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Labourers walk to return to their native places, during the 21-day lockdown across the country to contain the Covid-19, in New Delhi. PTI photo

5 crore poor workers across India will be fed during covid19 lockdown

For linking up the community kitchens, an online form seeks details of people or organisations running community kitchens

27 Mar 2020 11:57 PM

Two persons from Bhatkal town have tested positive for Covid-19; results of tests on 56 others are awaited.

Health emergency clamped on Bhatkal town to enforce lockdown measures

This is the first case of a health emergency being imposed to tackle the corona crisis

27 Mar 2020 11:30 PM

A BMC workers sprays disinfectant in the premises of a residential area to contain the spread of coronavirus during lockdown in Bhopal. PTI image

First coronavirus death in Madhya Pradesh, total covid19 cases touch 21

While six confirmed cases of Covid 19 have been reported in Jabalpur, two each have been reported in Bhopal and Shivpuri

27 Mar 2020 11:17 PM

A man walks under a umbrella near the main gate of historical Jamia Masjid locked for the congregational Friday prayers, during 3rd day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic, in Srinagar. PTI photo

J&K Friday congregations put off; Four more covid19 cases reported

In most cases the custodians of mosques voluntarily called off the weekly gatherings

27 Mar 2020 10:46 PM

A birds-eye view of runway lined up with cancelled flights. PTI photo

‘Gap in monitoring’ air travellers could ‘jeopardise’ efforts to check spread of coronavirus

States have been asked to make sustained action to ensure that passengers not on the radar are placed under close surveillance

27 Mar 2020 10:20 PM

The 60-year-old man died at the district hospital in Tumakuru, Karnataka.

60-year-old man becomes third corona victim in Karnataka

The man's 24 high-risk primary contacts have been located

27 Mar 2020 6:53 PM

Fire brigade officials spray disinfectants on a road, during day-3 of a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, at Mankur in Mumbai. PTI

Latest updates on Coronavirus in India

MHA asks states to stop mass exodus of migrant labourers amid coronavirus lockdown

27 Mar 2020 3:55 PM

As cases rise, PM asks Tamil Nadu CM to enforce lockdown strictly

The state government which had initially announced the shutdown till March 31 on Thursday extended it till April 14

27 Mar 2020 2:07 PM

Police uses a drone to check people's movement during a 21-day nationwide lockdown, a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, at a market in Mumbai. PTI

Maharashtra records 135 coronavirus cases

13 persons tested positive in the state, taking the count to 135

27 Mar 2020 12:45 PM

Lucknow: A truck driver prepares his meal on a roadside at Lucknow - Agra expressway during the nationwide lockdown in the wake of deadly coronavirus pandemic, in Lucknow. PTI photo

Coronavirus cases in India reach 724, deaths climb to 17

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 640, while 66 people were either cured or discharged

27 Mar 2020 12:20 PM

Assam State Fire and Emergency Service workers spray disinfectant at GS Road in Guwahati on March 25, 2020. (PTI)

Assam to send mid-day meals to children at home during lockdown period

Though the coronavirus epidemic is yet to grip the state, Assam is to use stadiums as hospitals if there’s an outbreak

27 Mar 2020 9:15 AM

The IAF has been transporting essential supplies for the COVID-19 effort. (PTI)

IAF hospital in Bengaluru to carry out Covid19 tests

Defence organisations DRDO, OFB make sanitizers for corona combat

27 Mar 2020 1:51 AM

The Chinnaswamy KSCA stadium is one of the two sporting venues being assessed for quarantine accommodation. (DC Photo: Satish B)

Karnataka checks out stadia to host quarantine wards

Positives detected in the last few days indicate home-grown infections are speeding up

27 Mar 2020 1:07 AM

File photo of health staff carrying out a door-to-door campaign in Khanyar locality of Srinagar. The first patient to test positive for the coronavirus was from this locality. On Thursday a person who had flown on the same flight as the first positive also tested positive for coronavirus. (DC Photo by H U Naqash)

Places of worship shut after first Covid-19 casualty in Kashmir

Authorities probing why coronavirus victim was allowed to leave hospital despite having symptoms

27 Mar 2020 12:07 AM

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