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Coronavirus live updates: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests Covid-19 positive, hospitalised

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 09, 2021, 23:34:42 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests Covid-19 positive, hospitalised

Covid infections scaled another peak with 131,968 infections on Friday, another single-day highest. 780 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile shortage of vaccines are being felt in several states. Several vaccination centres in Mumbai will remain closed today due to unavailability of vaccines. Restrictions in movement and night curfews are being enforced in Delhi, Maharashtra and some places of Tamil Nadu and MP. Stay with TOI for all the latest.

06:43 (IST) Apr 09

Uttarakhand: A total of 90 students have tested positive for COVID-19 at IIT Roorkee in the last few days, says IIT Roorkee media cell in-charge Sonika Srivastava

06:30 (IST) Apr 09

Thursday’s Covid death toll rose to 802, which was the first time in 173 days since October 17 last year that the daily casualty count had exceeded 800.

06:29 (IST) Apr 09

India reported 1,31,918 new cases, beating the previous highest of 1.2 lakh recorded the previous day.

06:29 (IST) Apr 09

Even as Covid-19 infections hit another single-day peak of over 1.3 lakh on Thursday, the country’s total caseload crossed 13 million (1.3 crore), with the last 1 million cases coming in just 11 days.

23:30 (IST) Apr 08

Jammu and Kashmir Lt governor Manoj Sinha orders imposition of night curfew in urban areas of 8 districts from April 9: LG Office

23:25 (IST) Apr 08

Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy tests positive for Covid-19

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23:14 (IST) Apr 08

37 doctors of Delhi's Sir Gangaram Hospital test positive for Covid-19, reports ANI quoting its sources in the hospital

22:54 (IST) Apr 08

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22:16 (IST) Apr 08

We've formed special cell to trace & isolate primary contacts of COVID patients within 48 hours. We've asked RWA to sanitise common areas, advise residents to get themselves tested after travelling & inform authority about any symptomatic case: Dy Commissioner, Gurugram

22:16 (IST) Apr 08

Senior Congress leader and former Kerala CM, Oommen Chandy tests positive for Covid-19.

22:15 (IST) Apr 08

Number of tests being done on daily basis needs to be significantly increased with the aim to reduce positivity to 5% or less, with focused & targeted testing in containment zones & areas where clusters of cases are being reported: PM Modi during a meeting with Chief Ministers

22:15 (IST) Apr 08

The Prime Minister requested the States for 100 per cent vaccination of 45 plus population in the high focus districts: Prime Minister's Office

22:06 (IST) Apr 08

'Corona curfew' (night curfew) to be imposed in urban areas of Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam, Anantnag and Kupwara districts between 10pm-6am from 9th April: Office of LG, Jammu and Kashmir

21:23 (IST) Apr 08

Karnataka imposes corona curfew from 10pm to 5am in 8 cities from April 10. Curfew to be in force till April 20, barring essential goods all movement barred during those hours

21:11 (IST) Apr 08

Would urge states to rename night curfew as corona curfew; use it to create awareness: PM Modi

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21:01 (IST) Apr 08

Only urgent procedures or surgeries to be taken up in various operation theatres of AIIMS with effect from 10th April, Saturday, in view of Covid-19 prevention and control: AIIMS, Delhi

21:01 (IST) Apr 08

Maharashtra reports 56,286 new Covid cases, 36,130 recoveries, and 376 deaths in the last 24 hours

20:49 (IST) Apr 08

Have to ensure Covid fatigue doesn't affect efforts at grassroot level, says PM Modi

20:38 (IST) Apr 08

I am confident we can stop the surge like we did last time, PM Modi to CMs

20:37 (IST) Apr 08

Don't want to say anything on those who are doing politics on this (Covid): PM Modi