Hyderabad lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

A deserted Outer Ring Road amid coronavirus lockdown (file photo)
Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.
Update at 11.30am: Thirty techies come to the rescue of truck drivers on NH-44; help migrants and cops
Update at 10.30am: E-pass valid for round-trip travel, confirms state police
Update at 9.27am: Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,373 in India; number of cases climb to 42,533, reports PTI quoting health ministry
*Graduates and professionals from Hyderabad are increasingly opting for remote learning and upskilling courses during the extended lockdown as e-learning websites have seen elevated traffic.
*The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, has decided to conduct the end-semester exams from May 22, modifying the guidelines given be University Grants Commission (UGC).
*With states allowing movement of migrant workers, students and other stranded people to their home states, many from Telangana are trying to get an e-pass, which will be valid for roundtrip travel, from the police.
*Telangana government on Sunday said it will conduct Covid-19 tests on serious cases of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and made it mandatory for private and government hospitals to report such cases to authorities.
*Ahead of a crucial cabinet meeting on May 5, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is personally conducting a survey to gauge the mood of people on possible relaxations during the lockdown before taking a final decision.
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