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    Wednesday, April 8, 2020

    UP goes on the offensive, seals off all hotspots

    CORONAVIRUS UPDATES

    8 Apr, 2020 | 05:28 PM IST


    UP goes on the offensive, seals off all hotspots

    India's most populous state is sealing off its virus hotspots. The Uttar Pradesh government announced the complete shutdown of affected areas in 15 districts across the state having a high case load - with 6 cases or more- of the Covid-19 virus in a bid to prevent community spread from taking place.

    The 15 districts include Gautambuddh Nagar (Noida), Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi, Shamli, Saharanpur, Firozabad, Bulandhshahr, Bareilly, Basti, Maharajganj and Sitapur.

    Here is everything else that happened through the day...



    TALLY SO FAR
      22 new cases in Indore, 2 new casualties
      8 cases in Bhopal takes total to 91 in the capital of MP
      4 news cases in Bihar; Total now 38
      5 casualties in Pune; District toll now 13
      15 more cases in Rajasthan; State tally reaches 343
      Nurse tests positive at Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital
      Dharavi now has 9 cases; 60 new cases takes Maha tally to 1,078
      15 new cases in Andhra; Total now 329
      Four new cases in Gujarat; State tally now 179
      6 new cases in Karnataka; Total now 181
      New case in Haridwar takes total tally of Uttarakhand to 32
      576 cases in Delhi--35 in ICU, 8 on ventilator
      9 more cases in Himachal's Una; All with Tablighi ties
      New case in Andaman and Nicobar takes total in UT to 11
      Two new cases in West Bengal; Total stands at 71
      8 of a family test positive in Khargone, MP
    World India Global Death Toll
    1,441,128 5,194 82,992

    LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
      Centre to release another Rs 34,000 cr compensation to states soon
      Hotspots in Uttar Pradesh to be sealed till Apr 15
      Rs 50 lakh insurance cover announced for UP police personnel
      13 areas declared containment zones: Faridabad district
      Satya Nagar area in Bhubaneswar declared a Containment Zone
      Burial grounds to be closed in Kolkata during Shab-e-Barat
      Shab-e-Barat congregations banned in Srinagar
      IndiGo's international operations suspended till 30th April

    HEALTH CHECK
      Andhra govt to include 15 new procedures under Dr YSR Aarogyasri Scheme
      Reliance General Insurance launches COVID-19 protection insurance cover
      Sonalika sets up isolation center in St Stephen's Hospital, Delhi

    BUSINESS & MARKETS
      Sensex falls 1,300 points from day's high, ends 173 points lower; Nifty below 8,750
      India's coal import drops over 27% to 16 MT in March
      Grofers to hire 5,000 people to ramp up capacity
      Economic Census data collection period extended by 6 months

    WORLD UPDATE
      NYC virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11
      Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown
      China reports 62 new cases
      Mexico registers 2,785 cases; 141 deaths
      Thailand reports 111 new coronavirus cases, 3 new deaths
      Germany's confirmed cases rise to 103,228; Deaths to 1,861
      Russia reports 1,175 new coronavirus cases, record daily rise
      Pakistan's coronavirus cases rise to 4,072
      Formula One shutdown period extended to five weeks


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