Coronavirus News Highlights: Cases in India at 21,700, over 2.6 million test positive globally

A vegetable hawker in Ward-3, Mehrauli found to be COVID-19 positive. From the investigation, it seems he had stopped setting up his cart after he developed symptoms. He was not a part of the shifted mandi that has been set up at DTC Terminal. Close contacts of the vegetable hawker have been checked and are presently at Terapanth Bhawan. Results are awaited. We are screening all vendors but vigil by everyone will deter someone who is sick and still running such shop or 'thela'. Kindly in this process do not abuse or misbehave with vendors

9 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar; taking the total number of positive cases to 162. Contact tracing is being done. (ANI)

At least 56 people have been sent to quarantine after a dietician associated with Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital mess tested positive for COVID-19. The kitchen of LNJP Hospital has been temporarily shut down till the test reports of the persons sent to quarantine become available. At present, food facility is being provided by two of our in-house canteen facilities. (ANI)

A 75-year-old woman who had tested positive for COVID-19 from Bantwal with history of hypertension, stroke and pneumonia passed away at Wenlok District Hospital in Dakshina Kannada, today. (ANI)

61 more COVID-19 cases reported in Uttar Pradesh today, as of 7 pm. Total coronavirus cases in the state now at 1510, including 1280 active cases, 206 discharged, and 24 deaths. (ANI)

A 6-month-old baby who was admitted to PGIMER on April 9 andwas tested positive for COVID-19 on April 21 passed away today. The cause of death was reported to be refractory shock, pulmonary artery hypertension and COVID-19.

778 new COVID-19 cases and14 deaths reported in Maharashtra today, as of 6 pm. Total coronavirus cases in the state now at 6427, including 840 discharged after recovery.

Government has announced a 60-hour complete shut down in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts from 10 pm today till April 26, in view of rise in COVID-19 cases.

Apprehensions, based on wrong interpretation of lockdown guidelines, raised by some companies, media.

No lockdown clause mandates legal action, including imprisonment of CEO, in case a COVID-19 positive employee found in factory.

No clause in lockdown guidelines about sealing of factory in case of an employee testing positive for COVID-19.

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Passengers using Delhi Metro, post resumption of operations, will have to take out any metallic item on their body before frisking, use face masks, have 'Aarogya Setu' app;but those with flu-like symptoms won’t be allowed, as per proposal prepared by CISF.

Thermal screening of all entrants to be conducted at entry point of Delhi Metro stations and those found with abnormal temperatures will not be allowed to enter, according to plan prepared by CISF.

COVID-19 detection test method developed by IIT-Delhi gets ICMR nod. (PTI)

In the last 2 weeks, 2 dozen flights have arrived with medical supplies from different towns of China. We expect 20 more such flights in the coming weeks. This is likely to be stepped up.

Our Mission has also signed a contract on behalf of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) with another South Korean company to procure and supply 5 lakh Corona Testing Kits

We have always responded to ICMR, Home Secretary, Ministry of Health or any place we are getting queries from. Tomorrow if I say that Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has to come here physically to find out an answer from me, what is the logic of this?

With the whole technology where we can talk to each other at 5 minutes notice, we can talk to each other over phone, they can see what is happening through satellite, direct and indirect indicators. Why should they come here and expect us to cooperate? (ANI)