Non-essential shops in Mumbai to shut. Only essential item stores like grocery shops and medical stores/chemist shops will be allowed to be open: BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) Commissioner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the task force on Coronavirus vaccine Development and took a detailed review of the current status of India’s efforts in vaccine development, drug discovery, diagnosis and testing: Prime Minister's Office #COVID19
Govt of Haryana has decided to open retail liquor vends from tomorrow,except areas demarcated from time to time as 'Containment Zones'. Operational hours of retail liquor vends shall be observed from 7 am to 7 pm, in both Urban&Rural areas: Excise&Taxation Commissioner, Haryana
Number of #COVID19 positive cases in Delhi crosses 5000 mark; total positive cases stands at 5104 of which 206 cases have been reported today. Death toll at 64: Delhi Government
If we had done things in a different way, we would have lost much more lives, much more than 2 million people. We did it the right way, we did everything right but now it's time to go back to work: US President Donald Trump in Washington DC.
118 new patients have been confirmed as #COVID19 positive since last evening taking the total number of positive cases to 2880. Out of the total cases, 987 patients have been discharged while 56 others lost their lives: Directorate of Health Services, Uttar Pradesh
Two more zones in Delhi have been de-contained today; total number of containment zones in the national capital now stands at 88. No New addition in containment zones today.
31 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today; taking the total number of positive cases to 548: Health Department, Govt of Haryana
Two floor of BSF headquarters closed for sanitisation after a staff member tested #COVID19 positive, will be opened from tomorrow. Total cases in BSF is 69: Border Security Force
All existing visas granted to foreigners, except certain categories, to remain suspended till the prohibition on international air travel of passengers from/to India is lifted by Government of India: Spokesperson of Ministry of Home Affairs
The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 is 46,433. In the last 24 hours, there have been 3,900 new cases, 195 deaths and 1,020 people have recovered. The recovery rate is 27.41%: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand, taking the total number of cases to 61 including 39 cured/discharged: State Health Department
At least 24 people have tested positive for coronavirus at the Indian Army’s Research and Referral Hospital in Delhi. Results of more patients in the hospital are awaited, sources told news agency ANI.
Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi will hold a meeting via video conference with Chief Ministers of the Congress-ruled states tomorrow, over the coronavirus outbreak.
Mumbai, May 5: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a conversation with Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee on the economic impact of coronavirus outbreak in India. The dialogue between them would begin at 9 am today and could be viewed live via the YouTube channel of Gandhi or social media handles of the Congress party. In the past week, the former Congress chief held a similar dialogue with ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.
On Monday, after the liquor shops in Delhi and other places opened up after 40 days, there were huge queues and people were not even following the social distancing norms. Liquor prices shot up sharply in the national capital as the Delhi government decided to impose a super-heavy tax of 70 percent on alcohol. The special fees will be applicable from today.
A Shramik special train, carrying around 1198 people, left from Chikkabanavara in Bengaluru for Jaipur in Rajasthan on Monday amid the nationwide lockdown. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country increased to 42,836 and the death toll mounted to 1,389, as of Monday evening figures. Maharashtra continues to be one of the worst-hit states in the pandemic.
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