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Air India has cancelled all its bookings. Bookings now closed till April 30 from Friday for all domestic and international routes. We are awaiting a decision post 14th April: Air India
The number of coronavirus positive patients in Madhya Pradesh reaches 127.
Total coronavirus positive cases in Rajasthan climbs to 170.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has requested people in the state to light lamps on April 5 at 9 pm as asked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The CM said people should light lamps on the day to express solidarity and unity among people in the country and make the programme a success.
In Maharashtra on Friday, a total of 67 Corona cases were reported.
Another 93 cases were tested positive for coronavirus in Delhi taking the total cases to 386. Two people died in Delhi on Friday taking the total death toll to six in the national capital.
Total coronavirus patients in Maharashtra increases to 490, 26 people dead and 50 patients have been discharged so far.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders discussed technological cooperation as well as the various steps to deal with the spread of the coronavirus.
Total cases in Telangana rise to 186, deaths reach 11.
Total COVID-19 cases in India rise to 2,547including 62 deaths. In the last 24 hours, an increase of 478 cases was witnessed.
10 people who were put under home quarantine in Pune's Shirur town ran away on Friday morning. Pune rural police have registered an FIR against all of them and started search operation to find all.
Some people under quarantine are not coordinating with administration&also attempted to damage govt property. I would like to inform such people that they will be penalised 4 times along with a police case against them: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat
107 people returned to Chhattisgarh after attending Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. Samples of over 50 of them were sent for testing out of which reports of 28 people have been received & all of them have tested negative for COVID19: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
During last 24 hrs,PCR MPVs have shifted as many as 18 women in labour pain to various hospitals all across Delhi. The calls were received from almost all dists of Delhi, 4 from Outer North, 8 from Dwarka, 3 from South, 1 from Rohini, 1 from North-East & 1 from East: Delhi Police
1,203 people who had attended Tableeghi Jamaat event in Delhi, have been identified. Out of these, samples of 897 people have been sent for test and 47 of them have tested positive so far: Uttar Pradesh government
In view of COVID19, appointments on different posts of medical and para-medical staff would be made as per requirement on outsource basis for 3 months in the Health Department: Himachal Pradesh Govt
10 people who were put under home quarantine in Pune's Shirur town ran away today morning. Pune rural police have registered an FIR against all of them and started search operation to find all: Pune Rural Police
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet gives its nod for making Shri Lal Bhadur Shastri Government Medical College in Ner Chowk, Mandi, as a dedicated hospital for COVID-19.
MHA approves release of Rs 11,092 crores under State Disaster Risk Management Fund to all states. This is advance release of Govt of India share of first installment of SDRMF for 2020-21, to augment funds available with state governments: Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs
Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey on Friday said that 35 out of 57 foreign nationals, who came to the state have been traced. "From the list of 57 people who have come from foreign countries to the state, we have located 35 out of which 10 are from Bihar. 22 others have either come to Bihar or have returned from the state," the DGP told media persons.
11 CISF jawans posted at Mumbai airport tested Covid-19 positive
Total 142 were under quarantine since last few days. Out of which 4 were tested positive yesterday and others were tested positive today: CISF
LG Anil Baijal asks Delhi govt to take help of retired doctors, medical students if there is steep rise in Covid-19 cases: Officials
The number of COVID-19 cases in Pune District in Maharashtra grew by 11 on Friday to 71, Collector Naval Kishore Ram said.
Total 189 persons, who have links to the close contacts of those who attended Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi, have been identified and placed under quarantine in Nagpur. 19 people have not been traced yet: Nagpur Municipal Corporation Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe
An employee of Electric Supply Branch has detected positive for COVID19 on 2nd April. All staff of the concerned dept are home quarantined for 14 days from 2nd April: Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Bus Public Relations Officer
Four COVID19 positive cases confirmed in Karnataka today. A 75-yr-old man in Bagalkote, a 70-yr-old in Belagavi, a 26-yr-old in Belagavi & a 20-yr-old in Belagavi. The 3 from Belagavi, who tested positive, had attended Jamaat event in Delhi. Total positive cases in state is 128.
