TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 12, 2020, 20: 24 IST
NEW DELHI: As many as 918 COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of such cases to 8,447 in the country, the Union health ministry said on Sunday, while asserting that the government is “extra prepared” if there is an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus patients. The total death toll due to coronavirus rose to 273.
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- Health Ministry’s Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said the government is expanding the COVID-19 testing capacity in state-run as well as private medical colleges.
- Union Health Ministry said that only 20 percent of coronavirus patients need ICU support and critical care. With the rise in case of coronavirus, we are increasing number of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals and isolation centers in the country.
- The Centre has asked all states and Union Territories to take welfare measures, including food, shelter, medicine, mobile and video call facilities, for migrant labourers living in various relief camps across the country.
- The Central government said that under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, free LPG refills will be provided to the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries over the period of three months from April to June 2020.
- According to ICMR officials, a total of 1,86,906 samples have so far been tested across the country, of which 7,953 have been found to be positive for COVID-19.
- According to government spokesperson KS Dhatwalia, the Group of Ministers has approved the release of hydroxychloroquine to 13 countries after an assessment o