No New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Uttarakhand Today: Coronavirus Outbreak Live News Updates on April 9, 2020
On the occasion of Shab-e-Barat -- a festival observed by various sects of the Muslim community, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and their Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal extended greetings. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest updates that take place throughout the day.
No positive case was found in Uttarakhand today. A total of 35 cases have been reported in the state till date (including 5 discharged): Directorate of Health Services, Uttarakhand
Members of Wadhavan Family of DHFL group have been placed under institutional quarantine by local police in Mahabaleshwar after they visited the town, violating the lockdown, news agency ANI reported.
First coronavirus case has been reported in Aligarh today. "The 22-year-old man, who tested positive, is a resident of Firozabad and had come to Aligarh on March 12 to attend Jamaat event here in the city. He has no connection to Jamaat event in Delhi," said Aligarh DistrictMagistrate CB Singh.
India has reported 5865 cases of coronavirus so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs said on Thursday evening. The death toll has climbed to 169 with 20 COVID-19 patients losing life in the last 24 hours.
Pastry shop owner in Delhi's Bengali Market booked after 35 workers found living in "unhygienic conditions" and not adhering to social distancing norms: Police
16 more #COVID19 cases reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, including 10 cases with close contact to other patients & three with travel history to Delhi. Total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 197: Karnataka Health Department
12,236 FIRs have been registered against 39,857 people under Section 188 of IPC for violating #CoronavirusLockdown. 78 cases have been registered in connection with circulation of fake news related to #COVID19: Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avnish Awasthi
In order to prepare 80,000 isolation beds, Indian railways are converting 5,000 coaches into isolation units, of which 3,250 have been converted: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
1,30,000 samples have been tested so far. Out of these 5,734 samples tested positive till date. Positivity rate ranges between 3-5% in the last 1-1.5 months. It has not increased substantially. Yesterday we tested 13,143 samples: Indian Council of Medical Research
Joint Secretary of Health Ministry, Lav Aggarwal said, "Supplies of PPEs, masks, and ventilators have now begun. 20 domestic manufacturers in India have been developed for PPEs, orders for 1.7 Crore PPEs have been placed and the supplies have begun. 49,000 ventilators have been ordered."
Adding on, he said, "473 people recovered & discharged from the hospital so far. Total 5734 confirmed cases reported in the country till date, 549 new cases in the last 24 hours. 166 deaths have been reported till dates, 17 deaths since yesterday."
Mumbai, April 9: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the export of hydroxychloroquine to the US. In a statement issued on Twitter, Trump credited Modi for displaying exemplary leadership by taking a decision in the interest of the "humanity".
The number of cases continues to rise in India. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has jumped to 5,247. Out of which, 4,714 are active cases and 149 people have succumbed to death.
On the occasion of Shab-e-Barat -- a festival observed by various sects of the Muslim community, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and their Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal extended greetings. Kejriwal, while wishing, reiterated the appeal to offer all prayers from inside their homes.
On Wednesday, Deputy Commissioner, Sharat B said that "It has come to our knowledge that in some private hospitals in Karnataka's Kalaburagi city, the information about patients who have coronavirus like symptoms are not being reported on time to us. Cases are being brought to ESIC hospital late."
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