***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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Police arrest 49 for holding mass prayers in Andhra Pradesh

Tadepalligudem police in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district have arrested as many as 49 people, including a pastor, for organising and taking part in mass prayers at a church and thereby violating the nationwide lock down to curb the spread of novel corona virus.

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1 tests positive for Covid-19 in UP's Banda

A 40-year-old male from Banda in Uttar Pradesh has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, apart from 25 others in Agra. The samples of these people were among those tested on Friday. All of the 26 patients are currently being treated at KGMU, Lucknow.

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25 more Covid-19 cases in Agra: DM

Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh on Saturday said that 25 more people have tested positive for novel coronavirus. This takes the total number of confirmed cases in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district to 45.

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82% new cases in Telangana in last 4 days linked to congregation

Reports now suggest that 82 per cent of the Covid-19 cases recorded in Telangana in the last four days are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation organised in Delhi in March of this year. A total of 1,030 people from the state were part of the congregation in Delhi's Nizam-mudin area.

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Rajasthan reports 17 new confirmed cases

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan stands at 196 with the state reporting 17 new cases on Saturday. Two each from Banswara and Churu, one each from Bhilwara and Bikaner, and six more from Jhunjhunu have tested positive for coronavirus. Out of these, 41 are believed to have attendees at the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi in March of this year.

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11 new confirmed cases in Punjab

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Punjab now stands at 48 with the state reporting 11 new positive cases, three each from Amritsar and Mansa, two each from Mohali and Ludhiana and one each from Jalandhar and Roopnagar. It has also been reported that the two cases emerging from Mohali are that of people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi in March of this year.

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Rajasthan reports coronavirus death from Bikaner

The state of Rajasthan on Saturday morning confirmed the death of a 60-year-old novel coronavirus patient in Bikaner. The lady tested positive for the infection and was undergoing treatment at the time of her death.

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Telangana confirms Covid-19 death of woman on April 1

Authorities in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district said on Friday that a 55-year-old woman who died at the Osmania Hospital on April 1, later tested positive for Covid-19. The deceased's residence in a village under the limits of Shadnagar has been quarantined

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Odisha CM appeals to Tablighi Jamaat attendees to voluntarily come forward

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to all those who have attended the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, to voluntarily call at '104' helpline, take the coronavirus tests and follow state guidelines. "Don't be afraid of anything, you have the complete support of the government," he was quoted as saying by ANI. 

 

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12 Markaz attendees from Bangladesh booked for Foreigners Act violation

An FIR has been registered against 12 Bangladesh citizens who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi last month and are now in administrative quarantine in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Saturday.

Two persons tested positive for COVID-19 Friday evening out of the dozen Bangladeshi nationals who have been quarantined in a college in Thana Bhawan town in Shamli district, they said.

They have all been booked for violation of the Foreigners Act, 1946 by the Thana Bhawan police station in the district, officials said.

Police said they have also booked two more persons who had sheltered them after the 12 people were found in a mosque at Bhasani village and were later shifted to the quarantine ward.

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People flout social-distancing norms in Mumbai's Byculla market

Despite repeated warnings by the authorities to maintain social distancing and to stay indoors during the 21-day national lockdown, Mumbaikars were seen buying fruits and vegetables at the Byculla Market while defying the government guidelines on Saturday.

The people were seen not following the norm of social distancing and were neither taking the necessary precautions needed to keep the deadly virus at bay. The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra rises to 490, according to the state health department.

 

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2902 cases in India with 68 deaths

The total number of corona virus positive cases in India rose to 2902 on Saturday. This includes  2650 active cases, 183 cured/discharged and 68 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Bhopal's 1st COVID-19 patient, her journo father test negative

A London-returned woman, who was the first person to test coronavirus positive in Bhopal, and her journalist father, also a COVID-19 patient, have been discharged from a hospital here after their repeat samples tested negative, a senior official said on Saturday.

The daughter-father duo was discharged from the AIIMS, Bhopal on Friday night, the official said.

"The woman, as well as her journalist father, were discharged as their repeat samples tested negative," director of AIIMS Bhopal, Dr Sarman Singh told PTI.

The woman had tested coronavirus positive on 21 March, while her 62-year-old father was found infected four days later. Both of them had been admitted to AIIMS, Bhopal for treatment.

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Twenty new cases registered in Odisha

With 15 new positive cases, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha on Saturday climbed to 20, said the State Health and Family Welfare Department.

Out of the 15, seven persons were in close contact with the coronavirus patient from Suryanagar, which include his wife, daughter and tenants.  Moreover, 3 persons from Bomikhal, 2 from Bhadrak, 1 each from Cuttak, Puri and Jaipur detected positive for the fatal virus, said the health department. 

1395 people were tested for the coronavirus in the state till Friday. The Odisha government announced a 48-hour shutdown across Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak from 8 pm on Friday in view of increasing cases of COVID-19 in these cities.

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3 Markaz attendees test positive in Punjab

The Chief Secretary of Punjab on Saturday said three positive cases of coronavirus were found in Mansa district and had attended the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi last month. Officials have said that 17 contacts have been established.