Coronavirus lockdown, Day 16: India ramps up COVID-19 surveillance

With the number of novel coronavirus cases in India nearing 5900-mark, including 169 deaths, the central government Thursday approved a COVID-19 emergency package worth Rs 15, 000 crore for states. In pic: Patient’s relatives who cannot ferry to hospital from home and patients who are being treated in OPD are kept under Hindmata flyover in Parel. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

A total of 549 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its latest briefing on the 16th day of the nationwide lockdown. In pic: Nurses on their way to duty at KEM Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

In a press briefing on Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that containment exercise will be carried out in 21 areas of Delhi where Covid-19 cases have been found. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

The Delhi Police have registered an FIR against the owner of a pastry shop in New Delhi’s Bengali Market after 30 workers were found living inside the store on Wednesday night. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)

A young boy out for a swim in River Yamuna, New Delhi. (Express photo: Tashi Tobgyal)

India has so far tested 1,30,000 samples. In pic: A firefighter sprays disinfectants on a truck carrying essential items at an entry check post in Shimla on Thursday. (Express photo by Pradeep Kumar)

The number of cases in Maharashtra rose to 1,297 after 162 fresh cases were reported in the state, PTI reported. (Express photo: Prashant Nadkar)

A 70-year-old woman from Dharavi’s Kalyanwadi died of coronavirus on Friday— third death in Asia’s largest slum. With this, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the area has mounted to 14. In pic: Policemen ask people to do sit-ups as punishment for going out without a valid reason in Dharavi. (Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

With 229 people testing positive on Thursday, the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra spiked to 1,364, a health official said.(Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

With wholesale markets going for the strike, the bigger question before the authorities is to ensure regular supply of perishable commodities to urban areas. (Express photo by Arul Horizon)

Vendors at a wholesale market in Kolkata on Thursday. (Express photo: Partha Paul)