COVID-19: TN Reports 600 Cases in a Day; India’s Tally at 56,342
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At least 600 new COVID-19 positive cases including 399 in Chennai were reported in Tamil Nadu on Friday, 8 May, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said. The total Number of COVID-19 cases has reached 6,009 in Tamil Nadu including 1,605 recovered/discharged and 40 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 4,361.
Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 56,342 on Friday. According to the Health Ministry data, there are now 37,916 active cases across the country, while 1,886 people have died. As many as 16,539 patients have been cured or discharged and one has migrated.
The Madras High Court on Friday, 8 May ordered closure of all state-run TASMAC liquor shops in Tamil Nadu and permitted only online sale of liquor.
- Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that he would “request the Centre to not centralise decision making”, while talking in respect to a plan to exit from the lockdown
- “States should consider indirect sale or home delivery of liquor to maintain social distancing norms and standards,” the Supreme Court observed on Friday
- The US recorded 2,448 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, bringing the toll to 75,543, news agency AFP reported on Thursday, citing Johns Hopkins University
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COVID-19: India’s Case Tally Rises to 56,342; Death Toll at 1,886
The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 56,342 on Friday. According to the Health Ministry data, there are now 37,916 active cases across the country, while 1,886 people have died. As many as 16,539 patients have been cured or discharged and one has migrated.
In the last 24 hours, 3,390 cases and 103 deaths have been reported.
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Addressing a press conferencing on the COVID-19 situation and resulting the economic distress, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that he would "request the central government to not centralise decision making", while talking in respect to a plan to exit from the nationwide lockdown.
"I would request the Union Government that they view state governments and district magistrates as partners and that they do not centralise their decisions," he was quoted as saying.
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"We will not pass any order but the states should consider indirect sale or home delivery of liquor to maintain social distancing norms and standards", Justice Ashok Bhushan was quoted as saying.
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"We have received information from the Government Institute of Medical Sciences
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“In the last 24 hours, there were 3,390 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1273 recoveries. The recovery percentage is now 29.36%. Till now, 16,540 patients have been cured and 37,916 patients are under active medical supervision,” he said.
“In 216 districts in the country no positive cases of COVID19 have been detected. In 42 districts no new cases have been detected in the last 28 days,” he added.
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One New Case in Kerala
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48 New Cases in Karnataka
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6 New Cases in Bihar
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87 New Cases in Punjab
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At least 600 new COVID-19 positive cases including 399 in Chennai reported in Tamil Nadu today.
Madras HC Orders Closure of State-run Liquor Shops in TN
Madras High Court orders closure of all state-run TASMAC liquor shops in Tamil Nadu, permits only online sale of liquor. Tap for more.
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22 New Cases in Haryana
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