Newspaper Headlines: New Policy For Mild, Moderate Coronavirus Cases And Other Top Stories

The Times Of India is leading with their exclusive interview with chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat saying armed forces to get rid of their overwhelming dependence on exorbitant foreign weapon systems, and instead put their entire weight behind ensuring that 'Make in India' does not remain a mere slogan. The health ministry says that mild and moderate cases do not need to be tested prior to the discharge of patients from hospital.

Hindustan Times: The number of fatalities due to the coronavirus disease crossed 2,000 and total infections rose above 60,000 on Saturday, doubling in roughly 11 days, as the country prepares to resume more economic activity while bracing for a spike in infections because of increased movement. Union home minister Amit Shah has written to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee that the Centre was not receiving the "expected support" from her government in helping migrant workers reach home, an allegation the Trinamool Congress (TMC) rubbished as "outright lies".

The Telegraph is leading with Sixteen tired migrant workers sleeping on railway tracks during a long walk home were crushed to death by a goods train in Maharashtra on Friday, providing the most gruesome evidence yet how an unplanned lockdown, absence of an adequate financial cushion and denial of transport was spawning human tragedy. Seemingly competitive initiatives by some states to ease labour laws in the name of Covid compulsions have injected mistrust into a sensitive subject that requires the involvement of all stakeholders.

The Asian Age: The Centre is mulling a religion-based mapping to identify COVID-19 hostspots across the country and "understand" the origin and pattern of spread of the virus community-wise. The Centre has rush a two-member team from AIIMS Delhi to Gujarat, while a team of seven additional commissioners have been deputed in as many zones for a concerted effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.