India big Hotspot In Corona Virus.
Coronavirus India Live Updates: On World Health Day, PM Narendra Modi says focus on fighting Covid-19; India detects 115,736 new cases; RBI keeps rates unchanged; Delhi HC says masks in vehicles mandatory; and more. Follow latest news and updates below.
India detected 115,736 cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, the highest daily increase so far. Nearly 55,000 cases were detected in Maharashtra, while Chhattisgarh scaled a new peak of 9,921 cases. Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi reported more than 5,000 cases each.
Of India’s total Covid-19 caseload (1,28,01,785), there are now 8,43,473 active cases. At least 630 deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the toll to 1,66,177. About a half of these were from Maharashtra. Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka were the other states which reported large number of deaths.
Amid the surge in cases and fresh restrictions in several states, the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, and said it would maintain its ‘accommodative stance’ as long as required to sustain growth on a durable basis.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday said wearing a mask or a face cover in a vehicle, even when travelling alone, was mandatory. Justice Prathiba M Singh ruled that a vehicle moving across the city constituted as a public place, and therefore, travellers in personal or officials vehicles would have to wear masks to control the spread of Covid-19.
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