Coronavirus: April 23, 2020

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Coronavirus cases in Delhi have risen to 2514. The death toll has mounted to 53, according to an official release. 

Total number of cases: 6817
Number of deaths so far: 301
Total number of recovered patients: 957
Patient deaths today: 18
New cases: 394

Mumbai:

Total number of cases: 4447
Number of deaths: 178

Number of cases: 2815
New cases in past 24 hours: 191
Deaths: 127
Number of deaths in past 24 hours: 15

Ahmedabad alone accounts for 14 out of 15 deaths reported in past 24 hours.

There have been 1821 coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad District.

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Total number of cases: 983

Deaths so far: 25

Active cases: 663

Number of recoveries: 291

Number of recoveries today: 39

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As per numbers published by the Union Health Ministry, 723 people have lost their battle to coronavirus across the country so far.

Number of Infections: 23,452

Number of active cases: 17,915

Cured/ Discharged: 4813

Deaths: 723

Migrated: 1

After 94 more people tested positive, total number of coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh has risen to 1604

Number of new cases: 29
Total number of cases so far: 474
number of deaths: 18
Number of recovered patients: 152

Number of active cases: 385 
Number of deaths: 18
Cases found in past 24 hours: 943

India's ambassador to China Vikram Misri interacted with Indian students studying in China and inquired about their well-being.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed officers to prepare list of migrant workers from UP stranded in other states. If brought back, the workers will be quarantined for 14 days before being allowed to return to their respective towns and villages.

Dr. Sujeet Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control, said that surveillance was primary weapon against India's fight against coronavirus. He said that about 9.45 lakh people are on the surveillance system.

Health Ministry said that rate of doubling of coronavirus cases has reduced. Earlier, number of cases used to become double in just 3 days. Now doubling is taking place in 10 days.

15 new coronavirus cases have been detected in Bihar. This has brought number of cases to 197.

"80 districts across country have not reported Covid-19 cases in past 14 days," said Health Ministry.

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary of Health Ministry added that 15 districts in the country have not reported a coronavirus case in last 28 days.

Here are Covid-19 essential stats:

Total cases: 23,077

Number of deaths so far: 718

New cases in last 24 hours: 1684

Cases under medical supervision: 17,610 

Number of patients recovered so far: 4748 

Percentage of recovery: 20.57 per cent

"Portable toilets being made available to people in Dharavi," said Home Ministry

"Situation in 3 containment zones in Indore is critical," said Home Ministry

Home Ministry has formed 4 more inter-ministerial teams to monitor Covid-19 situation. These teams will go to Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad and Chennai to monitor Covid-19 situation there.

Union Health and Home Ministries address the media

National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to supervise scientific disposal of Covid-19 medical waste. Additionally, it has asked states and union territories to monitor this disposal.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi appealed everyone not to congregate in mosques to offer prayers amid coronavirus outbreak. He also appealed everyone to maintain social distancing. He was quoted by ANI

We know parents are facing a lot of difficult decisions right now. As COVID-19 disrupts normal life, you might be wondering if you should make a trip to the clinic when it’s time for your child’s regular immunization schedule. Our advice: if you still have access to immunizations, take the opportunity. Just keep up that physical distance and regular handwashing to minimise risks. This way, when your children eventually return to the playground or school, they’ll be safe from other diseases: UNICEF

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In a first, the CRPF on Friday inducted 42 Directly Appointed Gazetted Officers (DAGOs) into its rank through e-Passing out Parade (PoP) in view of the social distancing norms to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Chardham yatra is all set for a low-key opening this year with no pilgrims allowed to visit the Himalayan temples of Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath when their portals reopen in a few days after the six-month winter closure.

Singapore on Friday sealed four more dormitories housing foreign workers, including Indians, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections among the country's massive migrant worker population spiked. The city-state confirmed 897 new cases of COVID-19 as of noon on Friday, majority of which were from the dormitories for foreign workers, taking the total number of infections in the country to 12,075.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked his officials to draw up a plan to bring back all migrant workers from the state who are still stranded in other states.

GMR-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) is set to provide a safe and healthy environment to passengers flying out of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) when operations resume after the current nationwide lockdown ends.

The Gujarat government has started using the rapid antibody testing kits for COVID-19 surveillance in the state, despite the apprehensions expressed in some quarters in the country over the use of these kits.

Around 40 healthcare staff, including doctors and nurses working at the gastroenterology department in AIIMS, have been advised self-quarantine after a 30-year-old male nurse working with them tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Friday.

There's some good news coming in during coronavirus crisis. The news is from the French capital Paris where President Emmanuel Macron is to release the exit lockdown plan early next week. Speaking to mayors through a video conference, Macron said that exit from lockdown will be introduced nationally and not region wise. "This would be a huge organisational challenge," Macron said in the video conference. The lockdown in France is set to end on May 11. 

