COVID-19 Crisis: March 31, 2020 | As it happened
Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: Global death toll due to novel coronavirus has crossed the 40,000-mark, while the total number of confirmed positive cases crossed 8 lakh.
Coronavirus Outbreak | As it happened:
- 1397 infected in the country, the death toll at 35
- Global coronavirus toll tops 40,000
- Russian Doctor who shook hands with Vladimir Putin tests positive. Click Here to read the story
- Telangana: 15 new cases tested positive. All of these patients are either those who attended Tablighi Markaz in New Delhi or relatives of those who attended.
- Karnataka Waqf Board issues press release requesting those who attended Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in New Delhi to identify themselves.
- Delhi Government declares 6 hospitals 'dedicated' for coronavirus treatment. The list includes: Lok Nayak Hospital, GB Pant Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, & Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar
- Coronavirus infections in Mumbai breach 150 mark. Click here to read more
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds video conference with officers of Lucknow and Saharanpur.
- 4 more persons have tested positive for COVID19 in Rajasthan. This has taken the total number of cases to 91. This includes 2 Italians and 17 evacuees from Iran.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has donated 5 lakh each to PM National Relief Fund and West Bengal's Emergency Relief Fund.
- 13 more people found positive for coronavirus in Karnataka. The total number of coronavirus patients in the state has gone up to 101.
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have contributed one day's salary to PM-CARES Fund, adding to a sum of Rs Ten Crore Fifty-Three Lakhs Fifty-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Nine.
- A 52-year-old person has been found positive for #Coronavirus and is Assam's first COVID-19 patient. He is undergoing treatment at Silchar Medical College. His condition is stable: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- 6 more COVID-19 cases reported in Kashmir division today, taking the total number of positive cases in the Union Territory to 55 (12 from Jammu & 43 from Kashmir division): Government of Jammu & Kashmir
- Nizamuddin Markaz case to be investigated by Crime Branch
- Approximately, 2,100 foreigners visited India for 'tabligh' activities this year. Foreign nationals include those from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan. All such foreign nationals normally report their arrival at Tabligh Markaz at Banglewali Mosque in Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
- Probe ordered to identify Gujarat residents who attended Islamic gathering in Delhi linked to COVID-19 spread: Official.
- On March 28, all state police asked to locate Indian Tabligh Jamaat workers from local coordinators, medically screened, quarantine them: MHA
- 82 new coronavirus cases emerge in Maharashtra in a day
- FIR will be filed against those spreading false rumours on COVID-19 crisis; strict action will be taken under Disaster Management Act: MHA.
- Worldwide coronavirus infections cross 8 lakh mark; 38,748 deaths reported so far
- "Delhi government has written to Lieutenant Governor for an FIR in the matter. If any officer is found to be guilty, action will be taken," said Kejriwal in connection with Tablighi Jamaat event in New Delhi.
- "Out of 97 cases in Delhi, 24 are from Markaz in Nizamuddin," says Kejriwal
- "Tablighi Jamaat was wrong in holding congregation amid coronavirus pandemic," says Kejriwal
- Ministry of External Affairs has identified suppliers from South Korea, Turkey & Vietnam to increase the availability of logistics items in the country. DRDO is also working with local manufacturers to increase the supply of N95 masks: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.
- Delhi government has issued an order under Epidemic Disease Act to District Magistrates, Municipal Corporations & Police, to look into the matters wherein landowners are forcing doctors&nurses to vacate their property: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secy, Health Ministry. #COVID19
- Indian Railways would be prepared to modify 20000 coaches into quarantine/isolation coaches to augment the quarantine facilities being created in the country: Ministry of Railways.
- In view of hardships faced by taxpayers due to COVID19 pandemic, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issues notification easing the process of issuing of certificates for lower rate/nil deduction/collection of TDS or TCS with reference to FY 2020-21: Income Tax Department
- Doctors & nurses, who are due to retire on March 31, 2020, would serve for two more months on contract basis: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
- Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to help the migrant workers and students amid Coronavirus Lockdown saying, "Workers and students cannot be left in destitute. We have to come forward promptly to help them"
- Another COVID-19 patient dies in Bengal, death count 3
- Delhi: Medical team and Police are present at the Markaz building, Nizamuddin
- Delhi: Nearly 860 people shifted from Markaz building, Nizamuddin to hospitals, around 300 more people yet to be evacuated
- Coronavirus claims 7 lives in a day in Pakistan
- Narendra Bhooshan, CEO of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) appointed the Officer In-charge for Gautam Budh Nagar for the efforts with regard to COVID-19 pandemic
- 5 fresh coronavirus cases (1-Mumbai, 2-Pune and 2- Buldhana) in Maharashtra; total number of positive cases in the state rises to 225
- 68-year-old man dies of coronavirus in Kerala, second death in state
- China reports 48 new imported cases, one death
- 1,600 foreigners stranded in Goa, many to depart by April 3, 4
- Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath orders to open all private hospitals immediately
- Chinese businessman arrested in South Africa for breaking lockdown rules
- US-based university develops hand-held, automatic ventilators to fight coronavirus
- US coordinating with India to bring back its stranded citizens
- H1B workers seek 180 instead of 60-day stay in US post-unemployment period
- Washington imposes stay indoors order amid coronavirus outbreak
CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death. The vast majority of people recover.
BEST WAY TO PREVENT CORONAVIRUS
One of the best ways to prevent the spread of the virus is washing your hands with soap and water. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends first washing with warm or cold water and then lathering soap for 20 seconds to get it on the backs of hands, between fingers and under fingernails before rinsing off.
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