According to the Health Ministry on Friday, 17 April,, India’s total number of coronavirus cases have risen to 13,835, including 11,616 active cases, 1,766 recoveries and 452 deaths.
A COVID-19 patient died of multiple ailments at AIIMS, Patna, and a 75-year-old patient died in Srinagar hospital in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, 17 April.
Earlier on Friday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the central bank has reduced the reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 percent. He said that the RBI will ensure adequate liquidity in the system to ease the financial stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- China’s Wuhan has abruptly raised its death toll by 50 percent to a total of 3,869, admitting that many cases were “mistakenly reported” or missed entirely
- The Home Ministry on Friday gave exemptions to a few more areas from the purview of the lockdown, including construction in rural areas
- US coronavirus deaths have reached 32,917. The toll marks an increase of 4,491 deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest daily toll so far
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Prominent Prominent Businessman Booked for Leaving Jammu's 'Red Zone' for Srinagar Residence booked for leaving Jammu's 'Red Zone' for Srinagar residence
A prominent businessman was on Friday booked after he left a locality in Jammu marked as a 'Red Zone' of coronavirus cases for Srinagar in violation of prohibitory orders during the countrywide lockdown, officials said.
A case was registered against Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya who was staying at Bathindi in the outskirts of the city, the officials said. This area has witnessed the maximum number of positive coronavirus cases in Jammu, PTI reported.
Rs 10,000 Crore Fund of Funds in Offing for MSMEs: Gadkari
Amid the economic uncertainty due to coronavirus, a "fund of funds" would be set up for export-oriented Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) soon, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday.
The fund has got approval from the finance ministry and soon it would be cleared by the cabinet, the Union MSME minister said.
4 More COVID-19 Patients Discharged From Hospital in Assam
“Four more COVID-19 patients were discharged from a hospital on Friday, taking the total number of cured persons to nine, out of the 34 people who have tested positive for the disease in Assam so far,” said Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, PTI reported.
Pune: COVID-19 Cases Reach 565 as 68 Test Positive Today
The number of COVID-19 cases in Pune district in Maharashtra crossed 500 on Friday with 68 new cases reported, as well as three deaths, officials said, reports PTI.
The coronavirus positive cases now stand at 565 while the death toll so far is 48, an official said.