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The personal care firm donated 60,000 hand santizers to police officials, government offices and NGOs. L’Oréal India Managing Director Amit Jain said: "We consider it our responsibility to use the resources available to us in supplementing and contributing to the collective efforts made across the country."

The Home Ministry has issued a notification that Rohingyas who attended the Tablighi Jamaat meet at Nizamuddin will now be screened for Covid-19.

Tughlakabad Extension, Nihal Vihar and areas in Sangam Vihar have been added to the list.

Delhi: List of 'containment zones' in Delhi raised to 66; Areas of L-2 Sangam Vihar, Streets no. 26&27 Tuughalkhabad Extension, C-105, Hari Nagar, B-33 Hari Nagar, C-785 Camp no. 2, Nagloi and RZ-168, K-2 block, Nihal vihar added to the list

— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2020

More than 2,000 people have Covid-19 in Mumbai. 121 people have died so far.

ANI quoting health ministry sources said the recently ordered PPE kits from China are below accepted standards and fail to meet basic criteria.

About 63,000 Personal protective equipment(PPE) kits which arrived from China recently did not fulfill the criteria: Health Ministry Sources pic.twitter.com/aTH2GR4my1

— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2020

UK reported 847 deaths in 24 hours which took the nationwide toll to 14,576.

Kerala has reported a single case of Covid-19 on Friday. Earlier this week on Wednesday the state had reported a singular case of coronavirus. The amount of people under observation has also come down to 78,000.

AP government has imported 1 lakh Covid-19 test kits from South Korea. SD Biosensor of South Korea sent the kits and a special flight was chartered to bring them Vijaywada.

Uttar Pradesh police arrested 14 people who attended the congregation in Nizamuddin after these people completed their isolation period in Bhadohi on Friday.

BMC said that 101 people in Dharavi have Covid-19. 15 new cases and 1 death has been reported.

Union minister Nishank Pokhriyal also hoped that other state education departments will join the states who have decided to cut back scholl-fee hikes.

A few states have taken positive steps to address school fee-related issues during lockdown, hope others will consider too: HRD Minister

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 17, 2020

More than 13,500 people are infected in India due to Covid-19. 1, 007 cases have been reported in last 24 hours

585 new deaths due to Covid-19 have been reported in the European nation in the last 24 hours.

#BREAKING Spain's death toll increased to nearly 19,500, after the country reported 585 new fatalities in the past 24 hours pic.twitter.com/wvO4NjqjgT

— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 17, 2020

The MSHD (Maharashtra State Housing Department) issued a notification saying that rent collection to be postponed for 3 months.

Maharashtra State Housing Department issues instructions to landlords to postpone rent collection by at least 3 months. During this period, no tenant should be evicted from the rented house due to non-payment of rent: Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office pic.twitter.com/ItptwgAOWu

— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2020

10 people in West Bengal have died due to Covid-19

Total active COVID19 cases in the State are 162; death toll 10: West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha

— ANI (@ANI) April 17, 2020