Coronavirus Updates: April 4, 2020 | As it happened

Spitting/spitting of tobacco products at public places is prohibited in Noida. A fine of Rs 500 will be charged from 1st time offenders and Rs 1000 from 2nd time offenders.

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao declared that to send the migrant labourers in Telangana to their native states, from Tuesday onwards for one-week, 40 special trains per day would be operated.

No COVID-19 positive case reported in Jharkhand for the second consecutive day today. The total number of cases stands at 115 including 85 active cases and 27 discharged/cured.

510 new COVID19 positive cases, 18 deaths recorded in Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive cases to 9123, death toll 361.

25 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today - 1 from Jammu and 24 from Kashmir. Total cases in the Union Territory stands at 726 including 415 active cases.

42 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Dharavi today. The total number of positive cases in Dharavi rise to 632 including 20 deaths.

376 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Gujarat, taking the total number of cases in the state to 5,804. 1,195 people have been cured/discharged and 319 deaths have been reported so far.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 'Non-Aligned Movement' Summit via video conferencing.

Four new cases of COVID-19 have been Jajpur and two in Bhadrak district, taking the total number of cases to 169 in Odisha out of which 108 cases are active. One person has succumbed to the disease in the state.

8 jawans of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have tested COVID-19 positive today in Delhi. These jawans were deployed in the security of different government installations. Total count of COVID-19 positive cases reaches 13 in SSB.

37 new coronavirus positive cases have been confirmed in Karnataka today. The total number of cases in the state stands at 651.

527 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3550.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed the media on the first day of lockdown 3.0. Here are some pointers from his address:

• If there is no compliance with social distancing outside a shop, we will seal it.
• If people do not follow social-distancing in an area, we will withdraw all relaxations from there and take strict steps.
• Whatever has happened today is not right, we all will have to follow social-distancing norms.
• It's sad that people were not following social-distancing norms at some shops today. I request everyone to not take any risk.
• We have to defeat coronavirus. I appeal to people to wear masks, maintain social-distancing, sanitise hands. 
• Starting today, we have allowed all activities which were permitted by centre.
• It was unfortunate that chaos was seen at some shops today in Delhi...If we come to know about violations of social distancing and other norms from any area, then we will have to seal the area and revoke the relaxations there.
• Shop owners will have to take the responsibility, if the norms of social distancing are violated outside a shop then the shop will be shut

Officials from Health and Home Ministry along with ICMR spokesperson briefed media over the COVID-19 situation in India. Here are the highlights from the presser:

• MHA has asked states to ensure that there are no issues in interstate cargo movement. MHA Control Room Number 1930 and NHAI helpline number 1033 may be used by drivers/transporters to lodge any complaint pertaining to lockdown.
• Till now, 11,706 people have been cured. In the last 24 hours, 1,074 people have been cured. This is the highest number in terms of cured patients noted till date. Our recovery rate is now 27.52 per cent. The total number of COVID19 cases is now 42,533.
• In pandemics such as COVID-19, historically it has been noted that if social distancing is not respected when social mobility is allowed, chances of disease transmission increase rapidly once restrictions are eased.
• As of now, there are about 610 cases of COVID-19 in 112 aspirational districts which is considered fairly low at less than 2 per cent of the national level of infections. Of these, six districts have reported first case after April 21.
• Recovery rate at 27.52 per cent with 11,706 COVID-19 patients cured till now.

4 deaths and 123 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Rajasthan today. Total positive cases stand at 3009 and death toll is 75

Afghanistan releases almost 100 Taliban prisoners as part of containment efforts, amid rising coronavirus cases. 

• The Maharashtra government has allowed standalone and neighbourhood shops for non-essential items, including liquor, to reopen across the state. In Pune and Mumbai, strict conditions have been placed as both the cities allow the sale of liquor from today. READ MORE
• Standalone liquor shops reopen in Delhi, UP from today READ MORE
• People line-up as liquor shops open from today in Bengaluru READ MORE

A 29-year-old female has tested positive for COVID-19; taking the total number of positive cases to 163

India coronavirus cases have crossed 42,000 mark taking positive patients toll to 42,533 including 1,373 deaths while 11,707 have recovered, according to the figures released by health ministry on Monday. Sunday saw India witnessing highest single day rise in coronavirus cases so far with over 2,000 being confirmed to have infected the virus with over 80 deaths. READ MORE

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• Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue puts on a mask to help spread awareness
• Japanese aquarium asks people to FaceTime its shy eels
• Seniors in Canada dress up as famous paintings
• New Yorkers enjoy a socially-distanced block party
• Suburban man holds Sunday service for community

• US gives Swiss group Roche go-ahead for its antibody test
• Spain reports fewest new deaths in more than six weeks
• Several European countries prepare to ease lockdown restrictions
• Pompeo says there is "enormous evidence" COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab

New Zealand records zero new cases for first time since the outbreak began. The country’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said that while the figures are encouraging, it is just “one moment in time” and that the real test will be later this week as the general virus incubation period lapses.

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal, Sidhant Mamtany and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter ​@sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais @smamtany and @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 3.5 million, including more than 284,000 fatalities. More than 1,153,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 68,597
Italy- 28,884
Spain- 25,264
France- 24,895
United Kingdom- 28,446
Belgium - 7,844

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases near 42,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 1,391