Coronavirus LIVE: 13 new positive cases reported, total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka rises to 101

13 more COVID19 positive cases reported in Karnataka from 30th March 5 pm to 2 pm today. Total number of positive cases in the state rises to 101, including 3 deaths & 8 discharged/cured cases: : Karnataka Health Department

4 more persons have tested positive for in Rajasthan, taking the total number of cases in the state to 93 (including 2 Italians and 17 evacuees from Iran): Rajasthan Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Rohit Kumar Singh

By March 29, nearly 162 Tabhlig Jamaat (TJ) workers were medically screened&shifted to quarantine facilities. So far, 1339 Tabligh Jamaat workers have been shifted to Narela, Sultanpuri&Bakkarwala quarantine facilities&to LNJP, RGSS, GTB, DDU Hospitals&AllMS, Jhajjar: MHA

Madhya Pradesh: The total number of positive cases rises to 66 in the state, of which 44 positive cases have been reported in Indore. 5 people have died till now in the state.

6 more COVID-19 cases reported in Kashmir division today, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union Territory to 55 (12 from Jammu & 43 from Kashmir division): Government of Jammu & Kashmir.

A woman and her two children have tested positive in Sirsa. The woman has been admitted to a hospital in Rohtak while her 2 children are in a hospital here: Viresh Bhushan, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Sirsa

One patient died in Kerala today, he was from Thiruvananthapuram. 7 more persons have tested positive (2 from Thiruvananthapuram, 2 from Kasaragod, 1 each from Thrissur, Kollam & Kannur). Total cases in state are 215 (excluding those discharged): CM Pinarayi Vijayan

72 more persons have tested positive for #COVID19 in Maharashtra, taking the total number of cases in the state to 302. 59 from Mumbai, 3- Nagar, 2 each- Pune, Thane, Kalyan, Navi Mumbai, Vashi Virar.

There is strong & robust cooperation amongst our medical specialists the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (USA). India and United States are helping each other: Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India's Ambassador to US.

5 more COVID-19 confirmed cases in West Bengal taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 27. Three people were also declared as 'cured' today: Health & Family Welfare Department of West Bengal.

Approximately, 2,100 foreigners visited India for 'tabligh' activities this year: MHA

Central Govt employees who are attaining age of superannuation on March 31,2020 in terms of Fundamental Rule 56 & due to retire,shall retire from Central Govt service on March 31,2020,irrespective of whether they're working from home or working from office: Govt of India

As of March 21, there were about 1,746 persons staying in Hazrat, Nizamuddin Markaz. Of these, 216 were foreigners & 1530 were Indians. Additionally, about 824 foreigners had been, as on March 21, doing Tableegh activities in various parts of the country: Ministry of Home Affairs.

India to start blood Serological tests by April. The kits for which bidding was done are arriving on April 5. These will be blood plasma tests that will reduce the time taken to be tested. A test can show the results of a patient in less than 30 minutes, reported News18

A Public interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Supreme Court today, against black marketing of masks and sanitizers across the country.

Till now 1,548 people have been brought out of Markaz (Nizamuddin), 441 of them were symptomatic. They have been shifted to hospitals and their tests are being conducted. 1,107 who did not show symptoms have been sent to quarantine: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials across the country have decided to voluntarily contribute their one day salary to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund to strengthen the nation’s fight against COVID-19

Delhi Govt wrote to Lieutenant Governor for registration of FIR in this case, I have full hope he will give orders soon. If any negligence is found on part of any officers then action will be taken against them also: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Markaz, Nizamuddin case .

A Malaysian national has tested positive for Coronavirus in Jharkhand. She was sent to isolation at Khel Gaon from Hindpidi area, Ranchi: Health Secretary Jharkhand, Nitin Madan Kulkarni This is the first COVID-19 positive case in Jharkhand.

Out of the 97 cases in Delhi, 24 cases are from Markaz, Nizamuddin. 41 have travel history to foreign countries and 22 are family members of the foreign travelers. 10 cases yet to be ascertained. No local community transmission right now: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Coal India Limited has committed ₹220 crores and NLC India Limited has committed ₹25 crores to PM CARES fund in fight againstCOVID-19: Union Minister of Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi

The Gujarat High Court has refused temporary bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu who is facing trial in a rape case before a Sessions Court in Gandhinagar, reported Br and Bench

UP government orders actions against officials who sprayed bleach on migrants in UP, reported NDTV

All Jio Phone users are receiving a bunch of freebies until April 17, Reliance has announced , reported Gadgets 360 (NDTV).

Total 17 people; Chamba(14), Sirmaur (2)&Kullu (1), who had gone for Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin in Delhi, have not returned so far. They are in Delhi in quarantine. This has been confirmed by SPs of Chamba, Sirmaur & Kullu Police Districts: Himachal Pradesh Police.

Till now we have tested 42,788 samples, including 4,346 samples that were tested yesterday. It represents 36% of our capacity. 123 labs have been made functional, 49 private labs have been given permission. Yesterday 399 patients were tested in private labs: R Gangakhedkar, ICMR

A petition has been filed before Supreme Court today seeking a direction to the Govt of India for ensuring to provide free of cost testing facility of COVID-19 to all the citizens at testing labs, whether private or government.

Once again, Spain hit a new record with 849 people dying of COVID-19 in 24 hours, hiking the overall death toll to 8,189, the government said on Tuesday.

The increase came after a day in which the number of deaths had fallen slightly, raising hopes the epidemic could be reaching a peak in Spain, which has logged the world's second-highest number of deaths from the virus, after Italy.

Another 9,222 people tested positive for the virus over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 94,417.

In the fight against COVID-19 around 2,56,000 employees of State Bank of India (SBI) have decided to contribute two days’ salary to the PM’s National Relief Fund. With this collective effort, Rs 100 crores will be donated to PM CARED Fund: State Bank of India

35-year-old man with travel history to Dubai tests positive for COVID-19 in Patna, taking the tally of those afflicted in Bihar to 16: Officials

We have decided to donate Rs 25 crores to PM CARES Fund to fight against COVID-19 in India. We are also supplementing it with on the ground donation drives in villages across India: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)

Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Kumar Lallu writes to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting to waive off 6 months electricity bill for farmers, small shopkeepers, and common people as a relief measure

Congress leader Kamal Nath has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to help the migrant workers and students amid Coronavirus lockdown saying, "Workers&students cannot be left in destitute. We have to come forward promptly to help them"

In view of hardships faced by taxpayers due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issues notification easing the process of issuing of certificates for lower rate/nil deduction/collection of TDS or TCS with reference to FY 2020-21: Income Tax Department.

To extend support to foreign tourists who are stranded in India, Ministry of Tourism has come up with a portal titled ‘Stranded in India’ to disseminate info regarding services that can be availed by foreign tourists who are stuck far away from their home land:Ministry of Tourism.

Indian Railways would be prepared to modify 20000 coaches into quarantine/isolation coaches to augment the quarantine facilities being created in the country: Ministry of Railways

Odisha: 12 migrant workers from Pipalguda in Kalahandi who had returned from Kerala have self-quarantined themselves outside the village. After returning they went to hospital for COVID-19 test and they tested negative. But they decided to stay outside as a precautionary measure.

A 12-year-old girl confirmed infected with COVID-19 has died in Belgium, officials say: AFP news agency

With two-thirds of the world's population living in developing countries facing unprecedented economic damage from the COVID-19 crisis, the UN is calling for a USD 2.5 trillion rescue package for these nations, reported NDTV

9 test positive for coronavirus at quarantine facility by Army in RAjasthan reported NDTV

Tomorrow is 1st April, the April Fool's Day. In the current situation, I appeal to everyone to not spread rumours & misinformation. Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in rumour-mongering: Anil Deshmukh, Maharashtra Home Minister.

Special NIA court in Mumbai has rejected bail pleas of Varavara Rao and Shoma Sen, both accused in Bhima Koregaon conspiracy case. They had filed pleas for interim bail in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

International Olympic Committee's athletes commission says announcement of new dates for Tokyo Games gives "much-needed certainty" after event's postponement to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Across Telangana, there are over 9 lakh migrant workers and we have been able to establish more than 170 camps in Hyderabad, where they have been asked to stay after providing essential commodities: Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao.

4 more people test positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan, overall 93 people have tested positive so far in the state including 17 of the Indian evacuees from Iran.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has taken the decision to donate his 5 month's salary to CM's relief fund. CM's wife Sunita Rawat has donated Rs 1 lakh & his two daughters have also donated Rs 52,000 towards the CM relief fund: Uttarakhand Chief Minister's Office.

A Doctor of Mohalla Clinic in Delhi tested positive for Coronavirus. Notice has been put up asking patients who had visited clinic between 12th to 20th March, should self-quarantine at home for the next 15 days.

