24 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh since 9 PM last night till 5 PM today; taking the total number of cases to 405, of which 11 are discharged, 6 are deceased, 388 are undergoing treatment: State Nodal Officer

Himachal Pradesh

2 new positive cases reported today, total cases are now 32 in Himachal Pradesh. 954 samples have been tested so far and 2969 people have completed 28 days of quarantine: RD Dhiman, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Department of Health & Family Welfare.

Punjab

The total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Punjab stands at 158. 12 deaths have been reported in the state till now: Health Department, Punjab

Uttar Pradesh

Cases in Uttar Pradesh rise to 448 after 15 more test positive: Official

Tamil Nadu

58 new COVID19 cases reported in Tamil Nadu; total number of positive cases in the state is 969, death toll 10: Tamil Nadu chief secretary K Shanmugam

 

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A couple that recovered from #COVID19 recently has been blessed with a baby in Kannur today: Pinarayi Vijayan

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Lucknow: 2.5-year-old COVID-19 positive boy discharged from King George's Medical University after being fully recovered as two of his tests came negative. His mother was also a COVID-19 patient and had recovered earlier.

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189 more COVID-19 cases & 11 deaths related to the virus reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the city to 1,182 & deaths at 75. Of the 11 deaths reported today, 10 had comorbidities & age-related factors: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

 

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Maharashtra

Three more COVID-19 patients in Pune passed away today, taking the death toll to 29: Health officials, Pune

Gujarat

36 new COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in Gujarat to 468. 3 COVID19 patients have passed away today, taking the death toll to 22: Gujarat Health Department

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Telangana has extended the lockdown aimed to curb the coronavirus outbreak till April 30, CM K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced. Its the latest to join a growing number of states to declare an extension of lockdown. Maharashtra and West Bengal announced the same on Saturday while Punjab and Odissa declared it on Friday.

Till now, 503 positive cases have been reported in the state, of which 393 are active cases and 96 have been discharged. 14 deaths reported till date.

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Maharashtra

187 new COVID-19 positive cases & 17 deaths reported today, taking the total number of positive #Coronavirus cases in the state to 1761.

Karnataka

A 10-month-old baby who was tested positive for COVID-19 has now fully recovered and was discharged today. Out of total 12 positive cases in the district, 6 have been discharged: Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka.

Tamil Nadu

IndiGo says an employee died of coronavirus infection in Chennai.

Goa

4 people in Goa recover, only 2 active cases now: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane.

Delhi

Coronavirus cases in Delhi rise to 1069; death toll is 19: Authorities

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Centre likely to categorise the country into red, orange & green zones depending on number of #COVID__19 cases & might allow limited services to function in the safe zones: Official

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10 foreigners made to write 'sorry' 500 times each for flouting #lockdown guidelines in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh: Police.

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Delhi Government declares areas around H.No-A 176, Deoli Extension, A-30 Mansarovar Garden and Street nos. 1 to 10, C block, Jahangirpuri as 'containment zones' after COVID19 patients were found here; Total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 33
 

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Police have registered a case against one person for concealing travel history to 'Delhi Nizamuddin'. He had reported back to his home on Mar22&kept roaming in his immediate neighbourhood for more than 15 days. His residential area declared as red zone: J&K Police, Kupwara

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Bihar Health department on Sunday said a 16-year-old girl, a 40-year-old man and a 63-year-old man in Begusarai test positive for COVID19, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 64

 

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Bokaro Deputy DC Ravi Ranjan Mishra on Sunday said that otal 50 health workers including doctors from Bokaro General hospital are in quarantine after they came in contact with a COVID19 patient. The ICU at the hospital will be disinfected and fumigated.

