15 Apr, 23:30 (IST)

Delhi: A doctor from Maulana Azad Medical College has tested positive for COVID-19 today.

15 Apr, 22:56 (IST)

Total 2,74,599 samples from 2,58,730 individuals have been tested as on 9 PM today. 11297 individuals confirmed #COVID19 positive among suspected cases&contacts of known positive cases. 28941 samples reported today, of which 953 tested positive: Indian Council of Medical Research

15 Apr, 22:24 (IST)

Two more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of positive cases to 72: Sanjay Kumar, Principal Health Secretary, Bihar

15 Apr, 21:48 (IST)

Blue Dart Air Cargo today in Guwahati delivered medical goods including 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) kits brought from Guangzhou in China. The cargo flight will go to Kolkata now and then to Delhi: Assam Health Department

15 Apr, 20:46 (IST)

The 6th #COVID19 patient from Goa has recovered. Only one active case remains in Goa and no new cases reported after 3rd April 2020: Dr. Pramod Sawant, Goa Chief Minister

15 Apr, 20:35 (IST)

Air India has carried around 170 tonnes of #COVID19 related medical items in the last 10 days from Shanghai and Hongkong and hopes to uplift another 300 tonnes in the coming week from two new cities Guangzhou and Shenyang: Air India

15 Apr, 20:24 (IST)

Maharashtra: 232 new #COVID19 positive cases reported today, taking the total no. of positive cases in state to 2916. 36 patients have been discharged today, while 295 patients recovered & discharged till date. Total 187 deaths reported till now, of which 9 deaths reported today

15 Apr, 19:58 (IST)

A journalist with a newspaper has been tested positive for #COVID19 in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh: Kangra Chief Medical Officer Gurdarshan Gupta

15 Apr, 19:30 (IST)

A 49 years old COVID-19 male patient has died in Pune. He was suffering from comorbidity & pneumonia. This is fifth death reported in Pune today. The death toll due to the disease stand at 43: Pune health officials

15 Apr, 19:23 (IST)

The number of COVID-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir reaches 300 with 22 new cases detected on Wednesday: officials

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 Mumba, April 15: In one of the biggest news of Tuesday, PM Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3. He stressed the need to strictly follow rules during the lockdown period. PM Modi further informed that there would be some relaxation in areas that follow lockdown and report no new cases after April 20. In his address, he highlighted on social distancing.

India on Tuesday witnessed the sharpest rise in coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours as 1,463 more people have been diagnosed with the deadly virus. So far, 10,815 people have been tested positive for COVID-19 in the country. A total of 29 deaths have also been reported in India since Monday evening. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the death toll due to the deadly virus increased to 353 on Tuesday.

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of total lockdown in India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation decided to suspend all domestic and international scheduled airline operations till 11.59 pm on May 3. The Indian Railways has also decided to suspend the operations of all passengers trains during this time.

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