Over 50,000 COVID-19 cases in India; Unlock 3.0 guidelines released by the Centre.
Unlock 3.0 guidelines revoked the night curfew; India’s Coronavirus tally increases to 1,583,792.
On Thursday, India’s daily COVID-19 cases surged to breach the 50,000-mark, registering its biggest single-day rise with 52,123 infections. This takes the total coronavirus cases in the country to 1,583,792. For a sixth consecutive day, the nation witnessed caseload more than 47,000-mark. The death toll in the country due to the coronavirus has reached 34,968 from yesterday’s figure of 34,193, as per the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Unlock 3.0 guidelines permit gyms and yoga institutes to function:
The central government issued fresh guidelines for Unlock 3.0 on Wednesday night and lifted certain restrictions, in a bid to boost the economy and resume normalcy in the country. The centre revoked night curfew, and allowed gymnasiums and yoga institutes to function from August 5, and continued the ban on all other activities which were prohibited in the previous guidelines.
Schools, Cinemas, and gatherings prohibited in Unlock 3.0:
Metro rail, cinemas, theatres. Bars, auditoriums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, assembly halls, and similar places will remain prohibited in the Unlock 3.0. As per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, schools, colleges, too will remain shut till August 31st. Political, social, entertainment, sports, academic, cultural, religious gatherings along with other large congregations will also not be permitted.
Maharashtra’s COVID-19 tally breaches the 4-lakh mark:
States have begun giving their own set of guidelines for August and Maharashtra remained the most affected coronavirus state in India. The state’s tally crossed the 4-lakh mark with fresh 9211 infections reported in the last 24 hours. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray extended the lockdown in the state till 31st August with giving malls, the permission to reopen in limited timings.
