Coronavirus , Lockdown 3.0 Live Update : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

Coronavirus : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

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NEW DELHI : The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 39,980 on Sunday, including 28,046 active cases, 10,632, 1 migrated and 1,301 deaths, according to latest update by the Union Health Ministry on its website. The country recorded 2,644 fresh COVID-19 cases, 83 deaths in the last 24 hours, which is the biggest one-day jump in coronavirus tally and toll in India.


The armed forces on Sunday will carry out aerial fly-pasts, light up ships at sea and shower flower petals on various hospitals across India to express gratitude to lakhs of doctors, paramedics, healthcare workers and other frontline warriors engaged in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.Modi-government has extended the nationwide lockdown by 2 more weeks till May 17, albeit with some relaxations in green and orange zones.


The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also issued new guidelines to regulate several activities during the lockdown 3.0 duration. All domestic and international air travel, movement of trains, metro and inter-state buses, except those allowed by the MHA, will be banned during lockdown 3.0.


Coronavirus,Lockdown 3.0 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

11.07 pm: Lockdown 3.0 live updates: What is a Red Zone?

According to Union Health Ministry, Red Zones include areas with major outbreaks of COVID-19. Extremely strict containment measures are being taken in these zones including strict exit/entry rules, door-to-door screening of residents etc.


11.04 pm: India Lockdown live updates: What is an Orange Zone?

As per the Union Health Ministry, districts that do not have enough confirmed COVID-19 cases to meet the requirements of being identified under the 'red zone', but are being seen as potential hotspots are called Orange zones.

10.59 pm: Lockdown extension news: What is a Green Zone?

According to the Union Health Ministry, a district will be identified as a Green Zone if it doesn't have any confirmed COVID-19 case so far or there is no reported case for the last 21 days in the district (earlier it was 28 days).
10.54 am: Delhi coronavirus cases: 41 people test COVID-19 positive in Kapashera area

41 people have been tested positive for novel coronavirus in Delhi's Kapashera on Saturday. These people were living in a single building, informed Delhi South-West DM.

10.48 am: Coronavirus Red Zones in India reduced from 170 to 130; check full list here

• Andaman and Nicobar Island: South Andaman
• Andhra Pradesh: Kurnool, Guntur, Nellore, Prakasham, Krishna, YSR, West Godavari, Chittor, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Anantapur
• Bihar: Anantapur
• Chandigarh: Chandigarh
• Chhattisgarh: Korba
• Delhi: South, South East, Shahdara, West, North, Central, New Delhi, East, South West
• Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, Rajkot
• Haryana: Noah, Gurugram, Parval, Faridabad
• Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar, Bandipora, Baramulla, Jammu, Udhampur, Kupwada
• Karnataka: Bengaluru Urban, Mussoorie, Belagavi
• Kerala: Kannur, Ernakulam, Kasaragod, Malapuram, Pathanamthitta
• Madhya Pradesh: Indore, Bhopal, Khargaon, Ujjain, Hoshangabad
• Maharashtra: Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Yavatmal, Aurangabad, Buldhana, Mumbai Suburban, Nashik
• Odisha: Khordha
• Punjab: SAS Nagar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Jalandhar, Pathankot
• Rajasthan: Jaipur, Tonk, Jodhpur, Banswara, Kota, Jhunjhunu, Jaisalmer, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Jalwar, Bharatpur
• Tamil Nadu: Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Erode, Vellore, Dindigul, Villupuram, Tirupur, Thani, Namakkal, Chengalpattu, Madurai, Tatikoran, Karur, Virudhunaru, Kanarukuru
• Telangana: Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Wrangal Urban, Ranga Reddy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Machhal-Malkarjagiri, Karimnagar, Nirmal
• Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Meerut, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Shaharanpur, Shamli, Firozabad, Moradabad
• Uttarakhand: Dehradun
• West Bengal: Kolkata, Howrah, Madinapur East, 24 Parganas North

10.43 am: Coronavirus in India cases: States and UTs with less than 300 cases


Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 33 cases, 0 deaths

• Arunachal Pradesh- 1 case, 0 deaths
• Assam- 43 cases, 1 death
• Chandigarh- 88 cases, 0 deaths
• Chhattisgarh- 43 cases, 0 deaths
• Goa- 7 cases, 0 deaths
•  Himachal Pradesh- 40 cases, 1 death
• Jharkhand- 115 cases, 3 deaths
• Ladakh- 22 cases, 0 deaths
•  Manipur- 2 cases, 0 deaths
•  Meghalaya- 12 cases, 1 death
• Mizoram- 1 cases, o deaths
•  Odisha- 157 cases, 1 death
• Pudducherry- 8 cases, 0 deaths
• Tripura- 4 cases, 0 deaths
• Uttarakhand- 59 cases, 0 deaths

10.36 am: Coronavirus India cases: State-wise tally; 

• Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in India with 12,296 COVID-19 cases and 521 deaths
• Gujarat follows suit with 5,054 cases and 262 deaths
• Delhi is the third worst-hit state with 4,122 cases and 64 deaths.
• Madhya Pradesh with 2,846 cases, 151 deaths
• Rajasthan 2,770 cases, 65 deaths
• Tamil Nadu 2,757 cases, 29 deaths
• Uttar Pradesh (UP)-2,487 cases, 43 deaths
• Andhra Pradesh-1,525 cases, 33 deaths
• Telangana 1,063 cases, 28 deaths
• West Bengal-922 cases, 33 deaths
• Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)- 666 cases, 8 deaths
• Karnataka- 601 cases, 25 deaths
• Kerala- 499 cases, 4 deaths
• Bihar-481 cases, 4 deaths
• Punjab-772 cases, 20 deaths
• Haryana-360 cases, 4 deaths
• 10.29 am: Delhi coronavirus lockdown 3.0

List of districts in red, orange and green zones.


               District    Zone

South East Delhi    Red Zone
Central Delhi    Red Zone
North Delhi    Red Zone
South Delhi    Red Zone
North East Delhi    Red Zone
West Delhi    Red Zone
Shahdara    Red Zone
East Delhi    Red Zone
New Delhi    Red Zone
North West Delhi    Red Zone
South West Delhi    Red Zone
10.26 am: Corona live updates

In Pics: Preparations are underway at Delhi's Ganga Ram hospital to pay tribute and thank to corona warriors fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.


Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark

10.19 am: Rajasthan coronavirus cases: 31 more people test positive on Sunday

Rajasthan recorded 31 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Out of these cases, 9 are from Jodhpur, 8 from Jaipur, 5 from Udaipur, 3 from Chittorgarh, 2 each from Ajmer and Pratapgarh, as well as 1 each from Dungarpur and Kota.

10.13 am: India lockdown news: Only accepting passengers brough and facilitated by state governments


The Indian Railways has clarified that it is running special trains only on state governments' requests to ferry migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and others stranded at different places. It said that no other group of travellers or individuals are allowed to travel and no tickets are being sold at any station. The Indian Railways also cleared that all other passenger and suburban train services remain suspended.


10.07 am: Gujarat lockdown extension: List of red, orange and green zones

              District    Zone

• Ahmedabad      Red Zone
• Surat              Red Zone
• Vadodara         Red Zone
• Anand             Red Zone
• Banas Kantha   Red Zone
• Panchmahal      Red Zone
• Bhavnagar        Red Zone
• Gandhinagar     Red Zone
• Aravalli            Red Zone
• Rajkot             Orange Zone
• Bharuch           Orange Zone
• Botad              Orange Zone
• Narmada          Orange Zone
• Chhota Udaipu  Orange Zone
• Mahisagar         Orange Zone
• Mehsana          Orange Zone
• Patan             Orange Zone
• Kheda            Orange Zone
• Valsad           Orange Zone
• Dohad           Orange Zone
• Kachchh (Kutch)    Orange Zone
• Navsari                Orange Zone
• Gir Somnath          Orange Zone
• Dang                   Orange Zone
• Sabarkantha        Orange Zone
• Tapi                   Orange Zone
• Jamnagar            Orange Zone
• Surendranagar    Orange Zone
• Morbi                Green Zone
• Amreli              Green Zone
• Porbandar    Green Zone
• Junagadh    Green Zone
• Devbhumi Dwarka (Devbhoomi Dwarka)    Green Zone
• 10.05 am: Lockdown extension news

