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15/04/2020

author name Arab Times

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15/04/2020

author name Arab Times
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NEW DELHI, April 15 (KUNA) -- Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Wednesday that the death toll due to coronavirus infection in the country has rose to 396 while the number of registered infected people climbed to 11,555.


The ministry said in its morning update that the death toll touched 396 as 38 fresh deaths were reported in the last 24 hours while there where 1,076 fresh infections so that the total number of infected people climbed to 11,555.

Indian migrants from Andhra Pradesh state, who were stopped while attempting to return to their native villages on foot, are moved on trucks to a government facility during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the world's largest coronavirus lockdown to head off the epidemic's peak, with officials racing to make up for lost time. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)


Out of the total infected 11,555 cases, 1,306 people were discharged from hospitals after they recovered, the ministry added.


Meanwhile, Maharashtra remains the worst affected Indian state as there are 178 deaths and 2,687 infections followed by capital New Delhi with 30 deaths and 1,561 infected people as the pandemic hit 32 Indian states.
The Indian authorities on Tuesday decided to extend a lock-down till May 3 as the earlier 21-day lock-down came to an end yesterday.

Indian migrants workers watch from their windows after a protest against the extension of the lockdown, at a slum in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the world's largest coronavirus lockdown to head off the epidemic's peak, with officials racing to make up for lost time. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)


The central and state governments had slapped curfew-like restrictions, closing down schools, educational institutions and universities imposing ban on religious and other festivals, huge gatherings.
All transport services including train, bus, metro and flight were also came to a halt in wake of the spread of the deadly virus