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13 Test Positive for Swine Flu in West Bengal
At least 13 persons, including two children, have tested positive for swine flu in West Bengal, a senior official said..
A woman from Manipur and two children — a 10-year-old girl from Hooghly district and a 23-month-old from Odisha — are being treated for swine flu at a private hospital in the southern part of the city, he said.
(Source: PTI)
Louisiana Postpones Democratic Primary Over Coronavirus
Louisiana declared an emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and postponed its April 4 Democratic primary, the first state to do so with the battle for the party's presidential nomination still undecided.
"The law provides for extraordinary measures to be taken when facing disasters," Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said.
"Today I have certified that a state of emergency exists." The move comes just days before four other states which have reported COVID-19 infections hold primaries, including Ohio and Florida.
Militant Killed in Manipur
A militant was killed in a firefight between insurgents of the NSCN(IM) and Zeliangrong United Front (Kamson) faction in Manipur's Tamenglong district on Friday, police told PTI.
The firefight took place in Longchai village near the Assam-Manipur border around 7 am, a senior police officer said.
"The slain militant has been identified as 31-year-old Kadining Golmei. However, it is yet to be ascertained which outfit he was a member of," he said.
An AK-56 rifle and ammunition have also been seized, the officer added.
Civilian Among Six Dead in US Strikes: Iraq Military
US air strikes targeting pro-Iranian military factions in Iraq early Friday killed one civilian and five security personnel, the Iraqi military said in a preliminary toll.
Three of the dead were Iraqi soldiers and two were policemen, the military statement said, adding that 11 Iraqi fighters were also wounded, some of them critically.
The civilian was a cook working at an unfinished airport outside the holy shrine city of Karbala, where another civilian was also wounded in the raids.