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Coronavirus patient dies in Vadodara, Gujarat toll at 12

A 62-year-old man has died of coronavirus in Gujarat's Vadodara. Total number of deaths in Gujarat is 12.

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Another death in Maharashtra

A 65-year-old coronavirus patient has died in Maharashtra. A 65-year-old man who was coronavirus positive, died at Nalasopara private hospital last night during treatment, Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

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26 confirmed cases in Assam so far

Assam's health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters that so far the state has reported 26 confirmed corona virus cases. "We have tested 2,000 samples till date, and the report of 165 samples is to come by this evening," he said.

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Sangrur district installs hand wash station on pilot basis

The district administration of Sangrur, Punjab, has set up a hand washing drying station at a local administrative complex as a pilot project.

 

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Maulana Saad of Tablighi Jamaat served 2nd notice

A second notice was issued to Maulana Saad, the chief of the Tablighi Jamaat Markaz, under Section 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Delhi Police sources told ANI.

In the first notice, Maulana Saad was asked for a reply to 26 questions. In response he submitted some documents and information to the cops, but said that given the lockdown, he does not have access to some details.

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12 new cases in Karnataka take state tally to 163

Twelve new confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in Karnataka, taking the state tally to 163, including four deaths and 18 discharged. Of the 12 new cases, three have a history of travel to Delhi.

 

 

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Two COVID-19 deaths in Andhra Pradesh take state toll to 3

Two coronavirus deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the toll in the state due to the disease to three. The state also recorded 14 new cases since Sunday night, taking the tally to 266.

 

 

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16 fresh cases reported in Uttar Pradesh, total nears 300-mark

Sixteen people have tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of cases in the state close to 300. Six samples from Lucknow, eight from Sitapur and two samples sent from Agra have tested positive for the infection.

With the fresh cases, the total in the state reaches 294 and is likely to cross the 300-mark as more reports are expected later in the day.

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65-year-old man, who tested positive for COVID-19 in preliminary test, died in Amritsar

A 65-year-old man, who tested COVID-19 positive in preliminary test, died on Monday morning in Amritsar. "He was admitted to a hospital on 29 March and had tested negative. COVID-19 infection has not been conclusively confirmed behind his death," said Punjab Special Chief Secretary KBS Sidhu.

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Zoos in India to monitor animals for COVID-19 symptoms 

"Zoos across India are advised to be on high alert and monitor animals 24/7 through CCTV for any symptoms/abnormal behaviour as a precautionary measure in wake of a Tiger in New York's Bronx Zoo testing positive for COVID-19," PTI quoted Central Zoo Authority.

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the first known case of a human infecting an animal and making it sick, the zoo's chief veterinarian said on Sunday.

Nadia, the 4-year-old Malayan tiger that tested positive, was screened for the COVID-19 disease after developing a dry cough along with three other tigers and three lions, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement. All of the cats are expected to recover, it said.

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Doctor in Surat alleges misconduct by neighbours

A woman, who works as a doctor at Surat's Civil Hospital, accused neighbors of misconduct and recorded a video which showed a man shouting, charging at her and even trying to her phone. The doctor alleged that the misconduct began when she took out her pet dog for a walk and was asked questions about her being infected by coronavirus.

 

 

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Mumbai’s Workhardt hospital shut after 26 nurses test Covid-19 positive

Two nurses working in the same general ICU ward tested positive for Covid-19 on March 28. The infections spread after that.

 

The Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai’s Agripada was sealed on Monday after 26 nurses and three doctors tested positive for coronavirus. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had declared the hospital as a containment zone on Sunday.

Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner (health), BMC, said they have sealed the hospital and the staffers are not allowed to go out until they test negative for a coronavirus test.

“It is the fault of the hospital administration that they didn’t take precautionary measures, due to which nearly 300 staffers have been quarantined. We have also set up a team to probe how the virus spread among so many people in a hospital setting,” he said.

As HT had reported earlier, the Covid-19 positive nurses alleged that due to the negligence of the hospital, the infection spread to other staffers. On March 20 two suspected and positive Covid-19 patients were brought to the hospital from Kasturba Gandhi Hospital. The confirmed cases were kept in isolation wards, while suspects were kept in general ICU wards where non-Covid-19 patients were also being provided care.

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7 Bangladeshis who attended Nizabackn event test positive in UP

"8 members of Tablighi Jamaat who had attended the Nizam-mudin Markaz event in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus in Khairabad. 7 of them are Bangladeshis and 1 is from Maharashtra, they will be shifted to a hospital," said Alok Verma, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Sitapur