24 April 2020, 22:08 PM
Bihar: Nine more covid-19 positive cases taking the tally to 223. The nine cases include--six males aged 12, 42, 57, 60, 62, and 76 years and three females age 25, 52, 55 years. They belong to Sadar Bazaar, Jamalpur, and Munger. Further contact tracing is going on.
24 April 2020, 21:31 PM
Gujarat city-wise update:
Ahmedabad: 1821 (Death: 83)
Vadodara: 223 (Death: 11)
Surat: 462 (Death: 14)
Rakot: 41 (Death: 00)
Bhavnagar: 35 (Death: 05)
Anand: 36 (Death: 02)
Gandhinagar: 19 (Death: 02)
Patan: 15 (Death: 01)
Bharuch: 29 (Death: 02)
Panchmahal: 15 (Death: 02)
Banaskantha: 16 (Death: 00)
Narmada: 12 (Death: 00)
Chhota Udaipur: 11 (Death: 00)
Kutch: 06 (Death: 01)
Mehsana: 07 (Death: 00)
Botad: 12 (Death: 01)
Porbandar: 03 (Death: 00)
Dahod: 04 (Death: 00)
Gir Somnath: 03 (Death: 00)
Khera: 05 (Death: 00)
Jamnagar: 01 (Death: 01)
Morabi: 01 (Death: 00)
Sabarkanth: 03 (Death: 00)
Aravalli: 18 (Death: 01)
Mahisagar: 09 (Death: 00)
Tapi: 01 (Death: 00)
Valsad: 05 (Death: 01)
Navsari: 01 (Death: 00)
Dang: 01 (Death: 00)
24 April 2020, 21:13 PM
Bihar coronavirus update:
17 fresh cases of COVID-19 cases in Bihar taking the total to 214.
Madhepura: 1
Munger: 1/Saran: 1
Patna: 2
Aurangabad: 2
Buxar: 10
Contact tracing is underway.
24 April 2020, 20:18 PM
COVID-19 cases rise to 198 in Thane city of Maharashtra after 20 people test positive.
24 April 2020, 21:13 PM
COVID-19 cases rise to 474 in Karnataka after 29 more people test positive
24 April 2020, 21:13 PM
357 new coronavirus patients found in Mumbai, tally rises to 4,589; death toll increases to 179 with 11 persons dying during the day: BMC
24 April 2020, 21:13 PM
Srinagar district administration to distribute 50,000 food kits among impoverished families during Ramzan: Official
24 April 2020, 21:13 PM
COVID-19 cases rise to 275 in Haryana after 5 more people test positive – 2 in Gurgaon & Panipat each, and 1 in Rohtak: Health Department
24 April 2020, 21:13 PM
Tally of COVID-19 patients in Gujarat up by 191 cases to 2,815; toll rises to 127 with 15 more deaths: Health official
24 April 2020, 21:12 PM
With 394 people testing positive on Friday, total number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra reaches 6,817: Officials
24 April 2020, 21:12 PM
Staff at railway health unit in Ghaziabad tested for COVID-19, sent to home quarantine after pharmacist tests COVID-19 positive: Northern Railways
24 April 2020, 21:12 PM
13 new COVID-19 cases in Telangana, total rises to 983, including 663 active cases: Health Minister E Rajender
24 April 2020, 21:12 PM
20 new COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, total rises to 454, including 340 active cases.
24 April 2020, 20:18 PM
1 new COVID-19 case reported in Uttarakhand as of 6 pm today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 47: State Health Department
24 April 2020, 20:17 PM
Tamil Nadu CM Edapaddi K Palaniswami writes to Delhi CM stating, "there are 559 Tablighis from Tamil Nadu, who had attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi. They've been hospitalised/quarantined. State govt has been receiving number of grievances with regard to conditions of their stay."
24 April 2020, 20:16 PM
27 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir. Total positive cases in the Union Territory rises to 454: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir
24 April 2020, 20:15 PM
357 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 4589 and deaths to 179. Number of active cases stand at 3815: Public Health Department, Mumbai
24 April 2020, 20:15 PM
COVID-19 cases rise to 298 in Punjab after 11 more people test positive.
24 April 2020, 20:13 PM
Assam Government begins evacuating stranded students from Rajasthan's educational hub Kota. 320 students are being brought back to Assam in 18 AC sleeper buses; likely to reach Guwahati on Saturday night or Sunday morning: Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC)
24 April 2020, 20:12 PM
A day after the Centre rejected Punjab's demand for opening its liquor shops during the coronavirus lockdown, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said he would again raise the issue of liquor sales with the Centre due t the state's shrinking revenue.
24 April 2020, 19:59 PM
Veteran singer Elton Johan has decided to delay his remaining Farewell Yellow Brick Rod tour as the US fights coronavirus pandemic.
24 April 2020, 19:51 PM
The Central government on Friday asserted that the spread of coronavirus is limited and under control, while also quoting a study which stated that there is no spike in utilisation of fever and cold medicines in the country.
24 April 2020, 19:51 PM
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that the Centre has allowed the state to conduct pool testing of samples of suspected coronavirus patients and also gave its nod for using plasma therapy in COVID-19 treatment.
24 April 2020, 19:51 PM
Six new coronavirus cases reported in Dharavi in Mumbai, taking total number of cases in area to 220 including 14 deaths: BMC.
24 April 2020, 19:50 PM
Over 400 labourers and traders at the Azadpur wholesale vegetable and fruit market here were screened for coronavirus infection on Friday by a team of doctors.
