Highlights: 186 new coronavirus cases and 1 death reported in Delhi today

82% of total 34 patients in Assam were asymptomatic which means they didn't show any symptoms of Covid-19. Most of the patients fall in 50-60 years age bracket. Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Morigaon and Golaghat have been included in red zone: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

If any doctor, nurse, sanitation worker at hospital, lab technician contracts the infection and dies due to it, while attending to the patients of Covid-19, then Delhi govt will give a compensation of ₹1 crore to their family. There are other people too who are looking after Corona patients-Police, Civil Defence volunteers, teachers. If anyone contracts Corona&dies due to it, while looking after Corona patients, then it will be extended to all such people. Their families will be given ₹1 crore: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

There has been decrease in number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi in last three days; hope it will reduce further: CM Arvind Kejriwal.

2274 samples were tested yesterday out which 67 cases tested positive. In last 2-3 days the number of cases have gone down. I hope that the cases will go down even more in the coming days: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Increase of 957 Covid-19 cases and 36 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of Covid-19 positive cases rise to 14,792 in India (including 12,289 active cases, 2015 cured/discharged/migrated people and 488 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Maharashtra Govt's Minority Development Department instructs district administrations to ensure that people offer prayers at their homes during Ramzan in order to strictly implement coronavirus lockdown

Total active cases in the state is 178 and the death toll is 12. 7 people have been discharged: West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiv Sinha

Maharashtra government issues addendum in yesterday's order and also exempts Print media from lockdown from 20th April onwards. Door to door delivery of newspapers and magazines to remain prohibited during the lockdown in the light of coronavirus pandemic. Commissioners and Directors of all commisionerates and directorates to attend office with 10% staff, reports ANI.

Research on side effects of hydroxychloroquine drug underway: ICMR, reports PTI.

14.4 percent Covid-19 deaths between 0-45 years, 10.3 percent between 45-60 years, 33.1 percent between 60-75 years, 42.2 percent 75 years and above: Health Ministry.

More than 2.25 million coronavirus cases have been recorded worldwide, about half of them in Europe, according to a tally compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT Saturday from official sources.

1758 cases have been registered and 7220 people arrested in connection with violation of coronavirus lockdown in Uttarakhand so far: Uttarakhand Police

A positive trend has been noted in 47 districts across 23 states. No positive cases has been reported in the last 28 days in Mahe of Puducherry, and Kodagu of Karnataka. In 45 other districts, no new positive cases have been reported in last 14 days: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

Of 14,378 positive Covid-19 cases, 4,291 linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation: Health Ministry.

Air India will open bookings from May 4 for select domestic routes, select international destinations from June 1.

Air India opens bookings for select domestic flights May 4th 2020 onwards and International Flights June 1st, 2020 onwards pic.twitter.com/Lsz9gRLF9V

— ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2020