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Out of the 97 confirmed cases, 89 were admitted at various hospitals, according to the Delhi Health Department.

An Airtel official said that the company will not recover Rs 10 credit given to all the pre-paid customers.

The Ministry of Health said over 14,000 existing ventilators are earmarked for COVID-19 patients in various hospitals in the country, while there are 11.95 lakh N-95 masks in stock.

Army officials also said no effort is being initiated to rope in services of retired personnel, the National Cadet Corps and the volunteers enrolled under the National Service Scheme in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The gathering of around 200 people was organised without permission from authorities, police said.

The committee, constituted on the orders of the Supreme Court, deliberated on various means of achieving social distancing and resolved to quarantine fresh inmates who are foreign nationals, isolate those with flu or fever symptoms, conduct regular medica...

Many medical professionals believe that homemade masks can, to a certain degree, offer protection to the general public.

Even though the police said the animal was a leopard, wildlife activists are not sure about the claim. "

The state Home department has been asked to prepare a list of inmates who could be released for two months, an official said.

The prime minister telephonically reaches out to some of those infected with the coronavirus and some of those who have recovered from its effects in order to keep an update on their progress.

The CBI, which is mandated to investigate high end corruption cases in the country, is the first among other central investigating agencies to declare the support.

The Rashtrapati Bhavan had earlier tweeted that President Kovind pledges to donate one-month salary to PM-CARES fund to help the nation tide over the crisis of coronavirus.

The BSF officer is posted at Tekanpur near Gwalior and was, ironically, the supervisory officer for the 200-bed quarantine facility.

The Uttar Pradesh government gave permission to 24 sugar mills to produce hand sanitisers as alcohol, a necessary raw material for the item, is produced during the sugar extraction process.

In wake of the countrywide lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat, thousands of migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other states have started returning back to their home states from cities, including Delhi and Mumbai.

The I&B Ministry said the government had already put in place a 'comprehensive response system' at the borders of the country, much before the WHO declared coronavirus a public health emergency.