Read on for latest national updates on Covid 19 as different states relaxes lockdown except the hotspots

 Chandigarh

Due to lockdown, some of the migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons are stranded at Chandigarh. For smooth movement of these persons, the Chandigarh Administration has made elaborate arrangements to ensure comfortable and safe journey of the stranded persons. On 18.05.2020, the following stranded persons were sent: a) Shramik Special Train with 1296 persons at 05.00 PM for Amethi, Uttar Pradesh; b) 10 persons to Murshidabad in West Bengal through Shramik Special Train from Sirhind, Punjab. From Chandigarh to Sirhind, Punjab their journey was arranged through Special CTU Bus.

 Punjab

Chief Minister launched a telemedicine programme, as part of a groundbreaking partnership forged between Christian Medical College Ludhiana and IMAS Healthcare Private Limited, the official facilitator of physician-to-physician video consultations for Cleveland Clinic (USA) in India on a host of medical problems, including Covid-19.The Punjab Government has decided to relax the restrictions imposed on the plying of Public Transport in the state. From Wednesday onwards, State Transport Undertaking buses will be allowed to ply on select routes from point to point between Major cities and District Headquarter with 50% occupancy of its full capacity. These buses will embark from bus Stands only, where all the passengers will be screened before they are allowed to board the buses. It would be ensured that all the passengers are maintaining social distancing in the Public Transport, all are wearing masks and their hands are sanitized with sanitizer provided by the drivers.

Haryana

State Government has decided to provide superior quality PPE kits, N-95 masks and hand sanitizers to private doctors as per their requirement at government rates. Apart from this, if a private doctor is infected with COVID-19, then his treatment would also be carried out at government expense. After Corona, investment in health services, public health, disease research, etc. would also be increased in the State. Haryana Government has decided to allow the government schools to open their administrative offices to carry out urgent and unavoidable administrative functions while ensuring strict compliance of norms issued by MoHFW for the containment of COVID-19. It is pertinent to mention here that the State Government had already allowed the private schools of Haryana to open their administrative offices.

Himachal Pradesh

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has urged the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. SadanandaGowda for allotting one Bulk Drug Park for the State. He said that the Union Government has announced a beneficial scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Material/Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the country.

Gujarat

366 new COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths were reported in the state  taking the total number of the reported cases to 11,746. Out of theses 4,804 have recovered.  The state now has 6,248 active cases, 38 of whom are on the ventilator. Meanwhile, shops, offices, transport and markets reopened in the non-containment zones after a gap of more than fifty days on the odd-even basis.

 Rajasthan

250 new COVID-19 cases have been reported till 2 p.m. today, which takes the total number of positive patients in the state to 5757.  The number of patients recovered till date stand at 3232.

Madhya Pradesh

259 new COVID-19 cases were reported taking  the tally of positive cases in the state to 5,326. There are 2549  active cases in the state as per latest report.