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20:34 PM: No announcement on COVID-19 lockdown extension, KCR suggested two-week extension: Telangana CMO
Telangana Chief Minister’s Office now clarifies that CM K Chandrasekhar Rao suggested extension of lockdown for 2 more weeks (after April 15). He took a reference from BCG report which suggested lockdown in India will be good until June 3. No announcement of extension yet. pic.twitter.com/dxLb89RapT
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2020
20:25 PM | Zoos across India put on high alert after tiger tests positive for COVID-19 in the US
5:50 PM | Locals attack two policemen for trying to enforce lockdown in Bareilly
Locals attacked two policemen when they were trying to enforce # Coronavirus Lockdown in Karampur Chaudhary village under Izzatnagar Police Station in Bareilly today. Later, a mob of around 200 people created ruckus at the police station: Bareilly City SP Ravindra Kumar
3:24 PM | Total 16 positIve cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Mohali
Total 16 positIve cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Mohali till now: KBS Sidhu, Punjab Special Chief Secretary
11:12 AM | 33 more COVID-19 cases in Maha; state tally jumps to 781
11:10 AM | 16 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat; state tally climbs to 144
16 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat; state tally climbs to 144: Official
10:30 AM| ICMR to get 7 lakh testing kits by April 8
ICMR to get about 7 lakh rapid antibody testing kits by April 8. These new kits will help in conducting Covid-19 tests in hotspot areas where large number of cases are being seen. ICMR will get delivery in a phased manner. It’s expected that they will get 5 lakh kits in first phase. Orders have been placed.
9:50 AM| Kanika Kapoor discharged from hospital
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor has been discharged from hospital after a second consecutive coronavirus test result showed she is negative. Kanika Kapoor has been advised to stay in home quarantine for 14 days.
9:00 AM| Coronavirus cases rise to 2,899 in Pakistan
The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 2,899 on Sunday as the disease continued to spread steadily across the country. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 45 people have died so far due to the viral infection in the country and 130 have recovered.
8:30 AM| 62-year-old COVID-19 patient dies in Bhopal, total deaths stands at 15
62-year-old COVID-19 patient dies in Bhopal making it the 1st death of its kind in the capital city. The total number of COVID related deaths in Madhya Pradesh stands at 15.
8:00 AM| Uttarakhand govt puts Army, paramilitary forces on alert with regard to Covid-19
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh conducted a meeting in this regard with officials on Army and Paramilitary forces.
7:30 AM| Wearing face masks has been made compulsory for all staff, officers, and visitors to Maharashtra Mantralaya
6:44 AM| UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with coronavirus
6:36 AM| India’s death toll surges past 100, 27 death reported in 24 hours
India’s death toll from the COVID-19 outbreak surged past 100 with 27 patients succumbing to the infection in the past 24 hours or so, the highest number of casualties reported in a day so far, with Maharashtra alone reporting 13 deaths on Sunday.
6:18 AM| US Coronavirus deaths top 1,200 in last 24 hours: John Hopkins
US Coronavirus deaths top 1,200 in last 24 hours: AFP news agency quoting Johns Hopkins tracker
6:00 AM| More than 300 Tablighi Jamaat members test positive in Pakistan’s Punjab province, PTI reports.
Authorities have placed the city of Raiwind that houses headquarters of the Pakistani faction of the Jamaat under quarantine. According to the data released by the healthcare corona monitoring room on Sunday, over 300 preachers of the Tablighi Jamaat at quarantine centres in different parts of Punjab have so far been tested positive.
The number of cases of the novel coronavirus across the globe crossed the 1 million mark as the global death toll topped 50,000. India has reported over 4,000 COVID-19 cases with death toll crossing 100, according to the Union health ministry.
On Sunday, April 5, the country participated in the nine-minutes ‘lights-off’ exercise as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to display the country’s “collective resolve” to defeat coronavirus. While Diyas and candles were lit in most houses, many people also burst crackers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to people to light candles and diyas, or switch on torches or mobile phone flashlights, for nine minutes at 9 pm today, to “illuminate the common purpose we are all fighting for”. “The light from the lamps will show that we are together in this battle,” he said.
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