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By oneindia staff

| Updated: Saturday, April 17, 2021, 11:51 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 17: A record single-day rise of 2,34,692 cases and 1,341 fatalities have pushed India''s COVID-19 tally to 1,45,26,609 and the death toll due to the viral disease to 1,75,649, the health ministry said on Saturday.

The number of active coronavirus cases in the country has surpassed the 16-lakh mark, the ministry''s data updated at 8 am showed.

Covid-19: India records biggest 1-day jump in cases in 6 months | Oneindia News

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11:50 AM, 17 Apr

The Centre on Saturday decided to depute 25 doctors and 75 paramedics from the paramilitary forces at an upcoming 900-bed COVID hospital being set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Gujarat''s Ahmedabad, officials said. Gujarat is one of the states from where a high number of COVID-19 cases are being reported during the second wave of the pandemic.

11:49 AM, 17 Apr

At least 28 more people, including three security personnel, tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, which took the tally in the state to 16,948, a senior official said on Saturday. The death toll remained unchanged at 56, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. Of the 28 cases, 24 were detected through rapid antigen tests, three via the RT-PCR method and one with the help of the TrueNAT process.

11:49 AM, 17 Apr

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said he has tested positive for coronavirus. "I request everyone who came in close contact with me over the last few days to isolate themselves and get tested," the 61-year-old JD(S) leader tweeted. For the last few days, Kumaraswamy had been campaigning for the party candidate in Basavakalyan, which is going to bypoll today. He had got himself inoculated with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on March 23.

11:16 AM, 17 Apr

Vyas, 37, also shared his diagnosis on Instagram and informed his fans that he had "mild" COVID symptoms. "I am taking all the necessary precautions, taking medication prescribed by my doctors and putting myself under home quarantine. "Although I have very mild to negligible symptoms, but I''d request anyone who''s come in contact with me in the last few days to get themselves tested," the actor wrote.

11:11 AM, 17 Apr

Fashion designer Manish Malhotra and actor Sumeet Vyas have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently under home quarantine. Malhotra took to Instagram on late Friday evening and wrote he was following all safety protocols listed by his doctors.

9:58 AM, 17 Apr

Checking of vehicles underway at Preet Vihar and Moolchand as weekend curfew is imposed in Delhi till 5am on Monday to curb the spread of COVID19 infection All non-essential movement of individuals is not permitted during this period

9:58 AM, 17 Apr

26,49,72,022 samples tested for #COVID19 up to 16th April 2021, of these 14,95,397 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

9:58 AM, 17 Apr

Tamil actor and comedian Vivekh passed away today at a hospital in Chennai where he was admitted after suffering a cardiac arrest yesterday.

9:58 AM, 17 Apr

India reports 2,34,692 new COVID19 cases, 1,23,354 discharges and 1,341 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

9:15 AM, 17 Apr

We respect Prime Minister's appeal. I request the people to not come for snan in large numbers, in the wake of COVID19 situation, and follow all rules: Swami Avdheshanand Giri, Acharya Mahamandleshwar, Juna Akhara

9:15 AM, 17 Apr

PM Narendra Modi speaks to Swami Avdheshanand Giri over telephone, requests that Kumbh Mela should now only be symbolic in the wake of COVID19 pandemic, now that two shahi snans have concluded.

9:14 AM, 17 Apr

26,49,72,022 samples tested for COVID19 up to 16th April 2021, of these 14,95,397 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

9:14 AM, 17 Apr

8:12 AM, 17 Apr

Weekend curfew imposed in Delhi till 5am on Monday; all non-essential movement of individuals is prohibited during this period

8:11 AM, 17 Apr

Canada's cumulative Covid-19 cases surpassed 1,100,000 as of Friday, with the total hitting 1,103,067, including 22,532 deaths, according to CTV.

