Coronavirus updates for May 30

India will enter Lockdown 5.0 from June 1 as the Centre announced the extension of the lockdown till June 30 to curb the spread of coronavirus. Movement of people shall remain prohibited between 9 pm to 5 am. The Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines state that the lockdown will be strictly implemented in containment zones. Malls, restaurants and places of worship can open from June 8. The decision to open schools and educational institutions will be taken in July.

The country registered its highest-ever single-day spike of 7,964 cases. According to Worldometer, the number of COVID-19 infections in the country has risen to more than 174,355, with the total number of deaths close to 5,000.

As per a study by ICMR scientists, at least 28 percent of people who tested positive for coronavirus till April 30 were asymptomatic. The Department of Science and Technology has initiated a 'COVID-19 Indian National Supermodel' to predict the transmission of the infection.

After announcing a total lockdown on Sundays, Karnataka reversed its decision and stated that normal life will continue on Sundays. Tamil Nadu opened up its entertainment industry, allowing a maximum of 60 people to participate in shooting of TV serials. Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh extended the lockdown till June 15, with the state having more than 7,600 confirmed cases.

COVID-19 infections across the world crossed six million, according to Worldometer. Mosques in Iran have been allowed to resume daily prayers across the country recording more than 2,800 new cases in the last 24 hours. The Director of the Venice Film Festival has stated that the 77th edition of the event, to be held in September, will go ahead as planned. The death toll in Brazil has surpassed that of Spain as the country's case count is second only to the US.

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