Coronavirus Daily Updates

CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

30 per cent of total cases linked to Tablighi Jamaat meet: Health Ministry   The 1,023 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, out of the total 2,902, are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat meeting, which means 30 per cent of the cases are linked to one thing they couldn’t control, said the health ministry Saturday.

Here's how India is planning to unwind 21-day lockdown   From a common exit strategy to a phase-wise restoration of services, here is a list of options that are before the government once the lockdown ends at 11.59 pm on April 14.

Only 30% of power is used for house lights, so switching them off shouldn't trip the grid... we hope   During this 9-minute lights out exercise on Sunday night, up to 10,000-15,000 MW of power demand could to drop suddenly and then come on stream a few minutes later.

PM Modi reviews availability of isolation facilities, directs adequate production of PPEs, ventilators   Modi reviewed countrywide preparedness regarding the availability of hospitals, proper isolation and quarantine facilities as well as disease surveillance, testing and critical care training, Office of the PM tweeted.

Close to 22,000 Tablighi Jamaat members, their contacts quarantined in India: MHA   According to a MHA official, 200 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel and the Central Armed Police Forces are coordinating the same on the ground level.