Coronavirus Updates: April 10, 2020

Number of 'containment zones' in Delhi raised to 30 with addition of 6 new areas including Nabi Karim, E pocket GTB enclave, street no 18 to 22 of Zakir Nagar & nearby area of Abu Bakar Masjid, Zakir Nagar.

UK COVID-19 daily death toll climbs by record 980, says Health minister, reports AFP.

98 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan today, of which 53 are from Jaipur. Total positive cases in the state stand at 561: Rajasthan Health Department

16 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh today. Positive cases in the state rise to 381 (including 10 discharged people & 6 deaths): State Nodal Officer, Andhra Pradesh

183 new COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi, 154 are linked to the Nizamuddin Markaz

One more Covid-19 positive case in Tripura has been confirmed, taking the total number to 2; the patient is 32-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh and currently staying at Damcherra & had travelled along with the last Covid-19 positive patient in train, says Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb.

Till today, 833 cases out of total 911 positive cases in the state are from 'single source' event at Delhi and their contacts: Tamil Nadu Health Department

77 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state today; the total number of COVID19 cases in the state is 911: Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary CS Shanmugam

10 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state in last 24 hours; total number of positive cases in the state is 207 including 6 deaths and 34 discharges: Government of Karnataka

Eight COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Srinagar today. 7 persons out of the 8 are from a group, 8th is their local contact: Shahid Choudhary, District Magistrate, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

National Human Rights Cwith mental illness ommission of India (NHRC) asks Centre to issue directions to States and Union Territories to ensure people don’t become easy carriers of COVID-19.

Punjab extends lockdown/curfew in the state till May 1st.

Total COVID-19 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir stands at 207. 39 patients are from Jammu and 168 patients are from Kashmir: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary (Planning), Jammu & Kashmir

We have a domestic requirement of 1 crore hydroxychloroquine tablets while we have 3.28 crore hydroxychloroquine tablets available now: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health

Health workers are on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19 and any type of misbehaviour with them is harmful to us. Incidents of misbehaviour with them negatively affects their morale: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

No community transmission in the country yet, no need to panic; But remain aware and alert: Ministry of Health on COVID-19

Yesterday, we conducted 16002 tests. Only 0.2% cases tested positive. On the basis of the samples collected, the infection rate is not high; Rapid diagnostics kits have also been sanctioned: Lav Agrawal, Jt Secy Ministry of Health

A lot of requests on Hydroxychloroquine were already there. Several countries have made requests for this particular item and taking into view the domestic necessities and keeping a sufficient buffer for our own requirement. a decision was taken by a group of ministers to release some of the surplus medicine for export purposes. This is an ongoing process: Dammu Ravi, AS & Coordinator [COVID-19], MEA

Home Minister has held a review meeting over security at Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangladesh borders with the border security officials. He ordered to tighten security specially in the areas where there is no fencing and not to allow any cross-border movement: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

20,473 foreign nationals evacuated from India as of Thursday, MEA official said on COVID-19 situation.

In view of the ensuing festivals in the month of April 2020, MHA has directed all States/UTs to ensure strict compliance of lockdown measures to fight COVID19: Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs

COVID-19 cases spike to 431 in Uttar Pradesh, with 21 fresh cases being reported today. Out of the total number, 32 have been cured/discharged while four others died. 8671 people are in quarantine and 459 others are in isolation wards: State Health Department

We have evacuated 20,473 foreign nationals as of yesterday. This is an ongoing process. We are receiving excellent cooperation. This is all government effort: Dammu Ravi, AS & Coordinator [COVID-19], MEA

Spain records its lowest daily death toll from coronavirus in 17 days, with 605 deaths

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) validates TrueNat- a tuberculosis testing machine for COVID19 screening tests.

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said, "We have around 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, 30,000 masks and 257 ventilators. Many states are affected due to COVID-19, so I believe that lockdown should not be lifted but extended so that we end the spread of COVID-19."

Good Friday: Delhi's Sacred Heart Cathedral near Gol Dak Khana remains closed on #GoodFriday today, as mass gatherings have been suspended at the Church in view of Coronavirus.

Breaking: First case of coronavirus confirmed in Yemen

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- Number of cases in the US passes 450,000
- Canada lost more than one million jobs in March
- Mexico reports more than 3,000 cases

Coronavirus cases hit 1.6 million worldwide 

Globe with meridians 95,000 deaths worldwide
Globe with meridians 350,000 recoveries worldwide

Coronavirus positive cases by country

• United States: 465k
• Spain: 153k 
• Italy: 143k 
• Germany: 118k 
• France: 118k 

Coronavirus: WHO marks 100 days since China alerted to first COVID-19 cases

• 10% of US workforce now unemployed as cases surge past 450,000
• UK PM Boris Johnson moved out of intensive care
• Germany will conduct Europe's first widespread antibody test
• Indonesia records a steep rise in coronavirus deaths
• South Korea appear to be flattening the curve
• Brazil reports largest daily increase in cases

5 more COVID-19 cases reported in Dharavi, Mumbai taking the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the area to 22

Maharashtra Home Department has issued orders for a complete lockdown of 5 prisons in Mumbai and Pune region - Mumbai Central Prison, Thane Prison, Yerawada Prison, Byculla Prison & Kalyan Prison, till further orders.