The Haryana health minister, Anil Vij, has asked the Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, to arrange accommodation for the people from his state who travel to the national capital every day for work as the daily commuters. Vij said they have become “corona carriers”.
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India witnesses a sharp increase both in the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths from the disease. On Monday, India saw over 1,500 fresh cases and 58 new deaths. Meanwhile, the total number of global cases has crossed 3,000,000.
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Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani said his state government’s move to allow some business to operate during the lockdown, after Centre’s nod for the same, wasn’t to facilitate Muslims during their holy month of Ramzan, as some “elements” are suggesting.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged the role played by the states in dealing with the coronavirus crisis while saying helping the poor is his government’s top priority at this moment.
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The new coronavirus has infected over 2,900,000 people and the death toll from the infection has crossed 200,000 across the world. In India, the virus has infected over 26,000 people and claimed over 800 lives.
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Union minister Nitin Gadkari said the coronavirus crisis has made the world look at possibilities away from China and that could be a blessing for India.
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After a month into the nationwide lockdown for coronavirus, the government allowed opening of shops in residential complexes and in marketplaces outside municipal areas with strict riders.
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In a statement that shocked the world, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, said using ultraviolet light inside the body or injecting disinfectant can be tried to treat a patient infected with the new coronavirus, Covid-19.
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To cut costs and save money due to the coronavirus impact on the economy, the government suspended the 4% hike in dearness allowance for central government employees until July 2021.
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said success of the countrywide lockdown to stop the transmission of the new coronavirus, Covid-19, will be judged by how we tackled the virus outbreak in the country.
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