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Delhi govt announces 'Operation SHIELD' for 21 localities

The Delhi government said that its initiative, 'Operation SHIELD' has been announced for 21 localities of the National Capital to contain COVID-19 and protect citizens on Thursday.

 

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Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Modi over Indian migrants in UAE

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi "to draw his attention to the plight of Indian migrants in UAE."

 

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Kejriwal condemns assault against Safdarjung hospital doctors

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, taking note of the incident when two female doctors of Safdarjung Hospital were allegedly assaulted by their neighbour in Gautam Nagar, said, "I'd like to warn people who misbehave with doctors/nurses that it won't be tolerated. They'll be given strictest punishment."

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Sufficient hydrochloroquine available for domestic use, says Centre

The Union health ministry, in its daily briefing on Thursday said that there is enough hydrochloroquine available for India's use. The statement added that it should be used as per protocol as it can cause cardiac irregularities. Only those people need to use should use it.

Centre sanctions Rs 15,000 cr for COVID-19 emergency response

Reports said that the Centre has sanctioned Rs 15,000 crore for India's 'COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package'.

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16 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka

The Karnataka health department on Thursday said that 16 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours, including 10 cases with close contact to other patients and three with travel history to Delhi. Total number of coronavirus cases in the state is now at 197.

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24 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir government said that 24 more coronavirus cases have been reported in Kashmir on Thursday. The total cases in the state stand at 184, of which 32 patients are from Jammu and 152 patients are from Kashmir. All are contacts (of patients), said Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning), Jammu and Kashmir.

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7 new COVID-19 cases reported in Chhattisgarh

AIIMS Raipur was on Thursday quoted by ANI as saying that seven people from the Katghora city of the Korba district have tested positive for COVID-19.

Total positive cases in Chhattisgarh stands at 18 which includes 9 discharge.

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67 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttar Pradesh

Reports said that 67 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, taking the total tally of cases to 410.

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ICMR says COVID-19 cases haven't increased substantially in India 

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said that 1,30,000 samples have been tested for coronavirus so far. Of these 5,734 samples tested positive for the infection till date.

"Positivity rate ranges between 3-5 percent in the last 1-1.5 months. It has not increased substantially. Yesterday we tested 13,143 samples," the statement added.

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70-yr-old COVID-19 patient in Dharavi passes away

A 70-year-old coronavirus patient in Mumbai's Dharavi passed away on Thursday, ANI reported quoting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). 

This is the second death due to COVID-19 in the densely-populated area in Mumbai, which has emerged as the worst-affected city across India, with 839 total cases.

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20 domestic manufacturers roped in for production of PPEs, says Centre

Health ministry joint secretary Lav Aggarwal, in the daily briefing on Thursday, said that the supply of PPEs, masks, and ventilators has begun.

"20 domestic manufacturers in India have been developed for PPEs, orders for 1.7 crore PPEs have been placed and the supplies have begun. 49,000 ventilators have been ordered," he added.

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Kerala DGP inaugurates disinfectant bus in Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala DGP Loknath Behera on Thursday inaugurated a disinfectant bus in Thiruvananthapuram as a measure to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. He said, "This vehicle will be useful for police personnel, doctors, nurses and attendees of patients. We will launch this in other districts also."

 

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Delhi govt to conduct rapid tests for COVID-19 in hotspots

Reports said that the Delhi government is scheduled to begin rapid tests for coronavirus in the hotspots of the city.

News18 Delhi also reported that these tests are likely to happen at these eight private hospitals:

1. Apollo Hospitals
2. Gangaram Hospital
3. Fortis Hospital
4. Batra Hospital
5. Venkateshwar Hospital
6. Manipal Hospital
7. Balaji Hospital
8. Mahraja Agrasen Hospital

 

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BMC shares map with worst-affected areas in Mumbai

With 184 cases of coronavirus in the Worli Koliwada and Prabhadevi areas of the GS ward in Mumbai, it's the worst-affected area in the city, the BMC map showed on Thursday.

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Six, including doctor, test positive for COVID-19 in MP

Six people including a doctor and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 in the Itarsi, Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh. The patients are in quarantine while their contacts have been placed under home quarantine, said Hoshangabad chief medical officer, Dr Sudhir Jaisani.