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A total of 1,79,374 samples from 1,64,773 individuals have been tested as on 11 April 2020, 9 PM. Total positive cases rise to 7703: 
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

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Issuing a statement on the demise of one of its employees due to Ciovid, Indigo said: We are extremely sorry and saddened by the demise of one of our employees in Chennai due to infection of COVID19. We are providing all support to the family and stand with them at this hour of deep grief

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7 more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh's Korba district. Total positive cases in the state stand at  25 including 10 discharged/cured: AIIMS Raipur

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Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur whose chancellor is samajwadi party leader Azam Khan will be used as quarantine centre for Coronavirus cases, till further orders, statefd Rampur District Magistrate, Aunjaneya Kumar Singh on Sunday

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49 new COVID19 cases reported in Madhya Pradesh's Indore(test results of 39 persons came on late Friday night &
those of 10 others came on Saturday). Number of cases in the district stands at 298,including 30 deaths & 28 discharged/cured, as per information given by Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College,Indore

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday updated that there have been 34 deaths and 909 new COVID cases in last 24 hours. India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 8356 (including 7367 active cases, 716 cured/discharged/migrated and 273 deaths)

 

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Total cases in Maharashtra 1895

Mumbai — 113
Raigad — 1
Amravati — 1
Pune — 4
Mira Bhayandar— 7
Navi Mumbai — 2
Bhiwandi — 1
Vasai Virar— 2
Pimpri Chinchwad — 1

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Special attention is being paid to the 33 areas which are sealed. Most importantly every individual in all houses is being screened. If someone is even a little symptomatic, they're being tested to see that they don't spread the infection: Delhi Health Min Satyendar Jain

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Delhi health minister Satyendra Jain backed lockdown. He said: "Had lockdown not been there 1 lakh cases would have happened by now. Lockdown has certainly helped."

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17 Jamaatis in Bahraich put behind the bars after their quarantine ended. They were found guilty of violating visa and passport norms. They belong to Indonesia and Thailand. Police had arrested 21 Jamaatis including 17 foreign nationals from Taj and Kuraish mosques. Post quarantine, they were presented before magistrate. However, they were detected negative. FIR was registered under relevant sections. All were detained after police, after getting a tip-off regarding their presence in the mosque, raided the place on March 31, says SP Bahraich Vipin Mishra.

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25 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat; state tally jumps to 493: Govt official

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Health Ministry: '909 new cases'

  • Total: 8356 cases with 273 deaths. 
  • 909 new cases, 34 new deaths in 24 hours
  • India increasing testing capacity : Those mild & asymtomatic patients are treated in Covid Care centres, serious are tested in the Covid dedicated hospitals
  • 979 cases were on 29 March. Today, there are 8356 cases - of which 20% cases are of moderate symptoms or are critical
  • Increased training and focus is now on increasing COVID-19 dedicated hospitals
  •  Today when we need 1,671 beds, then we have 1 lakh 5 thousand beds in the dedicated 601 COVID hospitals

MHA: 'Use cyberdost'

  • Transport of goods (essential & non-essential) is ongoing intra-state and inter-state
  • With increase in work from home, citizens are encouraged to report cybercrimes via 'Cyberdost'

ICMR: '186906 samples tested'

  • Total tesing labs: 219 labs - 151 Govt & 68 pvt
  • 186906 samples tested, of which 7953 tested positive.
  • 15757 samples tested on an average per day
  • 584 tested positive on an average perday
  • More than 40 vaccines are under development but none have reached the next stage
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Tamil Nadu health secretary Beela Rajesh: State government will bear the expense of testing in private labs for Covid-19.

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Around 30 nurses of a hospital in Pune quarantined after one of their colleagues tests positive for #COVID19 - PTI

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Total  positive cases-64, death-1,discharged-26 and active cases-37.

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has instructed the state officials to distribute 3 masks each to the 5.3 crore people in the state, amid #Coronaviruslockdown.

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According to BMC:

Total positive cases in Mumbai today is 217

Total in Mumbai 1399

Total death in Mumbai is 91

 

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With the extension of lockdown in Maharashtra amid Coronavirus (COVID-19), the state education minister Varsha Gaikwad, on Sunday, announced that the second semester of class 9 and 11 has been canceled, taking the first semester marks into account for promotion to grade 10. Moreover, she added that the government has also cancelled the last examination for Class 10 - scheduled to be held on March 23 - namely Social science Paper -2 (Geography) amid the Coronavirus crisis. Currently, Maharashtra's tally tops among all states at 1761 with 127 deaths.

