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The 10-year-old finally tested positive for the virus on Tuesday, three days after he was turned away, and now his entire family has also been quarantined at a hospital. https://ift.tt/3bz5r2a

Six persons have been arrested by police for violating lockdown restrictions in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. https://ift.tt/2Tbi4ZG

Mayor Junaid Mattu said the order was an exercise in caution and he has had no contact with SMC employees. https://ift.tt/33ZDvBW

The study found high levels of the virus contamination on commonly used surfaces and in the air of rooms of COVID-19 patients. The study suggests that COVID-19 patients, even those who are only mildly ill, may create aerosols of virus and contaminate surfaces that may pose a risk for transmission. https://ift.tt/2JtRTc7

The first patient who was discharged from Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases in Bengaluru said he found it difficult to sleep at night due to the jet lag in addition to the stress of being tested positive for COVID-19. https://ift.tt/39z3kd2

India needs at least 38 million masks and 6.2 million pieces of personal protective equipment as it confronts the spread of coronavirus, according to a report by its investment agency. https://ift.tt/2JvJ0yM

His gesture has been appreciated by many including Chief Minister Zoramthanga. https://ift.tt/3dMd8DW

After he was discharged, he conspired with three others and forged a certificate of his death to travel in a private ambulance, officials said. https://ift.tt/33ZzcGR

The website will contain information such as key helpline numbers, content about symptoms, protective measures, known treatments, and the latest global and Indian statistics. https://ift.tt/2Dfriwe

Virologist Gita Ramjee, a stellar vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19. https://ift.tt/2yjPcri

Health officials said while disinfection drives are 'a cheap and visible way' of Covid-19 response, but said careful attention to personal and environmental hygiene are more effective. https://ift.tt/2USlocX

While the day is not a public holiday in any city or country, the only exception is Odessa, Ukraine, who marks an official city holiday on April 1. https://ift.tt/33XVvN9

As the number of coronavirus positive cases is on the rise in India, health and civic authorities are doing their level best to spread the message of social distancing and isolation which are proven effective measures of fighting COVID-19. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Meanwhile, furious with the incident, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has sought strict action against the official and asked to chalk out a report on the fellow officers and staff in who may have come in contact with the said official. https://ift.tt/2QVvZTp

One fatality was a 75-year-old man from Mumbai, while the other, a 50-year-old man, died in adjoining Palghar district, the officials said. https://ift.tt/2yqeuUT

The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Rama and is also the culmination of Navratri. This year the festival will fall on April 2 https://ift.tt/2mKnfDz

Karnataka health officials said 101 patients tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The tally includes three deaths and eight discharges. https://ift.tt/2USuOoY

The death toll in Maharashtra due to coronavirus COVID-19 jumped to 11 on Wednesday (April 1) after a 50-year-old man died in Palghar district of the state. It is learnt that the deceased has no history of foreign travel. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The office of Tehsildar Nagri Parole requested the Deputy Commissioner of Kathua, J&K to launch criminal proceedings against those who had taken part in the Delhi mosque gathering but hadn't disclosed their travel history. https://ift.tt/2wHmYGN

The markaz in south Delhi's Nizamuddin had organised a Tabligh-e-Jamaat from March 1-15 and at least 2,000 people, including foreigners and Indians from across the country, attended it. https://ift.tt/340YcgN

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: President Donald Trump has warned Americans of a 'painful' two weeks ahead in fighting the coronavirus, with a mounting US death toll that could stretch into the hundreds of thousands even with strict social distancing measures. https://ift.tt/2UVhtMJ

There are different origin stories associated with April Fools’ Day. Some historians suggest that it was first observed in 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to Gregorian calendar. https://ift.tt/33XVvN9

The death toll in Maharashtra due to coronavirus COVID-19 jumped to 11 on Wednesday (April 1) after a 50-year-old man died in Palghar district of the state. It is learnt that the deceased has no history of foreign travel. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Pothancode resident, a former assistant sub-inspector with Kerala Police, had attended some weddings, a funeral and some religious functions at a place of worship. https://ift.tt/2W6rw3K

Thousands are said to have attended the 3-day Tablighi Jamaat conference at the Markaz Nizamuddin mosque, with the Tamil Nadu health authorities estimating that around 1,500 of them were from the state. https://ift.tt/3awPsS6

Dr SK Sarin, who heads the task force formed by the Delhi government to prepare a blueprint in case the capital city does reach stage 3 of the virus, addresses concerns of community transmission, Delhi’s preparedness for it and the availability of testing kits in the capital. https://ift.tt/2QWTdsk

Babasaheb Ambedkar was the first to be a lawyer from a backward caste. His original surname was Ambawedkar which was changed to Ambedkar by his teacher in school. https://ift.tt/2WVAfWB

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. https://ift.tt/2TBHYrz

It currently operates in roughly 150 countries around the world, including in Western Europe. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The uploaded photos will carry GPS coordinates as metadata, helping authorities track the quarantined person's whereabouts. https://ift.tt/2UtgEvi

Students who will score 80 per cent or above will be awarded with A+ grade, and A grade will be given to students who will get more than 60 per cent. https://ift.tt/2HXK4NP

The man had recently travelled to the northern part of the state, according to an official. https://ift.tt/2QPh7pp

Among the new cases, two each were reported from Pune and Buldhana and one from Mumbai, he said. https://ift.tt/3bvtU8m

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Attendees at a religious event in south Delhi’s Nizammudin flocked for tests today as six men from Telangana, who were a part of congregation, died after testing positive for coronavirus. https://ift.tt/2ygMLWp

