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Railway employee fills empty stomachs of needy with help of NGOs in Nagpur

Nagpur (Maharashtra), Apr 10 (ANI): As Indian Railways has suspended its services amid coronavirus outbreak, an employee is keeping himself busy by helping underprivileged. Khushroo Poacha, employee of Central Railways division is displaying his generosity by feeding scores of poor in Nagpur. Khushroo is also ensuring social distancing. He is associated with several NGOs for smooth supply of groceries to needy families

Jodhpur confirms 3 new COVID-19 positive cases

Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Apr 10(ANI): Jodhpur District Collector, Prakash Rajpurohit on April 9 confirmed three new positive cases of COVID-19 in the city which takes total in Rajasthan 34. He further said that they aim to test maximum people especially in the curfew areas, medical teams are dedicated towards it. "High risk category and chronic disease people will be tested amid targeted sampling," he added.

Case registered against 40 people for offering prayers in MP's mosque

Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 10 (ANI): A case has been registered against 40 people who were found offering prayers inside a mosque in Chaurai, Chhindwara on April 09. Chaurai station in-charge said, "They were found offering prayers in the mosque, violating sec-144. Case registered under Epidemic Act and relevant sections".

Telangana woman rides scooter for 1,400 km to get son back home amid lockdown

Telangana (Nizamabad), Apr 10(ANI): Amid nationawide lockdown, Telangana woman rode 1,400 kilometres on scooter for over three days to bring back stranded son from Andhra Pradesh. Mother of the stranded, Razia Begum from Bodhan, Nizamabad started the onerous journey on Monday morning after taking permission from the local police and returned with her son, Nizamuddin on Wednesday evening.

Door-to-door scanning underway in Delhi hotspots: Health Minister

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Speaking about the coronavirus situation and identified hotspots in Delhi, Health Minister informed that door-to-door medical scanning is being conducted in hotspots centers. "In the hotspots identified in Delhi, we are conducting door-to-door medical scanning of the residents. 6000 houses have been scanned in Nizamuddin area also, one person tested positive for COVID-19," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. "Total 720 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi till now, of which 22 of them are in ICU and 7 on ventilator," he added.

130 cured out of 139 positive Monkey Fever cases in Shivamogga: Deputy Commissioner

Shivamogga (Karnataka), Apr 10 (ANI): As the country continues to fight with coronavirus, state of Karnataka is dealing with another disease named Kyasanur Forest Disease, also known as Monkey Fever. Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga informed that the disease was also contained, 130 were cured out of 139 registered cases. "This year we were able to successfully contain Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in Shivamogga district, Karnataka. We had only 139 cases of which we cured over 130 cases. We had 1 death due to KFD and test results of 2 deaths are awaited," said Shivamogga Dy Commissioner, KB Sivakumar.

Locals in Ambala express gratitude towards sanitary workers

Ambala (Haryana), Apr 10(ANI): Locals in Ambala offered garlands to the sanitation workers and applauded them by clapping and showering flower petals on them. One of the sanitary workers said that he was overwhelmed with this gesture. "I would request everyone to please stay at home so that we can win this fight against COVID-19," he said. Locals requested the government to facilitate all sanitary workers amid coronavirus fight.

Hotspots in Delhi under strict vigilance

New Delhi, Apr 10(ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, multiple hotspots in Delhi have been sealed to contain the spread of coronavirus. Following which, shops remained closed in the Bengali Market and Sadar Bazar area on April 10. The areas have been sealed following the orders of Delhi Government under the containment plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Delhi Police has cordoned both the areas to restrict movement of people. Delhi has so far reported 720 COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths due to coronavirus.

11 lakh construction workers in UP get Rs 1,000 each: CM Yogi

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 10(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath announced that government had decided to extend help to those people whose livelihood was affected badly due to COVID-19. He said, "More than 11 lakh construction workers in the state have been provided Rs 1,000 each in their accounts," said Yogi Adityanath.

COVID-19: 4-step safety station installed outside wheat procurement building in Sangrur

Sangrur (Punjab), Apr 10 (ANI): Sangrur district administration has installed a COVID-19 safety station at a local administrative complex. Station is ready to sanitise people who will visit for wheat procurement in the building. The safety station will sanitise the person in four steps with first being an infrared thermal scanner that will record the temperature of the person. At the second level, foot-operated wash basin has been installed to wash hands without touching the tap. Then the person will go through concentrated sodium hypochlorite solution which will be sprayed on the person's body. At last, the person will go through a booth where ceiling fan facility and hand dryers are available to dry oneself. The preventive measures have been taken to contain coronavirus pandemic. The Punjab government has extended the crop procurement date from April 15 to June 15.

