The Centre on Tuesday directed states to ensure that hotels, which had charged people returning from abroad for a 14-day quarantine upfront, return the deposits of seven days.
As the feud between the Maharashtra government and railways refuses to die down, the national transporter accused the state on Tuesday of politicising the migrants issue and alleged that despite trains being ready, passengers were not available.
After the biggest single day spike in coronavirus cases, Kerala Chief Minister Pinaryi Vijayan on Tuesday warned that the state risks sliding into community transmission and losing all its gains if people under observation fail to follow health guidelines.
No decision has been taken on opening of schools and colleges and all education institutions across the country are still prohibited to open, the Union Home Ministry said Tuesday night.
The statement by the home ministry spokesperson came after a section of media reported that the ministry has given permission to all states to open schools.