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Ahmedabad registers 247 new coronavirus cases; 16 more die Image Source : PTI Ahmedabad registers 247 new coronavirus cases With 247 new coronavirus cases detected in the last 24 hours, the count in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat rose to 11,344 on Thursday, while the death toll increased to 780 with 16 more fatalities, said officials.

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FALSE:: ERROR: UNSUPPORTED ENCODING

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कोरोना काल में हुए अनाथ, नहीं मिला मुआवज़ा, अब बहन ने भाई की जिम्मेदारी के लिए छोड़ दी पढ़ाई

कोरोना काल में हुए अनाथ, नहीं मिला मुआवज़ा, अब बहन ने भाई की जिम्मेदारी के लिए छोड़ दी पढ़ाई

Gujarat News: अहमदाबाद जिले के ढोलका के पास चालौदा की रहने वाली 18 वर्षीय ध्रुवी पटेल को 2021 में 11वीं कक्षा से बाहर कर दिया, क्योंकि उसकी मां का कोविड से निधन हो गया था जिसके बाद उसने अपने भाई तुषार को पढ़ाने की ज़िम्मेदारी ली. लेकिन अब इस साल अपनी कक्षा 12 की बोर्ड परीक्षा में शामिल हो सकती हैं. कोरोना ने केवल इस परिवार को ही नहीं प्रभावित किया है बल्कि ऐसे कई परिवार हैं. मां की कोविड से मौत के…

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Four passengers from UK found Covid-19 positive at Ahmedabad airport | Ahmedabad News

Four passengers from UK found Covid-19 positive at Ahmedabad airport | Ahmedabad News

AHMEDABAD: Four passengers including a British national who arrived here on Tuesday morning by an Air India flight from London tested positive for Covid-19, a civic official said. As India has decided to suspend flights from the United Kingdom from December 23 to December 31 in view of the emergence of a new coronavirus strain in that country, this was the last flight from the UK to land at…

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Curfew to be imposed in Ahmedabad from 9 pm to 6 am as COVID-19 cases rise Image Source : FILE PHOTO Coronavirus cases have seen a sudden jump in Ahmedabad in the last few days.

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Ahd: Eloped couple survives on temple alms “The course of true love never did run smooth,” wrote William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A young couple from near Dholera has been living these words of the Bard of Avon for the past few months. Source link

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देश का सबसे बड़ा जिला, आबादी 21 लाख, सिर्फ 36 का हुआ कोरोना टेस्ट Shefali Srivastava | अहमदाबाद मिरर | Updated: 07 Apr 2020, 12:13:00 PM IST कच्छ में एनआरआई सोसाइटी को क्वारंटीन किया गया

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Gujarat: 1,010 new Covid-19 cases, 1,190 recover; 7 die | Ahmedabad News

Gujarat: 1,010 new Covid-19 cases, 1,190 recover; 7 die | Ahmedabad News

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat reported 1,010 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, increasing the infection tally in the state to 2,35,299, the health department said. With the death of seven patients, including five in Ahmedabad and one fatality each in Surat and Vadodara, the overall toll rose to 4,234, it said. A total of 1,190 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the count of…

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GLIMPSES OF MAHESHWARA PUJA || 11 MAY 2021 || AMAVASYAI || THE VISION OF BRINGING GLOBAL PEACE AS DECLARED ON JAN 1ST,...

