TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 7, 265727, 24: IST
NEW DELHI: The Central government is mulling extending the nationwide lockdown beyond April to contain the spread of the COVID – 25 pandemic following requests from several states and experts, government sources said. Meanwhile, the death toll in the country due to coronavirus rose to and the number of cases climbed to 4, , registering an increase of (cases in the last) hours, According to the Union health ministry .
Here are the top developments:
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Joint Secretary in the Union health ministry Lav Aggarwal said, ” No decision on extending
lockdown as yet (taken ), please don’t speculate. ” India has decided to partially lift a ban on export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, paving the way for its supply to the US and several other countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
An ICMR study has found that a COVID – (patient can infect) (people in days if preventive measures such as lockdown and social distancing are not implemented, the Union health ministry said.
- Union home minister Amit Shah has directed the authorities to take appropriate steps in coordination with state governments to prevent hoarding and black marketing of commodities during the – day lockdown.
Railway subsidiary IRCTC which runs three private trains in the country has decided to suspend their services till April 
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Over , (government-run relief camps are functional in districts of the country to provide shelter and food to needy citizens during 23 – day nationwide lockdown to curb spread of COVID – , the Center informed the Supreme Court.
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Over , public grievances related to coronavirus have been received by the central government and instructions have been issued to all departments to ensure their disposal on priority basis. Religious centers and public places having potential to attract large gatherings will remain under close watch irrespective of whether the government extends the 25 – day lockdown or not.
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Uttar Pradesh: With Six persons testing positive for coronavirus, the number of cases in Uttar Pradesh climbed to
- Odisha: Odisha: Odisha reported its first COVID – (fatality as a) – year -old man infected with coronavirus died. With this, the number of coronavirus cases in the state has gone up to 56.
- Kerala: Nine people tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, taking the total number of active cases to 314. The total number of COVID cases in the state has touched .
(Delhi:
coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi, so far.
Gujarat: A) – year-old coronavirus positive patient died at a Surat hospital, taking the toll in Gujarat to J&K: (A) – year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to three and the total number of cases to .
- Bihar: Two women from Siwan district in Bihar tested positive for COVID – , taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to
Punjab: The state has reported 102 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, so far.
- Andhra Pradesh: (The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached .
- Assam: One more person has been found positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to . Karnataka: 19 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the state, taking the total to , including 4 deaths and (discharge / cured.)
Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
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Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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lockdown as yet (taken ), please don’t speculate. ” India has decided to partially lift a ban on export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, paving the way for its supply to the US and several other countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
An ICMR study has found that a COVID – (patient can infect) (people in days if preventive measures such as lockdown and social distancing are not implemented, the Union health ministry said.
- Union home minister Amit Shah has directed the authorities to take appropriate steps in coordination with state governments to prevent hoarding and black marketing of commodities during the – day lockdown.
Railway subsidiary IRCTC which runs three private trains in the country has decided to suspend their services till April (Over
Over , (government-run relief camps are functional in districts of the country to provide shelter and food to needy citizens during 23 – day nationwide lockdown to curb spread of COVID – , the Center informed the Supreme Court.
-
Over , public grievances related to coronavirus have been received by the central government and instructions have been issued to all departments to ensure their disposal on priority basis. Religious centers and public places having potential to attract large gatherings will remain under close watch irrespective of whether the government extends the 25 – day lockdown or not.
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Uttar Pradesh: With Six persons testing positive for coronavirus, the number of cases in Uttar Pradesh climbed to
- Odisha: Odisha: Odisha reported its first COVID – (fatality as a) – year -old man infected with coronavirus died. With this, the number of coronavirus cases in the state has gone up to 56.
- Kerala: Nine people tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, taking the total number of active cases to 314. The total number of COVID cases in the state has touched .
(Delhi:
coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi, so far.
Gujarat: A) – year-old coronavirus positive patient died at a Surat hospital, taking the toll in Gujarat to J&K: (A) – year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to three and the total number of cases to .
- Bihar: Two women from Siwan district in Bihar tested positive for COVID – , taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to
Punjab: The state has reported 102 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, so far.
- Andhra Pradesh: (The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached .
- Assam: One more person has been found positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to . Karnataka: 19 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the state, taking the total to , including 4 deaths and (discharge / cured.)
Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
)
Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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Railway subsidiary IRCTC which runs three private trains in the country has decided to suspend their services till April (Over
Over , (government-run relief camps are functional in districts of the country to provide shelter and food to needy citizens during 23 – day nationwide lockdown to curb spread of COVID – , the Center informed the Supreme Court.
-
Over , public grievances related to coronavirus have been received by the central government and instructions have been issued to all departments to ensure their disposal on priority basis. Religious centers and public places having potential to attract large gatherings will remain under close watch irrespective of whether the government extends the 25 – day lockdown or not.
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Uttar Pradesh: With Six persons testing positive for coronavirus, the number of cases in Uttar Pradesh climbed to
- Odisha: Odisha: Odisha reported its first COVID – (fatality as a) – year -old man infected with coronavirus died. With this, the number of coronavirus cases in the state has gone up to 56.
