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COVID-19 death toll rises to 109, number of cases to 4,067: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The death toll due to novel coronavirus rose to 109 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 4,067 on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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India's efforts to combat coronavirus have set example: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India's efforts to combat coronavirus have set an example and it is among countries which understood the pandemic's seriousness and took various timely decisions to combat the virus.
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Who gave permission for Nizamuddin religious event? Pawar
Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday asked who gave permission for the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in New Delhi, which has emerged as one of the major coronavirus hotspots in the country.
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Siddaramaiah urges K'taka CM to announce special package to help farmers, working class
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Monday urged Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to announce a special package to help farmers, agriculture labourers and also working class in various sectors who are affected by the lockdown.
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Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor recovers from COVID-19, discharged from hospital
Lucknow: Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor who was suffering from COVID-19, was discharged from the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences here on Monday after her two test reports came negative, officials said.
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Zoos asked to remain on high alert; collect samples for COVID-19 testing
New Delhi: The Central Zoo Authority on Monday asked all zoos across the country to remain on high alert and collect samples fortnightly in suspected cases after a tiger in a US zoo tested positive for coronavirus.
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Figures tell truth: RSS leader Vaidya on COVID-19 cases linked to Tablighi Jamaat event
New Delhi: "Figures tell the truth," said RSS Joint General Secretary Manmohan Vaidya on Monday referring to the number of COVID-19 cases linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi.
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Yediyurappa to give up one meal to mark BJP foundation day
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyrappa on Monday said he will give up one meal in response to the call given by BJP national president J P Nadda to party workers to show solidarity with people facing hardships during the lockdown to mark the organisation's foundation day.
FOREIGN
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Pak's coronavirus cases reach 3,277
Islamabad: The number of the coronavirus cases in Pakistan on Monday reached 3,277 with the infections in the worst-hit Punjab province approaching 1,500 despite government claims that the ongoing lockdown in the country has slowed down the spread of the deadly virus. By Sajjad Hussain
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UK PM Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for COVID-19 tests
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests after he showed "persistent symptoms of coronavirus" even 10 days after testing positive for the disease. By Aditi Khanna
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Queen delivers special COVID-19 address, says 'we will succeed... and we will meet again'
London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in a rare televised address to the nation, invoked a war-time spirit of self-discipline and resolve to fight the coronavirus pandemic which has killed nearly 5,000 in the country and about 70,000 people globally, assuring Britons that "better days will return". By Aditi Khanna
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New COVID-19 cases rose to 39 in China; Beijing to be under long-term epidemic control
Beijing: China has reported 39 new coronavirus cases, including 38 imported ones, as the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, raising concern of a second wave of the COVID-19 infections mainly from Chinese returning home despite drastic containment efforts, health officials said on Monday.
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