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.
Earlier this month, Mamata, at a conference call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers, had accused the Centre of playing politics over the coronavirus issue.
The government disclosed last week that a Casa de Narino security guard and 13 soldiers from the Presidential Guard Battalion tested positive for coronavirus.
A Number 10 spokesman said that both the leaders have also discussed the next G7 summit scheduled to be held in Washington next month,stressing the "importance of leaders meeting in the US in person if possible".
With this massive spike in Coronavirus infections, India has emerged as the ninth worst-hit country in the world by pandemic.
Greece started the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions on May 4, and will start reopening its hotels next month.
