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Staf cheer as a formerly COVID-19 positive patient is discharged after being quarantined at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai on Saturday, April 11, 2020. (PTI)

4 lakh rapid test kits bound for Tamil Nadu diverted to USA

4 lakh rapid test kits bound for Tamil Nadu diverted to USA

12 April 2020 10:33 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample of a man for Covid19 test in a swab collection booth in Vijawayada. PTI Photo

Virus cases climb to 8,356 as 909 people test positive in a single day

The highest number of positive cases of coronavirus was reported from Maharashtra at 1761, including 127 deaths

12 April 2020 10:06 AM IST

The divisional commissioner of Indore, Akash Tripathi, visits the Taat Patti Bakhal locality where health workers were attacked by local people last week. (PTI)

In Covid hotspot Indore, graveyards witness a sudden spurt in burials

At least 183 bodies were buried in five graveyards in the first nine days of April

12 April 2020 9:18 AM IST

Women stand in marked circles to maintain distance as they wait to receive face masks, gloves and hand sanitizers distributed by the Rapid Action Force (RAF) during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Ahmedabad,

Centre hints at extending nation-wide lockdown

Odisha and Punjab have already extended the lockdown till April 30 and May 1 respectively

11 April 2020 6:47 PM IST

With Covid19 cases on rise, Maharashtra extends lockdown till April 30

Making the announcement, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the lockdown can be relaxed in certain areas

11 April 2020 6:42 PM IST

The mCOVID-19 mobile application can be downloaded from mcovid19.mizoram.gov.in. (Representative Image)

Telangana launches T Covid19 app to track updates

The App equips citizens with accurate information about COVID-19 and helps in curbing the spread of fake news, officials...

11 April 2020 4:27 PM IST

City roads wear a deserted look during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Deoghar. PTI Photo

Punjab CM suggests extending national lockdown by another two weeks

Singh also suggested a slew of health and relief measures for the people in the state's COVID-19 battle

11 April 2020 2:39 PM IST

Firefighters spray disinfectant near Nizamuddin mosque in Delhi. PTI Photo

Panic in Assam as 3 Covid19 positive Jamaat returnees hold meeting

The three men, on their way back from Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, had organised a religious congregation of nearly 100...

11 April 2020 11:10 AM IST

In a case of mistaken identity, Covid19 positive cop discharged in...

The cop who was undergoing treatment for 18 days was discharged on Thursday saying that he was tested negative

11 April 2020 10:05 AM IST

Telangana makes it mandatory to wear masks in public

MaskOn when stepping out of house, talking to others

11 April 2020 9:50 AM IST

ASHA workers during a door to door survey, to screen people from Covid19 symptoms. PTI Photo

Tamil Nadu's decision on lockdown only after consulting PM

No spread of the disease from any new outside cluster, says Chief Secretary

11 April 2020 9:30 AM IST

Hellish time for Hyderabadi man with 10 family members in isolation

Life for this Hyderabadi (name withheld) went haywire after all his family members were suspected to have been infected...

11 April 2020 9:16 AM IST