Maharashtra government on Friday, 11 September released SOPs and guidelines for hotels, lodges, and resorts, which have been permitted to fully resume operations in the state.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced that amid the coronavirus pandemic all central government pensioners can submit a life certificate from 1 November to 31 December.
India on Friday, 11 September, reported 96,551 new cases of coronavirus, in what is the biggest one-day spike, taking the tally in the country to 45,62,415. The death toll increased by 1,209 to 76,271.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, there are currently 9,43,480 active cases across the country, while 35,42,663 patients have been discharged, and one had migrated.
- The findings of ICMR’s national sero-survey have indicated that 0.73 percent of adults in India were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, amounting to 6.4 million infections, by early May, PTI reported
- The Supreme Court on Friday directed states to fix reasonable prices for ambulance services to COVID-19 patients
- The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has also begun operations on its magenta and grey lines from Friday
- A total of 5,40,97,975 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to 10 September, of which 11,63,542 samples were tested on Thursday, the ICMR said
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