TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 14, 2020, 20: 00 IST
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of lockdown till May 3 but hinted at some relaxations post April 20 at places where COVID-19 cases remain under control and no spurt in the cases is reported. Meanwhile, the death toll due to the coronavirus rose to 353 with 29 fatalities reported since Monday, while the number of cases saw a record jump of 1,463 to go up to 10,815 cases on Tuesday, according to the Union health ministry.
Here are the top developments:
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- During his address to the nation, PM Modi highlighted that India’s holistic and integrated approach towards handling the coronavirus crisis is the reason why the country is in a “well-managed” position with respect to the spread of the disease.
- A meeting of the Union Cabinet is scheduled to be held on Wednesday evening at the Prime Minister’s 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence in the national capital.
- A total of 602 hospitals have been earmarked as dedicated COVID-19 facilities in coordination with states with a capacity of 1,06,719 isolation beds and 12,024 ICU beds reserved for such patients in the country, the Union health ministry said.
- Services of all passenger trains and flights will remain suspended till May 3 as the lockdown was extended by another 19 days.
- Union home minister Amit Shah assured everyone that there is enough stock of food, medicines and other essential commodities and no one should worry for the extended period of lockdown.
- The Centre has transferred cash in the accounts of poor across the country under various welfare schemes during the lockdown utilising 14 per cent of the rural development ministry’s total budget within first month of the fiscal to ease the troubles faced by them, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.
- IndiGo said it will resume flight services from May 4 in a phased manner by initially flying planes on vital d