oogle doodle marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 with an animated graphic and celebrated “our planet and one of its smallest, most critical organisms, the bee.” The special doodle features a bee hovering over green surroundings that represent nature.
Today’s Google doodle, in fact, also features an interactive game and you can play it by clicking on the button on the graphic. The doodle begins with an introduction about pollination in the backdrop of a fantastic animation as you click on the play button.
“Pollination by bees makes two-thirds of our world’s crops possible as well as 85 per cent of the world’s flowering plants,” it says. Bees are instrumental in the process of pollination or transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.
The introduction is followed by the game wherein the user can make bees pollinate flowers by moving the mouse. Facts about bees are also displayed in between the game.
Screenshot from Google doodle.
The Google doodle art was led by Gerben Steenks, with engineering by Jacob Howcroft and Stephanie Gu.
“We hope people understand the importance of bees to the earth and to humanity. For those who want to take action, anyone can have a positive impact by growing pollen-producing plants,” the doodle team said.
Earth Day is celebrated annually across the world on April 22 to support environmental protection.
he smartphone has become an inseparable part of our lives in the time of the Covid lockdown. Be it work calls, zoom meetings, shopping for essentials or streaming entertainment, it is the one device where all the action is. Here’s how to keep it running.
CLEANING PROTOCOL
With the coronavirus believed to live on surfaces for several hours, it is important to clean the phone frequently to prevent the virus from getting transferred to the hands or face. Apple recommends gently wiping the phone exterior with a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or disinfecting wipes. Do not use bleach or other strong cleaning solutions, as they can cause abrasions on the sensitive phone screen. Ensure the moisture does not leak into any openings in the phone and never submerge it in cleaning agents–water-resistant phones can be wiped with soapy water. Use lens cloths to wipe the phone.
USE HEADPHONES
This is a must if you are speaking on the phone for long periods of time. It helps you keep the phone screen away from the face, eyes and mouth.
UNBLOCK YOUR PHONE STORAGE
Delete videos, audio clips and photos you do not need, move the rest to Google Photos, or upload to the Google account storage. iPhone users can shift heavy photos and videos to iCloud stores and access them on all Apple devices. Unwanted forwarded messages should be deleted as a matter of habit after being viewed.
KEEP IT COOL
Samsung says a phone battery performs oprtimally between 0 and 35 degree Celsius. With the summer approaching, do not keep a phone in a very hot environment such as in a closed car or out in the sun for long periods of time.ADVERTISEMENT
PRESERVE THE BATTERY
Some apps consume a lot of battery. Go to App History to find these battery-draining apps. Either upgrade to their latest version or put them to sleep. If you are unlikely to use them frequently, uninstall them.
DO NOT OVERCHARGE
To increase battery life, avoid going from zero to 100 per cent charge. Ending a charge at 80 per cent is believed to keep the battery healthier. Do not charge the phone overnight.
In this curation, we listed ten immunity-boosting drinks that can be prepared at home easily with the stock of fruits and vegetables that are for sure available in your pantry.
Take a look:
TOMATO JUICETomatoes are rich in vitamins. (Photo: Pexels)
Clean and cut two tomatoes and simmer them in a pan until they turn tender. Turn off the flame after about twenty minutes. Let it cool and mash the tomatoes in a blender thereafter. Strain the juice and consume it. Tomatoes are rich in vitamins, iron and folate, and help you to fight infections.ADVERTISEMENT
STRAWBERRY AND MANGO JUICE
Well, this sounds yummy, right? Cut a mango into pieces and blend it well with three strawberries in a blender. Mangoes contain Vitamin E and are also rich in antioxidants.
WATERMELON JUICEWatermelon juice doubles up as a treat during summers apart from strengthening immunity. (Photo: Pexels)
This is a treat during summers as watermelons help in building immunity and also soothe sore muscles. Blend cubes of watermelon in a blender with water, and add half a teaspoon of sugar if you so desire. That’s it.
APPLE, CARROT AND ORANGE JUICEApples contain loads of vitamins. (Photo: Pexels)
Blend an apple, carrot and the pulp of an orange in a mixer and strain the mixture. This juice works like a magic potion as apples contain Vitamin A and folic acid that help to fight infections.
BEETROOT JUICE
It is another thing that beetroot juice will also improve your complexion. An added incentive to consume this drink, right? Boil a beetroot and blend it in a mixer with some water after it cools down. Strain the mixture and it is ready. Beetroots contain Vitamin C, which helps to boost your immune system and while the vegetable is a good source of iron as well.
SPINACH AND APPLE JUICESpinach juice removes toxins from your body. (Photo: Pexels)
That spinach is high on good stuff is something that we have heard from our moms and grannies ever since. Clean spinach leaves and put in a blender. Cut an apple into pieces and blend well with the spinach. You may add some lemon juice as well. Strain the mixture and drink to your health. This juice not only removes toxins from your body but also purifies blood apart from building immunity.
AMLA JUICE
This is pretty easy to make as concentrated amla juice is available in drugstores. All you need to do is mix two tablespoons of the concentration to a glass of warm water and drink it up. Amla is rich in iron, calcium, phosphorous and Vitamin C and is a great drink to strengthen your immune system.
HONEY LEMON WATERHoney has antibacterial qualities. (Photo: Pexels)
Our good ol’ honey lemon water is rich in antioxidants. Honey has antibacterial qualities and is in itself, great for strengthening the immune system. Just add a teaspoon of lemon juice and honey each to a glass of warm water and you are good to go.
ORANGE JUICEOranges are loaded with Vitamin C. (Photo: Pexels)
Our personal favourite, orange juice is a hearty drink that contains several vitamins and nutrients. Most importantly, Vitamin C – oranges are loaded with it and thus, a glass of its juice, can keep diseases and infections at bay.
GRAPE JUICE
Green grapes are high in Vitamins C and K. Blend a bowl of green grapes with water in a blender to prepare this juice.
