Among a host of other measures, Karnataka is also using TikTok to reach out to its rural hinterland with information related to COVID-19. Karnataka on Saturday declared that the state would extend its lockdown till April 30 to arrest the spread of COVID-19. The state has reported 226 cases of coronavirus and 6 deaths so far. Following this, the labourer, Jiten Marandi and his wife Shanti Devi were asked to put their thumb impression on a paper that stated their daughter did not die of “hunger but of a disease”. A viral video of a labourer saying that his daughter died of hunger heightened the anxieties of the district administration in Bokaro as it came amid COVID-19 pandemic and an alleged hunger death last month. Several complaints of irregularities in food grains distribution were reported from various districts in the state. Jharkhand has reported 17 coronavirus cases and one fatality so far. The state shall be divided in three categories and the districts with negligible number of coronavirus cases will have maximum relaxations, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Saturday after participating in a video conference call with prime minister Narendra Modi. As the Centre mulls extending the lockdown for two more weeks, Haryana has decided to ease restrictions, at least in some districts, in the coming days. With this, Palwal now has a total of 29 cases so far, out of which 1 person has recovered. Another person tested positive for COVID-19 in Palwalon Saturday after a gap of three days. Haryana has reported 177 cases and three deaths due to COVID-19 till date. “Gujarat will take a call on the lockdown in consultation and in coordination with the Government of India,” he told The Indian Express. The state however made no proposal to the Prime Minister on Saturday to extend the lockdown, said Ashwini Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The number of people who contracted coronavirus in Gujarat has risen to 432, out of whom 22 have died. Tightening the state’s entry points, Sawant made the Collector the only authority authorised to issue passes to those wanting to enter the state. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had earlier announced that the state government will conduct a door-to-door survey across the state in which enumerators will go to people and check whether they are experiencing symptoms similar to that of COVID-19 and their travel history. Seven cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Goa. A total of 25 patients have also recovered from the disease. Delhi has reported 1,069 coronavirus cases and 19 deaths till date.
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