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The hospital which has 2,200 beds started discharging its patients and stopped taking new cases after the West Bengal government decided to convert it into a coronavirus treatment facility.

Reports said that the demand for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, a related compound, have jumped after US President Donald Trump said that these salts were effective in treating COVID-19. People are panic buying this medicine.

A total of 20,334 deaths were reported until Wedneday, of which 13,581 were in Europe. The number of infections, meanwhile, has jumped to 4.5 lakh.

Ashwini, the daughter of Davangere MP GM Siddeshwara, returned to Bengaluru from Guyana via New York and New Delhi, was staying at their family home in Chitradurga district.

Meerut police official Akhilesh Narayan Singh said that only people who did not follow orders to turn around and go home were being photographed with the symbols shaming them.

The Centre and state governments have taken measures to ensure that the supply of all essential items continue smoothly, said Modi, seeking to allay apprehensions among people about the availability of food and other essential provisions.

Zoos are facing severe hardships in getting food supplies, drinking water and healthcare of captive animals as these activities do not fall under ‘essential services’ category.

A lockdown was already in place in 18 of these districts. The restrictions in 17 states began on Monday and were initially scheduled to last up to Wednesday.

Expressing concerns over community transmission of COVID-19, which has claimed 10 lives so far in India, the minister said prohibitory orders will come into effect in the state from 6pm on Tuesday till March 31.

A total of 25 lakh masks were recovered during the raids. Currently, Maharashtra has 97 COVID-19 cases and a majority of them are from Mumbai.

Despite being advised by the civic authorities to remain in home quarantine, the student went to meet his friend at Dombivali in neighbouring Thane. The police took action against the student after civic authorities did not find him at his residence in Na...

The announcement came hours after the government notified spending by companies to deal with the coronavirus outbreak as corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity under the companies law.

Bihar reported its first death due to novel coronavirus on Sunday after a 38-year-old man, with travel history to Qatar, died at a hospital here.

Also, all offices connected with the payment functions of the government will remain open, a finance ministry office memorandum said.

The bench said that the high-level committee could hold consultations with the State Legal Service Authority to implement the process of releasing the prisoners.

In a statement, the textiles ministry said that for last 45 days it, along with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, is attempting to locate adequate number of sources who can produce and supply the requirement of 'Body Coveralls' for government.