Highlights: Total Covid-19 positive cases in Gujarat rise to 2,815

Covid-19 cases in Bihar rise to 176 after 6 more people, including 10-year-old boy, test positive in Munger district: Health Department official

No professional cricket will be played in England and Wales until at least July 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic: England and Wales Cricket Board

Three persons tested positive for Covid-19 in Prayagraj today: Bhanu Chandra Goswami, District Magistrate Prayagraj

Complete lockdown to be enforced in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai from April 26 to April 29 between 6 AM and 9 PM. In Salem and Tiruppur, complete lockdown will be enforced from April 26 & April 28 between 6 AM and 9 PM. Online food delivery to be allowed: Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami

West Bengal inter ministerial central team (IMCT), after visit to two hospitals in the state, writes to principal secretary citing several anomalies in the healthcare facilities including 5 day or longer waiting time for test results of patients in isolation wards; bodies lying on beds for four hours while death certificate is made instead of sending it to mortuary and others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore on yesterday. The two leaders exchanged views on the health and economic challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Modi promised to provide all possible support for maintaining supplies of essential goods, including medical products to Singapore. PM also expressed his appreciation for the support being extended to Indian citizens in Singapore: PMO

Jharkhand: Due to nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, Mosques in Ranchi remain closed ahead of the commencement of the holy month of #Ramzan. People living here say, "We will maintain social distancing while offering prayers at our homes. Will pray this #COVID19 pandemic ends soon".

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has passed 190,000, with nearly two-thirds of the fatalities in Europe, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources at 0740 GMT

Delhi: Due to nationwide coronavirus lockdown, Jama Masjid remains closed ahead of commencement of the holy month of Ramzan. Shakil Ahmed, living in area says,"My family will celebrate while maintaining social distancing and taking care of all. We will distribute food among needy".

Delhi: Due to nationwide #Coronavirus lockdown, Jama Masjid remains closed ahead of commencement of the holy month of #Ramzan. Shakil Ahmed, living in area says,"My family will celebrate while maintaining social distancing&taking care of all. We will distribute food among needy". pic.twitter.com/Pi82IYV21q

— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2020

Andhra Pradesh has reported 62 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the states' Covid-19 nodal officer, reports ANI. Total cases in the state are currently at 955, including 781 active cases, 145 discharged, & 29 deaths.

Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that faulty antibody test kits will be returned, irrespective of which country they were procured from, including China. We have not paid a single penny yet, he added. He said this during a video conference with state health ministers: ANI

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has written a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee highlighting "monumental failures and blunders" by state govt in tackling Covid-19, reports PTI.

The governor has reportedly told the CM that her strategy is to divert people’s attention from her failure to combat Covid-19 crisis

Sent response @MamataOfficial to her communication.

Hope good sense prevails now and all move in togetherness to deal with the challenges state is facing so that people in deep distress get some solace.

— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) April 24, 2020

Maharashtra reports14 more Covid-19 deaths and 778 new coronavirus cases on Friday, reports ANI.

The total count of coronavirus cases in the state has climbed to 6,427, said the state Public Health Department. With 14 more deaths, the toll due to the infection has risen to 283.

Karnataka reported 18 new Covid-19 positive cases, including 11 from Bengaluru urban, today; the total number of positive cases in the state is 463, according to the state government: ANI

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says: Central government had given us permission only for limited trials of plasma therapy on serious patients at LNJP hospital. In the next 2-3 days, we will conduct more trials & then we will seek permission next week, for all the serious patients: