India's Covid tally crosses 5 lakh with over 18,000 fresh cases in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: Adding 18,552 fresh Novel Coronavirus cases in the 24 hours between Friday and Saturday mornings, India took its Covid-19 tally to over five lakh.
India, which comprises 36 states and union territories, has so far reported 5,08,953 cases including 15,685 fatalities and 2,95,881 cured/discharged.
Maharashtra, the western state, still remains the most-affected part of the country with a total of 1,52,765 cases.
Meanwhile, the Indian government on Friday extended the suspension of all international passenger flights till Jul 15 in a bid to curb the spread of the pandemic Covid-19.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has issued a notice stating all scheduled international passenger flights, barring the cargo and special ones, to and from India will remain suspended till 11:59 pm on Jul 15.
India on Jun 1 entered into the lockdown 5.0 or Unlock 1.0 which allowed the reopening of restaurants, malls and religious places.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Mar 24 midnight first announced the lockdown, the aim of which was to stem the spread of the contagion, but later it was extended four times.
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