GLIMPSES OF MAHESHWARA PUJA || 11 MAY 2021 || AMAVASYAI || THE VISION OF BRINGING GLOBAL PEACE AS DECLARED ON JAN 1ST, 2021 IS INDEED A RESPONSIBILITY THAT CAN BE ENVISIONED AND EXECUTED IN LIVING REALITY WORLDWIDE ONLY BY THE LIVING INCARNATION OF PARAMASHIVA HIMSELF. THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED THE OFFERING OF MAHESHWARA PUJA TODAY. OVER 2500 LIVES WERE OFFERED AT THE FEET OF THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM DURING MAHESHWARA PUJA. MAHESHWARA PUJA IS HINDUISM'S PRESCRIPTION IN LIBERATION OF THE DEPARTED SOUL. KARMA, AS DEFINED BY THE SPH IS THE CYCLE OF CHOOSING IMPOSSIBILITY OVER POSSIBILITY. KARMA , AS SUCH CARRIED BY ANCESTORS FOR GENERATIONS DOES INFLUENCE THE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE OF ONE'S LIFE. MAHESHWARA PUJA IS HINDUISM IN ITS FINEST TO LIBERATE YOUR ANCESTORS FROM THEIR KARMAS AND FREE YOURSELF ONCE FOR ALL FROM THE EFFECTS OF THEIR KARMA ON YOU. OFFERING MAHESHWARA PUJA FOR YOURSELF WHILE LIVING ASSURES MUKTHI FOR YOU, AND IMMENSELY SUPPORTS YOU IN LIVING ENLIGHTENMENT (JEEVAN MUKTHI). HINDUISM PRESCRIBES VARIOUS METHODS FOR GLOBAL HEALING - ONE SUCH IS MAHESHWARA PUJA. NULLIFYING COLLECTIVE NEGATIVITY SIMPLY THROUGH THE PRESENCE OF THE AVATAR AND HIS ORDER OF MONKS. THE SOMASAMBHU PATATI SAYS, IT IS THOUSAND TIMES MORE GREATER THAN OFFERING ANY “SHRAADDHA”, ANY “PINDA”, IN ANY RIVER, ANY WATER-BODY, ANY LAKE, ANY HOLY LAND, ANY HOLY PLACE. OFFERING IT IN THE STOMACH OF THE LIVING INCARNATION OF PARAMASHIVA IS THE BEST FORM OF “PINDA THARPANA” AND 'SHRAADDHA'. IN HINDUISM, SHRAADHHA WHEREIN FOOD IS OFFERED TO SANYASIS FOR THE COMPLETION WITH THE DEPARTED SOULS, IS CALLED MAHESHWARA PUJA. IN THE SOMASHAMBHU PADDHATI, SHRAADHHA VIDHI,SLOKA 3 लिङ्गिनो ब्राह्मणाद्याश्च श्राद्धीयाः शिवदीक्षिताः । LIṄGINO BRĀHMAṆĀDYĀŚCA ŚRĀDDHĪYĀḤ ŚIVADĪKṢITĀḤ । THE TRANSLATION GOES “THE SANNYASIS AND BRAHMANAS WHO HAVE BEEN INITIATED INTO THE SHIVA DEEKSHA ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE APPOINTED AS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF PITRUS IN THE SHRAADHHA.” REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS THE SOUL WOULD HAVE TAKEN, REGARDLESS OF THE SOUL, WHILE EMBODIED HAVING BEEN INITIATED BY THE MASTER OR NOT IN HIS LIFETIME - THE MASTER CAN INTERVENE AND MAKE HIS PRESENCE AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTED SOUL’S LIFE AND LEAD IT TO ENLIGHTENMENT! THIS IS POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH MAHESHWARA PUJA! MESSAGE FROM KAILASA'S DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION & WORSHIP: KAILASA’S DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION & WORSHIP CONDUCTS THE MAHESHWARA PUJA AS PRESCRIBED BY THE VEDAS AND AGAMAS REVIVED BY THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. IN THE MAHESHWARA PUJA, AS THE 1008TH LIVING INCARNATION OF PARAMASHIVA PERSONALLY RECEIVES THE BHIKSHA (ALMS) AND HE LIBERATES THE DEPARTED SOUL ALONG WITH THE NITHYANANDA SANYAS ORDER (MONASTIC ORDER). KAILASA UNITING NATIONS FOR MONKS & NUNS, KAILASA UNITING NATIONS FOR ANCIENT SCIENCES WITH THE COLLABORATION OF KAILASA UNITING NATIONS FOR GLOBAL PEACE & RELIGIOUS HARMONY REQUESTS THE GRACE AND BLESSINGS OF THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM TO LIBERATE THE __1,666,274__ DEPARTED SOULS FOR WHICH MAHESHWARA PUJA IS BEING OFFERED TODAY. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM, JAGATGURU MAHASANNIDHANAM HIS DIVINE HOLINESS BHAGAVAN NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM ACCEPTED MAHESHWARA PUJA FOR THE FOLLOWING LIVES OFFERED BY KAILASA’S DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION & WORSHIP, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS HIS HOLINESS PUJYASRI OMKARANANDA MAHASWAMIJI || PRESIDENT OF SIVANANDA ASHRAM IN AHMEDABAD || 10 MAY 2021: FOUNDER OF PARAMA PUJYASRI SWAMI CHIDBHAVANANDA ASHRAM IN VEDAPURI WHO ATTAINED MAHASAMADHI AT 5:40PM IST ON MONDAY IN MADURAI HIS HOLINESS PUJYA SRI SWAMI ADHYATMANANDAJI || PRESIDENT OF SIVANANDA ASHRAM IN AHMEDABAD || 08 MAY 2021: PRESIDENT OF SIVANANDA ASHRAM IN AHMEDABAD WHO ATTAINED MAHASAMADHI ON SATURDAY. SOUTH AFRICA'S ZULU NEW REGENT QUEEN PASSES AWAY AT 65 || MAHESHWARA PUJA ON 11TH MAY 2021: WHO BECAME THE INTERIM LEADER OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST ETHNIC GROUP LAST MONTH, ONE MONTH AGO AFTER THE DEMISE OF HER HUSBAND, KING GOODWILL ZWELITHINI JUSTICE DHARAM VEER SHARMA || 07 MAY 2021: THE ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT JUDGE WHO WROTE JUDGEMENT IN FAVOR OF RAM TEMPLE. HE PASSED ON 7 MAY 2021. KAILASA’S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS ARE OFFERING MAHESHWARA PUJA AT THE FEET OF THE SPH FOR: *DEFORESTATION THAT OCCURED FROM THE 4676 FIRES THIS SEASON || 212,050 HECTARES LOST || MEXICO || 29 APRIL, 2021 * THE LOST OF OVER 6080 HECTARES IN GUATEMALA ACROSS 465 FOREST FIRES ON 30 APRIL 2021 *LIVES OF 40 TON OF FISH WASHED UP ON SHORE OF LEBANESE LAKE || 3 MAY 2021 || KAILASA’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ARE OFFERING MAHESHWARA PUJA AT THE FEET OF THE SPH FOR: *THE LIVES LOST DUE TO COVID IN ITALY || 1 MAY 2021 || OVER 120,807 LOST LIVES: *LOST DUE TO COVID IN UK/ UNITED KINGDOM || 1 MAY 2021 || OVER 127,517 LOST LIVES *LIVES LOST DUE TO COVID IN RUSSIA || 1 MAY 2021 || OVER 110,128 LOST LIVES *LIVES LOST DUE TO COVID IN FRANCE || 1 MAY 2021 || OVER 104,514 LOST LIVES *LIVES LOST DUE TO COVID IN INDIA || 1 MAY 2021 || OVER 211,835 INDIANS LOST LIVES *LIVES LOST DUE TO COVID IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA || 1 MAY 2021 || OVER 590,041 LOST LIVES *LIVES LOST DUE TO COVID-19 WITH THE LATEST SURGE OF THE "BRAZIL VARIANT" || BRAZIL || 29 APRIL 2021 || 401,186 LOST LIVES/ CURRENT COUNT : *LIVES LOST IN LAG BA'OMER MOUNT MERON STAMPEDE 45 KILLED, AT LEAST 150 INJURED || 45 LOST LIVES || 1 MAY 2021 * LIVES LOST IN THE FLASH FLOOD IN AFGHANISTAN || 04 & 05 MAY 2021 || OVER 37 LOST LIVES /CURRENT COUNT *LIVES LOST IN THE FLASH FLOOD IN SOMALIA || 07 MAY 2021 || 15 LOST LIVES /CURRENT COUNT *LIVES LOST DUE TO FLASH FLOOD IN IRAN || 06 MAY 2021 || 10 LOST LIVES /CURRENT COUNT *LIVES LOST DUE TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN YEMEN - FLOODING, STARVATION, CIVIL WAR, CHOLERA || YEMEN || 6 MAY 2021 || 13+, LIVES LOST / CURRENT COUNT: *LIVES LOST IN KABUL SCHOOL & AREA ATTACK || 8 MAY 2021 || 68 LIVES LOST / CURRENT COUNT *LIVES LOST DUE HEAVY RAIN & LANDSLIDES || CHICACAO, GUADELOUPE || 06 MAY 2021 || 33 LOST LIVES /CURRENT COUNT *LIVES LOST WHEN AN OVERPASS CARRYING MEXICO CITY METRO TRAIN CARS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ONTO A ROAD || MEXICO CITY || 03 MAY 2021 || 13 LOST LIVES /CURRENT COUNT *LIVES LOST IN THE SUICIDE TRUCK BOMBING THAT STRUCK A GUEST HOUSE IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN || AFGANISTAN || 30 APRIL 2021 || 21 LOST LIVES

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The Pandemic Will Be More Deadly This Year - Look At India

On Sunday alone, 261,500 new infections were recorded. That's as bad as the U.S. during all but the worst five days of the pandemic in December and early January.

Covid-19 is going to kill more people in 2021 than it did last year. If you want to see why, look at what's happening in India.

Cases have been surging in the country of 1.37 billion people. On Sunday alone, 261,500 new infections were recorded. That's as bad as the U.S. during all but the worst five days of the pandemic in December and early January. Case counts are rising far more quickly, too. Average infection numbers over the past seven days have run at nearly three times the level two weeks ago, a pace of growth that the U.S. last saw in the early days of the outbreak a year ago.

The real numbers may be yet higher. The city of Bhopal used Covid-19 protocols to cremate or bury 84 people last Tuesday, according to the Hindustan Times, while declaring only five Covid deaths. The B.1.617 variant, which isn't well understood yet, has features associated with higher infection rates and lower antibody resistance. It's turning up in more than half of viral samples taken in India.

As caseloads push medical facilities toward capacity, the health system itself is starting to crack. Vaccine stocks, hospital beds and even oxygen supplies are running short, leading to bitter arguments between the states and the federal government. In some places, the dead are being transported by truck because cities have run out of hearses. Elsewhere, crematoria have started to break down because of the sheer number of bodies being burned.

If things don't change soon, the country will be facing 3,000 deaths a day -- twice its current level, and 10 times what was being seen through most of this year -- Bhramar Mukherjee, a biostatistician at the University of Michigan, wrote last week.

As my colleague Mihir Sharma has written, arrogance, hyper-nationalism and incompetence helped foster a fatal sense of complacency amid India's apparent success against the outbreak earlier this year. Until a few weeks ago, lockdown restrictions had been progressively loosening for months. Cinemas were allowed to open to full capacity Feb. 1. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan declared the country "in the endgame of the Covid-19 pandemic" in early March, at almost precisely the point that cases started to surge again.

Worryingly, the clear signs of a second wave haven't prompted much course correction since. With elections underway in the states of Assam and West Bengal, the Twitter feed of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been interspersing updates about the virus with Trump-style footage of him, unmasked, addressing mass rallies:

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The other side isn't necessarily doing much better, either. West Bengal's chief minister, an opponent of Modi's BJP, only got around to canceling her campaign rallies Sunday.

Worse may be to come. The Kumbh Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage festival that's normally the largest mass gathering on earth, is now underway on the banks of the Ganges, attended by an estimated 3.5 million people. That's well down on the numbers in a normal year, and even Modi, far too late, urged over the weekend that the event be purely "symbolic" rather than physical. Still, it's far above the mere thousands allowed to other mass events like last year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia and Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq.

