***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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Five new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttar Pradesh today

Five new cases of coronavirus were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, taking the total tally in the state to 121. Two COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the state so far, however, no deaths were reported on Thursday.

Noida has reported 48 cases, Meerut has 20, Agra has 12, Lucknow has 10, Ghaziabad has nine, Bareilly has six cases.

[riashli]

8 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Ooh they will recover... Kudos to their service.

Kani last week quit chestam, permission ivvamani adigaru andaru nannu.. I didn't agree.. now I feel am responsible.. around 110 students unnaru different hospitals lo 

[Kool_SRG]

59 minutes ago, riashli said:

Kani last week quit chestam, permission ivvamani adigaru andaru nannu.. I didn't agree.. now I feel am responsible.. around 110 students unnaru different hospitals lo 

Don't feel like that...They will soon recover.

[Kool_SRG]

16 Haj houses turned into quarantine centres

Union minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that 16 Haj houses across the country turned into quarantine centres for cororonavirus cases.

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No COVID-19 cases reported in Tripura so far

As per inputs received from the Tripura health department, the latest quarantine status as of Thursday is:

In Tripura, there is no positive case of COVID19 so far.

1. 7,405 people are under surveillance

2. 131 people are under quarantine in various facility centres

3. 7,274 people are under home quarantine

4. 161 samples have been tested and all reports have been found to be 'negative'

5. 2,133 people have completed the observation period so far

6. Arrangements have been made for a separate unit for COVID-19 patients in GBP hospital. Besides, another 50-bed ward is being prepared for COVID-19 patients in the new building of IGM hospital. 

People who returned from Nizam-mudin don’t have any symptom so far, the state government said.They have been quarantined and 72 samples have been tested in this connection and all the reports found to be negative.

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14 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka today

Karnataka reported a rise of 14 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, of which 11 are from Bidar district and had visited the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi's Nizam-mudin area.

With this, the total cases in the state are 124, which includes three deaths and 11 discharges.

[MRI]

Old city lo emanna godavalu avutunnaya currently? My family is saying some muslims are throwing stones on medical workers and police and came out with sticks who are not from our area.. isolated incident? maa vallani bayataki velloddu annanu..

[Kool_SRG]

2 minutes ago, MRI said:

Old city lo emanna godavalu avutunnaya currently? My family is saying some muslims are throwing stones on medical workers and police and came out with sticks who are not from our area.. isolated incident? maa vallani bayataki velloddu annanu..

Such incidents have been observed at multiple places in the country...

[Kool_SRG]

Another COVID-19 case reported in Dharavi

One more person tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai's dense-populated Dharavi area. According to reports, the patient is a 35-year-old general practitioner and authorities are investigating his travel history and other details.

Reports added that the building of his residence will be quarantined and contact tracing will be done.

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67-yr-old COVID-19 patient passes away in Maharashtra

District Collector of Palghar in Maharashtra said that a 67-year-old COVID-19 patient passed away on Thursday and that he was also suffering from tuberculosis. The total number of deaths in the state due to COVID19 rises to 21.

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MHA issues third set of guidelines on lockdown

Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday issued the third set of guidelines on the lockdown, given measures with SOP on the evacuation of foreign nationals and release from quarantine facilities.

 

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Lockdown on domestic, internation flights is till 15 April, says Centre

"The current Lockdown on both domestic & international passenger flights is till 15 April.  A decision to restart the flights after this period remains to be taken. If required, we will have to assess the situation on a case by case basis," Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.

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Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 1 million-mark 

The global tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million-mark on Thursday as the pandemic explodes in the United States and death toll continues to climb in Italy and Spain, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

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COVID-19 patient from Dharavi succumbs to infection 

The death of a COVID-19 patient from Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the biggest slums in Asia, sparked fear of its spread in highly congested area. The Union Health Ministry said contact tracing and testing as per protocol is being conducted in the area. Several small-scale industries and workshops of leather goods, pottery and textiles operate from the slum colony spread over 613 acres.

On Thursday late evening, one more positive case emerged from Dharavi after a general practitioner was found positive by a suburban lab.

As many as 88 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state on Thursday, taking the tally to 423, while the death toll rose to 21, said health officials.dhara

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Health workers infected after coming contact with COVID-19 through local transmission

The new additions to positive COVID-19 cases included several healthcare workers and those who came in contact with the virus through the local transmission. The novel coronavirus outbreak has also taken a toll on the medical staff in terms of security.

Several cases were reported on Thursday where the health care workers were attacked. In one case nurses at a UP hospital reported indecent behaviour by the isolated suspected patients.