11:41 PM, 16 Apr

Railways has approved Maharashtra government's request to transport liquid medical oxygen on cryogenic tankers

11:00 PM, 16 Apr

11,045 fresh cases in Madhya Pradesh, its biggest single-day spike so far, infection tally 3,84,563, fatality count rises to 4,425 with 60 deaths in last 24 hours, also highest one-day toll for state since pandemic outbreak: Officials

10:31 PM, 16 Apr

Karnataka reports biggest single day spike of 14,859 Covid-19 cases, 78 deaths

9:58 PM, 16 Apr

1,189 samples have tested positive for variants of concern of Covid-19 in India: Govt

9:25 PM, 16 Apr

West Bengal reports highest single-day jump of 6,910 Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths: Health Department

8:15 PM, 16 Apr

RTPCR tests being used in India do not miss UK, Brazil, South Africa and Double Mutant variants: Govt

8:03 PM, 16 Apr

Prakash Javadekar tests positive for coronavirus

7:35 PM, 16 Apr

Kerala logs 10,031 new Covid-19 cases, overall tally cross 12 lakh mark

6:12 PM, 16 Apr

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy writes to PM Narendra Modi, says 'have run out of vaccine stock'

4:51 PM, 16 Apr

Uttar Pradesh sees record daily rise of 27,426 Covid-19 cases.

4:38 PM, 16 Apr

They also reviewed public health measures taken for containment & management of Covid-19 by the two states

4:25 PM, 16 Apr

Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla along with Rajesh Bhushan, Union health secretary, chaired high-level meetings today to review status of Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh & UP.

3:54 PM, 16 Apr

We are running short of vaccines. We don’t have enough stock to run all 1,500 vaccination sites across Odisha. With this stock, only 700 vaccination sites are possible to operate: Bijay Panigrahi, Covid-19 vaccination in-charge, Odisha

3:25 PM, 16 Apr

IndiGo airline transported a total of 81,437 kg of COVID-19 vaccines between January 12 and April 12, the budget carrier said in a statement on Friday. It noted that the airline had a leading market share of 36.56 per cent in COVID-19 vaccine transportation during this period. "IndiGo operated these flights by adhering to all the requisite precautionary measures," the statement said.

3:25 PM, 16 Apr

2:44 PM, 3 Mar

Had an extensive review regarding preparedness on the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Different ministries & states are working together, from screening people arriving in India to providing prompt medical attention.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 3, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people to remain calm and do not panic. He also advised people to take small yet important measures to ensure self-protection from the coronavirus.

2:47 PM, 3 Mar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he held an extensive review on the preparedness for novel coronavirus.

3:17 PM, 3 Mar

Government launches helpline numbers, Coronavirus India helpline number: +91-11-23978046 Coronavirus India helpline email: ncov2019@gmail.com

3:18 PM, 3 Mar

Travel advisory on COVID-19 said, "All regular (sticker) Visas/e-Visa (including VoA for Japan&S Korea) granted to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan& issued on or before 3 March and who have not yet entered India, stand suspended with immediate effect."

3:26 PM, 3 Mar

In view of the emerging global scenarios regarding COVID19 disease, in supersession of all earlier advisories, the government issued the new travel advisory.

3:28 PM, 3 Mar

Reserve Bank of India has stated that globally, financial markets have been experiencing considerable volatility, with the spread of the coronavirus triggering risk-off sentiments.

3:30 PM, 3 Mar

Hotels and tourists sites in Agra have been instructed to inform the office of the Chief Medical Officer as soon as visitors from Italy, Iran or China arrive, so that they can be screened for coronavirus infection.

3:30 PM, 3 Mar

India restricted exports of 26 pharma formulations and drugs in the wake of Coronavirus.

3:32 PM, 3 Mar

Jaipur: Union Health Ministry held a meeting with the Rajasthan Health Dept officials over #coronavirus. RK Singh, ACS Health says, "All the hotels where the Italian tourist stayed are being sanitized. People who came in contact with the infected person, their samples taken". pic.twitter.com/BNusj4Tvnp
— ANI (@ANI) March 3, 2020

Union Health Ministry held a meeting with the Rajasthan Health Department officials over coronavirus outbreak. RK Singh, ACS Health says, "All the hotels where the Italian tourist stayed are being sanitized. People who came in contact with the infected person, their samples taken".

3:33 PM, 3 Mar

Meanwhile, Telangana government has issued advisory for people amid the outbreak of a positive case of the COVID-19 in the state.