Seventy-five new COVID-19 cases were reported in Delhi on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases to 2,156, according to the Delhi government.
Of the 2,156 cases, 611 people have recovered and there are 1,498 active cases. No death was reported on Tuesday, with the death toll staying at 47.8.05 P.M. | TELANGANA
56 new cases in Telangana
Telangana reported 56 new COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday, taking the total active cases to 711, according to the State health ministry. Eight people were discharged, no deaths reported. The death toll remains at 23. Today, 26 positive cases were reported in Suryapet.8.00 P.M. | MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra reports 19 deaths in a day
Maharashtra reported yet another massive surge in COVID-19 positive cases, with 552 new cases in a single day taking the cumulative State tally to 5218. With 19 new deaths recorded on Tuesday, the death toll has risen to 251. As many as 150 patients were discharged today, taking the total figure of those discharged in the State till date to 722.
Out of the 19 deaths, 12 were reported from Mumbai city, four in Pune district, two in Thane and one in Sangli.7.55 P.M. | GUJARAT
Gujarat reports 13 more deaths
Thirteen new deaths were reported in Gujarat on Tuesday in addition to the six reported earlier today, raising the death toll in the State to 90. Today there were a total of 239 new positive cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 2178 and 19 deaths.
Today, of the total 19 deaths, 15 deaths were in Ahmedabad, 2 in Surat, and one each in Vadodara and Bhavnagar. Ahmedabad’s total death toll climbs to 53 out of total 1378 cases.
– Mahesh Langa7.40 P.M. | KERALA
19 new cases in Kerala
Kerala reported 19 new COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday and 16 have recovered.
Of the 19 cases, 13 had a recent history of travel abroad (Sharjah and Dubai), 3 had returned to the State from Tamil Nadu and one from UP. 2 cases are primary contacts.7.10 P.M. | MUMBAI
Dharavi reports another death
A man enters a red zone at Dharavi in Mumbai on Tuesday during nationwide lockdown due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, April 21, 2020 | Photo Credit: Aadesh Choudhari
The slum of Dharavi in Mumbai reported 12 new cases on Tuesday, including its 12th death so far. The deceased is a 62 year-old man from Mukund Nagar, a Covid-19 hotspot. Dharavi has reported 180 cases so far including the 12 deaths.6.45 P.M. | TAMIL NADU
Tamil Nadu reports one death
In Tamil Nadu, 76 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Tamil Nadu today, with one death. Total number of cases stand at 1596 and 178 were discharged on Tuesday.6.35 P.M. | SIKKIM
Sikkim extends lockdown till May 3
A day after allowing resumption of certain economic activities, the Sikkim government on Tuesday decided to put the entire State again under complete lockdown till May 3 in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak.
“Sikkim will continue to be in a state of complete lockdown till May 3. The district and police administration shall ensure that restrictions that were in place in the first and second phase of lockdown remain in force,” chief minister Prem Singh Tamang said.
The State government will review the situation again before May 3 and decide on further course of action, he said.
Sikkim has not reported any case of COVID-19 till date.
– PTI6.25 P.M. | BIHAR
13 new cases in Bihar
13 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total to 126 in the State. Four from Buxar, one from Patna, one from Rohtas and seven from Munger districts.TAMIL NADU
Class I student contributes savings to CMPRF; T.N. CM lauds gesture
A Class I student from Thirubuvanam in Thanjavur district has contributed a sum of ₹543 from her piggy bank to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) towards the fight against COVID-19. Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami lauded her gesture through social media.
The contribution of R. Hemajayasri from a private school in Thirubuvanam came to the CM’s attention after @CMOTamilNadu was tagged on Twitter. The tweet showed a hand-written letter along with her school ID card. Her contribution was being transferred from her father’s bank account to the CMPRF.Read more 6.10 P.M. | MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra government modifies its earlier order of not allowing door to door delivery of newspapers. From tomorrow, home delivery of newspapers will be allowed in all areas except Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune Municipal Corporation and containment zones.5.55 P.M. | WEST BENGAL
Three more deaths in West Bengal
Three more deaths were reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the State to to 15.
The total active cases is 274 till April 21. 713 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. A Central team starts visits to COVID-19 areas in Kolkata.5.50 P.M. | JAMMU AND KASHMIR
A doctor tests positive for Coronavirus in Baramulla, the second such case since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, say officials at Baramulla hospital.5.30 P.M. | NEW DELHI
Delhi providing free rations to half its population: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejrwal at a media briefing:
“Senior citizens, or those aged above 50, have to take special care of themselves during this coronavirus pandemic. We have ensured food security for all during this time; there were 71 lakh people who have been distributed rations and now we have found and decided to distribute it 30 lakh more people.
“That makes it one crore people, which is half the population of Delhi. The government is providing free ration to half the population of the city.
“To help those who do not have ration cards or Aadhaar cards, we have decided to give 2000 food coupons to all the MLAs by way of which these people can get rations.
“We have also decided to make kits of essential items with soap, spices etc which will be given to everyone along with rations from next month.
Free testing for journalists
Kejriwal: “There are many reports from different States that journalists who are working from the frontline are getting coronavirus. We have decided to create a centre for the free testing of all journalists which will start functioning from tomorrow where they can go and get free tests done.”
– Jatin Anand5.30 P.M. | GURUGRAM
30 media persons, mostly with the electronic media, were tested for COVID-19 by Gurugram administration on Tuesday following the Mumbai incident. Tests conducted with Rapid Test Kit. All samples found negative.
– Ashok Berwal5.30 PM | MAHARASHTRA
COVID-19 infected cops to get Rs 1 lakh advance for treatment
Maharashtra Police have decided to give an advance of Rs 1 lakh to its personnel infected by the coronavirus to help them manage their treatment cost.
Additional Director General of Police (Administration) Sanjiv Kumar Singhal issued an order to this effect on Monday.
“All unit commanders have been directed that if any policeman is infected by the novel coronavirus, Rs 1 lakh as advance should be immediately approved to him from the police welfare fund, he said in the order.
