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Highlights: Lokpal judicial member Ajay Kumar Triapathi dies due to coronavirus

As a measure to control the spread of coronavirus outbreak in India, the Centre on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown by two more weeks.

By Prashasti Singh | Updated: May 06, 2020 08:45 IST
Highlights: Lokpal judicial member Ajay Kumar Triapathi dies due to coronavirus
A picture taken on May 2, 2020, in Paris, shows the closed entrance of the pedestrian gallery "Galerie Vivienne" on the 47th day of a strict lockdown in France aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19 (novel coronavirus). AFP photo

India on Saturday reported 2,411 new cases and 71 deaths due to coronavirus, taking the total number of active cases to 26,535. So far 1,223 people in India have died due to the virus.

As a measure to control the spread of coronavirus outbreak in India, the Centre on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown by two more weeks. India has been under lockdown since March 24 due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The government has profiled the districts into red, green and orange zones to bring in some ease during restrictions. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued fresh guidelines as well in this regard to all the states and union territories permitting considerable relaxations in the districts falling in green zones.

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11:30 AM IST

122 men from single CRPF battalion in Delhi test positive

As many as122 men from a single CRPF battalion in Delhi have been tested positive for Covid-19; more results are awaited.

11:09 AM IST

20 tested positive for Covid-19 at gurdwara in Maharashtra's Nanded


Twenty people have been tested positive for coronavirus in a gurdwara in Nanded, officials told news agency PTI.

10:50 AM IST

Indian-American NGO to provide 20,000 meals to frontline health workers in NYC

An Indian-American NGO is going to provide 20,000 meals to frontline health workers in New York City.

10:33 AM IST

All 11 districts in Delhi to stay in 'red zone' till May 17: Satyendar Jain

"All 11 districts in Delhi to stay in 'red zone' till May 17. If there are more than 10 cases of Covid-19 in a district, it is a red zone. Relief measures being provided by the Centre in red zones will be provided in these 11 zones too," said Delhi cabinet minister Satyendar Jain.

10:24 AM IST

'Felt like staying at home': Jamaat member after being discharged from AIIMS dedicated Covid-19 centre, Jhajjar

Arshad Ahmed, a Tablighi Jamaat member from Amravati district in Maharashtra, after being discharged from AIIMS dedicated Covid-19 centre in Jhajjar, Haryana said, "Doctors here conducted our checkup thrice a day. The staff treated us very well and took care of us. It felt like I was staying at my own home."

10:12 AM IST

Show-cause notice to IAS officer for tweet on Jamaat members

Karnataka government has issued a show-cause notice to IAS officer Mohammad Mohsin for his tweet on Tablighi Jamaat members donating plasma for treatment of Covid-19 patients. Mohsin is serving as Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department, Govt of Karnataka.

09:46 AM IST

Malaysia rounding up migrants to contain Covid-19 spread, say police

Malaysian authorities are rounding up undocumented migrants as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, cops told news agency Reuters.

09:41 AM IST

Brazilian President's "So what?" remark on death of 5,000 Brazilians causes a stir

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has stirred anger with his comment earlier this week when a journalist asked him about the fact over 5,000 Brazilians have died of coronavirus. "So what?", the president had said.

09:37 AM IST

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 945 to 161,703

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 945 to 161,703, data from the Robert Koch Institute, reported news agency Reuters.

09:27 AM IST

Migrant worker cycling to UP from Maharashtra dies midway

A migrant worker, who was going back to his home state Uttar Pradesh from Maharashtra on a cycle, died midway in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani on Friday.

09:09 AM IST

2 cops probing Tablighi Jamaat case test Covid-19 positive

Two policemen associated with the probe into the allegations of negligence by the members of Tablighi Jamaat and its chief Maulana Saad have tested positive for the coronavirus in Delhi, according to news agency IANS.

09:03 AM IST

Yemen's market selling mild narcotic 'qat' bustles with people amid Covid-19 outbreak

Most of the world's markets have shut down to curb the spread of coronavirus. However, in Yemen's capital Sanaa, downtown districts sell qat -- the ubiquitous mild narcotic -- and the market it still bustling with people, reports news agency AFP.

08:47 AM IST

Covid-19 cases in India go up to 37,336, death toll at 1,218

Covid-19 cases in India have gone up to 37,336, and the death toll stands at 1,218 on Saturday morning. Over 2000 cases and 71 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry.

08:36 AM IST

Mexico reports 1,515 new coronavirus cases, 113 deaths

Mexico has reports 1,515 new coronavirus cases and 113 deaths so far.

08:19 AM IST

New Mexico orders city lockdown near Navajo country

New Mexico orders city lockdown near Navajo country over 'frightful' coronavirus spread, reported news agency Reuters.

First published: May 02, 2020 06:10 IST