The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across 185 countries and territories. Today is the twenty-seventh day of India’s nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 3. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 17,656. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 559.
Maharashtra, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. Restrictions have been eased in non-hotspot areas of the country from today.
Globally, there have been over 24 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 1.65 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK are the most-affected countries. The outbreak continues to have a major impact on the global economy. Catch the latest updates here:
98 more COVID-19cases (including 50 in Jaipur, 32 in Jodhpur, and7 in Kota) and2 more deaths (in Nagaur andKota) reported in Rajasthan today. Total coronavirus cases in the state now at 1,576 anddeaths at 25.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said liquor shops in the state can remain open with social distancing measures in place.
"If social distancing is properly maintained, there should not be any ban on liquor shops," Tope said while responding to a question regarding the subject during his Facebook Live earlier today.
Maharashtra has done 76,000 tests, Mumbai has done over 50,000 tests.We have decided to undertake 75,000 rapid tests.The statehas done most number of tests in the country.There are about 6,000 surveillance teams working in the state.Liquor shops in the state can remain open with social distancing.
5 more areas of Delhi added to the list of COVID-19 containment zones in the last 24 hours. The number of containment zones in the national capital is now at 84. (ANI)
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We have done very well as a country on containing Coronavirus.
India's mortality rate is one of the lowest in the world. It is important that we don't allow this to spread from urban to rural areas.
Tracking, containing, quarantining is very critical.Privacy of the Aarogya Setu app is top class as privacy has been out topmost concern.
Moving a step further with the app as we open up the economy need to combine it with big data andAI. Need to put self assessment tools andan e pass when people move from red to green areas you can use the pass.
The first patient who was administered Plasma Therapy on compassionate grounds at Max Hospital, Saket has shown positive results andwas recently weaned off ventilator support. The patient is a 49-year-old, male from Delhi who had tested COVID positive on April 4.
Patient's family requested plasma therapy when he showed no improvement and he was administered fresh plasma as a treatment on April 14.
After receiving the treatment, the patient showed progressive improvement and by the fourth day, was weaned off ventilator support on the morning of April 18. The patient is now doing well and his two consecutive COVID tests have come negative.
Rapid testing for COVID-19commenced today at the Nabi Karim area containment zone in Central District of the national capital. 62 random samples were tested in the area and all came negative.
Curfew will continue in some areas of Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot till April 24 in view of the lockdown which was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Three more people test positive for COVID-19 in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar; tally reaches 100.
Odisha Govt's Higher Education Department permits resumption of normal activities of State public andprivate universities during Coronavirus lockdown, with certain restrictions.
Manipur has become a COVID-19 free state now. We have decided to relax Coronavirus lockdown in rural areas but it will continue in Imphal till further orders. Shops of essential goods will open between 8 AM and 2 PM in urban areas.
