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Coronavirus Updates: Maharashtra tally now 490; 67 new cases, 6 deaths in a day
04 Apr, 2020 | 09:58:59 AM IST
According to the Health Ministry total number of confirmed cases in India reached 2547, 163 have been cured/discharged and death toll rose to 62.
1 New Update
Any one near Trump or Pence will be given rapid coronavirus test: White House
“As the physician to the president and White House Operations continue to protect the health and safety of the president and vice president, starting today anyone who is expected to be in close proximity to either of them will be administered a COVID-19 test to evaluate for pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic carriers status to limit inadvertent transmission," said White House spokesman Judd Deere.
Three more Covid_19 positive cases have been confirmed, one each from Kamrup (metro), Kamrup & Marigaon taking the total number in Assam to 23. Two out of these three cases are of patients who are related to Nizamuddin Markaz event
- Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
We continue to take bookings from April 15 onwards as of now. We will action otherwise if there is any new notification from the ministry: Vistara Spokesperson
Cowsheds in Mumbai's Aaray have been hit by a shortage of fodder supply amid lockdown in the state due to COVID19.
Maharashtra: Cowsheds in Mumbai's Aaray have been hit by a shortage of fodder supply amid lockdown in the state due… https://t.co/xKnoYy1zXR
— ANI (@ANI) 1585935795000217 Indians evacuated from Italy and housed at ITBP quarantine centre test negative for coronavirus after a fortnight: Official
German virus data offers 'hope' but premature to ease curbs: Merkel
- She also warned it was still too early to relax curbs on public life.
- "It's true that the latest figures, as high as they are, give us a little bit of hope," said Merkel in her weekly podcast.
Ahmed Patel, Congress:
#COVID19 doesn’t see your religion. Fight is against pandemic,not against each other.Religious scholars,priests, ma… https://t.co/gTCHi9ZQeL
— ANI (@ANI) 1585932023000Thanks PM Narendra Modi and his government for launching toll-free helpline numbers that would be answered from the Central Control Room in the North Block in New Delhi.
Thanks PM Narendra Modi and his government for launching toll-free helpline numbers that would be answered from the… https://t.co/76u0PDSL4T
— ANI (@ANI) 1585932264000Coronavirus death toll in Europe passes 40,000, according to AFP
Mountain ranges of the Himalaya can be seen with naked eyes from Lamba Pind area in Jalandhar as pollution levels come down due to closure of industries & ban on non-essential vehicular movement.
Punjab: Mountain ranges of the Himalaya can be seen with naked eyes from Lamba Pind area in Jalandhar as pollution… https://t.co/1ne4s6NHH2
— ANI (@ANI) 1585931407000Bookings now closed till 30th April from today for all domestic and international routes. We are awaiting a decision post 14th April.
- Air India
Of total 386 COVID-19 cases in Delhi, 259 from Nizamuddin Markaz: Delhi Health Department
With 67 new cases detected on Friday, number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra jumps to 490; death toll rises to 26 with six patients dying
- Health Department
Queen Elizabeth II to make special broadcast on coronavirus
"The televised address will be broadcast at 8pm (1900 GMT) on Sunday 5th April, 2020. The address was recorded at Windsor Castle," a statement said. The queen, 93, has made only three other special addresses during national crises in her 68-year reign.
One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, total number reaches 30
Coronavirus claims one more life in Gujarat, toll reaches nine
Dr Praveen Jadia, Chief Medical Officer, Indore:
59 people in Indore have been identified who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event. They have no symptoms of… https://t.co/nJ3bcQidzx
— ANI (@ANI) 1585926692000In all, 12 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Andhra, taking the total to 161. State reports first death today. In all, three have been cured and discharged so far.
243 Tablighi Jamaat members quarantined in Haridwar
'Worst yet to come' for countries in conflict, says UN chief
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday renewed his call for a global ceasefire, urging all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
- "The worst is yet to come," Guterres said, referring to countries beset with fighting like Syria, Libya and Yemen.
- "The COVID-19 storm is now coming to all these theatres of conflict."
- Guterres said there had been some progress following his March 23 call for peace, but that fighting still rages in a number of countries, hampering officials' ability to put into place plans to combat the virus.
One death in Ahmedabad, no new case in the day. Death toll reaches 9
Madhya Pradesh: Director of Bhopal Health Department, J Vijay Kumar has tested positive for coronavirus. His second test sample has also found to be positive.
Telangana reports 75 new Covid positives and 2 deaths, taking the total to 226 Covid positives and 11 deaths.
Total number of confirmed cases in India rises to 2547
- 163 discharged/cured
- 62 Deaths
Punjab Police launches drone surveillance to crack down on black-marketeers amid reports of shortages of essential commodities. Drones have so far been deployed in 34 places across
Punjab Police launches drone surveillance to crack down on black-marketeers amid reports of shortages of essential… https://t.co/TXx9hOhE8b
— ANI (@ANI) 1585923907000Election Commission of India further postpones Rajya Sabha polls:
Election Commission of India further postpones Rajya Sabha polls in the view of #CoronavirusPandemic. Fresh dates t… https://t.co/etzAn4igNw
— ANI (@ANI) 1585923695000'Worst yet to come' for countries in conflict, says UN chief
Odisha reports 3 more COVID-19 cases, taking total number to 9
339 MPs contribute Rs 365 crore from MPLADS funds for COVID-19 fight
No COVID-19 case in Sikkim so far: Official
The Central Government has released in advance its share of first installment of State Disaster Risk Management Fund for the year 2020-21, amounting to Rs. 11,092 crores, with a view to augment funds available with the State Governments.
