Total Coronavirus cases jump to 321 in India

The Ministry of Health has said that the total number of novel coronavirus cases on Saturday rose to 321 in India at the time of going to press So far five deaths one each in Punjab Maharashtra Delhi Rajasthan and Karnataka have also been reported As of Saturday at 9 am data shared by the Union Health Ministry out of the total cases 22 were discharged and cured of the virus across IndiaOf the total number of confirmed COVID19 cases one is a migrated COVID19 patient said the ministry Himachal Pradesh made it into the statistics of health ministry by confirming its first coronavirus case Maharashtra remained worst hit state with 63 confirmed cases and one casualty followed by Kerala which has 40 active casesA deserted view of NH 32 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in DhanbadSOS to govtA day before Indian airspace deploys complete lockdown on all international landings amid the ongoing crisis 100 Indian nationals returning from the US urged the government on Saturday to rescue them They have been stranded at Amsterdam airport after their flight was turned back midair two hours away from Delhi airport said the wife of a passenger strandedTina Sapra wife of Sanjay Sapra has written to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri pleading to help her husband and other stranded at the Amsterdam airport Tina said My husband is among 100 other passengers in Amsterdam Netherlands where they have been stranded They were turned back midair when the flight was just twohours away from the Delhi airport All these passengers which include pregnant women and senior citizens are Indian passport holders She urged the Indian government to arrange a special flight to bring home all passengersMembers of Don Bosco Alumni DBI distribute free safety masks in Guwahati PicsPTIR1 crore from MPLADNational Conference Party president and MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah on Saturday released an amount of R1 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development MPLAD fund to combat COVID19 threat in Jammu and Kashmir Out of this R50 lakh has been earmarked for SheriKashmir Institute of Medical Sciences SKIMS Srinagar and R25 lakh each for Budgam and Ganderbal districts a party statement said Abdullah also solicited joint efforts to stop coronavirus from spreading in the Union TerritoryJampK issues warningThe JampK administration said that strict action will be taken against those who fail to self declare their travel history at the Srinagar AirportThis after reports of some medical students returning from Bangladesh protesting and refusing to be taken into quarantine after arriving in Srinagar and producing fake ID cards to escape the laid out procedure Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole said that the administration will not tolerate any violations of the procedures Strict action will be taken against those who do not follow the rules he saidSunday mass cancelledThe Roman Catholic Church in Goa has cancelled mass prayer services in the states Churches on Sunday in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modis call for Janata Curfew for 14hours according to a circular issued by the Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferraos office to all parish priests in the state The top Catholic religious figure in the state has also urged priests to adopt modern means of technology to ensure that prayer services are broadcast online in order to avoid congregations in times In view of the nationwide curfew on March 22 I am instructed by the Archbishop to convey to you that no mass with congregation should be celebrated in our places of worship on Sunday the March 22 the circular saidRaje son test negativeFormer Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has tested negative for coronavirus This is the first report which has come the second report is expected tomorrow Vasundhara Raje went for a party in Lucknow which was attended by singer Kanika Kapoor who returned from London and later tested positiveBoard exams postponedTamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday announced postponement of tenth standard board exams to April 15 in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Announcing this in the state Assembly Palaniswami said the exams scheduled to begin on March 27 have been postponed to April 15Petrol stations to be openThough petrol stations would remain open on Sunday during the Janata Curfew hours 7 am to 9 pm across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry only minimum fuelling service will be offered for unavoidable and emergency transportation said the State Level Coordinator SLC of oil marketing companies In a statement issued on behalf of SLC on Saturday the fuel pumps of Indian Oil Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum would remain open on Sunday across Tamil Nadu and PuducherryApps to tackle crisisEngineering students of Sona College of Technology Salem and engineers from Vee Technologies Bengaluru on Saturday announced they have created two apps to help the country tackle the pandemic One app called CoronaScan proactively allows public health officials to map individuals who were in close proximity with a possibly infected or active coronavirus patientThe second is a corresponding user app CoronaSupport that asks the public for their voluntary registration If an individual tests positive a voluntary status update can be entered in the app helping health authorities and experts tracking the spread of the virus get accurate information The students have built robust app pair CoronaScan and CaronaSupport in a matter of days This will go a long way to contain spread of Covid19 Chocko Valliappa CEO Vee Technologies saidCouple deboarded from express trainBengaluru Amid the pandemic gripping the country a newlywed couple was deboarded from the BenagluruNew Delhi Rajdhani Express in Kazipet after they were detected with the quarantine stamp on the back of their palms a railway ministry official said here on Saturday A senior railway ministry official said As per on board staff information a couple hailing from Delhi boarded Rajdhani Express at Secunderabad station on Saturday While the said passengers were using wash basin to wash hands a copassenger observed seal on their hands and informed the TTE Both the passengers were taken to the hospital in an ambulanceCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever