Evening News - 10 April, 2020
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Assam had its first death for coronavirus as the 65-year patient Haji Haque Barbhuyan who had a visit record of  Nizamuddin Markaz died this morning at Silchar Medical College and Hospital. The news was announced by the health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in his twitter account.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state has ordered for 1 lakh Rapid test kits that can help determine results for coronavirus infections faster. This will take a while as the Central government will prioritize coronavirus hotspot states before us, but the order has been placed and at lease a few thousands will be expected soon, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Athgaon Masjid to be converted into contanment zone, informed Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Health Minister. The decision was taken after the administration learned that a meeting of 100 people was organised at the Masjid on March 12. Three people tested COVID-19 positive from there. This included people from the Markaz from Delhi as well as local people.

COVID-19 patient who tested positive from Spanish Garden is recovering well. He will be released after completing his quarantine period. The information was given by Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Health Minister during a press conference.

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Nagaland has released 109 undertrials in keeping with Supreme Court's directions to all States and Union Territories to constitute their respective high-level panels to determine prisoners who could be released on parole for four to six weeks to prevent overcrowding in jails to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. In Nagaland prisoners were released from 11 jails.

40 people have been booked by police for defying lockdown rules by offering namaz at a mosque in MP. PM Modi in a previous meeting had urged religious leaders to make sure that people within their specific communities follow lockdown orders.

A Congress leader who tested positive for coronavirus has been booked for hiding his travel history. He had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi. His village in Deenpur, Najafgarh has now been declared a containment zone. The man's wife and child have also tested positive.

Joint Secretary in the Union health ministry Lav Aggarwal said that India has enough hydroxychloroquine to meet domestic demands. The explanation comes as India exported vast quantities of the drug touted to be quite useful in fighting coronavirus infections in patients.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, was quick to express gratitude to PM Modi as he somewhat relaxed ban on export of hydroxychloroquine to other countries. In a thank you letter to PM Modi he wrote, "Just as Lord Hanuman brought the holy medicine from the Himalayas to save the life of Lord Rama's brother Lakshmana, and Jesus healed those who were sick and restored the sight to Bartimeu, India and Brazil will overcome this global crisis by joining forces and sharing blessings for the sake of all peoples."As India exports HCQ to other countries, media reports have suggested that there is a shortage of the drug in India itself. The Government has refused such claims.

ICC umpire Anil Chaudhary who is stuck in his ancestral village in UP is now having to climb trees to access mobile network connection so that he can access ICC’s online programmes for umpires. His two sons with him are also having problems to access online lessons.