Updated: April 6, 2021 11:53 PM IST 
-Breaking News Live April 6, 2021: In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus, several states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi, have announced closure of schools or suspended classes briefly till the COVID-19 situation is further reviewed. While a few states and union territories like Delhi, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu have announced closure of schools for an indefinite period, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab, among others, have suspended classes for a brief period. Schools have been directed to impart education through online classes in view of the situation. In the meantime, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will later in the day hold a meeting with health ministers of 11 states and Union Territories, which has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, to review the situation there. These 11 states are Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. Stay tuned to India.com for all the latest breaking news updates.
Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan holds a meeting with Health Ministers of 11 states to review the #COVID19 situation via video conferencing
"Our recovery rate is at 92.38%. Despite the increasing cases, fatality rate is at 1.30% of the country," he says pic.twitter.com/nREC4j2opL
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Maharashtra Lockdown: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis writes to Maharashtra CM requesting him to reconsider restrictions imposed to prevent Covid spread.
Fadnavis has requested CM to discuss these things with all strata of society again and impose restrictions so that the lives of commoners are not affected.
Centre issues order advising all its employees aged 45 years and above to get themselves vaccinated to contain the spread of COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/DDU38iycJf
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Coronavirus: The impact of the pandemic has increased in the country. Warnings were given that the situation should not be taken for granted. The situation of pandemic has worsened and the speed of increasing COVID-19 cases is higher than last time, said Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog.
Coronavirus: The impact of the pandemic has increased in the country. Warnings were given that the situation should not be taken for granted. The situation of pandemic has worsened and the speed of increasing COVID-19 cases is higher than last time, said Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog.
Around 4.5% of deaths due to COVID are being reported in Punjab. Compared to Punjab, active cases & death toll are very low in Delhi & Haryana. It is satisfactory that share of RT-PCR tests in average daily tests has increased to 76% in Punjab: Union Health Secy Rajesh Bhushan pic.twitter.com/YiJsN6Bu85
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Coronavirus: We have suggested state governments to increase the percentage of RT-PCR tests, which is reducing in Maharashtra in last few weeks. Only 60% of total tests were done through RT-PCR method in Maharashtra last week. We suggest states to take it to 70% or above, the health secretary added.
Coronavirus: Death numbers being reported in Punjab and Chhattisgarh are cause of extreme concern. Of all the active cases in the country, 58% of active cases are in Maharashtra. 34% of the total deaths have been reported in Maharashtra, Bhushan said.
Coronavirus: Death numbers being reported in Punjab and Chhattisgarh are cause of extreme concern. Of all the active cases in the country, 58% of active cases are in Maharashtra. 34% of the total deaths have been reported in Maharashtra, Bhushan said.
Coronavirus: Of the top 10 districts having most of active COVID-19 cases, seven districts are from Maharashtra, one from Karnataka, Chhattisgarh & Delhi each, said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
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