CORONAVIRUS Death toll due to coronavirus COVID-19 in India rises to 13 as 65-year-old man dies in Srinagar

• CORONAVIRUS Death toll due to coronavirus COVID-19 in India rises to 13 as 65-year-old man dies in Srinagar

CORONAVIRUS Death toll due to coronavirus COVID-19 in India rises to 13 as 65-year-old man dies in Srinagar

Srinagar : Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: The central government has allowed the doorstep delivery of medicines and drugs to people in view of the coronavirus pandemic and a notification to this effect will be soon published in the Gazette of India. The move came even as the number of infections across the country continued to soar and Telangana extended its lockdown to April 16.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package for those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 16 lives in the country. The stimulus includes Rs 50 lakh per person insurance cover for doctors, paramedic, healthcare workers dealing with coronavirus outbreak as well as 5 kg wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses for free every month for the next three months for 80 crore poor people.

Mar 26, 2020

4:10 pm (IST)

In the last 24 hours, 43 cases have been reported. So far, there are 13 deaths in India. Social distancing is very crucial. Public support is very important and even one person not supporting can ruin this strategy. What we have noted is that the day wise increase has reduced but we are not relaxed: Joint-Secretary of Health Ministry Lav Agarwal.


Mar 26, 2020

4:06 pm (IST)

SpiceJet to Bring Iran Returnees from Jodhpur to Delhi | A special SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Jodhpur will take Indians who returned from Iran to a government quarantine facility, the airline said.


Mar 26, 2020

4:04 pm (IST)

Centre Allows Doorstep Delivery of Medicine | The Central government allows doorstep delivery of medicines to people in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Notification for the same will be published soon in the Gazette of India.


Mar 26, 2020

4:02 pm (IST)

Malaysian King & Queen in Quarantine | Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and his wife Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah will undergo a 14-day quarantine after several palace employees were tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the national palace said.


Mar 26, 2020

3:53 pm (IST)

India's has requested Pakistan to defer a meeting between their Indus Commissioners in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, officials said. The meeting is scheduled for this week. However, Islamabad is yet to respond to New Delhi's request, officials added.


Mar 26, 2020

3:50 pm (IST)

Indian Doctors in UK Write to Boris Johnson | Indian doctors working within the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) have written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scrap an unfair and discriminatory surcharge imposed on foreign doctors, many of whom are working round the clock to combat the coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 9,500 people in the country.


Mar 26, 2020

3:47 pm (IST)

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee writes to chief ministers of 18 states to arrange for food, shelter and medical assistance to migrant workers from Bengal who are stuck in these respective states during lockdown.


Mar 26, 2020

3:40 pm (IST)

Delhi government begins the 'Hunger Helpline' to give free meals to the needy.

Delhi Govt has started a new initiative of 'Hunger Helpline'.

Govt aims to give free meals to needy.

Hunger Helpline will be operational between 11 AM n 3 PM and 6 PM and 9 PM in the control rooms set up in all DMs offices.

11 helplines for the 11 districts of Delhi👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/7EV5QcEiaR

— Aam Aadmi Party Delhi (@AAPDelhi) March 26, 2020

Mar 26, 2020

3:26 pm (IST)

Government Asks Distilleries and Sugar Factories to Make Hand Sanitisers | As the demand for sanitisers grows amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian government has asked distilleries and sugar factories to manufacture hand sanitisers.


Mar 26, 2020

3:14 pm (IST)

Rahul Gandhi Supports Government's Relief Measures | As India today announced immediate relief of $22 billion for the underprivileged people of the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted in favour of the measure, saying it was a first step "in the right direction."

Rahul Gandhi✔@RahulGandhiThe Govt announcement today of a financial assistance package, is the first step in the right direction. India owes a debt to its farmers, daily wage earners, labourers, women & the elderly who are bearing the brunt of the ongoing lockdown.#Corona
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Mar 26, 2020

3:07 pm (IST)

Life in a Pandemic | The public is seen maintaining social distance at Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh. The state so far reported 10 positive cases. (News18)



Mar 26, 2020

3:05 pm (IST)

Tamil Nadu Books 1,200 Lockdown Violators | The Tamil Nadu police has booked over 1,200 people for violations relating to the Section 144 CrPc order in the state, in force to implement an eight-day lockdown ordered by the state government as part of its fight against the spread of coronavirus. Police personnel continued to patrol roads and kept an eye on violators to persuade them to confine themselves to their homes.


