Coronavirus claims 7 more lives in Gujarat; death toll now 48

Five of these patients died in Ahmedabad, and one each in Vadodara and Surat.
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Five Vietnamese quarantined in Mangaluru

One of the five Vietnamese was allegedly seen applying nasal droplets on a phone inside a lift
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Telecom operators extend validity of packs till end of lockdown

Users will receive incoming calls says Jio; Airtel and Vodafone extends benefit to about 120 mnlow income customers till the end of the lockdown
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COVID-19 | 3 more doctors at Sion hospital test positive

2 doctors at Bombay Hospital contract virus
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Delhi siblings help raise funds to keep Inspector’s community kitchen going

16-year-old girl, her 20-year-old sister raise ₹50,000 for initiative that feeds slum dwellers, migrants in south-east Delhi
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‘UN chief Guterres salutes countries like India for helping others in fight against COVID-19’

Hydroxychloroquine has been identified by the US Food and Drug Administration as a possible treatment for the COVID-19 and it is being tested on more than 1,500 coronavirus patients in New York.
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New wave of infections threatens to collapse Japan hospitals

Many hospitals are refusing to treat people including those suffering strokes, heart attacks and external injuries
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Delhi private schools told to charge tuition fee on monthly basis

Government orders schools to not hike fees, warns of strict action in case of violation
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UK sets up new Vaccine Taskforce as COVID-19 death toll hits 14,576

Addressing the daily Downing Street briefing, UK Business Secretary Alok Sharma said on Friday the new Vaccine Taskforce, led by the government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, is a collaboration between business and industry and academia.
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21 Navy sailors in Mumbai test positive for COVID-19

Many are asymptomatic and have been traced to a single sailor who tested positive on April 7, says force
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Kerala ready for post-lockdown phase

New COVID-19 cases touch another high in Karnataka at 44, Andhra Pradesh records 38 new cases
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Coronavirus cases in U.S. cross 700,000, death toll more than 35,000

New York, the financial capital of the world, has emerged as the epicenter of the pandemic. More than 14,000 people have died in the city and over 200,000 lakh people have tested positive so far. Neighbouring New Jersey has more than 78,000 cases and 3,800 deaths.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 25 updates | Three more test positive; total cases climb to 39 in Himachal Pradesh

The total number of cases in India has gone up above 14,200, with death toll exceeding 490.
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Morning digest: Home Ministry extends visa of stranded foreigners till May 3, Indore registers eight deaths in a day, and more

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Looking into reports that coronavirus ‘escaped’ from Wuhan lab: Trump

“We’re looking at it, a lot of people are looking at it. It seems to make sense,” Mr. Trump told reporters at a White House news conference on Friday when asked if there was an investigation into whether the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China.
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Ritual performed to stop spread of COVID-19

Following the social distancing norm, priests sat at a distance of one metre apart and poured ghee into the fire raging from the ‘Homagundam’ while chanting hymns.
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Violators get back seized vehicles

Case against them will be heard in the court later
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Mosques to get raw rice before Sunday

Collector asks Muslims to pray at home during the month of Ramzan
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U.S. announces $19 billion coronavirus aid for farmers, food buys for poor

“American agriculture has been hard-hit, like most of America, with the coronavirus, and President Trump is standing with our farmers and all Americans to make sure that we all get through this national emergency,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said at a White House news conference.
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Mexican President says Trump promised 1,000 ventilators

The left-leaning Lūpez Obrador has made good relations with the United States the cornerstone of his foreign policy, and the relationship between the two leaders has been surprisingly warm, considering their ideological differences.
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Libya's east-based forces hit Tripoli civilian area, 4 dead

The shelling continues despite appeals for a freeze in the fighting so that authorities can confront the coronavirus pandemic
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Help desk and CCTV cameras to be installed at containment zones

This is being done as people were crowding outside their homes
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Coronavirus | 12 patients discharged in Coimbatore

26 patients discharged so far from ESI Hospital
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