Madhya Pradesh lifts Covid curbs, schools to resume at 100 pc capacity

Students attend a class at a school, that was reopened following ease in Covid restrictions, in Gurugram. Pic/PTI

To further ease Covid-19 restrictions in the state, the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday, announced the lifting of all restrictions put earlier in the state. Schools, colleges and coaching centres that have been allowed to run with 50 per cent capacity will now be permitted to open with their full strength. All political, social, religious, business, sports activities, among others will be allowed to function at full capacity across the state.Rallies and all kind of fairs will also be allowed to run in the state while cinema, sports, and business gathering will be allowed to function at its full capacity.

A notification issued by the State Home department on Friday said the order will come into effect from Friday onward, however, the night curfew imposed between 11 pm to 5 am will still continue.

India reports 50,407 new Covid cases

Continuing a decline, India reported 50,407 new Covid-19 cases and 804 deaths in last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The new fatalities increased the nationwide death toll to 5,07,981. Meanwhile, the active Covid cases have reduced to 6,10,443, which constitute 1.64 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 1,36,962 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 4,14,68,120. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 97.37 per cent.

4,25,86,544
Total No. of cases in the country as of Saturday

5,07,981
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India

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