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MHA sends yet another letter to Bengal CS & DGP regarding lockdown violations. Clearly mentions that there was lockdown violation in Siliguri and then violation in Murshidabad’s mosque where hundreds of people had gathered for Friday prayers.

 

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Jharkhand : COVID-19 positive case rise to 19 . 2 more new case from Bokaro district

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Cracking down against the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), the Maharashtra government, on Sunday, has issued an ultimatum to the committee, advising it to reopen the Navi Mumbai market and withdraw their shut down. APMC had partially shut down the city's largest wholesale market after a trader had tested positive for Coronavirus. The government has given a time of two days to APMC for reopening markets, failing which action will be taken under the Epidemic Act, as the shutdown would result in a shortage of essential commodities in Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai.

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On the day the first nationwide lockdown ends, PM Modi will addresss the nation at 10 AM on April 14.

 

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"Vegetables to be sold from 6am to 11am, fruits 2pm to 6pm in all wholesale markets in Delhi", said state Development Minister Gopal Rai adding, "Odd-even rules to be implemented in wholesale markets in Delhi under which traders will sell vegetables on alternate days"
 

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Tamilnadu govt extends lockdown till 30th of April. CM releases statement saying , "Status quo will prevail in TN with the same rules to get the essential services".

CM statement on lockdown:

  • All the existing restrictions on the essential commodities and services will continue till April 30th.
  • Lockdown has been extended under the Disaster management act 2004 and CRPC 144. 
  • All Rice ration card holders will be given their may month ration in 1 kg Rice, dhal and Oil will be provided freely. 
  • Another 1000₹ will be given as compensation for all the labourers under registered unorganised sector association.
  • All the migration labourers will be provided with 15 kg Rice, 1kg Dhal and cooking oil. 
  • All the Bakeries and Hotels will be allowed to function from 6am to 1am for take away services only.
  • People of Chennai can clarify their doubts about  Corona using Telemedicine Services.
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SC modifies it’s earlier order on ‘Free tests’ of Corona suspects by private labs. Now, says only those who come within the ambit of Ayushman Bharat Yojana will be tested for Free

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Health Ministry: '796 cases & 35 deaths in 24 hours'

  • 9152 total cases with 308 deaths
  • 796 cases & 35 deaths in 24 hours
  • We have seen containment strategies work in various districts of the states. No new case has been found recently in these 25 districts.
  • 30 crore poor people have been provided financial assistance including Jan Dhan yojana, garib Kalyan yojana, Social assistance program.
  • The reason there is no list of hospitals is that people should not panic & flood these hospitals. if one feels he is a suspect, he should call the helpline numbers
  • Our guidelines, dos 7 donts , have to be followed by every state.

ICMR:

  • 2,06,212 samples tested in total
  • Single day testing: 14555 samples tested in 156 labs, 1913 samples in pvt labs
  • ICMR cant say if any consignment for rapid anti-body tests was diverted by China to the USA. First set is expected to be delivered on the 15th April

Home Ministry: 'Goods transport across states' 

  • All trucks &goods carriers have been allowed in all states. No special approval needed
  • Manufacturing units at the states' borders wont be facing any problem
  • Cold storage & ware houses to continue to function except oin the hotspot areas
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While the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases increase in India, the government, on Monday, has released a list of 25 districts which have not reported a single new COVID-19 case, for the past 14 days. The districts spanning across 15 states had earlier reported cases. Currently, India's COVID-19 tally stands at 9152 with 308 deaths.

Here are the 25 districts:

Gondia in Maharashtra

Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bilaspur  in Chattisgarh

Devanagari, Kodagu, Tumkuru, Udupi in Karnataka

South Goa in Goa 

Wayanad and Kottayam in Kerala 

West Imphal in Manipur

Rajouri in J&K

Aizwal West in Mizoram

Mahe in Puducherry

SBS Nagar in Punjab

Patna, Nalanda and Munger in Bihar

Pratapgarh in Rajasthan

Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa in Haryana

Pauri Garhwal in Uttrakhand

Bhadradari Kothagudem in Telangana

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Karnataka govt doubles the quarantine time to 28 days as opposed to 14. This after many who returned from abroad tested positive way after their quarantine period ended

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Arunachal Pradesh State government has extended the lockdown in Arunachal Pradesh till April 30

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No case from Jammu division today, 25 cases from Kashmir. Toll reaches 270 in Jammu and Kashmir.