24 April 2020, 19:50 PM
Amid reports of Muslims being blamed for the spurt in COVID-19 cases after the Tablighi Jamaat congregation here, the National Commission for Minorities on Friday said the entire community should not be held responsible for the Islamic group's actions and asked the government's public relations arm PIB to disseminate this message across the country.
24 April 2020, 19:50 PM
The coronavirus outbreak exploded in Jamalpur town of Bihar's Munger district with 21 people testing positive for it on Friday, a senior official said, as the police resorted to flag march to warn loiterers to stay home.
24 April 2020, 19:03 PM
Four people on Friday tested positive for novel coronavirus in Amravati in Maharashtra, while four were discharged earlier in the day after recovery from the infection, district health officials said.
24 April 2020, 19:02 PM
The growing use of export restrictions by governments can be "dangerously counterproductive" as the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, the IMF and WTO warned Friday.
24 April 2020, 18:49 PM
FIFA will release operational funds for 2019 and 2020 amounting to $150 million to its member associations as the first step of a relief plan to help negate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global soccer body said on Friday.
24 April 2020, 18:47 PM
COVID-19 tally in India as on 5:30 pm, April 24: 23,452 total cases, 17,915 active, 4,814 cured, 723 deaths
24 April 2020, 18:26 PM
Odisha: Four new cases of coronavirus reported from Bhadrak. Two cases have been reported from each Tihidi and Dhamnagar blocks. Contact tracing and followup action of the positive cases are being done. With this, the total number of cases in the state reached to 94.
24 April 2020, 18:24 PM
In Karnataka, 29 new positive cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours. As of 5 pn on April 24, cumulatively 474 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, including 18 deaths. 152 people have been either cured or discharged from the hospital.
24 April 2020, 17:49 PM
Tamil Nadu: 72 new positive cases of coronavirus reported today in the state taking the total number to 1,755. Two people lost their lives due to coronavirus in the state today.
So far, 22 people have died of the infection in the state. 866 people have been cured or discharged from the hospital so far. Chennai reports most of the cases in the state with 452 in total.
24 April 2020, 17:47 PM
The Delhi Police received over 700 calls on their helpline number within a period of 24 hours till Friday afternoon seeking assistance in resolving issues being faced by people due to the lockdown.
24 April 2020, 17:47 PM
COVID-19 situation especially serious in Ahmedabad, Surat, Thane, Hyderabad, Chennai, says MHA.
24 April 2020, 17:43 PM
All medical colleges in Assam have opened for general patients today. District hospitals, PHCs, CHCs have also been opened for patients. Only Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital will remain shut for other patients as it is dedicated for COVID-19: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
24 April 2020, 17:43 PM
Delhi: Social distancing norms flouted at Lal Kuan Bazar in Chandni Chowk, amid coronavirus lockdown.
Delhi: Social distancing norms flouted at Lal Kuan Bazar in Chandni Chowk, amid #CoronavirusLockdown. pic.twitter.com/BsrO2SScpM
— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2020
24 April 2020, 17:18 PM
Around 1,350 cases have been registered and action has been taken against 3,200 people for violating the norms of COVID-19 lockdown in Rajasthan: Additional Director General of Police (Crime) BL Soni
24 April 2020, 17:18 PM
One more COVID-19 positive case has been reported in Jharkhand. The patient is from Deoghar and had recently returned from Surat in Gujarat. Total positive cases in the state rises to 57: Health Secretary
24 April 2020, 17:18 PM
Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Kasaragod district, taking total number of cases to 450 in Kerala out of which 116 are active cases. A four-month-old baby with heart-related ailment has died due to COVID-19 in the State: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
24 April 2020, 16:37 PM
Lockdown has helped the COVID-19 surveillance system. Currently 9,45,000 people are being monitored under surveillance system: NCDC director
24 April 2020, 16:29 PM
COVID-19 doubling rate now stands at 10 days, says Health Ministry
24 April 2020, 16:29 PM
Districts with no cases in 28 days are now 15: Health Ministry
24 April 2020, 16:28 PM
1,684 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, total number of cases rise to 23,077: Health Ministry.
24 April 2020, 16:28 PM
4,748 COVID-19 patients, which is 20.57 per cent, cured so far in country. No new case of COVID-19 reported from 80 districts in last 14 days: Health Ministry.
24 April 2020, 16:26 PM
4 more IMCT formed to monitor situation in Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad and Chennai: MHA
24 April 2020, 16:26 PM
The Home Ministry, during the routine government briefing on coronavirus, said it has written to states that there is no provision to hold factory owners culpable if someone tests positive in their factories.
24 April 2020, 16:18 PM
After visiting Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) and Bangur hospital in Kolkata, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) recommended West Bengal government to increase COVID-19 tests to 2500-5000 per day.
24 April 2020, 15:55 PM
Tamil Nadu government announces new measures to curb COVID-19 spread in large cities.
Stricter lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai starting Sunday, 6:00 am until Wednesday,9:00 pm.
Salem, Tiruppur to be under total lockdown from Sunday 6:00 am to Tuesday 9:00 pm.
Only the following would be allowed during this specific period:
Hospitals, medical testing facilities, ambulance and morgue services, govt departments such as police, disaster management, electricity board, state-run milk cooperative.
Central Govt offices and banks to function with 33% or less workforce.
ATMs would function.
Home delivery of food would be available.
Home for the aged and differently abled and care givers those who serve them.
