No Limits on Inter & Intra-State Movement: Centre to States
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Centre wrote to all state Chief Secretaries on Saturday, 22 August, stating that there should be no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, India recorded its biggest single-day spike of 69,878 cases and 945 deaths, according to the health ministry.
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 22.8 million, while the deaths have increased to over 7,97,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
- As on Saturday, 22 August, there are currently 6,97,330 active cases and 22,22,578 people have been discharged, said the Health Ministry.
- India’s COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to over 74 percent with record 62,282 patients having been discharged in a day, the Health Ministry said on Friday
- Haryana ordered shutting down of all offices and shops, except those deemed essential, every Saturday and Sunday due to the COVID-19 outbreak
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Global COVID-19 Cases Top 22.8 Mn: Johns Hopkins University
The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 22.8 million, while the deaths have increased to over 7,97,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 22,864,873 and the fatalities rose to 7,97,787, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.
The US accounted for the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 56,21,035 and 1,75,350, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Brazil came in the second place with 35,32,330 infections and 1,13,358 deaths.
India Records Biggest One-Day Jump of 69,878 Cases
India recorded biggest single-day spike of 69,878 cases and 945 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry.
As on Saturday, 22 August, there are currently 6,97,330 active cases and 22,22,578 people have been discharged, said the Health Ministry.
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No Restrictions on Inter- & Intra-State Movements: Centre to States
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to all states’ chief secretaries stating that there should be no restrictions on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. His letter states that any such restriction amounts to a violation of guidelines issued by MHA.
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