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Фото Императора Александра II в интерьере своего кабинета в Зимнем дворце. Фотоателье “Левицкий и сын”, Санкт–Петербург, 1877–1881 гг. Отсюда. По общему мнению — фотошоп (или коллаж) 19 века. Обсуждение здесь.

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1775 "Парни Зеленых гор" из Вермонта захватили британский форт Тикондерога на севере штата Нью–Йорк.

1775 В Филадельфии, Пенсильвания, начал работать Второй Континентальный конгресс.

1858 В Онтарио, Канада, известный американский борец с рабством Джон Браун и его сторонники провели конвенцию, на которой приняли свой вариант Конституции США, в котором рабство было вне закона.

1869 В Юте была проведена торжественная церемония по поводу завершения строительства первой трансконтинентальной железной дороги.

1872 В Нью–Йорке впервые в истории страны на пост Президента США была выдвинута женщина — уроженка штата Огайо Виктория Вудхалл.

1877 В Белом доме в Вашингтоне был установлен первый телефон.

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В июне 1986 состоялось несколько концертов под лозунгом "A Conspiracy of Hope", организованных Amnesty International. Хэдлайнерами этих выступлений были Боно, Стинг и Брайан Адамс. Также принимали участие такие музыканты как Лу Рид и Питре Гэйбриел.

А сегодня бессменному лидеру группы U2 исполняется 60.

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Уважаемые пациенты, перенесшие COVID–19!

Пациенты с критическим течением COVID–19 нуждаются в Вашей помощи и поддержке!

На базе ФГБУ «НМИЦ радиологии» Минздрава России с 24 апреля 2020 года работает COVID–центр, где проводятся клинические исследования безопасности и эффективности плазмы реконвалесцентов (выздоровевших) для лечения тяжелых форм COVID–19.

Убедительная просьба к тем гражданам, кто перенес COVID–19 (подтвержденный с помощью ПЦР исследования, КТ легких), позвонить по телефону +7 (495) 945–67–27

Вас попросят ответить на несколько вопросов и, если Вы соответствуете критериям включения в исследование в качестве донора, Вас пригласят стать донором плазмы.

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Вместе мы спасём пациентов с критическим течением COVID–19!

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Александр Понятов (1892–1980) — американский инженер, основатель и президент компании Ampex, которая выпустила в 1956 году первый коммерческий видеомагнитофон. До появления этого изобретения единственным способом записи телепередач была съемка кинескопа на пленку, что давало посредственное качество изображения и было дорогостоящим. Так многие ранние телепередачи вообще не попали в архивы. С помощью видеомагнитофона стало возможным записывать передачи и транслировать их через несколько часов в другом часовом поясе. Изобретение было настолько революционным, что коллектив авторов VRX–1000 получил в 1957 году премию «Эмми».

Александр Матвеевич — выходец из крестьянской (позже купеческой) семьи Казанской губернии, учился в ИМТУ и в Германии, ветеран Первой мировой, воевал в Белой армии, иммигрировал в Китай, позже жил во Франции, затем стал гражданином США. Будучи уже 50–летним инженером, в 1944 организовал в своем гараже в Сан–Франциско фирму AMPEX (Alexander М. Poniatoff EXcellence), которая сначала работала на оборонку. После войны Ampex занялась выпуском аудиомагнитофонов. С 1951 года фирма вела разработку технологии записи видео на магнитную ленту и к 1956 представила первый серийный коммерческий образец видеомагнитофона, который опережал прототипы конкурентов: в Ampex VRX–1000 вместо того, чтобы увеличивать скорость движения магнитной ленты, магнитные головки в видеокамере и видеомагнитофоне закреплены на вращающемся с высокой скоростью барабане, что позволило значительно снизить скорость лентопротяжного механизма (а значит, и расход ленты).

На видеопленку Ampex в частности записаны «кухонные дебаты» Никсона и Хрущева (ч1 ч2).
В самом СССР из–за эмбарго пришлось самостоятельно разработать свой видеомагнитофон в 1958–1960 гг.

