Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh: The state tally now stands at 177, with new cases being reported from Agra, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Varanasi, Shamli, Baghpat, Ghazipur, Pratapgarh, Saharanpur, Banda, Maharajganj, Hathras and Mirzapur on Saturday.
1.3 crore people are expected to light diyas, candles or mobile flashlight to shun the darkness of COVID-19 after PM Modi made an appealed to citizens to switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on Sunday (April 5, today) and light lamps to express solidarity towards nation's fight against the coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Noida: Gautam Buddh Nagar has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot in the country and in Uttar Pradesh. The district, adjoining Delhi, has recorded the maximum number of 227 COVID-19 cases in the state, according to official figures.
Uttar Pradesh coronavirus confirmed cases have surged over 170 after 16 more people tested positive in eastern UP on Saturday. Noida is the worst-hit district and emerged as a hotspot for coronavirus cases in the state with 58 COVID-19 cases after a total of 13 more were confirmed to be affected with coronavirus in Gautam Buddh Nagar on April 4.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh: The police in Indore have said they have made four arrests since protesters pelted health officials with stones on Wednesday and injured two doctors. The police are trying to identify other suspects based on video footage.
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A group of Chinese mountaineers has begun an expedition on Mount Everest as China limped back to normalcy after the coronavirus outbreak.
The government on Saturday cautioned people against the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers before lighting candles or diyas on Sunday as they are inflammable.
A petrol pump in Majalgaon in Beed district of Maharashtra was sealed by the collectorate for selling fuel to private vehicles despite an order against it in view of the lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Saturday.
Budget carrier AirAsia India on Saturday said bookings for its flights are open from April 15, but it is open to any change in case aviation regulator DGCA issues fresh directives on the issue.
The Indian Railways, which had announced the closure of all passenger, mail and express train services from March 24 to April 14 in a bid to stop the chain of transmission of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has started preparation to resume all its services from April 15, sources said on Saturday.
Amid the nationwide lockdown, some unidentified persons broke into a wine shop in New Delhi and decamped with liquor bottles, police said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a joint meeting of the empowered groups constituted for planning and ensuring implementation of COVID-19 response activities in the country.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thakeray has made a controversial statement on the Tablighi Jamaat episode in Delhi after which COVID-19 cases in the country have exploded saying that these people should be shot questioning why are they being treated as religion seems to be more important for them than the nation.
Gujarat on Saturday witnessed 10 new coronavirus cases taking the total number of confirmed cases to 105 in the state as India enters its 11th day of lockdown.
A "sanitizer tunnel" has been introduced in Rajasthan's Jaipur by police in efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus in Bihar: The first patient, who lived in Munger, died during treatment on March 22. He had a travel history to Qatar. He had returned from Qatar on March 13.
According to the WHO, nearly 1.5 billion people - in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand together - are currently experiencing lockdowns.
Coronavirus in Gujarat: The total number of quarantined in the state is 16,015, where 14,868 are home quarantined, 880 in government facilities and 267 in private facilities. Total 418 FIR have been filed for violation of Quarantine in the state.
Meanwhile, Pakistan is trying to treat the COVID-19 patients through the plasma of recovered patients, and the first case in Pakistan, who recovered last month, donated plasma in Karachi. Earlier, Tahir Shamsi, a renowned hematologist of the National Institute of Blood Diseases, said the technique could be used to treat patients and China also used it effectively.
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