After being suspended for two months, due to the coronavirus lockdown, domestic air travel is set to resume in India today.
With all domestic (air/ rail/ inter-State bus) travel to resume, the Health Ministry issued new guidelines for inter-State travel and international arrivals, stating that only COVID-asymptomatic domestic passengers/ international arrivals will be permitted with the advice that they shall self-monitor their health for 14 days.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its May 25 update said that 1,38,845 have been tested positive in the country and the death toll stands at 4,021.
The Hindu has brought out a multi-language e-book on essential COVID-19 information, in addition to covering the developments related to the coronavirus pandemic as it unfolded.
Here is a collection of our daily cartoons on COVID-19, a list of State Helpline numbers and a State-wise tracker for coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates.
Also read: Data | Pollution levels decline in many Indian cities due to COVID-19 lockdown
Here are the latest updates:
11.00 am | Puducherry
Liquor shops open in Puducherry
Retail IMFL outlets and arrack shops reopened in Puducherry and Karaikal on Monday after a two-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A special excise duty has been imposed on liquor brands to make prices on par with neighbouring States and to prevent influx of tipplers from bordering districts. As a result, the price of 154 out of the 920 brands in Puducherry, which are also available in Tamil Nadu has been hiked to eliminate price difference, while a 25 per cent tax has been slapped on remaining brands. A 20 per cent tax applies on arrack.
The revised tax structure for Mahe and Yanam is being worked out.
10.30 am
With 35 fresh positive cases by 9 a.m. on May 25, the total cases in Assam reached 427; 363 of them are active cases while 57 have recovered.
4 have died in the State and 3 cases were migrated to other states.
– Rahul Karmakar
10.20 am | Belagavi
Flights between Mum