9.44 am: India reports 2,73,810 new coronavirus cases , as the tally rises to 1,50,61,919, sccording to government data. With 1,619 deaths...
9.44 am: India reports 2,73,810 new coronavirus cases, as the tally rises to 1,50,61,919, sccording to government data. With 1,619 deaths, the toll jumps to 1,78,769. The count of active cases stands at 19,29,329.
9.39 am: Sensex plunges over 1,300 points in morning trade as rise in coronavirus cases hit market sentiments.
9.24 am: Hong Kong has stopped all flights from India, Philippines and Pakistan from Tuesday to May 3 due to the surge in coronavirus cases, PTI reports. This came after 47 passengers on a Delhi-Hong Kong Vistara flight tested positive for Covid on arrival on April 4.
8.59 am: Janata Dal (United) MLA and former minister of Bihar, Mewalal Choudhary, dies of Covid-19 at a hospital in Patna, reports ANI.
Bihar: Mewalal Choudhary, JDU MLA and former minister, passes away due to #COVID19 at a hospital in Patna.
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2021
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8.54 am: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to meet Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday morning, reports News18. Following the meeting, Kejriwal may extend the weekend lockdown imposed in the national Capital to other days as well.
8.50 am: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not hold any more election campagain rallies in Kolkata, says Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien. Banerjee’s rallies in other districts will be restricted to 30 minutes.
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