Coronavirus positive cases rise to 804 in Rajasthan

As of 5:00 PM today, cumulatively 232 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, it includes 6 deaths and 54 discharges: Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka

As of 5:00 PM today, cumulatively 232 #COVID19 positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka, it includes 6 deaths & 54 discharges: Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka pic.twitter.com/oQZjTd3hJm

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Till now, around 90 doctors, nurses and paramedics staff have tested positive for Covid-19 across the country: Sources, reports ANI.

The number of containment zones will be increased in Delhi in next 2-3 days. Also, we are starting a sanitisation drive on a large-scale in the red zones or containment zones: Arvind Kejriwal.

No new case of Covid-19 has come to light after Operation SHIELD was started in Dilshad Garden: Arvind Kejriwal

High-risk zones will be declared as orange zones. Containment zones have already been declared as red zones. We will start a massive sanitation drives in these zones from tomorrow: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

12 people, including 11 who came in contact with Tablighi Jamaat members in Katghora town of Korba district, test positive for Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh; cases rises to 30: Official, reports PTI

Odd-even rules at Azadpur mandi in Delhi for maintaining social distancing. There will also be staggered timings -- 6-11 am for sale of vegetables and 2-6 pm for sale of fruits, reports PTI.

Coronavirus cases in India mount to 8447, death toll at 273: Ministry of Health

and Family Welfare

Group of Ministers has approved release of Hydroxychloroquine for 13 countries after assessing stock for domestic use

Resurgence of Covid-19 cases in China, Japan and Korea is a matter of concern, says Health Ministry

On March 29, we had 979 positive cases,now we've 8356 positive cases; of these 20% cases need ICU support. So, today too 1671 patients need oxygen support and critical care treatment. This figure is important to show that government is planning things in being over prepared: Health Ministry

Total 1,86,906 samples have been tested so far, of which 7,953 have been found positive for COVID-19: ICMR official

Major effort to increase testing capacity, private and government medical colleges including 14 mental institutes are being roped in: Health ministry

Situation regarding essential commodities is under control in the MHA control room, officials of Ministries of Civil Aviation, Consumer Affairs and Railways have been working in coordination with states to resolve logistics problems: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, MHA

All states and administrations are working together to fight Covid-19: Health Ministry