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This Article is From Apr 18, 2020

Coronavirus News Live Updates: 13,835 Cases In India, Death Count Crosses 450-Mark

Covid-19 India Updates: The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in India has risen to 13,835.

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Updated : April 18, 2020 6:35 am IST

COVID-19 Cases India Updates: Death count stands at 452. (File)

New Delhi:

Even as billions of Indians stayed home amid the lockdown, a big VIP wedding took place in Karnataka this morning with COVID-19 protocols largely ignored. Photos from former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy showed no social distancing, masks or any precaution in the rituals at the wedding, at a farmhouse about 28 km from state capital Bengaluru. Despite the lockdown, HD Kumaraswamy refused to defer his son's wedding but he did shift the venue. In a video message on Thursday, the Janata Dal Secular leader said the wedding had been moved from Bengaluru, a "red zone" for COVID-19, to Ramanagara, his assembly constituency.

Karnataka also witnessed lockdown violation in Chitapur where over hundreds of people participated in the Siddhalingeswara temple chariot festival early this morning, news agency ANI reported.

At least 13,835 people have been infected with the highly infectious novel coronavirus in India and killed 452 in the country, government data shows. The recovery rate that indicates the number of people who have successfully fought off the disease stood at 13.06 on Friday, an improvement over Thursday's 12.02 and Wednesday's 11.41.

An internal government assessment has suggested that India may touch its peak of coronavirus cases in the first week of May after which the number will decline, sources in the Home Ministry have said. States which implemented hard lockdowns earlier than others have fared better when it comes to the crisis and are seeing their overall numbers decline, the sources added.

The number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai's Dharavi - Asia's largest slum - has crossed the 100-mark. 15 new cases were detected in the sprawling area on Friday, taking the total to 101, including 10 deaths.

In another development, the chief of the Islamic group Tablighi Jamaat that organised a religious congregation in Delhi last month setting off India's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases, has been charged with money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate. The police earlier on Thursday had brought charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the 56-year-old chief of the Muslim seminary for holding the gathering last month at its "Markaz" or headquarters in Delhi's Nizamuddin.

The novel coronavirus has killed over 1.4 lakh people across the globe, according to a tally by the news agency AFP. The highly contagious virus, that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has forced more than 4.4 billion people or nearly 57 per cent of the world's population to follow lockdown measures.

Here are the Live Updates on Coronavirus Pandemic:

Apr 18, 2020 06:35 (IST)
24 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Agra on April 17; total number of positive cases in the district rises to 196: Agra DM Prabhu N Singh
Apr 18, 2020 06:23 (IST)
Indore Cop Dresses Up As Yamraj, Appeals People To Stay Indoors
A police constable on Friday dressed up as ''Yamraj'', the God of death, appealing people to ''stay at home'' during the COVID-19 lockdown here in Indore.

Police Constable Jawahar Singh dressed in black with a golden headgear shouted slogans on the streets making people aware of the dangers of stepping out of homes during the lockdown, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 06:05 (IST)
Police Detain 15 Persons For Violating Lockdown In Jaipur
Fifteen people were detained here on Friday for defying social distancing norms and lockdown rules as they gathered at Ayesha mosque to offer prayers, police said.

An FIR has been registered against the violators and strict action will be taken against them, according to police.

"15 people were detained today for defying social distancing norms and lockdown rules as they gathered at Ayesha mosque to offer prayers; FIR registered against them, strict action to be taken," said Jaipur Station House Officer Kho Nagoriyan.

With 98 people testing positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan on Friday, the total number of positive cases in the State has risen to 1,229 said Rajasthan Health Department.The Health Department also reported two new deaths in the State, mounting the death count to 17, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 05:39 (IST)
Apr 18, 2020 05:18 (IST)
Visually Impaired Woman Raped In Madhya Pradesh, Family Stuck In Rajasthan Amid Lockdown
A 53-year-old visually impaired woman was allegedly raped by an unidentified accused inside her house on Friday in Shahpura area of Bhopal, police said.

The woman, who is a bank officer, was alone at home during the incident as her husband and family have been stranded in Rajasthan due to the COVID-19 lockdown.

