COVID-19 second wave: 2.73 lakh new instances; PM Modi holds overview assembly

By: Express Web Desk | Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune |
April 19, 2021 1:12:54 pm
India’s complete tally of COVID-19 instances crossed the 1.50-crore mark with round 25 lakh instances being added in simply 15 days. The nationwide tally of COVID-19 instances mounted to 1,50,61,919 with a document single-day rise of two,73,810 coronavirus infections. India additionally reported 1,619 deaths in a brand new document excessive immediately. The complete caseload is now 1.5 crore; 1.78 lakh individuals have died to date. This is the fifth straight day that over 2 lakh instances have been reported.
Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka noticed the most important single-day surge within the final 24 hours. Maharashtra logged 68,631 infections, Delhi reported 25,462 new instances whereas Karnataka noticed a spike of 19,067 instances.
Here are the Covid-19 highlights from throughout India
Lockdown in Delhi from tonight until subsequent Monday morning
The nationwide capital might be beneath a lockdown from tonight until subsequent Monday to examine the unfold of Covid-19. The resolution was taken at a gathering between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Monday. The lockdown will kick in at 10 pm tonight and keep in pressure until 5 am on April 26. The classes of pros and people who have been saved out of the ambit of the weekend curfew are prone to stay exempted throughout the week-long curfew as effectively.
“The Covid situation in Delhi is grim,” Kejriwal stated. He additionally appealed to the migrant staff to remain again. “The lockdown will be in force for a brief period. I hope we won’t have to extend it. I have always opposed measures like lockdown, which cannot end Covid. It can merely slow down the spread of the infection. Over the next six days, we will beef up the medical infrastructure in the city in cooperation with the Centre,” Kejriwal stated.
Deserted Azad market throughout weekend curfew known as by Delhi Government in New Delhi on Saturday. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)
The Delhi authorities has additionally arrange two management rooms to watch and handle the provision of “COVID-19 management drugs” amid a large rise in coronavirus instances within the nationwide capital.

Mumbai: ‘Green corridor’ for automobiles with purple stickers
Mumbai police have created “green corridor” in any respect examine factors and toll plazas for the speedy motion of automobiles of medical providers employees which sport purple stickers, an official stated on Monday. The metropolis police on Saturday stated automobiles engaged in emergency and important providers must put up colour-coded stickers to restrict the vehicular motion and avert visitors jams amid the COVID-19 curbs.
Mumbai Police commissioner Hemant Nagrale took initiative in pasting purple, inexperienced and yellow stickers on automobiles
Take up solely pressing issues through video convention: Delhi HC to district courts
In view of an exponential rise in COVID-19 instances within the nationwide capital, the Delhi High Court on Monday ordered district courts to take up solely pressing issues and that too by way of video conferencing. The path by the excessive courtroom comes a day after it determined that from April 19 onwards it can solely take up “extremely urgent matters” filed this yr.

Two Andhra districts emerge as Covid hotspots, CM Jagan requires focussed testing
Chittoor and East Godavari have emerged because the worst Covid-19 affected districts in Andhra Pradesh, with a mixed complete of practically two lakh thirty thousand optimistic instances, in line with officers. While Chittoor logged 1,00,254 instances and 918 deaths, East Godavari recorded 1,29,312 instances and 638 deaths.
The second wave has seen the variety of instances rise rapidly, and from December to April, the positivity charge was 7.77 per cent. The charge of infections and positivity is larger in Chittoor adopted by Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Krishna, Guntur and Nellore districts.