With 2,553 new cases and 72 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 42,533 on Monday morning, the Union Health Ministry said.
in Mumbai, over the past six days, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has recorded a total of 124 COVID-19 deaths, almost double of the toll recorded between April 22 and April 27 (59), making it one of the major causes of concern for the city. With four BMC workers succumbing to the viral infection in the last two days, 21 deaths were reported just on Sunday.
Maharashtra has been sending off migrant labourers through special trains running from Nasik and Bhiwandi. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has requested the Central government not to charge fares from migrant labourers returning home in trains.
"It is very difficult for them to have money to buy train ticket. There are cases where some organisations are paying for the tickets. These labourers will have some sigh of relief if their ticket price is waived off," he said.
The first bus with migrant workers left Mumbai for Rajasthan Sunday. The bus, which started around 10.30pm from Dharavi police station, had the capacity to accommodate 40 passengers, but keeping social distancing in mind, only 20 migrant workers were allowed to travel.
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with the total number of cases rising to 12,974 and 548 deaths, though 2,115 people have recovered from the deadly virus.
Gujarat has reported 5,428 cases so far followed by Delhi with 4,549 cases, according to the Health Ministry data
The other states which have seen a sharp rise in cases are Madhya Pradesh (2,846), Rajasthan (2,886), Tamil Nadu (3,023) and Uttar Pradesh (2,645).
Dharavi breached its Saturday record of highest single-day increase in cases on Sunday with 94 new cases. Total cases now stand at 590. Besides, the area also reported two deaths, totalling 20 deaths so far.
In picture: A goods truck arrives at police check post shelter at Samta Nagar police station in Kandivli amid nationwide lockdown.
The Maharashtra government has allowed stand-alone liquor shops to reopen in Mumbai and its metropolitan areas from today. Alcohol retail shops will be open from 10 am to 6 pm. Only sealed (bottled) liquor is allowed to be sold.
In order to free up beds for the patients who are seriously ill, the BMC has decided to discharge patients after one COVID negative test. Initially, the mandate was to seek two COVID negative tests within 24 hours.
In lockdown 3.0, movement of individuals for non-essential activities in all zones, barring containment areas, is allowed but strictly between 7 am and 7 pm. The extended lockdown is slated to last till May 17.
"Efforts of states should be directed towards converting the red zones into orange and thereafter into green zones," Modi said at the fourth such interaction with chief ministers over the pandemic.
Helicopters and fighter planes flew over the empty but picturesque Marine Drive and other parts of Mumbai as the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force paid tributes to the doctors, nurses, sanitation workers, police and other Corona warriors.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) choppers showered flower petals over hospitals treating coronavirus positive patients in Delhi, among locations across the country in order to express gratitude and appreciation to the COVID-19 warriors in the country.
As the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic continues, several people and departments around the world are coming up with creative ways to express gratitude and honour the healthcare workers, who are working round the clock to curb coronavirus
Masked health workers greet and wave at helicopters that showered flower petals on them. The Armed forces thanked the health workers for relentlessly carrying out their fight against COVID-19
In keeping with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat’s Friday announcement, jets like Sukhoi-30 MKI, MiG-29 and Jaguar conducted fly-pasts in Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow, Srinagar, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Thiruvananthapuram.
The Indian Navy also deployed its choppers to shower flower petals on coastal states and its ships were seen displaying thank you messages saluting the "COVID warriors."
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