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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the DGP to ensure that tracking and quarantine of the Jamaat members are on priority. Various district magistrates and local police chiefs have also been asked to personally monitor the process in their respecti...

In a letter to the chief secretaries of all state and UT governments, NPPA Chairperson Shubhra Singh said the government has notified all drugs as medical devices.

In his message to Kovind, Xi said China-India relations have experienced extraordinary development during the past 70 years.

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba also asked chief secretaries and DGPs to take action against foreigners, who have participated in the missionary activities of the Tablighi Jamaat, for violation of visa conditions.

JEE (Advanced), which was scheduled to be held on May 17, thus stands postponed and will be rescheduled after JEE (Main), IIT Delhi said.

On being asked, the man admitted that he had returned from Dubai on March 17, but did not inform the authorities about it, the officer said. The couple suffered from cough and cold about a week back.

Videos showed farmers dumping ripe musk melons and grapes into lake-beds and dairy farmers throwing away more than a thousand litres of milk because of the lockdown.

The coronavirus is believed to be more stable than other pathogens in the category and its mutation rate is comparatively much lower, say experts.

The auto giant said that it sold 83,792 units last month as automakers in the country were forced to suspend operations amid a 21-day nationwide lockdown.

One fatality was a 75-year-old man from Mumbai, while the other, a 50-year-old man, died in adjoining Palghar district, the officials said.

Karnataka health officials said 101 patients tested positive for coronavirus in the state. The tally includes three deaths and eight discharges.

The ministry has removed its earlier recommendation of the use of anti-HIV drug combinations Lopinavir and Ritonavir on a case-to-case basis depending upon the severity of the condition of a patient suffering from coronavirus infection.

According to the researchers, including those from King's College London in the UK, other types of drugs, such as TNF blockers and JAK inhibitors safe to use.

The petition has questioned the March 17 advisory of the ICMR which capped Rs 4,500 for testing of COVID-19 in private hospitals or labs, including screening and confirmatory tests.

So far 484 evacuees from Iran have been staying at the quarantine base in Jaisalmer. They were flown back from Iran, one of the worst-affected countries by the coronavirus outbreak, in several batches.

The portal titled 'Stranded in India' aims to act as a support network for foreign tourists stuck in various parts of the country, the Tourism ministry said in a statement.