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COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640


COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640


COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640
COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640

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NEW DELHI : Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: The Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 19,000-mark today with the death toll jumping to 640. A total of 19,984 cases were reported in India of which 15,474 are active cases. The rising number of infections comes even as India is in phase 2 of the lockdown, which is to be lifted on May 3.

The novel coronavirus has infected over 2.5 million people while more than 1,70,000 people have died. The coronavirus death toll in the United States, the country with the most fatalities in the pandemic, has climbed by 2,751 in the past 24 hours. The US has recorded more than 800,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with 44,845 deaths.

Shops Selling Educational Books, Electric fans, Prepaid Recharge Allowed | Shops selling educational books and electric fans, services of bedside attendants of senior citizens and public utilities, including recharge facilities for prepaid mobile phones have been allowed during the lockdown period, reports PTI. The orders were issued by the Home Ministry on Tuesday night after receiving some queries with regard to exemptions of specific services and activities allowed through the guidelines issued so far.



COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640


COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640
COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640


WHO Becoming Tool of 'Chinese Propaganda' Claims US | The World Health Organization has become a tool of the "Chinese propaganda", the Trump administration has alleged, asserting that the global health agency has lost all its credibility during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. US President Donald Trump recently announced he would put a hold on America's funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), accusing the UN health body of becoming "China-centric" during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.



Maharashtra Home Minister Requests CBI to Take Custody of Wadhawans | Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh today said the state government has requested the CBI to take the custody of DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan​ and Dheeraj Wadhawan, who allegedly violated the lockdown norms and travelled to Mahabaleshwar earlier this month. After the Wadhawan brothers and 21 others, including their family members, reached Mahabaleshwar hill town, they were quarantined there by the Satara district administration.



Amit Shah Talks to IMA, Doctors Amid Pandemic | Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with doctors and Indian Medical Association (IMA) through video conferencing today, reports ANI. He appreciated their efforts amid the pandemic. He also told them that the government will be arranging security for them. 


COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640

COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640
COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640


ANI@ANIDelhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with doctors & Indian Medical Association (IMA) through video conferencing. He appreciated their good work. He also assured them security & appealed to them to not to do even symbolic protest as proposed by them, govt is with them.
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US State Does Not Issue Covid-19 Restrictions Despite Hotspot | South Dakota is among five US states that have not implemented a stay-at-home order, although it now hosts the biggest coronavirus hotspot in the country – a pork processing plant, reports AFP. 



AFP news agency@AFPVIDEO: South Dakota is among five US states that have not implemented a stay-at-home order, although it now hosts the biggest coronavirus hotspot in the country – a pork processing plant
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53-year-old Pune Man Dies from Coronavirus | A 53-year-old coronavirus patient succumbed to the disease last night, reports ANI. The death toll in Pune district rises to 55 according to health officials. 



 COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640

COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640
COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640



Kerala Govt to Examine Privacy of Personal, Sensitive Data of Covid-19 Patients | Amid opposition charges, the Kerala government has constituted a two-member committee to examine whether the privacy of personal and sensitive data of COVID-19 patients from the state has been protected under an agreement entered by it with a US-based IT firm, reports PTI. The panel headed by former Special IT Secretary M Madhavan Nambiar and former health secretary Rajeev Sadanandan, will also ascertain whether adequate procedures were followed while finalising the arrangements with the private company, Sprinklr.



Indian Farm Workers Broke, Uncertain as Rural Lockdown Eased


India's 1.3 billion people will continue to live under strict curbs until May 3, but the government said farms and factories could resume activity on Monday in the hinterland, which has been less hard-hit by Covid-19.



India May Suspend Border Trade With China Through Nathu La for Indefinite Period | The Indo-China border trade between Sikkim and Tibetan Autonomous Region of China via Nathula Pass may be suspended for an indefinite period, BS Panth, Sikkim Commerce & Industries Minister, said. The trading session normally begins from first Monday of May, 2020 till the end of November and was likely shut in view of the coronavirus pandemic. 



Police Personnel Deployed at Uddhav Thackeray's Home Tests Positive for Virus | An assistant police inspector deployed at Varsha bungalow, the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, tested positive for coronavirus, reports ANI. "Six of her close contacts have been placed under quarantine at a facility," said Mumbai Police.




COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640

COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640
COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640




"We Do Not Feel the Joy of Ramadan' | Cairo market selling traditional "Fanous" lanterns remains shut as Egypt enforces a tight lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic, reports AFP. 



