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The containment zones will be defined by district administrations taking into account the total number of active cases, geographical spread and the need to have well-demarcated perimeters for enforcement purposes.

The entire country has been colour-coded into Red, Orange and Green Zones. The rules are the strictest in the Red Zone districts and get progressively easier in the Orange and Green Zones.

Tabarat Mansoori had gone to Bhiwandi looking for work but could not find any due to the lockdown imposed for the coronavirus outbreak, those accompanying him said.

Two patients, a nine-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man, were discharged after their treatment for Covid-19 on Friday.

Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the NFSA from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.

Bhim Army leader, Upkar Bawra was held after he protested over not providing proper treatment to the patient in the district hospital on Thursday.

Also known as Maharashtra Diwas or Maharashtra Din, it marks the day the state was formed after the enactment of the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.

Gujarat Day is celebrated with several cultural programmes across the state. The government of Gujarat declared a public holiday to observe the day.

Seven persons sexually assaulted an 18-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh and two of the accused are absconding.

There are 2551 active cases in the city of which 35 are critical and are on ventilator, while 2516 are stable, the release said.

The first screening of all residents within the containment zone should be concluded within three days, the order stated.

The Chief Minister has also given clearance to pay all the pending dues of MSMEs from 2014-15 amounting to Rs 905 crore in two spells.

The trade, India's biggest export of the drug to any country, follows a request by US President Donald Trump for New Delhi to release supplies of hydroxychloroquine as a possible treatment for the respiratory disease.

While the state recorded 100 plus cases for the third consecutive day, the capital city clocked another day of heavy numbers accounting for 138 of the fresh infections, a bulletin said.

Anurag Srivastava, the spokesperson in the ministry, said the issue of evacuation of Indians stranded abroad is also under discussion and that all the Indian missions are extending all possible assistance.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said there have been reports that at inter-state borders in different parts of the country, movement of trucks is not allowed freely.