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Coronavirus India Latest Updates LIVE (State-Wise): Total COVID-19 cases in India has gone up to 24,506. This includes 18,668 active coronavirus cases while 5062 patients have been cured/discharged. As many as 775 people have died due to coronavirus in India, while one patient has been migrated. On Friday, India recorded the biggest spike in coronavirus infection on a single day, as 1,752 fresh cases were registered taking the total number of infected people to 23,452. However, the doubling rate of COVID-19 has improved to 10 days from 7.5 reported earlier this week, according to the Health Ministry.
The Ministry of Home Affairs today issued a clarification on the order allowing the opening of shops. An MHA release said: “In rural areas, all shops, except those in shopping malls are allowed to open. In urban areas, all standalone shops, neighbourhood shops & shops in residential complexes are allowed to open”. It further said that as specified in the consolidated revised guidelines, these shops will not be permitted to open in areas, whether rural or urban, which are declared as containment zones by respective States/ UTs. Shops in markets/market complexes and shopping malls are not allowed to open. It is clarified that sale by E-commerce companies will continue to be permitted for essential goods only. It is further clarified that the sale of liquor and other items continues to be prohibited, it added.
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15:52 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Plasma therapy trials for corona patients begin in Karnataka
The Karnataka government onSaturday commenced convalescent plasma therapy clinical trialsfor 'severe' coronavirus patients in the state.In a tweet, Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said,"Happy to announce the commencement of Clinical Trials forPlasma Therapy that holds great promise to treat severelyinfected #COVID19 patients.Health Min @sriramulubjp & I initiated this significantstep at Victoria Hospital today morning." (PTI)
15:36 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine: India’s Serum institute working with Oxford University to find Covid-19 vaccine
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that the country has plans afoot to develop the vaccine for Covid-19 as early as possible. India’s Serum institute is collaborating with the researchers at the Oxford university to produce a vaccine for Covid-19 at the earliest, the minister said. The Health minister also informed that the country’s medical institutions are working under the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trials to find the treatment for the virus. Read Full Story Here
15:31 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Cotton, natural silk, chiffon make best materials for homemade masks
As people resort to making their own cloth masks due to shortage of surgical and N95 varieties in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study says a combination of cotton with natural silk or chiffon can filter out aerosol particles provided that the mask fits well. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Chicago in the US, SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is thought to spread mainly through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks or breathes. Read Full Report Here
15:25 (IST)25 APR 2020
MHA Guidelines for shops: What is open, what is closed in lockdown due to Coronavirus
Coronavirus Lockdown: The strict lockdown imposed by government across the country in order to curb the spread of deadly COVID-19 infection is now going to see some relaxations. On Saturday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a fresh clarification on its previous order that allowed some shops to open their shutters. The revised guidelines state wtat shops can resume the functions in rural as well as urban areas. Read Full Report
15:16 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Singapore reports 618 new coronavirus cases
Singapore on Saturday reported 618 new cases of novel coronavirus, taking the total number of infections to 12,693 with 12 deaths in the country, media reports said. The vast majority of the new cases are among the work permit holders residing in dormitories for foreign workers, including Indian nationals, who work in the labour intensive construction sector. A total of 25 dormitories, housing foreign workers, have been gazetted as isolation areas. Singapore is going through a "circuit breaker" period to stem the spread of COVID-19. The period was at first scheduled to end on May 4 but will now last until June 1. (PTI)
15:14 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Central team suggests stricter implementation of lockdown in north Bengal
A central team visiting north Bengal to assess the COVID-19 situation wrote to the West Bengal government on Saturday, suggesting stricter implementation of lockdown there. Two central teams are visiting the state -- one in Kolkata and the other at Siliguri in north Bengal. In a letter to Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha, the central team in north Bengal, led by senior bureaucrat Vineet Joshi, said more field officers are required to monitor and provide feedback about the effectiveness of various measures undertaken by the government. (PTI)
15:03 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Central teams assess COVID-19 situation in Ahmedabad, Surat
Separate central teams visited Ahmedabad and Surat cities in Gujarat on Saturday to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in these two districts, officials said. The teams held talks with senior officials, including collectors, civic chiefs, police commissioners in Ahmedabad and Surat, they said. Both the inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT) are headed by Additional Secretary-level officers. (PTI)
