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COVID-19 patient from Solan dies due to COVID-19  

The 63-year-old woman from Solan district in Himachal Pradesh who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, died on Friday in Chandigarh hospital, PTI reported. 

On 28 March, the Kangra district administration had registered an FIR against the woman for concealing information of her infection as she was tested positive at Dr RPGMC Tanda for coronavirus.

The woman had returned from Dubai and had concealed information about the infection.

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Born during lockdown, Raipur twins named 'Corona' and 'Covid'

The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus may have brought the world to its knees, but that has not deterred a couple in Chhattisgarh to name their newborn twins as 'Corona' and 'Covid'.

I was blessed with the twins - a boy and a girl - in the early hours on 27 March. We have named them Covid (boy) and Corona (girl) for now," Preeti Verma, the 27-old mother of the newborns, told PTI.

 

 

Bit Funny but pray for healthy life of the twins....

 

 

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Mpower partners with Maharashtra govt, BMC to launch a 24x7 helpline

Mpower, in the Indian mental healthcare space, has partnered with Government of Maharashtra and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to launch a toll-free helpline number – 1800-120-820050 called 'BMC-Mpower 1on1' . This will be available to citizens 24x7.

Available free of cost for people across cities of Maharashtra, the helpline has experienced and trained mental health counsellors, who are clinical psychologists and psychiatrists from Mpower – The Centre, Mpower – The Foundation and Mpower – The Cell to provide much needed mental healthcare counsel and suppo, according to a press statement. The service is available in Marathi, Hindi and English to address any mental health concerns faced by citizens of Maharashtra during these trying times.

Maharashtra government and BMC will mobilise support by using its available infrastructure, communication channels and social media platforms to propagate the 'BMC-Mpower 1on1' helpline and appeal to people of Maharashtra to avail this free service.

 

 

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Fresh COVID-19 case in Bagalkote after 75-yr-old tests positive

A 75-year-old man, resident of Bagalkote district in Karnataka, with no travel or local transmission history, tested positive with the novel coronavirus on Friday. With this Bagalkote became the 14th district in the state to get affected with the deadly pandemic virus. 

The new case reported on Friday took the state's COVID-19 tally to 125 with three deaths. So far, 11 individuals have been cured or discharged.  

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WHO team to visit Rajasthan's Tonk district

A team from the World Health Organisation will visit Rajasthan's Tonk district on Friday to conduct a survey in the wake of rising number of corona virus cases in the state, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said.

"There has been a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the state in last 24 hours with an increase in the number of positive cases reported from Tonk. Given this critical situation, a team from WHO will visit and conduct a survey in Tonk today," Pilot tweeted.

"We will strictly adhere and follow the report and guidelines as submitted by WHO. Prevention and containment of the virus spread is our utmost priority. If we act responsibly, the spread of the virus can be controlled," he said.

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IAS among nine who tested positive in MP 

An IAS officer is among the nine individuals who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh since Thursday night, taking the state's tally to 120, a senior health official said on Friday.

The 2011-batch IAS officer is posted in the health department in Bhopal and has a history of travelling outside Madhya Pradesh in recent times, he said.
His first report came positive, the official confirmed but added, "We are waiting for his second test report."

Among the other new cases, seven were reported from Indore and one from Chhindwara.

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Andhra Pradesh: 140 of 161 patients linked to Tablighi Jamaat event

"Till now 161 people have been tested positive for corona virus in Andhra Pradesh.140 of them are those who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, and their contacts," the office of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister has said.

 

 

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Gujarat: Covid-19 patient passes away in Panchmahal

A person who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Gujarat’s Panchmahal has passed away. The latest casualty has taken the state toll to eight, state health department has said.

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Germany's coronavirus infections rise to 79,696

Germany has recorded over 79,000 positive novel coronavirus cases, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. Cases rose by 6,174 from the previous day while death toll climbed by 145, reported news agency Reuters.

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Bihar: 35 of 57 Tablighi Jamaat members traced

Of the 57 Tablighi Jamaat members who attended event in Delhi, 35 have been traced.

 

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Australia's Scott Morrison urges WHO, UN to act against China's wet markets

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday urged the WHO and the UN to act against China's wet markets, like the one where the deadly coronavirus is thought to have originated, as they pose "great risks" to the health and wellbeing of the rest of the world.

A wet market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan is believed to be the source of the coronavirus pandemic that began in December last year, crossing from animals to humans.

The number of cases from the virus has reached one million worldwide and more than 51,000 deaths have been reported across more than 175 countries and territories, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

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Odisha govt announces 48-hour total shutdown in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak

Intensifying its battle against COVID-19, the Odisha government announced a 48-hour total shutdown, akin to curfew, in the state capital Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak town from 8 pm on Friday, the state's top official said.

All shops selling essential commodities will remain closed during the period, Chief Secretary AK Tripathy said. Only select medicine stores will be open.

Of the five COVID-19 cases detected in Odisha so far, four are in Bhubaneswar and one in Bhadrak. 

 

 

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Odisha's sixth COVID-19 case detected in Cuttack; city shut for 48 hrs from 8 pm 

The sixth COVID-19 positive case has been detected in Cuttack, Odisha. The patient had a recent travel history to Delhi. "Sixth COVID positive case of the State detected in Cuttack with recent travel history to Delhi,” tweeted the Health department.

In view of the incident, a shutdown call for 48 hours will be effective in Cuttack from Friday at 8 pm onwards till Sunday 8 pm.

"We will use the time for aggressive contact tracing," said Asit Tripathy, Chief Secretary of Odisha .