- Arunachal Pradesh: CM announces mandatory test for every person entering the state, including asymptomatic persons in order to prevent the spread of COVID19.
- Manipur: 22 nurses from Manipur working in five private hospitals in Kolkata reached the State and have been kept into quarantine centre.
- Meghalaya: Another person tested COVID19 positive in Shillong, Meghalaya who works at the same house as the earlier patient, found while doing precautionary retesting.The person is healthy and showing no symptoms, tweets Meghalaya CM.
- Mizoram: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan congratulates Mizoram Health Minister for the State becoming COVID19 free, and for the 10 points drop in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR).
- Nagaland:Govt says referral of serious non-COVID patients outside the state to be permitted only after acceptance certificate from the outside hospital is enclosed in the patient’s application. Nagaland Planning Minister says 33 people stranded outside the State have applied for e-passes while another 7,015 have requested the Govt to arrange for their return.
- Sikkim: CM met Governor Shri Ganga Prasad to discuss about revitalisation of economy of the state due to Coronavirus outbreak; informed him about austerity measures.
- Tripura: 17,000 Tripura people stranded in 11 other states have registered through online portal for returning to the state. Also 33,000 migrant workers to be sent back to their respective states from Tripura.
- Maharashtra: State has 19,063 cases of Covid-19 with 1,089 more people testing positive. 37 people have lost their lives due to the virus in the last 24 hours taking the total death toll in the state to 731. Mumbai reported 748 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking total number of cases in the city to the 11,967. Across Maharashtra, 714 police personnel have also tested positive.
- Gujarat: DrRandeepGuleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences met doctors at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital today to give them advice on Covid-19 treatment protocol. Meanwhile, Gujarat recorded 24 more deaths taking the overall toll to 449 while total Covid 19 positive cases stood at 7,403, second highest in the country after Maharashtra.
- Rajasthan: 57 new coronavirus cases were reported in Rajasthan, bringing the total reported cases to 3,636. Among the total people infected as on date, 1,916 have recovered and 101 have passed away.
- MP: 89 new cases were reported as of 8:00 a.m. today in MP, taking the total reported cases to 3,341. Among the total people infected as on date, 1,349 have recovered and 200 have passed away. For three days on a trot, MP has reported more recoveries than new positive cases.
- Chhattisgarh:CM ShriBhupeshBhagel has written to the Prime Minister ShriNarendraModi and demanded a Rs 30,000 crore package to battle the economic crisis following Covid 19 pandemic. With 60 reported cases and no fatalities, Chhattisgarh has been one of the least affected major states in India.
- Kerala: Kerala government has resumed issuing passes to people returning from other states other than from red zone areas. Many Keralites without passes are stuck at the check posts of border districts of the state. The Kottayam district administration has begun steps to identify the 34 students who returned from the red zone district of Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu and are evading quarantine. Three more flights from Muscat, Kuwait and Doha will arrive Kochi tonight through Vande Bharat mission. Only one case of Covid-19 was reported yesterday with 10 recoveries. Only 16 patients are still under treatment.
- Tamil Nadu: State moves SC against HC order barring counter sale of alcohol. CM urges Prime Minister Modi to place amendments to Electricity Act in abeyance. Two Air India flights under the Vande Bharat Mission from Dubai carrying 359 passengers landed at Chennai International Airport early morning today. Another flight from Malaysia with 168 passengers would arrive in Tiruchy International airport today. Total Covid cases till yesterday: 6009, Active cases: 4361, Deaths: 40, Discharged: 1605. 1589 cases till now linked to Koyembedu Market.
- Karnataka: Today 36 new Covid cases reported in the State till now; Bangalore 12, Uttara Kannada 7, Davangere 6, three each in Chitradurga, Bidar&Dakshinkannada and one each in Tumkur and Vijayapura .Total positive cases till now 789. So far 30 people dead and 379 people cured and discharged.
- Andhra Pradesh: State to set up Special Enforcement Bureau to curb illegal liquor and sand transportation. Orders issued to reduce the number of liquor outlets limiting them to 2,934 from 3500. 43 Covid +ve new cases reported, 45 discharged and three deaths reported in the last 24 hours after testing 8388 samples. Total cases rise to 1930. Active cases: 999, Recovered: 887, Deaths: 44. Districts leading in +ve cases: Kurnool (553), Guntur (376), Krishna (338), Anantapur (102).
- Telangana: ICMR accords permission for six months to ESI Hospital and Gandhi to carry out plasma therapy trials on Covid19 patients. State began imposing a fine of Rs 1,000 on people roaming in public places without wearing a mask. A group of migrant workers at a construction site in Gachibowli staged a protest demanding that they be sent back to their native places. Total positive cases till now 1132; Active cases: 376, Deaths : 29, Discharged: 727.
- Chandigarh: The UT Chandigarh Administrator has directed the Deputy Commissioner, UT to coordinate with the receiving states, so that the stranded labour and other persons desirous of going to their home states could do so after necessary medical screening. Nearly 5,000 persons, mostly NRIs and residents of Chandigarh, are expected to return from abroad by air.
- Punjab: The Punjab Government has issued the advisory on maintaining and ensuring the safety of food and other essential household items during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the general advisory, the Punjab Government has directed that the shop-owners, delivery staff and customers should be wearing cloth masks at all the times. The mask should also be worn even if the purchase of groceries or collection of an order takes a fraction of time. In Specific Advisory for the consumers/customers, the Punjab Government has advised them to carry cloth bags while going out to buy the essentials. The cloth bag should be washed thoroughly with soap and water immediately after use.
- Haryana: As per the commitment made by Haryana Government, the migrant labourers keen on returning will be sent to their home states free of cost by the State Government within the next 7 days through 5,000 buses and 100 trains. The entire expenditure on their transportation will be borne by the State Government. In the present scenario, the Chief Minister has directed the entire Government machinery, including District Administration, that during the lockdown there should be appropriate arrangements for food and shelter for every migrant labourer and no migrant labourer should feel that they are miles away from home.
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