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2,190 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours take Maharashtra’s total number to 56,948

The nationwide tally of Covid-19 cases crossed 1.51 lakh on Wednesday with states like Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha reporting a significant rise in their numbers amid the large-scale return of migrant workers from other states. The numbers also rose further in the worst-hit states including Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, while Delhi, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, among other states and union territories, also reported more new cases. Addressing media persons, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in Union Ministry of Health and…
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IMD predicts heatwave, issued red alert for north India; rains likely after May 28

With temperatures surpassing the 45 degrees Celsius-mark across several parts in north India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday (May 24) issued a red warning for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan for the next two days. "Heatwave conditions over some parts with a severe heatwave over isolated pockets are very likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana during the next five days," the IMD said in its daily bulletin. The IMD has also issued an orange warning for…
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One person arrested from Telangana for strangling two sadhus to death in Nanded

Hours after two seers (sadhus) were found strangled to death in Maharashtra's Nanded, the police have arrested a person Sainath Shingade from Telangana in the case. According to the police, the accused was trying to run away with the dead body in the trunk of his car when his vehicle crashed at the gate of the ashram. The accused is then said to have stolen a bike and fled from the scene. He left behind a laptop and around Rs 65,000 in the car which he allegedly…
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West Bengal calls for Indian Army’s support to restore essential infrastructure, services after Cyclone Amphan havoc

The West Bengal government on Saturday (May 23, 2020) said that they have called for the Indian Army's support for immediate restoration of the essential infrastructure and services in the state after the Cyclone Amphan's havoc. The West Bengal's Home Department said that the GOWB mobilizes maximum strength in unified command mode on a 24×7 basis for immediate restoration of essential infrastructure and services as soon as possible and Army's support has been called for. They also said that the NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed…
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2,608 new cases take Maharashtra’s total to 47,190, death count at 1,577

The number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases averted due to the nationwide lockdown is between 36-70 lakhs claimed the Centre on Friday citing different models. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation citing the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) model, also said that the lockdown has saved between 1.2-2.1 lakh lives. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Secretary cited the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) saying that nearly 78,183 (96.72 percent) deaths have been averted due to the lockdown. India recorded the highest single-day spike in the…
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396 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, 27 deaths

The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 13,669 after 396 new cases were reported on Saturday, while death toll rose to 829 with 27 new deaths, the state health department said. Nine districts reported fresh cases on Saturday, with Ahmedabad reporting 277 cases. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Ahmedabad district increased to 10,001. Vadodara and Surat reported 35 and 29 new cases, respectively,taking the total number of cases in these two districts to 806 and 1,285. Out of 27 deaths, 24 were reported…
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Heat wave in parts of Delhi, mercury likely to touch 46 degrees celsius-mark

Delhi on Saturday (May 23, 2020) recorded the hottest day with temperature crossing 45-degree celsius-mark as per the India Meteorological Department. The weather department also predicted that the temperature may go upto 46 degrees celsius and there will be no rain in the Delhi-NCR region until May 28.  The weather forecast indicated that heatwaves will continue for the next three to four days and the temperature will only come down during the end of May as there are chances of rains and duststorm between May 29 to…
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Karnataka to put returnees from 6 high-risk states on 7-day institutional quarantine

The Karnataka government has decided to put returnees from six states to a mandatory seven day insitutional quarantine.  The states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh with high number of coroanvirus postive cases has prompted such a decision by Karnataka government. As per a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the state health department on Friday on guidelines to be followed for the entry of persons from other states to Karnataka. After the returnees test negative for COVID-19 they will be sent for…
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Maharashtra COVID-19 tally rises to 44,582 after highest daily spike of 2,940 cases

As India relaxes the lockdown measures imposed country-wide to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, India's number of COVID-19 positive cases too see a spike. On Friday, India reported as many as 1,18,447 COVID-19 cases which include 48,534 cured cases and 3,583 fatalities. The highest spike has been registered by Maharashtra, which alone accounts for nearly 35 percent of Covid-19 cases and over 41 percent deaths due to the virus. Meanwhile, domestic passenger flight services will resume from May 25, the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh…
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Uber resumes operations in Karnataka

Uber said on Friday it has resumed its operations in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Hubballi, in compliance with Lockdown 4.0 guidelines issued by the Government. Riders in Bengaluru can book UberAuto, UberGO, Premier, Intercity, Hourly Rental, UberXL, Access, and Assist on their Uber App. UberAuto, UberGO, Premier, and Intercity are available in Mysuru, UberGO and Intercity services in Mangaluru, and UberAuto services in Hubballi. Uber Intercity operations will be limited to travel with necessary authorisation and within state boundaries and permissible zones only, the company said in…
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