Covid-19 updates: 38 hotspots declared in Bengaluru

For Covid-19, 2.3 lakh samples have been tested so far: ICMR.

Free ration and food grains distributed to 5.29 crore beneficiaries under Garib Kalyan Yojna. As on April 13 more than 32 crore poor people have been provided financial support of ₹29,352 crore: Government.

Additionally, we are ordering close to about 33 Lakh kits for RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction) and 37 Lakh rapid kits are expected to come at any point in time: R Gangakhedkar, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

We yesterday mentioned that we have kits that could last for 6 weeks. We have received another installment for RT-PCR kits which are far more sufficient in numbers, which would essentially mean that we would be able to cover ourselves for a long period of time: R Gangakhedkar, (ICMR)

There are 657 coronavirus positive cases in Uttar Pradesh including 49 cured/discharged and 8 deaths, so far : State Principal Secretary (Health), Amit Mohan Prasad.

Iran said on Tuesday that the number of lives lost in the country to the novel coronavirus dropped to double figures for the first time in one month.

Amit Shah assures people of sufficient reserves of food, medicines and other daily essentials in the country, and there is no need to panic. He said the decision to extend the nationwide lockdown to fight Covid-19 till May 3 taken to protect lives of the people.

We haven't received the rapid testing kits yet. There is a great need for them. The central government is about to receive the kits which have been imported, then we will get too. We will start working with it, the day we receive it: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

India delayed the purchase of testing kits and is now critically short of them.

With just 149 tests per million Indians, we are now in the company of Laos (157), Niger (182) and Honduras (162). Mass testing is the key to fighting the virus. At present we are nowhere in the game: Rahul Gandhi

India delayed the purchase of testing kits & is now critically short of them.

With just 149 tests per million Indians, we are now in the company of Laos (157), Niger (182) & Honduras (162).

Mass testing is the key to fighting the virus. At present we are nowhere in the game.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 14, 2020

4 more deaths reported in Pune today. All the four had tested positive for Covid-19 and also had co-morbidity: Pune Health Officials.

A total of 38 people have died in Pune till now.

There are 47 'Red Zones' in Delhi now. We have made the criteria more stringent now. Earlier an area used to be declared a 'Red Zone' if 10 or more positive cases were found there. Now, if 3 cases are found in an area it will be declared a 'Red Zone' and contained: Delhi Health Minister.

2 more Covid-19 deaths in Dharavi, toll rises to 7; cases in Mumbai's slum climb to 55: BMC official, reports PTI.

Manufacture of hand sanitiser is on war footing and more than 70,000 litres have already been supplied to different agencies. Two test facilities for blood penetration test has been established, one at Chennai and another at Kanpur: Ministry of Defence

Jammu and Kashmir: Road from Natipora to Nowgam sealed by the district administration after it was declared as 'red zone'. The movement of people is restricted here.

Jammu and Kashmir: Road from Natipora to Nowgam sealed by the district administration after it was declared as 'red zone'. The movement of people is restricted here. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/lqV8LDrzeP

— ANI (@ANI) April 14, 2020

Nepal cabinet decides to extend their nationwide lockdown till 27th April: Prime Minister's Secretariat

Nepal cabinet decides to extend their nationwide lockdown till 27th April: Prime Minister's Secretariat #Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/mSDqpjgxIN

— ANI (@ANI) April 14, 2020