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Of the 295 patients admitted to Patna's Nalanda Medical College and Hospital with symptoms of COVID-19, at least 25 have tested positive. Doctors say they had mild symptoms and many of them have now been discharged and quarantined at home.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replied to Donald Trump after the US President thanked India for clearing the export of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug believed effective in the treatment of coronavirus.

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing export of raw materials to continue production of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug believed effective in the treatment of the novel coronavirus

The highly infectious COVID-19 has killed 17 people in India in the last 24 hours, taking the number of dead to 166 in India. The number of people infected with COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, rose to 5,734 on Thursday, government data showed. A novel virus is one that has not been previously identified in humans. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that the lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus will be extended and restrictions will not be lifted in one go after April 14. Several hotspots have been singled out in cities across the country for greater effort on isolating them completely.

The lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus will not be lifted in one go after April 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said amid a spurt in COVID-19 infections in the country. PM Modi, in a video meeting with leaders of all parties, reportedly said that the situation in the country is akin to a 'social emergency'.

Extraordinary times require even closer cooperation between friends, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, thanking India after the government allowed the United States to buy 29 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug believed effective in the treatment of coronavirus.

The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has invited applications from all government and private medical colleges for establishing COVID-19 testing facilities in an attempt to ramp up its testing capacity amid rising cases of coronavirus in the country.

Two people, wanted in connection with the killings of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four policemen in an IED attack in Chhattisgarh last year, have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Dantewada, the probe agency said on Wednesday.

The situation in the country is akin to a "social emergency" and it has necessitated tough decisions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told political leaders on the coronavirus outbreak as he asserted that his government's priority is to "save each and every life".

Madras High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the allocation only Rs 510 crore so far to fight coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, directed the centre to consider increasing the state's share.

Two woman resident doctors of Safdarjung Hospital were allegedly assaulted by their neighbour, who accused them of "spreading coronavirus", in Delhi's Gautam Nagar area late on Wednesday night.

Indore Police charged two men with the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly attacking Beat Constable Surendra Singh who was on lockdown enforcement duty in the city on Tuesday.

The Gujarat government said on Wednesday that 31 private hospitals across the state would be put to use as designated COVID-19 hospitals for coronavirus patients.

The coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing 21-day nationwide lockdown have proved to be a catalyst for all kinds of fake news and misinformation.

A woman gave birth to a girl in a police van in south Delhi's Kidwai Nagar are on Wednesday while she was being taken to a hospital, police said.