Coronavirus updates for May 11

The Home Ministry has allowed partial movement of passenger trains from May 12. According to the guidelines, only asymptomatic travellers and people with confirmed tickets will be allowed to travel between select routes. All passengers will be compulsorily screened before boarding the train.

In a meeting with chief ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the lockdown will have to continue. Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, and Bihar opposed the decision to run passenger trains. While Kerala suggested that repatriated Indians undergo antibody tests before boarding the flights, Karnataka proposed to do away with district-wise demarcation of coronavirus zones.

The number of COVID-19 cases in India jumped to over 69,000, with the count the 12th highest in the world, and just behind China. The Health Ministry has reported 4,213 infections in the last 24 hours. Mumbai's coronavirus tally now accounts for one-fifth of the entire nation. The number of new infections in Tamil Nadu is also on the rise, with Chennai witnessing its second-highest spike.

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