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The Indian government is unlikely to impose a nationwide lockdown, though states and UTs have been advised to take stringent measures and implement “customised lockdowns” to break the chain of transmission and curb the spread of COVID-19 infection, official sources said. The Supreme Court today directed the central and state governments to consider enforcing a ban on mass gatherings and super spreader events as well as consider imposing a lockdown. "We would seriously urge the central and state governments to consider imposing a ban on mass gatherings and super spreader events. They may also consider imposing a lockdown to curb the virus in the second wave in the interest of public welfare," the Supreme Court said. Read more

The number of new coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high with over 200,000 infections being reported in a day, while the active cases surpassed the 14- lakh mark, as per the Union Health Ministry data updated today(15th April 2021). With the new cases, the total tally of Covid-19 cases in the country rose to 14,074,564. A total of 200,739 new Covid-19 cases have been registered in a span of 24 hours, while the death toll increased to 173,123 with 1,038 daily new fatalities, the highest sinceOctober3,2020, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering a steady increase for the 36th day in a row, the active cases have increased to 1,471,877 comprising 10.46 percent of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 88.31 percent. Read more