According to the victim's complaint, she was asleep in her home when an unidentified man entered her room and raped her.

At present, police have no clue regarding the accused and an investigation is underway.

Speaking to ANI, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjay Sahu said that police have visited the spot and inspected the entire crime scene. The victim was sent for medical examination.

A case has been registered against unknown accused in Shahpura police station, news agency ANI reported.
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Apr 18, 2020 04:58 (IST)
Apr 18, 2020 04:28 (IST)
Seven Persons Including Infant Test Positive For COVID-19 In UP's Moradabad
Seven persons including an infant tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on Friday, taking the tally of virus-infected people to 38 in the district.

"Seven persons including an infant tested positive for COVID-19 in Moradabad today. Total positive cases in the district rise to 38," said Dr MC Garg, District Chief Medical Officer (CMO) here. Meanwhile, Principal Secretary (Health) Uttar Pradesh Amit Mohan Prasad said that 846 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in 49 districts of Uttar Pradesh including 74 cured and discharged. 2962 tests for corona were conducted on Thursday, he said.

The officer informed that 993 people are in isolation wards and 10,714 people are in quarantine facilities in the state, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 03:44 (IST)
Kerala Government Likely To Relax Lockdown In Several Districts
The Kerala government would likely give lockdown relaxations in several districts, in coming days, depending upon the number of coronavirus cases and disease threat.

For the purpose, the government has categorised the districts into Red, Orange A, Orange B and Green categories.

The districts of Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts, have been categorised as the red zone and would remain under total lockdown until May 3.

While Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Wayanad and Thrissur, have been classified as Orange B category regions, where curfew can be removed from April 20. The districts of Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam and Kollam, categorised as Orange A regions, will follow suit from April 24, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 03:36 (IST)
Apr 18, 2020 03:23 (IST)
AIIMS Doctor Contributes Rs 2 Lakh Prize Money To PM-CARES Fund
AIIMS doctor Uma Kumar, who recently won National sci-tech communication award, contributed her prize money of Rs 2 lakh in PM-CARES Fund to help the government fight COVID-19.

Talking to ANI, UmaK Kumar, Head of Department of Rheumatology at AIIMS, said it was her decision to contribute to the PM-CARES Fund as the country is reeling under coronavirus which has claimed over 400 lives.

"Coronavirus has shaken the whole world an has created an unprecedented situation. Many people in the country are suffering from the virus. I received this award on February 28 on Science Day. I received 2 lakh rupees and contributed it to the PM-CARES because I thought the money will be used for the welfare of the country," said Dr Uma.

"People should come forward for help as the virus and subsequent lockdown has affected everyone and everything is standstill," she said, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 03:04 (IST)
Combating COVID-19: Laboratories Should Speed Up Testing, Says Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the laboratories should speed up the testing process to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

"In the fight against global epidemic like corona, testing labs are playing a vital role. All precautions should be taken to prevent infection from spreading. Labs should speed up the testing process to control corona infection," said Yogi Adityanath here in a video conference with health and state officials.

He instructed that a Virology lab should be set up in one each in 24 state medical colleges of 18 circles.

Asking the officials to remain fully prepared to tackle problems arising out of COVID-19, he asked them to ensure the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and N-95 masks.

"The institutions will not have to be limited to lab testing but will also have to work on corona research and vaccine prospects," he said, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 02:48 (IST)
In Regular Touch With Centre, States To Bring Back Migrant Labourers : Rajasthan Chief Minister
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that his government is in regular touch with the Centre to bring back the migrant Rajasthani labourers who are stuck in other states amid the lockdown.

"We are regularly talking to the Centre to send these labourers to their homes. We hope that some solution to this problem will emerge soon," said Gehlot during a video conference with state cabinet ministers.

"The state government is regularly having a dialogue with the chief ministers of the concerned states to provide relief to Rajasthanis trapped in their regions. Besides this, the problem of people caught in different districts within Rajasthan will also be resolved soon," he said, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 02:34 (IST)
Rise In Animals' Attack On Humans Amid Lockdown In Madhya Pradesh, 13 Killed: Official
The coronavirus lockdown and the resulting silence seems to have triggered a spurt in the attacks on humans by wild animals as they are often found entering the human habitats in and around the forest areas, officials in Madhya Pradesh said on Friday.