–PTI5.20 PM | INDIA
Health Ministry issues guidelines for bringing home remains of coronavirus patients
The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued guidelines for bringing home the remains of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients but asserted that importation of human remains of such cases is not recommended.
However, according to the guidelines, if human remains of suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus arrive into India, the airport health officer will verify the death certificate mentioning the cause of death, ‘No objection certificate’ for the transportation of human remains issued by Indian missions and embalming certificate issued by an authorised agency.Read more 5.15 PM | INDIA
SC extends preventive guidelines to include women shelter homes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its guidelines issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus in children’s homes to Nari Niketans or women’s shelter homes and asked the government to look into the possibility of releasing the inmates wherever feasible to avoid overcrowding.Read more 5.00 PM
Global death toll tops 1,70,000
The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 170,000 people globally, close to two thirds of them in hardest-hit Europe, according to an AFP tally on Tuesday.Read more 4.10 PM | INDIA
Daily press briefing on COVID-19
Database in public domain created for district administrators
Chairman of Empowered Group 4 on augmenting human resources and capacity building: “We decided to develop a database, to be available in public domain, which can be used by the district administration. One dashboard, covidwarriors.gov.in, set up. Details of 1.24 crore resources, including doctors, health workers, uploaded. 20 categories and 49 sub-categories included in the data-base. Individual level data can be accessed only by certain officials. Details of all workers in 201 central public enterprises, apart from railway hospitals, ordnance factories and other related centres included
“This will enable proper allocation of human resources by the State and district administration.
“Apart from this iGOT platform portal has been created for providing online training material to the front-line workers. It is accessible through any device, mobile, laptop, tablet.
“Efforts are being made to provide the training material in different languages. Over 1.31 lakh users have so far registered with the platform.”
States to allow migrant workers to resume work in areas where lockdown relaxed: Home Ministry
Home Ministry spokesperson: “SOP has been shared with State governments on allowing stranded migrant workers to take up jobs in areas where some relaxations have been given April 20 onward.
“Yesterday, Home Ministry reviewed the ground level situation and found that in several sectors, where relaxations were given after April 20, the situation has improved. MNGREGA works, road construction activities and other such projects have resumed.”
Eight institutes to be sent to fields to determine if rapid test kits are faulty, says ICMR
ICMR representative: “Over 4.49 lakh tests have been conducted till today, about 35,000 tests held yesterday.
“We received complaint from one of the States about less detection through Rapid Kits, we enquired from two-three more States, there is a variation on the test findings, which is not good.
We have, therefore, decided not to ignore the findings. Eight institutes will be sent to the fields for validation of the kits. We will suggest to the States not to use the Rapid Tests for a couple of days, after which we will be in a position to advise them. If the kits are found faulty, we will take it up with the manufacturer.
“Of 70 vaccine candidates, five are going into human trials, this is unprecedented quick response to any disease (within 3.5 months), apart from lockdown and social distancing measures.”
Close contacts of patients to be kept on HCQ for 7 weeks: Health Ministry
Health Ministry spokesperson: “Close contacts of Covid-19 patients need to be kept on HCQ for seven weeks.
“The Indian Red Cross has set up a 24*7 helplines: 9319982104/105.
“The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is initiating a randomised clinical trial to check the efficacy of drugs on decreasing the mortality rate in critical Covid-19 patients. The clinical trial of these drugs has been given approval following observation that there are clinical similarities between patients of gram-negative sepsis and Covid-19.”
COVID-19 testing for journalists announced in Karnataka after 53 mediapersons in Mumbai tested positive
Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar on Tuesday said he had instructed his department to arrange COVID-19 tests for State journalists, who are turning out to be susceptible to the contagion, especially those in electronic media, in the wake of reports of 53 mediapersons testing positive for Coronavirus in Maharashtra.
“An order in this regard will be issued soon,” he added.
He told reporters in Mysuru that the labs working under his department and where the COVID-tests were being done had been instructed to carry out the tests on the journalists since they go around covering the pandemic and its impact.
–Shankar Bennur3.40 PM | INDIA
First batch of 57 Iran-returned pilgrims reaches Kargil after quarantine in UP
The first batch of 57 Iran-returned pilgrims reached here on Tuesday in a special Indian Air Force (IAF) flight after undergoing quarantine in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
However, they would not be going home just now as they have to undergo another phase of 14-day administrative quarantine for their own and others’ safety, they said.Read more 3.30 PM | MAHARASHTRA
Pema Khandu thanks Mumbai cops for providing relief to Arunachal students, workers in city
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday took to Twitter to voice his appreciation for three senior officers with the Mumbai Police, after they heeded his appeal and provided relief to students and daily wagers from the State staying in Mumbai.
Mr. Khandu tweeted on official Twitter account on Tuesday, thanking Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations) Pranaya Ashok, DCP (Cyber) Vishal Thakur and DCP (Zone VIII) Manjunath Singe for their response.Read more 3.20 PM | ARUNACHAL PRADESH
IAF choppers airlift essential commodities to remote Arunachal Pradesh area
Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers are airlifting essential commodities and medical equipment to a remote Arunachal Pradesh area without road connectivity.
Vijoynagar, a remote circle in Changlang district without road connectivity is strategically located along the India-China-Myanmar tri-junction. It comprises of 16 villages and has a population of 4,438. The nearest town is Miao which is 157 km away and takes about six-days to reach by foot.
IAF choppers are airlifting essential commodities and medical equipment to Vijoynagar circle, Arunachal Pradesh Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs minister Kamlung Mossang said on Monday.
