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E-commerce platforms have been allowed to sell essential commodities such as food, pharmaceutical and medical devices during the lockdown.

The man had visited his in-laws' residence in Bokaro to meet his pregnant wife and returned to Dhanbad on a bicycle on March 26. He complained of fever the next day, health department officials said.

One of the reasons cited by the health officials in Tamil Nadu for the now dwindling numbers is that the government has tested all the estimated about 1,500 Tabhligi event returnees, who were suspected to have been infected with the virus.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott already said that restrictions will begin easing next week. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb who signed an agreement with six other Midwestern states to coordinate reopening said he would extend his stay-at-home order until May 1.

John Abraham took to Instagram to recite a poem called Mera Bharat Mahaan penned by his 'Satyameva Jayate' director Milap Milan Zaveri.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that over 9.29 lakh missed calls were received at the state helpline number, of which 4.32 lakh calls have been verified.

Donald Trump frustration was on clear display on Saturday during a press briefing, called despite Vice President Mike Pence, the leader of the coronavirus task force, being unable to attend.

A woman from the minority community, living in Jahangirpuri died on April 8, and her coronavirus test came positive on April 10.

Departments dealing with non-essential services will remain closed even after April 20 till further orders, the official told PTI, adding the decision was taken following assessment of the COVID-19 situation in the national capital.

So far, 34 patients have been cured and discharged from hospitals in the district, leaving 61 cases of COVID-19 active.

The Spanish league is not expecting to resume at least until the end of May and it is working on several scenarios, including playing without fans through the fall.

The postal services come under essential services and apart from regular services, the post offices are also delivering food packets, rations and essential medicines, among others, across the country by liasioning with local administration and police.

The priests are coming from Maharashtra and Kerala, hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak and according to rules, they would have to spend 14 days in quarantine after entering Uttarakhand. The government is yet to take a call on the matter.

This is the third attack against the paramilitary in the Kashmir valley within a week.

State Labour Minister Dilip Walse Patil said workers were reeling under hardships and finding it difficult to take care of their daily needs as construction activities had come to a halt due to the lockdown.

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said all the necessary permissions were given and the marriage was performed in a simple manner, adding They had done it well within their limits.