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Russia coronavirus cases jump to 2,337 in record daily rise

The number of coronavirus cases in Russia jumped to 2,337 on Tuesday, an increase of 500, as the country recorded its biggest daily rise for the seventh day in a row. In Russia, 18 people who contracted the coronavirus have now died, while 121 people have recovered.

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65-year-old coronavirus patient dies in Punjab

A 65-year-old man infected with the corona virus died at a Punjab hospital on Tuesday, taking the Covid-19 death toll in the state to four, health officials said.

He was undergoing treatment at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), they said. The man was a resident of Nayagaon in Punjab's Mohali district and had tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday.

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Doctor at a mohalla clinic in Delhi tests positive

Another doctor of a mohalla clinic in Delhi has tested positive for novel coronavirus.

 

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WATCH: Mumbai Police make use loudspeakers to urge people to stay indoors in Sion

Video procured by Vaibhav Shah

 

 

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Five out of 6 family members test positive in Bareilly; UP tally rises to 101

With five more people testing positive for coronavirus in Bareilly on Tuesday, the total count of COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh has crossed the 100 mark, said officials.

"Five cases have been found positive in Bareilly. The samples of 6 members of a family of a youth, working in Noida and earlier found corona positive, were sent for testing and five of them, including his mother, father, brother, sister, and wife were found as positive," Chief medical officer, Bareilly, Dr Vineet Shukla said on Tuesday.

After the report was received from the KGMU on Tuesday morning, the Subhash Nagar area, where the family resides, has been sealed off and 5-kilometre area around their house has been made the buffer zone the CMO said.

The health department has started screening of all the people residing in one-kilometre area around their house, he added. The number of positive cases in the state is now 101, a health official said here.

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10 Indians from Iran test positive; Rajasthan tally stands at 93

Ten more Indian evacuees from Iran in Rajasthan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease.  Fourteen more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 93, an official said on Tuesday.

Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said one person each has tested positive from Jhunjhunu, Ajmer, Dungarpur and Jaipur. The other 10 are evacuees from Iran who had landed at Jodhpur airport recently, Singh said.

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12-yr-old COVID-19 patient dies in Belgium

A12-year-old girl who was a confirmed COVID-19 patient in Belgium, succumbed to the infection, AFP quoted officials as saying on Tuesday.

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Over 500 migrant workers stuck at Gujarat border

Over 500 migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar were stuck at the Shamlaji border town in Gujarat after the Rajasthan Police refused them entry, an official said on Tuesday.

These labourers are now being sent to shelter homes in Gujarat, said Inspector General, Gandhinagar Range, Mayanksinh Chavda, who rushed to the spot after getting information about the matter.

Thousands of Gujarat-based migrant workers had earlier started their journey on foot to reach Rajasthan following the announcement of lockdown last week to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Rajasthan govt tightens curfew norms in Bhilwara; passes to media revoked

With Bhilwara recording 30 percent of total COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan, the district administration plans to impose a stricter lockdown in the textile town for 10 days starting from April 3 by revoking passes issued to media and NGOs, officials said on Tuesday.

Residents have been asked to remain indoors as the district administration has prepared a time-table to deliver essential services at doorsteps, they said.

For 10 days starting from 3 April, people should remain indoors. We are going to cancel all passes issued to media, public support groups or NGOs. Essential services will be delivered as per a time-table in the town, Bhilwara collector Rajendra Bhatt said.

He said people will have to maintain social distancing while buying essential goods. Bhilwara has reported 26 positive cases out of the 83 coronavirus cases reported in the state so far.

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Akhilesh Yadav asks UP govt to give Rs 25 lakh to kin of those labourers who died while walking home

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to identify the people who died while making their way home and give Rs 25 lakh to their families.

The 21-day nationwide lockdown sparked an exodus of hundreds of thousands of migrant labourers who undertook long journeys from major urban cities on foot to their native places in the last five days, threatening to overturn the benefits of the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.

"Those who are dying on way to home should be identified by the government and their bodies should be sent home. Families of such people should also be given Rs 25 lakh," Akhilesh said

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Over 500 migrant workers stuck at Gujarat border

Over 500 migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar were stuck at the Shamlaji border town in Gujarat after the Rajasthan Police refused them entry, an official said on Tuesday.

These labourers are now being sent to shelter homes in Gujarat, said Inspector General, Gandhinagar Range, Mayanksinh Chavda, who rushed to the spot after getting information about the matter.

Thousands of Gujarat-based migrant workers had earlier started their journey on foot to reach Rajasthan following the announcement of lockdown last week to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Railways to provide 3 lakh isolation beds

The Indian Railways is ready to provide up to 3.2 lakh isolation beds in around 20,000 coaches, News18 Delhi reported. Work on 5,000 coaches for up to 80,000 beds has also started as part of the initial phase.

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Food distribution centres to be increased to 2,500 in Delhi

Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday reviewed measures to contain the spread of coronavirus in the National Capital with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other ministers. He said that food distribution centres will be increased from 500 to 2,500 to adhere social distancing norms effectively. 

"Monitor all home quarantine cases strictly, use technology for effective monitoring. District Administration and Police to keep strict watch on social distancing and home quarantine and take deterrent action against violators," he said. 

"Health Department to prepare for expansion of hospitals beds/ICU beds, procurement of testing kits, Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs), ventilators, nebulizers, medicines, etc. to prepare for case overload," he added.