The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across 187 countries and territories. Today is the fortieth day of India’s nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17. Restrictions have been eased in non-hotspot areas.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 40,263. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 1,306. Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases. Indian armed forces will be thanking 'corona warriors' today.
Globally, there have been over 34.2 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 2.43 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK are the most-affected countries. Catch the latest updates here:
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates:
Shops selling liquor, paan, gutka, tobacco etc are allowed to operate provided they're standalone shops, neighbourhood (colony) shops or shops in residential complexes.These shops shall ensure minimum 6 ft distance among customers and not more than 5 persons at one time at shop.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | MHA:
It is clarified that order regarding movement of persons amid lockdown is not extended to those categories of persons who're otherwise residing normally at places other than native places for purposes of work etc. and those who wish to visit their native place in normal course.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates | BMC:
441 cases and 21 deathsreported from the city today, taking the total number of cases in Mumbai to 8,613. Death toll in the city stands at 343.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates | BMC:
94 new covid-19cases and 2 deaths reported in Dharavi today. The total number of positive cases inDharaviis now 590, death toll 20.
Coronavirus in Haryana LIVE Updates |
Number of COVID-19positive cases reaches 442 in Haryana including 245 discharges andfive deaths. Number of active cases stands at 192.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
MHA writes letter to Chief Secys,Para-military chief and DGs on guidelines and protocols on COVID-19for Police Security personnel (CAPFs) managing public. MHA asks Head of Police Forces (HoPFs) to consider option of Work from Home for personnel not deployed on frontline and where feasible.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates |
Total positive cases of COVID-19stand at 3,023 in the state till date. 1,379 people have been discharged and 1,611 active cases are under treatment as on today.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates |
331 new cases of COVID-19have been reported in Punjab, taking total number of cases to 1,102 out of which 117 have been cured while 21 others succumbed to the infection. Number of active cases stands at 964.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | CM Arvind Kejriwal:
We will not be able to sustain the lockdown for long as the economy is in peril. The revenue has fallen from Rs 3500 Crores in April month of previous years to Rs 300 Crores this year. How will the government function?
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | CM Arvind Kejriwal:
The Center's decision of lockdown on 24th March was very important. If we had not implemented the lockdown then the situation in the country could have been horrific now.That time the country was not ready to fight COVID-19. We had no idea of social distancing, neither the people or hospitals were ready. We had no Personal Protective Equipment kits or testing kits either.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | CM Arvind Kejriwal:
Time has come to re-open Delhi. We will have to be ready to live with coronavirus. Suspension of travel by flight, Delhi Metro and bus will continue in the national capital.
Coronavirus in J&K LIVE Updates |
35 new positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir; 1 from Jammu division and 34 from Kashmir division. Total number of active cases in the state stands at 406.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
From the 126 battalion of BSF Company deployed with Delhi Police, in Jama Masjid area, 25 more BSF personnel have tested COVID-19 positive today. Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in BSF stands at 42 including 31 cases of 126 battalion company.
Coronavirus in Karnataka LIVE Updates | State Health Department:
13 new COVID-19positive cases reported in Karnataka from5 PM yesterday to 5 PM today. Total number of cases in the state stands at 614 including 25 deaths and 293 discharges.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates | State Health Minister:
No COVID-19 case reported in Kerala today. The total number of active cases in the state stands at 95 now. Total 401 patients have recovered so far.
Coronavirus in Indore LIVE Updates |
COVID-19death toll in Indore rises to 76; cases climb to 1,568 in the Madhya Pradesh district after 23 people test positive, officials have said.
Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE Updates | CM Hemant Soren:
Lockdownwill continue in Jharkhand for the next two weeks as a precautionary measure as our labourer brothers andsisters, students andothers are returning to the state. The Centre's fresh instructions regarding relaxations will not be applicable in Jharkhand.
Coronavirus in Rajasthan LIVE Updates |
COVID-19death toll in Rajasthan rises to 70 with 2 more fatalities in Jaipur; total cases 2,803 after 31 people, including 9 in Jodhpur, 8 in Jaipur & 5 in Udaipur, test positive.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra LIVE Updates | State government:
Maharashtra government has decided to allow standalone shops including liquor shops to open in Red Zone also except the containment zones. Only 5 non-essential shops can be opened in each lane. Numbers not restricted for essential shops.
Coronavirus in Ladakh LIVE Updates |
19 new COVID-19cases have been reported fromLadakh, out of which18 are in Leh andone in Kargil; total rises to 41.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
Niti Aayog member V K Paul:Continuous rise in number of people testing positive for coronavirus is expected to stabilise anytime soon.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
After a staff of one of the top officers of CRPF tested COVID-19 positive, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Directorate General (DG) has ordered that the CRPF Headquarters in Delhi will remain closed till Tuesday (5th May) morning.
Coronavirus in Mumbai LIVE Updates |
Mumbai's civic body, BMC, has said in a circular that all private medical practitioners, apart from BMC hospitals and medical colleges, can also issue medical certificates to migrant labourers wanting to travel back to their home states. They will certify that the person wanting to travel back doesn't have influenza-like symptoms. For any students, pilgrims, migrants who want to travel back, this is certification is mandatory.
Coronavirus in Punjab LIVE Updates |
42 people, who returned for Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra's Nanded, have tested positive for COVID-19in Punjab's Sri Muktsar Sahib, taking active number of cases to 48.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that1046450 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till 9 am today.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Union Minister of Health Dr Harsh Vardhan:
Today more than 10,000 COVID-19 patients have been discharged. Those still admitted at hospitals are on the road to recovery. If in last 14 days doubling rate was 10.5 days, then today it's around 12 days. Our mortality rate of 3.2 percentis the lowest in the world.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju:
National camps which were suspended due to the lockdown can be expected to restart in phased manner from end of this month.
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh LIVE Updates |
58 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,583.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | Mahindra group to first reopen resorts close to cities post lockdown
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) said it plans to first reopen resorts that are at a drivable distance from the metro cities once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted. The Mahindra Group firm has currently suspended operations at its resorts in compliance with the government directives.
Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates |
CRPF headquarters in Delhi has been sealed after a staff member attached with a senior officer tests positive for COVID-19, news agency PTI has reported quoting officials.
News agency ANI has reported that a total of 40 officers and staff, including ma Special Director General rank officer, Deputy Inspector General wil be home quarantined.
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Over 1.5 lakh Indians in the United Arab Emirates have registered to fly home amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
About half of these applicants are from Kerala.
Coronavirus in Hyderabad LIVE updates | IAF chopper showers flower petals on Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad
An Indian Air Force helicopter has showered flower petals over the state-run Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.
At around 10.30 am, the Chetak helicopter hovered over the hospital and showered petals as doctors, nurses, paramedical, sanitation and other staff and police personnel assembled near the premises.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
The death toll has reached 29 in Tamil Nadu, 28 in Telangana, while Karnataka has reported 25 fatalities due to the disease, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry.
Punjab has registered 20 COVID-19 deaths, Jammu and Kashmir eight, Kerala, Bihar and Haryana have reported four deaths each. Jharkhand has recorded three COVID-19 deaths. Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported a fatality each.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) formations are now conducting a fly-past over Mumbai’s Marine Drive.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out an aerial fly-past over the Rajpath in New Delhi.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates |
With 12,296 COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Gujarat (5,054) and Delhi (4,122).
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While the RNA of the novel coronavirus was found in tiny droplets in China, scientists do not know if it was capable of transmitting the virus.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
As many as 10,633 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 28,046, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 1,301, the Union Health Ministry has said.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN:
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 39,980, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.
Indian armed forces to express gratitude to ‘corona warriors’ today
The Indian armed forces will be conducting aerial fly-pasts, will light up ships at sea and shower flower petals on several hospitals across the country today to express gratitude to lakhs of doctors, paramedics, sanitation staff and other front-line workers engaged in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates.
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Countries with the highest confirmed cases
> United States: 11,32,539 confirmed cases (includes recoveries and deaths)
> Spain: 2,16,582 cases
> Italy: 2,09,328 cases
> United Kingdom: 1,83,500 cases
> France: 1,68,518 cases
> Germany: 1,64,967 cases
> Turkey: 1,24,375 cases
> Russia: 1,24,054 cases
> Brazil: 97,100 cases
> Iran: 96,448 cases
(Source: Johns Hopkins University CSSE, as of 9.00 am IST on May 3)
Coronavirus in China LIVE updates | China reports two cases for May 2
China has reported two novel coronavirus cases for May 2, up from one the day before, data from the country's national health authority showed.
One case was imported and the other was local, the National Health Commission (NHC) said. This compares to one imported case and no domestic transmissions on May 1. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Role of Tablighi Jamaat was most condemnable: Adityanath
Holding the Tablighi Jamaat responsible for the spread of COVID-19, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that being infected with a virus is not a crime but to hide it is definitely a crime.
Speaking at a programme of a news channel, Adityanath said, "The role of Tablighi Jamaat was most condemnable. To get a disease is not a crime but to hide a disease which is infectious is definitely a crime. And this crime has been done by those associated with the Tablighi Jamaat."
