With 2573 new cases and 83 more deaths from coronavirus infection reported in the last 24 hours, the tally in India has climbed to 42,836 on a day when the country entered the second extension of the COVID-19 lockdown with relaxations in orange and green zones. This includes 29,685 active cases and 11,762 discharges. The death toll stands at 1,389.
While Tamil Nadu registered the biggest-ever spike with 527 cases, its neighbouring state Kerala reported no cases for the second day in a row. 'Well, the curve has flattened. No new cases. 61 recoveries. Active cases down at 34...,' chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan stated on Twitter.
In Chennai, the spillover of cases from Koyambedu market, the COVID-19 hotspot, is getting bigger.
Meanwhile, the Centre has announced that it will facilitate the return of Indians stranded abroad. On Monday evening, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the process of repatriation will start from May 7 in a phase manner.
One of the trains pulled up in Barauni town of Begusarai district with 1,200 students, while another 994 came by the train that reached Gaya, officials said.
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Thirteen more people, including 11 BSF jawans, tested positive for novel coronavirus in Tripura on Monday, taking the number of cases in the state to 29, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.
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An official said eight out of the 12 are asymptomatic, adding 40 people who had come in contact with them have been quarantined as a precautionary measure.
The number of novel coronavirus cases in Delhi mounted to 4,898 on Monday with 349 new infections being reported in a day, according to the government authorities. However, no death was reported for the second successive day, the Delhi government said.
Jobs will be given on compassionate grounds and depending upon educational qualifications of the next of the kin of civic employees who die while fighting COVID-19, the BMC said in a circular issued in the night.
A 30-year-old man who returned from Delhi last week tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mandi district on Monday, the first case in Himachal Pradesh in the past 11 days, officials said.
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Punjab on Monday reported 132 fresh coronavirus cases, all but eight of them Nanded-returned pilgrims, taking the total number to 1,232 in the state, officials said.
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The state on Monday reported 376 new COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths, which is the highest single-day toll so far, a Health department official said.
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People flocked to shops and other business establishments opening on Monday morning after a 43-day gap following the relaxation of the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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As many as 1,074 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, the highest number of recoveries recorded in one day, the health ministry said on Monday.
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In a statement, the Home Ministry said only asymptomatic people would be allowed to travel and it would be arranged by aircraft and naval ships, and the facility will be available on a payment basis.
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With 2573 new cases and 83 deaths reported in last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India has increased to 42836 including 29685 active cases, 11762 cured/discharged/ migrated and 1389 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
BSF driver who drove escort car for Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) convoy in Kolkata has tested COVID19 positive. The driver was immediately removed 30th April & quarantined. 50 jawans who came in contact with him have been quarantined. The BSF driver who tested positive for COVID19 was in a escort vehicle hence his chances of coming into contact with IMCT team are nil: BSF sources
To begin with, the team will visit the state capital Lucknow and Agra to assess the COVID-19 situation. Agra and Lucknow are the two districts topping the tally of COVID-19 cases in the state. Agra has breached the figure of 600 and has the highest number of deaths in the state, with 15.
Karnataka government on Monday decided to extend its free bus travel by two more days more number of migrant workers have registered to go back to their native places. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that migrant workers will be allowed to travel free of cost on State transport corporation buses till Thursday.
According to a senior police officer who confirmed the news, the deputy commissioner has been actively involved in supervising sales at the Koyambedu market since the lockdown. Police said it's not clear from whom he had contracted the virus. His family members and immediate subordinates are being tested by health officials.
In the wake of the continuous explosion of COVID-19 cases in Chennai, hospitals here have begun shifting asymptomatic and stable patients to the corporation’s institutional quarantine facilities. Dr Narayana Babu, Director of Medical Education, who is in charge of bed facilities, said 73 stable COVID-19 patients from the Stanley Medical College Hospital were shifted to a quarantine facility in DG Vaishnav College on Sunday.
In a series of tweets, the Chief Minister said that slight carelessness will put the entire society in danger and urged the returnees to follow the quarantine norms to save themselves and their families from the deadly coronavirus, further addinng that the sarpanches have been asked to apprise the government about violations of norms in any quarantine centre.
Global healthcare major Abbott on Monday said it has received CE mark for its laboratory-based serology blood tests for COVID-19 and these tests will be available in India by the end of May. The company will begin shipping the tests to India during May and will scale up to meet the demands subsequently, Abbott said in a statement.
