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Top 10 coronavirus updates: UP bans processions on Muharram due to pandemic
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Here’s a look at the top updates from Saturday:
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the district administration not to allow any processions on the occasion of Muharram due to the Covid-19 pandemic and security concerns, PTI reported. The government has directed officials to speak to religious leaders to ensure the order is implemented.India on Saturday registered 38,667 new coronavirus cases, taking the cumulative tally to 3,21,56,493 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. The new cases were 3.6% lower than Friday’s count of 40,120. India’s toll rose to 4,30,732 as it recorded 478 deaths in the last day.
President Ram Nath Kovind, in his address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, said that he was deeply pained that many lives could not be saved during the terrible second wave of the coronavirus disease in India.
The Punjab government on Saturday made it mandatory for those travelling to the state to either be fully-vaccinated against Covid-19 or carry a negative RT-PCR test report. The rule will be applicable from Monday for passengers travelling to the state by road or aboard trains and airplanes.
Kerala recorded 19,451 new cases and 105 deaths in the past 24 hours. The state has had 36,71,017 cases since the beginning of the pandemic in January…