* Odisha Govt declares Bhubaneswar as Red Zone along with Bhadrak, Jajpur & Balasore. Cuttack in Green Zone.
* 4 more patients (3 from Bhadrak district and 1 from Balasore district) have recovered and tested negative for COVID-19. Odisha’s recovered cases now stand at 60.
* 2 Surat returnees in Ganjam, 1 each in Jharsuguda, Balasore & Keonjhar tested positive for Coronavirus. Total COVID19 +VE cases in Odisha stands at 162.
* Surat returnees leaving Quarantine Centres in Ganjam District.
* Odisha Chief Secretary warns the Quarantine Violators of strict action; No Compromise will be made.
* Lockdown Guidelines for Odisha has been issued – same as that of MHA.
* Senior Bureaucrat Santosh Sarangii completes central deputation; to join duty with Odidha Govt soon.
* Development Commissioner Suresh Mohapatra will head the overall state response on return of persons stranded in Odisha.
* “However, District Collectors and Commissioners of Corporations will issue detailed area specific orders and calibrate them on continual risk-assessment,” tweets Chief Secretary.
* 5 Heroes – Colonel Ashutosh Sharma, a Major, 2 Army Jawans & one J&K Police SI martyred in encounter in J&K’s Handwara. 2 Terrorists eliminated.
* 25 more BSF personnel test COVID-19 positive; Total number of COVID19 positive cases in BSF stands at 42.
* Indian Air Force Aircrafts fly over hospitals & clinics and shower petals as a tribute the frontline #CovidHeroes and health care personnel.
* Indian Navy fires flares in the air as a mark of gratitude and appreciation for the frontline workers including healthcare workers, sanitation staff & police personnel who have been fighting against COVID19.
* INS Vikramaditya symbolically punches Covid-19 on its deck as Armed forces pay tribute to the Corona Warriors.
* Tamil Nadu: INS Sahyadri and INS Kamorta of the Indian Navy illuminated near Marina Beach in Chennai to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers.
* 2487 new COVID-19 positive cases, 83 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of #COVID19 positive cases in India rises to 40,263 including 28,070 active cases, 10887 cured/discharged/migrated and 1306 deaths: Health Ministry.
* Revenue fell to Rs. 300 cr in April. Lockdown was necessary to contain COVID-19; Delhi is fully ready to relax lockdown restrictions: Kejriwal.
* Total positive cases of COVID-19 stand at 3,023 in Tamil Nadu till date. 1,379 people have been discharged so far.
* The total number of active cases in Kerala stands at 95 now. Total 401 patients have recovered so far.
* 331 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Punjab, taking total number of cases to 1102.
* ICMR conducts over 1 million (10 lakh) COVID-19 tests in india. Total positive cases – 39,980. Active Cases – 28,046. Recovered/Migrated – 10,633. Deaths – 1,301.
* COVID19 cases in UP rise to 2,579 after 92 more people test postive; active cases 1,838.
* HRD Ministry to announce fresh dates for JEE, NEET on May 5.
* Noted Kannada poet K S Nissar Ahmed dies in Bengaluru. He was 84.
* Madonna tests positive for coronavirus antibodies.
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