Live updates: Telangana imposes night curfew from 9pm to 5am till May 1
India's total tally of Covid-19 cases crossed the 1.50-crore mark with around 25 lakh cases being added in just 15 days, while active cases surpassed the 19-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The nationwide tally of Covid-19 cases mounted to 1,50,61,919 with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 coronavirus infections. The death toll increased to 1,78,769 with a record 1,619 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. Stay with us for all live updates from across India.
Telangana imposes night curfew from 9pm to 5am till May 1
Health minister K K Shailaja isolates herself as her son and daughter-in-law have been tested positive.
After Delhi CM imposed lockdown, ripple effects were seen on its contiguous borders with Ghaziabad & Noida as migrant workers were left to fend for themselves. UP CM facilitated buses last night to help 70,000-1 lakh workers to reach their native places.
UP minister Sidharth N Singh
Keeping in view the rapid rise in Covid cases across UP, sanitisation under way at Moradabad railway station
Andhra Pradesh government declares closure of academic year 2020-21 and announces summer holidays for Classes 1 to 9 from today for all schools functioning under all managements, in view of prevailing Covid situation. (ANI)
Not considering complete lockdown, says UP govt
: After Allahabad High Court’s directive to enforce closure in 5 UP cities to break the Covid chain, the UP government issued a statement late Monday, saying in light of steps taken so far along with strict implementation of rules to control the pandemic, it is currently not considering a complete lockdown. However, it did not provide clarity on the court’s specific direction to implement a partial lockdown in five districts of Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Gorakhpur from Monday night.
HC directs UP govt to enforce closure of 5 cities till April 26
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed the state government to strictly enforce closure of government and private establishments in five UP cities of Lucknow, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Kanpur and Gorakhpur till April 26 to break the lethal Covid chain. The bench, however, clarified that these directions were nowhere close to a complete lockdown, while keeping financial, industrial and scientific institutions, medical and health departments and essential services, including municipal functions and public transport out of the ambit of curbs.
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