India

Mathematical modeling studies suggest containment of COVID-19 might be possible but success of containment operations "cannot be guaranteed" since there is efficient human to human transmission, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

CAPF companies have been deployed in Mumbai, Pune, Malegaon, Amravati and some other places to ensure state police get respite from coronavirus-related duties, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said.

The Deputy CM said around 30 lakh people are set to join back for work in the industries in the state as the units have gradually restarted their operations barring those in the containment zones.

The prime minister said important sectors such as coal, minerals, defence, aviation, space and atomic energy have been covered in the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.

In a bulletin issued on Saturday, the Delhi Health Department said with six more fatalities reported, the death toll from coronavirus infection has risen to 129.

While five companies for Maharashtra are drawn from the 10 units being withdrawn from Jammu, the rest four have been released from the Mumbai-based unit of RAF, CRPF's specialised counter-riots unit.

The trails are likely to start at the newly-constructed Critical Care Unit (CCU) of the Beliaghata ID Hospital next week.

Tata Open Maharashtra Tournament Director Prashant Sutar said due to chances of overlap with Laver Cup, ATP Cup and Australian Open, they may have to shift dates.

Each passenger or crew member was screened by the thermal cameras positioned at the aerobridge exit under supervision of the Airport Health officials (APHO) prior to Immigration formalities.

The storm is likely to move north-northwestwards initially till May 17 and then re-curve north-northeastwards across Bay of Bengal towards West Bengal coast between May 18 and 20.

The government has also issued a circular specifying guidelines for schools to deal with the post-pandemic normal, but the date for commencement of the new academic year has not been mentioned.

The Meghalaya Board of School Education exams were to be completed by the last week of March.

The PCI statement comes days after the Editors Guild of India had slammed the "egregious and high-handed action" action of the Delhi Police.

Aurangabad had earlier adopted odd-even formula, under which shops remained closed on odd days and open for few hours on even days.

The submission was made at the outset of the hearing on a petition seeking release of nearly 3300 Tablighi Jamaat members, who have been put under various quarantine centers for nearly 40 days and not released despite negative reports of COVID-19.

The number of active cases stood at 51,401 while 27,919 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.