India’s Covid-19 death toll surged to 2,752 with the number of cases crossing the 85,000-mark. A spike of 3,970 cases & 103 deaths has been reported in India in last 24 hours. Meanwhile, states have asked for more relaxations in lockdown 4.0.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday evening said the coronavirus lockdown in the state will continue till May 31, though his government will lift the curfew restrictions. “From May 18, there will be no curfew in the state. But the lockdown will be there till May 31,” said the chief minister.
Maharashtra, the most-affected state, reported 1,576 new cases to take its tally to 29,100, while its death toll rose to 1,068. Tamil Nadu crossed the 10,000 mark with 434 new cases, while Gujarat saw 340 more people testing positive to push its tally to 9,932. Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar and Karnataka breached the 1,000-mark in terms of the number of people having tested positive, while testing and containment measures were ramped up in places like, Kerala, Goa and Manipur that were being seen as being mostly virus-free till a few days back.
Globally, over 4.4 million people have been infected with the novel coronavirus, while the number of deaths have crossed 3 lakh. The World Health Organisation has warned that the new coronavirus may never go away.
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884 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 18396. 238 patients recovered and discharged today, while 4806 patients have discharged till date. Death toll stands at 696: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai
Swab samples of 35 people who came from Trivandrum by rail have tested negative for Covid. Swab samples of another lot of 100 out 228 persons who arrived from Delhi are being tested. They will be quarantined at Fatorda Stadium until their results are known.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday evening said the coronavirus lockdown in the state will continue till May 31, though his government will lift the curfew restrictions. “From May 18, there will be no curfew in the state. But the lockdown will be there till May 31,” said the chief minister. He further indicated the resumption of limited public transport services from May 18. He said the state government will announce more relaxations from May 18 but sought support of people in containing the Covid-19 spread in the state. “I will allow the opening of maximum shops and small businesses from May 18,” the CM said. The CM, however, said educational institutions will remain closed.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that private companies will be allowed to take part in planetary exploration, outer space travel among other space activities, and the government will take steps to encourage private participation in the Indian space sector.
Five CRPF jawans tested positve for Covid-19 on Saturday. With this, the total number of Covid-19 cases among CRPF jawans has reached 285.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with migrant workers, labourers in Delhi's Vihar.
Days after a 28-year-old inmate of Rohini jail tested positive for coronavirus, 15 others who shared barrack with him and one head warden have also tested positive for the infection, reports PTI
Six new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Uttarakhand, taking the total number of cases to 88 including 51 recoveries. Number of active cases stands at 36 said the Uttarakhand Health Department.
Total number of cases in the national capital is now at 9333, including 5278 active cases: Delhi Health Department
1,140 police personnel have tested positive across the state till now, including 862 active cases, 268 recovered, and 10 fatalities: Maharashtra Police
5 migrant workers killed in a road accident near Banda (Sagar district) today, after the truck they were traveling in, overturned. They were going from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh: ASP Praveen Bhuria
यूपी के औरेया में सड़क हादसे में 23 मज़दूरों के असामयिक निधन की खबर से मन विचलित है। मेरा सभी भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं से अनुरोध है की राहत कार्य में प्रशासन का पूर्ण सहयोग करे।मेरी संवेदनाएं पीड़ित परिवारों के साथ है। ईश्वर से घायलों के शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ की प्रार्थना करता हूँ। — Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) May 16, 2020
The services of all Parcel special trains are extended up to 31 May 2020. Parcel loaders, aggregators & e-commerce companies desirous to send essential commodities may avail this opportunity: Renu Sharma Pune divisional railway manager
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath annouced Rs 2 lakh compensation to the families of the migrant workers who were killed in the accident in Auraiya today morning. He also said Rs 50,000 will be given to those who suffered from major injures due to the incident.
The work for National Population Register (NPR) 2021 postponed in Uttar Pradesh due to coronavirus, reports ANI
Congress leader rahul Gandhi in a tweet today expressed grief over the deaths of over 24 migrant labourers who died in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district after a truck collided with a lorry. He said that he prays the deceased rest in peace and those who were injured recover soon.
Latest figures released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shows 3,970 new cases and 103 deaths were reported across India in the last 24 hours. Experts state that while the total number of cases reached 85,940, the recovery rate is above 35 percent in the country.
BSP president Mayawati today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had previously announced that arrangements for food, transit and shelter were being made for labourers who return or pass through the state. It's unfortunate that the CM's directions are not being taken seriously by officers and big accident occurred in Auraiya, she told ANI.
Wholesale fruit & vegetable market in Gazipur reopens today after 2 days. The market was closed for sanitization after secretary and deputy secretary of the market tested positive for COVID-19.
Atleast 24 people were brought dead, 22 have been admitted and 15 who were injured have been referred to the Saifai PGI. They were going to Bihar and Jharkhand from Rajasthan: Archana Srivastava, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Auraiya.
As Mexico moves toward a gradual reopening of its economy from Monday, the number of new coronavirus infections continues to grow higher every day, raising fears of a new wave of infections that other countries have seen after loosening restrictions. President Andres Manuel Lpez Obrador told the public that the fight against the virus depends on continued social distancing in many places while describing how other areas will begin to return to work Monday.
West Bengal registered 10 more Covid-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll in the state to 153, a health bulletin said on Friday. Of them five were from the city, three from North 24 Parganas district and two from Howrah, it said.
As per Railway Ministry 825 trains have carried passengers from one place to other and nearly 13 lakh passengers have travelled using the railway services amid lockdown