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New Delhi:  The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the country climbed to 3,374 on Sunday while the death toll rose to 77, according to Union Health Ministry data. While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 3,030, as many as 266 people were either cured of the disease and discharged, and one had migrated, it said. In its updated data around 9 am, the health ministry reported two new fatalities — one each from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. According to the ministry, Maharashtra has reported the most coronavirus deaths at 24, followed by Gujarat 10, Telengana seven, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi six each and Punjab five. Karnataka has reported four deaths, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu each have recorded three fatalities. Two deaths each have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Himachal Pradesh each have reported one fatality, according to the data. The highest number of confirmed cases was reported from Maharashtra

Every time the world is hit by a disaster of any sort, there arises an army of people who step forward to help those in need. These people conceptualise, implement and execute initiatives, and encourage others to come forward and make a difference in those lives that we would never give a second thought to, on a regular day. These are people like IT professional Kanaga Varathan from Tamil Nadu, who has worked extensively with the transgender community in the region. During the recent Chennai floods, Kanaga was part of a team that worked towards providing groceries to the trans community. “We helped around 90 people then and wanted to do the same now," she says of the efforts they wanted to undertake during the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, "But the lock-down was announced suddenly and grocery distribution became impossible.” The on-ground team, working across the state, decided to deposit funds collected in accounts, to help the community monetarily. “This idea enabled us t

Panaji : Spanish nationals, who were stranded in Goa due to lockdown, left for Madrid by a special flight. They were screened at Goa International Airport before their departure. Earlier on Saturday, Goa Airport Director Gagan Malik had told ANI ,"A relief flight carrying 150 Spanish and EU nationals will take off from Goa International Airport to Madrid tonight." He said that the thermal screening of passengers at entry and social distancing will be maintained during check-in at the airport. "Arrangements have been made for passengers to wait with seats, water and fans before entry to a terminal for check-in as they arrive very early due to obvious reasons," Malik added. The Indian government curtailed all international flights to combat the spread of coronavirus. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3bSIbfM Asian News International

Meerut : A total of 1,302 people, who attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, have been identified in Uttar Pradesh and around 1,000 of them have been quarantined, said Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avnish Awasthi on Saturday. Of them, 307 have been identified in Meerut, 242 in Varanasi, 230 in Gorakhpur, 148 in Bareilly, 115 in Agra, 83 in Lucknow, 51 in Prayagraj, 33 in Kanpur, 23 in Lucknow Commissionerate and 70 in Noida. Earlier in the day, a total of 31 out of 137 Tablighi Jamaat attendees tested positive for the coronavirus in Agra, said District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh. There are 37 active cases of COVID-19 in the district till now, he said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3aL7xMh Asian News International

New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a man in connection with the December violence near the Jamia Millia Islamia university, officials said. He has been been identified as Aashu Khan (38) from Jamia Nagar, they said. Khan was sent to two-day police remand by a court, the officials said. On 15 December, scores of people, including Jamia students and policemen, were injured, four DTC buses were set afire and over 100 private vehicles were damaged when protesters opposing the amended citizenship law turned violent and clashed with police near New Friends Colony. Police had used batons and tear gas shells to disperse the protesters and entered the Jamia campus where several students were beaten up and detained. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/2X9ad2r Press Trust of India

Suri : A man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers allegedly over setting up of a quarantine centre at a village school in Birbhum district on Saturday night. The incident occurred in Talibpur village under Parui police station. "A clash broke out between two groups of villagers. Prima facie a man succumbed to bomb injuries," Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said. Police forces have been deployed in the village where the situation is tense but under control, he said. The police, however, did not say anything on the reason behind the clash. Local sources claimed that the administration has decided to set up a quarantine centre for suspected COVID-19 cases at a school in the village and it was not liked by a section of villagers while others were in favour of it. An altercation on the issue between members of the two groups led to a clash and a middle-aged was killed, they said. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3aMXvdM Press Trust of

08:18 (IST) Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updates Three fresh COVID-19 cases in MP Three new COVID-19 cases emerged in Madhya Pradesh's Sendhwa, said the Block Medical Officer to ANI . "They are kin of a 90-year-old person who had died after returning from Saudia Arabia. However, his reports are awaited. We'll collect samples of all people they came in contact with," said the official. 07:54 (IST) Coronavirus in United States Latest Updates Confirmed COVID-19 cases in US cross 3 lakh: Johns Hopkins The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US has topped 300,000 and there have been more than 8,100 deaths, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore-based university, which has been keeping a running tally of global coronavirus numbers, said there are at least 300,915 confirmed virus cases in the US and there have been 8,162 deaths. 07:49 (IST) Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates 61-yr-old dies in Surat taking CO

00:07 (IST) Coronavirus in India Latest Update Three IAF personnel under quarantine; one had visited Nizamuddin area in mid-March Three personnel of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are under a precautionary quarantine presently as one of them had visited the Nizamuddin area around the same time the Tablighi Jamaat meeting was happening there last month, PTI quotes an IAF spokesperson as saying.   "This person had gone to the Nizamuddin area around the same time this Jamaat meeting was taking place. Whether he attended this Jamaat meeting or not is under investigation by the Indian Air Force," the spokesperson said. "He has come in contact with two other Air Force personnel. All three of them are asymptomatic. All three under quarantine right now," he added 00:04 (IST) Coronavirus in Turkey Latest Update Toll in Turkey crosses 500 Turkey’s health minister reported 76 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll in the country to 501, repor