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Even held outdoors, such events carry a profound risk of spreading the most infectious variants to every corner of the country. Close to 10% of people returning to Gujarat's largest city, Ahmedabad, from the festival tested positive for Covid over the weekend, the Press Trust of India reported Monday. Hitherto, the coronavirus has mostly hit the relatively affluent, urbanized parts of the country that are best able to cope with it, such as the southern states of Kerala and Karnataka, the capital Delhi, and Maharashtra, home to Mumbai. If the Kumbh Mela seeds it in rural districts, where the majority of India's population lives, the death toll could be higher still.

There's a lesson in this for the world. The 1.2 million people who've died from Covid so far this year already represent about two-thirds of the 1.8 million fatalities in 2020. Yet people are behaving as if it's already over. That's removing the sense of unified urgency that led many nations to make such strides in turning around the pandemic last year.

Vaccine supplies for the richest (and, thanks to global initiatives, poorest) countries are relatively ample. Yet those for middle-income nations, where the majority of the planet's population lives, are grossly inadequate, blocked by restrictive patent rules. India, with one of the world's largest pharmaceutical industries, is far better placed than most midsize economies to cope, but even it is crumbling under the strain.

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The more people infected in emerging countries while the rest of the world looks away, the more opportunities Covid-19 will have to develop into fresh strains and prolong this death and misery. We must do better. The globe is still under attack, but our defenses are in disarray.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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08:34 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in West Bengal Latest Update Bengal govt forms teams for surveillance support, monitoring of treatment at COVID-19 hospitals The West Bengal Health Department on Saturday formed teams to support surveillance and monitoring of treatment at five hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in the city. The team members will pay regular visits to these hospitals and send reports to the department, the state government said in an order. The department has also set up a dedicated helpline for issues regarding the non-availability of PPEs and other supplies. The feedback and suggestions will be duly recorded and acted upon by the state government for appropriate remedial measures, the order said. 08:29 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update IMAGES: Indians stranded in Uzbekistan prepare to leave for New Delhi Indians stranded in Uzbekistan due to COVID-19 outbreak, leaving for New Delhi under Vande Bharat Mission special mission prepare for take off. Thermal checks being performed by the Indian Embassy officials in Tashkent, Santosh Jha, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan told ANI. Indians stranded in Uzbekistan due to #COVID19 leaving for New Delhi under #VandeBharatMission. Thermal checks being performed by the Indian Embassy officials in Tashkent: Santosh Jha, Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan pic.twitter.com/3RnrWA0KD0 — ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2020 08:21 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in US Latest Update US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results US regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country, reports The Associated Press. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corporation of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs swiped inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. The antigen test is the third type of test to be authorized by the FDA. 08:15 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Maharashtra Latest Update Mumbai Police pays tribute to cop who died of COVID-19 on Twitter The Mumbai Police on Sunday paid tribute to assistant sub-inspector (ASI) attached to Vinoba Bhave Nagar police station who died of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 on Friday. The samples of an assistant sub-inspector attached to Vinoba Bhave Nagar police station in Mumbai who died on Friday have tested positive for novel coronavirus, PTI quotes officials as saying. He died in the early hours of Friday after being admitted in a civic hospital on Wednesday with COVID-19-like​symptoms, an official said. Mumbai Police regrets to inform about the unfortunate demise of ASI Sunil Dattatray Kalgutkar from Vinoba Bhave Nagar Police Station. ASI Kalgutkar had been battling Coronavirus. We pray for his soul to rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kalgutkar family. — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 9, 2020 08:10 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Assam Latest Update Not testing samples of 16-yr-old girl who died of COVID-19 was 'a mistake', says Himanta Biswa Sarma Doctors at the government-run ESIC Hospital here committed a "mistake" by not testing samples of a 16-year-old girl, who later died of Covid-19, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. The girl breathed her last on Thursday at the B Barooah Cancer Institute. Her samples, which were taken after her death, tested positive for coronavirus infection/ "The girl first went to ESIC Hospital with all symptoms like fever and pain in legs. It was a mistake by doctors that her samples were not sent for testing... It is a matter of concern," Sarma told reporters. 08:05 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update Delhi school teacher involved in distributing ration tests positive for COVID-19 A teacher of a civic body-run school, who was involved in distributing ration during the lockdown, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Saturday. The teacher was posted at a primary school in Wazirabad under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. The teacher had last come to school on April 28 and started showing COVID-19 symptoms from 2 May. His test report came on Friday, an official of North Delhi Municipal Corporation said. "We traced his six primary contacts and they have been sent into quarantine. Since they are completely asymptomatic, no test has been done yet," he said, adding the school building has been sanitised. 07:57 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Pakistan Latest Update Pakistan eases nationwide lockdown even as COVID-19 cases rise Pakistan on Saturday began easing the month-long lockdown despite a steady rise in the number of coronavirus cases which has now crossed the 28,000-mark with 618 deaths. Doctors have warned against easing restrictions. The Representative of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has demanded that the government observe World Health Organisation protocols and implement strict lockdown. "We think the number will definitely spike. According to our information, there are five hospitals in Karachi that have a total of 63 beds reserved for coronavirus patients. If this is the condition in a city like Karachi, then you can imagine what it is like in other cities of Pakistan," said Dr Ikram Tunio of the PMA in a press conference in Karachi. 