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Музей техники в Зинсхайме, Германия — единственное место в мире, где можно увидеть рядом два сверхзвуковых лайнера — Concorde и Ту–144.
Первый полет Ту–144 совершил 31 декабря 1968–го, Concorde взлетел на три месяца позже — 2 марта 1969–го. Ту–144 стал первым пассажирским самолетом, преодолевшим звуковой барьер в июне того же года. В дальнейшем судьбы самолетов сложились по разному. Ту–144 после долгих лет испытаний и изменений конструкции вышел на линии только в конце 1977 года, а спустя семь месяцев, выполнив всего 55 пассажирских рейсов и перевезя 3,5 тысячи пассажиров, прекратил пассажирские перевозки. Concorde же за 26 лет эксплуатации перевез около 3 млн пассажиров и совершил свой последний рейс в 2003 году.
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Режиссер фильма «Доктор Сон» продолжает экранизировать Стивена Кинга.

Как сообщает The Hollywood Reporter, Майк Флэнеган экранизирует еще один роман Стивена Кинга «Возрождение» — возможно, одну из лучших книг автора последних лет, частично вдохновленную «Франкенштейном» со стилистикой Лавкрафта.

Режиссер сам напишет сценарий, а продюсером вновь выступит Треворо Мэйси.

Эта история об отношениях между музыкантом, зависимым от наркотиков, и бывшим священником, который лечит пациентов с помощью электрических экспериментов, позволяющих заглянуть за грань бытия.

Ранее «Возрождение» хотел поставить режиссёр «Новых мутантов» Джош Бун, однако он выбыл из проекта.

Автор оригинального сериала HBO «Клан Сопрано» Дэвид Чейз написал новую серию.

В недавнем подкасте Talking Sopranos (via Vulture) соведущие Майкл Империоли и Стив Шриппа рассказали, что создатель культового сериала «Клан Сопрано» Дэвид Чейз написал новую специальную сцену, которая была адаптирована под нынешние условия пандемии COVID-19. Конечно же, Чейз это сделал для того, чтобы порадовать поклонников, находящихся на самоизоляции.

Вот небольшой отрывок одной из сцен серии:

PAULIE WALNUTS: Man, people call me a germaphobe. Big laugh. Now all I’ve got to say is: See, motherfuckers? And I knew some fuckin’ thing like this was going to happen. I saw the Holy Mother at Bada Bing.

TONY SOPRANO: Sports betting? Fucking gone with the wind, along with professional sports. Me and my friends are dying over here. The president might have a point. Let’s get business and manufacturing going again — by Easter, May Day, whatever the fuck.

MEADOW SOPRANO: I should’ve gone to medical school. I feel so bad about my decision.

CARMELA SOPRANO: I’m so glad my daughter didn’t go to medical school. Imagine where’d she be right now.

CHRISTOPHER MOLTISANTI: I’ve been to Hollywood. Out there they should call it the swine flu.

ADRIANA LA CERVA: I’d volunteer or something. I feel so bad. I’ve been crying a lot, but I got an underlying condition. Irritable bowel syndrome, right? I can’t reach my doctor to find out if that would exclude me passing out masks or something.

DR. MELFI: I’m on the second line over the hospital. When and if those brave docs burn out, I’m out next.

A.J. SOPRANO: At one time I wanted to work for Trump. You believe it? Fuck me, dude.

French health officials on Saturday announced another 80 deaths from the new coronavirus, the lowest figure recorded over 24 hours since early April.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied Sunday to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about a second wave of infections.

Ahmad al-Mostafa can't afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse.

On Thursday, the French government confirmed that the country will begin a “gradual” easing of its Covid-19 lockdown measures on Monday, May 11. Here’s everything you need to know about the restrictions being lifted.

South Korea's capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave as President Moon Jae-in urged the public to remain vigilant.

Эта известная советская песня популярна и знакома во всём мире. Она была написана ещё в 1938 году Матвеем Блантером и Михаилом Исаковским, а первыми её исполнителями стали Всеволод Тютюнник, Георгий Виноградов и Вера Красовицкая. Во время Великой Отечественной войны она получила новое звучание благодаря тому, что студентки одного из московских училищ провожали этой песней солдат, уходящих на фронт. В 1943 году мелодия стала символом итальянского Сопротивления.

