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The total number of global cases is likely to cross 1.7 million, including more than 100,000 fatalities. Over 400,000 patients are reported to have recovered. The death toll in India is more than 200 and the number of cases nears 8500. Get the latest updates on coronavirus here. Indiatvnews.com brings to you breaking news, latest photos, and videos from across the world on April 12, 2020.
Rajasthan reported two more coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, taking their number to 11, as over 100 new COVID-19 cases surfaced in the state, officials said in Jaipur.
New York State registered 758 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours as Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday stressed that he will work with New Jersey and Connecticut on a coordinated plan to reopen the economy that also safeguards public health.
A day after objecting to "gradual dilution" of lockdown in West Bengal, the Union Home Ministry again wrote to the state government on Sunday asking it to take necessary action to ensure strict adherence to the curbs following alleged violation incidents in Murshidabad and Siliguri.
West Bengal reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, pushing the death toll due to the disease to seven in the state, even as the TMC government made wearing masks mandatory for people visiting public places.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Gujarat jumped to 516 on Sunday with 48 more people testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a senior Health
department official said.
Two coronavirus deaths were reported in Telangana on Sunday taking the toll in the state due to the disease to 16, while 28 more tested positive, pushing the tally to 531.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state in the country.
With 40 more persons testing positive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state climbed to 572,
Health department officials said.
Over 1,450 persons have been arrested across the state in the last 19 days for violating the ongoing lockdown to contain COVID-19, Assam Police said on Sunday.
Thirty-six people were arrested across Noida and Greater Noida on Sunday for allegedly defying restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 lockdown, police said.
The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 273 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 8,447 on Sunday, an increase of 918 since Saturday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry.
An ex-serviceman tested positive for COVID-19 here on Sunday taking the total number of cases in Muzaffarnagar district to six.
23 new coronavirus cases have been detected in Gujarat in the past 12 hours. This has brought number of COVID-19 patients to 516.
Principal Health Secretary of Bihar has said that there were 64 positive cases of coronavirus in the state out of which 37 are active. 1 death has been reported so far.
Mumbai Police has turned a van into mobile sanitation chamber to disinfect policemen and women deployed across the city during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Six doctors and five nurses have been found positive in Tamil Nadu. Out of the six doctors, 2 work with the government, 2 with the railways while the other 2 work in private hospitals. Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh provided this information to the media.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that there were to be more coronavirus containment zones in Delhi in coming days.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital. He was admitted after having been found positive for coronavirus.
"High-risk zones in Delhi are being declared as orange zones," said Arvind Kejriwal
"More areas in Delhi will be declared as containment zone in coming days" said Arvind Kejriwal
"Sanitisation drives to be organised on large scale in Delhi," said Arvind Kejriwal
"Operation Shield was successful in Dilshad Garden," said Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that his government is going to implement 'Operation Shield' in more areas of Delhi
After a 45-yer-old nurse was found positive for coronavirus, 30 nurses from Ruby Hall Clinic were put under quarantine. Ruby Hall Clinic is one of the big hospitals in Pune.
Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal held his daily press conference on the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday
Government on Sunday said that several countries had requested Hydroxucholoquine from India and after an assessment, India has released the drug for 13 countries.
Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs, said that situation about supply of essential commodities was under control.
The Indian Council of Medical Research said that more than 40 coronavirus vaccine are under development. However, ICMR added that none of them has reached the next stage.
"601 hospitals in the country are treating coronavirus patients," Health Ministry
Health Ministry said that 15 thousand coronavirus tests are being carried out everyday
The Health Ministry said that 1671 coronavirus patients in country need critical care.
"909 coronavirus cases have been detected in past 24 hours," said Health Ministry.
"273 deaths have occurred so far," said Health Ministry
"Total 8356 coronavirus cases in the country," said Health Ministry.
1 lakh 86 thousand 96 coronavirus tests have been carried out: Health Ministry
Rajasthan recorded 96 more confirmed cases of coronavirus on Sunday, taking the state's tally to 796, an official said in Jaipur.
The South Western Railway is hiring more doctors and paramedics to treat COVID-19 patients in Karnataka, according to an official, in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Amid coronavirus pandemic, the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been conducting COVID-19 tests free for people from western Uttar Pradesh.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has launched a web-portal 'YUKTI' (Young India Combating COVID-19 with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation) today. It is a portal to monitor and record the efforts and initiatives of MHRD.
The COVID death rates:
Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) PRO Latha TS said: "All bookings stopped with immediate effect for an indefinite period. All tickets have been cancelled and refund process has been initiated. Till further orders, we have cancelled further bookings."
Saudi Arabia extends coronavirus curfew until further notice.
Breaking: Police barricading done in Dharavi area and police personnel deployed there. Dharavi has recorded a total of 28 #Corornavirus positive cases and 4 deaths so far. 15 new cases have emerged in Dharavi out of which 9 are from Rajiv Gandhi
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 34 deaths and 909 new cases reported in last 24 hours; India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 8356 (including 7367 active cases, 716 cured/discharged/migrated and 273 deaths)
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The total number of global cases has surpassed 1.7 million, including more than 107,000 fatalities. More than 395,000 patients are reported to have recovered.
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