Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with Chief Ministers of all states and union territories on 16 and 17th June. (file pic) pic.twitter.com/ZRJ0qSCfDQ
The district administration of Amritsar, which is the worst affected by coronavirus in Punjab, on Friday announced that all shops except medical stores will remain closed on weekends.
Also, people will have to get an e-pass for movement on weekends.
The move came a day after the state government announced a stricter lockdown on weekends and public holidays.
Confirmed cases in Maharashtra crossed the 1-lakh mark on Friday evening.
The state reported 3,493 new cases, according to the public health department. Total cases now stand at 1,01,141.
This includes 47,796 recoveries and 3,717 patients who succumbed to the virus infection. Over the past 24 hours, 1,718 patients recovered, while 127 died.
Find out how Maharashtra reached the grim milestone here.
Google on Friday said it has added a new feature on its Search, Assistant, and Maps products to help users find information on Covid-19 testing centres near them.
Google is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research and MyGov to provide users with information on authorised testing labs, a statement said.
The new feature is available in English along with eight other languages in India -- Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, and Gujarati, it added.
Supreme Court says that the Government hospitals in Delhi aren't giving due care and concern to the bodies. The patients' families aren't even informed about deaths. In some cases, families haven't been able to attend the last rites too. https://t.co/493yw5xZVS
This is days after Delhi’s case tally crossed the 30,000 mark and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia warned that the state’s total cases could cross 1 lakh by the end of the month.
Over 3.57 lakh needy families and destitute people who are not covered under the National Food Security Scheme will be provided free foodgrain for next two months in Rajasthan.
The proposal for free distribution of foodgrain was approved by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday.
Under the initiative, five kg of wheat will be provided per person every month.
Each family will be given 10 kg of wheat and 2 kg of gram per month. The decision was taken after a survey of the families. The foodgrain will be provided through the public distribution system.
Maharashtra’s total tally is likely to touch the 1-lakh cases mark tonight at a time when the state, which is home to India’s financial hub, is trying to open up its economy like the rest of the nation.
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Tokyo’s governor lifted the city’s virus alert and denied she was considering canceling the Olympic Games. Houston may reimpose stay-home orders as cases in the city surge.
The World Health Organization said the spread of the coronavirus in Africa is accelerating.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign is asking people attending his campaign rally in Oklahoma to waive liability if they contract Covid-19. A court in Australia ruled against a weekend rally amid concerns it could hurt efforts to control the virus outbreak.
