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COVID-19: Kerala records single case in 24 hours, state moving towards coronavirus-free zone
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 13,387 out of which 11,201 are active cases and as many as 1,748 people have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, said Ministry of Health data on Friday morning. The cases saw a jump by 1007 and 23 deaths were reported in last 24 hours. The recovery rate in India saw its highest spike on Friday with 260 people getting recovered in the last 24 hours.
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Regular visa, e-visa or stay stipulation, of such foreign nationals who have been stranded in India because of the spread of COVID-19 in many parts of the world and also due to travel restrictions imposed by the Indian authorities and whose visas have expired or would be expiring during the period from February 1 (Midnight) to May 3 (Midnight), would be extended till midnight of May 3 on 'GRATIS' basis, after making online application by the foreigner: MHA
A 46-year-old man, Himangshu Debnath, a resident of North 24 Parganas was arrested by the Cyber Cell of Kolkata Police for sharing a video from Gujarat and terming it as a video from Metiabruz near Kolkata in West Bengal. The video was from some clashes that had erupted recently.
The Maharashtra government has decided to give a slight relaxation in the rural areas to farmers from April 20 amid lockdown. The relaxation will not apply in hotspots and affected districts. The districts which do not have coronavirus cases will be given relaxation.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy was tested for coronavirus COVID-19 with the Rapid Testing Kit that can show the result in just under ten minutes. He tested negative. The state government has imported one lakh Rapid Testing Kits from South Korea.
Since April 30, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has processed 12,923 refund applications involving claims worth Rs 5575 crore.
A family member of an MEA officer posted abroad has died due to coronavirus.
A total 14 new positive cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday taking the total number to 328. Out of 328 positive cases, 281 are active, 42 have recovered and 5 have died. 59205 persons are under observation.
In Karnataka, despite District Commissioner's warning against community prayers or gathering people violated lock down guidelines. A mass prayer was held in the mosque on Friday in the town of Savanur village of Haveri district in Karnataka. 30 people of a community participated in Friday prayers and had to face the brunt of act with police resorting to lathi charge for violating the guidelines.
Only one case in Kerala on Friday. The situation improving day by day and Kerala is moving gradually towards coronavirus-free zone. As of today, the active cases are 138 and 255 people have recovered.
Total 66 new cases on Friday in Telangana and overall positive cases till now is 562. The state recorded no new deaths on Friday.
In Tamil Nadu, 56 new cases emerged on Friday (a considerable spike, given that last three days' figures, were 31, 38 and 25). Total positive cases reach 1,323, discharged cases 283. Total cases in Chennai reach 228.
Coronavirus outbreak took place in 25 out of 33 districts of Gujarat. With 106 new cases of coronavirus positive in the state, total cases reach 1,035. A total of 39 deaths have been recorded and 74 patients recovered.
Coronavirus-infected cases cross 100 in Mumbai's Dharavi. 15 new cases in 24 hours. Total cases in Dharavi reach 101 along with 10 deaths.
India records 13,835 positive cases and 452 deaths till 5.45 pm (IST).
West Bengal government has decided to provide Rs 1,000 to Bengal-based migrant labourers stranded in other states due to the lockdown. The money will be sent from Monday onwards: Mamata Banerjee
CSIR, DBT, DST and DAE India are working to increase testing capacity. Our focus is on developing new, rapid and accurate diagnostic testing kits which can give result in 30 minutes, innovative pooling strategies and indigenous synthesis of kits: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
Group of Ministers held a meeting today to chalk out further direction with respect to lockdown. Efforts of S&T institutes in the areas of diagnosis, vaccines, drugs, hospital equipment accessories and general wellness have been reviewed: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
Before lockdown, the doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was 3 days. For the last 7 days, the doubling rate has been 6.2 days. In 19 states and UTs, the doubling rate is less than the national average: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
The average growth factor of cases has been 1.2 from April 1, while during Mar 15 - Mar 31, the average growth factor was 2.1. This decline of 40% has occurred due to an increase in testing, including testing of SARI and ILI cases: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
5 lakh rapid antibody testing kits are being distributed to states and districts where high case burden has been observed: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
India has been doing better than many other countries on outcome ratio, ratio of number of COVID-19 recoveries versus number of deaths. We are taking efforts to further improve this ratio: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary
A total of 13,387 COVID-19 cases have been reported so far. In last 24 hours, 1,007 cases and 23 deaths have taken place. 1,749 people have been cured: Ministry of Health
Collection, harvesting and processing of Minor Forest Produce / Non-timber Forest Produce by Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers in forest areas have been exempted from lockdown restrictions: MHA spokesperson
Global positive cases reach 2,167,955, death toll rises to 146055 at 3.55 pm.
