India on Monday saw a decline in fresh Covid cases with 9,531 infections recorded in the past 24 hours against the previous day`s 11,539 count, said the Union Health Ministry.
The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded as 98.75 per cent, the health ministry said.
Central Government has increased excise duties by Rs 10 per litre on petrol and Rs 13 per litre on diesel. Retail sale prices of petrol and diesel will, however, not change on account of this increase in duties. These duty rate changes shall come into effect from 6th May, 2020. It said in this 24 hours period, India registered a record single day increase of 195 deaths.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address village panchayats across the country on Friday to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day. Due to coronavirus-induced lockdown, he will interact with the participants through video-conference, according to an official release issued on Wednesday