Evening News - 09 April, 2020
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Assam's 28th COVID-19 patient's health has worsened and he is being shifted to ICU, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biwa Sarma through a tweet.

Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal has donated one month’s salary towards PMCARES fund.Anand Kumar Jain, a Guwahati based businessman and social activist has donated Rs 2 crore for fight against coronavirus.

Residents of Manipur cooperated with authorities and followed lockdown rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the region. Lakhs of people were screened at eight entry points in the state.

Meghalaya police has made PPEs and masks to deal with shortage of equipment amid COVID-19 pandemic. In several police battalions, isolation units have been set up. In addition to this, makeshift tents have also been set up by police units.

Tea gardens located in Assam, Darjeeling, stare at 22 percent loss in revenue, claim reports. The 21 day lockdown will have an impact on tea industry as plucking season has just begun.

SEBA will take a decision on announcement of matric results after lockdown. SEBA chairman Ramesh Chandra Jain informed that more than 80 percent of answer sheets have been corrected before the 21 days lockdown that began on March 25.

A 23-year-girl from Manipur’s Churachandpur district returned from China via Myanmar has tested negative for coronavirus. The test was conducted at VRDL in Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal.

Central government has issued pending income-tax refunds upto Rs 5 lakh & GST/Custom refunds with immediate effect. The government has announced immediate relief to taxpayers in context of COVID-19 situation in the country.

Locals defied lockdown to attend funeral of militant killed in Sopore encounter in North Kashmir. Sopore police have lodged FIR against unknown persons who attended the funeral of JeM militant Sajad Nawab Dar.

Government has sanctioned Rs 15,000 cr package to bolster India's coronavirus fight. The fund will go to 'India #COVID19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package'

A private security guard who allegedly attended Tablighi Jamat event at Nizamuddin in Delhi has been booked. He was absconding. Three members of a family he worked for also tested coronavirus positive.An FIR was lodged at the Defence Colony police station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The security guard was later traced from his resident at Okhla. The guard is now undergoing COVID-19 test.

Prime Minister Modi reiterated that India will do everything possible to help humanity's fight against coronavirus. He said this while replying to US President Donald Trump's tweet where the latter thanked him for the gesture on the release of Hydroxychloroquine drug despite a ban on export. Trump had tweeted, "Thank you India and the Indian people for the decision on HCQ." Modi tweeted back saying, "We shall win this together."

Odisha has extended lockdown until April 30. It has urged the Centre to not start bus and train services. Educational institutions in the state will stay shut until mid June, claim reports.

After recreated number Masakali 2.0 featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Tara Sutaria was released, musician A R Rahman took to twitter urging people to enjoy the original Masakali song.The original song was from the movie Delhi-6 which featured Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor. Twitter users have also expressed their support for the original song.