During the review of the situation with the heads of 11 committees set up in view of the lockdown, imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered strict monitoring of suspected cases of the coronavirus in the hotspots.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Nearly 35 per cent of the hydroxychloroquine tablets being exported and over 65 per cent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) used to make the drug will be sent to the US.

The app, which is owned by the government and supported by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), was developed by a joint team of official entities such as NITI Aayog and tech industry volunteers, who also help manage it.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Late last month, most parts of the area were completely sealed off, much like the 30 ‘containment zones’ in the capital that have been sealed now. The Delhi government Thursday named the exercise ‘Operation SHIELD’.

Since March 23, @covid19awarenessgok, a verified handle on TikTok, has posted videos of Kannada actors like Puneeth Rajkumar asking people to stay home and, of course, Manjamma berating fellow villagers for violating lockdown rules.

The Indian Express had on Thursday reported the plight of migrants and workers stranded and without food during the lockdown in Assagao, which is known as a summer pincode for millionaires.

The decision on classroom shutdowns, the paper states, is “largely based on assumptions that the benefits (of classroom shutdowns) apparent in influenza outbreaks are also likely to be true for COVID-19”.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Keeping in mind the present harvesting season, Singh said Punjab will allow district-wise relief from lockdown only to farmers so as to allow them harvesting of Rabi crop.

On Tuesday, 19 states sought to borrow an aggregate sum of Rs 37,500 crore through sale of bonds, with tenures ranging from two to 15 years, conducted on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) auction platform.

The pilgrims arrived between March 1 and March 20 and have been unable to head back. They have moved into the gurdwara’s five ‘hostels’ — a total of 1,200 rooms, in different sizes.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Speaking to The Indian Express, Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rajeev Arora said the target was conveyed by the Union Health Ministry in a video-conference with Health Secretaries of all states and UTs Wednesday.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This comes after many supporters of the BJP, especially on social media, cited the outbreak linked to Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi to fuel campaigns like “CoronaJihad” and “Markaz Conspiracy”.

Of the 1.8 lakh migrants returned to Bihar from Delhi, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh before and during the lockdown, almost one lakh got back to their families, and are now nearing completion of their 14-day quarantine at home.

Data for March released by AMFI shows that net inflows into equity-oriented schemes amounted to Rs 11,722 crore, a 12-month high, and gross fund mobilisation for equity schemes stood at Rs 30,109 crore.

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In a letter following his phone conversation with Modi, Bolsonaro had invoked the Ramayan, comparing HCQ to the Sanjeevani booti (herb) in the epic.

In their video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some also raised the Tablighi Jamaat issue, and asked the government to ensure that there is no communalisation.

At the state's Ground Zero in Mumbai, where over 10,000 tests have been done so far, The Indian Express tracked the final days of four patients from Andheri to Mumbra, who shuttled from one hospital to another, desperately seeking answers.

In India, the government has politely sidestepped the periodic “advice” from the WHO and, instead, leaned on the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the experience of several state governments.

Of the 29 new cases, at least 16 are linked to the Delhi Markaz congregation. With this, the total number of patients with Tablighi Jamaat connection has risen to 195 in the state.

Into the third week of the 21-day lockdown, there is realisation in the government that without adequate testing in the COVID-free districts, there is an inherent risk in taking any decision on the lockdown

The view that is emerging so far, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, is that lifting the coronavirus lockdown is not going to be “simple” and the norms for ensuring social distancing will have to be enforced strictly.

The Finance Ministry said that large expenditure items would continue to be regulated as before, and said deviation from the current guidelines would require prior approval of ministry.