Union Minister said that he had also written to state Health Ministers to promote voluntary blood donation.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, it announced, "Govt of India will be conducting a Telephonic Survey. Citizens will get calls on their mobile phones by NIC and number 1921."
The efficacy of China-made rapid antibody blood test kits, however, has come under the scanner with Rajasthan today flagging their "inaccurate results", prompting the ICMR to ask states to stop these tests for two days for further validation.
In the meeting, Gowda also asked the officers to maintain close coordination within themselves and with other concerned Ministries as well, so that supply of essential items is done without any hindrance.
All 16 foreigners had come to India on a tourist visa but had been indulging here in propagating their religion, Islam.
With the highest numbers both in positive cases and death toll, the US continues to remain the worst-hit with a total of 804,194 cases. It is followed by Spain with 204,178 cases, Italy with 183,957 cases, France with 156,495 cases and Germany with 148,007 cases.
An encounter broke out on Tuesday evening between security forces and terrorists in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place in Melhora area of Zainapora village where terrorists fired on Jammu and Kashmir Police, 55 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
All 16 foreigners had come to India on a tourist visa but had been indulging here in propagating their religion, Islam.
A prominent web news portal uploaded a news piece reporting that Centre has launched a beta version of a video conferencing app by the name of ‘Say Namaste’ and would soon launch the app.
The aircraft was returning from Shanghai in China to Reykjavik.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed of coronavirus disease.
Virgin Australia announced that it entered voluntary administration to recapitalise the business after being battered by the coronavirus pandemic, which has crippled the global airline industry
The Centre also said it is considering sending an advisory to media establishments on the need for journalists to take adequate safety measures.
A fire broke out at a hotel in Mumbai's Nagpada area which is being used as a coronavirus quarantine centre on Tuesday evening, but there were no reports of anybody getting injured, an official said.
The commission described the incident as a gross violation of the right to life.
Akhtar played 46 Tests and 163 ODIs for Pakistan, and bagged 178 and 247 wickets respectively, besides taking 19 T20I wickets in 15 appearances.
The United Nations celebrates World Creativity and Innovation Day on April 21 every year.
Kejriwal said, "All Delhi MLAs and MPs will be given 2000 food coupons to facilitate ration for people in their constituencies."
Earlier, the WHO had said that the genetic makeup of the virus is closely related to coronaviruses identified in bats, suggesting the disease originated in that animal before making the leap into humans, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Both doctors were infected with COVID-19 while treating patients at the Wuhan Central Hospital in January.
Indian Railways, with the help of Railway organisations like IRCTC, RPF, Zonal Railways and others, have worked tirelessly to keep alive the Railways’ commitment to fight against the COVID in an integrated manner.
On this day, the Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration to various officers is given to celebrate their work.
The MHA has claimed that the central teams that visited Bengal have been specifically restrained from making any visits to hotspot areas, interacting with health professionals, and assessing the ground-level situation in the state.
The border of Ghaziabad and Delhi has been sealed till the next order of DM Ajay Shankar Pandey to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
In such times, when people are staying indoors, it appears that snakes are also following the same principle. A video from the US hints at that.
