New Delhi: India has registered 4,421 cases of COVID-19 including 114 deaths since the outbreak began earlier this year. If the current growth rate of coronavirus cases continues, India will have over 17,000 patients by the time ongoing nationwide lockdown ends on April 14, data has showed. The rate at which coronavirus cases double in the country has risen in the past eight days - from six to four days now.
After US President Donald Trump's comments about "retaliation" if Prime Minister Narendra Modi declined to ship the medicines needed for coronavirus treatment, India said it will supply the key drugs being tested as coronavirus cure to "nations that have been badly affected" by the pandemic.
"In view of the humanitarian aspects of the pandemic, it has been decided that India would licence paracetamol and Hydroxychloroquine in appropriate quantities to all our neighbouring countries who are dependent on our capabilities. We will also be supplying these essential drugs to some nations who have been particularly badly affected by the pandemic," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.
Here are the Live Updates on Coronavirus Pandemic:
Apr 08, 2020 01:31 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Maharashtra Reduces Price Of Shiv-Bhojan Thaali To Rs 5 Amid Lockdown
Amid nationwide lockdown due to COVID-19, Maharashtra government has decided to reduce the rate of Shiv Bhojan Thali across all districts from Rs 10 per plate to Rs 5, reported ANI.
The decision was taken in today's cabinet meeting, which was done through video conferencing, officials said.
As many as 150 more COVID-19 cases were reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of coronavirus cases in the state stands at 1,018.
Apr 08, 2020 01:18 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 3 More Tablighi Jamaat Attendees Test Positive In UP's Bulandshahr
Three more people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in the district linked to the Jamaat to 5, reported ANI.
The three persons who were tested positive were identified as Tasim - a native of Bagpat, Noor Mohammad and Toshif Ahmad - natives of Maharashtra's Malegaon.
Apr 08, 2020 01:12 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Delhi Government Hands Over Phone Numbers Of 1,950 Jamaat Members To Delhi Police
The Delhi government has handed over the phone numbers of 1,950 Tablighi Jamaat members to the police to track them down, reported ANI.
The numbers were sourced from the Nizamuddin office of Tablighi Jamaat. The government has asked Delhi Police to trace the movements of the members and find the places visited by them before March 25 and the people they met by tracking their phones.
Apr 08, 2020 01:05 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 7 Coronavirus Hotpots Identified In Bengal, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the government has identified seven COVID-19 hotspots in the state and is chalking out a plan to restrict the virus within those areas.
Ms Banerjee also said that the death toll in the state has risen to five, while the number of active cases stands at 69, reported PTI.
On Tuesday, eight new coronavirus cases were reported.
Apr 08, 2020 01:03 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 4 Arrested Across Outer Delhi Areas For Delivering Alcohol Amid Lockdown
Four people were arrested in separate cases for supplying liquor in outer Delhi areas amid the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus, police said on Tuesday.
Of the four violators, three had curfew passes issued by the police or municipality, reported PTI.
Apr 08, 2020 00:57 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 2 New Cases From Mumbai's Dharavi Reported On Tuesday
Two cases of coronavirus was reported on Tuesday from Dharavi, the densely-populated urban slum sprawl, in Mumbai adding to
the worries of the Brihanumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Mumbai now stands at 642 with 40 deaths so far, a BMC release said.
According to the BMC, at least four of the six patients who died had co-morbidity conditions, reported PTI.
With two more testing positive for coronavirus, the number of cases in Dharavi now stands at seven.
Apr 08, 2020 00:50 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 200 Quarantined From Noida's JJ Cluster In "Cluster Containment" Exercise
Around 200 people from a JJ cluster in Noida were quarantined and put under observation as a precautionary measure on Tuesday, as surveillance teams went on contact tracing in areas which have previously reported positive coronavirus cases, officials said.
This is the first "cluster containment" exercise in Gautam Buddh Nagar, which has so far recorded 58 COVID-19 cases of which 10 have been cured and discharged from hospitals, the officials said.
District administration stressed that "no new case" of coronavirus has been found in Sector 8, where the JJ cluster is located, reported PTI.
"No new case has been found in Sector 8. Contact tracing and surveillance teams have traced the ''possible contacts'' of JJ cluster where Covid19 positive patients were found a few days back," District Magistrate Suhas L Y said.
Apr 08, 2020 00:46 (IST)
Coronavirus News: 2 Tablighi Jamaat Members In Haridwar Charged For Attempted Murder After They Refused To Get Tested
Two members of the Tablighi Jamaat were charged for attempted murder in Uttarakhand's Haridwar on Tuesday after they allegedly avoided getting tested for coronavirus, reported PTI.
DGP (Law and Order) Ashok Kumar said the two Jamaat members from Haridwar's Roorkee had recently returned from Rajasthan's Alwar.
They deliberately hid themselves from the administration to avoid the tests, he added.
"Their friend had tested positive for COVID-19. Still, they deliberately hid themselves from the administration to avoid being tested despite repeated appeals and warnings, thus endangering their own lives and those around them," the officer said.
Apr 08, 2020 00:41 (IST)
Coronavirus News: Thane Reports 8 New Cases Taking Total To 114 In District
The COVID-19 count in Thane district in Maharashtra reached 114 on Tuesday after eight more people tested positive, health officials said, reported PTI.
While Kalyan-Dombivali account for 35 cases, the number of COVID-19 patients in Thane municipal limits is 25, while that in Navi Mumbai is 28, and 22 in Mira Bhayander, they said.
Apr 08, 2020 00:37 (IST)
Coronavirus Update: Bihar Paramedic Working At Coronavirus Isolation Ward Allegedly Assaulted By Neighbours
A paramedic working at an isolation ward of a Begusarai hospital on Tuesday alleged that she was beaten up by her neighbours who said they would be infected with coronavirus if she enters her house using a gate that is adjacent to theirs, police said, reported PTI.
