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.
This makes Abdullah, 75, the senior-most Bangladesh official to die from COVID-19.
So far 868,565 tests have been conducted across the country, including 29,546 in the last 24 hours.
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other senior officers will also be present at the meeting.
They have been carrying out royal engagements remotely - via video calls or recorded messages - and are said to be "pleased" to be welcoming Macron to the country, the spokeswoman added.
Protesters are demanding better quarantine facilities, more tests and transparency in the purchase of medical supplies to fight the crisis.
