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NEW DELHI: India recorded more than 4,000 new cases, an increase of 6.9% in one day on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases of coronavirus infection in the country to 67,152. The death toll in the country was 2,206. Meanwhile, the number of people who have recovered from the disease has risen to 20,917.
Here’s a look at the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak from major Indian cities:
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DELHI
- The apartment owners association (AOA) of a Ghaziabad building has introduced a new rule for its residents who bring a stranger into society: a fine of Rs 11,000 and without electricity or water until the fine is paid.
- Facing criticism for allegedly failing to report Covid-19 deaths, the Delhi government on Sunday issued a standard operating procedure for designated hospitals to ensure that all victims of the new coronavirus report to the government at 5pm every day.
- Indian Railways will restart 15 passenger train routes with special trains from New Delhi.
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Kolkata
- A private South 24 Parganas-based company, GCC Biotech India, claims it has developed an indigenous ‘real-time’ Covid-19 test kit that costs just Rs 500 for a single test.
- The running of the bulls saw the sharpest rise in spice prices, with family spending rising sharply.
- A group of imams with thousands of members has urged the Bengal government to extend the closure until the end of May saying “Eid celebrations can wait.”
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CHENNAI
- Tea stalls, fabric stores, hardware stores and other independent stores reopen in Chennai amid the closure of the coronavirus.
- Huge crowds witnessed at the temporary vegetable market at Thiruvanmiyur in Chennai.
- With no response to registrations on the state government portal (www.nonresidenttamil.org) last week, Chennai’s guest workers are now walking back home. To avoid checkpoints, migrants take inland village roads to cross district and state borders.
- The temporary market in Thirumazhisai in Chennai begins operating. Koyambedu wholesale stores can operate in the new facilities.
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HYDERABAD
- A proposal to keep shops and commercial establishments open beyond their regular working hours after closing is actively being considered. The proposal, which is being reviewed by the labor department, may benefit both merchants and consumers.
- In an attempt to keep Highway Transportation Authority (RTA) offices free of crowds and maintain social distancing, the slots for booking apps for various services have been reduced from 400 to 60 per day for all services throughout Telangana.
- Telangana has applied for a 50% subsidy from the Center for yarns for the textile industry in the state and also urged the GST council to consider exemption from the tax on handloom products for two years.
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BENGALURU
- Dr. K Sudhakar, Karnataka Minister of Medical Education, has a video conference with Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja.
- 38 we walked 38 km near the border before entering the Belagavi district.
- 10 new Covid-19 cases reported in Karnataka, the total reaches 858.
- A team of researchers from the HCG Bangalore Institute of Oncology Specialty Center were approved to conduct the “First in Man” clinical trial for cytokine therapy to treat Covid-19 infection.
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MUMBAI
- BMC Commissioner Iqbal Chahal visits the Mithi River to inspect pre-monsoon work.
- UP migrants, trapped in Mumbai during the coronavirus blockade, are transported by truck.
- MSRTC deploys buses on the national highway to locate migrants walking back home and bus them to the state border.
- State officials said e-commerce companies, including Zomato, had approached the excise ministry to explore linking with retailers for liquor home delivery.
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CHANDIGARH
- He spent Rs 5 lakh to send people to Gonda by train, says UT.
- Up to 110 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Bapu Dham neighborhood, Sector 26, of 29 houses, according to official data that shows that 84 of the total patients are from 12 houses in a neighborhood, which implies that the virus is confined to a limited portion in the colony that houses 60,000 people.
- The city’s government schools are preparing to be used as quarantine centers.
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AHMEDABAD
- Urgent need to lift the bull run; otherwise the financial system may collapse: IIM-Ahmedabad professor.
- A PIL has contested the May 6 notice from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) that prohibits the sale of items other than milk and medications in city areas.
- The Ahmedabad K K Nirala collector has asked migrant workers to be patient and remain in moderation as everyone who has registered will be sent back home.
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LUCKNOW
- A migrant worker, assisted by her husband and a male relative, gave birth to a baby girl while traveling on the Shramik Special train from Anand to Lucknow on Sunday morning.
- On Sunday, five more contacts from vegetable vendor Lalbagh tested positive for a new coronavirus infection, bringing the number of his acquaintances diagnosed with Covid-19 so far to 15.
- Alarmed by the situation of Covid-19 in the high-load districts of Agra, Meerut, and Kanpur, the state government has asked senior officials to camp and review prevention and management protocols.
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