Coronavirus India live Updates: Lockdown extended till May 17,

Coronavirus India live Updates: Lockdown extended till May 17, guidelines issued; COVID-19 cases at 35,365

India Coronavirus and lockdown latest news: The government has announced lockdown extension for two weeks till May 17. The Union Home Ministry has also come out with the new lockdown guidelines in this regard. This has been discussed at a review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday with key Union ministers and top government functionaries. PM Modi discussed the lockdown relaxation action plan during the meeting. Several ministers and top government functionaries were a part of this meet. Those in attendance were Union Ministers Amit Shah, Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, CDS Bipin Rawat and Prime Minister's Principal Secretary PK Mishra also joined the review meeting chaired by PM Modi. India recorded 1,755 COVID-19 cases and 77 deaths in 24 hours, the highest 1-day jump in death toll. The total tally of confirmed cases by 5PM on May 1 reached 35,365, according to latest update by the Union Health Ministry. These cases include 25,148 active cases, 9,064 cured/discharged patients, 1 migrated patient and 1,152 deaths.
The Centre on Thursday claimed that India has "gone quite ahead" in its fight against novel coronavirus. Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan said that the country's recovery rate has reached 25% with just 3.2% mortality rate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the nation before the lockdown 2.0 ends on May 3 (Sunday). Meanwhile, Gurugram district administration has issued notification to seal Gurugram-Delhi border from 10 am on May 1. Only the vehicles on essential services duty and those with curfew passes issued by the government will be permitted to cross the border.