Mar 26, 2020

2:50 pm (IST)

Bihar CM Says Will Bear Cost of Migrants Stuck in Other States | Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced that his government will coordinate with other states and bear the expenses of migrant workers, who might have been stranded there owing to the three-week-long nationwide lockdown.


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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a Rs 100 crore relief package for the poor in wake of #CoronavirusLockdown

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Mar 26, 2020

2:44 pm (IST)

Delhi Metro to Remain Closed till April 14 | In view of the nationwide lockdown enforced to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Delhi Metro services will remain closed till April 14, a senior official of the DMRC said on Wednesday. On March 22, the DMRC had announced closure of its services till the end of this month. "As there is a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, the services will remain closed till April 14," the official said.


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We have received a few queries regarding the tenure of the closure of the Metro services. It is hereby informed that, in light of the lockdown issued by the government, Metro services will remain closed till 14 April 2020.

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Mar 26, 2020

2:36 pm (IST)

Mumbai Man Kills Brother for Stepping Out Despite Lockdown | A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his younger brother for stepping out of their home during the COVID-19 lockdown in the western suburb of Kandivali, police said on Thursday. Rajesh Laxmi Thakur killed his younger brother Durgesh​ after the latter stepped out of the house despite repeated warnings about the lockdown on Wednesday night, an official from Samta Nagar police station said.


Mar 26, 2020

2:21 pm (IST)

Italian Employee Living in Same Residence as Pope Francis Tests Positive | An Italian employee of the Holy See who lives in the same residence as Pope Francis was reported Thursday to have tested positive for COVID-19 and been hospitalised. Several Italian newspapers with reputable sources in the Vatican said the clergyman has lived for years in Saint Martha's guest house.


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Mar 26, 2020

2:14 pm (IST)

Maharashtra Labourer Walks 135 km to Reach His Village Amid Lockdown | Amid travel restrictions due to the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, a 26-year-old daily wager walked over 135 km without food from Nagpur in Maharashtra to reach his home in Chandrapur. As panic built up over the lockdown and poor people started returning to their homes, Narendra Shelke, who worked as a labourer in Pune, also decided to go back to his native Jambh village in Saoli tehsil of Chandrapur district.


Mar 26, 2020

2:05 pm (IST)

Economic Relief Measures Amid Coronavirus | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, talking about the economic relief measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, said construction workers, welfare fund for building and construction workers currently having Rs 31 thousand crore will be used, which is expected to benefit 3.5 crore registered workers. The District Mineral Fund will be utilised for supplementing and augmenting all kinds of medical testing, screening activities.

ANI✔@ANIDistrict Mineral Fund: Central Govt to request State Govts to use this fund to augment medical testing and screening and providing health attention, announces FM Sitharaman https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1243093369309425664 …

ANI✔@ANIWelfare for building and construction workers, registered 3.5 crore workers to be benefited, Central Govt has given orders to State Govts to use fund (Rs31,000 crore) to provide relief, announces FM Sitharaman
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Mar 26, 2020
1:59 pm (IST)

Finance Ministry on Coronavirus Relief Measures | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking about the coronavirus relief measures amid the coronavirus outbreak said the government would pay EPF contribution both of the employer and employee for the next three months; 24 per cent contribution in total. This is for all those establishments who have up to 100 employees and 90 per cent of the employees earn less than Rs 15,000. The EPF scheme regulation will be amended to allow non refundable advance to 75 percent of the amount standing to the credit or 3 months wages whichever is lower. This will benefit 4.8 crore workers.


