Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the current nation-wide lockdown to May 3, with intensive containment measures at coronavirus hotspots till April 20.
He added that a detailed guideline on the contours of this extended lockdown will be issued by the government on Wednesday.
The Union Health Ministry in its April 14 evening update said that 10,815 have been tested positive and there have been 353 deaths. Reports from States, however, put the figure of persons tested positive at 11,412 and death toll at 391.
According to WHO’s April 15 updates, globally, there are 18,48,439 confirmed cases and 1,17,217 deaths.
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7.45 am | Meghalaya
69-year-old Doctor of Bethany Hospital in Meghalaya’s Shill