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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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Thousands demand rent cancellation in USA

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The experimental drug remdesivir has been authorized by US regulators for emergency use against Covid-19, President Donald Trump announced.

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Global death toll due to Covid-19 crosses 235,000

While death rates are slowing in most of Europe, the pandemic's global toll has crosses 235,000, reports news agency AFP.

First published: May 02, 2020 06:10 IST