Here is a look at the latest updates on the outbreak of coronavirus from various Indian cities — 1 BENGALURU The impact that Covid-19 has had on the healthcare sector is multi-dimensional. One of the problems that many hospitals in Karnataka's Mysuru are facing is arranging blood for patients, particularly those in imminent need of it. In order to safeguard the health of inmates in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, jails in these districts have set up quarantine cells. Currently, about eight undertrials are placed under quarantine in Dakshina Kannada District Prison. Banking on revenue from liquor sales post the lockdown, the Karnataka government is seeking the Centre’s permission to open manufacturing and retails outlets from May 4. The excise department is staring at a loss of Rs 2,050 crore. 2 CHANDIGARH The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that any person cannot be held to be in illegal or unlawful detention if they have been kept in quarantine by the authorities due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Punjab education minister Vijay Inder Singla suggested the Union human resource development minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and minister for communications, electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, to direct TV channels to provide two-hour time slot per day for free to state governments to broadcast education lectures. 3 KOLKATA Cops have imposed total lockdown in at least four zones in New Town and its surrounding areas. West Bengal government said Covid-19 tests can be conducted of people who have a medical recommendation. The government has also given its nod to 15 medical college hospitals to start using TrueNat, a diagnostic machine for tuberculosis, for Covid-19 screening. 4 HYDERABAD Doctors and administrators in private hospitals have called for coronavirus tests on patients undergoing surgery to reduce risks of contracting the infection. However, they are willing to allow an exception for emergency cases. Following in the footsteps of the International Institute of Information Technology, the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) has revised its academic calendar for January-May 2020 semester that was suspended midway due to Covid-19 pandemic. Anjani Kumar, Hyderabad commissioner of police distributed 100 kits (containing ration, sanitizers & masks) among the people from the transgender community in Banjara Hills. 5 DELHI We are in touch. It will be resolved soon, says Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain when asked that health workers and those rendering essential services are also not being let through Delhi-Haryana border, as most of the border areas between Delhi and Haryana have been sealed. Four more traders associated with Delhi's Azadpur mandi test positive for coronavirus. They did not commute to and fro the vegetable market. A total of 15 positive cases in the vegetable market have been reported so far. Samples pending for tests in Delhi up 7 times in 1 month. 6 LUCKNOW Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath started preparations for the return of migrant workers to Uttar Pradesh after the Union Home Ministry allowed movement of interstate workers. According to the government spokesman, CM Yogi Adityanath, on Thursday, directed officials to draw up an action plan for the return of migrant workers from different states. UP CM Yogi Adityanath holds meeting with chairpersons of 11 Committees on coronavirus pandemic. The Uttar Pradesh police has ordered over 10,000 personal protective equipments and asked cops above the age of 55 years with health history to stay off the frontline duty after 28 of them tested positive. The "green" and "orange" zones in Uttar Pradesh are likely to see a gradual easing of the lockdown from May 4 but no respite is expected for the 15 districts in the Red Zone. 7 MUMBAI Traffic on Eastern express highway seems to be normal amidst coronavirus lockdown. As the coronavirus outbreak and resultant curbs bring sweeping changes in life, ministers and politicians in Maharashtra have taken to technology in a big way to keep in touch with their constituents, conduct meetings and carry out official responsibilities. 8 CHENNAI Tamil Nadu: Centre and state must not delay any further and announce decision on lifting lockdown to avoid further confusion among public, says DMK president MK Stalin. Vegetable retail market at Koyambedu completely closed on Thursday. Besides worst-hit places like Pulianthope in Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, areas like Mylapore with emerging clusters are posing a challenge to the civic body. 9 AHMEDABAD Ahmedabad has hiked fines being imposed on vendors, shopkeepers or shop workers not wearing masks. The civic body will now charge fines ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 50,000, effective May 1. Gujarat: Three more test Covid-19 positive in Bhavnagar, total 49 so far in district. The AMC’s development works including construction of bridges, laying of storm water drainage or sewage lines will begin soon after the lockdown ends. Contractors have been asked to stay prepared and based on the availability of the labourers the work will begin in the city.

NEW DELHI: India's COVID-19 tally has reached 33,050, including 1,074 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. 1,718 more coronavirus cases were reported and 67 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. Around 8,000 patients have been cured. Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with 9,915, followed by Gujarat with 4,082 cases and Delhi with 3,439 cases.