India has so far 7,529 positive cases of COVID-19. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday said that hydroxychloroquine or HCQ should be used as prophylaxis to prevent the coronavirus and not as a treatment for COVID-19.
“Two trials were conducted aborad. The trails were not good enough. So, we thought if it needs to used in our country, it should be used as prophylaxis, and not as a treatment,” Raman R Ganagakhedkar, Head Scientist, ICMR, told ANI.
“We have decided that if it reduces the chances of COVID-19 among doctors and their contacts, then we will advise it to others. The results of the effect of HCQ in them is yet to come,” he added.
He, however, cautioned that HCQ has side effects as well.
“We have never recommended it to the general public. Doctors are advised to prescribe to patients judiciously. People need not be worried nor they need to start using HCQ. Like other medicines, this has side effects too. If we get the desired or futile results, we will inform the public,” said Mr Ganagakhedkar.
He further said that it is very hard to say whether or not COVID-19 patient, who has recovered is likely to be COVID-19 positive again or not.
“It is very hard to say something about this. We have initiated a study for this. It will take time. We will tell everything based on evidence,” he added.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday had said that the government has more than enough stock of HCQ for meeting the current requirement.
India has temporarily licensed the export of paracetamol and anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in appropriate quantities to some countries, which have been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
India has so far 7,529 positive cases of COVID-19 and 242 deaths caused by the virus.
World
17,25,270Cases
12,29,869Active
3,90,456Recovered
1,04,945Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 185 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 17,25,270 and 1,04,945 have died; 12,29,869 are active cases and 3,90,456 have recovered as on April 11, 2020 at 9:40 pm.
India
7,529 768Cases
6,634 595Active
653 137Recovered
242 36Deaths
In India, there are 7,529 confirmed cases including 242 deaths. The number of active cases is 6,634 and 653 have recovered as on April 11, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
State & District Details
| State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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DistrictCases Mumbai496 Pune130 Mumbai Suburban65 Thane31 Sangli24 Ahmednagar21 Nagpur16 Aurangabad8 Latur8 Palghar7 Raigad6 Satara5 Yavatmal4 Buldhana4 Osmanabad4 Kolhapur2 Hingoli2 Ratnagiri2 Washim1 Nashik1 Sindhudurg1 Amravati1 Jalna1 Jalgaon1 Gondia1 Details Awaited*732 |
1574 210 |
1276 134 |
188 63 |
110 13 |
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DistrictCases Chennai151 Coimbatore60 Dindigul44 Tirunelveli38 Erode32 Tiruchirappalli30 Namakkal28 Ranipet27 Tiruppur27 Theni24 Madurai24 Karur22 Chengalpattu19 Villupuram16 Thoothukudi16 Cuddalore13 Thiruvallur12 Thiruvarur12 Nagapattinam11 Salem11 Thanjavur11 Virudhunagar11 Tiruvannamalai9 Kanchipuram7 Vellore6 Kanniyakumari6 Sivaganga5 The Nilgiris4 Tirupattur4 Ramanathapuram2 Kallakurichi2 Perambalur1 Ariyalur1 Details Awaited*225 |
911 77 |
859 54 |
44 23 |
8 |
|
DistrictCases South172 Central100 North66 Shahdara60 New Delhi55 South West21 West18 South East18 East14 North East9 North West5 Details Awaited*365 |
903 5 |
864 4 |
25 |
14 1 |
|
DistrictCases Jaipur67 Jodhpur29 Bhilwara23 Jhunjhunu18 Tonk11 Churu7 Ajmer5 Bikaner5 Dausa5 Dungarpur5 Bharatpur4 Kota4 Jaisalmer3 Alwar3 Nagaur2 Pali2 Pratapgarh2 Dholpur1 Sikar1 Banswara1 Udaipur1 Details Awaited*354 |
553 90 |
529 90 |
21 |
3 |
|
DistrictCases Hyderabad168 Nizamabad26 Warangal Urban23 Medchal Malkajgiri16 Nalgonda13 Jogulamba Gadwal12 Ranga Reddy12 Adilabad10 Kamareddy9 Karimnagar8 Mahabubnagar8 Suryapet8 Sangareddy7 Jagitial4 Vikarabad4 Medak4 Bhadradri Kothagudem4 Nirmal4 Nagarkurnool2 Mulugu2 Jangoan2 Peddapalli2 Siddipet1 Mahabubabad1 Jayashankar Bhupalapally1 Details Awaited*153 |
504 31 |
452 21 |
43 8 |
9 2 |
|
