1. The tally of Assam has reached to 30 as a new case of COVID-19 has been reported from Dhubri this morning (Monday) State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to twitter to announce the new case in Assam and he said, Alert ~ Another person from Dhubri, connected with #TablighiJamaat...

2. Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal urged people to light bonti (diya) tomorrow at 6 pm to show unity in fighting coronavirus. He wished people of Assam on Bihu and urged them to follow lockdown measures as well as social distancing. He also thanked health workers for putting up a fight against coronavirus and thanked them for their contribution in fighting the situation.

3. 21 residents of Assam stranded abroad will be paid $1000 by April 25, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a press conference. Sarma had earlier said that Assamese people stranded abroad will be given $2000.

4. 213 people of Assam stranded outside with severe health reasons paid Rs 25,000 so far informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a press conference. So far, 913 people have called on helpline number; 213 people have been verified and 700 cases are still in pipeline where people’s details are being verified. Amid lockdown the state government had decided to provide economic benefit to residents of Assam with severe health issues seeking treatment outside state.

5. Helpline no. launched for those from Assam stuck outside & need financial assistance, informed Himanta Biswa Sarma in a press conference. Those in need can give a missed call on 9615471547. Officials and volunteers will then follow up After this due registration process will take place and economic benefit will be provided after verification.

6. As Nagaland's first COVID-19 patient undergoes treatment, Nagaland’s Zion Hospital has been sealed where the patient was earlier admitted as an indoor patient.Nurses, doctors and health workers have now been quarantined. The state government has also sealed various areas including the patient's residential area. The patient had arrived in the State on an Air India flight from Kolkata on March 24.

7. As 21 days lockdown comes to an end, PM Modi will address the nation at 10 am tomorrow. It was in his address to the nation where he had announced 21 day lockdown.

8. Two people from Gujarat's Morbi area were detained after pan masala was home delivered via drone. This happened despite nationwide lockdown being imposed in the entire country.

9. Radical Maulvi Abbas Siddiqui based in Bengal was caught on tape pleading with Allah to send a virus to kill 50 cr Indians. After he was criticised for making such statements, he said that he was quoted out of context and that he had a lot of respect of India’s secularism.

10. Bala Krishna Nakka from Hyderabad, working as Chief Accountant at Dubai’s Moro Hub Data Solutions Company was sacked after he allegedly shared Islamophobic posts on coronavirus through Facebook. A few incidents have taken place in the past where some Indian expats were fired for making Islamophobic comments.

11. Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar has slammed Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar for posting pics of him enjoying with his kids in a swimming pool. Shivakumar tweeted, "When the whole world is going through a health crisis, the Corona in-charge Minister Dr. Sudhakar is behaving irresponsibly by spending time in a swimming pool. It's a matter of moral & ethical standards. He must resign out of his own accord & CM should sack him from the cabinet." Sudhakar is the key figure in carrying out the government's COVID-19 campaign in Bengaluru.

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Evening News - 13 April, 2020