15:00 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Entire Delhi not a hotspot, Delhi health minister on lockdown relaxations
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said there are 92 coronavirus hotspots in the national capital but the entire city is not a hotspot. Jain was replying to a query on whether the Delhi government was considering easing the curbs enforced to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier this week said the lockdown will continue as usual in the national capital and no relaxation of prohibitions will be allowed before a review meeting of experts on April 27. "There are 92 coronavirus hotspots in Delhi. The entire district or the entire city is not (a hotspot)," he said. The health minister also said the rate at which coronavirus cases are doubling in Delhi has now slowed down to 13 days, from lesser number of days earlier. Delhi has so far witnessed 2,514 coronavirus cases. These include 138 people diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday, he said. (PTI)
14:57 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Journalist among 15 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka
A journalist is among the 15 new coronavirus cases reported in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections to 489, the state government said on Saturday. "Fifteen new positive cases have been reported from last evening till this noon...Till date 489 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 18 deaths and 153 discharges," the department said in its mid-day situation update. Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar, who is also leading the government's efforts against COVID-19 in Bengaluru and is in charge of the state war room, in a tweet confirmed that one journalist from Bengaluru had tested positive. (PTI)
14:50 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Nepal bans all flights till May 15th
Nepal extends ban on operations of domestic and international flights till 15th May: Narayan Bidari, Secretary at Nepal Prime Minister's Office. (ANI)
14:49 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 27 new COVID19 positive cases in Rajasthan
27 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan today so far- 8 in Ajmer, 2 in Dholpur, 1 in Dungarpur, 5 each in Jhalawar and Jodhpur, 4 in Kota and 1 each in Bharatpur and Jaipur. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 2061: Rajasthan Health Department (ANI)
14:48 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Rules for Pass in Noida
We've received orders to not issue hard-copy of passes. Attachment issued by us, your photo&document on company's letterhead proving place of occupation can be mailed at cmogbnr@gmail.com. If papers are valid,we'll issue pass. If invalid,we'll inform sender. All doctors, paramedics on COVID duty & those working in govt institutes are allowed to have passes. If their documents meet our parameters, we will issue pass to them: Dr Deepak Ohri, Gautam Budh Nagar chief medical officer (CMO) (ANI)
14:44 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Use of rapid test kits has been postponed
It was agreed in the meeting that COVID19 situation in the country is under control and the steps taken by the government have shown positive results. Therefore, the use of rapid test kits has been postponed for now. According to govt, currently, the capacity is to conduct more than 15 lakh tests. Additionally, several Indian companies are in the process of developing test kits. More than 1.25 lakh volunteers are ready to assist in the fight against COVID19: Sources on today's Union Group of Ministers meeting (ANI)
14:32 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Pakistan govt asks people to follow guidelines while visiting mosques
The Pakistan government has asked the people to follow the official guidelines while visiting mosques as the Muslims marked the start of the holy month of Ramzan on Saturday amidst the coronavirus pandemic that has infected nearly 12,000 people in the country. The government on Friday extended the countrywide partial lockdown till May 9, while leaving the extent of the restrictions to the discretion of provinces. However, Prime Minister Imran Khan again opposed the total lockdown as it would badly hurt the poor. (PTI)
14:29 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 7 new COVID-19 patients in Firozabad, total cases rise to 78
Seven more people tested positive for coronavirus in Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases here to 78, an official said. All the fresh cases have been reported from hotspot in the Ramgarh police station area here, Chief Medical Officer SK Dixit said, adding that the area has been completely sealed off. A list of people who came in contact with them is being prepared, the CMO added. (PTI)
14:21 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Chennai Corpn declines nod to excavate COVID-19 doc victim's body
Days after the wife of a doctor, who died here of COVID-19, appealed to authorities to allow excavation of his body so that it could be buried again at a cemetery of her spouse's choice, the Chennai Corporation on Saturday rejected her plea citing health experts' view that it was unsafe to do so. Citing her request on April 22 to allow burial at a cemetery in Kilpauk, the civic body said it sought a report from a committee of public health experts to ascertain the feasibility of entertaining her plea. The report of experts has said that "it is not safe," to excavate and bury again the body of a COVID-19 victim and hence "it is not possible to accept her request," the Greater Chennai Corporation said in an official release. (PTI)