Mar 26, 2020
1:56 pm (IST)

Finance Ministry on Coronavirus Relief Measures | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking about the economic relief measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, said women in Self-Helf groups (SHGs) will be provided collateral free loans upto Rs 20 lakh, expected to help 7 crore households.


Mar 26, 2020
1:50 pm (IST)
Finance Ministry on Coronavirus Relief Measures | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, addressing the economic relief measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, said that women Jan Dhan account holders would receive an ex-gratia amount of Rs 500 per month for the next 3 months, to benefit 20.5 crore women. A total of 8.3 crore BPL Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries will be given free cylinders for 3 months.

Ministry of Finance✔@FinMinIndiaFinance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman will address a press conference at 1pm today in New Delhi.@nsitharamanoffc @PIB_India @DDNewslive#IndiaFightsCorona 
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Mar 26, 2020
1:46 pm (IST)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Economic Relief Measures | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking about the economic relief measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, said 8.69 crore farmers under the PM Kisan Yojana will be provided Rs 2,000 in the first week of April. There will be a wage increase in MGNREGA; Rs 182 being increased to Rs 202. Old, poor widows, poor and old divyang to get ex-gratia Rs 1,000 in two installments over the next three months.


Mar 26, 2020
1:41 pm (IST)

Finance Ministry on Economic Relief Measures | Under cash transfers which is largely under DBT there are going to be 8 specific group of people who will be addressed. These include farmers, MGNREGA beneficiaries, poor widows, poor divyang, women having Jan Dhan Yojana accounts and women under Ujjwala yojana, women in SHGs, women under EPFO, construction workers.


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Mar 26, 2020
1:37 pm (IST)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Coronavirus | Addressing a press conference on the economic reliefs amid the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 8 crore people -- 2/3 of the population -- would get above 5 kg rice + 5 kg wheat + 5 kg choice of pulse.


Mar 26, 2020
1:34 pm (IST)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Coronavirus | To address the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam has said that medical insurance of Rs 50 lakh will provided to all those fighting the COVID-19 disease, including Asha Workers, paramedics, nurses.


Mar 26, 2020
1:30 pm (IST)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam on Coronavirus | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced an economic package that will benefit migrant workers, urban and rural poor. It will be known as the Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan scheme worth Rs 1.76 trillion with both cash transfer and food security-related measures:


Mar 26, 2020
1:22 pm (IST)
British Government to Help Self-Employed Workers | The British government will on Thursday announce plans to help around 2 million of the country's 5 million self-employed workers through the coronavirus outbreak by paying money directly into their bank accounts, the Times newspaper reported. The monthly payouts are expected to be capped and means-tested to benefit those on lower incomes, the report said.


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Mar 26, 2020
1:17 pm (IST)

Malaysia's King, Queen Isolated After 7 Palace Staff Infected | Malaysia's king and queen are under quarantine after seven palace staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The palace said Thursday that seven staff were hospitalised Tuesday. It said King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and his wife Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah were tested for the virus, but both were negative.


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Mar 26, 2020
1:14 pm (IST)

Government Will Supply Additional 3 Months Foodgrains Under PDS | The government will supply over next three months additional 2 kg subsidised foodgrains under the PDS, taking the total monthly quota to 7 kg per person, a senior Food Ministry official said on Thursday.


Mar 26, 2020
1:10 pm (IST)

Coronavirus Cases in Bihar Rise to 6 | Two residents of Munger district in Bihar tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to six, an official said. According to Pradip Das, the director of Rajendra Medical Research Institute here, samples were collected of 55 people who had come in contact with a 38-year-old who got infected with the virus and died last Saturday, a day before his test results arrived.


Mar 26, 2020
12:36 pm (IST)

Delhi CM Meets LG over Coronavirus Response | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met with Delhi Lieutenant Governer and spoke with all concerned District Magistrates over video conference.

Arvind Kejriwal✔@ArvindKejriwalI have just met with Hon'ble LG and spoken with all DMs over video conference. Sharing important updates about the lockdown and Covid-19 in Delhi. https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YqxoQEYwyAGv …

Joint press briefing by Delhi LG and Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal @ArvindKejriwal
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