Swimming pools being used for training of sportspersons will be permitted to open, for which the SOPs will be issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYA&S).
Read here to have all your Unlock 5.0 questions answered.
Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Today is the 191st day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 62,25,763 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 97,497 deaths. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 83.3 percent. 'Unlock 4.0' is underway. Globally, there have been over 3.33 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 10 lakh people have died so far. Catch the latest updates here:

Swimming pools being used for training of sportspersons will be permitted to open, for which the SOPs will be issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYA&S).
Read here to have all your Unlock 5.0 questions answered.
For re-opening of schools and coaching institutions, State/ UT Governments have been given the flexibility to take a decision after 15th October 2020, in a graded manner. The decision shall be taken in consultation with the respective school/ institution management, based on their assessment of the situation, Minstry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a press release.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), on September 30, announced the Unlock 5.0 guidelines, further relaxing curbs on activities outside of containment zones. Read here for a list of what's allowed and what's not allowed under these guidelines.
According to guidelines issued by the MHA, cinemas and other such public places to resume operations with 50 percent capacity from October 15.
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Maharastra government announced guidelines for Unlock 5.0. Cinemas and Multiplexes continue to remain closed, along with schools and colleges.
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:Gujarat's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,37,394 with 1,390 new cases; 11 deaths take toll to 3,453.
:BMC hospitals & COVID centres won't face any scarcity of Remdesivir injections as 72,000 Remdesivir injection vials for all of its hospitals & other COVID facilities, have been ordered. 10,000 vials received.
One million people are confirmed to have lost their lives to COVID-19, but "the real number is certainly higher", World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a high-level United Nations event on September 30. Tedros, addressing the New York event from Geneva, said that 167 countries have now joined the WHO-led COVAX global vaccines facility, representing 70 percent of the world's population, adding: "And the list is growing every day".
:Jammu and Kashmir reports 975 new COVID-19cases and 1,355 recoveries today, taking the total tally in the Union Territory to 75,070, including 56,872 recoveries and 1,181 deaths. Active cases stand at 17,017.
:2173 newCOVID-19cases & 15 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases rise to 1,35,292, including 20,581 active cases, and 1,486 deaths.
:Manipur reported 237 new COVID-19cases, 421 recoveries & 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 10,983, including 8,460 recovered cases, 2,456 active cases & 67 deaths. The recovery rate is 77.02%.
:Andhra Pradesh reported 6,133 new COVID-19cases, 7,075 recoveries & 48 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 6,93,484, including 6,29,211 recoveries, 58,445 active cases & 5,828 deaths.
:Tamil Nadu reported 5,659 new COVID-19cases, 5,610 recoveries & 67 deaths today, taking total positive cases to 5,97,602, including 5,41,819 recoveries, 9,520 deaths & 46,263 active cases.