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NEW DELHI: Indian states reported more than 3,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the second day in a row, as the country’s crown count topped 56,000 on Thursday, taking just four days to reach that number after crossing 40,000 on May 3. Several cities reported a sudden increase in the number of cases. In Delhi, 2,000 cases have been reported in the last 7 days. Mumbai, along with Pune, contributed almost 90% of the total Maharashtra cases.
Here’s a look at the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak from major Indian cities:
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Mumbai
- In Lalbaug, Ganesh Utsav Mandal decides not to accept monetary contributions from people in view of Covid-19
- Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope expresses his confidence that Mumbai will see a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases in the next 15 to 20 days. (PTI)
- With nearly 2,000 containment areas in Mumbai, the BMC partnered with electronic delivery companies to ensure that residents of these areas receive the essentials at their doorstep.
- Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray, speaking to a meeting of all party leaders via video conference, indicated that the blockade may extend until the end of May in the red zones of the state, especially in the metropolitan regions of Mumbai and Pune. , which have contributed to 90% of Maharashtra’s cases. up to this point.
- Despite the state government allowing builders to resume work, many workers at construction sites in and around Mumbai are desperate to leave for their home villages.
- In the next few days, the BMC will add around 200 beds for pregnant women with Covid positive. In addition to BMC-run Nair Hospital near Mumbai Central, three other public hospitals will serve these women.
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Calcutta
- On Thursday, the health department asked private hospitals in Kolkata to increase the number of Covid beds and increase the capacity of their existing units.
- Another town in Salt Lake, a stone’s throw from the city center and close to the three liquor stores that have attracted the biggest crowd in the past four days, was closed Thursday after a CD Block resident was hospitalized with symptoms. similar to Covid-l9. .
- On Wednesday, the imam of Jamia Masjid Gausia, popularly known as Bangali Bazar Masjid, proposed giving the entire third floor of the mosque on Iron Gate Road for quarantine purposes.
- A four-month-old boy with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease has tested positive for Covid-19, something that has already been noticed in New York and several European countries.
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Lucknow
- With the economy taking a severe beating during Covid’s forced shutdown, the UP government passed an ordinance that suspends most state labor laws for three years.
- Animals in the Lucknow Zoo are calmer, more active in closing
- The Machhli Mohal location was sealed Thursday after seven cases of new coronaviruses were reported in the neighborhood on Wednesday, bringing the number of hotspots in the city to 14.
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Chandigarh
- The Punjab government decided to declare summer vacations at all state colleges and universities from May 15 to June 15.
- April Grant: UT releases Rs 35 crore for Chandigarh Civic Corps to pay staff salaries
- The heads and teachers of some government schools visited their schools on Thursday, the day before book distribution begins, to make the necessary arrangements to ensure social distancing during distribution. Class VIII books will be distributed first.
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Chennai
- The Tamil Nadu government raised on Thursday the retirement age of its staff from 58 to 59 years to defer an outflow of Rs Rs 5 billion towards retirement benefits for the current tax. More than 25,000 government employees were destined to replace this financial year.
- After a six-week “dry period”, liquor stores in Tamil Nadu, except Chennai, opened on Thursday, and thirsty men and women bought around 20 lakh liters worth Rs 170 crore.
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Ahmedabad
- A residential complex, Status Tower, near the television tower in Thaltej, has found a unique way to keep the virus off its plates. They have installed eight ultraviolet (UV) lamps on all sides of a wooden box kept in the complex. The box is used to sterilize all edible items entering the building, killing all pathogens in approximately 40 seconds.
- Before the 48-hour deadline set by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for private professionals, a total of 228 clinics and hospitals were issued within the city limits.
- 85 percent of daily bets in Ahmedabad affected by shutdown: Survey
- To ensure that people affected by Covid obtain hospitals and asymptomatic patients have sufficient quarantine facilities, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation took over eight private hospitals with a capacity of 800 beds and also 60 hotels with a capacity of 3,000 rooms.
- The seven paramilitary forces companies dispatched to Gujarat were deployed in the Covid-19 containment areas most affected by Ahmedabad and Surat, to increase security measures.
- Gujarat Health Department officials said Ahmedabad recorded 23 of 29 deaths recorded in 24 hours.
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Hyderabad
- With new positive cases becoming a daily norm, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) modified the concept of containment groups and decided to quarantine only the affected person’s house or apartment, instead of blocking the entire town.
- Lack of adequate information on e-pass records and trains has left migrant workers running from one pillar to another. With no local transportation available, migrants painfully walk to the Secunderabad train station to board the trains, unaware that it was closed.
- The municipal administration and urban development department have instructed residential welfare associations, gated communities, apartment owners, and residents to refrain from allowing housekeeping and housekeeping until May 15.
- After a tremendous response to liquor sales on the first day, the liquor store owners raised £ crore shares of 19 government deposits.
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Delhi
- Three shocking videos have appeared that allegedly show police officers using excessive force to enforce the blockade from across the city. One of the alleged victims is a 14-year-old boy, who later died.
- The chaos surrounding the sale of alcohol in the capital has forced the Delhi government to establish a token system for consumers in the city’s liquor stores.
- Although the number of positive cases for Covid has increased considerably, no new containment areas have been created in the city since April 30. In the past seven days, more than 2,000 cases have been reported. While there were 3,515 cases through April 30, the numbers increased to 5,532 by May 6.
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Bangalore
- Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has suspended in-state bus services from Bangalore as of Friday.
- Under criticism for canceling Shramik’s special trains for migrant workers from Bangalore to their home states, the Karnataka government decided to resume services starting Friday.
- About 7,000 rooms have been identified in 80 Bengaluru hotels (5-star, 3-star and budget) to quarantine Indians returning from foreign countries.
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