07:47 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update First batch of 326 Indians stranded in UK arrives in Mumbai The first batch of 326 Indian nationals stranded in the UK due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions arrived here from London early on Sunday morning. The special evacuation flight AI 130, a Boeing 777 plane which departed from London on Saturday, landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) at around 1.30 AM with 326 Indians, according to a source. The airport authorities, in a statement on Saturday, said that the arriving passengers with symptoms will be moved to isolation centres. Asymptomatic passengers residing in Mumbai will be moved to quarantine facilities like hotels, while those from outside of the city will be transported by the state to their respective district headquarters, it said Maharashtra: A special flight carrying Indian nationals from London, arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai tonight. #VandeBharatMission pic.twitter.com/2VhXl72Y4r — ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 07:41 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update CRPF reports 62 new cases on Saturday As many as 62 more personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been infected with coronavirus on Saturday. "With 62 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of coronavirus cases reported from CRPF is 234, of which 231 are active cases," according to an official statement issued by the CRPF. Meanwhile, 35 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday, taking the total count of cases in the force over 250.  07:35 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Air India flight with 163 Indians from Kuwait lands at Hyderabad airport An Air India flight with 163 Indians landed at the Hyderabad international airport from Kuwait on Saturday night as part of the government's Vande Bharat Mission to bring home Indian nationals stranded abroad, airport sources said. The AI flight 988 landed at the airport shortly after 10 pm, the sources said. To facilitate the arriving passengers and aircraft crew, the Hyderabad International Airport has kept the international arrivals and the stretch right from the aerobridge to the arrivals ramp fully sanitized and fumigated, the sources said. 07:33 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Odisha Latest Update Odisha registers 58 new cases, taking total to 352 Odisha on Sunday reported 58 more COVID-19 cases. The total number of cases in the state is now at 352, including 281 active cases, 68 cured/recovered & 3 deaths, according to the latest date by the state health department, reports ANI 07:31 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update First Air India repatriation flight takes off from US with 224 Indians Around 224 Indians stranded in the US due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown boarded the first repatriation flight from San Francisco to Mumbai and Hyderabad on Saturday. In the first phase of the US-India segment of the 'Operation Vande Bharat- A homecoming', flights have been planned from San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Washington DC to New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bengaluru. As many as 1,961 Indians are likely to be repatriated through seven flights from the four cities in the first phase, officials said. 07:20 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update Total COVID-19 cases in India now at 59,662 with nearly 2,000 deaths The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 59,662 on Saturday and the death toll rose to 1,981 with the country registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the Union Health Ministry said even as fresh infections among central armed police forces, and the repatriated Indians raised new concerns among experts. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, while 17,846 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the Union Health Ministry said. Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: The first batch of 326 Indian nationals stranded in the UK due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions arrived here from London early on Sunday morning. The special evacuation flight AI 130, a Boeing 777 plane which departed from London on Saturday, landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) at around 1.30 AM with 326 Indians, according to PTI source. The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 59,662 on Saturday and the death toll rose to 1,981 with the country registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the Union Health Ministry said even as fresh infections among central armed police forces, and the repatriated Indians raised new concerns among experts. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, while 17,846 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the Union Health Ministry said. Saturday also saw Maharashtra crossing the 20,000 mark, as per official figures released by the state health department, with the state now accounting for one-third of the total confirmed cases in the country, while large numbers of cases continued to get detected in Gujarat, Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the testing capacity for COVID-19 has been ramped up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of over 15 lakh tests have been conducted so far across hundreds of government and private labs. However, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the two new cases in his state -- two foreign returnees who had reached Kerala on 7 May in two separate flights under a massive ongoing evacuation plan of the Central Government --  is a warning for all states to be on an alert to strengthen their "mitigation efforts and preventive measures." Many more similar flights from abroad are reaching Kerala and several other states over the next few days under what is being called the 'Vande Bharat' mission. Besides the arrival of a large number of Indians stranded abroad, experts have also warned that the numbers may rise further in the coming days due to the ongoing movement of lakhs of migrant workers being facilitated by trains and buses to help them reach their native places. On Saturday, the situation remained worrying in India's major hotspots like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Chennai, among others. While Mumbai cases reached 12,864 cases, with the metropolis now accounting for more than of Maharashtra's total infections, the adjoining Thane district crossed the 2000-mark. In Chennai, the number of cases linked to the Koyambedu market cluster reached 1,867 with the market for vegetables, flowers and fruits eclipsing the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi (in which about 1,500 people from Tamil Nadu had taken part in March) for the dispersion of the virus.   Besides, reports of fresh infections in the Central Armed Police Forces, which is responsible for providing security along the border as well as securing key industries and establishments, presenting a fresh challenge for the Central Government. Goa, on the other hand, which is classified as a green zone with no coronavirus positive case as of now, hinted that it may allow holding of music classes and reopening of some state-run libraries in a phased manner on the condition of maintaining strict social distancing norms. Cases from states: Maharashtra crosses 20,000 mark On Saturday, Maharashtra reported 1,165 new coronavirus patients, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state to 20,228. The state also reported death of 48 patients, taking the death toll to 779, said a health department official. Among those died of COVID-19 on Saturday was a 51-year-old police constable from Maharashtra's Nashik district, an official said. This is the sixth death of a police personnel due to COVID-19 in the state, the official added. Meanwhile, in Gujarat, the number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat climbed to 7,797 on Saturday with 394 new cases coming to light, while death toll rose to 472 with 23 more deaths, a senior health official said. Of the total new cases, 280 were reported from hotspot Ahmedabad, along with 20 more deaths on Saturday, taking the total case count to 5,540 in the district and fatalities to 363, a health department official said. In Gujarat, the number of patients who died in 24 hours since Friday evening — 23 — was the lowest in the last seven days, Principal Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi said. Four COVID-19 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu on Saturday with the state recording 526 more positive cases, including a five day old baby, taking the total number to 6,535, the health department said. The deceased were all women, with three hailing from Chennai and one from Ramanathapuram. With this, the death toll has gone up to 44, a health department bulletin said. Of the total of 526 positive cases, Chennai continued to lead the numbers with 279, followed by Villupuram 67 and Chengalpattu at 40. In the National Capital Delhi also, 224 new COVID-19 cases were recorded to take its tally to 6,542. In Delhi, there was also confusion over the death toll as the data from the four hospitals showed more fatalities than the number reported by the Delhi government. Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said there is no reason to hide anything and not a single case will go unaccounted for, but gave no explanation for the discrepancy. There has been a mismatch in the numbers of West Bengal also for several days with the state government's figures being lower than that of the Union Health Ministry. On the outskirts of the National Capital, Noida reported its second COVID-19 death while its total cases rose to 216. The overall figure for Uttar Pradesh also rose. Rajasthan recorded 76 more cases, while 36 new cases were detected in Karnataka too. In Bihar, five Bihar Military Police (BMP) personnel tested positive, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 579. In Assam, a dental college student's test came positive. Central forces report 116 new cases The growing number of infections in five Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) - CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB -  under the command of the Union home ministry, has emerged as another challenge for the Central Government. On Saturday, at least 116 fresh coronavirus infections were reported by the uniformed organisation, taking the total number of positive personnel to over 650, officials said. Of the new cases, CRPF accounts for 62, BSF 35, CISF  13 and ITBP reported 6 fresh cases. As of now, the total active cases in these forces stands at 231 in CRPF, 256 in BSF, 48 in CISF and 100 in the ITBP. Five personnel of these forces have succumbed to the disease, a senior paramilitary officer said. After home minister Shah's review, the AIIMS in Jhajjar has been designated as a special coronavirus facility for the CAPF personnel apart from their 200-bedded referral hospital in Greater Noida. Health ministry revises policy for discharge The Union Health Ministry has also revised its policy for discharge of COVID-19 patients under which only those developing severe illness or having compromised immunity will have to test negative through RT-PCR test before being discharged by a hospital. Moderate cases of COVID-19 and pre-symptomatic, mild and very mild cases need not undergo tests before being discharged after resolution of their symptoms. According to the rules till now, a patient was considered fit to be discharged if he or she tested negative on day 14 and then again in a span of 24 hours. Political tussle over migrant trains continue The bodies of sixteen migrant labourers who were mown down by a goods train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district were brought to Jabalpur by two bogies attached to a special train. From Jabalpur, the coaches were further sent to Shahdol and Umaria, said a police officer. Karnataka, which has been at the centre of a controversy over the state government disallowing migrants to leave the state, clarified on Saturday that migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons can hire and use buses provided by state-run road transport corporations on payment basis for travel to other states with relevant permissions. However, the political tussle over special trains for stranded migrant lbourers continued on Saturday with Union home minister Amit Shah, in a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the state was not allowing trains with migrant workers reach the state and termed it as an "injustice" towards these workers. The state government, however, dismissed the charge by saying 6,000 stranded workers have already been brought back, and the state has given green signal to 10 trains carrying more such workers. This claim was rejected by Indian Railways with officials too saying that there was no proposal on record so far with the national transporter to run any more 'shramik' trains to the state. According to reports, so far only two trains ferrying migrants have reached West Bengal. The railways, however, on Saturday night said it had received "clearance" from West Bengal for running eight special trains to the state to ferry people stranded outside due to the ongoing lockdown. On Saturday, a war of words also erupted between the JD(U) and the AAP over train fares of 1,200 Bihar-bound migrant workers, with the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation saying that it bore the cost of ferrying the migrants, a claim rejected by the JD(U) which said the party was speaking half-truth on the issue. The ruling Janata Dal (United) in Bihar said the AAP-led Delhi government has sought reimbursement of the payment and accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of resorting to "cheap politics to gain popularity". Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawaron Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak to the chief ministers of states, who are not allowing migrants to return home. "I humbly request our @PMOIndia Shri Narendra Modi ji to intervene in this matter by talking to the CMs of the respective states who are not allowing these people to come back home," Pawar said in a series of tweets without mentioning any specific state. 362 people from West Asia arrive in Kochi As for Indians stranded abroad, two Air India Express flights carrying 362 people from Oman and Kuwait arrived at the international airport in Kochi on Saturday night. There were a total of 362 people, including eight infants in the flights which landed here from the two Gulf nations, a Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) spokesman said. Official sources said all the passengers would be subjected to COVID-19 rapid test at the airport before being transferred to their respective destinations by special taxis and KSRTC buses. They will go into quarantine after completing formalities at the airport. Another Air India Express flight from Doha, carrying 177 passengers and six infants, is expected to arrive here early hours on Sunday, sources said. Another special Air India flight carrying 177 Indians has left Kula Lumpur for Trichy, Tamil Nadu, ANI said. According to sources, three other Air India flights - from Singapore (with 243 passengers), from London with (329 passengers) and from Manila (241 passengers) are expected to reach Mumbai on Sunday. Globally, nearly 40 lakh people have tested positive for the deadly virus since its emergence in China last December, while approximately 2.75 lakh people have lost their lives. However, nearly 13 lakh people have recovered too, including nearly 2 lakh in the US and over 1.4 lakh in Germany. Germany and South Korea are among those countries that have been seen as having successfully avoided large number of deaths by their extensive testing and contact tracing measures. But, worries mounted on Saturday about fresh outbreaks in both the countries following various lockdown relaxations, thus raising the risks associated with reopening of economies. With inputs from agencies