26 police personnel, including the SHO, of Chandni Mahal police station in Delhi were quarantined. 2 police personnel of Chandni Mahal police station were found to be coronavirus positive. All the police personnel who came in contact with these two people were quarantined. 52 people belonging to Tablighi Jamaat of this area were also found to be coronavirus positive.
Bihar: COVID-19 patient dies of multiple ailments at AIIMS, Patna; State's coronavirus toll goes up to two.
West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee likely to pay a surprise visit to ration shops in the city. This step comes after issues regarding ration distribution or PDS was reported across the state amidst the lockdown situation.
Home Minister Amit Shah lauds RBI's decision to extend 25000 crore credit facility to NABARD, 15,000 crore to SIDBI, 10,000 crore to NHB.
TRAI revises fixed international termination charge: It was been revised from Re 0.30/min to Re. 0.35/min to Re 0.65/ min. TRAI mandates all-access service providers to offer a non-discriminatory rate of ITC to everyone. TRAI mandates Access Service providers to offer same rate to its own International Long Distance Operators (ILDO) and standalone International Long Distance Operators.
RBI's steps will improve credit supply, help small businesses, farmers, says PM Narendra Modi.
Maharashtra: 23 new COVID-19 cases reported in Pune. The number of COVID-19 cases in the state saw a drop as only 34 cases were recorded in the last 8 hours out of which 6 positive cases were reported from Mumbai
Jammu and Kashmir: COVID-19 tally mounts to 314 out of which 260 are reported from Kashmir and 54 in Jammu. Till now there are 38 recovered cases in the territory and 4 deaths, over 58,000 under surveillance in J&K. Fourteen new cases were reported in Kashmir.
Delhi: No student should be restricted from attending online classes, says Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to Private schools.
Delhi: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said private schools in Delhi can't raise fees during lockdown.
Andhra Pradesh: 38 new cases reported in the state in last 24 hours. Total coronavirus cases in the state at 572, including 35 discharged cases. Death toll stands at 14.
Karnataka: In the last 24 hours, 36 new cases of corona have been reported, bringing the number of positive cases to 315, including 13 deaths.
Maharashtra: State government starts a new helpline 9513615550 for citizens who want information or guidance regarding corona. This will also function as telemedicine helpline, said Maharashtra govt.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath asks police administration to ensure the availability of food to everyone irrespective of whether they have ration card or are a migrant.
Delhi: No new Covid -19 case in last 15 days from 3 locations in Delhi, says Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Gujarat: Ninety-two new COVID-19 cases take tally to 1,021 in the state.
Union Group of Ministers (GOM) meet to discuss COVD-19 situation in the country.
Ulemas, muftis appeal to Muslims to observe Ramzan, offer prayers at home amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown: As the month-long Ramzan is about to begin, Ulemas and Muftis from all schools of Islamic thoughts have appealed to the Muslim community to offer Taraveeh prayers from homes, since the imposition of the second phase of lockdown to stop spread of coronavirus pandemic. The Ulemas and Muftis urged people to follow the instructions given by the government to observe the lockdown.
Priyanka Gandhi urges UP CM Yogi Adityanath to set up "economic revival task force" in the state for the revival of economy hit due to coronavirus pandemic. (PTI input)
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: CPI inflation declined in March; inflation is on a declining trajectory. RBI will monitor evolving situation continuously, use all its tool to deal with pandemic fallout.
RBI Governor: No liquidity crunch will be allowed. NBARAD, SIDBI, NHB granted Rs 50,000 crore from which they can lend to small businesses. 2021 will see GDP growth rate of 7%.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: 90-day NPA norm not to apply on moratorium granted on existing loans by banks.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: RBI cuts reverse repo rate from 4% to 3.75%. Repo rate remains unchanged. Economic activity came to standstill during lockdown.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: Ways and means limit of states raised to help them, not bunch up their borrowing plans.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: Contraction in exports in March 2020 at 34.6%, turned out to be much more severe than during the Global Financial Crisis. However, amidst all this, the level of Forex Exchange Reserves which we have continue to be robust.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: It has been decided to reduce the fixed reverse repo rate under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 4% to 3.75%, with immediate effect.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: LTRO-2.0 to involve Rs 50,000 crore to begin with.
