- Migrant workers gather in hundreds in Mumbai, say they want to go home
- IndiGo to resume flight operations in phased manner starting May 4
- Lockdown: UP to restart work on key expressways, non-Covid emergency care
- Covid-19 impact: Surat diamond industry seeks stimulus to pay minimum wages
- WHO lauds 'tough, timely' actions to check virus as lockdown gets extension
- Domestic, intl flights suspended till May 3 as Covid-19 lockdown continues
- Top headlines: Covid-19 lockdown extended, Barclays sees no growth in 2020
- Enough stock of essential commodities: Amit Shah after lockdown extension
- Key takeaways from PM Modi's lockdown extension speech
- Ambedkar Jayanti: President, PM pay tributes on 129th birth anniversary
Coronavirus LIVE: Migrant workers in hundreds defy lockdown in Mumbai
Coronavirus lockdown extension update: Confirmed coronavirus cases in India have reached 10,815, and the global tally of infections has reached 1,938,863. Catch Covid-19 LIVE updates here
BS Web Team |
Last Updated at April 14, 2020 19:17 IST
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
A large group of migrant labourers gathered in Bandra, demanding for permission to return to their native states | Photo: @ANI (Twitter)
Coronavirus cases in India: At least 1,463 fresh coronavirus cases and 29 new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the number of cases to 10,815 and deaths to 353 in the country, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 in order to prevent spread of coronavirus. Modi said implementation of the lockdown will be strictly ensured in its second phase and detailed guidelines will be brought out on Wednesday to ensure that outbreak does not spread to new areas.
Some relaxations may be allowed after April 20 in places where there are no hotspots, he said.
Globally, 120,871 people have died from Covid-19 and confirmed infections have reached 1,938,863.
Stay tuned for all coronavirus LIVE updates.
CATCH ALL THE LIVE UPDATES
Auto Refresh
Load More
Copyrights © 2020 Business Standard Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved.