The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across 180 countries. Today is the eighth day of India's 21-day lockdown. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stands at 1,637. The Union Health Ministry has said that 38 people have died due to the virus.
Globally, there have been over 8.6 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 42,300 people have died so far. The United States, Italy and Spain have registered more deaths than China, where the outbreak started. The outbreak is having a major impact on global economy and the stock market. Catch the latest updates here:
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Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE updates:
24 new COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Andhra. Total number of cases has jumpedto 111.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
The 56-year-old man from Dharavi who had been admitted to Sion hospital earlier in the evening after he was tested positive for coronavirus has died, civic body officials said.
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CM Uddhav Thackeray directs officials to ensure religious congregations like the one held in Delhi last month are not allowed in the state, which has reported the highest number of Coronaviruscases in the country.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates | Rajasthan Health Department:
12 positive cases were reported in the state today; 4 in Tonk, 1 in Alwar and 7 in Churu. All of them had attended Tablighi Jamaat event at Markaz in Delhi. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 120.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | Odisha Information and Public Relations Dept:
15 out of 20 people who had returned to Odisha from Markaz Nizamuddin have tested negative for COVID19. Reports of 5 remaining persons are awaited.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates |
24 fresh cases have been reported from the state, taking the total number of cases in Andhra Pradesh to 111.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | State health dept:
4 more deaths, due to coronavirus, have taken place in Maharashtra today taking the total death toll in the state to 16. The total number of positive cases in the state has risen to 335, including 41 people who have been discharged.
Coronavirus in Assam LIVE Updates | Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma:
8 more COVID-19positive cases in Assam, taking the total to 13. All eight new cases are of people who also participated in Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
86 persons from Koliwada locality in Worli area of Mumbai have been shifted to quarantine at Podarhospital, the city's civic body, BMC has said.
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PM Narendra Modi and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray had a telephonic conversation earlier today on the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra. They also discussed tomorrow's video conferencing scheduled at 11am between PM and all Chief Ministers.
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IndiaNivesh has said that it isshuttingdown all services relating to stock broking.IndiaNivesh has been in in broking business for more than 14 years.
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| This year'sWimbledon Championships, scheduled to be held in June, havebeen cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. This is the first time that the competition has been cancelled since World War 2, according to reports.
"The 134th Championships will instead be staged from 28 June to 11 July 2021," it said in a statement on Twitter.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates:
Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, reports first COVID-19 case, India Today has reported.
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JEE-Advanced for admission to 23 IITs postponed due to coronavirus outbreak. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Government of Delhi:
Total COVID19 positive cases in Delhi rises to 152 including 53 positive cases from Markaz Nizamuddin.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
One Coronaviruspositive case has been found in Shahu Nagar of Dharavi in Mumbai. A team of BMCis at the spot. Police is planning to seal the concerned building where the person has been found.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister:
India is still in stage two, we took steps even before the first case. India is leading the COVID-19 fight-back.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates |
No fresh COVID-19patient detected in Haryana today. Total number of cases stands at 29, say officials.
Coronavirus in UK LIVE Updates |
UK records over 500 Coronavirusdeaths in a day for first time, reports news agency AFP.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates |
Meanwhile, the cases in Maharashtra rose to 335 as 13 more positive cases were reported today. Out of the 13, 12 were reported from Mumbai while one was reported from Buldhana region of the state.
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Maharashtra government has launched an app for contact tracing and quarantine tracking. Called MahaKavach, the app will be applicable only for those who need to be screened by the state authorities. It can be accessed only by certified state government officials.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Ajay Bhalla, Home Secretary:
It has been noted that some state govts/UT admns are allowing exceptions beyond what has been allowed under lockdown measures by the MHA. This amounts to violation of lockdown measures issued by MHA under Disaster Management Act, 2005.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates |
According to National Health Mission, Tamil Nadu, 110 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 15 districts of the state bringing the total count to 234, news agency ANI has reported.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates | Haryana Health Department:
There are total 29 COVID-19 positive cases in the state. Out of total 29 positive cases, 10 are in Gurugram, 6 in Faridabad, 4 in Panipat, 3 in Sirsa, 2 in Panchkula and 1 each in Ambala, Hisar, Palwal and Sonipat.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates | CM Pinarayi Vijayan:
24 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state. There are total 265 cases in Kerala right now.
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All students studying from classesI-VIII will be promoted to the next grade, HRD ministry has announced.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
Rajasthan Health Department:Till now, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases in state is 90 (including 2 Italian nationals).
