Delhi imposes night curfew till April 30, joins ranks with Maha, Guj
The strictest of the measures are in Maharashtra, which is the worst-hit state due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The strictest of the measures are in Maharashtra, which is the worst-hit state due to the coronavirus pandemic.
While Mr Khan claims his opponents are asking people to take to the streets to topple his government by flouting distancing norms, the Opposition is determined to go ahead with its agitation and alleges that public health concerns are being raised now only to curb dissent.
Globally, the overall number of Coronavirus cases has topped 25.1 million, while the deaths have increased to over 845,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Of the imported cases, six were reported in Shanghai, five in Tianjin, two in Fujian and one each in Shanxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shaanxi, the commission said.
The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths from the virus and 3,846,153 infections, the health ministry said in its daily update.
Herd immunity refers to the situation when the spread of a disease is stopped naturally when enough of the population becomes resistant to the virus and not enough people are able to transmit it.
On the global front, the total number of Coronavirus cases has neared the 17 million-mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 665,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
Brazil is the country worst hit by COVID-19 outside of the United States in both its death toll and case count
More than 4,600 additional COVID-19 beds were created in Delhi by attaching around 40 hotels to various hospitals.
A total of 14,127 samples were tested at 82 authorised labs across the country during that time, 21.30 per cent of which returned positive results, according to government data.
