India coronavirus updates, latest news on lockdown: Basic customs duty and health cess exemption on ventilators, face masks, surgical masks, personal protection equipment (PPE), COVID-19 test kits will be available upto September 30, 2020

The objective is on one hand to enforce a lockdown to curb the spread of the virus and on the other hand to ensure that our country can navigate through the challenges brought about by such lockdown by maintaining essential goods and services

In case of any violation, penal action under rules shall be taken against the violators. This order will come into force with effect from April 9, Vaishya said in his order issued in exercise of powers under Section 34 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005

Milk procurement hasn't come down as the dairy cooperatives are forced to adhere to the government notification of not meddling with the livelihood of farmers despite the demand dipping

This problem persists, even though MIAL had insisted that cargo and airport personnel are doing their best to ensure that essential and coronavirus-related commodities are delivered urgently

Cloth masks have been allowed by the central government too, but health officials and those in contact with coronavirus patients will have to wear specialised masks

The court said that the doctors, nurses, ward boys, other medical and paramedical professionals actively attending and treating patients should be made available appropriate PPEs

It also offers 50 per cent of the sum insured to a quarantined person for the period of quarantine

Under the Disaster Management Act, the government allows manufacture/production, transport and supply related activities for essential items like food, medicines and medical equipments

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COVID-19 impact: This move is expected to benefit 14 lakh taxpayers; pending GST and custom refunds will also be issued immediately to 1 lakh taxpayers

The apex court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for free testing of coronavirus. The petition was filed by Shashank Sudhi who had said that the coronavirus test was very expensive in private labs

Coronavirus update: CM Yediyurappa also said the state was planning to relax liquor sales after April 14 in a bid to increase revenues

With the new feature, WhatsApp group members will be able to initiate a group video call or voice call by a single tap, similar to when a person is calling an individual contact

AMTZ has started manufacturing of 2000 testing kits for COVID-19 per day for state and country-wide consumption

There are more than 1,000 coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra. More than 500 cases have been confirmed in Mumbai alone. The number of positive COVID-19 cases in India currently stands just over 5,000.

As Johnson battled the novel coronavirus in hospital, the United Kingdom was entering what scientists said was the deadliest phase of the outbreak and grappling with the question of when to lift the lockdown

India has imposed a 21-day lockdown from March 25 to curb the coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended for this time period

As the number of coronavirus cases rise, safety of health workers on the frontline has become the prime cause of concern

Banerjee also said that the death toll in the state has risen to five, while the number of active Covid-19 cases stands at 69