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There have been unconfirmed reports that Kim is not in good health. The rumours began after he missed the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim II Sung.

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Chhattisgarh has 40 coronavirus cases till date of whom 36 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery till now, health officials said. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2yffueJ

Defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said, “There was unprovoked firing and shelling by Pak troops in Shahpur and Kirni sectors late Wednesday prompting us to respond in equal measure.” from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bXFBW8

The government has been urging citizens to use the Aarogya Setu to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and earlier this week, in a meeting with chief ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about “popularising the app and asked them to ensure downloads in greater numbers.” from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/35mOZQQ

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“We are getting billions and billions of dollars, many billions of dollars a month from China,” Trump said, referring to the massive tariffs he has imposed on the import of Chinese products into the US.

Of the 1,074 Covid-19 deaths reported from across the country till April 30 afternoon, 65% are men, which is in line with the evidence so far that Covid-19 kills more men than women.

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The fare for ordinary, luxury and super luxury buses has been hiked from 85 paisa per passenger per km to Rs 1 per passenger per km to partially meet the increased cost of operation of buses, an official statement said after a meeting of the Haryana cabinet. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3d7zE9p

In a statement, influential Republican lawmaker from North Carolina , George Holding, also appreciated the role being played by Indian-American non-profit organizations and community organizations in the coronavirus pandemic relied work in the US. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Sll9qf

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The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered mom-and-pop shops in the US. In India, these retail stores, rich on legacy business skills, are emerging intact, albeit a little bruised.

Pakistan authorities acknowledge the presence of only 19 terrorists who figure in the UNSC 1267 Sanctions List. For the rest, they have told the UNSC that they cannot locate them due to insufficient information in the order that designates them as terrorists

Seven out of 76 Covid-19 patients had died in Ujjain until April 23 and every fourth patient has succumbed to the disease over the last seven days.

The environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) held nine meetings only in April through video-conferencing where several industrial, mining and infrastructure projects were considered and cleared.

Delhi and Tamil Nadu, in that order, suffered the most from the irresponsibility of the Tablighi Jamaat, which insisted on hosting a weeks-long gathering at its headquarters in Delhi in March, a gathering that was attended by missionaries from some Covid-19-affected countries.

S1 attaches the virus to the cell membrane by interacting with host receptor while S2 mediates fusion between the virus and cell membrane , according to Uniprot which provides resources on protein sequence.

Five mega hospitals were quickly set up with help from the military, but after admissions slowed, the NHS was left with considerable capacity. Figures released on Friday said the number cases across settings in the UK were 171,253.

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2SiQda8

Maharashtra has the highest number of cases, and is inching towards the 10,000-mark. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bO98Bu

Coronavirus update: A senior official told ANI that the Indian missions will be asked to compile a list through this registration and repatriation will be coordinated with respective states. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2YijQwf

Irrfan Khan died on Wednesday after a two-year battle with a rare form of cancer. He was 53. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2y2AcP2

Maharashtra has the highest number of cases, and is inching towards the 10,000-mark.

“The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” Anthony Fauci, the top US epidemiologist who oversaw the study, told reporters at the White House

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Here is a preview of important Covid-19 news from India and the world today. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3f241zH

In Mumbai slums like Dharavi, the state government had said it would conduct a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine on slum residents. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2yVaVGm

In the same series of tweets, the Union Home Ministry spokesperson also said that there was a need to maintain a strict lockdown till May 3 so that the gains are not squandered away. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3d6Blnz

CM Khattar said that in 15 districts where the number of coronavirus positive cases is less than 10, a district-level strategy would be adopted to start industrial operations. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2WaigKj

Akmal famously clashed with former India opener Gautam Gambhir in the 2010 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and again with paceman Ishant Sharma in T20 international in Bengaluru in 2012-13.

In the same series of tweets, the Union Home Ministry spokesperson also said that there was a need to maintain a strict lockdown till May 3 so that the gains are not squandered away.

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Kim’s intentions, and the as-yet-unknown state of his health, play an outsized role in the workings of Northeast Asia.

