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Coronavirus India News Today LIVE | Punjab further relaxes curfew, allows shops to open from 7 am to 6 pm
Live updates of the novel coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic impact. Total confirmed cases in India have risen to 78,003.
Today is the fifty-second day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to stop the novel coronavirus pandemic. Known COVID-19 cases in India stand at 78,003. The death toll in India due to the outbreak has reached 2,549.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the second tranche of the economic package’s details amounting to over Rs 3 lakh crore for migrant workers, farmers and other segments of the economy to help them tide over the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Coronavirus in India LIVE update | INS Jalshwa of Indian Navy to leave for Kochi from Maldives capital of Male on its second trip carrying around 700 Indian nationals; Pre-embarkation activities including ferrying of passengers and emigration under progress: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
NovaLead Pharma, the Pune-based company which is into drug repurposing, has received ‘in principal’ clinical trial permission from Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for its repurposed drug discovery candidate to treat moderate novel coronavirus or COVID-19.
Coronavirus in the United States LIVE update | US records 1,754 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins University data
1,754 people died from the novel coronavirus infection in the US in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 85,813, according to Johns Hopkins University dats.
The country has now confirmed a total of 1,416,528 cases. (AFP)
Coronavirus LIVE update | US senator unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for COVID-19 outbreak
A top US senator has unveiled an 18-point plan, including enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its "lies, deception, and cover-ups" that ultimately led to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The prominent suggestions are moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties India, Vietnam and Taiwan. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE update | Punjab further relaxes curfew, shops can now open from 7 am to 6 pm
Further relaxing the curfew imposed to stem the spread of coronavirus, the Punjab government on Thursday extended the business hours of shops in the state, allowing them to remain open from 7 am to 6 pm.
Earlier, shops in Punjab were allowed to remain open from 7 am to 3 pm. (PTI)
Coronavirus in India LIVE update | Migrant workers reach Delhi-Ghazipur border to return to their homes in different parts of Uttar Pradesh. One of them, Rita, says "My home is in Hardoi. My landlord has kicked me out as I couldn't pay rent. My children are small but there's no other option but to walk home." (ANI)
Coronavirus LIVE update | US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration has asked for the withdrawal of billions of dollars in American pension fund investments in China and that other similar actions are under consideration.
The US and China relations have deteriorated after the coronavirus outbreak. The US has expressed disappointment over Beijing's handling of the coronavirus which has claimed over 80,000 lives in America. China has also been accused of stealing Intellectual Property and research work. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE update | With regard to labour shortage amid COVID-19, CM Amarinder Singh has advanced dates of paddy nursery sowing and paddy transplantation by 10 days, operations of paddy nursing sowing have already begun from May 10 and paddy transplantation would begin on June 10: Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab (ANI)
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE update | JUST IN: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh gives go-ahead to tiny/cottage industries in Ludhiana to resume operations. He asked district admin to immediately allow micro industries in non-containment mixed-use areas to function. (CNN News18)