–PTI3.00 PM | MAHARASHTRA
Tamil Nadu government will take steps to prevent untoward incidents, Chief Minister assures doctors, front-line staff
A day after the burial of a doctor, who died after testing COVID-19 positive was violently prevented by local residents, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday said he was pained at the incident and assured all governmental support to front-line staff in the fight against the pandemic. “All those in life-saving efforts are equivalent to the Gods,” he said.Read more 2.30 PM | INDIA
Doctor at Aligarh’s JNMC suspended for negligence
An associate professor of the Department of Medicine in Aligarh Muslim University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital has been suspended by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tariq Mansoor for negligence and misconduct. The decision came after a person who was admitted to JNMC was tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.Read more 2.20 PM | J&K
Rapid antibody tests to be conducted at coronavirus hotspots in J&K
To check community spread of COVID-19 and take remedial measures at the hotspots identified across Jammu and Kashmir, the government will conduct rapid antibody tests, using kits received from the ICMR.
–PTI2.00 PM | ANDHRA PRADESH
35 fresh cases and two more dead in Andhra Pradesh
Worst hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in the State, Kurnool and Guntur districts continue to report fresh positive cases by the day. Two persons succumbed to the disease in Guntur taking the State’s toll to 22.
The State has reported 35 new cases during the past 24 hours as of Tuesday morning, and 19 of them are from Kurnool (10), and Guntur (9).
Kadapa reported six fresh cases, while West Godavari reported four, Krishna and Anantapur districts reported three new cases each.Read more 1.40 PM | RAJASTHAN
Rajasthan ceases use of rapid testing kits as most results invalid
Rajasthan on Tuesday stopped using rapid test kits for coronavirus after receiving invalid and incorrect results for a large number of samples.
Health Minister Raghu Sharma said the kits were giving mere five per cent correct or valid results and a report has been forwarded to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in this regard.
As Manipur relaxes lockdown, people venture out to buy essential commodities
Following the relaxation of the lockdown and curfew from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Manipur from Tuesday, thousands of people in the State came out to purchase essential commodities. A Cabinet meeting on Monday decided to relax the curbs over 15 sectors till May 3.Read more 1.15 PM | MAHARASHTRA
25 medical staff, including 19 nurses, test positive from Pune’s Ruby Hall Clinic
At least 25 hospital staff, including 19 nurses, from the city’s Ruby Hall Clinic have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past fortnight and have been quarantined in isolation facilities, said hospital authorities.
Bomi Bhote, Chief Executive Officer, Ruby Hall Clinic said that 19 nurses, three support staff and three clinical assistants had tested positive during tests that were conducted on 1,000 of the hospital staffers over the last 15 days.
“All of them are asymptomatic and in a stable condition. They have been quarantined in a dedicated Covid-19 building in the hospital premises and all their primary contacts have been traced and tested,” Mr. Bhote said, adding that the case of one of the hospital staffers, who came from the highly-infected zone of Kasarwadi in the city prompted the authorities to conduct a testing drive of their own staff.
Mother and baby admitted to isolation ward in Villupuram
Two patients including a seven-month-old baby, have been admitted to the isolation ward at the Villupuram Government Medical College and Hospital (VGMCH) in the early hours of Tuesday.12.50 PM | WEST BENGAL
Mamata told about central teams’ visit 3 hours after they landed, claims Derek O’ Brien
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was told about central team’s visit to monitor some districts for coronavirus three hours after the team landed, claimed TMC MP Derek O’ Brien.
The TMC questioned why the central teams did not visit States like Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, UP with higher number of coronavirus cases, more hotspots.
The party called the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams’ visit “adventure tourism”.
Taking umbrage at the Centre for sending teams to assess the “serious” COVID-19 situation in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, underscoring the “unilateral” and “undesirable” action, keeping her government in the dark.
–PTI12.40 PM | INDIA
Guidelines out for non-coronavirus health facilities which have reported COVID-19 patients
The Union Health Ministry has issued guidelines to be followed on detection of suspect or confirmed COVID-19 cases in non-coronavirus health facilities and said hospitals located in proximity or catering to COVID-19 containment zones should treat all patients as suspect cases until proven otherwise.Read more 12.35 PM | KARNATAKA
Cases rise to 415 in Karnataka
Three new cases each have been reported from Vijayapura and Kalaburgi and one from Dakshina Kannada. This takes the total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka to 415. – Afshan Yasmeen12.30 PM | MEGHALAYA
One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya
A 42-year-old woman, who is a family friend of the first COVID-19 patient in Meghalaya, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising the number of active cases to 11 in the State, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said.Read more 12.20 PM | DELHI
Delhi govt. will conduct COVID-19 test on mediapersons in national capital: Arvind Kejriwal
Responding to a tweet in which a person requested the CM to arrange mass COVID-19 test for mediapersons in Delhi on the lines of the one carried out in Mumbai, Mr. Kejriwal said, “Sure. We will do that.”Read more 12.05 PM | MEGHALAYA
One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya
A 42-year-old woman, who is a family friend of the first COVID-19 patient in Meghalaya, has tested positive for novel coronavirus, raising the number of active cases to 11 in the state, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said.
The new case is linked to the state’s first COVID-19 patient, a doctor who died on April 15.
With the fresh case reported from the state capital, the total number of people afflicted with the dreaded virus in the state now stands at 12. – PTI12.00 NOON | DELHI
A Lok Sabha employee residing in Kali Bari Marg and working/deputed at the Parliament has tested positive for COVID-19. – Jatin Anand11.40 AM
India’s COVID-19 fatality crosses 600
India has reported 603 deaths so far, of which 234 are from Maharashtra alone. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have reported 77 deaths each. Delhi has reported 47 deaths.11.35 AM | MAHARASHTRA
Pune reports two more deaths
Two more deaths including that of a wife of an ex-Army jawan were reported from Pune district in the last 24 hours taking the district’s death toll to 52, said authorities on Tuesday.
The 62-year-old woman, a resident of Nigdi in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area, died at the Military Hospital Cardio-Thoracic Centre (MH CTC) in Pune’s Wanowrie area.
