Hyderabad: India on Saturday reported 48,268 Covid-19 cases, taking its tally to 81,37,119, while 551 deaths pushed the toll to 1,21,641, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. There are 5,82,649 active cases of the novel coronavirus in the country, while as many as 74,32,829 people have recovered from the disease. This is the first time that the fatality rate has dropped to 1.5 per cent, the health ministry said.
Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot says passengers can travel on all seats of public transport buses from November 1, but none allowed to travel standing; cautions that travellers will have to wear face masks and maintain physical distancing.
The Delhi government has directed all wholesale liquor vends in the city to ensure mandatory use of Aarogya Setu app by their staff, touch-free sanitizer dispenser and other measures against the novel coronavirus.
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said it is "impossible to wipe off" Covid-19 transmission through a lockdown as the virus has "spread through the community" and people should treat wearing a face mask as a vaccine till the real medication is made available.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: The crime branch of Mumbai Police raided a factory at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh where fake N-95 masks were being manufactured, an official said on Friday. N-95 masks are in great demand since the outbreak of coronavirus.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray managed to fight the Covid-19 situation in the state very well, said Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut here on Saturday. "Pune is the centre of Maharashtra's politics. When Balasaheb Thackeray was there it (centre) was Mumbai but now all important people are in Pune.
Even though some people were thinking this type of government won't be formed but people like me were of the opinion earlier as well that it will be formed. The government has completed one year on October 28," said Raut during a press conference.
Andhra Pradesh
Amravati: As Andhra Pradesh government is ready to reopen schools from November 2, it has also extended the academic year 2020-21 up to April 30. Although the schools start functioning from November 2 for classes 9 and 10, the students will be attending on alternate day and classes will be held till noon. The officials made it clear that each classroom is limited to only 16 students, following social distance protocols.
Rajasthan
Jaipur: In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Rajasthan government on Saturday introduced an amendment bill in the state assembly to make wearing a face mask or cover mandatory.
West Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal continued to register a record number of recoveries from the coronavirus. More than 4,000 patients were declared recovered from the virus on Friday — the highest single-day increase.
Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday announced partial reopening of schools for students of classes 9-12 from November 16. All academic institutions across the state, however, would remain closed till November 30.
The Odisha government on Saturday announced guidelines for Unlock-6. Lockdown in Containment Zones and lockdown shall be enforced within the Containment Zones. This will remain in force in the State from November 1 to November 30, 2020.
