Nearly 46 days into lockdown forced by the second wave of Covid-19, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday started its partial unlocking process with several shops allowed to reopen between 6am and 11am as per the guidelines issued by the .
File photo of Hindu migrants from Pakistan living in mud houses on the outskirts of Jodhpur
JAIPUR: Baser Mal from Sindh in Pakistan, who was living as a refugee, died of Covid-19 on May 2 in his makeshift mud house on the outskirts of Jodhpur. Before Mal, a Hindu, succumbed to coronavirus infection, he was taken to two private hospitals in Jodhpur only to be denied a bed due to his non-citizen status.
The ongoing pandemic has spelled trouble for the Hindu migrants from Pakistan living in eight districts of Rajasthan. They are struggling for beds, vaccines, insurance cover and free ration provided by the state due to their foreign status. Since March 20, seven of them have died in Jodhpur, which has 2,500 such families waiting for Indian citizenship for the last 5-15 years.
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A view of a deserted street during a night curfew imposed as a precaution against the coronavirus.
In view of increasing COVID-19 cases, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday announced night corona curfew in all cities between 6 pm to 6 am from April 16 to 30.
On Tuesday, Rajasthan saw a new high of 5,528 Covid cases, out of which the highest number was registered in Jaipur, at 989. This is the third day when the Covid tally crossed the 5,000 mark, taking the state s active cases to 40,690.
The toll on Tuesday was also the highest till date, with 28 fatalities in the last 24 hours.
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Rajasthan on Tuesday saw a new high of 5,528 Covid cases, out of which the highest number was registered in Jaipur, at 989.This is the third day when the Covid tally crossed the 5,000 mark, taking the state s active cases to 40,690.The toll on .