Highlights| Six employees of Mumbai's Taj hotel test positive for coronavirus

10 areas of West Bengal including some parts of Kolkata will go under total lockdown as state government looks to curb the pandemic in the state.

West Bengal to impose total lockdown in 10 COVID 19 hotspots including parts of Kolkata: official

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 11, 2020

An analysis published in New England Journal of Medicine says Remdesivir has helped two-thirds of patients recover from coronavirus. The analysis had patients from United States, Europe, Canada and Japan.

110 passengers from Uruguay and Australia have alighted from the Greg Mortimer. The Uruguayan and Australian governments arranged a medically equipped Airbus A350 plane to take them to Melbourne. Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Uruguayan counterpart Ernesto Talvi exchanged greetings.

Biplab Deb, Tripura CM, said police in the state are doing their best to ensure that people in remote areas get food delivered to them.

Tough times never last,but tough people do!

I salute Tripura Police &TSR jawans who are working round the clock to ensure safety & also distributing food items to the remotest areas of Tripura

With such dedicated efforts we will definitely overcome this pandemic soon#StayHome pic.twitter.com/04kiQxckXA

— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) April 11, 2020

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now extended its no-sail order to cruise ships. These ships will have to cease operations for more than 3 months.

Chattisgarh's Rajnandgaon Collector JP Maurya said that people who attended the Markaz congregation in Delhi will face murder charges if they do not disclose their travel history since March 1, 2020.

52 people in Chandni Mahal area have tested positive and the district magistrate has said that Chandni Mahal be added to list of containment regions.

At least 3 have died of corona in Chandni Mahal area in past 3 days.Out of 102 people staying in 13 different religious locations in the area,52 tested positive. Interaction b/w people tested positive&residents of Chandni Mahal can't be ruled out:Office of DM(Central Dist) #Delhi

— ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo could not have it much worse. A man in his mid-20s has died due to Ebola. War-torn Congo is also trying to fend off a measles epidemic, and was planning to declare an end to Ebola which has so far killed 2,200. Coronavirus cases in the nation rose to 215 and 20 people have died so far.

Mahroof, a resident from Mahe, who was on ventilator for the last two days died due to Covid-19. The septuagenarian breathed his last at Pariyarram Medical College in Kannur on Saturday.

The nation saw 1,035 cases in the last 24 hours. Though 643 people have recovered, the death toll has crossed 200-mark.

40 deaths and 1035 new cases in last 24 hours, the sharpest ever increase in cases; India's total number of #Coronavirus positive cases rises to 7447 (including 6565 active cases, 643 cured/discharged/migrated and 239 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/14T518RPgR

— ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2020

More than 7,400 people in India have Covid-19 infection. The death toll has crossed 200. More than 600 people have been cured.

US Prez Donald Trump told mediapersons that US will be helping out Italy with telemedicine and armed forces as the nation tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Liverpool legend and Scottish former footballer Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for Covid-19. His family says that he is asymptomatic.

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish tests positive for #coronavirus

'The test result was positive but he remains asymptomatic,' say family.https://t.co/AAjX0NL6UD #LFC pic.twitter.com/K528z5n4ks

— AFP_Sport (@AFP_Sport) April 10, 2020

US continues to report high number of coronavirus cases as the tally crossed 500,000. More than 2000 people died in US on Friday, making it the nation with highest number of single day deaths.

#BREAKING US records more than 500,000 coronavirus cases: Johns Hopkins pic.twitter.com/ilAF96BKYa

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 11, 2020

People in New Delhi's Okhla wholesale fruit and vegetable market were seen openly violating social distancing norms.

Delhi: People were seen violating norms of social distancing at wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Okhla, amid the #CoronavirusLockdown. pic.twitter.com/WS1Vzz3Z1R

— ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2020