Four men were on Friday detained under the National Security Act (NSA) for the alleged attack on health workers in Indore.
The West Bengal health department, in its bid to dispel fears of virus transmission during cremation or burial of COVID-19 victims, has issued an advisory here contending that no such risk was involved in the process as officials were taking necessary precautions. The department also stated that there was no chance of airborne transmission as the disease spreads through droplets coughed or sneezed out by an infected patient.
The United Kingdom's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 684 to 3,605 as of 1600 GMT on April 2, up 23 percent on the previous day.
The Indian Railways has produced a total of 2.87 lakh masks and 25,806 litres of sanitisers till April 1 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Railways said.
Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora has directed the officers to ensure the supply of all essential commodities being given under the Public Distribution System (PDS) at the depots in each district by April 5, 2020.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the Delhi government has set up 328 relief centres in the national capital to accommodate 57,000 people amid the countrywide lockdown due to coronavirus.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the union health secretary to have a meeting with the chief secretaries of Karnataka and Kerala to facilitate the movement of people for medical treatments in wake of coronavirus spread.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday informed that Rs 100 crore will be allocated for ideas to combat coronavirus with immediate impact. "Action in the time of COVID-19: Rs 100 crore grant created to give wings to ideas that could combat coronavirus with immediate impact," Goyal tweeted.
Super Speciality Block at Safdarjung Hospital converted into exclusive COVID-19 management centre, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
A total of 1200 people, who participated in Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat event, have been traced in the state. All of them have been placed under quarantine: Beela Rajesh, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary
Ensure smooth harvesting, sowing operations while maintaining social distancing to combat COVID-19: MHA to states
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has said it had screened over 3 lakh households under its 'high-risk population' survey initiative to contain the spread of coronavirus.
UK PM Boris Johnson says he is still ill and will continue in isolation.
Supreme Court officials contribute over Rs 1 crore to PM-Cares Fund.
4 more test positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total to 20. All of them attended the congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin.
Delhi govt has launched WhatsApp helpline - 8800007722 - for people to enquire about coronavirus, food shelters and other things.
10 more persons test positive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, number of patients in state rises to 129: Officials
One more person, evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz, has died due to COVID-19. Total number of deaths in Delhi stand at 5: Kejriwal
Migrant workers gathering in Anand Vihar, Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin caused a setback to efforts to combat coronavirus, says President Ram Nath Kovind.
As many as 647 positive coronavirus cases have been reported across 14 States whose linkage can be traced to the Tablighi Jamaat cluster at Nizamuddin, the Centre said on Friday. "A total of 647 cases of positive coronavirus cases have been reported from across 14 States whose linkage can be traced to the Tablighi Jamaat cluster at Nizamuddin," Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, told media.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government will set up a Rs 1,000 crore fund for enhancing testing lab facilities and procurement of ventilators, masks, and sanitizers. Apart from the state government, contribution of others including industrial houses will also be sought, the Uttar Pradesh government stated.
23 people have been arrested for gathering at a school to offer Friday prayers in Erattupetta, Kottayam district in Kerala. Five others, including a priest, were arrested and later released on bail for conducting Mass at a Church in Ernakulam district.
Out of these 384 cases, 58 patients have a history of foreign travel. Many of them are not from Delhi but were quarantined here in Delhi. The 58 people who have a history of foreign travel, further infected 38 members of their families. 259 people, out of them, had attended Markaz event: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
In Maharashtra, 9,25,828 people have been surveyed under cluster containment task. A total of 2,455 teams of health department are working in various containment zones of the state: State Health Department.
Kerala: 53 Oman nationals who were stranded in Kerala due to #COVID19 lockdown in the country were airlifted today from Cochin International Airport by Oman Air.
