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Coronavirus (COVID-19): In its daily report on Monday, the Union Health Ministry said that no new cases of the new coronavirus were detected in 14 districts of the country in the last 14 days. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday an additional 19 days of closure while praising efforts made to restrict the spread of the coronavirus. He said there would be strict enforcement of the blockade until April 20, after which there could be relaxation in specific areas after an assessment of the situation. (Click here to follow our Covid-19 coverage)
After April 20, there will be graduated relaxations in areas based on the epidemiological assessment: outbreak incidence and intensity, PM Modi said, adding that the restrictions could be re-imposed later if new cases of COVID-19 were found in these areas. .
In its daily press, the Ministry of Health said that 1,211 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the last 24 hours, with a total of more than 10,000 cases. The death toll in the country has also crossed 350. Meanwhile, the railways and airlines also extended the suspension of services until May 3.
Activists Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha surrendered to authorities today in connection with the Elgaar Parishad case. The Supreme Court had given them last week a week until today to turn themselves in. Ambedkar Jayanti’s arrests have been called by several activists and politicians as “national shame”. Yesterday, Teltumbde wrote an open letter to the people of India, stating that “the political nation and Jingoist nationalism have been armed by the political class to destroy dissent and polarize people.” Today Navlakha said he expected a fair and speedy trial for himself and his defendant.
In Barasat’s bustling wholesale market, with empty stores and little idols, rituals are performed only for the good. North 24 Pargana, Barasat, Express Photo Shashi Ghosh
Meanwhile, President of Congress Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to provide 10 kg of grain per person free of charge to vulnerable people and beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) until September this year.
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