Coronavirus Daily Updates

CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

647 COVID-19 cases found in last 2 days linked to Tablighi Jamaat meet: Health ministry   As many as 647 COVID-19 positive cases found in 14 states in the last two days are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

PM Modi's appeal to nation: Light diyas at 9 pm for 9 minutes on April 5   PM Modi Today Latest Announcement, PM Modi Today Speech: The Prime Minister also reiterated the need to maintain social distancing and urged citizens to remain indoors while performing the act. "I don't want you to violate the rule of social distancing," he said.

'Wrong to blame religious minorities over origin of COVID-19': US to govts   Brownback's remarks came after a congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi's Nizamuddin area emerged as one of the biggest hotspots of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Kerala's alcohol de-addiction programme faces its toughest test amid lockdown   The state had downed shutters of the retail outlets dispensing liquor as well as bars and pubs on March 25, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus.

To do rapid tests, or not to   States have been pushing for rapid tests on plasma; ICMR has resisted, yielded and qualified its stance. How are such tests different from PCR tests on swab, and what are the arguments for and against each?