Coronavirus cases surge to 51 in Punjab. Five people succumbed to the disease while one was cured/discharged: State Health Department
A total of 384 Coronavirus positive cases have been found in Delhi till now. There has been a rise of 91 cases in the last 24 hours: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
As many as 102 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, total mounts to 411. State government
Around 30 people had gathered at a house today for namaz prayers. When a team of constables inquired, group attacked them and stone pelting took place from rooftop of houses. Constables have been admitted to hospital. Few people have been arrested. Probe underway: Amrendra Singh, Kannauj SP
Police team including Chauki in-charge injured in attack in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj after objecting to group namaz prayers.
647 coronavirus positive cases found in last two days are linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation: Health ministry official.
A policeman was attacked by a group of villagers on April 1, after he intercepted a man for violating the COVID-19 lockdown in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, an official said today.
8,000 samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours. 182 labs in country for COVID-19 diagnosis, out of which 130 are govt labs: ICMR official
The West Bengal government has quarantined 11 people from West Midnapore district who attended the religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi, official sources said.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Iran has reached a total of 53,183, the Iranian Health Ministry`s spokesman told the IRINN channel on Friday. As many as 3,294 people have died from the deadly virus.
Maharashtra government to give financial aide of Rs 50 lakh rupees to policemen, who die on the duty due to coronavirus. The decision was taken in the high level meeting held on April 3.
Home Ministry says strict action will be taken against those who attack health workers.
COVID-19: Complete shutdown in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak for 48 hours
Total number of COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan till now is 161, including 21 evacuees from Iran and 24 Tableeghi Jamaat (Delhi) attendees: Health Department
Muzaffarnagar police to home deliver FIRs against those who do not obey the lockdown restrictions.
The price of CNG used in automobiles and cooking gas piped to household kitchens was on Friday cut by 7 percent in step with a reduction in input natural gas prices.
India's power demand reduce by 25 percent during lockdown, compared to the same day last year.
Tamil Nadu: Greater Chennai Corporation building and premises being sanitised by a team of State Fire Services.
Robots deployed at Chennai's Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital to serve food and medicines to COVID19 positive or possibly infected persons.
Mosques at Batla House and Jamia Nagar in New Delhi are closed for Friday prayers.
Delhi government has decided that Lok Nayak Hospital and Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital (GB Pant Hospital) will close their OPD services from April 4. However, medical emergency services at both the hospitals will continue. These hospitals to be dedicated for Covid19 patients.
Uttar Pradesh: 42 people from Tablighi Jamaat found corona positive. The number of corona cases increased in UP after new cases were detected.
Robots being used to serve food at Chennai's Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital to COVID-19 patients.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces one-month shutdown starting next Tuesday (7th April), says most workplaces, except for essential services and key economic sectors, to be closed. Singapore's Education Minister Ong Ye Kung also announced, ''schools would have been closed a long time ago had the virus behaved more like influenza in terms of its effect on children. But because of the way Covid-19 behaves, the option of keeping schools open was available, provided stringent measures were in place.'' He added, '' Keeping schools open prevented a major disruption to people's lives, especially for front-line workers and children from families that are more vulnerable and do not have home-based support.''
Video: Police personnel and doctors, nurses and other medical staff at Narmada Trauma Centre in Bhopal applaud each other as a mark of gratitude for rendering services amid Coronavirus lockdown.
6th positive case of Coronavirus reported in Odisha's Cuttack. According to reports, the person had recently travelled to Delhi.
Maharashtra: 14 people who came from Nepal to attend Tablighi Jamaat were detained in Sangamner on Friday. Cases have also been registered against five people who helped the Nepal nationals in hiding.
Noida police use drone to keep an eye on public movement during Friday prayers in Sector 8.
Odisha: Odisha CS announced the complete shutdown in the Bhubaneswar City limits and Bhadrak Municipal restriction between 8 pm tonight till 8 pm on Sunday (5th April). Meanwhile, all passes issued will also remain suspended during these 48 hours.
Andra Pradesh: 55-year-old man dies due to coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh. The deceased was a resident of Vijayawada. He got infected after coming in contact with his son who attended the Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in Nizamuddin.
