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May 01, 2020 08:56 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: 1008 new cases take total tally in Maharashtra to 11,506
Highlights of the novel coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic impact. Total confirmed cases in India have risen to 35,043.
The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across 185 countries and territories. Today is the 38th day of India’s nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 3. During his interaction with chief ministers on April 27, PM Modi reportedly hinted that restrictions may continue in hotspots.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 35,043. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 1,147. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 32.5 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 2.33 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK are the most-affected countries. Catch the latest updates here:Moneycontrol Ready Reckoner
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Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE updates: 1008 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of cases to 11,506.
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates | MHA: Sale of liquor, paan, tobacco to be allowed after ensuring minimum six-feet social distancing; not over 5 persons at one time at shop.
Consumption of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc. is not allowed in public places during lockdown.
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates | MHA: Aarogya Setu app must for people living in COVID-19 containment zones
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates | Activities allowed in Red Zones:
# Industrial and construction activities in rural areas
# MNREGA works, food processing and brick kilns
# All agriculture activity permitted
# Animal husbandry fully permitted
# All health services to be fully functional
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates: Activities prohibited in Red Zones
# Plying of cycle rickshaws and auto rickshaws; running of taxis and cab aggregators; intra-district and inter-district plying of buses; and, barber shops, spas and salons.
#E-Commerce activities, in the Red Zones, are permitted only in respect of essential goods
#Private offices can operate with up to 33% strength as per requirement, with the remaining persons working from home
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates: Public transport allowed in Green Zones, not in red or orange. In Green Zones, buses can operate with up to 50% seating capacity and bus depots can operate with up to 50% capacity.
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates: Activities that remain prohibited
Travel by air, rail, metro and inter-State movement by road;
running of schools, colleges, and other educational and training/ coaching institutions;
hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants;
places of large public gatherings, such as cinema halls, malls, gymnasiums, sports complexes etc;
social, political, cultural and other kinds of gatherings; and, religious places/ places of worship for public
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates: The Green Zones will be districts with either zero confirmed cases till date; or, no confirmed case in the last 21 days. The classification of districts as Red Zones will take into account the total number of active cases, doubling rate of confirmed cases, extent of testing and surveillance feedback from the districts. Those districts, which are neither defined as Red nor Green, shall be classified as Orange zones.
The classification of districts into Red, Green and Orange Zones will be shared by MoHFW with the States and Union Territories (UTs) on a weekly basis, or earlier, as required.
While States and UTs can include additional districts as Red and Orange Zones, they may not lower the classification of a district included by MoHFW in the list of Red or Orange Zones.
Lockdown Extension LIVE updates: MHA also issued new guidelines to regulate different activities in this period, based on the risk profiling of the districts of the country into Red (hotspot), Green and Orange Zones. The guidelines have permitted considerable relaxations in the districts falling in the Green and Orange Zones.