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  India COVID-19 cases surge to 4,421; 114 deaths so far. Maha, TN, Delhi hotspots. State-wise toll

  India | April 07, 2020 9:23 IST

  India coronavirus positive cases have surged to 4,421 including 114 many deaths while 326 have recovered. COVID-19 cases in the country are rising even when the nation is under a 21-day lockdown period as people have been asked to remain indoors in order to contain the virus from further spreading.

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  Government relaxes export curbs on 24 pharma ingredients, medicines

  Business | April 07, 2020 8:59 IST

  Earlier, there were no restrictions on outbound shipments of these products. APIs are raw material for pharmaceuticals. India has exported APIs worth about USD 225 million last year. The country's API imports stood at around USD 3.5 billion per year. Out of this, about USD 2.5 billion is from China.

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  India receives 1.7 lakh PPEs donated by China

  India | April 06, 2020 22:26 IST

  India on Monday received 1.70 lakh personal protection equipment (PPE) coveralls donated by China, the Union Health Ministry said.

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  COVID-19: HRD Minister appeals companies to not withdraw job offers made in campus placements

  India | April 06, 2020 21:03 IST

  HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhiyal 'Nishank' on Monday appealed to companies to not withdraw any job offers made to students in campus placements due to the economic slowdown created by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Gujarat: 14-month-old baby tests COVID-19 positive

  India | April 06, 2020 14:38 IST

  Coronavirus in Gujarat: The baby was brought to a government hospital on Saturday by his parents after his health condition started deteriorating. He tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. 

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  3 COVID-19 positive Jamaatees had travelled on bus from Delhi to Himachal

  India | April 06, 2020 11:53 IST

  Coronavirus in India: Residents of Uttar Pradesh, the three Jamaatis hid in a mosque in Nalagarh. They were quarantined after their identification. They were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla on Sunday morning after they tested positive on Saturday night.

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  Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital sealed after 26 nurses, 3 doctors test COVID-19 positive

  India | April 06, 2020 11:22 IST

  Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital has been sealed and has been declared 'containment zone'. The hospital has so far reported nearly 30 coronavirus positive cases. The hospital management, however, did not comment on the reason behind medical staff being tested positive.

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  Coronavirus Lockdown: Goa to resume fish sale from today

  India | April 06, 2020 10:10 IST

  Coronavirus in Goa: All Goa Wholesale Fish Markets Association president Ibrahim Maulana said they welcomed the state government's move to shut the fish markets in a bid to check coronavirus spread.

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  Bengal reports 12 new COVID-19 positive cases; state tally rises to 80

  India | April 06, 2020 8:40 IST

  Coronavirus in West Bengal: Four coronavirus patients died across the state on Sunday. However, there was no official confirmation. The state government formed a five-member expert committee on Sunday to ascertain whether the death of a patient in any hospital was due to COVID-19 or not. 

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  Trump urges US citizens to practice social distancing as country toll crosses 9,500-mark

  World | April 06, 2020 8:07 IST

  President Trump on Saturday said that he has sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the sale of Hydroxychloroquine tablets ordered by the US to treat the growing number of coronavirus patients in his country, hours after India banned the export of the anti-malarial drug.

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  7 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Karnataka, tally up to 151

  India | April 05, 2020 20:42 IST

  Seven new novel coronavirus cases including five who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, were confirmed taking the total number of patients in the state to 151 on Sunday, said the Karnataka Health department. 

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  With 42 more cases, COVID-19 count touches 276 in Uttar Pradesh

  India | April 05, 2020 19:17 IST

  The number of coronavirus patients in Uttar Pradesh jumped to 276 on Sunday, an increase of 42 cases in the past one day. 

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  Regular, daily exercise may help boost immunity while social distancing: Study

  Science | April 05, 2020 18:49 IST

  While being in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, without access to gyms and sports clubs, may make it difficult for people to work out, researchers say that keeping up regular, daily exercise plays an important role in helping maintain a healthy immune system. 

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  Study abroad dreams shattered, delayed due to coronavirus

  Education | April 05, 2020 15:08 IST

  Interviews and announcements for several fellowship opportunities are also on hold in view of the uncertainty due to COVID-19, putting plans on hold for many, who depend on funding help for studying abroad.

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  COVID-19: Section 144 extended in Noida till April 14

  India | April 05, 2020 18:34 IST

  Coronavirus in Noida: With eight fresh cases reported from Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar, the total in the district now stand at 58, officials have said. Four of the latest cases were from a JJ cluster in Sector 5, one from Wazidpur village in Sector 135 and three from Sector 62 in Noida.

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  China donates 1,000 ventilators to New York as state death toll crosses 3,500

  World | April 05, 2020 14:42 IST

  New York had recorded the highest increase in the number of deaths from COVID19 in a single day between April 2 and 3 when 562 people died of the disease. In the 24 hours since April 4, the death toll grew to 630, “all-time increase” up to a total of 3,565, an increase from 2,935 on Friday morning.

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  6 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Jaipur; Rajasthan toll at 210

  India | April 05, 2020 12:59 IST

  Jaipur has witnessed six new coronavirus positive cases taking the overall COVID-19 patients toll to 210 in Rajasthan. Out of the six people who have been tested coronavirus positive, one of them belongs to Tablighi Jamaat.

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  Bhopal: Several vegetable markets shut after grocery wholesaler tests COVID-19 positive

  India | April 05, 2020 11:56 IST

  Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh: The state is staring at the third stage (community infection) of coronavirus with a rapid rise in cases. Health authorities have, however, allayed the fears about that stage.

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  With 630 deaths in 24 hours, New York continues to record maximum COVID-19 fatalities

  World | April 05, 2020 11:28 IST

  Coronavirus cases in New York State now stand at 113,704, out of the country's total number of 312,146. New Jersey, the second most impacted state in the US, has about 30,000 COVID-19 cases. New York City alone has 63,306 coronavirus patients, up from 57,169 the previous 24 hours, and 2,624 deaths.

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  61-year-old COVID-19 patient dies in Surat; 14 new cases reported from Gujarat

  India | April 05, 2020 11:16 IST

  Coronavirus in Gujarat: Three more coronavirus positive cases were detected in Gujarat on Saturday evening, the health authorities said, taking the total detected positive cases to 108. Till Saturday, 10 deaths due to coronavirus were reported.