RBI Governor: RBI to announce new measures to maintain adequate liquidity in the system, facilitate bank credit flow, ease financial stress.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: Contraction in exports in March at 34.6% much more severe than global financial crisis of 2008-09.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das: No downtime of internet or mobile banking during lockdown; banking operations normal.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das: Surplus liquidity in banking system has increased substantially as a result of central bank actions.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das: India is expected to post sharp turnaround in 2021-22.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das: Banks, financial institutions have risen to occasion to ensure normal functioning during the outbreak of pandemic.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das: IMF projection of 1.9% GDP growth for India is highest in G20.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das: On April 14, International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its global growth projections revealing that in 2020, the global economy is expected to plunge into the worst recession since 'The Great Depression'.
Ministry of Home Affairs has issued revised guidelines on lockdown measures for strict implementation by Ministries/Depts of GoI, State/Union Territory Govts, and various authorities.
Rajasthan: 38 new coronavirus positive cases in last 24 hours. State's tally at 1169. 18 new cases were recorded from Jodhpur.
China COVID-19 toll: China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan on Friday abruptly raised its death toll by 50 per cent to a total of 3,869, admitting that many cases were "mistakenly reported" or missed entirely. The adjustment, detailed in a social media posting by the city government, adds 1,290 deaths to the tally in Wuhan, where the global pandemic emerged and which has suffered the vast majority of China's fatalities from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. (PTI report)
Uttar Pradesh: 12 new COVID-19 cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar, total rises to 92.
COVID-19 India: Total number of cases rise to 13387 which includes 11201 active cases, 1748 cured cases, 1 migrant patient. The death toll stands at 437. 1007 new cases and 23 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours. Recovery rate saw the highest spike with 260 people getting recovered in the last 24 hours.
Group of Ministers to meet at 11 am to discuss the coronavirus situation.
China's economy: China`s Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 6.8% in January-March year-on-year, official data showed on Friday, larger than the 6.5% decline forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll and reversing a 6% expansion in the fourth quarter of last year. (Reuters input)
Defying lockdown, hundreds attend Kalaburagi temple festival; police register FIR: Amid the national lockdown put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemics, hundreds of people turned out in crowds in the Siddhalingeswara temple chariot festival in Chitapur village on Thursday (April 16). The gathering for the festival took place despite the lockdown and a ban on rituals or event of any kind.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das to address a press conference at 10 am today, likely to announce relief package.
Uttar Pradesh: 9 more patients have been cured and discharged, making the total discharge number to 33 out of 92 cases in Gautam Budh Nagar.
COVID-19 global data: Coronavirus cases rise to 21.5 lakh globally. US continues to record the highest number of cases at 667,801, followed by Spain at 184,948, Italy at 168,941, Germany at 137,698, and France at 147,091.
Rajasthan: 55 new COVID-19 cases detected in the state; total number rises to 1,131.
Andhra Pradesh: Children below 11-years of age testing positive for COVID-19 is a new trend in the Andhra Pradesh, according to Dr Jawahar Reddy, Special Chief Secretary (Health), state government."We have got some COVID-19 cases who are below 11 yrs of age. That is a new trend, new disease, new infection, we are still trying to understand the nature of the infection. The line of treatment and protocol remains the same. We are following the advice by ICMR," said Dr Reddy. (ANI input)
Assam: Traffic Police personnel perform Bihu dance on the streets of Guwahati to mark the occasion of RongaliBihu amid lockdown due to coronavirus.
West Bengal: 912 people arrested in Kolkata for violating lockdown, says Police. (PTI input)
Delhi: COVID-19 cases in the national capital rise to 1640; death toll climbs to 38.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 13,387 out of which 11,201 are active cases and as many as 1,748 people have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, said Ministry of Health data on Friday morning. The cases saw a jump by 1007 and 23 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate in India saw its highest spike on Friday with 260 people getting recovered in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra remained the worst affected state with COVID-19 positive cases rising to 3,202. There have been 286 new cases in Maharashtra, including 177 new cases in Mumbai, during the last 24 hours. There have been 7 deaths in Maharashtra during the last 24 hours. The death toll now stands at 194. In Maharashtra today, 5 patients were discharged after recovering. So far, 300 patients have been cured and discharged in Maharashtra.
The COVID-19 infection has affected around 185 countries around the world and as per Johns Hopkins University latest data there are 2,153,620 confirmed cases recorded with 143,844 deaths.
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