In the second instance, a 57-year-old woman from the city’s Kondwa area, who was admitted on April 19 in Pune’s Sassoon General Hospital, passed away due to acute respiratory failure late Monday afternoon. Her swab sample report, which came late Monday night, tested positive for COVID-19. – Shoumojit BanerjeeRead more 11.20 AM | GUJARAT
Gujarat’s COVID-19 tally crosses 2,000
Sharp spike of infections in Gujarat with 127 new cases and six deaths, bringing the numbers to 2,066 cases and 77 deaths so far in the state.
Of six deaths reported on Tuesday, five are from Ahmedabad & one in Bhavnagar. – Mahesh Langa11.00 AM | MADHYA PRADESH
Police official dies of COVID-19 in MP
A 59-year-old in charge of a police station in Ujjain has died of COVID-19 on Tuesday morning while undergoing treatment at a hospital.
“He had contracted the illness during the course of his duty,” said A.G. Sinha, Ujjain Chief Medical and Health Officer. She added that the inspector was posted at the Neelganga station, which fell under one of the containment areas, where infected cases had been reported.
The death toll stands at 77 in Madhya Pradesh now. So far, 1,503 cases have been reported in the State, with Indore, at 915, registering more than half of them. Bhopal has recorded 254 cases. – Sidharath Yadav10.10 AM | NEW DELHI
Over 100 families in President’s Estate under self isolation
A view of Rashtrapati Bhavan during lockdown. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan
Over a 100 families have been put on self isolation within the President’s Estate, where Rashtrapati Bhavan is located, after one person tested positive for COVID-19, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Confirming the news to The Hindu, the senior official said the main Rashtrapati Bhavan where President Ram Nath Kovind and his family stays has not been affected.Read more 9.50 AM | NEW DELHI
Guidelines issued for handling of waste generated during COVID-19 patient’s treatment
Using double layered bags, mandatory labelling and colour coded bins for the management of waste generated during the diagnostics and treatment of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients are part of the guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board.
The CPCB has also written to the state pollution control boards and pollution control committees to consider operation of common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility and its associated staff as essential service part of health infrastructure. – PTI9.30 AM | USA
72 active trials underway across US on coronavirus: Trump
US President Donald Trump has said there are 72 active trials underway across the country researching dozens of therapies and treatments for the coronavirus and tremendous progress is being made on vaccines.
According to the President, there are therapies designed to attack the virus as well as others that would hinder its replication, reduce the rate of infection, control the immune response or transfer life savings antibodies from the blood of recovered patients.8.30 AM
Karnataka records another death
Another death has been reported in Karnataka taking the total deaths to 17. An 80 year old, who died in Kalaburgi on Monday, has tested positive. The reports came early on Tuesday morning.
Health Minister B. Sriramulu has confirmed this in a tweet. The deceased had been suffering from Parkinson’s for the last three years. – Special CorrespondentRead more 8.00 AM
Five more cases in Odisha
Five more COVID-19 cases were reported in Odisha by midnight on Monday taking the State’s total to 79. With death of one patient and recovery of 25 persons so far, the number of active cases stands at 53, said State Health Department.
Total covid19 cases in India crossed 18,000 and active cases crossed 14,000
Despite Health Ministry’s optimism that the rate of doubling cases has slowed down to to 7.5 days post-lockdown, India’s tally of positive cases has crossed 18,300. The country reported 36 deaths in the last 24 hours and the toll stands at 583. Globally, the death toll has climbed to 1,65,000, with the United States reporting the highest number of deaths. Meanwhile, as PM Narendra Modi mentioned in his announcement, a number of restrictions in industrial sectors were lifted today.
The IMA sent the govt a white alert over violence against doctors and has said that doctors and hospitals will light a candle at 9 pm on April 22, in protest. UP CM Yogi Adityanath, whose father passed away earlier today, said he will not be attending the last rites in order to enforce lockdown norms.
9.20 P.M. | NEW DELHI
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be meeting on Thursday (23rd April) to discuss the current Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown situation. This will be the second CWC through video conferencing.
Like terrorism, we’ll fight coronavirus together, says PM Modi
India and Afghanistan have fought the scourge of terrorism together and will similarly take on coronavirus (COVID-19) with solidarity and shared resolve, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.
Responding to a tweet by Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani thanking India for the supply of wheat and medicines, Mr. Modi said New Delhi and Kabul share a special friendship based on ties of history, geography, and culture.Read more 8.40 P.M. | BIHAR
A 19 year old woman from Biharsharief in Nalanda district has been detected as COVID-19 positive, taking the total number in Bihar to 97.
8.30 P.M | TELANGANA
4 new cases in Telangana, 2 deaths
Telangana reported 4 new COVID-19 positive cases in on Monday and two deaths, taking the death toll to 23. Total active cases is 663. No patient was reported cured or discharged today.
7.55 P.M. | MAHARASHTRA
Positive cases in Mumbai passes 3000
With the new cases reported in Dharavi, the positive cases in Maharashtra has risen to 4666 with 232 deaths. Mumbai alone has crossed the 3000 mark. The total number of COVID19 cases in the city is now 3032 and death toll is 139.
7.50 P.M. | GUJARAT
196 new cases in Gujarat
On Monday, Gujarat added a further 196 positive cases and 8 deaths while 26 patients have recovered and discharged, highest single day recovery. The number of positive case in the State stands at 1939 with 71 deaths.
7.30 P.M. | UTTARAKHAND
2 new cases in Uttarakhand
Two more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Monday, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 46, a health department bulletin said. The latest cases are from Dehradun.
18 have recovered and the State has 28 active cases.
– PTI
7.30 P.M. | HARYANA
One new case in Haryana
One person has tested positive in Haryana on Monday, with the number of new cases reaching 251 in Haryana, according to the State health department’s daily bulletin. The lone case on Monday was reported from Panchkula district, where the number of COVID-19 cases increased to 18. 141 have recovered.
– PTI7.20 P.M. | MUMBAI
Dharavi in Mumbai reports 30 new cases, bringing the total to 168., including 11 deaths.6.45 P.M. | KERALA
6 new postive cases in Kerala
Six new positive cases were detected in Kerala on Monday. The number of active cases stands at 114, as 21 have recovered. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state will test all those in quarantine within 2-3 days.
6.30 PM | TAMIL NADU
43 more persons test positive in T.N., says Vijayabaskar
Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar said “43 persons test positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu. Two more deaths, taking total deaths to 17 in TN. 46 persons were discharged today.”
6.15 PM | ODISHA
13 new cases detected in Odisha
The total number of coronavirus cases increased to 74 in Odisha with 13 new cases detected on Monday. While 49 are under treatment, 24 patients have been discharged after recovery and one has died, said State Health Dept.
6.05 PM | MAHARASHTRA
Maharashtra reports more cases in 12 hours
283 new COVID-19 positive cases in Maharashtra over a 12-hour span, taking the State’s tally to 4483. The majority of these cases – 187 – reported from Mumbai city taking the city’s tally to 2,911. Thane and Kalyan-Dombivli witnessed a sharp spike in cases, reporting 21 and 16 new cases respectively, while Mira-Bhayander reported seven new cases and Panvel six. Nine new cases were reported from Pune district, while fresh cases were reported from Navi Mumbai, Raigad, Satara, Solapur and Kolhapur as well. Till Sunday, the state’s death toll stood at 223.
5.45 PM. | WEST BENGAL
4 new cases in West Bengal in 24 hours
West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha has confirmed 4 new cases in past 24 hours. Active cases stands at 245 on Monday. 73 persons have recovered. Total samples tested are 5469 as on April 20. Death toll remains at 12.5.15 P.M. | JAMMU AND KASHMIR
14 new cases in Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir spokeman Rohit Kansal has said that 14 new cases were reported on Monday. All of them are from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases stand at 368, including 55 from Jammu and 313 from Kashmir.
4.40 PM | ODISHA
Employees resume work in govt offices in Odisha
Senior officers of the Odisha government joined their offices on Monday, nearly a month after restrictions were imposed in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
While all Class-I officers resumed work from their offices, including state secretariat Lok Seva Bhavan, other subordinate staff started working on a roster basis.
As per the roster system, 33 per cent of the junior staff of different departments will be working on a rotational basis.
4.30 PM | NEW DELHI
RT-PCR kits need to be stored in less than 20 degree temperature, ICMR spokesperson says.
Health Ministry spokesperson, on several journalists testing positive in Mumbai, requests journalists to take precautions. Sampling criteria is that anyone who needs to be tested will be sampled, he says.
4.20 PM | NEW DELHI
Doubling rate at 7.5 days
The overall recovery rate in COVID-19 cases stand at 14.75%, says Health Ministry spokesperson.
In the last seven days, the doubling rate is 7.5 compared to 3.4 that was before the lockdown, he adds.
Based on data till 19th April, 18 States have shown better performance than the national average.
In some States the doubling rate is more than 20. Andaman-Nicobar 20.10, Haryana 21, Himachal Pradesh 24.5 days, Chandigarh: 24.50 days, Assam:25.8 days, Uttarakhand: 26.6 and Ladakh: 26.6 days.. In Kerala and Odisha it is more than 30 days.
In Goa, all patients have been recovered after treatment, he says.
4.15 PM | NEW DELHI
SHG comes to rescue
Self-help group members in 399 districts of 24 States initiate mask production. About 2 crore face masks, 1 lakh litres of hand santiser, liquid soaps and over 5000 PPEs were produced. SHG women also running 10,000 community kitchens in five States, a government spokesperson says.
4.00 PM | NEW DELHI
Farming operations allowed with 50% workforce: Agriculture Ministry
A spokesperson from Ministry of Agriculture says there is a 36% increase in the summer crop sowing, compared to last year.
Farming operations in field, harvesting and sowing, agencies engaged in procurement of agri-products, tea, coffee and rubber plantations are allowed with maximum 50% workers, he adds.
Fooodgrains production target for fy 2020-21 fixed at 298 MT. It was 291.1 MT last fiscal, he says.
Rs. 16,621 crore has been released to benefit 8.31 crore farmer families under PM-Kisan in the first instalment. Under PMFBY, insurance claims worth Rs. 2424 crore have been disbursed to farmers in 12 States, 18.26 lakh applications were sanctioned for loan amounting to Rs.17,800 crore. Short-term crop loans up to Rs.3 lakh allowed to repay up to May 31 at 4% PA interest without penalty, he says.
About 5,516 MT of pulses dispatched to States/UTs under Garib Kalyan Yojana.
4.00 PM | UTTARAKHAND
Badrinath temple opening postponed
The portals of Badrinath temple in Garhwal Himalayas, which were scheduled to open on April 30, will now open on May 15.
The decision to reschedule the opening of the temple gates was taken in view of circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dharmadhikari of the Badrinath temple Bhuvan Chandra Uniyal said. – PTI3
.45 PM | GUJARAT
Gujarat industrial units resume operations
As the lockdown guidelines are relaxed from Monday, nearly 4,000 industrial units in Gujarat have resumed operations.
This includes ceramic units in Morbi, engineering units in Rajkot and Kutch, chemical units in Ankleshwar, and automobile units in Sanand.
3.30 PM | NEW DELHI
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind appeals to Muslims to follow lockdown norms during Ramzan
Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has appealed to Muslims to adhere to all the guidelines of the lockdown and perform all religious rituals during Ramzan, starting later this week, staying inside their homes.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind general secretary Mahmood Madani also appealed to the community to help the poor and ensure ‘sehri’ (meal before start of fasting) and ‘iftar’ (meal at breaking of fast) is made available for the needy.
“It is an appeal to the Muslims in India that they adhere to the lockdown guidelines completely. They should not leave their homes without reason,” the Jamiat appeal said. – PTI
3.10 PM | UTTAR PRADESH
Kanpur records 17 fresh COVID-19 cases
Seventeen cases of coronavirus were detected in Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number of such cases here to 74, a health official said.
