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Officials said the virus outbreak is under control in the country and credited a robust surveillance network along with implementation of the lockdown and other containment measures for it.

A Telangana police inspector visited the home of a 60-year-old woman to wish her on her birthday and also surprised her by singing a song on behalf of her son who is abroad.

Principal Secretary Health said that the ICMR did not set the fee for the single-step test from the kit, so all the private labs were charging Rs 4,500.

The baby was admitted to the hospital on April 21 with history of fever, cough, breathing difficulties and seizure, the doctors said.

The border trade through Nathu La was scheduled to begin in May while the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the route was slated to commence in June.

The LNJP Hospital is a dedicated COVID-19 facility in Delhi. The officials said a dietician associated with the mess has tested positive.

The leaders are apparently trying to cash in on the Covid-19 situation in a bid to impress chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy through distribution of essential articles​ ahead of a cabinet expansion.

Athira Geetha Sreedharan from Kerala said she wanted to return to India for the birth of her first baby, due in the first week of July.

The country is experiencing 4.5 per cent positive cases among the tested people, which are similar to the situation a month ago before the lockdown was imposed, added the Centre.

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and border trade between India and China through the Nathula pass will not take place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sikkim Tourism Minister B S Panth said.

The census of Asiatic lions in Gujarat's Gir Wildlife Sanctuary has been deferred due to the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, a senior forest official said on Thursday.

Superintendent of Basirhat police district K K Barui said there was no irregularity in ration distribution. 'The disturbances happened as the villagers attacked the police'. Twenty people have been arrested.

Many refineries have curbed output with fuel demand hammered by travel restrictions as the pandemic forced people to stay home and stalled economic activity.

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To mark the occasion, the prime minister will launch a unified e-GramSwaraj portal and a mobile app.

Hearing a petition by an advocate, the court through video conferencing instructed the government to provide better health care services to effected cases.