Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 47,288 new Covid-19 cases
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Apr 05, 2021, 22:43:36 IST
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Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 47,288 new Covid-19 cases

India recorded an all-time high of 1,03,558 coronavirus infections in a day pushing the nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,25,89,067, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, last year, making it the highest since the pandemic began in India. Stay here for all live updates
17:59 (IST) Apr 04
PM stresses need for '5-fold strategy' for Covid containment
17:56 (IST) Apr 04
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17:45 (IST) Apr 04
Maharashtra: Local trains, public transport will run with some restrictions
17:44 (IST) Apr 04
Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar says no sudden lockdown will be imposed
17:43 (IST) Apr 04
Night curfew from 8pm to 7am in Maharashtra
17:35 (IST) Apr 04
PM Modi directs central teams to visit Punjab, Chhattisgarh because of disproportionate number of Covid deaths reported there
17:31 (IST) Apr 04
Night curfew will be put in place from 8 pm to 7 am. Only essential services will be permitted. Restaurants are permitted only for take away and parcel services. For offices, employees will have to work from home. Detailed SOP will be released soon: Maharashtra minister Aslam Shaikh
17:21 (IST) Apr 04
PM mentioned that the five-fold strategy of Testing, Tracing, Treatment, Covid-appropriate behaviour and vaccination if implemented with utmost seriousness and commitment would be effective in curbing the spread of the Pandemic: PMO
17:21 (IST) Apr 04
Although the exact contribution of mutant strains to the escalation of cases in some States remains speculative, the measures to control the pandemic remain the same and hence implementation of various protocols for Covid-19 management are all the more critical in those areas: PMO
17:21 (IST) Apr 04
A special campaign for Covid appropriate behaviour with emphasis on 100% mask usage, personal hygiene and sanitation at public places /workplaces and health facilities will be organised from 6th April to 14 April 2021: PMO
17:20 (IST) Apr 04
Prime Minister especially highlighted the need to ensure effective implementation of containment measures, besides the involvement of community volunteers in active case search and management of containment zones: PMO
16:33 (IST) Apr 04
Fire breaks out at a Covid facility in Mumbai
16:04 (IST) Apr 04
US halts AstraZeneca vax production at Baltimore plant
A plant in the US which ruined 15 million potential doses of Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine has been asked to stop producing doses for AstraZeneca, the media reported. The facility at Baltimore, Emergent Biosolutions, was earlier picked as a manufacturing partner for both AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson. The development could be a setback for AstraZeneca which is yet to receive approval for its Covid-19 vaccines in the US.
16:00 (IST) Apr 04
MP to restrict movement of people from Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan says state govt will restrict movement of people from neighbouring Chhattisgarh to curb spread of Covid-19, and lockdown will be enforced in isolated areas whenever needed.
15:49 (IST) Apr 04
27,38,972 doses of coronavirus vaccines were administered in India in the past 24 hours
According to the Health Ministry's reports, the cumulative vaccination figure includes over 6.5 crore (6,57,39,470) first doses, while the second dose numbers have crossed the 1 crore (1,02,40,181) mark.
15:42 (IST) Apr 04
Bollywood actor Govinda tests positive for Covid-19
14:37 (IST) Apr 04
"In the last 48 hours, my Covid-19 report has come negative twice," tweets Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat.
14:18 (IST) Apr 04
PM Modi's meet over Covid situation and vaccination programme in the country.
14:12 (IST) Apr 04
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 76.41% of the total active cases in the country, the ministry said.