Coronavirus news highlights: Karnataka reports its biggest single-day spike of 14,859 Covid-19 cases

Classes of schools, colleges and universities in the state have been suspended from April 17 as a precautionary measure inTripura

. West Bengal reports 6,910 new Covid-19 cases, 2,818 recoveries and 26 fatalities in the last 24 hours

. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Sorenwill chair an all-party meeting through video conferencing tomorrow to assess the Covid-19 situation in the state

. Gujarat registers 8,920 new Covid-19 cases, 94 deaths and 3,387 recoveries in the last 24 hours

. Karnataka reports its biggest single-day spike of 14,859 Covid-19 cases, and 78 related fatalities, taking infection count to 11,24,509 and death toll to 13,190. Thenumber of active cases is now at 1,07,315. ( PTI )

. Bihar CM to conduct at an all-party meeting to review the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state

. The Karnataka state government has placed an order for purchasing 70,000 doses of Remdesivir of which 20,000 are being supplied today, according to the CM's office. "The government is also examining the request of private hospitals to supply Remdesivir," CMO said. ( ANI )

. The Meghalaya government on Friday clamped Section 144 Cr PC in the capital town of Shillong prohibiting opening of markets and vendor businesses on Sundays in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the north eastern state, officials said. ( PTI )

. Those who have a valid night curfew e-pass are not required to take a separate pass for the weekend curfew, the Delhi government said on Friday.

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday had announced a curfew this weekend and the closure of malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums till April 30 as part of sweeping restrictions to break the chain of the infection. ( PTI )

. After receiving permission to make Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, Mumbai-based Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical on Friday said it would take least at one year's time for the company to start actual production. A top official said the state-run company is targeting to produce 22.8 crore vials of the vaccine per year. ( PTI )

. Actor Vicky Kaushal on Friday said he has tested negative for Covid-19, more than 10 days after contracting the virus.

Kaushal, 32, took to Instagram and shared a note thanking his fans for their wishes.

"Tested negative today. Thank You for your lovely wishes and messages. My prayers for all who are recovering. Stay safe," the "Uri" actor wrote. ( PTI )

. "TMC's position is clear, we want the remaining elections to be held in one phase. I request BJP to make their position clear. Do they agree with us that politics is a second priority, first is handling the Covid-19 pandemic?,"TMC leader Derek O'Brien said. ( ANI )

. Chhattisgarh andUttar Pradesh along with Maharashtra are the only three states in the country that have more than 1 lakh active cases, theHealth Ministry has stated

. Delhi govt appointed10 IAS officers as 'nodal officers' for Covid-19 hospitals run by it, askedthem to work from health care facility they have been assigned. ( PTI )

. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, the Chief Minister's Office said. The Chief Minister had first contracted the virus in August last year.

. National Centre for Diseases Control in Delhi found that 70% samples, sent by Chandigarh PGIMER's Department of Virology, had UK variant, one sample had double mutation, 20% had 681H mutant. Most of the samples were taken from Chandigarh.

. UP government announces Sundaylockdownamid rising COVID-19 cases: Official statement. (PTI)

. Facing a sudden surge in coronavirus infections, India is once again home to the world’s second-largest outbreak, overtaking Brazil after the latter moved ahead in March. But behind the bleak statistical jockeying is an epidemiological enigma over why the Latin American country has been far more devastated by the pathogen.

. I'll hold a meeting tomorrow with health ministers of States with maximum COVID19 cases in the country. On Monday, we will hold a virtual meeting all AIIMS hospitals across the country to discuss ramping up of facilities: Dr Harsh Vardhan (ANI)

. According to the latest data, 54 districts and 44 districts in the country have not reported any new COVID19 cases in the last 7 days and last 28 days, respectively. Decisions have also been taken to ramp up the production capacity of medical oxygen: Union Health Minister (ANI)

. Karnataka will reduce the number of people allowed for wedding gatherings, Health and Family Welfare Minister K Sudhakar said Friday, as the state government mulled more restrictions to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

While the limit of guests for indoor and outdoor weddingsis 200 and 500 respectively, it will be reduced to 100 and 200, Sudhakar said, following a meeting with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and other officials. (DHNS)

. In just a matter of weeks, Delhi has become the worst-hit city in the country in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a situation that some doctors are describing as an "absolute rampage”.

. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls a high-level meeting of senior officials, district magistrates and SPs, on the current COVID19 situation ( ANI)

. Health Ministry advises all central Ministries to issue instructions to hospitals under their control or their PSUs to set-up exclusive dedicated hospital wards or separate blocks within the hospitals for COVID care; Details of these hospitals/blocks to be provided to public. (ANI)

. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia shall function as Nodal Minister for COVID management and shall be responsible for inter-ministerial coordination till further orders: Government of Delhi (ANI)

. Amid a sharp spike in Covid-19 cases, Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa on Friday said that night curfew will be extended beyond April 20 in Bengaluru and 7 other cities. Currently, these places are under a night curfew between 10 pm and 5 am.

. India on Thursday administered 27,30,359 doses of the Covid-9 vaccine, pushing the cumulative to 11,72,23,509, Union health Minstry data showed.

. State Government has demanded 10,000 injections of Remdesivir from the Central Government. We have spoken to Union Health Secretary and we expect to receive 2,000-3,000 injections soon: Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash (ANI)

. Covid-19 vaccination drive is underway across India, but the rate of inoculation for at-risk people (aged 45 plus and with co-morbidities) in the country is abysmally low compared to other parts of the world such as the US.

. With the addition of 5,364 coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has crossed the four lakh-mark, an official said on Friday. The caseload stood at 4,01,054, the official said. These new cases were reported on Thursday, he said. As the virus claimed the lives of 31 persons during the day, the death toll in the district rose to 6,825. (PTI)

. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. The formerUnion Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries, who resigned over the farm laws, tweeted that she has mild symptoms and has quarantined herself at her home.

. India reported 2,17,353 new coronavirus cases, the biggest surge to date, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. Also, 1,185 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. This is the second day with over 2 lakh new Covid-19 infections.

. The United States opened more distance between itself and much of the rest of the world Thursday, nearing the 200 millionth vaccine administered in a race to protect the population against Covid-19, even as other countries, rich and poor, struggle with stubbornly high infection rates and deaths.

. 30 Sadhus have tested positive for #COVID19 so far, in Haridwar. Medical teams are going to akharas and RT-PCR tests of sadhus are being done continuously. The process will be further quickened from 17th April: Dr SK Jha, Haridwar Chief Medical Officer

. India surpassed 1.4crore coronavirus infections amid the unprecedented surge indaily Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past few weeks.The country continues to be the second-worst hit nation in the world after the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

. Regarding #COVID19 cases in Haridwar, the critical ones are being referred to AIIMS Rishikesh. Those belonging to Haridwar being sent to home isolation & people from outside being hospitalised. No situation of panic in Haridwar hospitals: Dr SK Jha, Haridwar Chief Medical Officer (ANI)

. The head of Pfizer said in an interview aired Thursday that people will "likely" need a third dose of his company's Covid-19 vaccine within a year of being fully vaccinated.

. Maharashtra wants to vaccinate 6 to 7 lakh people against Covid-19 on a daily basis and to achieve the target, the state needs 40 to 45 lakh vaccine vials every week, health minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday.

. As Bengaluru battles the highest Covid surge seen so far, some government and private hospitals in the city ran out of vaccines on Thursday and were forced to send back those who were due for the second dose.

. With the Covid-19 situation deteriorating in Madhya Pradesh, the Centre on Thursday held a special high-level review of the ground situation in India’s second-largest state that witnessed a 79% increase in weekly new cases in the last two weeks.

Coronavirus news highlights: Karnataka reports its biggest single-day spike of 14,859 Covid-19 cases

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