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.
The country has seen a slight increase in daily COVID-19 cases since it lifted restrictions on June 1.
Tuesday also saw 76 new cases of COVID-19 detected by PCR tests, compared to 40 registered in the previous 24-hour period, taking the total number to 244,328.
Currently, 10,535 patients are in hospitals, including 820 in intensive care. The two figures -- key indicators to evaluate the country's ability to cope with the epidemic -- fell by 217 and 26 respectively in the last 24 hours.
Earlier, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had warned that new cases may come up in the future as New Zealanders return home, and some others were allowed in under special conditions.
The FDA said on Monday that the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were unlikely to be effective in treating the novel Coronavirus.
