New Delhi: The Union Government has identified 14 hotspots Covid- 19 in the country, where the numbers of cases are detected. Dilshad Garden, Nizamuddin, Noida, Bhilwara, Kasargod, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jabalpur, Ahmedabad, Ladakh and Yavatmal are listed as the Covid- 19 hotspots.

         The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the officials to book cases under NSA, those who are misbehaving against doctors and medical professionals in the hospitals. The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described them as “enemies of humanity”. The Government has filed charges against some members of the Tableeghi Jamaat, the Islamic sect whose religious gathering in Delhi has been linked to hundreds of Covid- 19 cases, under the strict National Security Act (NSA). The charges were filed after allegations of misconduct against and assault on nurses at a Ghaziabad hospital. Those charged under the NSA can be held for up to a year if the accused are seen to threaten public order.

In India Covid- 19 cases recorded on Friday i.e., Mumbai (179) and Delhi (152) have reported over 150 COVID-19 cases each. Other metros with the most number of active cases are Bengaluru (52), Pune (49) and Hyderabad (44). Among non-metros, Kasargod (115) and Kannur (49) have the most cases, with Uttar Pradesh’s GB Nagar (45), Ahmedabad (33) and Jaipur (32) next. Among states Maharashtra (339), Tamil Nadu (309) and Kerala (286) are worst affected by the Covid- 19 outbreak, with Delhi (219) and Rajasthan (133) next.

Andhra Pradesh, where 140 of 161 Covid- 19 cases have been linked to the Tableeghi Jamaat gathering, reported its first Covid- 19 linked death today. A 55-year-old man who had links to the Islamic group had died on March 30. He had contracted the virus from his son, who had returned from Delhi on March 17. The son, who is also positive, and nearly 30 others have been isolated.

      Sixty-two people have died after being infected by the novel Covid- 19, the government said on Monday. Across the country the number of confirmed cases is now 2,547, with 478 new cases detected in the past 24 hours. A total of 163 people have been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment. Confirmed Covid-19 cases have been reported from 211 districts across the country, up from 161 on March 29 and 75 on March 22.

Worldwide the number of Covid- 19 positive cases has crossed 1 million, with over 50,000 dead. On Thursday the World Bank approved $1 billion in emergency financing for India to tackle the outbreak. This morning Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation, via a brief video message, for the second time since a nationwide 21-day “total lockdown” was initiated. The centre, meanwhile, has identified 13 Covid- 19 hotspots across the country.