 

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District wise list of the covid19 cases in Tamil Nadu:

Chennai tops the list with 208 cases. No of deaths 11, no of ppl discharged 58, no of doctors found positive 11, other hospital staff and nurses 5

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  • 19 more have recovered, with this the tally of recovered has crossed total active cases. 
  • Today saw only 3 new cases
  • 1,12,183 are under observation, 715 in hospitals
  • 15,683 samples tested & 14,829 are -ve
     
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According to BMC report:

Total positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Mumbai today is 150

NINE death among positive patient reported in Mumbai today 

Total death in Mumbai is 100 whereas 1549 total positive cases for COVID-19 in Mumbai

2 new cases have been reported in dharavi.Total has risen to 49.

 

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"As Tamilnadu has extended the lockdown till April 30th and we being the a neighbouring state to TN, We also extending the lockdown in Puducherry. All the existing restrictions will continue in the state and if there is any new instructions given by the PM tomorrow, that also will be implemented and people should extend full cooperation to the Govt." said CM of Puducherry Narayanasamy

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  • Two more Positive cases in Sabu, Leh and Shakar-Chiktan, Kargil. 
  • Total active cases 5. 
  • Overall 17 cases so far in Union Territory of Ladakh
     
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A 55 yr old male resident of Kalaburagi has died in the hospital today .He was found covid19 positive on 10th April. He has history of SARI and contact with negative case return from Delhi.

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  • Ranchi 5 new corona positive case identified in jharkhand 
  • Total 24 positive cases  in jharkhand now
     
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  • Total 352 positive cases for COVID-19 reported from Maharashtra today 
  • 11 death from Maharashtra
  • Nine death reported from Mumbai, One from Mira-Bhayandar and one from Pune

 

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  • 47 patients discharged. Pilibhit district, 2 cases were there and no new case came from there and no positive case in that district. Pilibhit is the first district to come out of Corona and its a huge achievement
  • Sample testing numbers have increased. 1980 samples tested yesterday which is the highest number till date
  • UP has received permission for pool testing from ICMR
  • CM has instructed that those hiding the symptoms or spreading the illness to others have to face action. Also police officials have been directed and if any such person is found they will face action along with authorities of administration and the police and responsibilities will be fixed.
  • 146 hotspots identified. 1,71,232 plots in total with over 9.78 lakh population in the hotposts.  481 people within the hotspots and al the locations have been sanitized.
  • Tabhlighi Jamaat people are being identified and qurantined
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Meghalaya govt extends ongoing lockdown till April 30, as part of its measures to deal with Coronavirus outbreak. First positive case reported from Shillong. 

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65 year old male patient from Bangalore was admiited in RGICD,Bangalore on 12 April and died today. His test result is positive for COVID-19. 8th death in state due to COVID-19

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  • Seven new Coronavirus cases in Baghpat, total tally 14
  • 2 new coronavirus cases in Amroha, tally reaches nine
  • Two tests positive for Coronavirus in Bijnor. District tally: 
  • 24 cases test positive for Coronavirus in Saharanpur. Total tally reaches 56.
  • Three tests positive in Hapur, take district’s tally to 8
  • Two villages, Dotai and Sherpur, of Garh tehsil being sealed up to 1 km.
  • Three test positive in Meerut,  district tally reaches 59. 
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 Shillong-based doctor tests positive. Meghalaya govt extends ongoing lockdown till April 30, as part of its measures to deal with Coronavirus outbreak. First positive case reported from Shillong.
 

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DCP South West Delhi along with 30 other cops are in self-quarantine as they came in contact with the AIIMS ASI who has been tested positive.
 

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A person from Goalpara, and secondary contact of people associated with Nizamuddin Markaz, has been confirmed as COVID19 positive.  The total number of COVID-19 patients in Assam now stands at 31 

 

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