Day: April 9, 2020

Police tighten vigil in COVID-19 hotspots in Lucknow

3:39 pm April 9, 2020

Lucknow: Police have stepped up vigil and barricades were erected in eight major and four minor COVID-19 hotspots in the Uttar Pradesh capital that have been completely sealed to check the spread of the deadly virus. Police teams are carrying out patrolling in these localities to ensure that nobody ventures out of their homes, Police […]

162 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra; state tally 1,297

3:23 pm April 9, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 162 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the state tally to 1,297, a health official said. This is the highest rise so far in the number of coronavirus patients in a single day he said. “Out of the 162 new cases, 143 have been reported from Mumbai,” the official said. The other […]

First COVID-19 death in Jharkhand

3:11 pm April 9, 2020

Bokaro (Jharkhand): A 72-year-old man died of coronavirus in Bokaro district, the first COVID-19 death reported in Jharkhand, a health official said on Thursday. The patient died on Wednesday night, Bokaro District Chief Medical Officer Ashok Kumar Pathak said. The man was kept in the isolation ward of a hospital after he showed symptoms of […]

Karnataka to finalise lockdown exit strategy by April 13

3:04 pm April 9, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is currently engaged in discussions with experts, specialists and other stakeholders to decide on its lockdown exit strategy and would take a final view by April 13, a key Minister said on Thursday. “Day after tomorrow we have a VC (videoconference) with the Prime Minister,” Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K, who […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 166; cases climb to 5,734

2:55 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 166 and the number of cases to 5,734 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,095, as many as 472 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. […]