Covid-19 updates: 6 virus deaths recorded in Maharashtra today, say officials

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh distributed personal protective equipment, masks and sanitizers to Mumbai police personnel, today. He said,"We want our Police officials to remain safe while they are on duty amid coronavirus lockdown."

The government has issued an advisory asking people to wear 'homemade face covers' especially when they step out of their houses.

"The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan and GB Pant hospitals will be converted into Covid-19 management centers with a facility for 2000 patients," said Dr JC Passi, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan and GB Pant hospitals.

The government has put curbs on export of diagnostic kits with immediate effect, according to a Commerce ministry notification.

"Along with experts, Manish ji and I will be interacting live with parents and children of Delhi. Children have so many questions about Corona. How should parents address them? Join us at 3 pm today for a session on #ParentingInLockdown" tweeted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

"There are 386 Coronavirus positive patients including 259 from Markaz Nizamuddin," said said Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain. "We have only 7000-8000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits left in our stock which will last 2-3 days. We've demanded 50,000 PPE kits on urgent basis," he added.

Two days after Padma Shri awardee Bhai Nirmal Singh died of coronavirus, his daughter has tested positive for the virus.

108 staff members of Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, including doctors and nurses, have been quarantined after they came in contact with two patients who in their second test report were found positive for coronavirus. Of the 108, 85 are in home quarantine and 23 in the hospital.

Employees of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will donate one day's salary to Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) to fight coronavirus.

One more woman has died of Covid-19 in Ahmedabad. Gujarat's death toll rises to 10, says official.

An FIR has been registered against 12 Bangladesh citizens who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi last month and are now in administrative quarantine in UP's Shamli district, police said on Saturday.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has appealed to all those who have attended the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, to voluntarily call at '104' helpline and take COVID19 test and follow the guidelines. He stated, "Don't be afraid of anything, you've the complete support of Govt".

Death toll due to coronavirus rose to 68 in India, and number of cases increased to 2,902, according to ministry of health.

A 36-year-old coronavirus patient has died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara. Total number of positive cases in the state is 155, with 9 deaths.

112 French nationals, who were stranded in Kerala due to the lockdown, were airlifted by a special Air India flight to Paris today morning. Their baggage was disinfected and they were screened at the Cochin Intl airport's health desk before departure.