NEW DELHI: As India reels under the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, several states are extending the curbs to evade the surge in daily Covid cases and safeguard the lives of their people.
India's Covid curve continued to remain below the three lakh mark for the sixth consecutive day, with 2.57 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
Here are the top developments of the day:
Several states extend Covid curbs
Tamil Nadu joined Uttar Pradesh and Northeast states to extend lockdown with a large party of the country already under Covid-induced restrictions till month-end.