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Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), Indian Oil Corp (IOC), GAIL, Oil India Ltd and six other public sector firms identified projects that either in rural areas or have in situ labour for the resumption of work, oil ministry sources said.

As per data on April 19, 18 states and Union Territories have shown an improvement than the national average doubling rate, Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said at a briefing.

The education sector professional, who also tested positive later but was discharged after subsequent reports came negative, spoke about the family's ordeal.

As per the report, this year, the last date to apply for an extension of affiliation was March 31, which was then extended to April 20, 2020.

During the telephonic conversation, Thackeray apprised the home minister about the incidents and the steps taken to nab those involved in the incident, officials said.

The central government on March 25, had announced temporary suspension of toll collection following directives by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

The law of nature is that all those who are born will die, but even in death some are carrying a stigma — the stigma not just of a dreaded illness but of blame being apportioned to them for something no one really has control over.

Last week, South Korea reported more than 150 Covid-19 positive cases among patients who had earlier fully recovered.

In a tweet, Pakistan PM Imran Khan accused the Indian government of deliberately targeting the Muslim community against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis.

The K Chandrasekhar Rao government in Telangna has decided to extend the complete lockdown in the state till May 7, becoming the first state to do so.

Fadnavis, leader of opposition in the state Assembly and former chief minister, wrote to Thackeray and expressed concern over the way the state was tackling the outbreak.

The doctors could achieve the record even without using rapid test kits by completely concentrating on tests, said officials of the medical & health department.

A case has been registered against the hospital at Lisadi Gate Police station as per a tweet from the official Twitter handle of Meerut police.

Of the Rs 36,659 crore, Rs 27,442 crore has been transferred under CSS and CS and Rs 9,717 by various state governments for its welfare schemes.

In a video message, he also said that industries that are ready to provide accommodation to their workers during the lockdown will be given food grain supply and permission for raw material from the state.

Rapid antibody tests are generally used in hotspots where the infection is found concentrated in a given area.