Journalism of Courage
The overall cases in country rose to 9,352 cases with 324 deaths. In pic: Deserted view of India Gate during lockdown in New Delhi. (Express photo: Amit Mehra)
In its daily briefing, the Union Health Ministry said no new cases of the novel coronavirus were detected in 25 districts from 15 states of the country in the last 14 days. In pic: Women assemble in large numbers outside bank to withdraw money from Jan Dhan accounts in Behrampura area of Ahmedabad. (Express photo: Javed Raja)
Amid requests from states to extend the nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 am tomorrow, the last day of 21-day lockdown. In pic: Yulu, an urban mobility startup firm, which provides electric bikes and cycles on rent have been put on a complete lockdown and have stopped functioning since the start of the lockdown period in Mumbai. (Express photo: Amit Chakravarty)
The West Bengal government has made wearing of masks mandatory in public places. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
The Centre is yet to make an official announcement regarding extension of lockdown, but few CMs took an initiative beforehand to enforce the curfew in their respective states. These states include Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and West Bengal. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)
The Supreme Court stated Monday that the benefit of free testing in private labs is only for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and for those covered by Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) scheme. (Express photo: Partha Paul)
