Remdesivir, an experimental drug developed by Gilead Sciences, Inc., a research-based biopharmaceutical company, has now been greenlit by American authorities for emergency use on serious coronavirus-affected patients in the US after clinical trials reportedly showed positive responses in severe COVID-19 patients. It is the first such drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has affected around 11 lakh people in the US while killing nearly 65,000.

The Delhi Government has decided to send as many as 40 buses as part of the state government's efforts to bring back students stranded in Rajasthan's Kota due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic necessitated nationwide lockdown, which has now been further extended by the Centre for two more weeks beyond May 3.

The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in India crossed the 35,000-mark on Friday, while the death toll topped the 1,152-mark as well.

As of 9:30 AM on Saturday, the COVID-19 tally in India has reached 37,336 confirmed cases, which includes 26,167 active cases, 9,951 cured, discharged, or migrated patients and 1,218 deaths.

The COVID-19 tally in the United States has reached 11 lakh while the death toll due to the virus in the country has crossed 65,000, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at the Baltimore-based John Hopkins University.

According to data available at 8 AM, the US has recorded as many as 1,103,461 confirmed cases of COVID-19 while the death toll has mounted to 65,776. As many as 1,61,563 people have recovered from the virus infection till now.

The Central Railway has requested people not to unnecessarily come to railway stations as only the passengers who have been permitted to travel by the state government would be allowed to board trains. This is aimed at discouraging crowds to cut the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in India, which is spreading like wildfire.

The Centre on Friday said it will allow the opening of liquor stores and paan shops in the green zones during the third phase of the lockdown, beginning May 4.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MHA) has extended the nationwide lockdown for two weeks from May 4 and issued a fresh set of guidelines for the same.

The Centre on Friday further extended the nationwide lockdown for two weeks beyond May 3, the last day of the current phase of the restrictions imposed to check the spread of novel coronavirus.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an Order under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to further extend the Lockdown for a further period of two weeks, a government press release said.

While India continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic that affected over 35,000 people across the country and killed over 1100, an MLA in Rajasthan have written to chief minister Ashok Gehlot demanding the opening of liquor shops.

The MLA has claimed that drinking alcohol will kill the coronavirus.

Indian Railways on Friday ran a special train to carry stranded migrant from Telangana to Jharkhand amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown.

According to a statement issued by the Indian Railways, this special train is carrying about 1,200 stranded migrants from Lingampally in Telangana to Hatia in Jharkhand. This would be the first train to run since the lockdown began.

The Election Commission (EC) has allowed conducting elections to the nine Maharashtra Legislative Council seats. The polls will be held on May 21.

All elections were suspended by the poll watchdog in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, even before the nationwide lockdown was announced on March 24. The process to fill nine vacant seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council was also withheld due to the pandemic.

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