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According to an order issued by Faridabad's Deputy Commissioner Yash Pal, those government employees and regular people who commute daily from other districts or states, their movement has been stopped with effect from 12 pm on April 29.

State Election Commission's plea said it was not possible to hold the polls amid the ongoing lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus threat.

A video has surfaced on social media in which a coronavirus patient has alleged that he was kept on a bed "next to dead bodies" at a hospital here, a charge refuted by authorities at the facility.

They urged the government to proactively monitor the situation and take corrective steps to save the working journalists.

Chandra Datta, who lives in Oxford, is working as a quality assurance manager at the university facility manufacturing the anti-viral vector vaccine.

A division bench of Justices M Sathyanarayanan and M Nirmal Kumar posted the matter for further hearing to May 18.

Following his appointment by President R.N. Kovind on April 23, Chief Justice Datta embarked on the long journey from Kolkata to Mumbai as all flights were grounded in view of the lockdown.

In the scuffle, a few policemen and the Deputy Superintendent of Police were injured.

This is the second case of doctor’s death in West Bengal related to Covid-19. On April 26, senior medical officer Dr Biplab Kanti Dasgupta had passed away after testing positive for the virus.

So far, at least 107 police personnel, including 20 officers, have tested positive for coronavirus across Maharashtra and most of them are from the Mumbai Police force.

The UP Chief Minister said more dedicated covid hospitals should be made available with an increase in the number of beds and adequate arrangements for the oxygen supply.

Saleem, a resident of Uparpara locality in Budaun city, said when the health of his seven-month-old son deteriorated, he along with his wife left for the district hospital. The doctors there declared the baby brought dead.

Justice P B Varale was hearing a petition taken up suo moto (on its own) on the state government prohibiting door-to-door delivery of newspapers in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new cases were from Kottayam which reported six cases, Idukki four, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kannur one case each.

A total of 82 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the number of such cases in the state to 1,955, he added.

The Union Ministry of Shipping has asked ports to allow free storage of containers as part of relief measures to ease pressure on companies hit by logistics restrictions because of the lockdown.