Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday that around 64,000 people have arrived from other countries in India since March 21, out of which about 8,000 have been placed in various quarantine facilities and the remaining 56,000 are in home isolation. ....

The lone Keralite in the Modi Cabinet, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan on Wednesday termed the floating of a new ordinance by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to tackle COVID-19 as nothing but an eyewash and playing to the gallery. ....

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned state government officials that action would be taken against them if they tried to stop vegetable vendors and personnel engaged in home delivery of essentials during the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus infection. ....

A staff nurse at the Medanta-The Medicity tested positive for coronavirus, an official said. ....

Four more persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday in Kashmir raising the number of infected patients to eight. ....

A special ferry flight of Japan Airways has been allowed to operate to Delhi for repatriation of Japanese citizens. ....

Uttar Pradesh's Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday deployed over 12,000 mobile vans, e-rickshaws, and 'thelas' (handcarts) to ensure doorstep delivery of food items during the lockdown. ....

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday announced free essential goods for a month to 3.25 crore ration card holders belonging to the poor families in the state in view of the present corona crisis and the 21-day lockdown across the country. ....

In the second such operation in two days, the Vile Parle police swooped on a private warehouse and seized 400,000 masks worth around Rs 1 crore hoarded there, an official said here on Wednesday. ....

Four new coronavirus positive cases, including two healthcare personnel from Bhilwara, on Wednesday has taken the total number of cases in Rajasthan to 36, according to state health officials here on Wednesday. ....

Not a single case of coronavirus has been reported in the state of Jharkhand, said the state health department on Wednesday. ....

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday, said that at least 539 people tested positive so far. ....

Even as people in Kerela continued to remain under a lockdown for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, police registered around 50 cases across the coastal state against those moving around unnecessarily. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a cabinet meeting at his residence, where he, along with other council of ministers could be seen following the social distancing norms. ....

Five more COVID-19 positive cases were detected overnight in the state taking the total number of infected persons from 107 to 116, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Wednesday. ....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues were ensuring social distancing and asked whether people too were following the norms in view of the coronavirus outbreak. ....

At least nine casualties have been reported so far in India due to novel coronavirus, as per the data of Health Ministry. The first death was reported from Kalaburagi city of Karnataka on March 12. ....

While India seems to have done well in controlling the number of confirmed cases compared to other countries in the early phase of the pandemic, the country may see up to 13 lakh cases by mid-May if the numbers keep growing like this, a group of scientists has warned. ....

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a three week nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court too declared an indefinite complete lockdown, also cancelling hearing of urgent matters even through video conferencing. ....

Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown starting Tuesday midnight to prevent the spread of coronavirus, people in the national capital went into a panic buying mode. ....