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Coronavirus | Tamil Nadu reports 74 new cases; total goes up to 485“Of the total number, 73 people took part in the Tablighi Jamat congregation at Nizamuddin West in Delhi,” State Health Secretary Beela Rajesh told reporters. The other COVID-19 patient was from Chennai who had been in contact with a person with an overseas travel history, she said. | U.P.’s coronavirus count rises to 227 with 94 linked to Tablighi Jamaat … [Read more...] about Top news of the day: Centre says 30% coronavirus infections linked to Tablighi Jamaat centre, 4 militants killed in J&K, and more

One person has been found positive for the novel coronavirus in Goa taking the state’s tally to seven. In the second case to be detected in as many days after a two day lull, a person with travel history, who arrived from abroad was found to have contracted the Covid-19. Read more … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 PM: India-US partnership to fight Covid-19, says PM Modi after call with Trump and all the latest news

Team India opener Rohit Sharma has named former Australia captain Ricky Ponting to be the best coach he has played under. In 2013, Ponting was captain of Mumbai Indians, but he stepped aside after half way through the season and this gave Rohit the opportunity to take the mantle forward. Read more … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at 1 pm: Covid-19 statewise tally: Tamil Nadu, Delhi outnumber coronavirus cases in Kerala and all the latest news at this hour

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the state has managed to control the Covid-19 spread to a large extent and that steps would now be taken to increase the number of tests being conducted. The fall in the number of fresh positive cases was a testimony to the government’s efforts, Vijayan told a news conference on Friday evening. “Kerala’s performance in containing the pandemic is appreciable but we should realise the gravity of the situation and should not be complacent. The fight would continue,” he said Kerala reported its first Coronavirus case on January 30, in a student who had returned from Wuhan, and after an initial surge the rise in number of patients plateaued this week. The chief minister said that patients would now be tested for the coronavirus even if they start showing only one or two symptoms instead of the present protocol of testing when they show four to five symptoms "The rapid test kits will also be used to do more tests. … [Read more...] about Kerala to test if someone has even one or two Covid-19 symptoms, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan