Covid-19 highlights: India reports 437 cases in 24 hours, 1834 people infected

"Supreme Court has said that misinformation needs to be checked. For that, we've created email id technicalquery.covid19@gov.in through which a joint secretary-rank officer of Health Ministry&specialized doctors of AIIMS will provide technical support,' says Lav Aggarwal, Health Ministry.

The Supreme Court has a issued notice to the Union of India and sought its reply by April 6, while hearing a PIL seeking its intervention in the light of the alleged black market of masks, hand sanitisers and personal protection equipment.

Iran coronavirus deaths have surpassed 3,000, according to the country's health ministry/

"I want our youth to play their role in helping our fight against the Covid-19 by joining our Corona Tiger Force which will be organised to do jihad against the suffering caused by this pandemic," said Pakistan PM Imran Khan.

Two resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi have tested positive for Covid-19, according to official sources, reports news agency PTI.

Four more people have been tested positive for Covid-19 in Guwahati, taking the total number of infected people in Assam to 5. All four had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, said officials.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a video conference with chief ministers of all states tomorrow over Coronavirus.

If anyone such as sanitation workers, doctors or nurses, loses their life while serving coronavirus patients, their family will be provided ₹1 crore as respect to their service. Whether they are from private or government sector doesn't matter: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Congress demanded that interest rate cuts on small savings be rolled back, and called it heartless, shameful step at this juncture, reported news agency PTI.

Wipro Ltd, Wipro Enterprises Ltd and Azim Premji Foundation have together committed ₹1,125 Crore towards tackling the unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis arising from Covid-19 pandemic outbreak: ANI

Eighteen residents of Lucknow, who participated in Nizamuddin Markaz event in Delhi, have not returned to the city, Lucknow Police Commissioner Sujit Pandey said on Wednesday, reports ANI.

He said, "24 foreigners who came to Lucknow after participating in the event have been admitted at Balrampur Hospital."

Two hundred people including four from Bengaluru and five from Belgaum, who participated in Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin, have been quarantined, says Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu. In all, 342 people from Karnataka had attended the event. ANI

Coronavirus update: India’s Covid-19 cases rise to 1,637. According to the Union health ministry website on Wednesday, there are 1,466 active patients, 38 casualties, 132 cured patients and 1 migrated case.

Seven Indonesian nationals and one person each from Kolkata and Kerala were found at Prayagraj's Abdullah mosque, says SP (City), Prayagaraj. During investigation it was found that they had attended the Markaz gathering in Delhi, they & 28 others who came in contact with them quarantined. A case has been registered," he added. : ANI

7 Indonesian nationals & one each from Kolkata & Kerala were found at the Abdullah mosque. During investigation it was found that they had attended the Markaz gathering in Delhi, they & 28 others who came in contact with them quarantined. Case registered: Prayagraj, SP (City) pic.twitter.com/ncqTsQWs9h

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced further measures for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic which include extension of realization period of export proceeds, review of limits of way & means advances of States/UTs, & implementation of counter-cyclical capital buffer: ANI

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced further measures for dealing with the #COVID19 pandemic - Extension of realization period of export proceeds, review of limits of way & means advances of States/UTs, & implementation of counter-cyclical capital buffer: RBI pic.twitter.com/tFrAIjJDNj

— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2020