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The Gurugram-based diagnostic firm also said that it will leave no stone unturned to further strengthen the coronavirus diagnosis and help prevent the propagation of the disease in the country.

The woman with injuries in her neck was hospitalised late Friday after the incident but died on Saturday without responding to treatment, they said.

The government said surveillance and random sampling is not being done anymore as testing criteria has been widened.

Of the six cases, three were reported from Ahmedabad, one each from Vadodara, Gandhinagar and Mehsana.

On Saturday, 40 coronavirus cases were reported in Tamil Nadu.

The villagers beat him up with sticks, leading to his death on the spot, he said, adding that three or four of his associates managed to flee the spot.

"Physical distribution of power bills and meter reading are being stopped till further notice. Consumers will be given provisional bills on the basis of DERC's laid-down criteria," a spokesperson said.

The government has also exempted farm workers as well as manufacturing and packaging units of fertilisers, pesticides and seeds from the lockdown order, according to the latest directive issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Senior scientist Dr Raman Gangakhedkar said India we invite major trouble with lockdown rules are not followed diligently, while assuring that adequate tests are being done in the country.

The governor said the CCB is designed to ensure that banks build up capital buffers during normal times, that are outside periods of stress which can be drawn down, as losses are incurred during a stressed period.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has also asked the state governments and Union Territory administrations to provide food and shelter to the migrant workers so that they remain at the place where they are.

In a letter to chief secretaries of all States and Union Territories, Rajiv Gauba said such a gap in monitoring of international passengers for coronavirus "may seriously jeopardise the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19".

Over a dozen buses were arranged and the people, mostly migrant workers, including women and children, were picked up from the Yamuna Expressway between 12 night and 3 am, they added.

As the nationwide lockdown has been extended till April 14, there is uncertainty over the evaluation process. There is no official confirmation from the Bihar Board on result date as of now.

Several NGOs and companies have shown great enterprise and tried to ease the distress of marginalised individuals during the lockdown.

The trade unions also wrote that the door-to-door delivery of essentials like medicines, hygiene materials, vegetables/fruits and other food items must be allowed and facilitated.