Kerala, Delhi, Puducherry, Meghalaya and Mizoram on Saturday decided to extend Covid-induced lockdown to blunt its fierce infection surge, while a clutch of other states like Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka eased restrictions. Also read: PM CARES to help children orphaned due to CovidPuducherry government,too, has extended the lockdown till the midnight of June 7. The Union territory continues to report a surge in infections with 996 new cases on Saturday that took its tally to 102,896. The Union territory recorded 956 new cases on Saturday that took its tally to 1,424,646. The governments of Mizoram, Meghalaya and Goa, too, have decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till June 6 and 7, respectively.

Source: Hindustan Times May 29, 2021 23:15 UTC