Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 9 pm.

Following are the top stories from the Eastern Region at 9 pm. CAL 8 AS-VIRUS-JAMAAT-QUARANTINED

148 people who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi quarantined in Assam

Guwahati: t least 148 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin last month have been quarantined in different districts of Assam, even as the number of coronavirus cases in the state has risen to 16.

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9 policemen injured in attacks while enforcing lockdown across West Bengal

Kolkata: Police personnel were attacked and at least nine of them were injured in various parts of West Bengal while enforcing the ongoing lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, senior officers said on Thursday.

 

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States intimate PM about safety equipment shortage for health workers treating COVID-19 patients:CM

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday that during video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on COVID-19 situation, almost all the states aired problem arising due to shortage of personal protection equipment for health professionals looking after the coronavirus infected patients.

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Uninterrupted maintenance of inter-state medical products supply-chain needed, Sonowal to PM

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal on Thursday informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the state government's preparedness in dealing with the situation arising out of COVID-19 outbreak.

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About 112 Tablighi returnees, 12 traced, many living outside: Nitish

Patna: Bihar is in receipt of details of more than 100 people hailing from the state, who might have attended the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat, the Delhi headquarter of which has emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Thursday.

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Man goes on boat quarantine in Bengal

Malda: An elderly man has been staying in a boat on self-quarantine in Habibpur area of Malda district after doctors advised him to go on 14-day isolation.

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PM extended all help to states to combat COVID-19: Soren

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended all help to the states in the fight against COVID-19.

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Bihar reports four fresh cases, total number reaches 28

Patna: Four fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bihar on Thursday, taking the total number of people testing positive for the dreaded coronavirus to 28, an official said.