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The death toll has also soared by 582, rising from 23,727 to 24,309 with half of the tragedies occurring in the state of Maharashtra which includes Mumbai.With the worrying news filtering through the country, some states took action. India's health minister Harsh Vardhan said he expected coronavirus cases to peak in various parts of the country at different times.
But A new lockdown has also been forced on Pune, a city in the western state of Maharashtra.On Monday it saw it's worst daily increase of with 1,333 new infections.Other states like India's most populated Uttar Pradesh, with 200 million people, along with Tamil Nadu and Assam have also introduced new restrictions.
Only shops selling essential items will be allowed to open and transport is banned unless it's an emergency.Government offices and places of worship will close again and people will be told to stay home unless necessary.Authorities have also confirmed that schools, colleges and restaurants will remain shut. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.INDIA has sent 375 million people back into lockdown as the country sees a record spike in coronavirus cases.Health officials announced today new infection cases had grown from 906,752 to 936,181 - a rise of 29,429 - with India closing in on a million infections.Only the US and Brazil have so far passed that huge milestone. Kerala in the south has also implemented tight controls in a dozen areas including state capital Thiruvananthapuram until July 23.The Kerala government last week extended until July 2021 rules on the wearing of masks, social distancing and limiting numbers of people at weddings and funerals.In March all 1.3 billion people were forced into lockdown when cases were low and there were only a handful of deaths.Since lockdown has lifted, cases have surged with 193,764 cases recorded in the last week alone.More than a quarter of India's total cases is in Maharashtra while Delhi and Tamil Nadu both have more than 1,000 infections.Maharashtra accounts for more than a quarter of India's total cases with 267,665, while Tamil Nadu and Delhi have both seen more than 100,000 infections.
Schools, colleges and restaurants will remain shut, authorities said.Bangalore had only 1,000 cases by the middle of June and was thought to have better than other parts of India thanks to a competent track and trace system. Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said: "All city municipalities, district headquarters, block headquarters will stay under lockdown. Tech giants Amazon and Apple, both stationed in the city, are now only allowed to have half of their staff on the premises at any one time. "The IT hub of Bangalore also shut down shops and transport in another week-long shutdown. Harry branded William a ‘snob’ for warning him about ‘this girl’ Meghan Stacey Solomon shares vile messages from troll as she dedicates song to him EastEnders' Charlie G Hawkins says he struggled with his fame on the soap Time warp house untouched since 1948 as owner, 89, refuses any changes Brits told NOT to travel to Spain & must quarantine for 2 weeks on return to UK©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.