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked Finance Minister Manpreet Badal to come out with a contingency financial plan to overcome the crisis and ensure an uninterrupted supply of medical items and essentials commodities. https://ift.tt/2FB76sY

The Punjab Board Result 2020 for class 8 will be released by the Punjab School Education Board on its official website pseb.ac.in (http://www.pseb.ac.in/). https://ift.tt/2Xa5A4s

According to Pramod Sawant, special flights from Germany, Russia and other European countries are expected to arrive in Goa by April 5 to help the stranded tourists. https://ift.tt/2xvCS6N

Principal Scientific Adviser to the government K VijayRaghavan said the Indian start-ups and incubators have been "astounding' and working on the highest end drug-repurposing. https://ift.tt/2Uvr0uX

Amid the rising coronavirus cases in Telangana and other parts of India, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday (March 30) announced a 75% salary cut for himself, state minister and MLAs to provide financial aid to the government amid the outbreak of the deadly virus. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

According to China's 'one-China' policy, there is only one Chinese government and that the island of Taiwan is a breakaway province that belongs to China. https://ift.tt/2VSOjzW

The notification issued by Pune rural police warned of penal action under section 188 of the IPC if a person is found circulating misinformation and rumours related to the deadly disease on social media platforms. https://ift.tt/2Jr5WOh

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Attendees at a religious event in south Delhi’s Nizammudin flocked for tests today as six men from Telangana, who were a part of congregation, died after testing positive for coronavirus. https://ift.tt/2WZrgDV

According to health officials, these gloves are very useful and long-lasting, and each glove will last for 15 days. It has to be washed with soap daily https://ift.tt/3ajSZDc

Disgraced liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday (March 31) reiterated that he is still willing to pay 100% of the amount borrowed by his company Kingfisher Airlines to the banks.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (March 30) published 'life-saving' guidelines, including measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus, while conitnuing with the basic emergency services.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The Telangana Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Monday (March 30) confirmed that six persons from state who had attended a religious event in Nizamuddin area of New Delhi from March 13-15 died due to coronavirus COVID-19 infection.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre was planning to extend the 21-day nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 in the country, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Monday (March 30) rejected such claims stressing that theire is no such plan. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

It is alleged that the employees of this company had returned from abroad and are responsible for spreading coronavirus infection in Noida.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

However, no loss of life or property was reported. https://ift.tt/2NCEQdn

Commissioner of Police Alok Singh said his force has been sensitised to help the poor and the needy and the personnel have distributed food and ration among 2,000 people on Sunday. https://ift.tt/2xktrHp

Teams from Mumbai Police are on the roads for 12 hours every day. Standing outside slums, they keep an eye out for anyone without a mask. https://ift.tt/2WSEhPK

Apart from the fear of infecting oneself, health workers are also worried about transmitting the disease to family members, especially ageing parents, and young kids. https://ift.tt/2UkuRLe

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Maharashtra today reported 12 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the count in the state to 215. While five cases were seen in Pune, three are from Mumbai, two from Nagpur, one from Kolhapur and one from Nashik. https://ift.tt/2JhehW5

In an apparent effort to curb the load on its servers which has jumped manifold due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to check the spread of coronavirus pandemic, WhatsApp on Sunday (March 29) limited the time duration of videos that can be uploaded as Status in India to 15 seconds.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

It is alleged that the employees of this company had returned from abroad and are responsible for spreading coronavirus infection in Noida.  https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday (March 29) expressed confidence that the state will get free of coronavirus COVID-19 by April 7, 2020. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amid the rising coronavirus cases in India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday urged the people of the country to adopt digital mode of payment as part of social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Amid the rising coronavirus cases in India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Sunday urged the people of the country to adopt digital mode of payment as part of social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

As per official data, 121 deaths were reported at the government-run SKMCH, which handled the largest number of patients in the district, while 21 deaths were confirmed at the Kejriwal Hospital. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

A colonel-rank doctor tested positive for coronavirus at Kolkata's Army Command Hospital on Sunday (March 29). The 52-year-old Army officer had returned from Delhi recently. Sources said that the Army officer has been put under quarantine. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Talking to media, Pariminder Kaur said her condition is not good as she is suffering from high fever, chest pain, cough, dizziness and symptoms related to COVID-19. https://ift.tt/2JdVZ86

Anyesh Roy, DCP (cybercrime) said in a tweet that the fake UPI was created with the ID pmcare@sbi, which is similar to the correct ID pmcares@sbi. https://ift.tt/39eU5Pk

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Update: President Donald Trump said the peak death rate in the US from the novel coronavirus is likely to hit in two weeks as he extended the coronavirus guidelines, including social distancing, until April 30. https://ift.tt/33Tkp0e

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Update: President Donald Trump said the peak death rate in the US from the novel coronavirus is likely to hit in two weeks as he extended the coronavirus guidelines, including social distancing, until April 30. https://ift.tt/33Tkp0e

People living in West Bengal's Kolkata will now be able to order raw fish online as the West Bengal government decided to sell the staple directly to the customers to tackle rising prices amid the nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Sunday. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

the Syro-Malabar church said Holy Week celebrations from April 5 would be limited and held without the presence of the faithful in view of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. https://ift.tt/2pUAF1g

As many as 39 cities have recorded "good" air quality and 51 cities have recorded "satisfactory" air quality in the last few days, the CPCB data showed. https://ift.tt/2JjIXGj

There is no shortage of any fuel in the country and customers should not resort to panic booking of LPG refills, said Indian Oil Corp (IOC) Chairman Sanjiv Singh. https://ift.tt/2KUkJpl