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10 мая исполняется 70 лет известной актрисе, сценаристу, режиссеру, заслуженному деятелю искусств РФ Наталье Бондарчук. В юности о ней говорили только как о дочери знаменитого актера и режиссера Сергея Бондарчука, но уже в 22 года Наталья доказала, что имеет право существовать как отдельная творческая единица. В 1972 г. она сыграла главную роль в фильме Андрея Тарковского «Солярис», который принес ей всесоюзную популярность. Эта работа была знаковой не только в ее профессиональной биографии, ведь за кадром остались чувства, которые завели ее в тупик и навсегда разделили жизнь на «до» и «после»…

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Elite clubs will prey on desperate ones in the hunt for bargains as the game reels from its biggest financial hit since the 1930s

Even at the time – in 2017 – the fee Paris Saint-Germain paid Barcelona for Neymar was extraordinary: £198m was 125% more than the previous record, set a year earlier when Manchester United had signed Paul Pogba from Juventus. Transfer records simply aren’t broken by that amount in the usual run of things. It was a statement signing, a deal designed not only to land the player, but to emphasise PSG’s financial power, to highlight their status as a super-club while inflating the market to a level at which only the mega-rich could compete.

Three years on, with football suspended across the globe and major leagues desperately seeking ways to get games on to stave off financial apocalypse, the world looks very different. A model predicated on constant growth has received an abrupt shock.

Volunteers who help the British Grand Prix run smoothly want to get back trackside but questions remain on safety and testing

“We are like one big family,” says Carolyn Doyle of the bond between the marshals of the British Grand Prix. “We are there because we love it and we want to achieve the same thing – that’s what makes it really special.”

Much as it does bring great pleasure to this selfless collective, the sport knows their presence is invaluable. As Silverstone considers hosting two consecutive races behind closed doors in July, the volunteer marshals are having to consider the new realities imposed on Formula One by the coronavirus crisis.

Acclaimed photographers from around the world share a single image reflecting on their experience of the coronavirus outbreak

Minneapolis, Minnesota

State reports 73 cases of children falling severely ill with toxic shock-like reaction that has symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease

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The deaths of three children in New York of inflammatory complications possibly linked to Covid-19 has prompted Andrew Cuomo, the state’s governor, to warn of “an entirely different chapter” of a disease that had been believed to cause only mild symptoms in children.

The governor reported the first death, of a five-year old boy, on Friday. At his morning press conference on Saturday, Cuomo raised the number of fatalities to three, after the death of a seven-year-old and a teenager.

Twenty-six of the new coronavirus cases were domestically transmitted, including 14 in Seoul

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South Korea has reported 34 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily number in a month, after a small outbreak emerged around a slew of nightclubs that a confirmed patient had visited.

Of the new cases announced on Sunday, 26 were domestically transmitted infections and eight were imported cases, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said.

Still resilient after taking tough and early action, Greece can now look forward to a summer tourist season beginning in July

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When Pavlos Pandelides realised the coronavirus pandemic was moving west, he bought a plane ticket and flew from Athens to London. He then drove north to Nottingham to collect his daughter, a student at the city’s university, before returning with her the next day to Greece. An ardent admirer of all things British, the businessman had absolutely no doubt that what he was doing was right. “The British are fighters but I could see they were underestimating this,” he said.

While Covid-19 was tearing through northern Italy, Boris Johnson was still faltering, with his government showing worrying signs of complacency. There was, said Pandelides, no time to waste. “It was more than a protective father thing. It was clear they were about to really mess up.”

Since the UK confirmed its first case, its response has proved one of the least effective

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It is 100 days since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the UK on 31 January. The official death toll so far from the epidemic has topped 33,000 and is still rising fast. The actual total could be far higher, many analysts say – leaving Britain among the countries hit hardest by Covid-19.

