The government of Rajasthan has banned spitting in public places amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Epidemic Diseases Act, strict action would be taken against individuals found spitting in public, said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
"Since in Chandigarh corona outbreak is scattered and not confined to a specific pocket, area, village or cluster, entire district has been declared as containment zone," said Manoj Parida, Advisor, Chandigarh Administration.
Ministry of Civil Aviation clarifies that so far no decision has been taken to open domestic/ international operations. Airlines are advised to open their bookings only after a decision in this regard has been taken by the Govt: Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Hardeep S Puri.
"186 new coronavirus positive cases and 1 death reported in Delhi today, 134 people also recovered today. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1893, including 207 recovered. Total death toll 43," said a statement issued by the Government of Delhi.
"Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) also shows promise. We in India, have looked at the data and said it could be used both as prophylaxis and treatment," said AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria.
Today 80-100 people gathered for cremation at a graveyard in Kalaburagi city amid lockdown. Case has been registered at Roza Police Station against 5 named people and others, said DCP Kalaburagi.
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus has crossed the 156,000-mark, as per the tracker Worldometer. The worst-affected United States has reported over 37,000 fatalities.
"Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC have been issued in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh in view of rising cases of COVID-19. The orders will be effective from 12 AM tomorrow and will continue for three days," said the statement issued by Dhar District Magistrate Srikant Banoth.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 14,792 on Saturday evening and 488 deaths have been reported due to the infection, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
Maharashtra government on Saturday issued addendum in its Friday's order and also exempted Print media from lockdown from April 20 onwards. The order stated that door-to-door delivery of newspapers and magazines will remain prohibited during the lockdown in the state.
Out of total 14,378 cases, 4291 (29.8%) cases are related to Nizamuddin Markaz cluster from single source&affected 23 States&UTs. 84% cases in TN, 63% cases in Delhi, 79% cases in Telangana, 59% cases in UP & 61% in Andhra Pradesh are related to the event: Health Ministry.
A positive trend has been noted in 47 districts across 23 states. No positive cases has been reported in the last 28 days in Mahe of Puducherry, and Kodagu of Karnataka, Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry said. He added saying that in 45 other districts, no new positive cases have been reported in last 14 days.
1992 people across the country have cured,overall cure percentage is something around 13.85%. Since y'day 991 addl positive cases have been reported which takes confirmed cases to 14,378. 43 new deaths reported in last 24 hrs,taking death toll to 480: Lav Aggarwal,Health Ministry
Mortality rate in our country is around 3.3%. An age-wise analysis will tell you that 14.4% death has been reported in age group of 0-45 yrs. Between 45-60 yrs it is 10.3%, between 60-75 yrs it is 33.1% & for 75 yrs and above it is 42.2%: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secy, Health Ministry.
Madhya Pradesh: 3 women Asha workers were allegedly assaulted by a man in Vinoba Nagar today while they were conducting a survey on #COVID19. "The men were fighting and thought that the workers have recorded the incident and will send it to the police," Vinod Dixit, SHO, Indore
New Delhi, April 18: The coronavirus tally in India touched a total of 13835 cases till Friday. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also informed that a total of 3,35,123 samples, taken from 3,18,449 individuals, were tested for coronavirus till Friday evening. It said the number of samples are higher as many suspected patients are tested more than once. "At least 14,098 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases in India," the ICMR said in a statement. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates on coronavirus from India and across the world that take place throughout the day today. Coronavirus Cases in India Reach 13,835, Death Toll Jumps to 452, Over 200 COVID-19 Patients Recover in Past 24 Hours.
In Madhya Pradesh, 50 Ola ambulance services have been started from today in Indore. Its main objective is to shift patients from green hospitals to yellow hospitals after screening. CEO of Indore Development Authority said the authorities have also set up a control room. In West Bengal, a couple tied the knot wearing masks in Kharagpur on Friday, in wake of COVID-19 outbreak. The couple donated Rs 31,000 to a local organization that distributes food among the needy amid lockdown.
In the US, President Donald Trump announced $19 billion relief for farmers amid the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 cases in US Surpassed 700,000 while the death toll jumped to 36,773, Says Johns Hopkins report.
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