At a meeting on Sunday, the Jharkhand government decided that the relaxation norms would not apply to the state to protect residents in the aftermath of the arrival of a large number of stranded people from states "severely" affected by COVID-19.
We are leaving West Bengal today after 15 days. We visited many locations&made report as per our observation. Report will be submitted to the Centre. Primary observation is that improvement is needed: Vineet Joshi, IMCT Team Leader for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong
Rani Nagar, presently posted as Additional Director, Social Justice and Empowerment, and Additional Director, Archives, has sent her resignation to the Haryana Chief Secretary Keshani Anand Arora with a request to forward it to the competent authority in the Union Government for acceptance.
The CM's move came a day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi attacked the NDA government for charging the migrants for their train travel back home in the wake of lockdown and said her party will fund their tickets.
R Chellaiah, 41, A Sivalingam, 24, and K Alagappan, 26, hailing from Periakottai near Karaikudi, began trudging towards their homes on April 22 from Shamshabadi where they were hired for creating stone sculptures.
Salons open in Gurugram following revised lockdown guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs that has been extended till May 17. A salon owner says,“Salon has been sanitised completely.1 worker is present at the salon & only 1 customer is allowed inside at a time.”
The eight-storeyed BSF head office is located in the CGOs complex on Lodhi road that also houses the CRPF headquarters which was placed under similar sealing on Sunday after two staffers tested positive.
As per official data from the Health Department, Cuddalore district recorded 107 Corona positive cases on Monday morning. While as many as 15 cases were reported on Sunday and seven cases were reported on Saturday.
Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on burial of dead bodies of COVID-19 victims at three cemeteries in Mumbai’s Bandra West area and refered the matter back to the Bombay High Court.
Liquor shops opened across the State, except in containment areas, with people queuing up in large numbers well before the scheduled opening time leading to chaotic situation at some places. (READ MORE)
The total number of coronavirus cases in Singapore are 18,205 with 18 deaths, according to the figures released by Singapore Health Ministry on Sunday. "Almost all of the infection among Indian workers is mild and their conditions are improving," Jawed Ashraf, Indian High Commissioner to Singapore said. (READ MORE)
Cases in Karnataka mounted to 642 after seven more persons tested positive on Monday. As per the state government, 304 persons have been discharged. The state has also witnessed 26 COVID-19 related deaths.
In order to grow the novel coronavirus in human cell lines thus enabling vitro testing of potential drugs and vaccines against the COVID-19, Hyderabad based Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has tied up with a Bengaluru based company, Eyestem Research Private Limited. (READ MORE)
According to ICMR, there are 363 labs, including government and private, conducting Real-Time RT PCR test for COVID-19 in the country. While 42 laboratories are engaged in TrueNat Test and 21 for CBNAAT Test in India currently. (READ MORE)
Indian Railways is running Shramik special trains keeping berths empty in each coach to maintain social distancing. The trains are returning empty from destinations under lock and key. Free food and bottled water is being given to migrants by railways. Railways is charging only standard fare for this class from State Governments which is just 15 per cent of the total cost incurred by Railways. Railways is not selling any tickets to migrants and is only boarding passengers based on lists provided by States: Railway Ministry Sources
The programme is aimed to display paintings and various expressive artworks of children in windows, balconies and walls of houses across the Chhattisgarh state. The programme shows solidarity by kids and also keeps themselves engaged creatively and joyfully at a time when schools are shut due to the lockdown.(READ MORE)
The chief minister said action would be taken against them for the "crime". Speaking at a programme of a news channel on Saturday, Adityanath said, "The role of Tablighi Jamaat was most condemnable. To get a disease is not a crime but to hide a disease which is infectious is definitely a crime. And this crime has been done by those associated with the Tablighi Jamaat".
Ensuring food security in tribal areas should be a priority area for the government, the report pointed out. The researchers will submit the assessment report to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) on Monday. (READ MORE)
The airport will keep all food, beverage and retail shops open to avoid overcrowding at one place and use "ultraviolet disinfection tunnels" for all incoming baggage, according to a plan prepared by the GMR group-led Delhi International Airport Ltd. (READ MORE)
As per a rough official estimate, around 8 to 9 lakh migrant labourers, students and other people would return in addition to the 1.80 lakh migrants who returned soon after the lockdown was imposed. (READ MORE)
Mohammad Haider (23) was found hanging on Saturday afternoon in Alambagh locality of Civil Lines area in Aligarh. (READ MORE)
Total number of COVID19 positive cases in India rises to 42,533 including 29,453 active cases,11,707 cured/discharged/migrated and 1373 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Novel coronavirus deaths in the US climb by 1,450 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University shows: AFP news agency.
The government in that state has delayed its response to a request from Karnataka for a written consent to run a special train from Bengaluru to Howrah. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
When the kids in the urban setup are glued to the screens, getting their daily dose of lessons and activities, students from rural towns and villages aspiring to crack competitive exams are finding it difficult to study online due to low bandwidth and fluctuating internet connections. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
On April 11, the civic body issued a public advisory asking the residents of non-quarantined houses to disinfect their used masks and gloves with an ordinary bleach solution and wrap them separately before handing them over to sanitary workers. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
If medical experts are to be believed, our lifestyles are poised for a complete makeover for at least six to eight months even as Tamil Nadu enters the third phase of lockdown to arrest the viral infection. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Out the 24 cases in Chennai's Ashok Nagar, two are retail vendors who used to visit the market and the rest are their contacts, including customers. Search is on for others, said officials. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Government offices, except those in containment zones, in Chhattisgarh will reopen from today: General Administration Department, Government of Chhattisgarh
The group, comprising public interest technologist Thejesh GN, activist Kanika Sharma and assistant professor of legal practice at Jindal Global School of Law Aman, said 338 deaths have occurred from March 19 till May 2 and they are related to lockdown. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
The bus carrying these migrants, who work at Metal Market, Dawa Bazar and other commercial places in South Mumbai, left around 5.30 pm on Sunday. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
These ten trains will carry around 9,500 passengers to their destinations in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, from where the state governments will make further arrangement for them. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
A provision in the SOP, which drew a good deal of flak, said the "local state government shall handover the tickets for these passengers cleared by them and collect the ticket fare and hand over the total amount to Railways." (READ FULL STORY HERE)
He said the government will also start tele-medicines service from Monday so that people can get medical counselling and treatment sitting at home during the lockdown. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Out of all the migrant workers who have returned from different states, 14 have tested positive - 6 from Kabirdham district, 8 from Durg district: TS Singh Deo, Chhattisgarh Health Minister.
Russia on Sunday recorded its highest daily rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases with 10633 new cases, bringing total to 134,687, with over half of cases and deaths in Moscow. But mortality rate has slowed in recent days and remains much lower,in relative terms,than many other nations: Reuters
Considering the situation in the adjoining districts, the government has taken no final decision on permitting the sale of liquor. It will be taken later after observing the situation in Puducherry and adjoining districts.
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8 of these 20 districts have case doubling rate faster than 10 days and 7 districts have case fatality rate more than the national average of 3.2 per cent.
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Fifty-one buses were arranged by the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration to send the stranded students back to their homes as per directions from the Uttar Pradesh government, the officials said.
Sources in BMC said that the IIT engineer had done the study of these area and sewerage line where they found the large quantum of COVID-19 virus particles in fickle materials.
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The five-storeyed building in the national capital was sealed on Sunday after the personal staff of a senior officer and a bus driver tested positive for coronavirus, officials said.
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The five-storeyed building in the national capital was sealed on Sunday after the personal staff of a senior officer and a bus driver tested positive for coronavirus, officials said.
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So far, the Northeast recorded 75 cases. While two persons died, one each in Assam and Meghalaya, 48 patients recovered.
With this, the overall number of the cases from the densely-populated slum colony rose to 590 and the death toll to 20.
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According to a medical bulletin, an 82-year-old woman, who was a resident of Sector 18 in the city and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Haryana's Panchkula, died on Sunday.
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Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur stated it during video conferencing from Shimla with deputy commissioners, superintendents of police and chief medical officers.
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A 44-year-old man with blood cancer, hailing from Kavundampalayam in Coimbatore, died on Sunday at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. FULL REPORT HERE
Gujarat on Sunday reported 374 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths, which is the highest single-day tally so far, a Health department official said.
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During a video conference with labour unions affiliated to various political parties, CM Khattar said the government is committed to ensure all migrant labourers stranded in the state due to lockdown reach their homes at the earliest.
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The number of COVID-19 patients suddenly took a giant leap in Devangere with the reporting of 21 fresh cases. This took the total number of patients in the district to 31 from 10.
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On Saturday, as many as 121 coronavirus patients were discharged from various hospitals in the city, after two of their last test reports were found negative for the infection.
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In southwest Delhi's Kapashera, 41 migrant laborers had tested positive for coronavirus in mid-April.
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The meals are provided in polythene packets without plates and there is no maintenance system arranged to ensure basic hygiene in the facility, the staff pointed out.
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The 956 students were stranded in Kota due to the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
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Speaking to the media, Kejirwal said the Centre has announced extension of lockdown for two weeks from Monday. "Entire Delhi is a red zone. The Central government has given some relaxations to the red zones and we will be allowing all that," Kejriwal said.
The Maharashtra government on Sunday announced that shops selling non-essential commodities, including liquor, will be allowed to open from Monday in the COVID-19 non-containment zones across the state. A similar decision had already been announced for the COVID-19 green and orange zones, and such shops in these two zones were scheduled to open from Monday. However, the state government on Sunday extended the easing of restrictions for shops in the red zones as well.
TRVS Ramesh, MP of Cuddalore constituency had been home quarantined on Sunday after officials traced he is one of the secondary contacts of a recently tested COVID positive patient in Panruti.
With 2487 new COVID-19 positive cases and 83 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, total number of positive cases in India rises to 40,263. This includes 28,070 active cases, 10887 cured/discharged/migrated and 1306 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
25 fresh cases reported in BSF. The personnel found positive for the infection are from the 126 Batallion deployed in Old Delhi. Results of 80 personnel came out today, and five are awaited. On Saturday, seven from the same unit were found infected. Total 42 active cases in BSF.
HRD Minister to announce new dates for JEE and NEET on May 5. These entrance exams for admission to medical and engineering courses were deferred due to COVID-19 lockdown.
On Saturday, hundreds of migrant workers involved in construction activities staged massive demonstrations in Velachery, Pallavaram and Guindy. Many had also thronged to Ripon Buildings, the headquarters of Chennai Corporation. Prakash said that tourists and stranded students would be permitted to leave the city first and reinstated that life for migrant workers would return to normal in the city soon.
Officials say COVID-19 death toll in Rajasthan rises to 70 with 2 more fatalities in Jaipur. Total cases climb to 2,803 after 31 people, including 9 in Jodhpur, 8 in Jaipur and 5 in Udaipur, test positive.
Delhi High Court registry official tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to LNJP Hospital: HC sources
Special train carrying 1,150 migrant workers who were stranded in Kerala due to lockdown arrives in Odisha's Ganjam district: Officials
Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh rise to 1,583 after 58 people, including 30 in Kurnool, 11 in Guntur, 8 in Krishna and 7 in Ananthapuramu districts, test positive; active cases 1,062: Health Department
After a staff of one of the top officers of CRPF tested COVID-19 positive, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Directorate General (DG) has ordered that the CRPF Headquarters in Delhi will remain closed till Tuesday (5th May) morning.
Number of COVID-19 cases reaches 421 in Haryana including 242 discharges & five deaths. Number of active cases stands at 174: State Health Department
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to PM Modi requesting inclusion of policemen, local bodies & officers and employees of district administration in insurance scheme under PM's Poor Welfare Package, on the lines of health workers.
Rijiju said the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17, forced his ministry to delay the resumption of the training camps at Sports Authority of India centres.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has chalked out a plan for the phase-wise return of the residents of the union territory including students and migrant labourers stranded in different parts of the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said on Sunday. (READ MORE)
Today more than 10,000 COVID19 patients have been discharged. Those still admitted at hospitals are on the road to recovery. If in last 14 days doubling rate was 10.5 days, then today it's around 12 days.Our mortality rate of 3.2% is the lowest in the world: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
After a staff of one of the top officers of CRPF tested COVID-19 positive, CRPF Headquarters in Delhi will be sealed for sanitisation till further orders. No one will be allowed to enter the building: Central Reserve Police Force
A 34-year-old man tests positive for COVID-19 in Balasore. The total number of positive cases in Odisha is now 161: Odisha Health Department
58 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 1583
Nearly 500 Delhi students stranded at coaching hub Kota in Rajasthan during the lockdown reached Kashmere Gate ISBT here in 40 buses early Sunday morning. Delhi's Transport minister Kailash Gahlot said the students would be sent to their homes from Kashmere Gate ISBT after medical tests. (READ MORE)
A fleet of military jets on Sunday carried out a spectacular fly-past over the national capital as part of a nationwide exercise to express gratitude to lakhs of doctors, paramedics, sanitation staff and other front-line workers engaged in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. (READ MORE)
18 new positive cases reported in Chuchot Yokma: Rigzin Samphel, Commissioner/Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Union Territory of Ladakh
The migrant labourers, students, tourists and other people who are stranded in Hyderabad and the surrounding areas due to lockdown restrictions are facing a tough time in their attempt to travel back to their native places, even though the Ministry of Home Affairs has granted an exemption for the interstate movement of such persons. (READ MORE)
2644 new COVID19 positive cases, 83 deaths in the last 24 hours: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Around 7.5 lakh people from the Telugu States, including 3.7 lakh from Telangana, are awaiting their return to India from the Gulf countries — namely, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. Activists estimate that after the lockdown is lifted, around 2,000 migrants would arrive at the RGI Airport every day for the next two to three months. (READ MORE)
In a good news of sorts, no person has tested positive for coronavirus in nine of the 12 cluster containment zones in Guntur city over the past five days. However, two cases were reported from Srinivasarao Thota on April 29 and May 1; and one each from Anandapet, Gunturvarithota and Old Guntur on April 28, April 30 and May 2, respectively. (READ MORE)
As the state prepares for the extended lockdown till May 17, the challenge now will be to revive the economy even as the containment measures are put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In an interview, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan tells The New Sunday Express that people have accepted the reality and responded to it in a responsible manner. (READ MORE)
A day after the Centre listed Bengaluru as a red zone, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) listed out four wards and two clusters to be marked as red zones, and 22 wards which have containment zones. BBMP Commissioner B H Anil Kumar told TNSE that the list of red zone wards has been sent to the central government, seeking permission to ease restrictions in the remaining 154 wards where no cases have been reported. If new cases are reported, it will be listed as a red zone, and containment zone for 21 days. (READ MORE)
A day after the Union Government issued guidelines to be followed during the extended lockdown and classified three districts in the state as ‘Red Zones’, the Karnataka Government has decided to appeal to the Centre to revise the zoning. At the same time, it has directed the district Deputy Commissioners to allow economic activities to restart outside containment areas. (READ MORE)
A 82-year-old woman from Chandigarh passed away at a private hospital in Panchkula due to COVID-19: Dr Jasjeet Kaur, Civil Surgeon, Panchkula in Haryana.
Salary and employment related issues topped the list of various public complaints received in the Centre’s public grievance cell during the last one month of lockdown. Total number of grievances received during last month was nearly 72,000, out of which PMO received nearly 20,000 complaints. (READ MORE)
The C-130 aircraft are airborne from Srinagar, J&K as planned for #COVID19 relief mission. The aircraft will fly over Delhi area approximately at 1015 hours depending on the rain/weather conditions: Indian Air Force
One more COVID-19 positive case has been reported in Odisha; taking the total positive cases to 160: Health Department, Odisha
Ministry of Railways 'clarified' that few special trains which are being run for migrants workers and other persons stranded at different places, are being operated on request of state governments only.
The viral explosion that began at the Koyambedu market is sending ripples across districts. District administrations of Ariyalur, Perambalur, Cuddalore, and Villupuram have intensified contact tracing, after it emerged that several positive cases in their respective areas had visited the market in Chennai. Meanwhile, officials in the city have already stopped all retail operations at Koyambedu, besides shifting out some sections to other locations. (READ MORE)
Officials are fearing a domino effect in Perumbakkam, one of the largest slum ‘rehabilitation’ projects in the world. After a 26-year-old Corporation sanitary worker living there tested positive for COVID-19, the district administration of Chengalpattu has sealed the block of the TNSCB tenements in which he stayed. (READ MORE)
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic starting to infect the men and women in uniform — who are in the forefront of the fight against the outbreak — the personnel are standing their ground. Over the last 10 days, more than 10 police personnel have tested positive for the virus in the city alone. (READ MORE)
Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,301 in India; cases climb to 39,980: Union Health Ministry
Since 40 per cent of Maharashtra’s area which include industrial and manufacturing units fall in the red zone, there is a little breather for the state from the lockdown. (READ FULL REPORT HERE)
A suicide note found from the spot of the suicide suggested that he was under acute depression as he feared having contracted the deadly COVID-19 infection, but still the health department hadn’t tested him for the deadly virus.(READ FULL REPORT HERE)