Coronavirus In India
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Cancer patient in Haryana's Rohtak, wife test coronavirus positive; report of 68 contacts awaited
India | Apr 23, 2020, 10:52 AM ISTA 58-year old man residing in Kakrana village near Rohtak in Haryana, who was detected with cancer three months back, has now been tested positive for coronavirus. The deceased's wife has also been confirmed with COVID-19 infection.
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11 of a family in Delhi test coronavirus positive, one member had travel history to Uzbekistan
India | Apr 23, 2020, 07:55 PM ISTAt least 11 members of a family have tested coronavirus positive in Delhi's Jama Masjid area. The cases have emerged from Gali Hakim Ji Wali following which the street and other nearby lanes have been sealed. It is reported that one of the members of the family had returned from England and stayed in quarantine for a long time
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Coronavirus in India: 20471 cases, 652 deaths so far. Check state-wise tally
India | Apr 22, 2020, 11:10 PM ISTThe death toll due to coronavirus in India increased to 652 on Wednesday, an update published by the Ministry of Health read. The number of COVID-19 cases in the country also jumped to 20,471.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation B-Wing sealed after employee tests COVID-19 positive
India | Apr 22, 2020, 04:09 PM ISTB-Wing of the Ministry of Civil Aviation has been sealed off after an employee who attended offices on April 15 tested positive for coronavirus. As per reports, NDMC has been asked to sanitise the whole wing before operations can resume.
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Rajasthan says no to rapid COVID-19 tests after discrepancies in 95% reports
India | Apr 21, 2020, 01:04 PM ISTRajasthan government has said it will formulate a new plan to deal with coronavirus outbreak in the state and stop rapid testing of people after discrepancies emerged in 95 per cent test reports.
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Coronavirus case doubling rate slows to 7 days in Maharashtra
India | Apr 21, 2020, 09:29 AM ISTThe rate at which coronavirus cases in Maharashtra are doubling has slowed down to 7 days from 5 days earlier, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has informed. Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in the country that is facing the impact as positive cases of coronavirus are maximum in the state.
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Lockdown not lifted, relaxations only to revolve wheel of economy: Uddhav Thackeray
Business | Apr 20, 2020, 03:11 PM ISTMaharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said no one should think that lockdown has been lifted. With some ease in rules, the government is just trying to revolve the wheel of the economy.
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Flight restrictions will be lifted only after spread of coronavirus is controlled: Hardeep Puri
Business | Apr 20, 2020, 01:50 PM ISTUnion Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed airlines that some of them did not pay heed to the ministry's advisory and opened bookings, started collecting money from flyers, therefore, a directive was issued to them restraining from doing so on April 19.
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Karnataka: 5 new coronavirus cases reported in Kalaburagi
India | Apr 20, 2020, 12:42 PM ISTAt least 5 more coronavirus cases have been reported from Kalaburagi in Karnataka taking the total number of confirmed cases to 395. On Sunday, Karnataka registered two more COVID-19 deaths and six new positive cases.
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Manipur is now a coronavirus free state: CM Biren Singh
India | Apr 20, 2020, 11:30 AM ISTChief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday said he is glad to share that Manipur is now free from coronavirus. There were two COVID-19 cases in the state, both have fully recovered and have tested negative. He added that there are no fresh cases of the virus in the state.
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Over 5 lakh labourers to get job as Bihar to start work on pending projects from today: Sushil Modi
Business | Apr 20, 2020, 10:49 AM ISTWork on several projects pending in over 8,000 Panchayat regions in Bihar will commence from today after the government decided to give some relief in lockdown rules.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 17,000 mark; deaths at 543. Check state-wise list
India | Apr 20, 2020, 08:56 AM ISTCoronavirus confirmed cases in India have crossed 17,000-mark taking positive cases toll to 17,265 including 543 deaths while 2,547 patients have recovered, according to the health ministry's figures on Monday.
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Govt prohibits sale of non-essential goods by e-com retailers like Amazon, Flipkart during lockdown
Business | Apr 19, 2020, 03:15 PM ISTAmid a nation-wide extended coronavirus lockdown, the supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce companies like Amazon, Flipkart, others will remain prohibited during the lockdown period, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)said in a statement on Sunday.
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Delhi: Chandni Mahal police station SHO's driver tests coronavirus positive
India | Apr 19, 2020, 09:51 AM ISTIn more trouble for Delhi, a driver of an SHO at Chandni Mahal police station has tested coronavirus positive. The administration is now tracing all his contacts so that they can be isolated in order to contain the virus from spreading further.
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Woman army officer among Uttarakhand's latest coronavirus cases
India | Apr 18, 2020, 09:55 PM ISTA woman officer posted at a military hospital here and a nine-month-old infant are among the five fresh coronavirus cases detected in Uttarakhand in the last 24 hours.
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Coronavirus in India: 957 new COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths in last 24 hrs. Check state-wise list
India | Apr 18, 2020, 11:24 PM ISTIn last 24 hours, 957 fresh cases of coronavirus in India and 36 fatality, the total number of COVID-19 cases reach 14,792, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday during the daily media briefing.
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Delhi coronavirus patient escapes from LNJP hospital, arrested from Haryana's Rai
India | Apr 18, 2020, 01:42 PM ISTA coronavirus positive patient, who escaped from Delhi's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital where he was being treated, has been held by the Delhi Police. The patient has been arrested from Haryana Rai area.
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Govt issues important information on Hydroxychloroquine, warns against use without prescription
Fyi | Apr 18, 2020, 10:03 AM ISTThe health ministry has issued an advisory for the general public on the use of Hydroxychloroquine and other medicines asking citizens not to consume any medicine without being prescribed by a doctor.
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Delhi Police intercepts truck with 37 migrant workers amid lockdown, sent to shelter home
India | Apr 17, 2020, 03:32 PM ISTAt least 37 migrant workers traveling to Haryana's Palwal town in a truck during the lockdown period have been intercepted by the Delhi Police on Friday and were later sent to a shelter home, officials informed.
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Delhi schools will charge only monthly tuition fee, mandated to pay staff salary on time: Sisodia
Education | Apr 17, 2020, 01:33 PM ISTDelhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in a video conference on Friday announced that schools (including private) in Delhi will not be allowed to charge 3-month fee and can only take 1-month tuition fee.