Highlights: Delhi records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases, 427 reported in 24 hrs

The death toll due to Covid-19 has reached 1,306. Above 10,000 people have recovered.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said he requested Centre to reopen shops and businesses in green zones. He also said that he requested the Centre to open shops in containment zones in odd-even format.

Delhi CM said that there is no possibility that coronavirus will leave the countries across the world soon. He added that people will have to learn to live with it.

Delhi CM says the capital is ready to be reopened. He said to put the entire city in red zone is unfair.

Marriage ceremonies will have not more than 50 people, said Delhi CM Kejriwal. He further added that funerals will have not more than 20 people.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said market complexes with essential goods shops will be open. He said standalone shops in residential complexes can open.

Containment process will be scaled down in Bengali market and other adjacent areas.

Bengali Market and its adjacent areas which were declared as containment zones did not report any new case in the past 28 days. Hence, the containment process in the area to be scaled down from tomorrow, to ease the restrictions: Delhi Govt #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/UBkoJtTMQ1

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020

West Bengal Governor Dhankhar urged the CM Mamata Banerjee to distribute PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana to all needy and take everyone along in the fight against the pandemic.

I appeal to the Chief Minister to regret her statement that "political parties are vultures in wait for the dead bodies" and that journalists 'must behave' and take everyone along: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar https://t.co/2QS0U0pkUg

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020

JNU administration issued a notification that the university will be closed till May 17.

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued a notification stating that 'the University shall remain closed till 17th May, 2020'. #CoronavirusLockdown pic.twitter.com/1gbJ3LxC6C

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020

Maharashtra government has released a list of what you can do, what you can avoid during Lockdown 3.0.

Maharashtra Government has issued a list of activities that will be allowed and not allowed in different zones of the state. #COVID19Lockdown https://t.co/5IgZmA8jhq pic.twitter.com/cyTEpAhn7m

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020

NEET, JEE exams fresh dates will be released by MHRD on May 5.

COVID-19 lockdown: HRD Ministry to announce fresh dates for JEE, NEET on May 5

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 3, 2020

German cabinet minister Horst Seehofer has backed a restart to the German top flight division this month. "I find the schedule proposed by the German league plausible and I support the restart in May," Horst Seehofer told Bild newspaper, three days before a meeting of German authorities to discuss the issue.

UK PM Boris Johnson and his government is readying a roadmap for the nation wherein primary schools can reopen by June 1.

A Ludhiana farmer said there is not enough manpower for plucking vegetables from farms due to which fresh produce is rotting in the farms itself.

Farmers are facing problems as labourers are leaving for their homes in other states. We don't have enough manpower to pluck vegetables. Our vegetables are rotting as mandis are closed. Mandis should open: Farmer Tara Singh in Ladkiyan Khurd village in Ludhiana, Punjab. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/nL2n3KfM2R

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2020

The US president will organise this event to leave behind the coronavirus crisis and restart his poll campaign.

Donald Trump will wrap himself in the mantle of America's arguably greatest president with a television extravaganza Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial meant to leave the coronavirus crisis behind and relaunch his election campaignhttps://t.co/aYkmYq4yAj pic.twitter.com/KuiZcvl9kJ

— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 3, 2020