Since the lockdown came into force, wild animals, including leopards, tigers and elephants, have killed as many as 13 people in different parts of the state, they said.

"The silence in the adjoining urban areas has apparently given a mistaken sense of expanded territory to the wild animals. They venture out of their territory, sometimes misled by prevailing pin-drop silence due to the lockdown," an official said.

The forest cover of Madhya Pradesh is 77,482.49 sq km, which is 25.14 per cent of the state's total geographical area, a central government report has said.

The last three weeks have marked unusual activity with wild animals increasing found entering the human habitats, news agency PTI reported. Read here.
Apr 18, 2020 02:04 (IST)
Apr 18, 2020 02:04 (IST)
Hyderabad: Case Against 3 Persons Including 2 Chinese For Violating Lockdown
A case was registered against three women, including two Chinese students for violating the lockdown here on Thursday.

PV Padmaja, DCP, Balanagar said, "On Thursday, at Sanathnagar check-post police personnel intercepted a car in which three women were found travelling from Sanathnagar to Kukatpally after 6 pm."

"Two were Chinese students and one was from Nagaland," the DCP said.

"They have been booked for violating the lockdown norms and the car has been seized," the DCP added, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 01:47 (IST)
ICMR To Conduct Study On Effectiveness Of BCG Vaccine Against COVID-19
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct a study by next week, to identify the effectiveness of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry officials said on Friday.

It may be noted that the BCG vaccine is administered against tuberculosis immediately after the birth of an infant.

Addressing a daily briefing on COVID-19 crisis in the country, chief of epidemiology and communicable diseases at ICMR, Dr R Gangakhedkar said, "Till the time, we do not know the effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19, we cannot recommend it to any healthcare worker. From next week onwards, ICMR is going to conduct a study on it."

"In the case of COVID-19, the benefit of BCG vaccine is less as it has maximum protection for 15 years. Even if it is re-vaccinated, then it should be done in the age of adolescence," he said, news agency ANI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 01:20 (IST)
4,000 COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits Allocated To Meghalaya: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said 4,000 COVID-19 rapid test kits have been allocated to Meghalaya as the health authorities are battling to zero in on the carrier into the state.

The wife of the first COVID-19 patient and six others of her family members are under home quarantine, while their maid who also tested positive is undergoing treatment at a hospital, he said, adding that they all are stable.

The state has been allocated 4,000 rapid test kits, news agency PTI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 01:02 (IST)
Coronavirus deaths worldwide top 150,000, according to news agency AFP.

Apr 18, 2020 00:55 (IST)
Army Develops COVID-19 Helpline App For Jammu And Kashmir
The Army has developed a mobile application to strengthen the efforts of Jammu and Kashmir administration to contain the spread of coronavirus, officials said on Friday.

"Covid-19 Helpline J&K" application will provide useful real time information to people about the location and contact number of hospitals, control rooms and rapid response teams in their vicinity, they said.

The mobile application is based on integrated information available on Google maps. It also contains information about the red zones, the officials said.

The application also contains relevant information on the preventive and safety measures regarding COVID-19 pandemic to create awareness among people, they added.

It is available as a third-party installation file and requires the user to provide his or her mobile number to login, the officials said, news agency PTI reported.
Apr 18, 2020 00:46 (IST)
COVID-19 Pandemic: J&K Chief Secretary Asks Officials To Ramp-Up Sampling Capacity
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subhramanyam on Friday asked the deputy commissioners to ramp-up the sampling capacity so that COVID-19 cases are tested immediately.

All the contacts traced so far and other high-risk cases should be tested quickly to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the union territory, he said.

The chief secretary was interacting with the deputy commissioners and the field functionaries of the health department.

"We have already enhanced our testing capacity and are able to get the testing of good number of samples done both inside and outside Jammu and Kashmir," he said.

However, to match the gap of testing and sampling, "we need to push our field functionaries to prioritize the sample collection exercise," the chief secretary said.

"Delay in sample collection especially of high value cases which are already traced and other cases of high risk may pose threat to others," he said, news agency PTI reported.



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