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The government has already clarified that the financial year is not going to change.

India’s prolific match-winner in their recent two World Cups – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup – Yuvraj revealed he got more support under Sourav Ganguly’s captaincy than under MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli.

Houseparty’s privacy policy page states that it can track you using different tools even if you opt-out, won’t delete all your data from servers, can’t guarantee 100% security and owns whatever you chat about inside the app.

More than 2,000 people who were at the markaz in Delhi’ Nizamuddin area have been identified. The building has emerged as one of the biggest Covid-19 hot spots in the country.

Indians may have genetic advantages, but these need more studies. Meanwhile, fully enforce the lockdown

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A police team intercepted the ambulance and found the man alive and subsequently arrested all the four accused. Police sent them to a quarantine facility.

Tips about an infection hotspot at the Tablighi Jamaat’s Nizamuddin headquarters began trickling in to the Delhi Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme office that week, leading the district surveillance officer (DSO) to dispatch a team on March 26.

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Coronavirus update: The headquarters, Markaz Nizamuddin, where around 2,000 people were staying even as recently as the weekend, will likely end up being India’s own Diamond Princess, the cruise ship that saw 712 infections.

The death rates varied substantially with age, ranging from a low 0.0016% for people up to none years old to 7.8% for people aged 80 and above.

Covid-19 update: Top health experts said that the decision to maintain strict social distancing was the only way to stop the easily transmitted virus, even if this has caused massive disruption to the economy with three quarters of Americans under some form of lockdown.

Two persons have been arrested in the case.

The authorities now fear the Markaz waypoint has become a coronavirus transmission hub, with 24 preachers testing positive in Delhi alone between Sunday and Monday.

From our engagement with family and faith to our empathy for migrant workers, a lot will transform

The visa extension was announced as new figures by the Office for National Statistics showed that the number of deaths is higher than those released by the Department of Health and Social Care, which releases figures of deaths in hospitals, and not those in homes and care-homes.

At least 11 state governments and union territories put hundreds of people under quarantine and tested them for the dreaded infection.

The 130 functional government laboratories across India have tested 42,788 samples so far, of which 4,346 were tested on Monday alone.

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Over 2,000 delegates from countries like Indonesia and Malaysia attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi’s Nizamuddin West from March 1-15.

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After repeated warnings, the samosas were sent to him but with a little gift - a punishment.

The BCCI will have to take the lead in convincing the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) to postpone the Asia Cup to a later date.

Health officials in Kerala said that much more tests was a reason for the state, with population of 34.8 million, reporting highest number of Covid cases in the country.

The government also said there was no immediate plan to extend the 21-day lockdown period, which entered its sixth day on Monday, while the Indian Army dismissed as “fake” social media posts about a possible emergency declaration next month.

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The government also said there was no immediate plan to extend the 21-day lockdown period, which entered its sixth day on Monday, while the Indian Army dismissed as “fake” social media posts about a possible emergency declaration next month. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Jrmoj0

In a grim new milestones marking the spread of the virus, total deaths across the United States hit 3,017, including at least 540 on Monday, and the reported cases climbed to more than 163,000, according to a Reuters tally.

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The study, which is yet to be published also found that the virus doesn’t remain infectious on cloth or treated wood after a day.

Technology is also aiding the government in training its nurses and doctors on various measures to tackle the disease through webinars during the lockdown.

During the same session, Warne also named his all-time Test XI and picked Allan Border as the captain of this side.

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The continuing movement of migrants has prompted authorities in states such as West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Bihar to issue directions for keeping all those returning home under mandatory 14-day quarantine.

The trajectory of the disease in the US is one reason why India’s lockdown is critical. It’s also the reason Indians have to take the lockdown seriously.

