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Coronavirus live updates: Live: Lockdown helping minimise virus spread, but more tests needed, govt says

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 23, 2020, 23:25:41 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Live: Lockdown helping minimise virus spread, but more tests needed, govt says

The finance ministry in a notification has said that DA and DRs of central govt staff and pensioners will be held at current levels till 2021, due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Stay with TOI for the live updates:

19:52 (IST) Apr 23

CISF Delhi Metro resumption plan: Face masks must, Aarogya Setu e-pass; no entry if flu symptoms

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19:46 (IST) Apr 23

West Bengal govt directs the private hospitals, which have been requisitioned by the govt for Covid-19 treatment, to provide free treatment to Covid-19 patients. "Govt has decided to reimburse charges to the hospitals for treatment of patients," the notification reads.

19:35 (IST) Apr 23

Covid-19 detection test method developed by IIT-Delhi gets ICMR nod: Officials

19:31 (IST) Apr 23

Number of Covid-19 patients in Mumbai's Dharavi rises to 214 with 25 new cases; death toll now 13: BMC official (PTI)

19:02 (IST) Apr 23

Bengal opposition cries foul over mobile ban in Covid-19 hospitals

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18:51 (IST) Apr 23

India studying US President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily halting immigration into the US for 60 days, reports PTI quoting govt sources

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18:50 (IST) Apr 23

Indian Council of Medical Research looking into issue of effectiveness of coronavirus testing kits procured from China, reports PTI quoting govt sources

18:38 (IST) Apr 23

PM Modi holds telephonic conversation with Prime Minister of Singapore

Exchanged views on the COVID-19 pandemic with PM @leehsienloong, and thanked him for the support and care being ext… https://t.co/D9qf46ChY7
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1587646007000

18:29 (IST) Apr 23

10 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Kerala. Total positive cases in the state stand at 447 of which 129 are active cases: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

18:13 (IST) Apr 23

In India, close to 70% cases are asymptomatic and doctors are also worried as to how to identify them. If lockdown opens on May 4th then this will be a big challenge: West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha

17:59 (IST) Apr 23

Let us stay focussed till battle is won, says vice president

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17:51 (IST) Apr 23

Total coronavirus cases rise to 21,700, death toll stands at 686: Health ministry

17:44 (IST) Apr 23

There was no China cover-up of coronavirus, Chinese envoy says

China did not cover up the novel coronavirus outbreak and so the United States should not seek to bully the People's Republic in a manner reminiscent of the 19th century European colonial wars, the Chinese ambassador to London said on Thursday.

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17:26 (IST) Apr 23

It is very difficult to tell that peak will arrive by 3rd May or when it will come. But it is very stable. Positivity rate has been 4.5% throughout, one can say we have been able to flatten the curve. However, difficult to predict it(peak): ICMR

17:19 (IST) Apr 23

Delhi Police team at Tablighi Jamaat chief's farmhouse in UP's Shamli

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17:03 (IST) Apr 23

In the last month, number of dedicated Covid-19 hospitals rose by 3.5 times while isolation beds increased by 3.6 times: Govt

16:49 (IST) Apr 23

Post lockdown, testing increased 24 times while number of new positive cases grew 16 times: Govt

16:42 (IST) Apr 23

Increase in Covid-19 cases in India more or less linear not exponential: Govt

16:36 (IST) Apr 23

On March 23 we've done 14,915 tests across the country and on April 22 we have done more than 5 lakh tests. If a rough calculation is done it is about 33 times in 30 days. This is not enough and we need to ramp testing in this country: Govt

16:26 (IST) Apr 23

We have been able to minimise spread and increase doubling rate. We have utilized this time to prepare ourselves for future. Growth has been more or less linear, not exponential: Govt

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