6 CISF personnel test coronavirus positive near Mumbai
- The personnel were posted at Kharghar adjoining Mumbai, a senior official said. Five CISF personnel had tested coronavirus positive earlier, he added.
- As of now there are 14 COVID-19 cases in Panvel Municipal Corporation area. Kharghar comes under the civic body's jurisdiction
107 people returned to Chhattisgarh after attending Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. Samples of over 50 of them were sent for testing out of which reports of 28 people have been received & all of them have tested negative for COVID19.
- Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
1203 people who had attended Tableeghi Jamaat event in Delhi, have been identified. Out of these, samples of 897 people have been sent for test and 47 of them have tested positive so far: Uttar Pradesh government
225 people with link to Tablighi Jamaat meet placed under quarantine in Bengal: Official
IIT Roorkee develops low-cost face shields to be used by AIIMS Rishikesh for tackling COVID-19
Himachal to test all Jamaat members who came to state after March 15
Dr RML Hospital's trauma centre, Safdarjung Hospital's super specialty block converted to COVID-19 isolation wards
UK reports record 684 COVID-19 new deaths in daily update
Nine coronavirus cases reported in Kerala
Karnataka: A police personnel in Sullia town of Dakshina Kannada district got injured today after unidentified youth pelted stones at him when he stopped them from entering into the state, from Kerala. He was later administered medical aid.
Karnataka: A police personnel in Sullia town of Dakshina Kannada district got injured today after unidentified yout… https://t.co/Abm1sRDbkg
— ANI (@ANI) 1585919117000COVID19 cases in Uttar Pradesh now stands at 172 including 47 cases due to the Tablighi Jamaat event: UP Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan
#COVID19 cases in Uttar Pradesh now stands at 172 including 47 cases due to the Tablighi Jamaat event: UP Principal… https://t.co/tkCddohkqI
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) 1585913416000India's oldest COVID-19 survivor, 93-year old man, and his wife discharged from a government hospital in Kottayam after recovery: Kerala government
Out of the total 295 positive cases in the state, 206 have a history of travelling abroad & 7 people are foreigners. 14 people have recovered. This shows that we've managed to contain the outbreak to a certain level. The elderly couple in Kottayam got discharged today
- Kerala CM
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes a fresh letter to Chief Secretaries of all States & Union Territories for effective exemption of agriculture operations from coronavirus lockdown to ensure smooth harvesting & sowing by farmers.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes a fresh letter to Chief Secretaries of all States & Union Territories for e… https://t.co/KddzFZ3nqh
— ANI (@ANI) 1585918124000A total of 1200 people, who participated in Delhi's Tableeghi Jamaat event, have been traced in the state. All of them have been placed under quarantine.
- Beela Rajesh, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary
55-yr-old man, son test positive for coronavirus in Noida; total cases 50
- The total number of cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar to 50.
- "The two new patients are a man (55) and his son (25) from Sector 93B in Noida," a Health Department official said.
- Two other people who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 were discharged from hospitals after treatment
- This takes the total number of cured patients to eight.
- Gautam Buddh Nagar adjoining Delhi in western Uttar Pradesh is one of the hotspots for coronavirus in India and in the state.
55-year-old man, son test positive for coronavirus in Noida; total cases 50
Authorities defer turning Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium into quarantine facility
Total number of cases in Noida reaches 50
US and Spanish deaths surge as world virus toll breaks 50,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths accelerated past 50,000 on Friday as the United States, Spain and Britain grappled with their highest tolls yet and the world economy took a massive hit.
All Tablighi Jamaat returnees test negative for COVID-19: Tripura CM
UK PM Johnson staying in coronavirus isolation with mild symptoms
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was remaining in isolation on Friday as he still had mild symptoms of the coronavirus including a high temperature seven days after he tested positive for the virus.
4 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam, taking total to 20; all attended congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin: Health Minister
75 COVID19 cases have been reported in Jammu & Kashmir, with 5 cases being reported today out of which 70 are active. Four of the new cases are from Kashmir while one came into light in Jammu: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning) Jammu and Kashmir
Vietnam's total coronavirus cases rise to 237, no deaths: Health Ministry
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal:
Delhi government has launched WhatsApp helpline 8800007722 for people to enquire about COVID-19, food shelters, others.
We have prepared 328 relief centres to accommodate 57,000 people. Anyone can come to these relief centres and stay here. We will take care of them : Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
5 people have died in Delhi so far due to coronavirus, one of them was a person who was evacuated from Markaz
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Affirming that people have set example by showing exemplary courage,discipline&solidarity, President expressed concern over gathering of migrant workers in Anand Vihar & congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin,both in Delhi, that caused a setback to efforts: Rashtrapati Bhawan
Affirming that ppl have set example by showing exemplary courage,discipline&solidarity,President expressed concern… https://t.co/GbdyYJBixC
— ANI (@ANI) 1585914251000
