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Coronavirus live updates: WHO says Wuhan market had role in coronavirus outbreak, but more research needed

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 09, 2020, 01:44:14 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: WHO says Wuhan market had role in coronavirus outbreak, but more research needed

The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country today, registering an increase of 103 deaths and 3,390 cases in the last 24 hours. The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 37,916. While 16,539 people have recovered, one patient has migrated. Stay here for all live updates

12:36 (IST) May 08

A special train departed from Thivim railway station, Goa for Gwalior, MP with around 1200 migrant workers and stranded individuals.

12:25 (IST) May 08

Air India’s first flight that took off from Singapore has landed in Delhi, under Vande Bharat Mission: ANI

12:23 (IST) May 08

Tamil Nadu: Women stage protest in Trichy against state government's order to open liquor shops in the state.

12:18 (IST) May 08

If we keep this fight only in PMO, we will lose; PM must devolve power: Rahul Gandhi

12:16 (IST) May 08

1st batch of 168 Indian students stranded in Bangladesh leaves for home

The first batch of 168 Indian students, stranded in Bangladesh due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions, left for home on Friday on board a special Air India flight, officials said here. The evacuation flight carrying the students from here will land in Srinagar directly. More such flights are also being readied by the authorities to facilitate other Indians as part of the ‘Operation Vande Bharat - A homecoming', India's massive repatriation operation to bring home its citizens stranded abroad.

11:55 (IST) May 08

We need to decentralise fight against Covid; there will be calamity if we continue to centralise decision-making: Rahul Gandhi

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11:52 (IST) May 08

We need to start our domestic economy soon, the more time we lose, the worse impact it will have: Rahul Gandhi

11:47 (IST) May 08

We have to protect job creators, build a wall for them to protect jobs, wages; we have to give them financial support: Rahul Gandhi

11:46 (IST) May 08

PM needs to trust the chief ministers if the government wants to normalise the situation: Rahul Gandhi

11:43 (IST) May 08

We have not given any suggestion forcefully. We are ready for any discussion: Rahul Gandhi

11:38 (IST) May 08

Any businessman will tell you that there is a clash between economic supply chain and 'red, orange and green zones', that need to be resolved: Rahul Gandhi

11:36 (IST) May 08

Lockdown not an on/off switch, it is a transition which requires cooperation between Centre, states and people: Rahul Gandhi

11:31 (IST) May 08

The central thing that government needs to do now is, give a little bit of transparency on its actions. We need to understand when they open the Coronavirus lockdown what will be the criteria for its opening: Rahul Gandhi

11:30 (IST) May 08

We are in an emergency. Govt needs to inject money in the accounts of poor. Atleast 7500 each: Rahul Gandhi

11:24 (IST) May 08

This is not the time to criticise: Rahul Gandhi

11:20 (IST) May 08

We cannot continue without providing support to people who are suffering: Rahul

11:20 (IST) May 08

Centre needs to be transparent about its lockdown exit plan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says in video conference

11:17 (IST) May 08

Video on social media showing passengers on purported Air India overseas flight arguing over being charged thrice the normal fare & then packed in, without social distancing is fake, Aviation Ministry says it is from a neighbouring country's airlines: Press Information Bureau

11:16 (IST) May 08

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses mediapersons via video conferencing.

11:00 (IST) May 08

Preparations begin on INS Jalashwa to receive Indian nationals who will be evacuated from Maldives under operation Samudra Setu: ANI