Ahmedabad lockdown news: Today's updates from your city

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | May 5, 2020, 09:25 IST

Fumigation and disinfection being carried out in various parts of the city

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from Ahmedabad.
*Gujarat recorded 29 deaths and 376 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Monday. This was higher than the record high of 374 cases and 28 deaths registered on Sunday. Now, the total case tally for the state is 5,804 and death toll is 319.
*The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has issued health cards to vendors in the corporation area as they come in contact with several people, and can infect them if carrying the Covid-19 virus.
*With the third stage of the lockdown coming into effect from Monday, city police commissioner Ashish Bhatia has issued a fresh notification prohibiting people over the age of 65 and children below the age of 10 from coming out of their homes, except for medical reasons.
*‘Solidarity Trial’ for drugs to treat Covid-19 will take place at four government hospitals — in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, and Rajkot.