President Macron will, however, meet people from the industries including the hoteliers and restaurateurs. The lockdown exit for these service industries is expected to take a bit longer than others. 

Two COVID-19 patients were discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Chhattisgarh's Raipur city on Friday after recovering from the infection, a health official in Raipur said.

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.

44 fresh cases and three deaths have been reported in Rajasthan today, taking total number of cases & deaths to 2008 and 31 respectively in the State, the State Health Department said.

Due to nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, Jama Masjid remains closed ahead of the 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".

India TV's Nirnay Kapoor has some worrying news from Ahmedabad. According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner, the number of coronavirus cases in the city is doubling every four days. If the trend does not reverse, by May 15 there would be 50,000 COVID-19 cases in the city. And if it continues, by May 31, there would be almost 8 lakh cases in the city. 

If you have any question for Nirnay Kapoor or any insight or information to share, you can reach him on Twitter at @nirnaykapoor

Two more death is being reported from Malegaon due to the COVID-19 disease. 65-year-old farmer Kishan Mohan, who was admitted to the hospital on April 21 and diagnosed positive on the next day, today lost his battle to the disease spread by novel coronavirus. Another 37-year-old, Abdul Majid, known to his friend as Mohammed Usman, lost his battle at the Mansura hospital. 

Muslims across the globe are celebrating a sombre and more solitary Ramadan after the government in different countries extended the coronavirus lockdown to fight the deadly COVID-19 disease, the cure of which is yet to be found. This year, the coronavirus pandemic has cut off the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims from their cherished Ramadan rituals as health officials battle to ward off new infections during Islam’s holiest month, when large gatherings and family celebrations are a tradition.

I will be bringing you more updates on coronavirus, lockdown and Ramadan from across the globe. You can get in touch with me on Twitter @himaanshus to share any insight, photo, news tips, comments or more. 

Meanwhile, here's how Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem looked at the beginning of Ramadan:

Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa mosque compound is seen deserted as it remains shut to prevent the spread of coronavirus ahead of the Islamic holy month or Ramadan in Jerusalem, Thursday, April 23, 2020. AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh rose to 955 after 62 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, an official said on Friday.

Nine Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, who had recently gone to Delhi for some urgent official work, have tested positive for COVID-19, an official from the South Eastern Railway (SER) said on Friday.

Three men were arrested for allegedly attacking a policeman, who was on lockdown duty, at Ambejogai town of Maharashtra's Beed district, an official
said on Friday.

18 new COVID19 positive cases (including 11 from Bengaluru urban) reported today; the total number of positive cases in the State is 463, the state government said

Good morning everyone, I am Himanshu Shekhar bringing you the latest as world battles coronavirus outbreak. Speaking on the Panchayati Raj Day, Prime Minister has given a call for "Do Gaj Doori" for people living in villages. Do Gaj Doori basically means a distance of 2 yards. 

Prime Minister Modi accepted that the country was facing a crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic but that India was doing all things possible to move in the right direction. PM Modi urged all sarpanches to talk their people who are stranded in different cities and hear their problems. PM urged all workers who are stranded in cities and feeling homesick to keep patience. 

Total Cases - 23077

Active Cases - 17610

Cured/Discharged- 4748

Deaths - 718

Migrated - 1

(as on April 24, 2020, till 8:00 AM)

Overview: The total number of global cases has surpassed 2.7 million, including more than 190,000 fatalities. More than 737,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

• Philippines in need of nurses as cases spike
• 26 million people filed for unemployment over the past five weeks
• Manila extends lockdown to May 15
• Vietnam relaxes social distancing measures
• South Africa will begin to ease lockdown on May 1

Coronavirus cases by country:

United States: 873k 
Spain: 213k
France: 159k  
Germany: 152k 

A 4-month-old child from Malappuram who had tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, lost her life today morning at Kozhikode medical college. The child was undergoing treatment for heart-related problems for the past 3 months and had pneumonia, Malappuram District Medical Officer said.

India coronavirus confirmed cases have crossed 23,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 23,077 including 718 deaths while 4,749 have recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Friday. 

Our current production capacity of Hydroxychloroquine is 35-40 Cr tablets a month. This is 10 times more than our requirement. There is no shortage of HCQ in India: Viranchi Shah, Chairman, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association, Gujarat chapter.

Revenue Police Uttarkashi has filed case against 51 people including a 6-month-old and a 3-year-old for violation of home quarantine rules during lockdown. DM Uttarkashi says,"FIR under Juveline Justice Act can't be registered against those under 8yrs of age.Probe to be conducted".

Swami Ramdev tells how you can fight alcohol addiction during lockdown