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As a measure to control the spread of coronavirus outbreak in India, the Centre on Friday extended the nationwide lockdown by two more weeks.
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Irish PM sees targeted extension of emergency wage, welfare schemes
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Disney stages limited re-opening of Shanghai Disney Resort as lockdown restrictions ease
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Indore couple get married observing social distancing norms
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Protesters in California demand easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
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Covid-19 death toll rises to 27,583 in UK
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Thousands demand rent cancellation in USA
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Remdesivir drug authorized by US for emergency use against Covid-19
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Global death toll due to Covid-19 crosses 235,000
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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Irish PM sees targeted extension of emergency wage, welfare schemes
Ireland will likely extend Covid-19 emergency wage and jobless payment schemes beyond June, keeping them in place at the very least for sectors unable to open by then, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday.
Disney stages limited re-opening of Shanghai Disney Resort as lockdown restrictions ease
Disney is staging a limited re-opening of its Shanghai Disney Resort, offering clues to how it may re-open its parks globally as lockdowns wind down, reports news agency Reuters.
Indore couple get married observing social distancing norms
A couple in Madhya Pradesh's Indore got married observing social distancing norms amid Covid-19 lockdown after the groom's father, a cancer patient, expressed his desire to see his son get married and took special permission from the officials.
Protesters in California demand easing of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions
Protesters marched in several cities across California demanding the easing of restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak and denouncing Governor Gavin Newsom's decision to shut down some beaches, reports news agency AFP.
Covid-19 death toll rises to 27,583 in UK
According to a Johns Hopkins University talle, coronavirus has claimed 27,583 lives in the UK.
Thousands demand rent cancellation in USA
Thousands participate in strike demanding rent cancellation in the USA, as unemployment soars and much of the country remains homebound in shelters they now stand to lose due to the coronavirus pandemic.
First published: May 02, 2020 06:10 IST