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India logs 7,992 new COVID-19 cases, total tally rises to 34,682,736

India COVID-19 cases

India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,682,736 on Saturday, as 7,992 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 393 deaths due to the pandemic since Friday morning took the total death toll to 475,128. There are still 93,277 active COVID-19 … Read more

India: unlock Delhi, Maharashtra among major states to ease lockdown

India covid-19

As Covid-19 cases begin to decline in India, certain state governments have announced new relaxations to the lockdown in their individual states, taking a cautious approach to unlock.

Many states have eased their ongoing lockdown, from a flurry of new relaxations announced in Delhi earlier on Saturday to Maharashtra’s five-level unlock plan.

Other large states, including Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, have declared some relaxation in addition to Delhi and Maharashtra.

The following is a list of states where the new relaxations start on Monday (June 7):

Delhi: Due to a decrease in daily new instances, Chief Minister declared that certain Covid-19-related restrictions in the national capital have been relaxed. Markets and malls would be allowed to operate on an odd-even basis between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. under the proposed regulations.

Moreover, metro services would begin operations from Monday with a 50% seating capacity. Also, standalone shops would be allowed to remain open on all days.

Uttar Pradesh: The state administration announced that districts with fewer than 600 ongoing Covid-19 cases would be exempt from the limitations. Night curfews between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., as well as the weekend “corona curfew,” would remain in effect.

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Australian PM Criticized As He Threatens jail term, penalty for Aussies returning from COVID-Hit India

Australian PM warns jail term for Aussies returning from India

Australian Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison has been heavily criticized over his decision to ban citizens in COVID-hit India from returning home. The Australian PM has fully defended his government’s decision to force a jail term and a penalty for Australians trying to return from India. He said it is in the country’s best interests … Read more