Supreme Court issues notice to the Govt of India on hearing a petition seeking immediate direction for payment of basic minimum wages to migrant workers affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi discusses coronavirus-forced national lockdown with 49 top Indian athletes, including Virat Kohli and P V Sindhu, in a video call.
Woman from Solan district in Himachal Pradesh dies due to COVID-19 in Chandigarh hospital: official. (PTI report)
3000 German nationals to be evacuated from India on Sunday (April 5). Flights will board from Goa/Mumbai, said sources.
US embassy employee found coronavirus positive in Delhi. US Embassy Spokesperson said, ''We are aware of reports of a COVID-19 case related to an Embassy New Delhi employee. We are working with Indian health authorities to ensure the employee receives proper treatment. Due to privacy concerns, we are not able to share additional information. The US Department of State has no greater responsibility than the safety and security of U.S. citizens overseas and locally-employed staff. In coordination with Indian authorities, Embassy New Delhi continues to implement all appropriate measures to help control the spread of COVID-19.''
Uttar Pradesh: 34 new coronavirus positive cases reported today.
Tablighi Jamaat members who misbehaved with nurses at Ghaziabad district hospital may get booked under NSA. They were shifted from Ghaziabad hospital to the isolation ward of RKGIT hospital on Thursday night.
Ministry of Defence: Armed Forces running 6 quarantine facilities.1737 people have been handled at these centers, of which 403 have been released so far. 3 positive COVID19 cases were referred to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.15 other facilities being kept ready as a standby. Dedicated COVID19 facilities including High Dependency Units, ICU beds, prepared in 51 hospitals of Armed Forces across the country. Some of these facilities located at Kolkata, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Bengaluru, Kanpur, Jaisalmer, Jorhat, Assam and Gorakhpur.
Daughter of Delhi police constable pens down heartwarming note, thanks father and the Delhi police staff for helping others during the time of coronavirus crisis.
Delhi: Social distancing norms flouted at Delhi's Azadpur Mandi, may become new coronavirus COVID-19 hotspot.
The Chinese State Council on Friday decided to declare April 4 as a national mourning day to commemorate those who lost their lives to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country."The State Council decided to hold national mourning events on April 4 to express deepest condolences of our multinational people over the 'fallen heroes', who sacrificed their lives to fight the epidemic of the novel coronavirus, as well as the deceased compatriots," the State Council said in a statement. (ANI report)
Gujarat: Seven new COVID-19 cases reported; the total number of cases rise to 95.
Maharashtra State govt forms a total 2332 teams across the state to implement work plan of cluster containment like Tablighi Jamaat. These teams include 292 teams in Mumbai, 373 teams in Pune and 210 teams in Nagpur.
Maharashtra: Total number of cases surge to 423. Death toll at 20.
Case Details: Pune - 61, Sangli - 25, Thane - 45, Nagpur - 16, Yawatmal - 4, Ahmednagar - 17, Buldhana - 5, Satara, Aurangabad - 3 (each), Kolhapur - 2, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Gondia, Jagaon, Nashik, Osmanabad - 1 case each.
Andra Pradesh: 12 new positive cases reported, the state's tally surge to 161.
Total number of coronavirus cases in India rise to 2301 which includes 156 recovered cases, 1 migrant patient and 56 deaths as per the Ministry of Health data at 10.40 am. 232 new cases were reported in the last 12 hours.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath interacts with pensioners from different parts of the state via video conference amid lockdown.
Uttar Pradesh: National Security Act (NSA) to be imposed against those who try to attack Uttar Pradesh police during lockdown.
Delhi: Two nursing officers of Delhi's State Cancer Institute, found coronavirus positive. A doctor from the same hospital was reported to be coronavirus positive earlier, after which the hospital conducted a test of 19 people who came in contact with the doctor. Now the list of people who came in contact with the nursing officers is being made.
First disinfectant channel for decontamination and sanitization installed and made operational by Srinagar Municipal Corporation at CD hospital Dalgate amid coronavirus crisis.
