29 Apr, 00:01 (IST)

Number of coronavirus crossed  one Million in Unites States on Tuesday. The death toll also increased to 57,000 in the country.

28 Apr, 23:16 (IST)

729 new #COVID19 positive cases reported today in the state taking the total tally to 9318. 106 patients discharged today, 1388 discharged till date. 31 deaths reported today, total 400 deaths reported in the state till date: Public Health Department, Maharashtra

28 Apr, 22:52 (IST)

British Airways To Cut Up To 12,000 Jobs Over Coronavirus

28 Apr, 22:52 (IST)

British Airways To Cut Up To 12,000 Jobs Over Coronavirus

28 Apr, 22:37 (IST)

To augment Mid-day meal program, HRD Minster announced that in wake of #COVID19,annual central allocation of cooking cost (for procurement of pulses, vegetable, oil, spices&fuel) under Mid Day Meal Scheme is enhanced to Rs. 8100 crore from Rs 7,300 crore (an increment of 10.99%).

28 Apr, 21:50 (IST)

Today 393 persons have tested positive for #COVID19 today; taking the total number of positive cases to 5982: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

28 Apr, 21:36 (IST)

102 positive cases in Rajasthan today - 26 in Jaipur, 25 in Jodhpur, 24 in Kota, 11 in Ajmer, 8 in Tonk, 4 in Dholpur and 1 each in Banswara, Nagaur, Sikar & Udaipur. 2 people died today. Total positive cases here stands at 2364, incl 52 deaths & 770 recovered: State health dept

28 Apr, 20:20 (IST)

A staff nurse in General Surgery Ward and an attendant of a patient in Urology Ward have tested positive for COVID19, said Harish Thapliyal, PRO, AIIMS Rishikesh.

28 Apr, 20:10 (IST)

Moody's slashed India's growth forecast to 0.2 percent for 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak, from 2.5 percent projected in March.

28 Apr, 19:57 (IST)

In the last 24 hours, 226 COVID 19 positive cases reported in Gujarat, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3774: Gujarat Health Department

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Mumbai, April 28: In one of the biggest news of Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a video conference meeting with all the Chief Ministers to take stock of the coronavirus situation and to discuss on the lockdown exit strategy. However, in the meeting, the majority of the CMs batted for an extension in the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The Union Health Ministry on Monday evening informed that the total number of coronavirus cases in India reached at 28,380. Among the details shared by the Union Ministry include that 21,132 active cases 886 people succumbed to coronavirus disease.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday extended the 2G mobile internet services in the union territory till May 11. The 2G internet services will be available on post-paid and verified pre-paid SIM cards. High-speed internet, however, will continue to remain suspended across Jammu and Kashmir even as demand for restoration of 4G services grows amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The West Bengal government on Monday clarified that COVID-19 positive patients to be mandatorily brought to hospitals, and they could not be allowed to opt for home quarantine. Earlier in the day, at a press conference, Mamata Banerjee said, “We have taken a decision, if a person is tested positive for COVID-19 and he has the provision for isolating himself at his residence, the person can home quarantine himself.” She had further said that the move would reduce pressure on government facilities as it also has limitations.

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