AFP news agency@AFPVIDEO: "We do not feel the joy of Ramadan" says a customer at a Cairo market selling traditional "Fanous" lanterns as Egypt enforces a tight lockdown to curb the pandemic
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US Will Have Second Wave of Coronavirus, Says Health Official | A second wave of the novel coronavirus will hit the US later this year with even more difficult ramifications than the current COVID-19 crisis that has claimed more than 45,000 lives and infected over 8 lakh people in the country, a top American health official warned. Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield told The Washington Post that the US will have the flu epidemic and the coronavirus epidemic at the same time, reports PTI.




COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640

COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640


Delhi's Azadpur Manid Reports First Coronavirus Death | A 57-yr-old seller at Delhi's Azadpur mandi died due to coronavirus yesterday. Some sellers told ANI, "The block (where his shop was) is sealed and no one is there. Sellers at that side have asked to barricade their shopes and no one be allowed to go there unnecessarily."



ANI@ANIAzadpur Market reported its first COVID-19 related death y'day when a 57-yr-old seller died. Some sellers say, "The block (where his shop was) is sealed, no one is there. Sellers at that side have asked that their shops be barricaded&no one be allowed to come there unnecessarily" https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1252754923470630914 …
ANI@ANIDelhi: Traffic outside Azadpur Sabzi Mandi; the market has been allowed to remain open for 24 hours from 21st April. Movement of trucks allowed from 10 pm till 6 am; vegetables and fruits are being sold from 6 am till 10 pm. #CoronavirusLockdown
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Lucknow Testing Centre Confirms 12 New Cases | Out of the 704 samples tested yesterday for the novel coronavirus, 12 samples tested positive, Lucknow's King George's Medical University told ANI. 


Rajasthan Confirms 64 New Coronavirus Cases | Health officials confirmed 64 coronavirus cases in Rajasthan today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,799 and 26 deaths due to the disease, reports ANI. (Image: ANI)




COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640



COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640
COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640

Bihar Officer Suspended for Issuing Pass to BJP MLA | A civil servant in Bihar was suspended for issuing a travel pass to a BJP MLA who recently travelled to Kota to bring back his daughter, triggering a major controversy, reports PTI. According to a notification issued by the state's general administration department late Tuesday, Anu Kumar, the Sub Divisional Officer, Sadar, Nawada district was suspended with immediate effect for issuing the pass in favor of Anil Singh who represents the Hisua assembly segment.



Lockdown Extension Unlikely to Contain Surge in Covid-19 Infections | India extending the nationwide lockdown by nearly three more weeks to May 3 is unlikely to stem the surge in coronavirus infections and economic and humanitarian crisis will exacerbate due to slow response by the government so far, Fitch Solutions was quoted as saying by PTI. "We at Fitch Solutions have revised down our forecast for India's FY2020-21 (April 2020 to March 2021) real GDP growth to 1.8 per cent, from 4.6 per cent previously," it said in a note today.



PM Modi to Hold Union Cabinet Meeting at 11am Today | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be chairing a cabinet meeting with ministers on coronavirus response in the country today at 11 am. 



 COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640





China Steps-up Testing at Borders as Imported Cases Cross 1,600 | China has scaled-up testing and treatment for COVID-19 infections in border areas as the country faces a rising risk of imported cases, reports PTI. With an over 22,000-km land border dotted with 91 land ports, along with a large number of shortcuts and side routes, China faces a high risk of coronavirus importation via its land border, Xinhua report said.



US Videogame Sales Surge in March Amid Lockdown | Videogame sales in March hit their highest in over a decade, as Americans turned to games like "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" because of lockdowns to stem the spread of the coronavrius. Sales of gaming hardware, software and accessories in the United States jumped 35% to $1.6 billion last month from a year earlier, according to data from research firm NPD.



PM Modi Shouts Out to Frontline Workers on Earth Day | Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occassion of the International Earth Day expressed "gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion," and said, "Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet." He also added, "A shout out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19."



Narendra Modi@narendramodiOn International Day of Mother Earth, we all express gratitude to our planet for the abundance of care & compassion. Let us pledge to work towards a cleaner, healthier & more prosperous planet. 
A shout out to all those working at the forefront to defeat COVID-19. #EarthDay2020
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Japan Confirms 33 New Cases on Coronavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship | Japanese officials today confirmed 33 crew members onboard the Costa Atlantica cruise ship, which is docked in Nagasaki prefecture, have tested positive for novel coronavirus. Those with symptoms will be admitted to medical centers, while asymptomatic patients will remain onboard in isolated private rooms, officials from the Nagasaki prefecture were quoted as saying by the CNN. 




COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640




Six SRPF Jawans Test Positive in Maharashtra's Hingoli | Six State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) jawans have tested positive in Maharashtra's Hingoli district, a health official said. They were recently deployed in Mumbai and were quarantined four days ago after return, the official said. "Two units of SRPF jawans returned from Mumbai after being posted there for 45 days, so it was decided to quarantine them as a precaution," said Civil Surgeon Dr Kishor Prasad Shrivas.


