TIMES OF INDIA

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 16, 2020, 14:37:28 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Over 68% of positive cases in Delhi are from Markaz

India's Covid-19 patient count has crossed the 12,000 mark, an the death toll is at 414. The govt has identified 170 districts as hotspots, where the lockdown will be enforced more stringently. MHA has come out with a new set of guidelines for the lockdown period. Stay with TOI for all updates.

14:37 (IST), Apr 16

25 test positive for Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu; state tally rises to 1,267

14:36 (IST), Apr 16

China says WHO has said no evidence coronavirus was made in a lab, reports Reuters

14:31 (IST), Apr 16

'Too early' to lift UK lockdown but coronavirus outbreak peaking says country's health minister Matt Hancock (Reuters)

14:22 (IST), Apr 16

Nine more test positive for Covid-19 in Haryana; total cases in the state rise to 213

14:08 (IST), Apr 16

Congress party and I want to give positive and constructive suggestions to the government: Rahul Gandhi

It is up to the government to take those suggestions or not.

14:06 (IST), Apr 16

Need to extend protection to the doctors and nurses: Rahul Gandhi

14:05 (IST), Apr 16

This country is bigger than any disease, says Rahul Gandhi

If we are able to overcome this, it will put us in a much better place. India will defeat this disease.

14:02 (IST), Apr 16

We need to rise above caste and religion to fight against the virus: Rahul

If we don't forget these divisions, we will start to loose in the fight.

14:01 (IST), Apr 16

No harm in testing. It helps to find out about the disease and large scale testing should take place: Rahul

14:00 (IST), Apr 16

Fight against Covid-19 has only started, declaring victory now will be wrong: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

13:57 (IST), Apr 16

Our government must be very compassionate in dealing with migrants: Rahul Gandhi

13:56 (IST), Apr 16

Migrant labour issue is a very serious issue. This needs to be solved: Rahul Gandhi

13:55 (IST), Apr 16

The amount of money being given out by the government is nowhere adequate, and it needs to be increased, says Rahul Gandhi

13:52 (IST), Apr 16

I disagree with PM Modi on many things but today is not the time for that, but to fight the virus: Rahul Gandhi

We can fight the virus only if India stands together.

13:50 (IST), Apr 16

Direct money should be transferred to the bank accounts of the poor people, says Rahul Gandhi

13:48 (IST), Apr 16

The grains in our store houses should be distributed to the poor, says Rahul Gandhi

13:45 (IST), Apr 16

Push testing aggressively and use testing strategically, to assist the states in their fight, use it not to just track patients but to create a map of India to see where the virus is moving: Rahul Gandhi

13:44 (IST), Apr 16

Testing is out strategic weapon against Coronavirus: Rahul

13:43 (IST), Apr 16
 
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If you want to fight the virus, you've to increase the testing dramatically and your testing has to go from chasing the virus to moving ahead of it. You have to move to random testing and pre-empt where the virus is moving.

Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader 
13:41 (IST), Apr 16

Give out as much money to poor as you can, but keep in mind that there is going to be a financial backlash: Rahul Gandhi

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