Coronavirus LIVE Update: India's Cases Rise To 59,92,532; 94,503 Dead

ICMR Study Favours Social Distancing

According to a study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research, social distancing is favourable because the spread of the coronavirus and the probability of one infected person infecting others is between 1.5-4. 

If the lockdown measures are not followed, an infected person could infect around 406 people in a month according to the estimates by the ICMR

Railways has already converted 2500 coaches into 40,000 isolation wards. Daily, they are converting 365 coaches at 113 locations. 

MOHFW Initiates Three Types Of Centres For Containment Strategies

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a document outlining the care three pronged approach that the government is following for efficient management of COVID-19. 

Following the two methods of cluster containment and outbreak management, the government has finalized three types of institutions to tackle COVID-19. 

The three institutions: 

1. COVID Care Centres for mild and suspected cases. They could be hostels, schools, hotels, stadiums. 

2. Dedicated COVID health clinics for clinically moderate cases. They should have beds that could be connected to oxygen supplies. 

3, Dedicated COVID hospitals for critical cases with equipped ICUs and ventilators

Delhi Releases 5T Plan To Tackle COVID-19

Delhi has announced a 5T approach to tackle COVID-19. 

The 5Ts are Testing, Tracing, Treating, Teamwork, Tracking and Monitoring. 

AIIMS Gives Only 5 N95 Masks Per Staff: ANI

According to news wire agency, ANI, All India Medical Institute of Sciences is providing only 5 N95 masks to doctors, nurses, medical staff, security and maintenance staff for a span of 20 days.

Developing World To Face More Problems: IFPRI

Food insecurity, malnutrition and poverty may escalate, particularly among marginalised people in the developing world due to the rapid spread of coronavirus, a latest report by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said on Tuesday.

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The Railways has asked cement firms to offload their goods from freight trains so that they can be used to supply essential commodities to various parts of the country, sources said.

Kerala CM Writes To Delhi CM For Welfare Of Nurses

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to take protective measures to ensure the safety of nurses from the state who have tested positive for the coronavirus in the national capital.

"Unfortunately we are now hearing the news that some nurses have tested positive for the COVID-19 in Delhi. I would like to draw your attention to a situation which has been reported to us regarding the plight of nurses in Delhi," Vijayan wrote in the letter.

In the letter, Kerala chief minister further requested for immediate action for the health workers treating COVID-19 patients.

Four More Deaths In Indore

Indore's health department has reported four more deaths taking the city's total to 13 deaths. The number of cases in the city has risen to 151. 

UN Security Council To Discuss COVID-19

The United Nations Security Council has decided to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in a closed meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2020 after China earlier did not permit the discussion of the same.