On Friday, 7 May, the Manipur government imposed a 24-hour curfew in seven districts from 8 May to 17 May. As far as the rest of the state is concerned, night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am will remain effective.
Other states and Union territories witnessing partial lockdown include Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and Uttarakhand.
India, on 8 May, reported 4,01,078 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 2,18,92,676. The death toll increased by 4,187 to 2,38,270.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, there are currently 37,23,446 active cases across the country, while 1,79,30,960 patients have been discharged so far, with 3,18,609 discharges reported in the last 24 hours.
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