Coronavirus Updates: April 11, 2020

As many as 313 coaches in the South Western Railway (SWR) Zone have been converted into quarantine centres comprising 2,400 isolation wards to combat noval coronavirus, Union Minister of State Suresh Angadi has said.

With 62 persons testing positive on Saturday, the number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 532 with no death reported till 9 pm, health
officials said.

The death toll in New York State from COVID-19 is "stabilizing" but at a horrific rate, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday as he announced that 783 more people died from the novel coronavirus in the state in the last 24 hours.

The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Pune district in Maharashtra rose to 29 on Saturday with three more deaths being accounted for by officials.

Thirty-six people were admitted in hospitals in Nashik in Maharashtra on Saturday for suspected exposure to novel coronavirus, health officials said.

The number of coronavirus cases in the national capital mounted to 1069 on Saturday, with 166 fresh cases and five deaths being reported, according to Delhi government authorities.

IndiGo says an employee died of coronavirus infection in Chennai.

Thirteen people, including three COVID-19 patients, were booked on Saturday in Korba in Chhattisgarh for allegedly hiding information about the presence of Tablighi Jamaat members in a mosque, police said.

Two more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 33, a senior health official said.

The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday made wearing face masks mandatory in public places in a bid to check the spread of coronavirus.

The Mizoram government has made testing of locally-made hand sanitisers mandatory to ensure that the products meet safety standards before they are
distributed or sold, Health officials said on Saturday.

In a move to check the spread of coronavirus, Chandigarh administration has started door-to door-screening of the entire population of the Union Territory to see if anybody has travel history or is showing symptoms like fever or coughing.

36 new cases of coronavirus found in Gujarat on Saturday, tally reaches 468: health official.

Police registered 200 cases and detained 3,515 people in Delhi on Saturday for violating government orders during the coronavirus lockdown, officials said.

Seven more people tested positive for coronavirus in Punjab on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 158, officials said.

Shipment of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to the US is likely to start next week, a leading pharma industry body has said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday sought extension of the lockdown in Uttarakhand till April 30 and suggested a partial lifting of restrictions on public movement in districts that have not reported any cases of COVID-19.

Tamil Nadu on Saturday reported one more COVID19 death, taking the toll from the virus to 10.

The Mumbai police on Saturday subjected several lockdown violators to 'murga' (rooster) punishment, an act in which a person has to assume a submission position resembling a rooster by squatting and holding the ears from behind the knees.

With Bhubaneswar emerging as a coronavirus hotspot in Odisha, the state government on Saturday opened five primary schools across the state capital to function as COVID-19 testing centres, official sources said.

A group of Muslim youths in Nepal allegedly manhandled a police official after he tried to stop Friday prayers in a mosque in southern Nepal in view of the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Amid the lockdown for the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Gujarat government on Saturday allowed fishing and allied activities of processing, packaging, maintenance of cold chains and transportation, in the process bringing relief to those employed in the sector, a senior official said.

17 fresh COVID-19 cases detected in Jammu and Kashmir; total reaches 224: Officials.

Coming to the rescue of folk artists amid the nationwide lockdown, the Rajasthan government has launched a scheme under which such artists can shoot videos of their performances and get a chance to win cash prize.

Under the 'Chief Minister Folk Artist Encouragement Scheme', solo folk artists living in rural areas should shoot a 15-20 minute video performance at their homes and send the same to the government.

Houseboats, much sought after by tourists for cruising across the backwaters, are likely to double up as COVID-19 isolation wards in Alappuzha district in Kerala, if the need arises.

PM Modi to chief ministers: Need to curb lockdown violations and ensure adherence to social distancing.

An orthopedic surgeon moved the Supreme Court on Saturday, seeking a modification of the courts April 8 order directing authorities to ensure COVID-19 tests in approved government and private laboratories be conducted free of cost.

West Bengal police allowing religious congregations during lockdown: MHA.

Had there been no lockdown, there would have been 41 pc spike in COVID-19 cases resulting in 8.2 lakh cases by Apr 15: Health Ministry.

Shops relating to non-essential items allowed to function during lockdown in West Bengal: MHA

There is no shortage in country of hydroxychloroquine tablets used for COVID-19 treatment: Health Ministry.

Rise of 1,035 cases and 40 deaths reported in last 24 hours across country: Health Ministry.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to address Maharashtra at 5 pm today

Seven members of a family, have been booked for violating the lockdown rules by entering Dakshina Kannada district by sea from Talapady in Kasaragod
district of neighbouring Kerala.

A 22-year-old woman on Saturday died of COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Dhule district, according to the administration.

Pharmaceutical industry has significantly increased the production of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). 20 crore tablets of HCQ have been produced by the industry this month, says Pankaj Patel, CEO of Zydus Cadila, in Ahmedabad

Turkey announces 48-hour lockdown for 31 cities, including Ankara and Istanbul, to stop the spread of coronavirus

Indonesia reports 219 new cases of coronavirus and 26 new deaths. A total of 3,512 cases and 306 deaths.

• No new cases recorded in Daegu, South Korea, for the first time since outbreak began
• Singapore PM appeals to people to stay home 

40 deaths and 1035 new cases in last 24 hours, the sharpest ever increase in cases; India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 7447 (including 6565 active cases, 643 cured/discharged/migrated and 239 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

• Number of new cases down
• Number of new deaths down
• Number of hospitalized down
• Number of ICU patients down
• Number of new people tested up
• More than 30,000 patients recovered

• UK: 8,681 new cases
• France: 7,120 new cases
• Spain: 5,051 new cases
• Turkey: 4,747 new cases
• Italy: 3,951 new cases
• Germany: 3,859 new cases
• Russia: 1,786 new cases
• Belgium: 1,684 new cases
• Portugal: 1,516 new cases

• UK death toll rises by 980 
• France reports dozens of heart incidents linked to hydroxychloroquine treatment
• Italy reports 570 new deaths

• Brazil and Ecuador lead the region in reported deaths 

• Trump to assemble new task force to explore reopening economy
• New York reports "dramatic" decline in hospitalization rate
• Canada reports first on-reserve death of Indigenous person
• Mexico's reported death toll nears 200

United States becomes the first country to record more than 2,000 Coronavirus deaths in one day; with 2,108 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

• Global death toll reaches 100,000
• New York sees a decline in ICU admissions
• UK records 980 deaths, a new single-day record
• Turkey imposes two-day curfew in cities across country
• Italy reports decline in new cases and new deaths
• South Africa extends lockdown until the end of April