New Delhi: India has been dealing with a heavy wave of COVID-19 infections with the variety of circumstances surging throughout the nation every day.
This sudden surge in circumstances because of the numerous new infectious strains of COVID-19 clubbed with complacency in regard to following the pandemic guidelines and tips has pressured many states and UTs within the nation to impose lockdown-like restrictions.
The Indian authorities can also be battling criticism for permitting enormous gatherings at a non secular competition and holding massive election rallies over the previous two months even as COVID-19 circumstances had been surging.
India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day COVID-19 demise toll of 4,187. The well being ministry reported 4,092 deaths over the previous 24 hours, taking the general demise toll to 242,362.Â
New circumstances rose by 403,738, simply shy of the document and growing the full for the reason that begin of the pandemic to 22.3 million.
With an acute scarcity of oxygen and beds in lots of hospitals and with morgues and crematoriums overflowing, consultants have mentioned the precise numbers for COVID-19 circumstances and fatalities might be far increased than reported.
India, being the world’s largest vaccine producing nation, has absolutely vaccinated simply over 34.3 million, or solely 2.5%, of its 1.35 billion inhabitants as of Sunday, based on information from the federal government’s Co-WIN portal.
Support has been pouring in from world wide within the type of oxygen cylinders and concentrators, ventilators and different medical gear.
Meanwhile, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday (May 9) prolonged until May 17 their ongoing lockdown as a big a part of the nation remained below strict curbs because of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi are amongst 10 states that account for 71.75 per cent of the 4,03,738 new COVID-19 circumstances registered in a day, based on Union Health Ministry information recorded on May 9.
The different states within the listing of 10 are Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, and Haryana.
Maharashtra reported day by day new circumstances at 56,578. It is adopted by Karnataka with 47,563 whereas Kerala reported 41,971 new circumstances
India’s complete energetic caseload has reached 37,36,648 and now includes 16.76 per cent of the nation’s complete infections.
Here is a have a look at COVID-induced restrictions imposed by states and union territories based on the newest information:
Delhi: The nationwide capital has been below lockdown since April 19 and it has now been prolonged until May 17.
Uttar Pradesh has prolonged the period of corona curfew with strict lockdown-like curbs until May 17.
Haryana, which was below a seven-day lengthy lockdown from May 3, has prolonged it until May 17.
Bihar on May 4 imposed a lockdown until May 15.
Odisha is below a 14-day lockdown from May 5 until May 19.
Rajasthan has determined to implement a strict lockdown within the state from May 10 to 24, although curbs proceed to be in place since final month.
Jharkhand had prolonged the lockdown-like restrictions until May 13. The restrictions had been first imposed on April 22 as “Health Safety Week”.
Chhattisgarh has introduced weekend lockdown whereas earlier permitting district collectors to increase native lockdowns until May 15.
Punjab has imposed in depth curbs, along with measures like a weekend lockdown and evening curfew until May 15.
Chandigarh administration has additionally imposed weekend lockdowns.
Madhya Pradesh has imposed ‘Janta curfew’ until May 15 with solely important providers allowed.
Gujarat has imposed evening curfew (from 8 PM to six AM) and different day-time restrictions in 36 cities until May 12.
Maharashtra had imposed lockdown-like curbs on April 5 coupled with prohibitory orders and restrictions on the motion of individuals. The curbs had been later prolonged until May 15. Local lockdowns in district like Latur and Solapur have been imposed, and curbs tightened in Amravati, Akola and Yavatmal.
Goa authorities has imposed a curfew from May 9 to May 24. It lifted a four-day lockdown on Monday, besides in vacationer hotspots like Calangute and Candolim in North Goa, although restrictions had been persevering with.
West Bengal has since final week imposed in depth curbs together with ban on all types of gatherings.
Assam superior the evening curfew to six PM from the present 8 PM with restrictions imposed on the motion of individuals at public locations from Wednesday. Night curfew was imposed on April 27 until May seven.
Nagaland has imposed partial lockdown with stricter guidelines from April 30 to May 14.
Mizoram authorities has introduced seven-day full lockdown from 4 AM of May 10 to 4 AM of May 17.
Arunachal Pradesh has imposed evening curfew — from 6.30 pm to five am — for the whole month beginning Saturday.
Manipur authorities has imposed curfew in seven districts from May 8 until May 17.
Sikkim imposed lockdown-like restrictions until May 16.
Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed lockdown-like restrictions until May 10.
Uttarakhand has determined to impose a strict COVID curfew from May 11 to May 18.
Himachal Pradesh has imposed lockdown or “corona curfew” within the state from May 7 to May 16.
Kerala has lockdown from May 8 to May 16.
Tamil Nadu is below lockdown from May 10 to May 24.
Puducherry has prolonged lockdown from May 10 to May 24.
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