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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Uttarakhand Class 10 board exams cancelled, Class 12 board exams postponed

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Source: Firstpost | Title: Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Uttarakhand Class 10 board exams cancelled, Class 12 board exams postponed

Apr 18, 2021 – 11:00 (IST)

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NTA postpones JEE-Main-2021 April Session

The National Testing Agency, in a notice, said it has decided to postpone the JEE-Main 2021 April session, in view of the coronviurs situation and taking into account safety and well-being of candidates and exam functionaries. The revised dates will be announced later and at least 15 days before the examination, the notice said.

Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank shared the notice on Twitter and said,” I would like to reiterate that the safety of our students and their academic career are the education ministry’s and my prime concerns right now.”

Apr 18, 2021 – 10:39 (IST)

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Uttarakhand cancels Class 10 board exams, postpones Class 12 exams

Under the leadership of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat, it has been decided to cancel Class 10 board exams and suspend the Class 12 board exams for the protection and safety of students in view of the coronavirus pandemic, said state education minister Arvind Pandey. He urged people to abide the COVID-19 directions issued by the state and Central governments.

Apr 18, 2021 – 10:28 (IST)

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Four COVID-19 patients dead in fire at Raipur hospital; probe ordered

Authorities have ordered an investigation after four coronavirus patients were killed in a fire at the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur city, police said on Sunday. Raipur Collector Bharathi Dasan has ordered an investigation into the incident. Officials have been directed to conduct safety check at all coronavirus hospitals in the city. The fire broke out at Raipur’s Rajdhani hospital on Saturday, police said. “Four persons died in the incident, one from fire injuries and three due to suffocation,” a police official said, adding a case of negligence will be registered against the owners of the hospital. The fire broke due to short-circuit in a fan and spread in other wards, police said.

Apr 18, 2021 – 10:22 (IST)

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Total of 26,65,38,416 samples tested so far, says ICMR

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 26,65,38,416 samples have been tested up to 17 April, with 15,66,394 samples being tested on Saturday. 

Apr 18, 2021 – 10:12 (IST)

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Modi to chair meeting at 11 am to review COVID-19 situation in Varanasi

Apr 18, 2021 – 10:05 (IST)

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India records single-day spike of 2,61,500 new cases and 1,501 deaths

A record single-day rise of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections has taken India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,47,88,109, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The toll increased to 1,77,150 with a record 1,501 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase for the 39th day in a row, the active cases stand at 18,01,316, comprising 12.18 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86.62 percent, the ministry said.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,28,09,643, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.20 percent, the data stated.

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