8 people in the Jaisalmer Army quarantine facility have been found positive. 484 people who had come from Iran and were being tested since their quarantine period was coming to an end. Now no one will be allowed to leave, reported News18.

Can have bhajan or namaz, counsel migrants: Supreme Court to centre , reported NDTV

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells SC: We are considering providing counseling to address the panic. Over 22 lakh 88 thousand people being provided food. These are needy persons, migrants and daily wagers. They have been kept in shelters.

Total number of Coronavirus cases in the state is 41 including 3 deaths. The states's first COVID19 patient has now fully recovered. We are tracing and testing all connections of all positive patients: Punjab Health Minister BS Sidhu

The Kerala government on Tuesday rejected concerns of community spread of novel coronavirus in the state in the wake of the second death of a patient here who had no travel history or reported contact with any infected person.

Setting aside the concern, Health Minister K K Shylaja said the deceased man, a native of nearby Pothancode, was already suffering from several other health issues including high blood pressure.

The 68-yearold man died at the government medical college here, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Kerala to two, the government said.

"We have got information that the deceased man had come in contact with some persons arrived from the Gulf. As he was very sick and was not in a position to speak, we could not collect details from him directly," she told reporters here.

"So we had to collect such details from his relatives now. As per preliminary assessment, it was a case of contact spread. So, as of now, there is no need to get panic about the community spread," she said

The possibility of death was high among patients, aged above 60 years and suffering from other diseases like heart ailments or diabetics, she said.

"That's why we are giving strict directions to the elderly people to remain in homes and avoid contact with infected persons, " the minister said.

Today, we got results of 10 samples. All are negative. Results of 25 samples awaited. The 76 crew members of the 3 vessels that arrived at the Port of Cochin yesterday were checked but no symptoms were found in them: Ernakulam (Kerala) district collector S Suhas

Maharashtra Deputy CM and state Finance minister Ajit Pawar has issued orders that salaries of all elected representatives, including CM and all MLAs-MLCs, will be cut by 60% for the month of March.

9 out of the 10 people who tested positive for Coronavirus in Andaman & Nicobar, had attended Tablighi Jamaat event at Markaz, Nizamuddin in Delhi. Wife of one of these people later tested positive: Abhijit Roy, Dy Director Heath and Nodal Officer, COVID 19 in Andaman & Nicobar

SC hears a petition filed by lawyer, AA Srivastava, seeking directions to provide food & shelter to migrant workers amid Coronavirus lockdown. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells SC that there was complete prohibition on interstate migration.

Banaras Hindu University's Dept of Molecular & Human Genetics claims it has discovered a new technology to test Coronavirus to give accurate results in 5-6 hrs. The Dept's Associate Professor Dr. Geeta Rai says," We've tried to target a protein sequence present only in COVID19."

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar donates Rs 25 Lakh to Chief Ministers Relief Fund, Maharashtra for the fight against COVID-19.

In a sudden spike in number of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh, 17 persons were tested positive since Monday night. Majority of them had attended Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi, officials said on Tuesday.

With this the number of total cases in the state rose to 40.

According to medical bulletin by the health department, 14 of the 17 new positive cases had either attended the meeting at Delhi or the contacts of those who attended the meet. Almost all of them are from Prakasam and Guntur districts.

A returnee from Madina (Saudi Arabia) and two contacts of a Karnataka man who had returned from Mecca also tested positive.
Bihar has sealed all its inter-state borders amid the 21-day nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus crisis.

Despite many challenges, India has been a dependable and affordable source of efficacious and high quality medical and pharma products to nearly 190 countries around the world, says Piyush Goyal

Governments in Punjab, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have pulled up their socks to fight against the epidemic. Ration is being delivered door to door, many private hospitals are taken under government, and hotel rooms are being transformed as Isolation wards. Employees are being taken care of.

Migrant wagers are being taken care of. With our strong will and determination we can solve any problem, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi.

The total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 44 in Indore after 17 people tested positive today. Their samples were sent to Bhopal for test 2 days back: Indore's chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Praveen Jadiya

Aggressive contact tracing of positive cases key to control spread of Coronavirus. Y'day several areas surrounding location of positive cases or untraced contact cases had to be sealed in Jammu, Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, Rajouri: Principal Secretary-Planning, Jammu & Kashmir.