Out of these 74 cases, six patients were cured and discharged on Sunday, while one lost his life due to the disease eight days ago, he said.
Presently, there are 66 active cases and they are being treated at G S V M Medical College. – PTI
3.00 PM | TAMIL NADU
TN extends lockdown till May 3
Tamil Nadu becomes the third State on Monday, after Punjab and Karnataka, to announce extension of lockdown till May 3.
A press release from the State government said essential services continue to be exempted from the lockdown.
2.40 PM | TAMIL NADU
Two pilgrims test positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu
Two women, who were among 127 people who went on a pilgrimage to Varanasi, have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The pilgrims, mostly senior citizens, from Tamil Nadu were quarantined soon after they arrived in Tiruvallur district in three buses from Uttar Pradesh last Friday.
2.30 PM | ANDHRA PRADESH
Three more COVID-19 deaths, 75 fresh cases reported in AP
The State has breached the 700-mark in the number of positive cases as 75 new cases including three deaths were reported in seven districts. It was the highest number of cases reported in a single day so far and the tally has gone up to 722. The death toll reached 20 and 27 more persons have recovered and got discharged, according to the bulletin issued by the Health department on Monday.
So far, Kurnool reported 174 cases and Guntur reported 149 cases. Both of the districts account for 45% of the total cases in the State. – Tharun Boda2 PM | INDIA
Centre gets tough on four States violating lockdown measures.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted six committees, each led by Additional Secretary rank officials, to visit the four States — M.P, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal — to ensure strict the implementation of lockdown measures.
Civil Aviation ministry will arrange for their air transportation.
1.50 PM | MUMBAI
53 journalists test positive for COVID-19
BMC’s health committee member Amey Ghole has confirmed that 167 samples of media people were collected and of those 53 have tested positive.
They are in process of figuring out the logistics and may move the positive patients to hotels and guest houses.
Most are asymptomatic at present.
1.45 PM | KARNATAKA
Karnataka continues lockdown till May 3
The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday decided to continue to the present lockdown till May 3 without any relaxation to industries or services located in rural and urban areas.
“Today’s situation will continue till May 3,” Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy said after the Cabinet meeting.
Accordingly, all types of industries and services would be remained closed till May 3. However, agriculture and horticulture related activities, and agricultural marketing services will be allowed.
1.40 PM | KERALA
Rigorous infection-control in Kerala hospitals pays off
For Kerala, when COVID-19 struck, it was not a last-minute crash course on dealing with a contagious microbe. The learning was on right from 2017, when the State had rolled out the Anti Microbial Resistance programme, in which infection prevention and control (IPC) was a strategic point.
The Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode in 2018 was perhaps the first major test of the lessons learned. And Kerala did emerge victorious in the battle, but lost nurse Lini Puthussery. This time, Health Minister K.K. Shylaja had given a mandate to health-care workers — that there should be no casualties among them. So far, a nurse at the Kottayam medical college and two field workers in Ernakulam have been affected by COVID-19. All have recovered.
1.30 PM | WORLD
WHO-recommended disinfectants effective against novel coronavirus: Study
Alcohol-based hand disinfectants recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are effective against the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19, according to a study.
The formulations can be prepared quickly and easily by pharmacies and help alleviate the current shortage of disinfectants, said researchers from Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (RUB) in Germany.
1.10 PM | RAJASTHAN
Newborn tests positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan’s Nagaur
A newborn baby has tested positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district, an official said Monday.
“The baby born on Saturday is coronavirus positive. Her mother, father and other family members are also COVID-19 patients,” Nagaur chief medical and health officer Dr Sukumar Kashyap said.
12.50 PM | INDIA
RS Secretariat resumes duties
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat resumed functioning today, 27 days after the implementation of the national lockdown, said Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Monday.
Rajya Sabha Secretariat resumed functioning today after 27 days since lockdown came into force on March 25. I have asked the officials to transact core business that cant be deferred by deploying manpower accordingly in conformity with the spirit of norms of lockdown. #COVID19
12.40 PM | MADHYA PRADESH
Death toll in Indore rises to 52, COVID-19 cases reach 897
Three more persons died of coronavirus Indore in the last 24 hours, taking the toll in the Madhya Pradesh district to 52, an official said on Monday.
The deceased included two men and a woman, in the age group of 42 to 47 years, Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia said.
Besides, seven more people tested positive for COVID- 19 here, taking the total number of such cases in the district to 897, he said.
The State has reported 74 deaths so far. The total number of cases in the State stands at 1,414.
12.30 PM | KARNATAKA
Five new cases in Karnataka
Five new cases have been reported in the State on Monday taking the total number of positive cases to 395.
All the five are from Kalaburgi and contacts of previous positive patients, according to the health department”s midday bulletin.
So far, 16 deaths have been reported. As many as 111 people have been discharged.
12.20 PM | TAMIL NADU
In Chennai, doctor’s burial marred by protests, attacks
The body of the 55-year-old doctor, who heads a private hospital on Poonamallee High Road, was shifted from the private hospital to Chennai Corporation’s burial ground near Kilpauk on Sunday night. However, residents gathered on the road and protested.
12.10 PM | MAHARASHTRA
All areas in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad to be sealed till April 27
In view of the increasing COVID-19 positive cases in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, the municipal commissioners of the Pune and the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation on Sunday ordered to seal all areas within their limits for the next seven days.
In their directives issued under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, and the Disaster Management Act, 2005, PMC Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad and PCMC Commissioner Sharavan Hardikar declared the civic bodies as ‘containment zones’.
12 PM | KASHMIR
Four new cases of coronavirus in Kashmir
The number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir has climbed to 354 as four more persons tested positive for the virus, officials said on Monday.
Four new cases — all from Kashmir — have been detected in the union territory, the officials said.
The officials said the total number of positive cases has now risen to 354. Five patients have died in Jammu and Kashmir and 56 have recovered.