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Everything you need to know about coronavirus:

What are the coronavirus symptoms?

Coronavirus infects the lungs. The two main symptoms are a fever or a dry cough, which can sometimes lead to breathing problems.

The cough to look out for is a new, continuous cough. This means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or having three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours. If you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual.

You have a fever if your temperature is above 37.8C. This can make you feel warm, cold or shivery.

A sore throat, headache and diarrhoea have also been reported and a loss of smell and taste may also be a symptom.

It takes five days on average to start showing the symptoms, but some people will get them much later. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the incubation period lasts up to 14 days.

On 18 April, the US's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its list of symptoms to look out for, to include:

Chills

Repeated shaking with chills

Muscle pain

Headache

Sore throat

New loss of taste or smell

Previously it only detailed a fever, cough and shortness of breath.

When do people need to go to hospital?

The majority of people with coronavirus will recover after rest and pain relief (such as paracetamol).

The main reason people need hospital treatment is difficulty breathing.

Doctors may scan the lungs to see how badly they are affected and give support, such as oxygen or ventilation, if needed.

However, people should not go to A&E if they are concerned. In the UK, the NHS 111 website will guide you through what to do.

If you are so breathless that you are unable to speak more than a few words you will be told to call 999, as this is a medical emergency.

If you become so ill that you've stopped doing all of your usual daily activities then it will advise speaking to a nurse by dialling NHS 111.

How do ventilators work?

What is an intensive care unit?

Can I get tested?

What happens in intensive care?

Intensive care units (ICUs) are specialist wards for people who are very ill.

Coronavirus patients will get oxygen support, which can involve using a facemask, or a tube in the nose.

The most invasive way - for the most seriously ill patients - is ventilation where air, with increased levels of oxygen, is pushed into the lungs via a tube in the mouth, nose or through a small cut in the throat.

What should I do if I have mild symptoms?

Patients with mild symptoms should self-isolate at home for at least seven days.

People are advised not to ring NHS 111 to report their symptoms unless they are worried. They should also not go to their GP, or A&E.

Details for Scotland are to check NHS inform, then ring your GP in office hours, or 111 out-of-hours. In Wales call NHS 111, and in Northern Ireland, call your GP.

If you have come into contact with somebody who may be infected, you may be told to self-isolate.

The World Health Organization has also issued advice for the public.

How deadly is coronavirus?

The proportion dying from the disease appears low (between 1% and 2%) - but the figures are unreliable.

Coronavirus death rate: What are the chances of dying?

Thousands are being treated but may go on to die - so the death rate could be higher. But it may also be lower if lots of mild cases are unreported.

A World Health Organization (WHO) examination of data from 56,000 patients suggests:

6% become critically ill - lung failure, septic shock, organ failure and risk of death

14% develop severe symptoms - difficulty breathing and shortness of breath

80% develop mild symptoms - fever and cough and some may have pneumona .Older people, and those with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure), are more likely to become severely ill. Men are at slightly higher risk of dying from the virus than women.

Work to develop a vaccine is under way .

What do I need to know about the coronavirus?

EASY STEPS: What can I do?

CONTAINMENT: What it means to self-isolate

UK LATEST: What's the UK's plan and what could happen next.

How do I protect myself?

The best thing is regular and thorough hand washing, preferably with soap and water. Coronavirus spreads when an infected person coughs or sneezes small droplets - packed with the virus - into the air. These can be breathed in, or cause an infection if you touch a surface they have landed on, then your eyes, nose or mouth.

So, coughing and sneezing into tissues, not touching your face with unwashed hands, and avoiding close contact with infected people are important.

People will be most infectious when they have symptoms, but some may spread the virus even before they are sick.

Face masks do not provide effective protection, according to medical experts. However, the WHO is re-examining whether the public might benefit from using them.

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Coronavirus In India LIVE: PM Modi Meets Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman to Discuss Second Stimulus Package

Coronavirus In India LIVE UPDATES: With the Central government extending nationwide lockdown till May 17 and issuing fresh guidelines to regulate different activities during the period, the situation seems to have turned grim as the country reported 2,293 new cases and the death toll has increased by 71 in the last 24 hours.

