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New Delhi : Ruling out any complacency despite Punjab posting the highest recovery rate of 90% in the country, Punjab Chief Minister on May 24, 2020, said that all persons coming to the state, including via domestic flights, trains and buses, would have to undergo compulsory home quarantine for 14 days.
Screening of those entering the state would be done at all state and district border entry points, as well as railway stations and airports, and those found symptomatic would be sent into institutional quarantine, while the others would have to undergo mandatory 2-week home quarantine.
Haryana: School Education Department has issued guidelines related to fees charged by private schools during COVID-19. The private schools have been directed to only charge tuition fees on a monthly basis and other types of funds such as building funds, maintenance funds, entrance fees, computer fees, etc. be postponed due to COVID-19 situation. All private schools have also been directed not to increase tuition fees, charge transportation fees, change school uniforms and textbooks for the duration of the lockdown period, according to a PIB release.
Maharashtra: 2,608 new patients have been reported from the state, which takes the tally of COVID-19 positive patients to 47,190, out of which 32,201 are active patients. Hotspot Mumbai has reported 1,566 new cases, which takes the total COVID-19 cases reported from the city to 28,634.
Gujarat: The COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Gujarat, especially in Ahmedabad. A total of 396 fresh cases have been reported from 19 districts, taking the total number of cases to 13,689. Ahmedabad reported 277 fresh cases. Over 3 lakh business establishments employing approximately 25 lakh people are operational in the state during lockdown 4.0, which has witnessed further relaxation of restrictions.
Madhya Pradesh: 201 new cases have been reported, which takes the tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 6,371. The highest number of cases 2,933 has been reported in Indore. Left Wing Extremism affected Balaghat district has secured the first position in the state in terms of providing employment to rural job card holders under MNREGA. 1.23 lakh people have been provided with employment.
Rajasthan: The number of active patients of COVID 19 has gone up to 2,829 in the state. More than half of the total active patients are migrants returning from different states. The total number of reported cases in the state is 6,794. Meanwhile, 21 flights will resume operations from Jaipur to 13 different cities from May 25, 2020.