Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 328 new cases, 151 recoveries, 12 deaths in India in last 24 hours: Health ministry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct rapid Covid-19 tests to expedite detection: Health Minister Rajesh Tope Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that the Centre has allowed the state to conduct rapid Covid-19 tests to expedite detection. Tope said the Maharashtra government will use blood samples instead of swabs in rapid tests for Covid-19 detection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Spain virus death toll tops 10,000: govt The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged over 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 110,000 mark, the government said. Spain has the world's second-highest death toll after Italy, with the virus so far claiming 10,003 lives although the rate of new infections and deaths continued its downward trend, the health ministry figures showed. (AFP) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Israel's Health Minister tests positive for coronavirus, Mossad chief and NSA quarantined Israel's Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has been put into isolation after being tested positive for COVID-19, pushing all the top officials, including Mossad chief Yossi Cohen and National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat, at the forefront of fight against the deadly virus into self-quarantine. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier gone into self isolation after a close aide was found to have contracted the Virus, but he has so far tested negative. Litzman and his wife, who also has contracted the virus, are in isolation, feeling well and are being treated, the health ministry said in a statement, adding that it will request all those who came in contact with the minister in the past two weeks to also do the same. (PTI) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 No new overnight coronavirus cases in Karnataka: Govt No new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka overnight while the total number of infections in the state stood at 110 on Thursday, Department for Health and Family Welfare said. "No new cases have been reported from 5.00 pm of 1st April 2020 to 10 am of 2nd April 2020," the department said in its mid-day situation report. It said, till date 110 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed, and this includes 3 deaths and 10 discharges. Among the 110 positive cases mentioned by the department, 48 were from Bengaluru, 19 from Mysuru, nine from Chikkaballapura and Dakshina Kannada, eight from Uttara Kannada, four from Kalaburgai, three each from Davangere, Udupi and Ballari, two from Tumakuru, and one each from Kodagu and Dharwad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 First COVID-19 Patient in Kashmir discharged Jammu and Kashmir principal secretary Rohit Kansal said that the first coronavirus patient in Kashmir has been discharged from the hospital, and the total positive cases in the union territory are now 70. Meanwhile, the condition of all the 10 patients of COVID-19 in the union territory of Ladakh is stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Man in Bengal's Nadia district quarantines himself in boat An elderly man from Nabadwip in West Bengal's Nadia district has quarantined himself on a river boat. He said, "I had fever after visit to a relative's place in Habibpur. Villagers here didn't allow me to enter the village. On doctor's advice to quarantine for 14 days, I took shelter on the boat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Andhra Pradesh to get two more testing centres, PPEs Andhra Pradesh to get two more testing centers and adequate numer of PPEs will be supplied to the COVID-19 hospitals. Testing labs would come up one in Guntur and the other in Kadapa taking the total to six. The State has testing facilities in Vijayawada, Tirupati, Kakinada and Ananthapur.Work is in progress at Visakhapatnam for another centre, The two new centers will function from April 3 and 4, State Nodal Officer Sr Arja Srikanth said. With the growing number of cases more number samples can be tested. Meanwhile, at a review meeting held here it was decided to supply 2500 PPEs (Personal Protection Equipment) to Covid hospitals. Discussions were held in a review meeting regarding the supply of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to doctors who are working in hospitals. Health Department Special Principal Secretary KS Jawahar Reddy has inspected the equipment. The samples of PPE masks have been trialed and 2500 PPEs will be supplied to COVID hospitals across the state. For the same, discussions were held with 90 GSM non-oven fabric suppliers for the manufacturing of PPEs. The government is keen on ensuring safety for doctors who are working during the tough times of pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 81 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra The Maharashtra health department on Thursday said that the total cases of coronavirus rose to 416 after 81 new patients were reported in 24 hours. Of these, Mumbai has 57 cases, Pune has six, Pimpri Chinchwad has three, Ahmednagar has nine, Thane has five and Buldhana has one. The total deaths in the state are 19, while 42 people have been discharged after recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 900 samples tested for COVID-19 in Odisha so far Odisha government said that a total of 900 samples have been tested for the coronavirus in the state so far, of which five people tested positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 13 more COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan Thirteen new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Rajasthan which brings the total to 133, which including the two Italians and 14 attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi. The number of active cases in the state are 115. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 21 more COVID-19 patients, including pregnant woman, reported in Kerala Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that 21 more people, including a pregnant woman in the Kollam district, have tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The total cases in the state are 286 of which 256 are active cases, he said. "A pregnant woman from Kollam district is also among the 21 new COVID-19 positive cases in Kerala," he added. Eight cases have been reported from the Kasargode district, five from Idukki, two from Kollam, one each in Thiruvananthapuram, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, and Thrissur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 74 of 75 new COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu attended Tablighi Jamaat meet Tamil Nadu health secretary Beela Rajesh on Thursday said that 74 of 75 new cases of COVID-19 in the state attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. "75 have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu of which 74 are those who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat event. Total positive cases in the state are 309 including 264 who attended the Tablighi event," she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Telangana govt sanctions Rs 383 crore for COVID-19 measures The Telangana government on Thursday issued an order sanctioning Rs 383 crores for measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool_SRG Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 57, 901 people under quarantine in West Bengal The West Bengal government on Thursday said that 57,901 people have been kept in home quarantine in the state while 1,014 were in hospital isolation so far.Of these, except for 280, the rest have now been released. Meanwhile, the total cases of coronavirus in the state have risen to 53 after 16 positive cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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