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Kant, who is heading the Empowered Group (EG-6) on coordinating with private sector NGOs and international organisations, interacted through a virtual mode with representatives 'from companies like Uber India, Ola Cabs and Urban Company.'

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi also urged the Prime Minister to help migrant workers stranded at various places in the country.

Shamshaad, who is undergoing treatment for tumours in his bones, said police personnel rounded up all the people, including critically ill patients and their attendants, living on the footpath and in the subway in front of AIIMS.

So far 387 positive cases have been reported from Kerala, out of which 167 are active cases.

Sharad Pawar said people should take precaution against circulating rumours and confusing messages are checked after migrant workers gathered outside the Bandra train station.

Those found without masks will not be allowed entry, said the memorandum on the "Standard operating protocols for preventing mixing of suspected COVID-19 patients with others" issued by the department on Tuesday night.

A bench of justices N V Ramana, S K Kaul and B R Gavai found no merit in the plea which alleged that due to the lack of guidelines, the authorities, including police, are "clueless" as to how to deal with this situation.

More than 1,000 migrant workers, most of them from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, gathered near Bandra railway station in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon. They were demanding that the state government make transport arrangements so that they can go bac...

Establishments have been asked to make arrangements for stay of workers within their premises as far as possible and/ or adjacent buildings.

Some Delhi Police officials are feeding hungry monkeys, birds and cows apart from providing food to poor people amid the coronavirus lockdown.

The advisory states how pool testing will help increase the capacity of laboratories to screen an increasing number of samples using molecular testing for 'surveillance' and will help study possible community transmission.

The situation in the states with a combined population of about 33 crores is unclear mostly due to low levels of testing and also a weak healthcare system.

According to officials, a 65-year-old man who had diabetes visited the Lucknow's Medwell Hospital for the treatment of fever and cough over a week ago.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the current lockdown will be extended till May 3 to curb the spread of coronavirus.

"In India we do not have the habit of saying thank you to someone who has done a service for us especially if the person belongs to 'lower jobs'," Suraj Yengde says.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes to those celebrating Baisakhi, Pohela Baishakh, Puthandu, Bohag Bihu, along with Vishu during his national address on Tuesday.