It has been decided to increase number of food distribution centres from present 500 to 2500 so that social distancing is adhered to effectively. Home quarantine has to be strictly monitored. More than 20,000 homes have been identified for home quarantine: Lt Governor Anil Baijal

Five more people test coronavirus positive in Maha; total climbs to 230: Health official

Puducherry: Police has registered a case against BJP leader V Saminathan for allegedly distributing free rice to locals in the city violating lockdown orders.

Validity of driving licenses, vehicle registration that expired on February 1 extented till June 30 amid lockdown, reported NDTV

Three new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat; total reaches 73: Official

Jindal Steel and Power is making an immediate contribution of Rs 25 crores to PM Cares Fund, to fight Coronavirus pandemic

Star India batsman Rohit Sharma donates Rs 80 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, says onus on citizens to help the country get back on its feet.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered extension of the state-wide curfew till April 14 and directed foolproof sealing of the state's borders, reported News18

We've made efforts to sanitise the entire system from cow to consumer. Currently we are supplying 30 lakh litres of milk everyday. At our plants,employees are checked for their temperature&made to use sanitisers,gloves&masks: S Chaudhary, MD, Mother Dairy Fruit&Vegetable Pvt Ltd

A 35-year-old man from district Gopalganj has tested positive for Coronavirus. He has travel history to Saudi Arabia: Abhishek Sen, Nodal Officer, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences Nodal Officer, Bihar

24 people who were present at the Markaz building, Nizamuddin have tested positive for Coronavirus so far. We are not certain of the number but it is estimated that 1500-1700 people had assembled at Markaz building. 1033 people have been evacuated so far - 334 of them have been sent to hospital & 700 sent to quarantine center : Satyendar Jain, Delhi Health Minister

A 49-year-old COVID-19 patient

died in Madhya Pradesh, taking the number of coronavirus deaths in the state to five, an official said on Tuesday.

The woman, a resident of Chandan Nagar, breathed her last at the Manorama Raje TB Hospital, an official from Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College said.

She had no travel history and was already suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, the official said.

The 65-year-old man from Phillipine who died in Mumbai due to Covid-19 on March 22 had attended the Nizamuddin congregation along with a group of 10, reported News18

Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor's fifth sample test for COVID-19 has also come out to be positive.

Sample tests are being carried out on the corona patients every 48 hours.

Kanika is presently admitted to the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).

Director of the institute, Prof. R. K. Dhiman said that the singer's condition was stable and there was no cause for worry.

Kapoor has tested positive for coronavirus for the fifth consecutive time.

Five more COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra; total climbs to 225: Health officials

7 people, who were evacuated from Iran, have tested positive for Coronavirus. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 83: Rajasthan Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh

Delhi mosque sealed after 7 COVID-19 deaths, 850 moved out for quarantine , reported NDTV

Kerala registered its second COVID-19 death on Tuesday morning when 68-year-old former Kerala Police official Abdul Azeez passed away at the Medical College hospital here, said health officials.

Harsh lockdowns aimed at halting the march of the coronavirus has extended worldwide as the death toll soared past 35,000 and new waves of US outbreaks pushed the nation's containment efforts to the brink.

Despite slivers of hope in stricken Italy and Spain, the tough measures that have confined some two-fifths of the globe's population to their homes were broadened.

Moscow and Lagos joined the roll call of cities around the globe on Monday with eerily empty streets, while Virginia, Maryland and Kansas became the latest US states to announce emergency stay-at-home orders.

The capital city Washington followed suit.

In a symbol of the scale of the challenge facing humanity, a US military medical ship sailed into New York to relieve the pressure on overwhelmed hospitals bracing for the peak of the pandemic.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world topped 750,000, with 413,000 of those in Europe, while most of the confirmed deaths are also from the continent, according to an AFP tally.

World leaders -- several of whom have been stricken or forced into isolation -- are still grappling for ways to deal with a crisis that will have economic and social shockwaves unseen since World War II.

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed "closer cooperation" on the pandemic and talked about plunging oil prices in a telephone call on Monday, the Kremlin said.

The US Navy's USNS Comfort, which has space for 1,000 beds and a dozen operating rooms, docked just a day after Trump extended social-distancing measures in the United States until the end of April.

"It will be good for morale," said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio of the arrival of the Comfort, which will help people requiring intensive care unrelated to coronavirus, easing the burden on an overwhelmed hospital network.

In Russia, Putin urged residents of Moscow to "very seriously" respect a lockdown that has seen the closure of all non-essential shops, including restaurants and cafes, in Europe's largest city.

Red Square in the heart of Moscow was deserted and the surrounding streets were quiet.