India on Tuesday saw a spike in the total number of Covid-19 cases to 492. Gujarat's total rose to 33, with two more people testing positive, while Maharashtra's count went up to 101. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm today to discuss aspects of the covid-19 menace/
The government has suspended all domestic flights from today to stem the spread of coronavirus, stepping up a nationwide lockdown that threatens PM Modi’s attempts to revive the economy, which has already been expanding at the slowest pace in more than a decade.
Modi joined chief ministers in urging people to take the lockdown in 30 states and Union Territories seriously, even as 75 new cases of Covid-19 were detected on Monday, taking India's total number of cases to 471 (now 492) — more than double the number on March 20.
The pandemic has continued to spread globally, with the total number of infected cases reaching 381,761. As many as 16,558 people have died of Covid-19 so far.
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Delhi Police Commissioner S N Srivastava also attended the high-level meeting at the LG office, an official said.
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Even as we are readying an economic package to help us through the Corona lockdown (on priority, to be announced soon) I will address the media at 2pm today, specifically on statutory and regulatory compliance matters. Via video conference. @FinMinIndia @PIB_India @ANI @PTI_News
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Headmasters of two state-run schools here have been transferred for allegedly violating coronavirus prevention guidelines during distribution of rice and potato under mid-day meal scheme.
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education on Monday evening transferred the headmasters - Parimal Bhattacharya of Jadavpur Vidyapith and Kazi Mausam Akhtar of Swarnamoyee Vidyapith, Garia - for violating the school education department guidelines framed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. READ ON...
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The government has suspended all domestic flights from today to stem the spread of coronavirus, stepping up a nationwide lockdown that threatens PM Modi’s attempts to revive the economy, which has already been expanding at the slowest pace in more than a decade.
Modi joined chief ministers in urging people to take the lockdown in 30 states and Union Territories seriously, even as 75 new cases of Covid-19 were detected on Monday, taking India's total number of cases to 471 (now 492) — more than double the number on March 20.
The pandemic has continued to spread globally, with the total number of infected cases reaching 381,761. As many as 16,558 people have died of Covid-19 so far.
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Maharashtra: Police make violators do squats in Nagpur, amid curfew imposed in the state in wake of Coronavirus
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#WATCH Maharashtra: Police make violators do squats in Nagpur, amid curfew imposed in the state in wake of #CoronavirusPandemic.
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West Bengal coronavirus: Bengal Imams Association has urged all mosques to prohibit the entry of people in mosques
West Bengal: Bengal Imams Association has urged all mosques to prohibit the entry of people in mosques. Only 4-5 with Imam will perform azan. People should offer prayers inside their houses. All mosques in state should follow the order till April 9 in wake of coronavirus
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Coronavirus in Delhi: Kejriwal, Sisodia, Delhi Police chief meet LG Baijal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain met Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday to discuss measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the national capital.
Delhi Police Commissioner S N Srivastava also attended the high-level meeting at the LG office, an official said.
The situation emerging out of the coronavirus outbreak was discussed in the meeting, they said.
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Maharashtra: A 65-year-old Coronavirus patient from UAE passed away in Mumbai yesterday. He was admitted in Kasturba Hospital
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Coronavirus in North-east India: Sikkim to be under lockdown from 6 am on Wednesday till Mar 31
Sikkim will be placed under lockdown from 6 am on Wednesday till March 31 to check the spread of coronavirus, a senior official announced.
Jacob Khaling Rai, the political secretary to Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, said in a video message that the decision was taken in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. READ ON...
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Coronavirus in India: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address media at 2 pm
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@nsitharaman
Even as we are readying an economic package to help us through the Corona lockdown (on priority, to be announced soon) I will address the media at 2pm today, specifically on statutory and regulatory compliance matters. Via video conference. @FinMinIndia @PIB_India @ANI @PTI_News
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Trump vows to protect Asian American community in US
US President Donald Trump has defended the Asian Americans, calling them "amazing people", following the increasing attack on the community after his use of the term "Chinese virus" for the deadly coronavirus.
Last week, President Trump said that China is responsible for the spread of the novel coronavirus and called the COVID-19 as the "Chinese Virus". READ ON...
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that for at least the next three weeks, residents all across the country will have to remain in their homes in an effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus.
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2 headmasters transferred for violating coronavirus prevention: West Bengal
Headmasters of two state-run schools here have been transferred for allegedly violating coronavirus prevention guidelines during distribution of rice and potato under mid-day meal scheme.
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education on Monday evening transferred the headmasters - Parimal Bhattacharya of Jadavpur Vidyapith and Kazi Mausam Akhtar of Swarnamoyee Vidyapith, Garia - for violating the school education department guidelines framed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. READ ON...
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Coronavirus in Delhi: Separate lane at Noida Border to facilitate emergency services' vehicles
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Separate lane at Noida Border to facilitate emergency services' vehicles: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) East Delhi
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