May 11, 2020, 22.36PM
With as many as 875 people testing positive on Sunday alone, the number of such patients in Mumbai city surged to 13,564. The COVID-19 death toll crossed the 500-mark in the city as 19 people succumbed to the infection on Sunday. Mumbai’s death toll now stands at 508.In Maharashtra, 1,278 people came out to be positive on Sunday taking the state tally to 22,171. The number of fatalities across the state has climbed to 832.The Maharashtra government on Sunday decided to bear the travel expenses of those migrant labourers who lacked resources but wanted to return to their home states amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown.Meanwhile, the Indian Railways is all set to gradually restart passenger trains, besides the Shramik trains for migrants, from May 12, with initially 15 trains being run from Delhi. Booking for reservations in these trains will start at 4 pm today on the official IRCTC website.As India enters the last week of the 54-day lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a video conference with chief ministers today with the focus expected to be on reviving the economy and scaling up all efforts to bring more red zones into orange or green zones.
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People sit in long queues outside CSMT for their train to Bihar
Ahead of the departure of Bihar train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, hundreds of stranded people gathered and formed long queues to enter the station. Video: Deepak Turbhekar/MMCL
The road ahead should be focused on reducing the spread and ensuring that all precautions are taken by people including social distancing norms by observing ‘Do Gaj Doori.’ We also have to ensure that rural India remains free from this crisis.
PM Narendra Modi while interacting with the CMs
Booking for train tickets to begin at 6:00 pm: IRCTC
Booking for train tickets to begin at 6:00 PM: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) https://t.co/jXKWcsA8Nw
— ANI (@ANI) 1589196392000
The total number of recoveries in India is 20,917. 44,029 people are under active medical supervision. In the last 24 hours, there were 4,213 new cases and 1,559 recoveries. Recovery rate is now at 31.15 per cent. Total number of cases is at 67,152
Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary of Health Ministry
A transgender sanitation worker in Jalandhar entertains patients to boost their morale
Gurpreet Kaur alias Gopi,a Transgender sanitation worker in Civil Hospital, Jalandhar goes beyond the call of duty by entertaining patients to boost their morale & keep up their spirits. Video: Twitter/ROBChandigarh
Source: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/coronavirus/news/covid19-latest-live-updates-mumbai-875-new-cases-single-day-passenger-trains-to-resume-from-may-12/liveblog/75666598.cms