– PTI
11.40 AM | RAJASTHAN
Rajasthan registers 1 death, 17 new cases
The death of a resident of Nagaur in Rajasthan has brought the toll in the State to 24. According to authorities, the patient suffered from hypertension and was admitted to Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Government Hospital on Saturday, and tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
Seventeen more COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Rajasthan today, taking the State’s tally to 1,495. Among them, 205 patients have recovered so far and 97 have been discharged from hospitals, says the State Medical and Health Department.
11.30 AM | INDIA
COVID-19 situation serious in Mumbai, Kolkata, Indore: MHA
The Centre on Monday said the COVID-19 situation is “especially serious” in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata and a few other places in West Bengal, and violation of lockdown measures risk the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In a communication to state governments and union territories, the home ministry said there have been several incidents of violence against COVID-19 frontline healthcare professionals, complete violation of social distancing norms and movement of vehicles in urban areas. These should be stopped, it said.
The situation is “especially serious” in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Jaipur in Rajasthan, and Kolkata, Howrah, East Medinipur, North 24 Parganas, Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, the ministry said.
– PTI
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11.10 AM | NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand’s lockdown extended
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced New Zealand’s lockdown will last another week.
For nearly four weeks, nonessential workers have been able to leave their homes only to buy groceries or get exercise.
From next week, workers at some businesses such as construction and manufacturing will be able to resume their jobs, and some schools will reopen, although parents will be encouraged to continue having their children learn from home.
10.50 AM | MANIPUR
Manipur’s second COVID-19 patient again tests negative
The second COVID-19 patient in Manipur tested negative for the virus again on Sunday, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) director Prof Ahanthem Santa Singh said in Imphal.
With this, Manipur no longer has any active COVID-19 case, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Twitter.
The patient, who is undergoing treatment at RIMS, had tested negative for the virus on Saturday as well, the director told PTI.
“Good news: the second #COVID19 patient who is undergoing treatment at RIMS, Imphal has reported negative of Novel Corona Virus disease. Now Manipur has zero positive case of COVID-19 as on date as the two cases of Manipur have been reported negative (sic),” the CM tweeted.
10.40 AM | GUJARAT
Cases continue to spike in Gujarat
The number of COVID-19 infections in Gujarat continues to see sharp rise on Monday, with 108 new cases and four deaths.
The total number of cases in the State is now 1,851 cases and the number of deaths is 67.
Three of the four who died were men. Two hailed from Ahmedabad and the ther two from Surat. So far, 34 people have died in Ahmedabad and 10 in Surat.
10.10 AM | PUNJAB
Punjab rules out relaxation in curfew till May 3
The Punjab government has ruled out any relaxation in the curfew till May 3 barring wheat procurement.
The move came after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh reviewed the current situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak with senior officers from the administration and police department.
10.05 AM | ODISHA
Odisha police officer suspended for entering Puri Jagannath temple during lockdown
The Odisha government has placed an inspector-in-charge of a police station for allegedly entering Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, in violation of the lockdown imposed to curb COVID-19.
The suspended officer identified as Deepak Kumar Jena IIC of Badachana police station under Jajpur district was accused of entering the 12th century temple with his family members on Sunday evening.
10 AM | USA
U.S. wants to send team of experts inside China for COVID-19 probe: Trump
The U.S. wants to send a team of experts to China to investigate coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said, a day after he warned Beijing of “consequences” if it was knowingly responsible for the spread of COVID-19 which has killed more than 165,000 people globally, including over 41,000 in America.
Three more COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Bihar. With this, the total toll in the State is now 96.
The three new patients are aged 30, 36 and 52 years, and are residents of Jamalpur in Munger District.
9.20 AM | INDIA
MHA writes to States, asks to follow guidelines
Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Monday wrote to all States, reminding them to follow the March 31 observations made by Supreme Court that all States must comply with the guidelines issued by the MHA. He said that some States are allowing activities not permitted as per MHA guidelines.
The MHA has written to Kerala givernment regarding the dilution of lockdown guidelines, pointing out that the Kerala government has allowed functioning of local workshops, barber shops, restaurants, book stores, MSMEs in municipal limits, and bus travel in the cities/towns for shorter distance etc which amounts to violation of guidelines issued by MHA under Disaster Management Act, 2005.
9 AM | INDIA
17,265 confirmed cases, 543 deaths: Health Ministry
India has 17,265 confirmed cases of which 14,175 are active, according to the latest update from the Health Ministry.
As many as 2,546 people have been discharged. The death toll stands at 543, according to the Ministry.
8.30 AM | USA
US records 1,997 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins
The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States rose by almost 2,000 in the past 24 hours to reach 40,661 on Sunday, a tally from Johns Hopkins University showed.
The rise in deaths, by 1,997, is marginally above the 1,891 which Johns Hopkins data showed a day earlier for the previous 24-hour period to Saturday.
Sunday’s figure came on the same day that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the epidemic in his hardest-hit state is “past the high point.”
7.50 AM | ODISHA
Seven test positive in Odisha
Seven more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking total number of cases detected in the State to 68.
Number of active cases stands at 43. Twenty four people have recovered and one person has died, said the State Health Department.
07.30AM| INDIA
COVID-19 does not see race, religion before striking: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took to networking site LinkedIn to speak to young professionals that adapting to new technology in the times of COVID-19 can help create new business models and lead to the engagement of a large segment of Indians, including the poor, with technical solutions.
“COVID-19 does not see race, religion, colour, caste, creed, language or border before striking. Our response and conduct, therefore, should attach primacy to unity and brotherhood,” said Mr. Modi, adding that this has to be so, as the virus has affected across class, communities.
07.00AM | DELHI
Capital reports 110 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
The Capital on Sunday reported 110 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, taking the total number of cases to 2,003 and deaths to 45. On Sunday, 83 people recovered, taking the total number of people who have recovered to 290.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said as COVID-19 was still spreading in the Capital, the government has decided not to provide any relaxation to the ongoing lockdown.
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