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The number of active cases stands at 12 as seven have died of the infection and four have been discharged post recovery, Collector Shailesh Naval said.

The court convicted three persons, including two lawyers of contempt of court, for writing letters to the President, Chief Justice of India and other judges, containing a plethora of accusations against two sitting judges of the Supreme Court.

There has been a rise of 1,396 cases in 24 hours since Sunday morning, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 27,892 in India, the ministry said.

The plea had said unlimited free audio and video communication means would allow stranded persons, who are away from their family, to contact them.

Sivani, a cancer survivor, was admitted on April 1 at the Al Futtaim Health Hub after she contracted the virus which was passed on by her mother who is a frontline health worker.

The journalist is currently at his residence, awaiting for health authorities to get him admitted to a hospital.

The incident took place on Saturday, police said. A search has been launched to trace these people, the officer added.

The accused, arrested from Goregaon (W) recently, was remanded in custody of the police at Bangur Nagar sation for a day before he was sent to judicial custody on April 22.

The CM has also instructed that special teams be deputed to prevent infection in medical personnel working in government and private hospitals in every district.

The incident occurred last week when the victim, a daily wage earner, sought shelter at a police station after walking alone for miles and losing the way to her native village.

The patients have been isolated and admitted to a hospital in Mandawali area here, the official said.

A scientist at the state-run Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) said that the novel coronavirus used for genome sequencing recently conducted by it was found to contain the L-type strain.

According to police, Sri Lankan nationals, including students, who were stuck in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala after the coronavirus lockdown was enforced, were identified and brought to the city.

The MP from Uttara Kannada has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the 'Digital colonisation' by a a corporate entity.

The state government is closely monitoring the situation in areas outside the cities of Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad and Amravati, a senior state official said.

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