The analysis is limited to Italy and does not mention how air pollution and testing positive for Covid-19 are linked. Air pollution in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.

The city’s Covid-19 fatality rate too has decreased to 3.9% on April 26 from the earlier 6.3% recorded on April 11. This means that there are now four deaths recorded for every 100 cases, as opposed to the earlier six deaths for the same number of cases.

The government on April 15 classified 170 districts as Covid-19 hotspots -- those which have reported large outbreaks or multiple clusters of cases -- and 207 other districts as non-hotspot areas, those where only limited clusters of cases were reported.

Despite these robust projections, the ongoing lockdown, set to run until May 3, has pressured farmers. The announcement of a nationwide curfew caught farmers by surprise on March 24.

Leaders of the US, the UK and Germany believe that the deaths and the destruction of the global economy could have been avoided, had China shared the information about the virus in its early phases.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials on Tuesday to encourage use of plasma therapy to check the spread of Covid-19. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2VLo9yn

A 67-year-old patient died of Covid-19 in Agra, and was cremated according to the protocols to be followed for the disease. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2ShBAUR

Author and journalist Shankkar Aiyar’s new book, The Gated Republic: India’s Public Policy Failures and Private Solutions argues that the failure of India’s public sector to deliver on its most essential functions has created a massive gap, which the private sector has had no choice but to fill. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bMbDV7

On Tuesday morning, the woman went to take a bath and when she did not come out even after a couple of hours, family members broke open the door and saw her hanging from the ceiling with a saree. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2zGkglR

PM Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau had a telephonic conversation of which the welfare of citizens stuck in each other’s nations formed a major component. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2SinW3x

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More terrorists could be hiding in Shopian’s Melhora village as the operation is underway, the officials added. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3aSFp9u

Delhi, which has 11 districts, accounts for 12.62% of all cases in the country as of Monday. Mumbai and Indore feature among the list of the 14 other districts.

Till now, people could either call the helpline number of the BMC seeking requests for Covid-19 tests or get in touch private laboratories for the collection of samples from home. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2W6nNkZ

The lockdown is scheduled to end on May 3, but there is no clarity on whether the exit will be total and if rail services will run soon after.

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The deceased have been identified as Bhakta Parida, Namita Naik and Pankaja Dash. While Bhakta was a resident of Bikrampur village in Khollikote area, Namita and Pankaja were staying in Tanganapani village at the outskirts of Berhampur city. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Yh02cr

ICMR asked states to return rapid testing kits sourced from China after its field assessment found them to be showing too much variation in results.

The US on Tuesday became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.

Test results of more than 100 individuals—traders and employees—who have been traced as contacts of the confirmed cases or those who have been shortlisted after a screening programme this weekend are still awaited, office bearers of the agriculture produce market committee (APMC) said.

The nationwide lockdown began in the last week of March while some states ordered closure of schools and a ban on public gatherings even before that, which led to people staying home

The strategy is the subject of a paper, ‘Strategic Planning To Augment The Testing Capacity For Covid-19 in India’, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research and authored by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s apex biomedical research body.

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Here is a preview of the important Covid-19 news from India and the world in the past 2 hours. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3cVVQTw

The bride’s family are leaving no stone unturned to make the stranded guests feel comfortable in their house. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bL3Rut

Covid-19 update: The family members also accused the hospital administration of negligence in treating him when they brought him to the hospital. Satish Agarwal’s son alleged that doctors kept sending them from one room to the other. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2W6Rv9h

Some 72,000 police personnel have been deployed across the state to enforce the Covid-19 lockdown. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3cL5Pv4

Kohli and de Villiers gave an account of their friendship in an Instagram live session recently. But the situation was not the same always.

The bride’s family are leaving no stone unturned to make the stranded guests feel comfortable in their house.

WhatsApp’s much awaited group calling extension is finally available for iPhone users. The update is expected to hit Android phones soon.

