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Making an exception for training institutions of the central and state governments, the MHA has allowed them to function from July 15 as per SOPs to be issued by the department of personnel & training.

The health ministry will monitor proper delineation of containment zones and implementation of containment measures.

Opening of schools & colleges, international passenger flights, Metro rail services, cinema halls, gymnasiums as well as social, political and religious congregations shall remain barred.

Govt has paused the "unlocking" process with fresh guidelines stating that the lockdown shall continue to be strictly implemented in all containment zones till July 31.

Statistics released by the state health department show that Covid 19 deaths in Tamil Nadu have been doubling in 10-11 days.

With an addition of 5,257 cases — the fourth consecutive day of adding 5,000-plus cases — Maharashtra's tally touched 1,69,883.

In Karnataka, 1,105 new infections were detected, the second-highest after Sunday’s count of 1,267.

Tamil Nadu reported its highest single-day jump in infections with 3,949 cases.

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments have extended the lockdown till July 31 with stricter norms in the Mumbai and Chennai regions.

Active Covid cases in India has risen to over 2.15 lakh.

The death toll was 16,882 while the number of recovered patients was over 3.35 lakh.

India’s Covid-19 caseload stood at 5,67,423, as per data collated from state governments.

South India has seen a sudden spike in Covid cases with five southern states, along with UT Puducherry, accounting for 37% of the day’s total.

Over 18,870, fresh infections were reported in the country on Monday, the third highest count to date.