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The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying home and staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: - Coronavirus | Latest numbers
The number of positive cases reported in India stands at 31,365 with 1,007 fatalities. On Tuesday the government said that Indian made RT-PCR test kits would be available by May end while it also did a U-turn on plasma therapy, saying it is not an approved treatment.
- Coronavirus | Beijing to shut coronavirus special hospital, clears all cases
Xiaotangshan Hospital in Beijing, which was used in 2003 to quarantine SARS patients, cleared all COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and is scheduled to cease operation on Wednesday.
- Coronavirus | Arunachal’s lone Covid-19 hospital to resume OPD, IPD services from today
One block of the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) at Naharlagun near Itanagar will continue to function as Covid-19 unit with well-demarcated entry and exit points, Arunachal Health and Family Welfare Secretary P. Parthiban said on Tuesday.
- Coronavirus | Students stuck in Allahabad start leaving for home
"Around 50 buses have departed from Allahabad. It will continue on Wednesday. The health check-up of students will be done. Only after the health check-up, they will be allowed to board a bus. After they reach their destination, another health check-up should be done,” Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Awasthi told reporters.
- Coronavirus | Pilgrims, others returning to Punjab to be quarantined for 21 days: Amarinder Singh
After the NRIs and the Tablighi Jamaat, the latest threat was on account of the pilgrims coming back from Gurdwara Hazur Sahib in Nanded. Another large group of people is expected to return to Punjab on Wednesday and the State government plans to put all of them under quarantine in the Radha Soami deras, the CM said.
- Coronavirus | Sub-registrar offices in Bengaluru and Mysuru to reopen
Karnataka Revenue Minister R. Ashoka said it has been decided to open sub-registrar offices in Bengaluru and Mysuru from Wednesday. Sub-registrar offices were earlier opened across the State, except in Bengaluru and Mysuru.
- Ex-Andhra Bank chief Suresh N Patel to take over as vigilance commissioner today
The post of vigilance commissioner has been lying vacant for over 10 months.
- Corporate lobbyist Talwar tells court no purpose to be served by keeping him jail
The court has now sought ED’s response by Wednesday when the matter will next be heard.
- Norwegian tycoon arrested, suspected of killing missing wife
Prosecutor Aase Kjustad Eriksson said authorities would seek on Wednesday to have real estate investor and owner of an electric company Tom Hagen held for four weeks in pre-trial custody and that more arrests were possible.
- Former wicketkeeper Ian Smith honoured for service to game in NZC Awards held online
The First Class and domestic batting and bowling trophies and the overall Domestic Player of the Year awards will be presented on Wednesday.
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