Coronavirus LIVE: 398 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Gujarat

4 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Goa today; taking the total number of positive cases to 50: Directorate of Health Services, Goa

398 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. Total cases in the state stand at 12,539, including 5219 cured/discharged and 749 deaths: State Health Department

29 new COVID19 positive been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 993 cases: Health Department, Haryana

The Punjab government has set up a facilitation centre at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi to help Punjabis coming back on special flights from abroad.

Union Public Service Commission held a special meeting today. The Commission will issue a revised schedule of examinations in its next meeting to be held on June 5. Details of the new calendar of exams will be published on UPSC website,after Commission’s meeting on June 5: UPSC

13 new positive cases have been reported in Assam today. Total number of positive cases rise to 170 in the state including 115 active cases, 4 deaths and 48 recoveries: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

3 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Punjab today. Total number of positive cases rises to 2005, including 173 active cases, 1794 cured and 38 deaths: State Health Department

142 new COVID19 positive cases reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 3,103, including 181 deaths. 72 deaths also occurred due to comorbidity: West Bengal Health Department

The Gautam Buddh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh, which falls in the Red Zone category, on Wednesday extended the prohibitory orders barring the assembly of four or more people, in the district till May 31 in the wake of the nationwide lockdown to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

743 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Tamil Nadu today; taking the total number of cases to 13,191. Death toll rises to 87 with 3 deaths that have been reported today: State Health Department.

The Haryana government has allowed partial movement between Delhi and Gurugram after fresh guidelines issued by the home ministry on Wednesday.

With this, bus services between Delhi and Gurugram will resume after nearly two months. Such a relaxation will give huge relief to labourers employed in Gurugram and living in border areas of adjoining Delhi. Gurugram's Udyog Vihar is one of the industrial areas in the district where a large number of labourers living in adjoining Kapashera in Delhi daily move to Gurugram for work.

Delhi: People began making purchases as shops opened in Lajpat Nagar today amid lockdown, after revised guidelines issued by the central government for the extended lockdown till May 31.

67 new positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from 5pm yesterday to 5 pm today; taking the total number of positive cases to 1,462. There are 864 active cases: Health Department, Karnataka

25 more cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today. Total number of cases in the area is now at 1,378: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

It was important to give stimulus for businesses to start off. In PM Garib Kalyan scheme - introduced after lockdown, we gave some cash transfer. With that done, we weren't closing the option: FM to ANI on did govt consider more immediate measure while deciding

24 new positive cases have been reported in Kerala today. Of them 12 have returned from abroad,11 others have returned from other states &one has been infected by contact. Total positive cases stand at 666 including 161 active cases: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Domestic passenger flight operations will resume in calibrated manner from May 25: Aviation Minister

In last 24 hours, 269 new positive cases have been reported in the state. Active cases stand at 1,955 while 123 deaths have occured and 2,918 people have been cured till now: Principal Seceratery (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad

When the first lockdown started, then recovery rate was around 7.1%, the recovery rate during 2nd lockdown was 11.42%, it then rose to 26.59%. Today the recovery rate is 39.62%: Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary

Till today, total 838 shramik trains have arrived in Uttar Pradesh or will come by evening. Permission for 206 more trains has been given which will come in next 48 hours. Arrangements of total 1,044 trains have been done till now: Awanish Awasthi,Additional Chief Secretary(Home)

4.2 people per lakh population across the world have died due to COVID-19. In India it is 0.2 deaths per lakh population: Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary

If the total population of the world is taken into account then 62 people per lakh population have been affected due to COVID-19. In India, 7.9 people per lakh population of this country got affected due to COVID: Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary

It is satisfactory to note that 42,298 people have recovered and the number of active cases are 61,149: Lav Agarwal, Union Health ministry joint secretary

68 more cases in Andhra Pradesh, total rises to 2,557; death toll 53 with a fatality in Kurnool district

Put a BJP flag on buses if you want to, but use these buses, says priyanka to UP CM over bus politics

We'll have to understand our responsibilities. They (migrant labourers walking to return to their native states)aren't just Indians but India's spinal cord. The country runs on their blood and sweat. It's everyone's responsibility. It's not the time for politics: Priyanka Gandhi

78 more cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, total rises to 2,715; death toll 105 with 2 more fatalities: Official

Rajasthan reports 107 cases of COVID-19 till 2 pm. Total cases in the state stand at 5,952, including 143 deaths: State Health Department

A positive case found in Directorate General of Health Services in medical education division at Union Health Ministry,Nirman Bhawan. Proper protocol for sanitisation of entire area will take place, contact tracing initiated: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare officials

Number of positive cases has reached 11,088 in Delhi, with 534 more people testing positive in the last 24 hours. Number of active cases and deaths stands at 5,720 and 176 respectively: Delhi Directorate General of Health Services

Punjab: Food shops open for online delivery in Ludhiana amid COVID-19 lockdown. Vipin Sharma, Samosa shop owner says,"We have some relief that we will be able to meet few expenses due to this. But we only have 20% work as compared to earlier days. Only online delivery is allowed"

'Shramik special' trains now need no permit from receiving states. This will cut short the communication time between the states and decisions can be taken faster: RD Bajpai, Railways Executive Director

Railways will run 100 pairs (200 return journeys) of non-AC trains from June 1. Only online ticket booking will be available for these trains. A schedule of these trains will be released soon. Y'day,a record 204 'shramik special' trains were run: RD Bajpai, Railways Exec.Director

If Congress is arranging food & buses for people, every government should welcome it. Not providing permission at borders, arresting leaders & doing petty politics, is it justified? It is unfortunate that the UP Government is not allowing buses: Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Deputy CM

63 more cases reported in Karnataka between yesterday 5 pm and 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1,458, including 864 active cases and 41 deaths (1 due to 'non-covid' cause): State Health Department

68 new COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 2,407: Andhra Pradesh Health Department

1,08,121 samples tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in India. Total number of samples tested till 9 am today is at 25,12,388: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Number of cases has climbed to 248 in Jharkhand out of which 118 cases are active: State Health Department

Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, of which one was imported and reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

The other four cases were domestically transmitted in Jilin Province, the National Health Commission said in its daily report, Xinhua reported.

No deaths related to the disease were reported Tuesday, according to the commission.

An official of Rohini jail has tested positive. The personnel who live nearby him in staff quarters will also be asked to do self-quarantine at home for 14 days: Tihar jail official

61 more cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 9 am. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5,906, including 2,409 active cases and 143 deaths: State Health Department

Highest ever spike of 5,611 COVID-19 cases & 140 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 106750, including 61149 active cases & 3303 deaths, says Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

54 new COVID19 cases reported in Bihar, taking the total to number of positive cases to 1573, says Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary- Health, Bihar