Coronavirus , Lockdown 03 : Cases rise to 12,296 in Maharashtra, West Bengal tally nears 1,000-mark


Additional restrictions announced across India: -

Public places

Wearing a face cover is mandatory in all public places

• Marriage related gathering shall ensure social distancing with maximum of 50 guests
• Funeral or last rites to be held with a maximum of 20 people while ensuring social distancing
• All persons in charge of public places and transport shall ensure social distancing
• Spitting in public places punishable by fine
• Shops selling liquor, paan, gutka, etc to ensure the minimum two-metre distance between persons present at shops at all times
• No gathering of 5 or more persons to be allowed
• Consumption of liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco not permitted in public places

Workplaces

• Wearing face cover is mandatory in workplaces
• Arogya Setu app to be made compulsory for all employees
• Intensive employee training ion good hygiene
• All persons in charge of workplaces and transport shall ensure social distancing
• Social distancing at workplaces to be ensured through adequate gaps between shifts, staggering the lunch breaks of staff, etc
• Frequent sanitisation of workplaces, common areas
• Large physical meetings to be avoided
• Arrangements for transport facilities to be ensured with social distancing wherever personal/public transport is not feasible
• Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women and children below 10 years to stay at home
• Provisions of thermal scanning, hand wash and sanitisers to be made available at all entry and exit points and common areas
• A list of nearby dedicated Covid-19 hospitals/clinics to be made available. Quarantine areas to be marked so that any employee showing symptoms of coronavirus can be quarantined before being rushed to nearest health facility

10.04 am: Lockdown live updates: Highlights


The Centre has allowed all goods traffic.

• No state/UT shall halt the movement of cargo for cross land-border trade under treaties with neighbouring nations.
• No separate pass needed for the movement of essential goods and services across the country during the lockdown period.
• States/UTs, basis their assessment of the prevalent situation, may permit only select activities out of permitted activities, as they may deem necessary.
• The Centre has permitted e-commerce websites to deliver non-essential items in orange and green zones.
• All other activities, that are not particularly banned, will be allowed activities.

10.01 am: What's closed in lockdown 3.0?

Besides zone-wise restrictions, the Centre has prohibited a limited number of activities across the country, irrespective of zones. These include: -

• Travel by air, rail, metro and inter-state movement by road
• Schools, colleges, institutions
• Hospitality services, including hotels and restaurants
• Places of large gatherings, such as cinema halls, malls, gym, sports complex, cultural, social and political and all kind of assemblies
• Religious places/places of worship will also be closed for public

9.59 am: Haryana coronavirus cases: 82-year-old woman dies at Panchkula hospital

An 82-year-old woman hailing from Chandigarh died due to COVID-19 at a private hospital in Panchkula, a doctor in Haryana told a news agency.

9.54 am: Armed forces flypast over Delhi delayed; flower petal showers at around 11 am

The fighter aircraft training mission departure is delayed by 1 hour in the national capital, due to rains. The fighters are now likely to be over NCR area, at around 11 am, depending on the weather conditions, the Indian Air Force tweeted on Sunday. The fighters will come over Delhi at around 11 am. The flower petals showering will happen after that.

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Details of the Aerial Salute to the #CovidWarriors .#IndiaFightsCorona #Covid_19 @SpokespersonMoD
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Update on Aerial Salute : The C-130 aircraft are airborne as planned for #Covid19 relief mission. The aircraft will fly over Delhi area  approx. at 1015 h depending on the rain/weather conditions.
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9.45 am: Maharashtra coronavirus cases: Worst-hit state with cases past 12,000, 790 new cases in 24 hours

Maharasthra which is the worst-affected state in India reported 790 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state's total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases now stands at 12,296, including 2,000 recoveries and 521 deaths, as per the latest data by the Union Health Ministry.

9.39 am: Biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases in 24 hours

India recorded 2,644 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which is the biggest one-day jump in coronavirus tally in the country. The total count of confirmed cases now stands at 39,980 as of date, as per the latest update by the Union Health Ministry.