DistrictCases Indore101 Bhopal42 Morena12 Jabalpur7 Ujjain7 Barwani3 Khargone3 Chhindwara2 Dewas2 Gwalior2 Shivpuri2 Vidisha1 Details Awaited*259 |
443 184 |
410 167 |
0 |
33 17 |
|
DistrictCases Gautam Buddha Nagar58 Agra51 Meerut33 Ghaziabad23 Lucknow21 Saharanpur16 Shamli14 Kanpur Nagar8 Sitapur8 Varanasi7 Bareilly6 Maharajganj6 Ghazipur5 Basti5 Firozabad4 Hathras4 Baghpat4 Kheri4 Pratapgarh3 Hapur3 Azamgarh3 Bulandshahr3 Jaunpur3 Muzaffarnagar2 Rae Bareli2 Mathura2 Mirzapur2 Pilibhit2 Banda2 Prayagraj1 Auraiya1 Shahjahanpur1 Kaushambi1 Barabanki1 Moradabad1 Bijnor1 Budaun1 Hardoi1 Details Awaited*120 |
433 2 |
397 2 |
32 |
4 |
|
DistrictCases Kurnool42 Spsr Nellore23 Krishna12 Visakhapatnam11 Guntur10 Y.s.r. Kadapa9 West Godavari7 Chittoor6 Anantapur5 Prakasam4 East Godavari2 Details Awaited*250 |
381 18 |
364 14 |
11 4 |
6 |
|
DistrictCases Kasaragod139 Kannur47 Ernakulam22 Thiruvananthapuram15 Pathanamthitta14 Malappuram11 Thrissur10 Idukki8 Kozhikode7 Palakkad6 Kollam5 Kottayam3 Wayanad3 Alappuzha2 Details Awaited*72 |
364 7 |
239 |
123 27 |
2 |
|
DistrictCases Ahmadabad76 Surat18 Bhavnagar13 Gandhinagar12 Vadodara12 Rajkot9 Patan5 Porbandar3 Mahesana2 Kachchh2 Gir Somnath2 Panch Mahals1 Anand1 Sabar Kantha1 Jamnagar1 Chhotaudepur1 Morbi1 Botad1 Details Awaited*147 |
308 67 |
258 60 |
31 5 |
19 2 |
|
DistrictCases Bengaluru Urban58 Mysuru34 Bidar10 Chikballapur10 Uttar Kannad10 Belagavi7 Dakshin Kannad7 Ballari6 Kalaburagi6 Bagalkot5 Bengaluru Rural5 Udupi4 Mandya3 Davangere2 Gadag1 Tumakuru1 Kodagu1 Dharwad1 Chitradurga1 Details Awaited*42 |
214 17 |
171 10 |
37 7 |
6 |
|
DistrictCases Srinagar33 Bandipora24 Baramulla16 Badgam9 Jammu5 Kupwara5 Udhampur4 Pulwama3 Rajauri3 Shopian3 Ganderbal2 Details Awaited*100 |
207 23 |
197 23 |
6 |
4 |
|
DistrictCases Gurugram33 Faridabad19 Palwal17 Nuh12 Karnal5 Ambala4 Panipat4 Fatehabad3 Sirsa3 Panchkula2 Bhiwani2 Rohtak1 Kaithal1 Sonipat1 Jind1 Hisar1 Charki Dadri1 Details Awaited*67 |
177 8 |
145 8 |
29 |
3 |
|
DistrictCases S.a.s Nagar23 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar18 Amritsar10 Hoshiarpur6 Jalandhar6 Ludhiana5 Mansa5 Ropar3 Fatehgarh Sahib2 Pathankot2 Sas Mohali1 Moga1 Barnala1 Patiala1 Faridkot1 Kapurthala1 Details Awaited*46 |
132 |
116 |
5 |
11 |
|
DistrictCases Kolkata34 Howrah14 Medinipur East8 Nadia5 Kalimpong5 Hooghly4 Jalpaiguri4 24 Paraganas North3 24 Paraganas South3 Purba Bardhaman3 Paschim Bardhaman2 Darjeeling1 Medinipur West1 Details Awaited*39 |
126 10 |
105 10 |
16 |
5 |
|
DistrictCases Patna5 Munger4 Saharsa2 Begusarai1 Darbhanga1 Lakhisarai1 Nalanda1 Siwan1 Details Awaited*44 |
60 |
59 |
0 |
1 |
|
DistrictCases Khordha31 Bhadrak3 Cuttack2 Jajapur1 Kalahandi1 Kendrapara1 Puri1 Details Awaited*8 |
48 4 |
45 4 |
2 |
1 |
|
DistrictCases Dehradun13 Udam Singh Nagar4 Nainital3 Almora1 Pauri Garhwal1 Details Awaited*13 |
35 |
30 |
5 |
0 |
|
DistrictCases Golaghat9 Marigaon4 Nalbari4 Goalpara3 Cachar1 Dhubri1 Hailakandi1 Kamrup1 Karimganj1 Lakhimpur1 Kamrup Metro1 South Salmara Mancachar1 Details Awaited*1 |
29 |
28 |
0 |
1 1 |
|
DistrictCases Kangra3 Details Awaited*25 |
28 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
|
DistrictCases Raipur4 Bilaspur1 Durg1 Rajnandgaon1 Details Awaited*11 |
18 8 |
9 8 |
9 |
0 |
|
DistrictCases Chandigarh18 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
|
DistrictCases Details Awaited*17 |
17 4 |
16 4 |
0 |
1 |
|
DistrictCases Leh Ladakh11 Kargil2 Details Awaited*2 |
15 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
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DistrictCases North And Middle Andaman7 South Andamans3 Details Awaited*1 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
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DistrictCases North Goa5 South Goa1 Details Awaited*1 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Mahe1 Details Awaited*6 |
7 2 |
6 2 |
1 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Imphal West1 Thoubal1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
DistrictCases Gomati1 Details Awaited*1 |
2 1 |
2 1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
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DistrictCases Details Awaited*1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |