India registered its highest surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths on Tuesday with 3,875 cases and 194 deaths in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its May 6 update said that 49,391 have been tested positive and the death toll stands at 1,694

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One more COVID-19 case has been reported from Bihar's Purnea District. A 27-year-old male is the latest person to get infected. The total number of confirmed cases in the state stands at 536. - Amarnath Tewary

Karnataka COVID-19 package

Karnataka government announces Rs. 1,610 crore package to give relief to those in distress due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown.

The relief package will benefit farmers, MSMEs, handloom weavers, flower growers, washermen, barbers, auto and taxi drivers among others.

The government also announces 11 per cent excise duty hike, which is in addition of six per cent announced in the budget.

90-year-old woman recovers from COVID-19

A 90-year-old woman was discharged from the civil hospital here in Maharashtra on Tuesday after recovering from COVID-19, the district administration said.

The district on Tuesday reported 121 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 1,399, an official release said.

So far, the district has recorded 38 deaths due to the disease, the release said. - PTI

Haryana liquor vends reopen today, booze to be costlier as ‘Covid cess’ imposed

Liquor vends in Haryana will reopen from Wednesday after nearly 40 days, but it will be costlier as the state government has imposed a variable ‘Covid cess.’ The State government has decided to open the retail liquor vends throughout the state barring in coronavirus ‘containment zones’, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said.

The shops will remain open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in both rural and urban areas, said Mr. Chautala, who also holds the Excise portfolio.

The ‘COVID cess’ will be levied on all types of liquor: ₹5 per quart in case of country liquor, ₹20 per quart for Indian-made Foreign liquor (IMFL), he said. It will be ₹5 in case of strong beer and ₹2 in case of other beer and ₹50 per pack greater than 375 ml in case of Imported Foreign Liquor (IFL).

A 77-year-old man from Bhubaneswar died on Tuesday rising the death toll in Odisha to two. Number of total cases has climbed to 177 with a Surat returnee testing positive in Ganjam district, State government said on Wednesday. - Prafulla Das

Trump says U.S. has flattened coronavirus curve

Asserting that the United States has flattened the curve on coronavirus, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the country is now in the next stage of the battle, which is a “very safe phased and gradual reopening”.

“Thanks to the profound commitment of our citizens, we have flattened the curve and countless American lives have been saved. Our country is now in the next stage of the battle. A very safe, phased and gradual reopening of our country,” Trump said in his remarks at Honeywell International in Phoenix.

Data | Sudden spike in cases results in fastest COVID-19 doubling rate in Punjab in the past week

Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu witnessed a spurt in the rate of growth of cases in the last week, with cases in Punjab doubling every three days as of Monday. The rate of growth of cases in Kerala slowed down even further, indicating a successful containment of the spread. Both cases and fatalities are increasing rapidly in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Trump urges China to reveal all about origin of coronavirus

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged China to be transparent about the origins of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a quarter of a million people since it started in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.

Mr. Trump, speaking before leaving on a trip to Arizona, said the United States would release a report detailing the origins of the virus, but gave no details or timeline.

15 new cases recorded in J&K

J&K has recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday, pushing the total number of cases in the Union Territory (U.T.) to 741.

“Seventeen patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals in the same period,” an official said

Telangana government extends lockdown till May 29

The lockdown in Telangana has been extended till May 29 with a few riders. The lockdown in State was to end on Thursday.

At a post-Cabinet press conference late on Tuesday night, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said the decision to extend lockdown was taken irrespective of the Central government date for the same till May 17 for more effective implementation of restrictions to tackle COVID-19.

Will bring back Indians stranded in Nepal after May 7, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that a decision has been taken to bring back Indian citizens stranded in Nepal due to the COVID-19 pandemic after May 7.

Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the government would also take necessary steps to repatriate Nepalese citizens stuck in India.