TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 4, 2020, 20: 48 IST
NEW DELHI: The death toll climbed to 75 on Saturday along with a significant increase in the number of confirmed infections in India, but the government assured there was no need to panic as the rate of spread was less than in many other countries and just “one place” accounted for 30 per cent of detected cases. The Union health ministry said a total of 3.072 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the country, so far.
Here are the top developments:
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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the various empowered groups set up to respond to the coronavirus threat and directed officials to ensure sufficient availability of all essential medical equipment such as personal protective equipment, masks, gloves and ventilators.
- As many as 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases found in 17 states have been traced to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the Union health ministry said, underlining that about 30 per cent of the total novel coronavirus cases in the country are linked to “one particular place”.
- The health ministry said the testing capacity has been ramped up significantly to over 10,000 tests per day to detect the coronavirus infection.
- Testing and treatment for COVID-19 will be free of cost for Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries at private laboratories and empanelled hospitals, the National Health Authority has said.
- The central government issued