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China's statement came hours after the ICMR, which plays a key role in advising authorities engaged in the fight against Covid-19, said state governments should stop using the rapid antibody testing kits from Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3cU4v94

China's statement came hours after the ICMR, which plays a key role in advising authorities engaged in the fight against Covid-19, said state governments should stop using the rapid antibody testing kits from Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics

The lockdown, however, does not come without a fair share of problems of its own, the most pertinent is centered around the protection of basic civil rights in this lockdown.

With the lockdown in place to curb the spread of Covid-19, the state election commission informed the Assam governor of its inability to conduct polls to the BTC general council while adhering to social distancing and other restrictions in place due to coronavirus outbreak. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3f0K0K2

The employee, working with the judicial section of the apex court, was on duty on April 16 and had come in contact with two apex court registrars. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3cTLSlL

The 20 new Covid-19 cases recorded in Jharkhand on Monday included an assistant sub-inspector of police, who was on duty at Ranchi’s Hindpiri locality, a Covid-19 hotspot, and an ambulance driver. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2SbmdwQ

Coronavirus update: Eleven Bengal districts have been identified as orange zones, while eight are in the green zone, as per the list released by the state government. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Y9p9hl

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Ashwani Bhatia, managing director of SBI Mutual Fund saud that debt markets are currently facing a lack of risk appetite in the market and not a liquidity concern.

By Sunday night, the number of tests carried out in India was 665,819.

The Bihar chief minister said that the state has sufficient isolation and quarantine facilities.

Hours after the meeting with the Prime Minister, Odisha health minister Naba Das said the state will come out with guidelines to bring back stranded workers by the end of April.

Convalescent plasma therapy uses a blood component called plasma—which contains virus-fighting antibodies—from people who have recovered from the infection to treat those who are severely ill with Covid-19.

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Kim’s absence has unleashed a series of unconfirmed media reports over his condition, which officials in Seoul previously poured cold water on.

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Thackeray thanked people for celebrating festival like Akshay Tritiya from home during the lockdown and urged Muslims not to go out to pray during Ramzan. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3cLdBF2

In a twitter post, party leader Shaktisinh Gohil wrote that Shaikh got infected while helping the poor in Ahmedabad. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2y47Tzr

The MP’s father Srirangam, 83, has some health issues. He went to Hyderabad a few days ago for treatment. There he was tested for corona and was found positive for the virus. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2S9LFCS

The security guard, posted at the office of officer on special duty (OSD) to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan located in the teaching block of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, was tested positive on Saturday, sources said. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3bHOGCe

The company plans to initiate the trials in India for the vaccine with necessary regulatory approvals, which are underway presently. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Saoclo

Interacting with overseas Indian students via video conferencing, the minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways said, “All the world now, they have hatred for China. Is it possible for us to convert it into an opportunity for India.” from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2W2zU2m

Telangana Chief Minister held a high-level review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on Sunday on the implementation of lockdown, measures taken to contain the spread of Covid-19 and other issues. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/359rbQa

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants after the ultras fired upon a patrolling party of the security forces at Guddar in the Devsar area of the south Kashmir district Sunday evening, a police official said. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3cTjIYf

So far, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), RBI and the government have not said anything about the crisis in the mutual funds industry.

Kim -- a heavy smoker who has gained considerable weight since taking power in 2011 -- hasn’t appeared in state media for two weeks.

For now, stranded Indians around the world, including workers and students, have been asked to stay where they are.

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The country is better prepared on almost every front — testing, protective equipment, hospitals — than it was on March 25, when the first lockdown kicked in, and on April 14, but it isn’t clear whether this is enough should the number of cases rise when the lockdown ends.

While the Centre has not officially offered its view on the extension of the lockdown, officials have indicated that there will be a re-examination, with an eye on opening up some sectors to revive crucial economic activity.

The human safety trial of the vaccine began in Oxford on Thursday, with the first two of the 800 healthy volunteers recruited for the study being injected with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. T

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About 6.62 lakh villages in the country will be eventually covered in the SVAMITVA scheme.

Police officers privy to the investigation said that because this was the first case of murder within a containment zone , they had to look at standard operating procedures for such cases and act accordingly.

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