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The Delhi government also said that the Delhi Police will ensure complete sealing of all interstate borders and allow movement of only those exempted from the restrictions on movement. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bzEHOV

The National Institute of Immunology in Delhi will sequence the virus to see whether the one infecting travellers from different parts of the world is the same or has undergone changes. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2xynzKK

The district magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, BN Singh, said the decision was taken in order to create additional facilities to provide healthcare and shelter to people in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway areas. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bD6GNA

Covid-19 update: There were just over a million doctors registered with state medical councils in 2017, of which only 80% were estimated to be in active service, according to the government. This means, India has one doctor for every about 1,500 persons; World Health Organization (WHO) norms suggest that there must be one doctor for every 1,000 persons. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2UIAVMx

The two officers, the home ministry said in identical orders, had failed to maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty. It added that the government intended to initiate action for imposing major penalties against them. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2UI4Vbn

Experts have raised concerns over possible signs of the Covid-19 outbreak entering the community transmission phase, but officials deny it.

Covid-19 update: On Sunday, the Centre asked state governments and Union Territories to “effectively seal” state and district borders to stop the movement of the migrant workers.

In the last seven days, China has reported 313 imported cases of coronavirus but only six confirmed cases of domestic transmission, the National Health Commission’s (NHC) data showed.

A study by researchers from China and the US, examined patients treated at the Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing between January 28 and February 9. The patients studied had a median age of 35.5 and were mild Covid-19 cases.

Coronavirus update: Among the total coronavirus cases in Delhi -- two patients died of the disease -- five have been discharged and one has migrated out of the country, the Delhi health department said.

Amid reports of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan settling in US, Donald Trump wrote on Twitter “the U.S. will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!”

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His policies and schemes have equipped both the Indian State and society better. The NPR and NRC will help too

Naval officer Abhilash Tomy says living in isolation is not without benefits. It is a time to blow the dust off those books and read, to make those calls which you have been deferring, to practise a hand at cooking, to make paper planes and to pursue those innumerable things that you postponed because you felt you never had the time.

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Coronavirus update: India’s promptness in scanning travellers, restricting and then entirely barring international travellers from entering the country, and announcing a nationwide lockdown (include complete cessation of train and air travel) till the middle of April should start kicking in now, hopefully flattening the curve.

The immediate impact of the Covid-19 scare is likely to happen in the gig economy with people remaining apprehensive of any physical contact and thus refraining from availing most such services such as ordering cabs and food to grooming services at home and staying in shared spaces.

Covid-19 update: There were just over a million doctors registered with state medical councils in 2017, of which only 80% were estimated to be in active service, according to the government. This means, India has one doctor for every about 1,500 persons; World Health Organization (WHO) norms suggest that there must be one doctor for every 1,000 persons.

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Covid-19 update: According to the ICMR, the apex biomedical research body in the country, there are four states of the disease. Stage 1 is getting imported cases, stage 2 is local transmission when a person whose been to a global hotspot infects a local resident, stage 3 is community transmission and stage 4 is an epidemic.

PM Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat programme on March 29, will talk about the situation arising out of the novel coronavirus in the country.

After Karnataka blocked all roads leading to Kerala, many areas in the state witnessed scarcity of vegetables, fruits and other essential items. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/39sf41d

In Maharashtra’s Sangli, four members of a family, who have tested Covid-19 positive, had returned from Saudi Arabia on March 14 and mingled with other people for the four days in absence of instructions for home quarantine. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3btWWoQ

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The number of deaths late Saturday was 2,010, about a quarter of them in New York City, the country’s hardest hit region, Johns Hopkins reported.

Covid-19 update: Ranveer Singh had decided to walk home after the government suddenly imposed a national lockdown, ordering shops and offices to close. Eating joints were allowed to stay open provided they don’t serve but deliver the food to customers. But in the initial days of the lockdown, the police wouldn’t let them operate.

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Coronavirus update: The Delhi government pressed 570 buses into service to ferry stranded migrant workers from across the city to the borders but most officers on the ground said it wasn’t enough. Right across the road at the Kaushambi bus terminus, the UP government provided 500 buses to drop them to their villages in UP. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2w1dJAQ

The man’s kin overpowered him and admitted the woman to nearby Bodi Government Hospital where doctors on Saturday said she succumbed to her injuries, not responding to treatment.

