Coronavirus LIVE: There are lakhs of soldiers in India fighting corona, let’s respect them, says Priyanka

Ramkrishna ji of telangana went to lucknow which is 15,00 km away and started contributing to the fight against coronavirus. He is a research scholar and at present he is helping at KGMU in taking test samples.

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51 positive cases reported in Delhi today (including 35 with a history of foreign travel, 4 cases related to Markaz, 3 deaths & 5 discharged). Total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 720 (including 12 deaths and 25 discharged): Govt of Delhi

21 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Gujarat. Total COVID-19 positive cases in the state stands at 262 which includes 26 discharged & 18 deaths. 212 are stable & 3 are on ventilator. While, 4 are quarantined for surveillance: Health Department, Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh government issues the list of COVID-19 hotspots in 15 districts that will be sealed as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) updates its testing strategy for COVID-19. The revised strategy also states 'asymptomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case should be tested once between days 5 and day 14 of coming in his/her contact'.

Class 10th (SSLC) exams which were scheduled to be held on 27-04-2020 to 09-05-2020 has been postponed till further notice. 10 days of revision classes will be done before examination dates: Karnataka Education Minister Suresh Kumar

Three more deaths of COVID-19 positive patients have been reported in Pune today. Death toll in the district rises to 24 of which 6 deaths have been reported today: District Health Officer .

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed senior govt officers to seal COVID-19 hotspots in 15 districts of the state: Madhya Pradesh Information & Public Relations Department

Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 397 including 24 deaths in Madhya Pradesh, with maximum 221 cases being reported in Indore, followed by Bhopal at 98: State Principal Health Secretary

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has instructed Principal Secretary & Collector of Health Department to seal the areas in

Korba's Katghora where seven cases of COVID-19 have been reported: State Information & Public Relations Department

First COVID-19 positive case reported in Aligarh today. The 22-yr-old man, who tested positive, is a resident of Firozabad & had come to Aligarh on March 12 to attend Jamaat event here in the city. He has no connection to Jamaat event in Delhi: Aligarh DistrictMagistrate CB Singh

4 out of total 25 COVID-19 positive patients in Sangli have recovered completely and have been discharged. Remaining 11 patients are stable and recovering: Maharashtra govt.

Goa govt has begun integrating allopathy & Ayurveda to treat COVID-19 patients: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant There are seven cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the Union Health Ministry

3 new Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Dharavi of Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases here rises to 17 (including 3 deaths): Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

18 new Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Telangana today. Total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 471: Telangana State Health Minister Eatala Rajendra

79 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the city to 775: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

9 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 lost their lives in Mumbai today, all of them had comorbidities & age related factors. Total number of coronavirus positive people who have lost their lives in the city stands at 54: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Haryana Government has decided to provide ₹30 lakh cover, in case of death, to the police personnel directly engaged in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the state: Haryana Govt

Bihar witnessed the steepest rise in the number of COVID-19 cases on Thursday, when as many as 12 people tested positive for the dreaded coronavirus, taking the total count in the state to 51, a top official said.

The number of active cases in the state, which had plunged to just over 20 earlier this week as nobody tested positive for two days while many recovered, has also rebounded and reached 35.

One patient has died in the state and 15 have recovered.

According to Principal Secretary, Health, Sanjay Kumar, Siwan bordering Uttar Pradesh reported 10 cases and is now the worst-hit district in the state by the pandemic with 20 people having tested positive so far, of whom four had recovered a few days ago.

Two more coronavirus positive patients were detected in Noida and one in Greater Noida on Thursday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar to 63, according to officials.

"The new cases are from Sector 50 and Eldico Utopia in Sector 93A of Noida and Silver City in Sector P12 of Greater Noida," the Health Department here stated.

"A total 1,168 samples have been sent for COVID-19 test from Gautam Buddh Nagar so far and 63 of them have tested positive," the department stated in its daily statement.

