Coronavirus LIVE: New guidelines to fight COVID19 will come into effect from May 4, says MHA

New guidelines to fight COVID19 will come into effect from 4th May, which shall give considerable relaxations to many districts. Details regarding this shall be communicated in the days to come: MHA

Till date, 2,560 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Madhya Pradesh and 130 people have lost their lives. Indore has recorded 1476 cases & 65 deaths, while in Bhopal there are 483 cases & 14 deaths: Health Department, Madhya Pradesh.

11 family members of a dietician at Delhi’s LNJP Hospital, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier, infected with coronavirus: Officials

16 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours. Total positive cases in the Union Territory stand at 581 which includes 381 active cases & 8 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

14 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi; taking the total number of cases to 344. No new death recorded today in Dharavi: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

Total 33 persons tested positive in the state today; of which 8 cases have been reported in SAS Nagar and 11 in Ludhiana: Punjab Health Department

We have taken certain decisions that will be implemented from Monday if everything is alright. There will be relaxations in green zone & orange zone where standalone shops of essential items will remain open. There will be no relaxation for containment areas: West Bengal CM

With 1813 new cases and 71 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rises to 31787 (including 22982 active cases, 1008 deaths, 7797 cured/discharged and 1 migrated): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) allows movement of migrant workers, tourists, students etc. stranded at various places.

10 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Kerala today. This includes 3 health workers and a journalist. Total positive cases in the state stand at 495 which includes 123 active cases: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan.

Since the last 3 days, the doubling rate is 11.3 days in the country. Although the global mortality rate is around 7%, India is having a mortality rate of around 3% & around 86% of fatality of persons with co-morbidity: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health.

33 new cases have been reported in West Bengal; total active cases in the state stand at 550: Rajiva Sinha, West Bengal Chief Secretary

Around 2,500 to 3,000 students from Rajasthan's Kota will board buses today evening. It will take 3 days for them to reach here: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

There are 2115 positive cases in the state right now. Out of these, 477 have been discharged after making complete recovery. 36 people have died due to COVID-19. There are 1602 active cases in the state: Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad

Two more staffers from the office of the South-West District Magistrate in the national capital on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the tally to three from the team

According to an official source, reports of 17 people from the office came on Wednesday.

"The reports from the DM's office have come. Two out of 17 have tested positive, both are contacts of the previous case. Contact tracing is being done and samples will be collected of their primary contacts," an official said.

While the remaining reports have returned negative, the staff members will be under isolation for the next few days before returning back to work.

Coronavirus lockdown will be lifted from 7 am to 11 am every day; during this time people can come out of their houses and shops will be opening. Also, we have decided to extend the curfew in the state by two more weeks: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

12 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Buxar, taking the total number of cases to 378 in Bihar: State Principal Secretary (Health) Sanjay Kumar

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Odisha, taking the total number of cases to 122. All the three people tested positive after returning from West Bengal & are asymptomatic: State Health Department

21 new positive cases reported in Agra district, taking the total number of cases here to 425. Total death toll stands at 11 while 69 people have been discharged after making a complete recovery from the disease: Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh

COVID-19 cases in Haryana stand at 308 including 224 discharges and three deaths. There are 81 active cases in the State: Haryana Health Department

Govt must announce 'paycheque protection program' to protect wages of 12 cr non-MSME sector employees: Cong leader P Chidambaram

Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court S. Mani Kumar is presently on a two week isolation at his official residence here following his visit to his home town in Tamil Nadu.

He secured permission for travel from both Tamil Nadu and Kerala government. On arriving at the Palakkad border he went through the mandatory tests and then only his vehicle was allowed to pass.

His staff who were in the vehicle would also be in two week isolation.

Kumar will take part online in a retirement ceremony of a senior judge to take place later this week.

With the total lockdown in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai coming to an end on Wednesday evening, the Tamil Nadu government has announced some relaxations for these three cities.

In a statement issued here, the government said the total lockdown announced for Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai comes to an end on Wednesday.

According to the government, the lockdown restrictions in these three cities will revert back to the status that were present on April 26.

However, in order to enable people to purchase their essentials, the government said grocery shops will be open between 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday.