The government has struggled to get on top of the crisis, facing growing criticism for its lack of early preparation to tackle the virus, its abrupt shifts in strategy, its failure to provide adequate protective equipment for its medical staff and other key workers, and its inability to organise testing on the scale that many say is vital.

Anthony Fauci and top advisers from CDC and FDA to work remotely because of potential exposure to Covid-19; global cases pass 4 million; Russia cases approach 200,000. Follow the latest updates

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A navy ship carrying evacuees from the Maldives arrived in India today as part of an effort to bring home hundreds of thousands of nationals stranded overseas due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Workers and students were unable to return home after India banned all incoming international flights in late March as part of the world’s biggest lockdown to combat the spread of the deadly infectious disease.

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Malaysia’s government extended the time frame for movement and business curbs by another four weeks to 9 June, amid a gradual reopening of economic activity stunted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Earlier this week, businesses were allowed to resume business as usual, albeit under strict health guidelines, after having to close shop for two months as health authorities worked to contain the pandemic. Malaysia has so far reported 6,589 cases with 108 deaths.

The government says "operational issues" in the UK meant 50,000 samples had to be flown to US labs.

Boris Johnson is also expected to unveil a new message to "stay alert, control the virus, save lives".

Japan's #1 TV anime & world's longest animated show halted recordings in April

New Cyanide and Happiness Comic

Любая хозяйка подтвердит, что сколько бы квадратных метров не было в квартире, места для хранения вещей всегда не хватает. И откуда только берутся все эти мелочи, которые непонятно, куда можно пристроить. Вот и получается вечный визуальный беспорядок. Мы же подобрали 13 копеечных систем хранения, которые выглядят стильно и помогают экономить место.

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Чего только люди не придумают, лишь бы не работать! Но когда человек действительно чем-то увлечен, нет преград его изобретательности и остроумию. Это в полной мере относится к героям нашего обзора, которые проявили смекалку самым неожиданным образом.

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Многие современные мамы и папы жалуются на то, что в нынешних детских садах их чад кормят из рук вон плохо. И речь идет в первую очередь не о размере порций, а об их качестве. Тем более, что родившимся еще в СССР есть с чем сравнить. Вкус еды из школьных и детсадовских столовых тех времен для большинства людей незабываем. А потому сегодня стоит вспомнить несколько блюд из детсада, от которых в восторг приходят даже взрослые.

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The Labor Department said Friday that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record, triggered by coast-to-coast shutdowns of factories, stores, offices and other businesses

Vande Bharat Mission: The special evacuation flight AI 130, a Boeing 777 plane which departed from London on Saturday, landed at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport at around 1.30 AM with 326 Indians

Coronavirus Delhi update: The teacher had last come to school on April 28 and started showing COVID-19 symptoms from May 2. His test report came on Friday

Musk has been ranting about the stay-home order since the company's April 29 first-quarter earnings were released, calling the restrictions fascist and urging governments to stop taking people's freedom

Producer Karim Morani's daughter Zoa Morani donated her blood for plasmatherapy trials for COVID-19 treatment at Mumbai's Nair hospital. Zoa, who has recently recovered from coronavirus along with her father Karim Morani and sister Shaza Morani, took to Instagram to inform everyone about her blood donation. She also mentioned that any person who has recovered from COVID-19, can take part in the cause.

"Donated my blood today for the #plasmatherapy trials at #nairhospital.. it was fascinating!!! Always a silver lining i suppose... the team there was so enthusiastic and careful. There was a general physician on standby just incase of emergency and the equipment brand new and safe!!! All #Covid19 recovered people can be a part of this trial, to help others covid patients recover! Thank you Dr Jayanti Shastri and Dr Ramesh Waghmare for taking such good care of me.. hope this works #covidrecovery #IndiaFightsCorona," shared Zoa on Instagram on Saturday evening.