West Bengal Assures Cooperation to Central Teams Visiting State; Writes Letter to MHA | The West Bengal government has assured the Centre that it will abide by all its orders related to the ongoing lockdown and assured full cooperation to the two visiting central teams assessing the ground situation in the state.


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Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) yesterday visited different parts of the Kolkata in West Bengal 'to make an on the spot assessment of the implementation of the lockdown measures'. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1252777175843045380 …


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IMCT had arrived without any prior consultation with us and, therefore, there was neither such opportunity to provide any logistic support as envisaged in the order dated 19th April 2020 nor the team asked for any help: WB Chief Secy to Union Home Secy, in a letter dated April 21
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Australian Minister Rejects Chinese Criticism that it's Parroting US | A senior Australian minister rejected Chinese criticisms that Australia is parroting the United States in calls for transparency on the origins of the coronavirus, reports AFP. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg described Chinese Foreign Ministry criticisms as "unwarranted and unjustified." The Chinese ministry has criticised Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's call last week for China to be transparent about the origins of the virus.



South Korea Set to Post Largest GDP Contraction Since 2008: Report | South Korea's Gross domestic product (GDP) for the January-March period is expected to have contracted a seasonally adjusted 1.5% from the previous quarter, when it grew 1.3%, as the coronavirus health crisis ravaged business activity and global demand, a Reuters poll showed. This would be the worst contraction since a 3.3% drop in the final quarter of 2008, and the first since the Sino-US trade war hit growth in the first quarter of 2019.


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New York Governor: Trump Will Get the Truth When They Meet | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he planned to give US President Donald Trump an unvarnished account of what his state needs to test residents for the novel coronavirus when they meet in Washington. "He has no problem telling me when he disagrees and he tells me he agrees," said Cuomo, who added that he is equally frank with the president. "The heck with it, just tell the truth and whatever it is, it is," reports Reuters.



New Zealand Could Pull Off Bold Goal of Eliminating Virus | While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether. And experts believe the country could pull it off, reports the Associated Press. The virus "doesn't have superpowers", said Helen Petousis-Harris, a vaccine expert at the University of Auckland. "Once transmission is stopped, it's gone." 



Venezuela Socialists, Opposition Leaders Begin Secret Talks Amid Pandemic: Report | Allies of both Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his bitter foe, opposition leader Juan Guaido, have secretly begun exploratory talks as concerns grow about the possible impact of the spread of the coronavirus, according to sources on both sides. The discussions emerged from concerns about the respiratory illness COVID-19, hyperinflation and growing fuel shortages, as well as worries among some members of the ruling Socialist Party about how to ensure their political survival under a possible change of government as Washington tightens sanctions, the sources told Reuters. 




COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640




Andhra Pradesh Govt to Focus on Four Covid-19 Hotspots as Infections Soar to 757


On Tuesday morning, the state's tally touched 757 and there appears to be no sign of respite for the state from the growing numbers of coronavirus cases.


Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Cases in India Rise to 19,984, Death Toll at 640; Govt May Suspend Border Trade With China Through Nathu LaA worker sprays disinfectant on the belongings of people while they wait to receive food in Delhi. (Reuters)

Nearly 40,000 new cases were reported between Monday at 8:30pm local time, and Tuesday at the same time.



COVID-19 Updates April 22 : India's coronavirus cases rise to 19,984, death toll at 640



New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pressed President Donald Trump Tuesday for more help from the federal government to carry out coronavirus testing during a face-to face-meeting he described as cordial and productive after weeks of sometimes nasty exchanges.

As the virus death toll in the US keeps rising, widespread testing is viewed as key to states being able to lift stay-at-home orders and reopen their shuttered economies.

Cuomo said his state, the hardest hit in America by the pandemic, wants to double its daily testing rate quickly and pressed Trump for the federal government to take control of the supply chain for reagents and other medical equipment to carry out the tests.

The goal is to spare states from bidding against each other on the open market to acquire the material, as they have been doing, or looking abroad to purchase it.

Speaking after his first personal meeting with Trump since the health crisis began, Cuomo acknowledged that the testing itself is the responsibility of individual states.

"But we need help from the federal government to make the supply chain work for the manufacturers, on the reagents, test kits, et cetera, and we said that we'd like to work together in New York state to take our current rate of testing -- we do about 20,000 tests a day on average -- and double that. Go to 40,000."

"It's a very aggressive goal, and we said that we would work together to meet that goal, so it was a very good conversation," said Cuomo.

Cuomo also said he regretted that a new $480-billion relief package that was passed by the Senate Tuesday leaves out a key Democratic demand: extra funding for state and local governments battling the pandemic.

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