Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Positive Cases in India Rise to 519, 104 Govt Labs Operational for Testing
Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today said the number of positive cases due to the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 519 across the country. Kerala, with 87, pushed ahead of Maharashtra, with 86. The Himachal Pradesh government today said it will impose a statewide curfew beginning 5pm on Tuesday, becoming the latest state to resort to stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government said the number of cases in the state has soared to 107. The state has already witnessed three COVID-19-related deaths.
A 65-year-old coronavirus patient has died in Mumbai, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 to three in the metropolis and 10 across India. The man recently returned from the United Arab Emirates to Ahmedabad. He later complained of fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. He also had pre-existing ailments, including high blood pressure and severe diabetes. A 23-year-old woman tested positive for the coronavirus in Manipur, the first confirmed case in the Northeast. The woman had recently returned from the UK. She had returned to Imphal via Delhi and Guwahati airports.
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100% Lockdown from Midnight: Modi | From midnight, the entire country is going for 100 percent lockdown. This is to save every Indian: Narendra Modi
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Social distancing applies to everyone, including your prime minister: PM Modi
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The one-day Janta Curfew showed how we Indians come together and fight against any trouble which comes before the country and the mankind: PM Narendra Modi
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PM Emphasises on Need to Tackle Negativity | Prime Minister Modi while interacting with senior journalists from the print media via video links said citizens need to be assured that the government is committed to countering the impact of COVID-19. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office(PMO), Modi said it is critical to improve social cohesion to safeguard national security. During the interaction, Modi emphasised the need to tackle the spread of pessimism, negativity and rumour-mongering.
Kashmir's First Positive Case Recovers | The 67-year-old woman, who was the first positive case of coronavirus in Kashmir, has been successfully treated and will be discharged after completing the quarantine period, officials said. Director of SKIMS hospital A G Ahangar told reporters that the woman was recovering very fast and would be discharged soon after completing the quarantine period.
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41 Cases in Karnataka | As eight more coronavirus cases are confirmed in Karnataka and the tally goes up to 41, Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa warns stringent action will be taken against those who do not follow law and come out onto streets unnecessarily in violation of steps enforced by government to control COVID-19 spread.
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UP Govt Declares Coronavirus a State Disaster | The Uttar Pradesh government declared the coronavirus situation a state disaster, a senior official said here. "The state government has declared Corona situation as a state disaster relaxing procurement procedures for emergency medical equipment and corona-related medical consumables," the official said.
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Wang Yi said it’s not acceptable and detrimental to international cooperation to label the virus and stigmatise China, hope India oppose such narrow mindset. Dr. Jaishankar agreed not to label the virus and the international community should send strong signal of solidarity: China's Ambassador to India Sun Weidong.
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Uddhav Thackeray Urges for Co-operation | We have enough food supplied. Siddhivinayak and Lalbaugcha Raja have come forward for help. However, do not travel unnecessarily and strain our resources. If possible don't step out. We will come out of this successfully and we need your co-operation. If people are moving out for essentials, be gentle with them and ask them not to move out without any reason. I am asking police that we are not stopping people from living, just changing the lifestyle a bit: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi proposed to host a conference of the SAARC health ministers' to discuss a joint strategy to tackle the deadly coronavirus that has killed nearly 15,000 people worldwide. e made the proposal during a telephone conversation with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen.
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To deter people from venturing out, petrol and diesel sale at the pumps in Pune have been stopped. Only government officials who are on essential and emergency duties as well as private individuals working towards "control and eradication of COVID-19 and working in the field of essential and emergency services" and those who need to travel to get medical treatment are allowed to buy fuel, it said.
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Amit Shah Directs Police to Ensure Doctors' Security | Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Delhi Police chief, directs to ensure security of doctors in wake of harassment complaints:, say officials
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26 Pvt Labs Functional in India | As many as 26 private laboratories have been made functional for testing COVID-19 cases in India.
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Egypt will impose a two-week nightly curfew in the Arab world's most-populous country in an effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, its prime minister announced as the International Monetary Fund warned a lack of supplies could affect the Mideast's poorest nations.
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Karnataka MP's Daughter Tests Positive | Ashwini, the daughter of Karnataka's Davangere MP GM Siddeshwara tests positive for coronavirus. She had travelled to Guyana with her two children aged 8 and 14. All three have been shifted to an isolation facility.
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Anti-malarial drug to be sold only on prescription | National Pricing Authority of India says hydroxychloroquine can be sold only on prescription of registered medical practitioners.
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Don't Cancel Train Tickets: IRTCTC | The IRCTC has asked people not to cancel the tickets they have booked online for those trains that have been cancelled and assured them that they will get full refund automatically. Earlier, the railways had extended to three months the time to cancel counter tickets till June 21.
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Tokyo Olympics Postponed | Japan has asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Gamesover the global coronavirus pandemic, and the International Olympic Committee has agreed, the country's prime minister said Tuesday. Abe said a postponement is unavoidable if the 2020 Games cannot be held in a complete manner amid the coronavirus pandemic. Abe held telephone talks with Bach after the IOC said it would make a decision on the Tokyo Games over the next four weeks.
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Number of Cases Soars to 519 | The total number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 519. As many as 470 cases are active in the country, 40 have been cured and 9 have died: Health Ministry
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Work on COVID-19 Hospital Begins | Work on hospitals dedicated to COVID-19 has begun in Gujarat, Assam, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu-Kashmir: Centre
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Delhi Construction Workers to Get Rs 5,000 | Construction workers to be given Rs 5,000 by Delhi govt as their livelihood has been affected due to coronavirus outbreak. We are going through difficult times; we have to help each other: Arvind Kejriwal
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LS Speaker to Contribute Month's Salary to PM's Relief Fund | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he will contribute his one month's salary to the Prime Minister Relief Fund, setup to contain COVID-19, which has infected over 500 people in the country and killed 10. Announcing his decision in a tweet, Birla said,"We're together in this tough time."
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The Home Ministry is monitoring th situation, and action is being taken against those violating lockdown: Health Ministry
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There could be a 62% reduction in the spread of coronavirus if social distancing is implementeed properly: ICMR
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118 Labs Tested: ICMR | State governments have been asked to place orders for equipment requirement, says Lav Agarwal. The Indian Council of Medical Research says that 118 laboratories have been tested and three testing kits have been approved.
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Surveillance, Ccntact Tracing Being Done | About 30+ states and UT are observing a full lockdown. Essential services and supplies, however, will remain open. The chief secretary has written to state secretaries. Surveillance and contact tracing are being done. The secretary has written a letter to strengthen surveillance. The Prime Minister is also doing a video conference with doctors and doctors' association today: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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In last 40 hours no new patient has been tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. Of the 30 patients some patients have gone home. There are only 23 patients now: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
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Iceland Reports 1st Death | Icelandic health authorities said that a patient in her 60s had died from COVID-19, marking the country's first confirmed death from the new coronavirus. According to a statement from The National University Hospital of Iceland, the Icelandic woman had also been suffering from a chronic illness.
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Telangana Top Cop & Son Booked for Violating Home Quarantine | A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and his son, who recently returned from London and have tested positive for coronavirus, have been booked in Telangana for violating home quarantine rules and venturing out. The senior police officer’s 23-year old son was the 26th patient to have test positive in the state after returning from London last week. He is undergoing treatment at a hospital.
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Discussed Working on Combating Virus With China: Jaishankar | External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discusses working together on the coronavirus pandemic with China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. "We agreed to build further on our bilateral efforts in this domain and exchanged views on the forthcoming G20 summit," he said. "Global challenges require global cooperation," he said.
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Cabinet Secretary Asks States to Earmark Hospitals for COVID-19 | Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba writes to Chief Secretaries of States. The letter reads "All states should immediately identify & earmark hospitals dedicated for management of COVID-19 cases & ensure they are fully ready in the event of a further spike in the number of confirmed cases".
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the last date for filing 2018-19 Income Tax return, GST return, and linking of Aadhaar-PAN has been extended to June 30 as majority of India goes under lockdown to arrest the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The finance minister added that cash withdrawals from ATMs if any bank will be free for three months and that an economic package to help through the lockdown will be announced soon.
Nearly 500 coronavirus cases have been reported in India so far, according to Health Ministry data. According to the data updated Tuesday morning, the total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 492, including 446 active cases. The figure includes 41 foreign nationals and the nine deaths reported so far.
West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh reported a casualty each on Monday while seven deaths were earlier reported from Maharashtra (two), Bihar, Karnataka, Delhi, Gujarat and Punjab. Thirty-seven people have been cured/discharged/migrated, it added.
The number of active cases at 446 saw an increase of 22 from last night's figure. As cases of the viral infection surged, authorities have put almost the entire country under lockdown, banning gathering of people and suspending road, rail and air traffic till March 31.
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