 

 

 

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Donated my blood today for the #plasmatherapy trials at #nairhospital .. it was fascinating !!! Always a silver lining i suppose ... the team there was so enthusiastic and careful. There was a general physician on standby just incase of emergency and the equipment brand new and safe !!! All #Covid19 recovered people can be a part of this trial , to help others covid patients recover ! Thank you Dr Jayanti Shastri and Dr Ramesh Waghmare for taking such good care of me .. hope this works 🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽🤲🏽 #covidrecovery #IndiaFightsCorona They even gave me a certificate and 500 rs , Wont lie , i felt super cool today ☺ï¸Â

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Zoa shared photographs from the hospital clicked during and after her blood donation.

She also informed in her post that her blood donation has been acknowledged with a certificate and a Rs-500 remittance by the hospital and she feels "super cool" about it!

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A two-week course of antiviral therapy that combines the power of three drugs has shown promise in treating hospitalised patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 in a carefully undertaken phase 2 clinical trial.

The results of the trial, published in the journal The Lancet, involved 127 adults from six public hospitals in Hong Kong.

The drug combination tested in the trial included interferon beta-1b, which was developed to treat multiple sclerosis (MS), and lopinavir-ritonavir, which is normally used to treat HIV and ribavirin, an oral hepatitis C virus drug.

The findings of the phase two trial provided evidence that early treatment with triple antiviral therapy alongside standard care is safe and shortens duration of viral shedding (when the virus is detectable and potentially transmissible) compared to lopinavir-ritonavir alone—average seven days vs 12 days—in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

"Our trial demonstrates that early treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 with a triple combination of antiviral drugs may rapidly suppress the amount of virus in a patient's body, relieve symptoms, and reduce the risk to healthcare workers by reducing the duration and quantity of viral shedding," said professor Kwok-Yung Yuen from the University of Hong Kong who led the research.

No new cases in Hong Kong as restrictions ease

Hong Kong recorded no new COVID-19 case on Saturday, a day after the city eased restrictions. Saturday was also the 20th day in a row with no local infections. Health experts earlier suggested that Hong Kong could be considered to be free of local transmission if there were no such cases after 28 days.

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Another 626 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain, bringing the total Coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 31,241, environment secretary George Eustice said. The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community.

Earlier in the day, the National Health Service (NHS), England, said a six-week-old baby has become one of the latest to die after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus. Chairing the Downing Street daily press briefing, Eustice unveiled a £16-million fund to help support charities which feed some of the country's most vulnerable people hit by the pandemic.

"It is absolutely vital they have the resources they need and this funding will help the most vulnerable in our society get the food they need at this enormously challenging time," he said. The funding is part of the 750-million-pound pot announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak for charities across Britain during the Coronavirus outbreak. As to the exit strategy of lockdown measures, the secretary told reporters that there is not going to be "dramatic overnight change" in the country's lockdown measures.

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The overall number of Coronavirus cases in Russia increased to 1,98,676 on Saturday after the emergence of 10,817 new infections in the last 24 hour, health authorities said. According to the country's anti-Coronavirus crisis centre, the death toll currently stood at 1,827, while 31,916 people have recovered from the illness so far.

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A postman succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday, making him the first casualty in the postal department in Mumbai. The 58-year-old postman, a resident of Kalachowkie, was attached to the delivery department of the GPO. He had blood pressure and heart ailment, for which he was already under treatment. A female staff member, also attached to the delivery section of the GPO, is currently being treated after having tested positive.

Just last week, mid-day had reported how postal staff in Navi Mumbai region were ensuring delivery of pension and facilitating withdrawal of postal savings for the elderly in the area, along with delivering medical kits to hospitals. Swati Pandey, Post Master General, Mumbai Region, said they were informed of the staffer's death on Friday by his son. "As per our record, he had reported to work only once during the lockdown, i.e. April 20. Out of a total of 5,500 several haven't reported to work. We are managing with limited manpower."

She added, "As per directives of Ashwini Bhide, additional municipal commissioner, we have sprayed disinfectant in the delivery section of the post office, sealed it, and have and also started tracking everyone he had come in contact with. So far, none of the contacts have shown any symptoms of COVID-19."

