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  Diary of a Reporter: A silver lining in the coronavirus cloud

  India | April 03, 2020 14:37 IST

  In India, we have to understand that this Hindu majoritarianism cult and its culture. Our, so-called secular, left-liberal public intelligentsia, ‘the Khan market gang’ as per Modi, can’t understand this mindset.

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  14 new COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan, 7 of them attended Tablighi Jamaat event

  India | April 03, 2020 10:53 IST

  Fourteen more people have been tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan. Out of these 14, 7 confirmed COVID-19 patients are from Tonk region who had come in contact of COVID-19 positive person that were present at Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat while the remaining 7 others (6 from Maharashtra and 1 from Jharkhand) are the ones who attended Jamaat's event.

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  Coronavirus in Mumbai: 212 containment areas demarcated in city as COVID-19 cases spike

  India | April 03, 2020 9:50 IST

  Coronavirus in Maharashtra: A release from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said the administration is using CCTV camera network in the city for surveillance of movement in these areas. "For the first time, computerized automatic video analytics system is being used for effective surveillance of the containment zones and it will allow timely action against violators," said the BMC release.

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  Raids in Delhi-NCR to nab COVID-19 suspects, notice to Maulana Saad

  India | April 03, 2020 9:21 IST

  According to Jamaat and Delhi Police sources, "One of the wanted accused, who has been given a police notice to be sent to Maulana Saad, is presently kept in a quarantine home at a Tughlakabad school."

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  Nikki Haley casts doubt on China's official coronavirus figures; terms it 'not accurate'

  World | April 03, 2020 8:10 IST

  According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), a total of 81,589 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 were reported on the mainland, and 3,318 people had died of the disease as of Wednesday. US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien told reporters on Wednesday that there was no way to confirm the Chinese figures.

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  AIIMS doctor tests COVID-19 positive in Delhi

  India | April 02, 2020 14:31 IST

  According to the information provided by AIIMS sources, the doctor worked at the Physiology Department of AIIMS and has now been admitted to the new private ward for further evaluation and multiple testing.

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  54-year-old dies due to coronavirus in Indore; MP toll reaches 8

  India | April 02, 2020 14:02 IST

  Out of the total 98 coronavirus cases in the state, 75 have been reported from Indore, eight from Jabalpur, six from Ujjain, four from Bhopal, two each in Shivpuri and Gwalior and one from Khargone, a health department official said. 

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  9 new COVID-19 cases in Noida; Supertech tower Sec-74, Palm Olympia in Gaur City-2 sealed

  India | April 03, 2020 12:52 IST

  Noida has witnessed 9 new COVID-19 cases including one in Supertech society in Noida sector 74. All these cases have surfaced on Wednesday, an official said on Thursday. Following the new cases, the Supertech tower in Sec-74, Palm Olympia in Gaur City-2, other nearby areas have been sealed till 10 pm, April 3.

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  Lockdown may be necessary but unplanned implementation troubled migrants: Sonia Gandhi

  India | April 02, 2020 13:18 IST

  Interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has said that lockdown may be necessary but its unplanned implementation has caused chaos and pain to millions of migrant workers.

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  15 of family violate home quarantine in Maharashtra, take mini-bus to escape town

  India | April 02, 2020 13:14 IST

  The state government last month decided to put stamps on the hands of people undergoing home quarantine for suspected exposure to the novel coronavirus. Maharashtra has so far reported 338 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths due to the viral infection.

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  Second COVID-19 positive case reported from Dharavi; Maharashtra death toll at 17

  India | April 02, 2020 12:55 IST

  Maharashtra has so far notched 17 COVID-19 deaths, comprising patients from Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Pune, and Buldhana. In the wake of the Tablighi Jamaat scare, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged that all types of religious or social gatherings should be avoided to avoid a Delhi-like situation in Maharashtra.

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  LNJP Hospital chief says Jamaat people threatening doctors, objecting COVID-19 test

  India | April 02, 2020 13:19 IST

  Delhi's Lok Nayak (LNJP) Hospital Director Kishore Singh has said that people belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat are threatening doctors and hindering essential work including tests for coronavirus.

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  Arunachal reports 1st COVID-19 case, man attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi

  India | April 02, 2020 11:49 IST

  Arunachal Pradesh man, who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West, Delhi has tested COVID-19 positive, making the first case of coronavirus in the state, sources said.

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  6.41 lakh distress calls in last 3 days made to Telangana police amid COVID-19 lockdown

  India | April 02, 2020 10:25 IST

  Telangana police have received more than 6.41 lakh distress calls to Dial 100 service in the last three days of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

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  Manipur man, who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, tests COVID-19 positive

  India | April 02, 2020 10:06 IST

  Another Manipur person has been infected with deadly coronavirus after he attended the religious congregation at Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin West last month. With this new case of coronavirus, Manipur has now a total of two COVID-19 patients.

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  3 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam, state total rises to 16

  India | April 02, 2020 9:39 IST

  There are 347 people now in Assam who returned from the Tablighi congregation by March 16, and out of them 230 people have been traced and located so far while the rest could not be reached as their mobile phones were switched off and family members were not cooperative.

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  COVID-19: Haryana reports first death after 67-year old from Ambala dies

  India | April 02, 2020 10:50 IST

  An elderly patient, who was tested positive for novel coronavirus in Haryana has died at a Chandigarh hospital. Earlier on Wednesday, 9 out of 10 COVID-19 patients were discharged in Gurugram area of Haryana.

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  9 new COVID-19 cases reported from Ramganj, Jodhpur, Jhunjhunu; Rajasthan's tally jumps to 129

  India | April 02, 2020 8:28 IST

  Nine new cases of coronavirus have been reported from Rajasthan taking state's total tally to 129. As per latest Rajasthan Health Department reports, amongst the new cases, 7 are from Ramganj, which is a walled city to state capital Jaipur, while one case each has been reported from Jodhpur and Jhunjhunu. Earlier, on Wednesday, 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported Jaipur.

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  2 doctors at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital test positive for COVID-19

  India | April 02, 2020 8:19 IST

  The number of coronavirus cases in Delhi climbed to 152 on Wednesday. As many as 1,637 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India so far and 38 people have died due to it, according to the Union Health Ministry. 

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  6-week-old baby dies of COVID-19 in Connecticut, US

  World | April 02, 2020 9:12 IST

  A six-week-old baby died after getting infected with coronavirus in Connecticut, the United States on Wednesday. The information was shared by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont who confirmed the death of the child on Twitter saying the 6-week-old newborn from the Hartford area became another victim of the deadly virus.