The Madras High Court had, on April 26, castigated the Election Commission for the surge in COVID-19 cases during the second wave of the pandemic.
The restrictions, first imposed on April 22 as "Health Safety Week", were scheduled to end on Thursday.
“We are preparing for the third wave of the virus,” Thackeray said addressing the state on social media.
As many as 57,006 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 41,64,098.
While issuing the oxygen bulletin on Wednesday, he said the High Court has scolded the Centre and even "compared it to an ostrich".
Delhi recorded as many as 20,960 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 12.53 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 18,063.
India is struggling with the second wave of the coronavirus infection as hospitals in several states are reeling under a severe shortage of drugs, equipment, oxygen and beds.
The minister said the antiviral drug is now being produced across 57 plants in the country compared to 20 facilities a month ago.
The Tripura government has removed West Tripura District Magistrate and Collector Shailesh Kumar Yadav for his alleged "high handedness" in dealing with the people in two marriage halls in Agartala recently amidst the night curfew imposed to curb the alarming rise in Covid-19 cases, a Minister said on Monday.
Maharashtra recorded as many as 48,621 coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 47,71,022, the death toll increased to 70,851 with 567 new fatalities.
Pfizer is discussing with the Indian government an expedited approval pathway to make Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available for use in the country.
Maharashtra recorded as many as 56,647 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 47,22,401, the death toll increased to 70,284 with 669 new fatalities.
A raid was carried out at a godown on a tip-off that an agency was selling an oxygen cylinder for Rs 30,000 and a Rs 5,000 medical kit along with it to a private person, Satna Collector Ajay Katesaria said.
Delhi recorded as many as 25,219 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 11.74 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 16,559.
Maharashtra recorded as many as 63,282 coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally of infections in the state to 46,65,472, the death toll increased to 69,615 with 802 new fatalities.
Lockdown is not a solution as it will lead to exodus of the labourers and force them to go to states with even lesser medical facilities, Amarinder Singh said.
The emergency powers have been granted initially for a period of three months from May 1 to July 31.
Mukesh Singh (25), a native of Rajasthan, and Nagaraj M (39) whose nativity was not immediately known were caught after a decoy customer was sent to them to get the fake report, the police said.
As many as 395 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by Delhi health dept.
Taking to Twitter, the BJP's national secy said, "I have tested positive for coronavirus. I have already isolated myself and taking precautions. I met so many people and families of corona victims, I must have caught there."
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