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26,000 People Quarantined in MP’s Morena After 10 Who Attended Feast Test Positive for Covid-19
The feast was organised by a man on the 13th day following his mother’s demise. He had initially hid his travel history and revealed he was back from Dubai only after testing positive for Covid-19 along with his wife.
UP Lockdown Will be Lifted on April 15, Need Mechanism to Ensure No Crowding, Says Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that a mechanism should be evolved to ensure crowding doesn't take place, else all efforts will go waste.
Chidambaram Says India Needs Aggressive Virus Testing, is Happy ICMR Has Begun Antibody Trials in Hotspots
"CWC in its resolution pointed out that limited testing was a flawed strategy.Epidemiologists have demanded extensive and aggressive testing. Let government start aggressive testing today," he said.
Mumbai Port Trust Ties up With Cruise Operator for Floating Quarantine Facility
The cruise vessel has a capacity to accommodate nearly 2,000 persons, which can be used as a quarantine facility, the state-run port operator said it a statement.
Tablighi Jamaat Event at Delhi's Nizamuddin Dangerous, Criminal Act, Says Filmmaker Aparna Sen
The filmmaker had in past often tweeted against alleged intolerance, air of hatred and 'lynching of minority community members'.
JNU Student Threatens to Cough Up, Spread Coronavirus When Stopped From Going Out of Campus; Booked
He was told by security officials that no one can go outside, following which he sat near the gate, the FIR said.
Health Ministry Comes Out With Cluster Containment Strategy Amid COVID-19 Spread
As far as the evidence for implementing geographic quarantine is concerned, the document said that the "current geographic distribution of COVID-19 mimics the distribution of H1N1 pandemic influenza".
Lockdown May be Lifted in Phases: Maharashtra Health Minister
Tope urged people to observe strict discipline so that the number of cases goes down, which will then pave the way for lifting of the lockdown.
Man Back from Dubai Ends Up Infecting 11 Family Members With Coronavirus in MP's Morena
After the family members, including children and women tested positive, the administration has announced the ward no. 47 as contentment area and the affected persons have been shifted to the isolation wards in hospitals.
42-Year-Old Gujarat Man Commits Suicide in Quarantine Over Family Feud
Vinod committed suicide by hanging himself on the top floor of his house. He is survived by his wife Manisha, 40, daughters Trishala, 10, Niharika, 5, and two-and-a-half-year-old son Aryan.
217 at ITBP Quarantine Centre after Evacuation from Italy Test Negative for COVID-19
One inmate from this batch was allowed to leave sometime back on compassionate grounds due to the death of his father.
PM Modi's 9-min Blackout Call: Power Grid Managers in Alert Mode to Ensure Grid Stability
The state-run Power System Operation Corporation is working towards ensuring there is no pressure on the grid due to the possible grid collapse and resultant blackout throughout the country.
BEST Shuts One Department after Employee Tests Coronavirus Positive, Staff Quarantined
The BEST administration said that the employee had been admitted to a private hospital after he complained of fever from March 26 and he tested coronavirus positive on April 2. But he had not reported for duty from March 22.
Tamil Nadu Records 102 New Coronavirus Cases, 100 of Them Took Part in Tablighi Jamaat's Delhi Meet
The total tally of positive cases in the state has risen to 411, of which seven have been discharged and one has died.
Four Slapped with Charges under NSA for Assaulting Doctors in Indore During Coronavirus Screening
On Thursday, seven people accused of attacking the doctors were arrested. Hours later, charges under NSA were imposed on four of them. Six more arrests were made on Friday
UP Man Shot at for Asking People to Stay Indoors during Lockdown
The injured man, identified as Javed, was shifted to a hospital for treatment after the attack on Thursday, they said.