TIMESOFINDIA.COM | May 18, 2020, 13: 57 IST
Traffic in Delhi after some restrictions are eased. (Credits: Reuters)
NEW DELHI: Total number of coronavirus cases in India stood at 96,169 as of Monday after a record jump of 5,242 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. With the death of 157 more people, the total death toll stood at 3,029. As per the ministry, India’s recovery rate is 38.29 per cent.
Here is a look at the latest updates on the outbreak of coronavirus from major Indian cities:
1
DELHI
- Six employees of OPPO factory in Greater Noida test positive for Covid-19. All operations at the factory have been suspended.
- Monday witnessed a heavy traffic congestion at toll booth on Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) Flyway.
- New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) chairman has been appointed as the chief nodal officer to help the migrant workers stuck at Delhi-UP border.
- Chicken and meat shops, stationery shops, dairy, bakeries, sweet shops and photostat shops open at Delhi’s Khan Market.
- Twelve new Covid-19 deaths reported in Delhi, toll climbs to 160.
- Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) starts bus shuttle services for passengers arriving at New Delhi Railway Station.
2
HYDERABAD
- Telangana hospitals to perform elective surgeries after a month, battle huge backlog.
- After keeping medical electives services in Telangana on hold for nearly a month, state health authorities have ordered restoration of all services in government hospitals with immediate effect.
- After remaining shut for nearly two months, private nursing homes and clinics have now approached the state health department seeking guidelines to restart operations.
3
KOLKATA
- With work from home and online office presentations becoming the new nor