Punjab reports 16 new cases, including 12 Nanded pilgrims: KBS Sidhu, Special Chief Secretary, Punjab

9 new positive cases have been reported from 28th April 5 pm to 29th April 12 pm. Total number of COVID-19 cases rise to 532 in the state including 20 deaths and 215 discharges. +1 death due to non -Covid cause: Government of Karnataka, Department of Health and Family Welfare

CBSE exams should be cancelled&students of class 10&12 should be promoted on basis of internal exams&assessment. Syllabus for next yr should be curtailed by 30%. Related exams like those of JEE should also be held on basis of curtailed syllabus: Manish Sisodia,Delhi Education Minister.

2 out of 17 samples tested from District Magistrate Delhi (South West) office are COVID-19 positive,both are contacts of previous case. DM Southwest Rahul Singh has already tested negative. Personal Secretary of DM Southwest had tested positive on April 27: DM (South West) office

Taj city now enjoys the dubious distinction of topping the UP chart and standing at eleventh place in India. The number of Covid-19 cases here went up to 413 on Wednesday, according to the health ministry data.

The alarm bells are continuously ringing and there is little likelihood of any relaxation in lockdown conditions from May 3.

Police officials said 3125 cases had been registered and 469 people have been arrested for violating the lockdown.

So far more than 6000 samples have been taken. The death toll stands at 11. The number of hotspots has come down to 30 after the limits were extended to one kilometre from 800 metres. For faster collection of samples in hotspots, four mobile vans have been put on the job.

Eight more people were tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Wednesday, taking the total cases to 67.

Seven cases were reported from slum Bapu Dham Colony in Sector 26, the most affected pocket of the city with 22 cases, while one from Sector 38.

The other worst affected area is economically weaker section colony in Sector 30 that saw 14 cases. Both the areas have already been sealed.

The city on Tuesday saw 14 virus cases, the highest single-day spike.

73 new positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, 29 people discharged in the last 24 hours. Total number of Coronavirus positive cases in the state stands at 1332, including 31 deaths and 287 discharged. No death reported in last 24 hours: State Nodal Officer Arja Srikanth

Azadpur Mandi is being properly disinfected. All the shops nearby, where COVID-19 positive cases were reported, have been sealed. All the precautionary measures are being taken: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain

11 traders associated with Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi have tested positive for Coronavirus We are tracing the contacts of the cases. They are not directly connected to the mandi: District Magistrate (North) Deepak Shinde

With 12 new cases of coronavirus being reported on Tuesday, the district authorities in Varanasi have announced a complete lockdown in the city on Wednesday.

As per the order applicable in areas falling under the Varanasi municipal limits, all shops, mandis and home delivery services will remain closed and curfew passes also stand cancelled for Wednesday.

Only officials working in the government offices, those involved in essential services, and health workers of private and government hospitals on COVID-19 duty will be allowed to travel.

Travel of govt employees & common people from neighbouring states & districts to Faridabad has been prohibited. Doctors,paramedical staff,police&bank employees to be permitted on producing their identity cards, only till 12 pm today. Visuals from Delhi-Faridabad border.

Vehicles engaged in the movement of essential goods & banking services to be exempted. Order to remain in effect till 3rd May 2020.

The number of sailors testing positive for COVID-19 aboard US Navy destroyer rose to 64 as the warship on Tuesday afternoon docked at a naval base in San Diego, California, local media reported.

A special control room has been set up in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to provide a platform to the MLAs to register their suggestions and complaints related to the state government's fight against COVID-19.

Exactly a week after Pilibhit was declared Corona-free, a youth has tested positive for coronavirus and three villages have been sealed in Amaria tehsil in the district.

No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said on Wednesday.

Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rises to 31332 including 1007 deaths, 7695 cured/discharged and 1 migrated: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

A 77-year-old man has tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar, he is a close contact of a previous positive case. Contact tracing on. Total positive cases in the state stand at 119: Odisha Health Department

47 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at CRPF battalion in Delhi. This includes one jawan who died on Tuesday. The battalion of around 1,000 people has been quarantined. In the last couple of days, there has been a massive spike in number of cases at 31st battalion of the CRPF located east Delhi's Mayur Vihar.

CRPF jawans who tested positive for coronavirus are being treated at the facility in Mandawali. Tests are being conducted to check if there are more cases

A 55-year-old CRPF jawan died at Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday.

Earlier, a jawan who is a nursing assistant from paramedic unit of the CRPF tested positive earlier this month. The jawan, who joined the battalion, started showing symptoms on April 17 and tested positive on April 21. He has been admitted to Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Hospital.