14:19 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Joint Secy(MHA)clarifies the order on allowing opening of shops
Hair salons and barber shops render services. Our order is applicable on shops which deal in sale of items. There is no order to open barber shops & hair salons. There is no order to open liquor shops too. As per the new orders of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) there is no order to open restaurants, no order to open any kind of restaurant: Joint Secretary (Home Affairs) Punya Salila Srivastava (ANI)
14:19 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Joint Secy(MHA)clarifies the order on allowing opening of shops
Joint Secy(MHA)clarifies the order on allowing opening of shops. Says "In rural areas,all shops,except those in shopping malls allowed to open. In urban areas,except containment zones,all standalone shops, neighbourhood shops&shops in residential complexes allowed to open" (ANI)
14:06 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Cricket should resume only when COVID-19 is completely eradicated, feels Yuvraj
Former India star Yuvraj Singh wants cricket to resume only when the world becomes COVD-19 free as players' health and safety should be paramount for the custodians of the game. Like other sports, international and domestic cricket too has been disrupted leading the national boards to contemplate resuming the game in empty stadiums, without fans. "My personal opinion is that first we need to defend our countries, the world from coronavirus," Yuvraj said at 'The Doosra' podcast on BBC. "It needs to be completely eradicated or come down 90-95 per cent because if it keeps on increasing the players will be afraid to come out to the path, go to the field, go to the dressing rooms or changing rooms," he added. The 2011 World Cup hero feels a player already has to deal with an intense pressure while on the field and the thinking about the virus will draw the attention away from focussing on the game. (PTI)
13:59 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: South Africa announces five-phase plan to ease COVID-19 lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a five-phase plan to gradually ease the 35-day lockdown imposed to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country. The president said that the country is currently on phase 5 that involves drastic measures to contain the spread of the disease. The country is under a nationwide lockdown since March 27. The strict measures in place have caused extreme economic crises, including huge job losses, and business closures. According to the Johns Hopkins University data, there are 4,220 COVID-19 infections in the country with 79 deaths. (PTI)
13:48 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine: India’s Serum institute working with Oxford University to find Covid-19 vaccine
Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that the country has plans afoot to develop the vaccine for Covid-19 as early as possible. India’s Serum institute is collaborating with the researchers at the Oxford university to produce a vaccine for Covid-19 at the earliest, the minister said. The Health minister also informed that the country’s medical institutions are working under the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) solidarity trials to find the treatment for the virus. Read Full Report Here
13:47 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Follow guidelines against COVID19
Under our council, there are around 80 mosques here and after Azaan we are spreading awareness against COVID19. I also appeal to other mosques to make such announcements and follow govt guidelines: Ateeq Ur Rahman Ashrafi, All India Imams Council Karnataka State President (ANI)
13:35 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: No lockdown relaxation in Lucknow
There will be no relaxation in the guidelines of lockdown, in Lucknow. The system which has been followed so far, will continue to be followed: District Magistrate of Lucknow, Abhishek Prakash (ANI)
13:31 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: One more tests positive in Pondy, tally rises to 4
One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Puducherry on Saturday, pushing the tally to four. Director of Health and Family Welfare Services S Mohan Kumar told reporters here that the 18-year-old patient now admitted to the Indira Gandhi Government Medical college hospital has contact history as he is related to one of the three patients undergoing treatment for some days now. With this the total active cases in the Union Territory has risen to four. The hospital would conduct one more test on Sunday on the remaining one patient and also ascertain whether any one had had contact history (PTI)
13:29 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Tripura govt orders probe into misuse of funds
The Tripura government has ordered a probe into an alleged misappropriation of funds for purchasing COVID-19 test kits and other materials under the National Health Mission (NHM) and removed two officials for an "impartial enquiry", a minister said on Saturday. State finance secretary Tanushree Debbarma and urban development department's secretary Kiran Gitte have been asked to enquire into the misuse of the resources, and submit a report at the earliest, state law minister Ratan Lal Nath said. "Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has ordered an enquiry into the matter after former health minister and BJP MLA Sudip Roy Barman wrote to him, alleging that the government's fund was misused in procuring COVID-19 kits," Nath said. (PTI)
13:22 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Lockdown extention in Punjab?
It depends on the Chief Minister, he will consult all the departments. There could be a state cabinet meeting over it: Balbir Singh Sidhu, Punjab Health Minister on if lockdown will be extended in Punjab (ANI)
13:15 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 18 family members, another person test positive in UP
Nineteen people including 18 members of an extended family have tested positive for coronavirus in the district and have been admitted to hospital, a senior administrative officer said on Saturday. A student of the Darul Uloom Deoband seminary who had come to the district last month had tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week. His family members and close relatives were subsequently kept in quarantine and their samples were sent for testing, of which 18 have been found to be positive, District Magistrate Ravish Kumar Gupta said. One person from Tilathi village in Bakhira police station area has also tested positive for the virus, Gupta said. (PTI)
13:10 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 3 positive cases in Moradabad
We had received reports of 3 positive cases today, one of them is a Police Constable. The 2nd person who tested positive is brother of a positive patient, he's currently at IFTM quarantine center.The 3rd person who tested positive, died at TMU where he was admitted: Moradabad CMO (ANI)
13:09 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Cases in Andhra cross 1,000 mark
Sixty one new coronavirus cases take the tally past 1000-mark to 1,016 in Andhra Pradesh, while the toll stood at 31: Government bulletin
13:02 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Assam to decide on opening of neighbourhood and standalone shops on Monday
The Assam government will take a decision on Monday on the Union home ministry's latest notification regarding opening of neighbourhood and standalone shops after reviewing the situation in the state, an official said. There has been no relaxation in the ongoing lockdown regulations yet and the government has not taken any decision on the opening of shops, beauty parlours etc., Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna said on Saturday. "The state government will take a view on this on Monday after watching the situation for two days," he said in a tweet. (PTI)
12:57 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: SpiceJet freighter with medical supplies from Shanghai lands in Delhi
SpiceJet freighter carrying COVID19 medical supplies from Shanghai, China landed in Delhi late last night (SG 7017). The aircraft carried approximately 18 tons of medical and emergency supplies: SpiceJet (ANI)
12:48 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: No public gathering in UP till 30th June
Chief Minister has directed officers that no public gathering be allowed till 30th June. Further decision will be taken depending on the situation: Office of CM Yogi Adityanath (ANI)
12:47 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 394 new positive cases in Maharashtra
394 new positive cases and 18 deaths reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 6817, including 301 deaths: Maharashtra Public health department (ANI)
12:27 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 61 new positive cases in Andhra Pradesh
61 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state rises to 1016, including 31 deaths and 171 discharged: State Command Control Room, Andhra Pradesh (ANI)
12:17 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: One more doctor at AMU-affiliated hospital tests positive
Another junior doctor at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College hospital at the AMU here has tested positive for coronavirus, district health authorities said on Saturday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Aligarh has now risen to eight, they said. A spokesperson of the medical college said the doctor who tested positive on Friday neither has a known history of any contact with a COVID-19 patient nor was he connected to the isolation ward. The doctor also has no travel history and investigations about how he contracted the infection were on. (PTI)
12:13 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: 15 new positive cases in Karnataka
15 new positive cases have been reported from 24th April 5 PM to 25th April 12 noon. Till date 489 COVID19 positive cases have been confirmed, including 18 deaths and 153 discharges: Government of Karnataka (ANI)
12:11 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Cabinet Secretary holds meeting via conferencing
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba holds a meeting via conferencing with Chief Secretaries/DGPs of states and other officials over public health response to COVID19, resumption of economic activities as per MHA guidelines, issues of migrant labourers, and of Indians stranded abroad. (ANI)
12:10 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Gujarat to ease lockdown in rural areas?
We'll easily implement the decision to open shops in rural areas. But as far as implementation in urban areas is concerned, we'll do it as per conditions in centre's notification. A meeting, chaired by CM, will be held in afternoon; decision to be taken after discussion: Gujarat Dy CM (ANI)
12:08 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: Just 838 people remain hospitalized in China
Just 838 people remain hospitalized in China with COVID-19 while another 1,000 are undergoing isolation and monitoring for being either suspected cases or having tested positive for the virus while showing no symptoms. China has reported a total of 4,632 deaths among 82,816 cases. South Korea reported 10 fresh cases, the eighth day in a row its daily jump came below 20. There were no new deaths for the second straight day. (AP)
12:07 (IST)25 APR 2020
Coronavirus Latest Updates: US states begin easing lockdowns as virus weakens in Asia
The US states of Georgia, Oklahoma and Alaska began loosening lockdown orders on their pandemic-wounded businesses, even as the confirmed U.S. death toll from the coronavirus soared past 50,000 and despite warnings from health experts that such steps may be coming too early. The news came as the outbreak appeared to continue to subside in much of Asia. In China, where the virus was first detected late last year, authorities on Saturday reported no new deaths for the 10th straight day, along with just 12 new cases, 11 of them brought from overseas and one local transmission in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang bordering Russia, according to the National Health Commission.