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The government of India has taken the decision to receive foreign donations for PM-CARES, sources told news agency ANI.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates | CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy:
The state has reported 87 cases so far. Out of this, 70 cases are from Delhi Nizamuddin returnees. We are requesting private hospitals to help at this juncture.
Coronavirus in J&K LIVE Updates |
8 villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur declared as red zones after it was found that 10 people from the district had attended the Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin, officials said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, N95 masks etc are available in adequate quantities. If in future, more masks, PPE kits, ventilators, ICU beds etc are needed, then, we are prepared for it.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal:
About 10 lakh poor people do not have ration card in Delhi. I request them to apply for the ration card on Delhi govt's e-district website. They will not get the card but we will give them ration till COVID-19issue persists.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal:
120 positive cases reported till this morning. Total 766 people are admitted to the hospitals of Delhi due to Coronavirus. Out of them 112 are positive, rest are possibly infected and are being tested.
Coronavirus in Bihar LIVE Updates | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar:
Till now, there are 23 coronaviruscases in have been reported in Bihar and 1 death.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
7 new COVID-19 patients found in Gautam Buddh Nagar in 24 hours, total cases 45, officials have said.
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Director General of Civil Aviation has grantedspecial permission to conduct cargo operations using passenger category aircraft during COVID-19lockdown period.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | Nagpur Municipal Corporation Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe:
54 persons from Nagpur, who attended the Tablighi Jamat meet in Delhi's Nizamuddin, have been identified and quarantined.
Coronavirus in Germany LIVE Updates |
Germany reports 5,453 additional coronavirus cases, 149 more deaths
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 67,366 and 732 people have died of the disease, news agency Reuters has reported.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | ICMR:
We have conducted 47,951 tests till date. There are 126 labs in ICMR network, number of private labs that have been approved are 51.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Lav Agarwal, Health Ministry:
1800 people related to Tablighi Jamaat have been sent to 9 hospitals and quarantine centers. The recent rise in cases does not represent a national trend.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Lav Agarwal, Health Ministry:
Till now, there are 1,637 COVID-19 cases, including386 new positive cases since yesterday.There havebeen 38 deaths. 132 people have recovered. The numberof positive cases have gone up since yesterday. One of main reasons for it is the travel by members of Tablighi Jamat.
Coronavirus in Iran LIVE Updates | Iran's death toll rises to 3,036:
Iran's death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak has reached 3,036, with 138 deaths in the past 24 hours. The country has 47,593 confirmed infected cases.
Coronavirus outbreak in India LIVE Updates |
Under the Lifeline Udan initiative of Ministry of Civil Aviation, 74 flights have been operated till date for transporting medical cargo across the country.
A total of 37.6 tonnes of cargo has been transported till date, out of which over 22 tonnes was transported yesterday. (Input from ANI)
Coronavirus in Spain LIVE Updates | Spain reports over 1 lakh cases, new daily death toll record
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Spain surpassed 1 lakh today while the number of deaths reported overnight reached a new record. According to the country’s health ministry, the number of cases rose to 1,02,136 today up from 94,417 yesterday.
Overall fatalities caused by the disease rose to 9,053 from 8,189 yesterday. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | Four new cases in Karnataka, tally up to 105
Four new positive cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of the affected in the state to 105, the Health department said today.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh LIVE Updates | Area around Madhya Pradesh village declared containment zone
The district administration in Madhya Pradesh has declared three kilometres area around a village as 'containment zone after a coronavirus case was reported from there, an official said.
Samples of a 65-year-old resident of Dhargaon village in Khargone, who died at a hospital in Indore on March 29, tested positive for coronavirus today.
In view of it, Khargone Collector Gopalchandra Daad ordered to declare three km area around the village as 'containment zone'. Besides, a buffer zone has been created in an area of five km around of the village. (Input from PTI)
Nizamuddin coronavirus trail: Attendees and confirmed cases across the country
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Coronavirus in Bangladesh LIVE Updates | Death toll in Bangladesh rises to 6, positive cases surge to 54
Bangladesh has confirmed another death from the novel coronavirus, taking the death toll in the country to six while the number of positive cases rose to 54 with health authorities expressing fear that community level transmission might have begun on a limited scale.
Bangladesh has extended the ongoing nationwide lockdown to April 9 to curb the spread of the deadly virus, which has claimed over 40,000 lives across the globe. (Input from PTI)