The two leaders discussed the health & economic challenges arising out of COVID-19 pandemic. PM assured President Museveni that India would extend all possible support to the Ugandan Government’s efforts to control the spread of the virus in its territory: Prime Minister's Office

84 persons out of the 96 persons who tested positive for COVID-19 today are from "single source" event; 763 cases out of the total 834 cases in the state are from "single source" event: Beela Rajesh, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

12 new Coronavirus positive cases have been reported today. Total active cases in the state stands at 80. Three patients have been discharged: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Top official, health worker at state-run hospital test positive in West Bengal

As coronavirus rapidly spreading in every corner of the globe, Chinese researchers have found that newborns infected with COVID-19 in China experienced mild symptoms, and the babies may be at risk of catching the virus from their mother during pregnancy.

24 persons tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab today. Total positive cases in the state stands at 130: Government of Punjab

With 67 new cases in the past 24 hours, the tally of coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday reached 410. Of these, 221 are Tablighi Jamaat attendees.

According to official sources, 5,734 people are in quarantine and 410 in isolation wards.

While Covid-19 has claimed four lives, 31 patients have been cured in the state.

During the day, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the situation and asked officials to ensure that all movements, except that of medical, sanitisation staff and doorstep delivery boys, were stopped in the sealed hotspot areas of 15 districts.

He also took stock of deliveries of essential commodities being made in the sealed areas.

Delhi CM speaks on the incident where 2 female doctors of Safdarjung Hospital were allegedly assaulted by their neighbour in Gautam Nagar. Says, "I'd like to warn people who misbehave with doctors/nurses that it won't be tolerated. They'll be given strictest punishment.

British PM Boris Johnson's health 'continues to improve': AFP

Increase of 591 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths in last 24 hours; India’s total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 5865 including 169 deaths, says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

There are 134 active cases of COVID-19 in Haryana out of which 106 patients are linked to Tablighi Jamaat: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to PM Narendra Modi to draw his attention to the plight of Indian migrants in UAE. CM Pinarayi Vijayan requested the Prime Minister that this matter may be taken up with the UAE Government: Chief Minister's Office Kerala.

SpiceJet will operate a second freighter flight tomorrow (April 10) carrying medical supplies from Singapore to Bengaluru.

16 more coronavirus 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

Centre approves ₹15,000 crore for COVID-19 emergency response package, according to NDTV.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting today with Medical Directors, Superintendents of Delhi's government and private hospitals, via video-conferencing, to formulate a strategy for early identification of Coronavirus patients in Delhi.

24 more positive cases reported in Kashmir. Total cases in the state stands at 184. 32 patients are from Jammu and 152 patients are from Kashmir. All are contacts: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning), Jammu & Kashmir

CM released an amount of Rs 5 cr to 2588 panchayats in state to carry out sanitisation work. Amount will be given to panchayat samitis,whose annual income is less than Rs 2 lakhs. Panchayat samiti whose income is over Rs 2 lakh can spend Rs 20000 on sanitation:Haryana CM's Office

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: 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.

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.

Railways have deployed more than 2,500 doctors&35,000 paramedics staff. Their chain of 586 health units,45 sub divisional hospitals,56 divisional hospitals,8 production unit hospitals&16 zonal hospitals are dedicating their significant facilities to fight Coronavirus: Lav Aggarwal

Total 5734 confirmed cases reported in the country, 549 new cases in the last 24 hours. 17 deaths since yesterday, says Ministry of Health

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to hold a meeting with Medical Directors & Medical Superintendents of govt and private hospitals, via video-conferencing

Six people including a doctor & his wife have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Itarsi area of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The patients are in quarantine while their contacts have been placed under home quarantine: Hoshangabad Chief Medical Health Officer Dr Sudhir Jaisani

47 new positive cases were found in Rajasthan today (including 4 evacuees) - Banswara 2, Jaipur 11, Jaisalmer 5, Jhunjhunu 7, Jodhpur 3, Tonk 7, Jhalawar 7, Barmer 1. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 430: Rajasthan Health Department

76,000 people in Chhattisgarh are currently under home quarantine: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Three more positive COVID-19 cases have been detected in Jalandhar today: TP Singh, Nodal Officer, Jalandhar.

Entry/exit has been prohibited in the areas that have been identified as containment zones in Hyderabad. A total of 427 cases have been reported in Telangana out of which seven died

12 new Coronavirus positive cases (10 people of a family in Siwan) reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 51: Bihar Principal Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar

Srinagar: CRPF sends essential commodities to different districts in Kashmir incl Baramullah&Anantnag during the lockdown. Rajesh Kumar, IG Operations says "We're giving ration packets containing 5kg rice, 4 kg flour, 2kg sugar,1 kg salt, 2kg potatoes& 1ltr milk to families"..

Emergency services&essential commodities will be available to all. While officers are doing their work of providing essentials to the people in the sealed areas, every citizen has a responsibility to stay at home: District Magistrate Suhas LY, Gautam Budh Nagar

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has confirmed that they will come up with door to door supply of essentials in the area, by later today or tomorrow.

162 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra; tally jumps to 1,297, says Health official

Odisha extends lockdown till April 30th, the first state to do so.

"In view of the situation arising out of COVID-19, the state government decided to extend the lockdown period till April 30," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said.

12 new Coronavirus positive cases (10 people of a family in Siwan) reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 51: Bihar Principal Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar

One 80-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 passed away today due to cardiac arrest in Gadag. She also had history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI). Body has been disposed as per the protocol: Deputy Commissioner, Gadag District.

Delhi: A high-level meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19being held at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

162 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1297: Maharashtra Health Department

55 new positive cases of COVID19 reported in Gujarat including 50 cases in Ahmedabad, 2 in Surat, 1 case each in Dahod, Anand and Chotta Udepur each; The total number of positive cases in the state are 241: Gujarat Health Department

The Karnataka government is currently engaged in discussions with experts, specialists and other stakeholders to decide on its lockdown exit strategy and would take a final view by April 13, a key Minister said on Thursday.

Till now, there are 669 COVID19 positive cases including 426 cases from Markaz, in Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.

Times like these bring friends closer. India-US partnership is stronger than ever. India shall do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against COVID-19, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi

United Nations Security Council to discuss "Impact of COVID-19 on the issues that fall under the Security Council’s mandate" later today (approx 1-1.30 am IST 10th April).

Total positive cases reported in Bhopal are 93 now, of which 50 cases are from State Health Dept, 20 cases are linked to Tablighi Jamaat event&12 are from Police Dept. 2 patients discharged after treatment.Only 1 death reported in Bhopal due to Coronavirus: Madhya Pradesh Health Dept

A 72-year-old man died of coronavirus in Bokaro district, the first COVID-19 death reported in Jharkhand, a health official said on Thursday.

Rajasthan recorded 30 more cases of coronavirus on Thursday, taking the state's tally to 413, an official said.

The virus has so far claimed six lives in the state. However, officials maintain that deaths occurred due to co-morbidity -- more than one illness or disease occurring in one person at the same time.

"Thirty new cases have come up today in seven districts of Rajasthan. All have travel and contact history," Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said.

Two people (a 15-year-old and a 24-year old) test positive for COVID-19 in Ludhiana. Total confirmed cases in the District are now 8: Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Pardeep Aggarwal

19 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Agra, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 84: Agra DM Prabhu N Singh

5 Coronavirus positive cases reported in district Khandwa, contact tracing of positive cases underway: District Collector Khandwa Tanvi Sundriyal

4 new COVID19 positive cases reported from Siwan in Bihar, taking the total number of positive cases to 43: Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary, Health Deptartment

Increase of 540 new COVID19 cases and 17 deaths in last 24 hours; India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rise to 5734 (including 5095 active cases, 473 cured/discharged and 166 deaths), says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare