Patient Admitted in Medicine Department of RIMS Tests Positive For COVID-19, Lalu Prasad Is Undergoing Treatment in Same Unit : Coronavirus Tracker Live News Updates on April 27, 2020
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Today,a patient who had been admitted in medicine dept for past 3 weeks was found #COVID19 positive. He was under the unit of Dr Umesh Prasad. Significantly, Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD leader) is also being treated by same unit: Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences Administrationย
190 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Delhi today; taking the total number of positive cases to 3108. Total death toll stands at 54 and 877 patients have recovered: Government of Delhi
West Bengal Health Department now clarifies, #COVID19 positive patients to be mandatorily brought to hospitals. Only primary/secondary contacts allowed home isolation. Earlier CM Mamata Banerjee had announced in her press conference that positive patients could home quarantine.
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said the coronavirus pandemic is far from over.ย Dr Tedros Adhanom said the WHO continues to be concerned about increasing trends in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and some Asian countries.
Pune Joint Commissioner of Police Ravindra Shisve has extended the period of the order which declares the Pune Municipal Corporation area as containment zone, till May 3.
Jammu and Kashmir has reported a total of 546 positive cases, including 375 active cases till date - 58 in Jammu and 488 in Kashmir. The death toll in the union territory stands at 7: Department of Information and Public Relations, Govt of Jammu & Kashmir
13 new cases of COVID19 have been reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 288 including 14 death: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has announced Rs 15 lakh compassionate assistance to families of working journalists who may lose life to #COVID19 infection: Odisha Chief Minister's Office
The Union Health Ministry on Monday informed that the total number of coronavirus case in India reached at 28,380, including 21,132 active cases and 886 deaths reported so far.
We've decided not to implement the Central guidelines on the opening of shops, due to the rise in #COVID19 cases in Jharkhand. No shops will open in any areas of the State until May 3. However, shops that were earlier allowed to open will remain functional: CM Hemant Soren
We have taken a decision, if a person is tested positive for #COVID19 and he has provision to isolate himself at his residence, the person can home quarantine himself. Lakhs & lakhs of people can't be quarantined, govt has its own limit: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Maharashtra: Nagpur Municipal Corporation launches mobile dispensary to screen pregnant women for #COVID19 in containment zones. Nagpur Municipal Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe says, "We have already screened Tuberculosis patients. Now, health workers are screening pregnant women".
Five more persons have tested positive for #COVID19 in Bihar; taking the total number of positive cases to 326: Sanjay Kumar, Bihar Principal Secretary (Health)
14 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar; taking the total number of cases to 321: Sanjay Kumar, Bihar Principal Secretary (Health).
17 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar today; 9 from Munger, 5 from Madhubaniย and 3 from Lakhisarai. The total number of cases rises to 307 now, said Sanjay Kumar, Bihar Principal Secretary (Health).
Mumbai, April 27: In one of the biggest news of today,ย Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a meeting with chief ministers on Monday to review the nationwide lockdown situation and steps required to further contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 26,917 in the country on Sunday. The death toll also jumped to 826 after 47 people lost their lives since Saturday evening. A nursing staff, who was deputed at Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital of Delhi AIIMS, has tested positive for COVID-19. Her two kids have also contracted the infection. However, her husband is tested negative, the Delhi AIIMS officials confirmed.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday thanked the people of the state not to opt for celebrations for the auspicious festival of Akshaya Tritiya amid the coronavirus spread. Apart from this, the state CM also appealed to the people --belonging to the Muslim community -- to pray at home during Ramzan.
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said, "After a long journey from Kota, 391 children are back with smiles & cheers. To ensure they & their families remain safe, we are putting them into 14-day quarantine."
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