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: Vizag gas leak | 11 dead, over 350 in hospitals The death toll from the accident could go up as at least 20 people are on ventilator support. Also, 246 people with health complications are undergoing treatment at Visakhapatnam’s King George Hospital, police said. Coronavirus | Latest numbers The number of positive cases reported in India stands at 55104 with 1837 fatalities. On Thursday, the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said cases in India are likely to hit a peak in June-July. Shramik Specials | Karnataka to restart migrant trains, workers from Odisha agitate in Surat over cancellation of trains; Shramik Special from Delhi scheduled to leave on Friday for Bihar’s Muzaffarpur Forty special trains departed from various cities on Thursday taking the total to 189, a Railways spokesperson said. The first train was launched on May 1. Coronavirus | Indian expats return First flights arrive in Kochi, Kozhikode; embarkation of indian citizens in first Indian Naval ship would commence in Male from Friday Coronavirus | HRD Ministry likely to announce schedule for pending board exams Ending uncertainty for IIT aspirants, the HRD Ministry on Thursday announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced will be conducted on August 23. Coronavirus | Tagore birth anniversary to be a low-key affair during lockdown in Bengal Amid the ongoing lockdown tofight COVID-19, the West Bengal government has decided to celebrate the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on Friday in a less colourful manner, a senior government official said. Coronavirus | Nepal lawmakers being tested for coronavirus ahead of Parliament session All lawmakers in Nepal are being tested for the novel coronavirus as a precautionary measure ahead of the Parliament’s budget session beginning on Friday. Coronavirus | Bangladesh lifts curbs on mosque prayers as lockdown eases The Friday prayers were limited to 10 worshippers while only 12 devotees were allowed to participate in the Taraweeh prayers during Ramzan. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. |
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