The total number of cases in India has crossed the 37,336-mark with 1,218 deaths reported so far. Around 9,950 people have recovered until now.

All metro cities which are economically crucial including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad, all marked red zones, will remain under strict lockdown.

All 11 Delhi Districts Will Be In "Red Zone" Till May 17, Says Delhi Health Minister

COVID-19 India Updates: At least 37,336 people have tested positive for coronavirus and 1,218 have died due to the virus so far.

What to do during corona? *Protect yourself and others around you by knowing the facts and taking appropriate precautions. Follow advice provided by your local public health agency.

*To prevent the spread of COVID-19:

*Clean your hands often. Use soap and water, or an alcohol based sanitizer.

*Maintain a safe distance from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.

*Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth.

*Cover your nose and mouth with your bent elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze

*Stay home if you feel unwell.

*If you have a fever, a cough, and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention. Call in advance.

*Follow the directions of your local health authority.

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Ahmedabad’s Soparkar & Kothari Tech to expand production

The global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic warranted a growing inclination toward personal hygiene and well-being. Education, uplifting incomes, increasing customer awareness about menstrual hygiene and personal care products such as sanitary napkins, tampons, baby diapers, and adult diapers, and the slow, long-term rise in the population of working women and better availability of low-cost products fueled the demand in the sanitary napkin market.

According to the latest data by Maximize Market Research, the Indian hygiene market is expected to rise from Rs 4,510 crore (approximately US$ 550 million) at a CAGR of 12.3 % (forecast period 2021-27) to Rs 10,159 crore (approximately US$ 1,238 million) in 2027.

Around 36% of Indian women use menstrual hygiene products according to the National Family Health Survey data, which leaves tremendous scope for the growth of this market segment. The last decade has witnessed several collaborations between the government, non-profit organizations, and hygiene brands to educate girls and women about the importance of menstrual hygiene.

Initiatives such as the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram, Eco Femme, Menstrual Hygiene Scheme, and My Pad My Right have held awareness camps for economically weaker sections. Distribution of feminine care products such as sanitary napkins and tampons by these collaborations has resulted in many school-going girls switching to menstrual care products from cloth pads adding to the segment’s growth.

The entry of several new players in the past decade has led to a price war along with product diversification have given users more choice. In Indian households, the woman is the decision maker when it comes to hygiene products whether it is baby diapers, sanitary napkins, or adult diapers. The eCommerce boom, coupled with the growth of hypermarkets and supermarkets, initiatives to improve the menstrual product supply chain and requests for eco-friendly personal hygiene products, are emerging trends expanding the Indian sanitary pads market size.

S & K Technologies – set to grow in the Indian hygiene industry

Soparkar & Kothari Technologies, with a 50,000 square meter plant in Changodar on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, is a women-led company set to capture the Indian hygiene market. The construction for the plant started right after the first week of the pandemic and it was commissioned in June 2021. The current production block of around 10,000 square meters includes the W&H Varex II blown film line with MDO, a 4-color gravure press, two slitters rewinders, QC, and R&D facilities. With a current annual capacity of more than 400 metric tons, S&K Tech is supplying breathable and non-breathable back sheet film to a number of clients, including Soothe Healthcare, Swara Baby Products, Kangaroo, K Enterprise, PAN Healthcare, Uniclan Healthcare, and MD Hygiene.

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Shraddha Soparkar, director Soparkar & Kothari Technologies.[/caption]

Shraddha Soparkar, a director of Soparkar & Kothari Technologies, states, “India is an upcoming hygiene market with a lot of brands coming in to make the finished products, be it sanitary napkins, baby diapers or adult diapers. From our experience, we always felt that premium brands require a premium raw material supplier. India is importing the majority of back sheet film or perforated top sheet laminates from outside. There are a few manufacturers of these films in India but the capacity is not sufficient nor is the quality sufficient as per the market. When we studied all these things, we realized that there is a potential for new manufacturers and we decided to go in for a W&H Varex II with MDO blown film line for the back sheet as the downgauging is easier with this technology. And that’s where the market is going to take us in the future as the government regulations, recyclability, and sustainability points are going to be addressed.”

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Deval Soparkar, director, Soparkar & Kothari Technologies[/caption]

The company plans to invest in a cast film line and update to an 8-color printing machine that can print on the lowest grammage film (11 gsm) available in the Indian market. “These installations will extend our capacity to 600 metric tons. Our immediate roadmap is to develop the outer packaging for the blown film line, in addition to breathable and non-breathable, printed and non-printed films and thus, develop a one-stop solution to the hygiene market,” adds Deval Soparkar, director of Soparkar & Kothari Technologies.

Vidisha Kothari, director of Soparkar & Kothari Technologies, concludes, “Quality needs to be appreciated by our customers. When you come up with such a sophisticated line, the cost of manufacturing doesn’t go down. If you want to make a premium product, you need premium suppliers and encourage such investments.

“As the hygiene products come into contact with the body, why would users want to compromise? As users, we must demand quality products from the brands, and this would encourage more research and development for these products. The government and users need to understand that these products are made from plastic and that some plastic products are useful in our life. We need to strike a balance between the environment and our hygiene.”