Coronavirus: States can now de-notify containment zones in 14 days, says Centre
7.38 am: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam workers flout physical distancing norms as they welcome Tamil Nadu minister Sellur Raju who had recovered from Covid-19 in Madurai.
#WATCH: Tamil Nadu Minister Sellur Raju who had recovered from #COVID19, was welcomed by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) workers on returning to Madurai; social distancing norms flouted. (30/7) pic.twitter.com/VdhIcEk2LC
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2020
7.37 am: India tested more than 6 lakh samples on Thursday, ANI reports citing the health ministry. “The objective is to raise testing capacity to 10 lakh tests per day in medium term,” says the ministry.
7.32 am: West Bengal reports 46 new deaths – the highest so far – taking the state’s toll to 1,536. The state also records 2,434 new cases.
7.30 am: Odisha’s total count crosses the 30,000-mark with 1,203 fresh infections. Ten more fatalities takes the state’s toll to 169.
7.28 am: States can now de-notify containment zones in two weeks – down from 28 days – from the day the last Covid-19 patient in the area recovers, said the health ministry, reports The Times of India. The move is likely to bring relief to residents of red zones that have been contained for months.
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