The reason for the rise in cases is the dense population in hotspots and lack of social distancing
Delhi govt will impose a "special corona fee" on alcohol sale, which will be 70 per cent of the MRP
A train on Friday left for Ranchi from Kota carrying over 1,200 students
Around 1,800 samples reach Bhopal on a daily basis. Only 1,100 samples get tested in the five labs
At least 56 more deaths have been reported since Friday evening -- the highest so far in a span of 24 hours
Kanpur recorded 37 cases in a day, including two pregnant women and a policeman. The city now has 146 cases
Majority of industrial townships remain in red zones, restricting exports
Villages and small towns like Jind and Sirsa, which are located near the banks of Yamuna, have become the hub of hooch manufacturing
With 778 new patients testing coronavirus positive, Maharashtra set a fresh record of highest single-day detection of cases on Thursday
The expansion came amid Opposition's criticism that Madhya Pradesh doesn't have a health minister at a time when the state has reported 76 Covid-19 deaths.
The state was without a cabinet for the last two months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic after Chouhan was sworn in as CM on March 23
Hospitals and blood banks do not have blood units in stock. No more blood donation camps are being organised
The cabinet has not been expanded since Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as chief minister for the fourth time on March 23, after his predecessor Kamal Nath of the Congress stepped down
Jodhpur, Kota, Tonk, Bharatpur, and Nagaur have emerged as new hotspots of coronavirus in the state. 25 out of 33 cities in Rajasthan have been hit by the pandemic till now
What is disturbing is that health officials and workers were unable to identify the source of the infection
While Turkey is witnessing the steepest rise in number of Covid-19 cases among Asian nations, Russia has seen its highest single-day addition of new cases, and infections in China are rising again
Following the apex court order, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath had resigned on March 20, after 15 months of taking over as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
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After Kumar and Govil were tested positive, the government's first response was to downplay the news
Bhopal is the second city in Madhya Pradesh after Indore to implement such stringent lockdown norms