Coronavirus Updates April 1, 2021: Alia Bhatt tests positive for Covid-19
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23:32 PM IST: Amid the worsening COVID-19 situation, the Western Railway on Thursday announced that the services of Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express would be suspended for a month from April 2.
23:17 PM IST: After Ranbir Kapoor, now Alia Bhatt has tested positive for Covid-19. Alia's latest film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali too had tested positive for Covid-19 a few weeks back.
23:00 PM IST: Pune district reported 8,011 fresh COVID-19 cases, 5,017 recoveries and 65 deaths in the last 24 hours.
22:37 PM IST: In view of rising Covid-19 cases in the state, Karnataka's Department of Primary and Secondary Education has decided to suspend offline classes for grades six to nine in Bengaluru.