Coronavirus LIVE: List of ‘containment zones’ in Delhi rise to 66, Tuughalkhabad Extension, Nihal vihar sealed

List of 'containment zones' in Delhi raised to 66; Areas of L-2 Sangam Vihar, Streets no. 26&27 Tuughalkhabad Extension, C-105, Hari Nagar, B-33 Hari Nagar, C-785 Camp no. 2, Nagloi and RZ-168, K-2 block, Nihal vihar added to the list

Number of COVID-19 cases surge to 1,310 in Madhya Pradesh including 69 deaths & 68 recovered/cured. Maximum number of the cases have been reported in Indore at 842, followed by Bhopal at 197. 408 containment zones have been identified in the State: MP Health Department

The number of COVID19 positive cases in the State stands at 60 including 40 active cases, 19 cured/discharged and 1 death: Odisha Health Department

Active cases rise to 135 in Haryana. 86 patients have recwhile two others succumbed to the disease: State Heath Department

56 people have tested positive in Tamil Nadu today. A total of 1323 people have tested positive so far in the state: State Health Department

14 people have tested positive in Punjab today. A total of 211 people have tested positive so far in the state including 30 cured cases: Punjab Health Ministry

Seven people have been arrested in Tonk for attacking a police party. Three policemen were injured in the attack.

At least 22 people tested positive for COVID-19 in different parts of West Bengal in the last 24 hours, Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said on Friday.

Four persons were discharged after recovering from the disease during the period.

Taking the fresh cases into account, the number of active COVID-19 patients in the state rose to 162, Sinha said.
According to the state health department, West Bengal has reported 210 COVID-19 cases so far.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, however, put the figure at 251 on its website.

Thirty-three of the 92 coronavirus patients in Gautam Buddh Nagar are cured and discharged from hospital, a number which has brought some cheer to the district which is among the worst affected in Uttar Pradesh.

This 35 per cent recovery rate is better than the 13 per cent recorded at the national level. Union Health Ministry on Friday morning said there are 13,387 positive cases in the country and 1,748 people have been cured.

Statistics for Uttar Pradesh show that about 9 per cent of the total 805 infected people till Thursday night have recovered from COVID-19.

Gautam Buddh Nagar near Delhi had emerged as a major hotspot for the virus in March and the district also saw the shunting of some top officials, including the district magistrate and the chief medical officer, over the handling of the situation.

Only 1 positive case reported in Kerala today,10 more people have recovered. As of now, there are 138 active cases and 255 cured cases: Kerala Health Minister's Office

A 44-year-old man who had tested positive for COVID19 passed away in Pune today. He suffered from comorbid conditions. Total death toll in Pune is now 49: Pune Health Officials, Maharashtra

1076 new cases and 32 deaths reported in the last 24 hours;India’s total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 13,835 including 452 deaths, says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi crosses the 100 mark as total cases reach 101 in the slum area. 10 deaths have occurred so far, say sources, reported News18.

After imposing curfew in Ahmedabad and Surat limited areas the Directorate General Of Police (DGP) Gujarat imposed curfew in Rajkot's Jungleshwar area. The curfew will be effective from Friday midnight.

"Wherever there is widespread corona infection and so that we can curb the virus spread and so that the medical inspections can be carried out, we have decided to impose curfews in such areas in the state," said DGP Shivanand Jha on Friday.

"Till yesterday, we had imposed curfew in certain parts of Ahmedabad and in Surat. From today midnight we have decided to impose a similar curfew in Rajkot's Jungleshwar area and Rajlaxmi society. The 2.5 square kilometre area is densely packed with over 50,000 population. The number of positive Corona cases in this area is also very high. So to curb the spread of the virus, we have taken this decision. The entire area comes under the jurisdiction of a single police station of BhaktiNagar," added Jha.

We were receiving complaints that patients with emergency situations were denied treatment at some hospitals. At the meeting, I asked medical superintendents to ensure that non-COVID-19 patients with chronic illness are not denied treatment: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal urges pvt schools to reconsider decisions on annual fee hike, collecting fee quarterly during lockdown.

I hope state education departments will address the fee issue keeping in mind the concerns of parents, schools, says HRD Minister.

A few states have taken positive steps to address school fee-related issues during lockdown, hope others will consider too.

846 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 49 districts of Uttar Pradesh, 2962 tests were conducted yesterday. 993 people are in isolation wards & 10714 in quarantine facilities in the State.

44 new COVID19 cases reported in the state today; the total number of positive cases in the state is 359 including 13 deaths and 88 discharges, says Karnataka Health Department.

Maharashtra: Migrant labourers cycling, walking on foot in Nagpur towards their homes in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh amid coronavirus lockdown. "I started my journey from Nashik five days ago & it will take another six days to reach my home," says a labourer.

Congress ruled states: Rajasthan, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry are bravely grappling with covid 19. New, special hospitals are being developed. For example this 200-bed special Corona hospital in Chhattisgarh which has been prepared for treatment in just 20 days. Where there is a will, there is a way

Ratio between recovered COVID-19 patients and deaths stands at 80:20 in India which is higher than that in several other counties: Lav Aggarawal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

All our actions are focused on speeding up vaccine development. We are working on recombinant BCG, convalescent plasma therapy, monoclonal antibodies to fight COVID19: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

Coronavirus cases in Haryana rose to 221 on Friday, with Nuh and Panchkula districts reporting fresh cases.

While worst-hit Nuh reported five cases, Panchkula, which has seen a surge after nine members of a family earlier tested positive, reported two more cases, according to the state's health department bulletin.

In another development, a private doctor in Panchkula was booked by the police under relevant provisions of law for allegedly failing to inform state health authorities that he had been treating a suspected coronavirus patient. The woman later tested positive.

Ambulance driver & a sweeper have been booked for denying to take body of COVID-19 victim, a native of Tamil Nadu' Thoothukudi, to crematorium in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh: Sambhal SP Yamuna Prasad

Punjab govt issues show-cause notice to Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, for violating Covid-19 lockdown norms, according to Hindustan Times.

26 police personnel, including a Station House Officer, are in quarantine. These personnel had come in contact with 2 police constables, who had tested positive for COVID-19, says Delhi Police

Karnataka registered 38 COVID-19 positive cases in the past 19 hours, the highest in less than a single day, raising the state's tally to 353, an official said on Friday.

"Till date, 353 corona positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 13 deaths and 82 discharges," said a health official.

Among the 38 new Covid-19 patients, 31 are male and seven female -- including two girls and three boys.

Today's announcement by RBI is in line with vision of PM to take steps which are business&people friendly. RBI already took some steps on 27 March. These steps will go long way to help PM Modi's effort to keep economy strong during&after pandemic:BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda

Clerics & community leaders urge people to pray at home during holy month of Ramzan. Delhi Cleric says, “We should stay at home, practice social distancing to keep ourselves & others safe”

There is no problem as far as hydroxychloroquine or paracetamol are concerned.We assess every day the requirement for domestic consumption & the excess that can be exported. We keep 10 days stock with us, at present we've sufficient APIs: Sadananda Gowda, Union Chemicals Minister

288 more COVID-19 cases & 7 more deaths reported in Maharashtra. Total coronavirus cases in the state stand at 3,204 and deaths at 194: State Health Department

38 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka from 5 pm yesterday till 12 pm today. Total cases in the state stand at 353, including 82 discharged & 13 deaths: Karnataka Government

No private school will be allowed to increase fees during lockdown. No school can charge anything apart from tuition fees, says Delhi education minister.

38 more COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours. Total coronavirus cases in the state at 572, including 35 discharged & 14 deaths: State Health Department

A 23-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by a ration dealer who promised her free ration as per government orders.

According to reports, the woman had approached the local shopkeeper for her quota of government ration when her savings dried up but he refused to give her ration.

The woman's husband is stuck in Punjab, so she went to get free ration from the ration dealer.

After waiting for several hours, she was asked to go away.

"On Tuesday evening, the accused, Vinod, came to my house and instead of giving me the ration, he raped me," the woman told the police.

A woman in Telangana delivered a child by the roadside as she could not be shifted to a hospital in Suryapet town on time by her husband on his motorbike due to barricades put up on the way due to the ongoing lockdown.

It has come to my notice that many schools are taking fees arbitrarily and charging transportation fees even when schools are closed. Private schools should not stoop to this level. Be it private or government schools, they cannot hike fees: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

92 more COVID19 cases reported in Gujarat. Total coronavirus cases in the state now at 1021, including 74 discharged and 38 deaths, says Health official

Dharavi area of Mumbai, where 86 COVID-19 cases & 9 deaths related to the virus, have been reported.

Delhi: Police personnel deployed for surveillance in hotspot areas of Shahdara. Total 1640 positive cases have been reported in the national capital till now.

Today 38 new cases reported today in the state; Jaipur-5, Jodhpur-18, Jhunjhunu-1, Nagaur-2, Ajmer-1, Tonk-6, Jhalawar-1, Kota-4. The total number of positive cases rises to 1169 now in the state: Rajasthan Health Department

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to UP CM Yogi Adityanath, seeks relief for farmers, labourers.

Priyanka Gandhi urges UP CM to allow smooth harvest, procurement of Rabi crops, seeks relief for use of combined harvesters.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to UP CM Yogi Adityanath, seeks relief for farmers, labourers.

It has been decided to reduce the fixed reverse repo rate under liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 4% to 3.75%, with immediate effect: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Contraction in exports in March 2020 at 34.6%, turned out to be much more severe than during the Global Financial Crisis. However, amidst all this, the level of Forex Exchange Reserves which we have continue to be robust: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

On April 14, International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its global growth projections revealing that in 2020, the global economy is expected to plunge into the worst recession since 'The Great Depression': Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das

Since March 27, the macroeconomic and financial landscape has deteriorated precipitously in some areas, but light still shines through bravely in some others: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das

For 2020-21, International Monetary Fund projects sizable reshaped recoveries, close to 9 percentage points for the global GDP. India is expected to post a sharp turnaround & resume its pre-covid, pre-slowdown trajectory by growing at 7.4% in 2020-21: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Today humanity is facing the trial of its time, as COVID-19 grips the world with its deadly embrace. In this kind of environment Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been very proactive & monitoring the situation closely: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

Three persons, including a six- month-old infant girl, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 83, a top official said on Friday.

Three more people, including two women, tested positive for coronavirus in Katghora town of Chhattisgarhs Korba district, taking the number of such cases in the state to 36, officials said on Friday.

India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 13,387 (including 11201 active cases, 1749 cured/discharged/migrated and 437 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare