Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs. 20 lakh crore package for uplifting the economy battered by the ongoing lockdown to combat COVID-19.
Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has told at a news briefing that domestic flights between two Green Zones may be resumed after Lockdown 3.0.
Corona has infected 1.3 million people in the United States and killed more than 80,000 people. In the last two months, 17 million people are facing food crisis. The total number of people who have to go hungry due to corona and other reasons has now reached 55 million.
Religious fanatics carried out violence on 10th, 11th and 12th May in Telinipara area. The police arrested 36 persons and imposed Section 144. It has come to light that the violence erupted over a dispute on Corona virus.
Indian Railways on 9th May announced that it would resume the train services gradually, starting 12th May, after 51 days of suspension since 22nd March due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country and the subsequent lockdown.
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided to ban cash transactions for e-commerce deliveries and promote digital payments instead. Online modes of payment have been made mandatory to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection through the exchange of currency notes.
85% of deaths are in the Europe and the United States of America. Coronavirus has caused 2.83 lakhs deaths and 41.45 lakhs are tested positive by the virus till today in the world. 85% deaths are reported from the Europe and United States of America. 2.34 lakhs have died in these countries.
The situation caused by the coronavirus and lockdown were discussed at the video conference with the Chief Ministers with PM on 11th May. Various other topics were also discussed in this meeting held through video conferencing.
The Ministry of Health, Government of India has relaxed the guidelines regarding sending recovered coronavirus patients’ home from hospitals. As per this decision, patients with very low, low and medium symptoms will be sent home without any test after 10 days of treatment, only if they do not have fever for 3 days in a row.
A dispute between Ministers and officers in Punjab Government over whether the liquor prices should be raised has come to the light. The officers argued that the price should not. Be raised.