She added that the next of kin would be entitled to all benefits as per the norms and will also be entitled for a R10 lakh compensation, as declared by the Central government in case of a COVID-19 death. In addition to these two cases, a sub-postmaster at the Worli Police Camp Post office, a night guard at Matunga Post Office and a few delivery Postal Assistants have also tested positive.

"However, the staff continues to report to work. Around 20,000 essential articles have been delivered through Nodal Delivery Vehicles and through Window Delivery," an official stated.

5,500
No. of postal officers employed in Mumbai region

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A day after being unceremoniously transferred from the BMC chief's office, senior bureaucrat Praveen Pardeshi proceeded on a 14-day leave, instead of taking charge of the Urban Development Department at Mantralaya.

Sources said he applied for leave because his father is unwell and his wife is self-isolating herself, after having returned from London, where she works with an international organisation. Apart from the Urban Development Department, Pardeshi has also been asked to head the water resources department.

According to sources, the celebrated disaster management expert is also upset with the turn of events. He had been in the run for the Chief Secretary's post.

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The Union Health Ministry said on Saturday the COVID-19 patients who were severely ill will have to test negative through RT-PCR test before being discharged from a hospital. This decision is part of the revised discharge policy issued by the government. The ministry said, "The revised discharge policy is aligned with the guidelines on the 3-tier COVID facilities and the categorisation of the patients based on clinical severity." Patients having mild, very mild and pre-symptomatic and also moderate cases of COVID-19 do not require the RT-PCR test before discharge.

'Punjab paying price'
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh lashed out at the Maharashtra government, alleging that it had lied when stating that migrants working in Nanded had undergone a COVID-19 test. On reaching Punjab, 969 of them tested positive, which Singh blames on the Maha Agadhi-led Maharashtra government in which the Congress is an ally of the Shiv Sena.

When mentioned that initially Punjab contained the virus well but of late, there has been a spurt in the COVID-19 tally, he said, "Yes, there has been a spurt in the cases because of the large number of migrants who came back from Nanded and Rajasthan. Suddenly, we saw around 7,000 people entering Punjab from these states on a single day."

The CM continued, "Even though we were assured by the Maharashtra government that all the pilgrims being sent back from Nanded had been tested thrice, it turned out that they had only been screened and no testing was done. We are paying the price for their negligence."

13 CISF men test positive
In a big scare for the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), at least 13 more personnel of the force have tested positive, out of which 10 were deployed with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Till date, 543 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) troops have tested positive across the country.

JNU to return to classes
With restrictions easing out and shops opening, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) too is all set to restart. The students are expected to return to their classrooms between June 25 and June 30.

The new academic calendar was announced keeping in view of the pandemic and the UGC guidelines. "This academic calendar has been unanimously approved by all the Deans of Schools and Chairpersons of Special Centres," read a statement issued by JNU vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar.

Chat portal to help migrants
To help the migrant workers stranded in several states, the Congress, on Saturday, launched a web portal in UP, even as the political slugfest continued over rail fares of migrants being ferried by Shramik Express trains. The Congress launched the portal to help UP workers stranded in other states as well as those stuck in the state. The portal has been developed by Valuefirst free of cost.

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Mumbai Police on Sunday informed about the death of assistant sub-inspector (ASI) attached to the Vinoba Bhave Nagar Police Station and said he was battling coronavirus. "Mumbai Police regrets to inform about the unfortunate demise of ASI Sunil Dattatray Kalgutkar from Vinoba Bhave Nagar Police Station. ASI Kalgutkar had been battling Coronavirus. We pray for his soul to rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kalgutkar family," Mumbai police tweeted on Sunday.

Mumbai Police regrets to inform about the unfortunate demise of ASI Sunil Dattatray Kalgutkar from Vinoba Bhave Nagar Police Station. ASI Kalgutkar had been battling Coronavirus.

We pray for his soul to rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Kalgutkar family.

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) May 9, 2020

The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has risen to 20,228 with 1,165 new cases reported on Saturday, state Public Health Department said. According to the official media bulletin, 48 deaths were reported due to the infection from the state on Saturday.

The number of COVID-19 patients discharged after full recovery from the disease reached 3,800 with 330 patients discharged yesterday.

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