- Kerala: Nine people tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, taking the total number of active cases to 314. The total number of COVID cases in the state has touched .
(Delhi:
coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi, so far.
Gujarat: A) – year-old coronavirus positive patient died at a Surat hospital, taking the toll in Gujarat to J&K: (A) – year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to three and the total number of cases to .
- Bihar: Two women from Siwan district in Bihar tested positive for COVID – , taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to
Punjab: The state has reported 102 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, so far.
- Andhra Pradesh: (The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached .
- Assam: One more person has been found positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to . Karnataka: 19 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the state, taking the total to , including 4 deaths and (discharge / cured.)
Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
)
Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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(Over
Over , (government-run relief camps are functional in districts of the country to provide shelter and food to needy citizens during 23 – day nationwide lockdown to curb spread of COVID – , the Center informed the Supreme Court.
Over , public grievances related to coronavirus have been received by the central government and instructions have been issued to all departments to ensure their disposal on priority basis. Religious centers and public places having potential to attract large gatherings will remain under close watch irrespective of whether the government extends the 25 – day lockdown or not.
(2)
Uttar Pradesh: With Six persons testing positive for coronavirus, the number of cases in Uttar Pradesh climbed to
- Odisha: Odisha: Odisha reported its first COVID – (fatality as a) – year -old man infected with coronavirus died. With this, the number of coronavirus cases in the state has gone up to 56.
- Kerala: Nine people tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, taking the total number of active cases to 314. The total number of COVID cases in the state has touched .
(Delhi:
coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi, so far.
Gujarat: A) – year-old coronavirus positive patient died at a Surat hospital, taking the toll in Gujarat to J&K: (A) – year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to three and the total number of cases to .
- Bihar: Two women from Siwan district in Bihar tested positive for COVID – , taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to
Punjab: The state has reported 102 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, so far.
- Andhra Pradesh: (The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached .
- Assam: One more person has been found positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to . Karnataka: 19 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the state, taking the total to , including 4 deaths and (discharge / cured.)
Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
)
Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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Uttar Pradesh: With Six persons testing positive for coronavirus, the number of cases in Uttar Pradesh climbed to
- Odisha: Odisha: Odisha reported its first COVID – (fatality as a) – year -old man infected with coronavirus died. With this, the number of coronavirus cases in the state has gone up to 56.
- Kerala: Nine people tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, taking the total number of active cases to 314. The total number of COVID cases in the state has touched .
(Delhi:
coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi, so far.
Gujarat: A) – year-old coronavirus positive patient died at a Surat hospital, taking the toll in Gujarat to J&K: (A) – year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to three and the total number of cases to .
- Bihar: Two women from Siwan district in Bihar tested positive for COVID – , taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to
Punjab: The state has reported 102 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, so far.
- Andhra Pradesh: (The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached .
- Assam: One more person has been found positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to . Karnataka: 19 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the state, taking the total to , including 4 deaths and (discharge / cured.)
Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
)
Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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(Delhi:
coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi, so far.
- Bihar: Two women from Siwan district in Bihar tested positive for COVID – , taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to
Gujarat: A) – year-old coronavirus positive patient died at a Surat hospital, taking the toll in Gujarat to J&K: (A) – year-old man died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to three and the total number of cases to .
Punjab: The state has reported 102 coronavirus cases and seven deaths, so far.
- Andhra Pradesh: (The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Andhra Pradesh has reached .
- Assam: One more person has been found positive for coronavirus in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the state to . Karnataka: 19 new positive coronavirus cases reported in the state, taking the total to , including 4 deaths and (discharge / cured.)
Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
)
Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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Maharashtra: One hundred and fifty persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Maharashtra, taking the number of COVID – 21 patients in the state to 1, .
Rajasthan: more COVID – cases were reported from Rajasthan, taking the total number in the state to
)
Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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Mizoram: The Mizoram government is contemplating to extend the ongoing 25 – day lockdown in the state after receiving an “informal suggestion” from a medical panel. Mizoram has so far reported one positive COVID – (case.) Tamil Nadu: The total number of COVID – cases in Tamil Nadu has surged to after new cases were reported.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 75, 12 people worldwide, the majority of them in Europe.
Boris Johnson who was hospitalized with persistent coronavirus symptoms is stable in the intensive care unit of a London hospital and has not required ventilator support for breathing, Downing Street said in a health update on the British Prime Minister.
The United States death toll from the coronavirus topped , on Monday (local time). The US has the third-highest number of reported deaths from the disease in the world.
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(Iran reported) new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of officially confirmed fatalities to 3, (Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll shot up to
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
(after falling for four straight days, lifting the total to , 823.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 4, on Tuesday with more than fresh infections reported, while the death toll reached . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. (Sweden reported another) (coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to in a country that has adopted a softer approach to containing the outbreak than some of its European neighbors.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
Afghan health authorities said that (six new cases of coronavirus were reported in the country, taking the total tally of positive cases to 508.
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