Rajasthan: 21 new coronavirus cases reported in Rajasthan. All the 21 patients attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. Total coronavirus cases surge to 154.
Though we are at home during lockdown, but we are not alone as the collective strength of the entire country is with each one of us, says PM
No force stronger than our spirit and enthusiasm, says PM in video message
Maintain social distancing while lighting up lamps; remain in your homes: PM Narendra Modi in video message
We have to move towards the light from the darkness created by coronavirus: PM Modi in his video message
PM Narendra Modi asks people to light a candle, Diya, or flashlight for 9 minutes on April 5 at 9 pm.
PM Narendra Modi asks people to light a candle, Diya, or flashlight for 9 minutes on April 5 at 9 pm.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins his address by congratulating the people of India for their "unprecedented discipline" during the first ten days of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Today we complete 10 days of lockdown. Your discipline has been unprecedented. You have handled the matter very well. Today many countries are following our move of imposing a curfew."
PM Narendra Modi shares video message with nation over COVID-19 crisis
PM Modi to share his video message to the nation shortly.
Rajasthan: Total number of coronavirus cases rise to 140. Five new positive cases from Tonk district and two positive cases from Bikaner were reported. The patients attended the Tablighi Jamaat Markaz event in Delhi.
Maharashtra: Coronavirus cases rise to 423, death toll at 20. Four people died on Thursday (April 2).
Bihar: Five new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Bihar taking the state tally to 29. The new cases include - 2 from Gopalganj, 1 from Saran and 2 from Gaya, said Bihar Health secretary.
Indore: NSA slapped on 4 people who attacked doctors treating COVI-19 patients in MP. 7 people were also arrested by Chatrapura police on Thursday.
Kanishk Yadav, a nursing officer at AIIMS Delhi requested and got himself posted in the covid-19 ward.
Qatar Airways will add additional air freight capacity on its India route with operating a passenger aircraft carrying freight only from April 1. These flights will be in addition to the cargo carrier`s existing freighter services. These flights have been added as a result of strong demand for Indian products such as pharmaceuticals and fresh produce. (ANI report)
Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus active cases rise to 126 (PTI report)
Iran Parliament Speaker tests positive for COVID-19: state TV
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asks chief secretaries of the states and union territories to take action against those violating the lockdown or making false claims under the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act. Bhalla averred those violating these laws can be punished with a jail term of up to two years and fine.
President Donald Trump informed that he underwent a second coronavirus test on Thursday (April 2, 2020), using a new diagnostic that produced a result in less than 15 minutes, and it determined he has not been infected. "I think I took it really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked," said Trump. He further also urged Americans to stay home and save millions of lives during the pandemic.
Samsung Electronics shuts US factory after two coronavirus cases. On Friday, Samsung Electronics said that it has suspended its home appliance factory in the United States after two of its workers had tested positive for coronavirus. (Reuters report)
DBT, CSIR, DST, DAE labs can conduct covid19 testing, says ICMR
US President Donald Trump announces he tested negative on new coronavirus test.
As per a Home Ministry official, 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now across the country following "massive efforts" to check the outbreak.
The number of coronavirus deaths globally reached 1,013,157 even after hundreds of countries remain under lockdown and the United States and Italy remain the worst affected country with 243,453 and 115,242 cases respectively according to Johns Hopkins University tally at 6.30 am IST.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his video message on Friday appreciated the discipline and patience shown by 130 crore Indians and said you are not alone in this fight against coronavirus COVID-19. He further asked Indians to light a candle, Diya, torch, mobile flash for 9 minutes on April 5 at 9 pm to dispel coronavirus COVID-19 darkness.
According to the latest Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, the total number of coronavirus cases in India stands at 2301 out of which 2088 are active cases, 156 have been cured and 56 people have died. In the total tally, about 400 positive COVID-19 cases have been found whose epidemiological linkage can be traced to the Tablighi Jamaat cluster, said the Union Health Ministry while asserting that there was no evidence of widespread community transmission. Notably, 20 existing and 22 potential hotspots have been identified across the country.
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