Updates: Covid-19 hotspots in 15 districts of Madhya Pradesh to be sealed

District magistrate Prabhu N Singh told ANI that 84 people in Agra have Covid-19 as 19 new cases were recorded today.

19 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in Agra, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 84: Agra DM Prabhu N Singh

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 9, 2020

Providing a fillip to India and Brazil relations, India's lifting of hydroxychloroquine ban has now earned the plaudits of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro who thanked PM Modi for allowing the drug to be exported.

Brazil Pres Jair Bolsonaro in his address to the nation thanked PM Modi for helping Brazil with Hydroxychroloquine. He said, "As an outcome of my direct conversation with Indian PM, we'll receive, raw materials to continue our production of Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19". pic.twitter.com/awn3MYuem4

— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2020

India has recorded 5,734 cases of Covid-19. 166 people have died so far.

The Patna police has cracked down on lockdown violators as the state government takes stringent measures to contain coronavirus outbreak in Bihar.

Doctors from private and government told Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren told to extend the lockdown to prevent further infections in the state. “There is a possibility of quick spread of the virus if the lockdown ends. Social distancing is the best safety measure. We have to give our best effort given our limited resources,” the doctors stated.

A 15-year-old boy from the Yanomami people has contracted Covid-19 in Brazil, The Yanomami people are remotely contacted tribe from the Amazon. They are known for their remoteness. They are also highly vulnerable to foreign diseases. Brazil health minister told AFP, ""We have to be triply cautious with (indigenous) communities, especially the ones that have very little contact with the outside world."

A 61-year-old woman from Jammu died due to coronavirus in Udhampur. This is the first death from Jammu region.

In Vilupuram, a district hospital wrongly gave out Covid-19 negative certificates to 4 patients. 3 of those have been traced, one patient who belongs to Delhi is yet to be found. "Test results of 26 patients had come in the evening, out of which four were positive. Later by mistake, these four patients were given negative certificates," said S Jayakumar, Villupuram Superintendent of Police told ANI.

Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar spoke to foreign minister of Spain Arancha Gonzalez. Both agreed upon the need of global cooperation and responded positively to the medicinal requirements of the European nation which has the third-highest death toll due to Covid-19.

Had a telephonic conversation with Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez. We agreed that effective #COVID19 response requires global cooperation. India has responded positively to urgent pharmaceutical requirement of Spain: External Affairs Minister,Dr S Jaishankar (File pic) pic.twitter.com/dQdbAt2Zul

— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2020

China has reported 61 imported cases of Covid-19 and two native cases but none of them were from hard-hit Hubei province, China's National Health Commission reported.

A Johns Hopkins tally shows that close to 2,000 people have succumbed to Covid-19 for the second day in a row in US.

#BREAKING Nearly 2,000 US #coronavirus deaths for second day in a row: Johns Hopkins tally pic.twitter.com/gzT0PpBpUI

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 9, 2020

Two women resident doctors stationed at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi faced an assault by a man who blamed them for spreading Covid-19. The two doctors, who are not on Covid-19 duty, were out to buy essential items when a man came and twisted their wrists asking them to stay away from markets.

#UPDATE A 44-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting two female doctors of Safdarjung Hospital, after an FIR was registered in the case: Delhi Police https://t.co/QYN9Tqrj9K

— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2020

4 fresh coronavirus cases were reported from capital Ranchi and one case was reported from Bokaro. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the city is now 9.

5 more persons have tested positive for #Coronavirus in Jharkhand,taking the total number of cases to 9. 4 new cases are from Ranchi's Hindipiri area & 1 from Bokaro; they are family members of earlier positive cases from Ranchi&Bokaro: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni

— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2020

Himachal Pradesh reported one fresh case of coronavirus on Wednesday. The state health ministry said total number of cases in the state has risen to 28.

US CDC has said that front line workers exposed to Covid-19 but remain asymptomatic can return to work as US economy tries to grapple with the effects of coronavirus.