India

The Delhi government told a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad that it was going to amend its prison rules to provide the options of special parole and furlough.

No public transport will operate and Delhi's borders will remain sealed during the lockdown, but essential services related to health, food, water and power supply will continue.

Despite prohibitory orders and advisories, youths took out processions in Pardesipura and Rajwada area of Indore city on Sunday.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader also demanded an advance payment of Rs 5,000 and ration to pensioners as well as advance payment of partial salaries to government employees.

State by state, city by city, over the weekend, the country started getting into a complete lockdown mode after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the Janata curfew call for Sunday.

Sources in the Correctional Services department said sounds of two rounds of gunshots were heard from inside the prison.

During the lockdown, no public transport will operate and Delhi's borders will be sealed but the essential services related to health, food, water and power supply will continue.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked people for expressing their gratitude towards those at the forefront of fight against coronavirus outbreak.

Metro system will however continue to be powered for essential internal operational maintenance activities during this duration, the DMRC statement said.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa announced that free ration will be given to all in one go for the next two months as the number of positive cases in the state reached 20.

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police quarantine already has 215 Indians housed since March 15 after they were similarly evacuated by a special Air India flight from Rome.

PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged citizens to stay at home from 7am to 9pm and curb their movement to a minimum to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

For Indians who drive rickshaws or run food stalls, the economic shock of such control measures has been huge, pushing them to leave for family homes where they do not pay rent and food is cheap-- er.

A 18-year-old Miha was stranded at Frankfurt Airport after she was not allowed to take the connecting flight to Dubai due to entry restrictions in the UAE.

Rajesh Tope said the number of coronavirus positive patients in the state has increased to 63 with 11 new cases.

The ministry also asked central government departments to sanction leave to officials who wish to self-quarantine as a preventive measure.