***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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Railways sets up three COVID-19 hospitals in Karnataka

The South Western Railways on Monday said that three fully funcitonal hospitals for COVID-19 treatment had been set up in Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Hubli.

1) At Divisional Railway Hospital in Bengaluru, a 50-bedded hospital with six ICU beds, has become fully operational for those tested positive for COVID-19

2) At Divisional Railway Hospital in Mysuru, 74 beds out of 101 beds are earmarked for COVID-19 patients, with six HDU (High Dependency Unit) beds, six monitors, two ventilators and other essential equipment for emergencies.

3) Central Hospital in Hubli is a 150 bedded hospital, of which 30 bedded isolation block has been earmarked for COVID-19 patients. The 30-bedded isolation block is prepared with eight bedded ICU, four ventilators, six multi-para monitors, Defibrillator, infusion pumps.

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Kerala govt to formulate protocol to receive expats after lockdown ends

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, asserting that the state government had a "duty" to help expats, said that authorities will hold talks with people concerned and formulate a plan.

"With the lockdown ending, we will need to ensure protocols for receiving expats who come back to Kerala. The state government will formulate a policy based on the expert committee's recommendations. We have written a letter to Foreign Minister in this regard and sought his help for expats."

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50 new COVID-19  cases reported in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu health secretary Beela Rajesh said that 50 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state on Monday, taking the total cases to 621. 48 of the new cases are connected to the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, 570 of the total COVID-19 cases are Tablighi Jamaat returnees.

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704 new COVID-19 cases, 28 deaths reported in last 24 hours, says Centre

There has been an increase of 704 COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest rise so far in India, the Union health ministry said. India's positive cases are at 4,067 (including 3,851 active cases, 318 cured/discharged/migrated people and 111 deaths).

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12 new COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka

The Karnataka government said that as of 5 pm on Monday, 12 new coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 163 in the state. Additionally, the state has reported four deaths while 20 people have recovered.

The health bulletin said that the government is still trying to get details of whether the COVID-19 cases in Mysuru with travel history to Delhi are connected to the Tablighi Jamaat event, adding that one of the 12 new cases from Bangalore Rural attended the event and returned on 20 March.

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Pregnant woman in Mumbai passes away, state toll at 52

A 38-year-old pregnant woman from Mumbai's Nalasopara who tested positive for coronavirus, passed away on Monday at Nair House, the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation was quoted as saying by ANI.

Meanwhile, the state health department said that 120 new COVID-19 positive cases and seven deaths were reported in the state on Monday, taking the total number of positive cases in Maharashtra to 868, with 52 deaths.

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32-yr-old tests positive for COVID-19 in Odisha

One 32-year-old man from Odisha's Kendrapada who had returned from  Dubai on 24 March is confirmed positive for COVID-19.

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Tea seller near Thackeray residence tests positive for COVID-19

A vendor who sells tea near 'Matoshree', the private residence of Maharashtra chief minster Uddhav Thackeray in suburban Bandra, has been found positive for novel coronavirus infection, a civic body official said on Monday.

As a precautionary measure, the BMC has sprayed disinfectants in the area.

"The vendor run a tea stall in the locality. After he was found positive, contact tracking is going on," he said.

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Goa govt to conduct health survey from 11 to 13 April

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that an extensive survey is scheduled to be conducted from 11 to 13 April.

"The health survey will map the travel history of people and check whether anyone is having symptoms like that of COVID-19. Our government servants including teachers and anganwadi workers will visit every house booth-wise. By engaging 7,000 to 8,000 government servants, survey would be conducted on three days."

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15 places in Gujarat cluster quarantined, 2 more COVID-19 reported

Gujarat principal secretary Jayanti Ravi said that two more coronavirus positive cases have been detected in Surat, taking the total number of cases in the state to 146. Additionally, 87 cases in the state are of local transmission.

She added that a total of 15 places in Gujarat are cluster quarantined — three places in Surat, two in Vadodara, two in Bhavnagar and eight in Ahmedabad.

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Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Uddhav Thackeray over 'plight of nurses' in Mumbai

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan writes to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray,"I'd like to draw your attention to a situation which has been reported to us regarding plight of nurses in Mumbai.They're requesting necessary steps be taken to provide PPE and separate accommodation to employees COVID19 positive".

 

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France reports 833 new COVID-19 deaths

France on Monday reported 833 new corona virus deaths, bringing total toll to 8,911, AFP reported.

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COVID-19 State wise Status (07-04-2020 9 AM IST)

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 66 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	266	1	3
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	10	0	0
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
4	Assam	26	0	0
5	Bihar	32	0	1
6	Chandigarh	18	0	0
7	Chhattisgarh	10	8	0
8	Delhi	523	19	7
9	Goa	7	0	0
10	Gujarat	144	22	12
11	Haryana	90	25	1
12	Himachal Pradesh	13	2	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	109	4	2
14	Jharkhand	4	0	0
15	Karnataka	151	12	4
16	Kerala	327	58	2
17	Ladakh	14	10	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	165	0	9
19	Maharashtra	748	56	45
20	Manipur	2	0	0
21	Mizoram	1	0	0
22	Odisha	21	2	0
23	Puducherry	5	1	0
24	Punjab	76	4	6
25	Rajasthan	288	21	3
26	Tamil Nadu	621	8	5
27	Telengana	321	34	7
28	Tripura	1	0	0
29	Uttarakhand	31	5	0
30	Uttar Pradesh	305	21	3
31	West Bengal	91	13	3
Total number of confirmed cases in India		4421*	326	114
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation