 | Mizoram issues new COVID-19 guidelines with more relaxations from October 3The state now has 16,361 active COVID-19 cases. |
 | Religious places in Delhi opened for devoteesDDMA order directed the district magistrates and deputy commissioners of police to ensure strict compliance with Covid-appropriate behaviour in view of the upcoming festivals. |
 | Delhi HC grants time to EC on plea to ban candidatesThe EC submitted that the petition is now infructuous as it was for campaigning in the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, which got over in April. |
 | Cannot enforce COVID guidelines at gunpoint: Experts on rising infection rate in KeralaSince Kerala had a large population which was not yet infected by COVID-19, the infection rate was bound to increase, which was also a reason for the increase in TPR. |
 | Centre issues fresh recommendations for pregnant, lactating women battling Covid. Check hereThe advisory said that while during an active infection, a mother should continue to breastfeed the baby but is advised to keep the baby at a distance of 6 feet from her when she is not breastfeeding. |
 | FIR registered for flouting Covid norms at Navjot Sidhu's installation ceremony as Punjab Congress chiefThe case was lodged against unidentified persons who came from different districts of Punjab and assembled at Punjab Congress Bhawan here, they said. |
 | Weddings in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar continue unabated in violation of normsCuttack Police have failed to carry out enforcement activities to check whether functions are being organised by adhering to Covid guidelines. |
 | Five held from Delhi café flouting Covid guidelines, serving liquor to underage peopleThe officials said a hookah party was underway at the establishment when the raid took place. |
 | Jharkhand makes institutional isolation a must for Covid patientsThe patients who want to stay home will have to take special permission from District Administration, the new guidelines said. |
 | 45+ population group will be given priority for Covid vaccines, says CentreThe states, however, will be free to decide their own prioritisation within 18–44-year age group, factoring in the vaccine supply schedule. |
 | MHA orders continuation of COVID guidelines till June-end; asks states to focus on local curb strategyThe Home Ministry did not mention anything about the imposition of lockdown anywhere in the country in the fresh guidelines issued in view of the pandemic. |
 | COVID positive? Consult doc. Don't panic and rush for O2, ICUIf the symptoms are mild, there is no need to rush to hospitals seeking admission and it is pointless worrying about arranging oxygen and drugs like Remdesivir. |
 | HC nod to counting of EMC votesThe Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday accorded permission for counting of votes for Eluru Municipal Corporation and announcement of results. |
 | 'Strict measures' can help avoid third Covid wave, says govt's principal scientific advisorVijayRaghavan said the third wave depends on how effectively the guidance is implemented at the local level, in the states, in districts, and in the cities across the country. |
 | Centre issues fresh guidelines, asks states to clamp lockdown in high caseload areasThe government, however, did not make any mention of a national lockdown in its Covid-19 guidelines for the month of May. |
