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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,568 and the number of cases climbed to 46,433 in the country on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 32,138, while 12,726 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total number of cases also includes 111 foreign nationals A total 179 deaths deaths have been reported since Monday evening, of which 98 were from West Bengal, 35 from Maharashtra, 29 from Gujarat, six from Rajasthan, five from Uttar Pradesh, two from…

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration has declared the entire Kashmir valley and three district of Jammu region as “red zone” based on overall assessment of the coronavirus situation and expected movement of stranded persons to the union territory.   The classification of districts was given in an order issued by Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam on Sunday night. The Union Health Ministry had classified four districts of Jammu and Kashmir – Srinagar, Bandipora, Anantnag and Shopian — in red zone. The Centre has allowed the administration of States and Union Territories…

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday claimed that many people from outside the state wanted to come to Goa which is classified as ‘green’ zone, and appealed to locals against providing them any shelter. He said only those outsiders with medical emergencies and extremely genuine cases would be allowed in Goa. “Many people from outside the state are trying to come to Goa as the state has been classified as green zone. I appeal to locals not to provide any shelter to them without informing the government,” the chief…

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Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people stranded in different parts of the country were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions, giving a big relief to the distressed people. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups of stranded people and these vehicles will be sanitised and will have to follow safe social distancing norms in seating. The Home Ministry order, however, did not specify whether a person or a family can travel in…

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said The total number of cases include 111 foreign nationals A total of 48 deaths were reported since Monday evening of which 27 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 11 from?Gujarat, five from Rajasthan, four from Madhya Pradesh and one from Jammu…

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 872 and the number of cases climbed to 27,892 in the country on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry.   The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of cases include 111 foreign nationals. A total of 46 deaths were reported since Sunday evening of which 19 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 18 from Gujarat, four from Madhya Pradesh, two from West…

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The lockdown in Delhi will not be relaxed beyond what the Union home ministry has suggested in its guidelines, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday and added that his government’s focus is on bringing down COVID-19 infections in the city. Addressing an online media briefing, the chief minister said, “We are going through difficult times. We will have to continue our efforts to reduce the number of COVID-19 infections in Delhi.” He said his government was implementing the Centre’s guidelines on opening of neighbourhood and stand-alone shops during the…

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 779 and the number of cases climbed to 24,942 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 56 deaths and 1,490 cases since Friday evening, according to the Union health ministry The 56 deaths were the maximum reported in the country in a span of 24 hours, the ministry said The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,953, while 5,209 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, it added “So far, around 20.88 per cent people…

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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 640 and the number of cases to 19,984 in the country on Wednesday, according to the Union health ministry.   The number of active COVID-19 cases is 15,474, while 3,869 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of cases includes 77 foreign nationals. A total of 37 deaths were reported since Tuesday evening — 19 from Maharashtra, 13 from Gujarat, three from West Bengal and one each from Tamil Nadu and Jhakhand.…

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A 35-year-old man, whose father died of coronavirus in Pune over 10 days back and four other family members are still in hospital after contracting the disease, is in a state of shock and not able to muster courage to inform his mother about the father’s demise. The man, who is into vegetable business here in Maharashtra, is also saddened by the insensitive approach of people around, who stopped interacting with his family in this hour of crisis. His 60-year-old father died at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital in Pune…

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