COVID-19: TN Police accords Guard of Honour to sanitisation workers in Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli (TN), Apr 10 (ANI): As a gesture, Tamil Nadu Police accorded the Guard of Honour to the sanitation workers of Tirunelveli Corporation who are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. The Guard of Honour was administered by Tirunelveli Deputy Commissioner of Police Saravan. The Honour was given at the Tirunelveli Corporation office. The nation is battling heavy contagious disease which has spread all across the globe.

Delhi people followed our instructions: DCP Bhatia on Shab-e-Barat celebrations amid lockdown

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Amid nationwide lockdown, Delhi Police was deployed at the Turkman Gate area in view of Shab-e-Barat to refrain people from attending public gathering. Speaking on this, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central), Sanjay Bhatia, said that they had appealed to people to stay at home and refrain from public gathering. "We had appealed to people to stay at home and refrain from public gathering. People have followed the coronavirus Lockdown".

Promising advance in depression research

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): A recent study suggests that a particular protein, GPR56, is involved in the biology of depression and the effect of antidepressants. The researchers believe that this protein could offer a novel target for new antidepressant drugs. Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Antidepressants are the first-line treatment for moderate to severe major depressive episodes. Despite their effectiveness, only 40% of patients respond to the first antidepressant they try. Mental illness associated with the risk of addiction and an increased risk of suicide.

Superwomen working round the clock to provide masks for all

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): While the whole world is locked down at their homes since the coronavirus outbreak, 15 women of the Goonj Foundation are working round the clock to make masks in order to cater to the needs of the distressed poor people. The masks are being made of cotton cloth which sandwiches the fusing paper. Apart from masks, the NGO is also giving grocery kits which include wheat, rice and spices. Goonj started with making 400-500 masks daily but now they have reached 1200 masks and in next 2-3 days they are planning to achieve 1500 masks per day. Goonj is an NGO started by Magsaysay awardee Anshu Gupta. As the country is under lockdown, Delhi government on Wednesday made wearing face masks compulsory in the national capital for anyone stepping out of house.

New emoji characters to be delayed over COVID-19 outbreak: Unicode

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): If you were hoping for a set of new emoji to express yourself in the digital world then your wait just got longer. Unicode Consortium, the corporation behind introducing new emoji characters, has decided to postpone the release of version 14.0 of the Unicode Standard by six months, from March to September of 2021, impacting new emoji characters, the official release notes. New emoji characters incorporated in Emoji 14.0 would appear on phones and other devices in 2022. The decision does not affect the new emoji included in the version 13.0, announced on March 10.

Watch: Delhi Police deploy drones to monitor situation amid lockdown

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Delhi Police deployed drone cameras to monitor the situation amid lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. One of the drone cameras captured the situation in the Daryaganj area. The 21-day lockdown was imposed to contain the spread of highly contagious disease.

Punjab Police becomes ray of hope for labourers amid COVID-19 outbreak

Amritsar, Apr 09 (ANI): Amid coronavirus lockdown, Punjab Police came forward to help labourers. They cooked food in a community kitchen and then distributed among the labourers in the city. The labourers were seen observing social distancing while getting the food. Punjab police also fed the food to stray animals. A total of 101 positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Punjab as of now.

Mumbai Civic Administration converted National Sports Club of India into quarantine facility

Mumbai (Maharashtra), Apr 09 (ANI): In a bid to fight against coronavirus, Mumbai Civic Administration has converted National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Worli into a quarantine facility. Government is increasing quarantine facilities as the positive cases of COVID-19 in the state have mounted to 1135. Till now, 72 people have lost their lives due to deadly coronavirus.

COVID-19 outbreak: CM Kejriwal warns people who misbehave with doctors, nurses

New Delhi, Apr 09 (ANI): After two female doctors of Safdarjung Hospital allegedly assaulted by their neighbor, Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal warned such people who misbehave with doctors and nurses. CM Kejriwal said, "An incident came in light where two female doctors of Safdarjung Hospital, who are treating patients of coronavirus, were allegedly assaulted by their neighbour in Gautam Nagar. We will not tolerate such sort of incident. These doctors are working hard. We should thank them instead of assaulting them. That person who assaulted the doctors, is arrested. I would like to warn people who misbehave with doctors or nurses that it won't be tolerated. They'll be given strictest punishment."

COVID-19: Indian Navy provides ration to stranded migrant labourers in Mumbai

Mumbai, Apr 09 (ANI): Amid coronavirus lockdown, Indian Navy gave its hands to support stranded migrant labourers in Mumbai. They provided free ration to the needy ones. The migrant labourers were seen observing social distancing while getting the ration.