3:33 PM, 3 Mar

Telangana government has also launched a 24/7 helpline service to assist the people who are experiencing symptoms related to the virus.

3:40 PM, 3 Mar

Anurag Bhargav, Chief Medical Officer of Gautam Buddh Nagar: We are also sanitizing the school bus in which the children travelled. https://t.co/y5Ey2iz2Xt
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 3, 2020

Anurag Bhargav, Chief Medical Officer of Gautam Buddh Nagar said regarding the Noida school that has been closed, "Several schoolmates of children of a COVID-19 infected man came into contact with him at a party. We have closed down the school to sanitize it. The infected man is admitted to a hospital in Delhi."

3:45 PM, 3 Mar

The Bengaluru techie working in Hyderabad has been quarantined and is being treated at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, following strict screening protocols.

4:07 PM, 3 Mar

The Civil Aviation Ministry conducts a review meeting with all airports to guide the preparations to prevent the spread of the infection in the country.

4:24 PM, 3 Mar

40 students of Noida school sent to isolation for 28 days after parent tests positive for Coronavirus.

4:40 PM, 3 Mar

Iran reports 11 new coronavirus deaths, death toll reaches 77.

5:02 PM, 3 Mar

The Hyatt Regency Delhi on Tuesday asked its employees to self-quarantine for 14 days after it came to light that a COVID-19 patient had dined at a restaurant in the hotel on February 28. Health Ministry officials were seen sanitising the hotel, the report said. The hotel management issued a statement saying that it is taking precautionary measures.

5:08 PM, 3 Mar

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) restricts export of 26 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) in its revised export policy.

5:09 PM, 3 Mar

Telangana Health Minister E Rajendra said,''Till now not a single person has been affected by #COVID19 in the state, except the youth who arrived from Dubai. 88 people have been identified who came in contact with him,45 of them are being tested, others will also be tested.''

5:57 PM, 3 Mar

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the 14th edition of Art Dubai, which was scheduled to be held on March 25-28, has been "postponed" till further notice, organisers announced on Tuesday. In a statement signed by Benedict Floyd, Pablo del Val, and Chloe Vaitsou, the CEO, artistic director, and international director of the fair respectively, a new Dubai-focused programme has been announced in place of the international fair.

5:57 PM, 3 Mar

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia: Chief Minister was informed about the one positive case. In 25 hospitals, the process of setting up of isolation wards is underway. We have to take care of personal hygiene & develop a habit of washing our hands frequently.

5:58 PM, 3 Mar

IndiGo statement: The Coronavirus affected passenger in Hyderabad travelled on IndiGo flight 6E 96 (Dubai-Bangalore) on Feb 20. All 4 cabin crew who operated this flight have been placed on home observation. We're following all prescribed Airport Health Organization guidelines.

5:58 PM, 3 Mar

Navy’s Milan multilateral naval exercise planned to be held from March 18 in Visakhapatnam may be cancelled in view of Coronavirus. Govt has asked Army, Navy and Air Force to be prepared for quarantine facilities for over 2500 suspected cases in coming days.

5:59 PM, 3 Mar

CISF provides sanitisers, gloves and masks to its airport-guarding troops

5:59 PM, 3 Mar

Wuhan closes makeshift hospital as new coronavirus cases in China drop sharply

6:24 PM, 3 Mar

New dates are being worked out for the Milan exercise in which around 40 countries were supposed to participate.

6:25 PM, 3 Mar

24 people including 3 Indians and 21 Italian nationals residing in a hotel of South Delhi have been shifted to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp for testing of Coronavirus. Their test results will come tomorrow.

6:25 PM, 3 Mar

Uttar Pradesh: Six suspected cases of COVID19 found in the state. All suspected patients have been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. Samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune for testing.

6:50 PM, 3 Mar

Haryana Police has issued an advisory instructing its field units to take immediate action to safeguard on-duty police personnel from potential Coronavirus infection by equipping them with masks, gloves and hand sanitizers etc.

8:00 PM, 3 Mar

Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper reported Tuesday, as Italy battles Europe's worst outbreak. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not respond to a request for comment on the report in the Messaggero newspaper.

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