9.34 am: Coronavirus deaths in India: 83 deaths in 24 hours, biggest single-day spike

India recorded 83 new deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike in the country. The death toll due to COVID-19 jumped to 1,301 in India on Sunday, as the latest data by the Union Health Ministry.

9.32 am: India coronavirus cases jump to 39,980

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 39,980 on Sunday, including 28,046 active cases, 10,632, 1 migrated and 1,301 deaths, according to latest update by the Union Health Ministry on its website.

9.29 am: India lockdown 3.0 extension

What's allowed in green zones:

All activities are allowed in green zones except the limited number of activities that are prohibited across India, irrespective of the zone. However, buses can operate with up to 50 per cent seating capacity and bus depots can function with up to 50 per cent capacity.

9.25 am: Lockdown 3.0 extension

What's open in orange zones

• In addition to the activities allowed in red zones, taxis and cab aggregators will be permitted with 1 driver and 1 passenger only.
• Inter-district movement of individuals and vehicles will be allowed for permitted activities only. Four-wheeler vehicles will have a maximum two passengers besides the driver and pillion riding will be allowed on two-wheelers.

9.19 am: Lockdown 3.0: Govt extends countrywide curfew till May 17

What's open in red zones; see here   

• All industrial and construction activities in rural areas, including MNREGA works, food-processing units and brick-kilns are permitted; besides, in rural areas, without distinction to the nature of goods, all shops, except in shopping malls are allowed.
• All agriculture activities, e.g., sowing, harvesting, procurement and marketing operations in the agricultural supply chain are allowed.
• Manufacturing units of essential goods, including drugs, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, their raw material and intermediates; production units, which require continuous process, and their supply chain; Jute industry with staggered shifts and social distancing; and manufacturing of IT hardware and manufacturing units of packaging material will continue to be permitted.
• All health services (including AYUSH) are to remain functional, including transport of medical personnel and patients through air ambulances.
• Public utilities, e.g., utilities in power, water, sanitation, waste management, telecommunications and internet will remain open, and courier and postal services will be allowed to run.
• Most of the commercial and private establishments have been permitted to operate in the Red Zones. These comprise and electronic media, IT and IT enabled services, data and call centres, cold storage and warehousing services, private security and facility management services, and services provided by self-employed persons, except for barbers etc.
• All plantation activities are allowed, including their processing and marketing.
• Animal husbandry activities are fully allowed, including inland and marine fisheries.
• A large part of the financial sector remains open, which includes banks, non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), insurance and capital market activities, and credit co-operative societies.
• Operation of homes for children, senior citizens, destitute, women and widows etc.; and operation of Anganwadis is allowed.

9.14 am: Gujarat lockdown extension: List of red, orange and green zones

              District    Zone

• Ahmedabad      Red Zone
• Surat              Red Zone
• Vadodara         Red Zone
• Anand             Red Zone
• Banas Kantha   Red Zone
• Panchmahal      Red Zone
• Bhavnagar        Red Zone
• Gandhinagar     Red Zone
• Aravalli            Red Zone
• Rajkot             Orange Zone
• Bharuch           Orange Zone
• Botad              Orange Zone
• Narmada          Orange Zone
• Chhota Udaipu  Orange Zone
• Mahisagar         Orange Zone
• Mehsana          Orange Zone
• Patan             Orange Zone
• Kheda            Orange Zone
• Valsad           Orange Zone
• Dohad           Orange Zone
• Kachchh (Kutch)    Orange Zone
• Navsari                Orange Zone
• Gir Somnath          Orange Zone
• Dang                   Orange Zone
• Sabarkantha        Orange Zone
• Tapi                   Orange Zone
• Jamnagar            Orange Zone
• Surendranagar    Orange Zone
• Morbi                Green Zone
• Amreli              Green Zone
• Porbandar    Green Zone
• Junagadh    Green Zone

Devbhumi Dwarka (Devbhoomi Dwarka)    Green Zone

9.07 am: Maharashtra containment zones: List of red, orange, green zones

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Red zones:

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• Mumbai
• Pune
• Thane
• Nashik
• Palghar
• Nagpur
• Solapur
• Yavatmal
• Aurangabad
• Satara
• Dhule
• Akola
• Jalgaon
• Mumbai Suburban

Orange zones:

• Raigad
• Ahmednagar
• Amravati
• Buldhana
• Nandurbar
• Kolhapur
• Hingoli
• Ratnagiri
• Jalna
• Nanded
• Chandrapur
• Parbhani
• Sangli
• Latur
• Bhandara
• Beed

Green zones:

• Osmanabad
• Washim
• Sindhudurg
• Gandia
• Gadchiroli
• Wardha

8.59 am: Uttar Pradesh coronavirus cases

UP recorded 159 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The total tally in the state now stands at 2,455, along with 656 recoveries and 43 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry.

8.53 am: Coronavirus India live updates: PM Modi held meeting on second stimulus to revive lockdown-hit economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of meeting on Saturday with key cabinet ministers and government functionaries to discuss the second stimulus package to lift the economy hit by coronavirus induced lockdown. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, were also present at the meetings.

PM Modi held discussions with key economic ministries such as Agriculture and Famers' Welfare, and MSME to deliberate on several issues. He pointed out the need to generate gainful employment opportunities by helping businesses overcome difficulties due to disruptions caused by COVID-19. The Prime Minister also stressed on the need to strengthen major structural reforms undertaken in the past and new structural reforms in the areas of corporate governance, credit markets and infrastructure sectors were also discussed.

8.45 am: Maharashtra coronavirus cases

Pune District coronavirus patient details as on 2nd May 2020

Total tests till date - 16,254
Total negative till date - 13,933
Total positive till date - 1,912
Isolation wards - 1,708
Total dead till date-103
Discharged till date-14,443
8.39 am: Coronavirus latest news

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested 1.4 million people in the country since January 30. The apex medical body tests more than 70,000 people a day.

8. 34 am: Corona live updates: Govt makes Aarogya Setu mandatory for employees in India

The government has made Aarogya Setu mandatory for both government and private sector employees in India. Here is how you can register on the app:

1. After downloading the app, the user will need to read and agree with the terms and conditions to register.

2. The user will need to submit his/her mobile number for verification, after which an OTP will be sent.

3. Post registration, the user can fill his/her personal details such as name, age, profession, countries travelled to in the last 30 days

4. The app asks the user whether or not he/she is ready to volunteer in the times of need.

5. The user can also do a self-assessment test after providing all the necessary details. The app can let users know about the chances of their infection risk.

8.29 am: Total coronavirus cases in India: Maharashtra on top; Gujarat, Delhi follow suit

Currently, India has 9 states with more than 1,000 novel coronavirus cases. Maharashtra has the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 11,506, followed by Gujarat (4,721), Delhi (3,738), Madhya Pradesh (2,719), Rajasthan (2,666), Tamil Nadu (2,526), Uttar Pradesh (2,455), Andhra Pradesh (1,525) and Telangana (1,057).

8.25 am: Coronavirus live updates: Armed forces to say big thank you to COVID warriors on Sunday

The armed forces on Sunday will carry out aerial fly-pasts, light up ships at sea and shower flower petals on various hospitals across India to express gratitude to lakhs of doctors, paramedics, healthcare workers and other frontline warriors engaged in fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic.

8.20 am: Lockdown 3.0: National, international travel banned till May 17

All domestic and international air travel, movement of trains, metro and inter-state buses, except those allowed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, will be banned during lockdown 3.0, as per the ministry's fresh guidelines issued on Friday.

8.15 am: Total coronavirus cases in India

The country's total number of COVID-19 cases now stand at 37,776 including 26,535 active cases, 10,017 recoveries, 1 migrated and 1,223 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry

8.10 am: Over 2,200 new coronavirus cases recorded in last 24 hours

Over 2,293 new novel coronavirus cases and 71 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours.

8.00 am: Coronavirus map live updates: Check BusinessToday.In tracker to get state-wise tally of COVID-19 cases

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