In Maharashtra’s Sangli, four members of a family, who have tested Covid-19 positive, had returned from Saudi Arabia on March 14 and mingled with other people for the four days in absence of instructions for home quarantine.

Till March 28, 44 private laboratories across India received approval for testing by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s apex biomedical research organisation that is responsible for providing approvals to laboratories for Covid-19 testing in India. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bBRiRV

. At 10.30pm on Saturday night, India had 1,013 cases with nearly 44% of them concentrated in Maharashtra, Kerala, and Karnataka.

India needs around 38 million masks and 6.2 million pieces of PPE to take care of Covid-19 patients, a Reuters report said quoting an internal report from Invest India.

Covid-19 update: A senior government official familiar with the matter said this is one of the 150-200 phone calls that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been making every day since he announced the nationwide 21-day lockdown last week.

Fresh coronavirus-related deaths were reported in India from Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra, taking the death toll from the disease to 21, according to official data from states.

Coronavirus update: The Delhi government pressed 570 buses into service to ferry stranded migrant workers from across the city to the borders but most officers on the ground said it wasn’t enough. Right across the road at the Kaushambi bus terminus, the UP government provided 500 buses to drop them to their villages in UP.

AAP and BJP locked horns over the issue of the exodus of migrant workforce from Delhi on Saturday

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Baldev Singh was found to have been infected by coronavirus only after his death on March 18. Since then, health authorities have been racing against time to trace his contact history and quarantining people who came in contact with him. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/33OI2ak

The woman had posted that a doctor got infected with coronavirus while treating patients in a state-run hospital. She had also uploaded a fake page of a Bengali newspaper. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2JxArUp

In the video-conference, 14 governors and Delhi’s Lt. Governor were shortlisted to share experiences in their territories as their areas are among the worst-hit parts of the country. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/33Tackg

Purely based on the numbers and nothing else, the rate of Covid-19 infection seems to increase sharply once countries cross a certain threshold. On March 27, the number of cases in India crossed 800. It was 878 at 10:45pm on Friday. Clearly, the next few weeks are crucial for India. The country is in a lockdown till April 15. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2UpoJkK

There are 878 positive cases of coronavirus in the country and 18 people have died, most of them in the month of March. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3dtEi2t

The American president also used for the first time war-time powers under the Defense Production Act, under increasing pressure from state governors, to force a private company, General Motors, to ramp up production of ventilators needed to treat severely ill Covid-19 patients.

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The US State Department said it is providing USD 2.9 million to help the Indian government prepare laboratory systems, activate case finding and event-based surveillance, and support technical experts for response and preparedness, and more. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2UFynPg

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Once again, you can watch Ramayan and Mahabharat on DD. The streets outside will still be empty – though, it’s a different kind of lockdown, necessitated by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.

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Purely based on the numbers and nothing else, the rate of Covid-19 infection seems to increase sharply once countries cross a certain threshold. On March 27, the number of cases in India crossed 800. It was 878 at 10:45pm on Friday. Clearly, the next few weeks are crucial for India. The country is in a lockdown till April 15.

Coronavirus update: The organisations said they had begun preparations to train dogs in six weeks “to help provide a rapid, non-invasive diagnosis towards the tail end of the epidemic”.

Coronavirus update: According to the India Meteorological Department, March witnessed six western disturbances, especially in northwest India, as against an average of two to three for the season, pounding standing crops with heavy rainfall and hail, damaging up to 50% of them in some areas.

According to the Islamic State, Al Hindi carried out the March 25 Gurudwara attack to avenge the alleged plight of Muslims in Kashmir, but Indian intelligence officials say there is enough evidence to indicate that this is a classic case of a covert false flag operation with Pakistani deep state involvement.

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Speaking in an exclusive chat with Hindustan Times, India star paddler Manika Batra gave a glimpse of her life under lockdown.