Here is a look at the updates from major cities of India on the outbreak of coronavirus — 1 MAHARASHTRA Used masks washed, that were ironed and ready to be sold in the market, were seized by Virar police. Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh visits Worli Koliwada and urges locals to stay at home to contain spread of coronavirus. Three Covid-19 patients cured; discharged from Mumbai hospital. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said an expert committee formed to suggest ways to tackle the coronavirus crisis and to bring the state's economy back on track will submit its report to the government by April 30. Among the new cases that were reported on Tuesday, 92 were from Mumbai, 13 from Navi Mumbai, 10 from Thane city, five from Vasai-Virar (in Palghar district) and one from Raigad. 2 CHANDIGARH After instances of family members refusing to claim those dying of coronavirus, the Punjab government has come out with guidelines for disposal of unclaimed bodies. Sixteen members of Tablighi Jamaat have been booked on the charge of attempt to murder in Haryana’s Nuh district, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in the state, for hiding their travel history from the police. A 56-year old woman, who is a family member of an already positive case and another 38-year-old woman have tested positive for Covid-19; the total number of positive cases in Mohali is 56. 3 AHMEDABAD Eight doctors working with the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) in Kheda district are in a quandary. They were placed in home quarantine by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) after they were exposed to a colleague detected with Covid-19. But their administration has ordered them to report for duty soon by terming their quarantine as self-imposed. Lokhat Hospital in Rampura area was declared as a containment zone after five of its staff members tested positive for coronavirus in the last one week. Along with battling the Covid-19 pandemic, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has been saddled with a colossal responsibility of feeding lakhs of people that include huge population of migrant and jobless workers who are adamant on returning to their native states. 4 DELHI Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, one of the nodal facilities to combat the coronavirus, has reported the most number of COVID-19 fatalities in Delhi, official data showed Tuesday. Till Sunday, 12 of the 24 deaths had taken place at RML Hospital, the data showed. Ghaziabad, Noida jail inmates stitch nearly 85,000 washable masks. Movement passes already issued by Delhi Police to those who are providing essential services will be valid till May 3: Delhi Police. 5 BENGALURU The Karnataka labour department has directed private sector employers in the state not to lay off workers and pay them wages on the due date without any deduction during the lockdown. The National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) and the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (inStem) in Bengaluru have received approval to immediately undertake projects that aim to develop affordable, field-deployable actions in the fight against Covid-19. Part of the Bangalore Life Science Cluster (BLiSC), projects at both these institutes will deliver new disinfection technology, efficient sampling methodologies, new pooled testing methods, and technologies to screen potential drugs to treat coronavirus. A 69-year-old man who died in Vijayapura on Sunday was infected with Covid-19, the Karnataka health and family welfare department said on Tuesday. He is the state's 9th cornanavirus fatality. 6 KOLKATA Small tea growers in West Bengal have sought clarification from the government on its order which allowed skiffing and plucking operations in the gardens with 25 per cent workforce during the ongoing lockdown, wondering whether they can now sell their produce to bought- leaf factories or not. After almost three dry weeks, tipplers in some parts of the state may finally get to buy a bottle, not at an off-shop but right at their doorstep through home delivery. Around 13,500 persons have registered themselves as volunteers to help people manage their mental stress in the ongoing coronavirus crisis under an initiative launched by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority. 7 LUCKNOW After due clearance from the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Uttar Pradesh government will undertake 'pooled testing' of coronavirus samples from Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh government is contemplating opening of emergency services in hospitals on which a decision is likely on Tuesday. 8 HYDERABAD The Telangana government on Tuesday credited Rs 1,500 each in over 74 lakh bank accounts as financial assistance to poor families during lockdown. State cabinet minister K.T. Rama Rao said the government transferred Rs 1,112 crore to banks for this programme. The excise department’s crackdown has led to registering of 675 cases for stocking up and selling liquor against people who don't have a license. Cases were also booked against 16 liquor shop owners. Andhra Pradesh records 34 new positive cases and two deaths today; number of cases rise to 473, death toll mounts to 9 in the state. 9 CHENNAI Four home guards have been arrested in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu for stealing petrol from two-wheelers, which were seized for violating lockdown, and damaging the vehicles. Since all the temples in city are closed, people are seen offering their prayers in front of the closed door of Koodal Alagar Perumal temple during Tamil new year at Madurai on Tuesday. DMK president MK Stalin on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech earlier in the day announcing extension of lockdown till May 3 has disappointed people as there was no mention of any measure to help the needy.

NEW DELHI: On the last day of the 21-day nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of the lockdown till May 3 in view of the upsurge in the number of positive Covid-19 cases in the country. The extension of the restrictions would mean India would be locked in for a total of 40 days since the measures were put in place on March 25. As of Tuesday morning, India reported over 10,000 cases and over 300 casualties.