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So far, 23 people, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bijnor district and over 15 hotspots in the district have been sanitized by the health department.

The Rashtrapati Bhawan issued a statement in which it was clarified that "no employee of the President's secretariat has tested positive for COVID-19" and all preventive measures are being taken.

Nine COVID-19 patients died on Monday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 232, the officials said.

Of the total fatalities reported till date, 25 victims were aged 60 and above, they said. Twelve of them were aged between 50-59 and 10 were aged less than 50 years, officials said.

A BMC official said all the mediapersons will be kept in isolation and process is underway to find out suitable places for the purpose. Efforts are on to trace their high and low-risk contacts.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had called him on Sunday to inquire about the financial situation of Assam and said a video conference will be conducted with all the states to discuss the issues.

While denying that the police thrashed Ghouse, the IGP said the person fainted and was profusely sweating when he was questioned about his movement during the lockdown.

Saroj Devi, who is the maternal aunt of the UP chief minister, is a resident of Saharanpur's Naveen Nagar.

Tamil Nadu ranks among the country’s most-impacted states by COVID-19 and extensive quarantine measures have been adopted in several areas across several districts.

The Information and Broadcasting minister said his government is against 'fake news of all kinds' and accused its critics of peddling 'utter falsehoods' and not even offering apology when exposed.

The cabinet, however, authorised Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and the Covid-19 Task Force to meet in three or four days to review and take further decision about any relaxation.

Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi in western UP, is among the districts worst-hit by the pandemic and has so far recorded 97 positive cases of coronavirus.

The decision comes amid opposition from AIMTC which said that the toll collection will adversely affect the cash-starved small operators, who will not be able to pay it.

HDFC Bank on Saturday posted a 15.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 7,280.22 crore for the March quarter on healthy interest income, even as it faced a hit towards the end of the fiscal due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 14, 175 while 2,546 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.

Several people poured on to the road on Sunday and thrashed the health workers who had gone to quarantine people.