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20 Apr

Uttar Pradesh: Weekend lockdown imposed, night curfew in all districts for Covid-19 outbreak

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UP: Night curfew To control the Corona situation, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a lockdown over the weekend , The government has ordered night curfew in five districts from 8 pm to 7 am every day. Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Abneesh K Awasthi told ANI that all necessary services would be waived during the lockdown and night curfew. "Weekend lockdown will be imposed in UP on Saturday and Sunday. The lockdown will be effective at 8 pm on Friday and will continue till 7 am on Monday. Only necessary services will be allowed. Night curfew will…

19 Apr

Hong Kong bans passenger flights from India, again

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The Hong Kong government late Sunday activated an “emergency circuit breaker” and has banned passenger flights from india for 14 days starting April 20 over concerns of the mutated coronavirus variant being transmitted from here. Other than India, the city administration has also prohibited flights from Pakistan and the Philippines Hong Kong has become the second jurisdiction to restrict travellers from India after New Zealand suspended entry of travellers from here earlier this month. Why has Hong Kong banned flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines? A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said late Sunday in a statement that confirmed cases…

19 Apr

Manmohan Singh asks Modi to make public details of the orders placed by the Government for Covid vaccine doses

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STRESSING THAT the country is “facing an unprecedented emergency”, former prime minister Manmohan Singh asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a letter on Sunday to make public details of the orders placed by the Government for Covid vaccine doses and indicate the strategy for them to be distributed in a transparent manner. The senior Congress leader also asked the Prime Minister to provide some flexibility to states to define categories of frontline workers for vaccination even if they are below 45 years of age, which is the current cut-off. Pointing out that domestic supplies are limited, Singh suggested that any vaccine that…

12 Apr

India Coronavirus Cases Update: 1,68,912 new cases as active cases cross 12 lakh-mark

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India recorded 1,68,912 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the sixth record rise in seven days, pushing the country’s caseload to over 1.35 crore. The active cases have surpassed the 12-lakh mark, while the death toll increased to 1,70,179 with 904 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, the data updated at 8 am on Monday by the Union Health Ministry showed. Registering a steady increase for the 33rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 12,01,009 comprising 8.88 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 89.86 per cent. Kumbh…

12 Apr

Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi ask Centre to reconsider holding CBSE exam in May due to the “massive and uncontrolled” rise in Covid-19 cases.

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said lakhs of children and parents have expressed “fears and apprehensions” about assembling at exam centres in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal urging him to intervene and direct the CBSE to reconsider its decision to go ahead with Board examinations in May despite the “massive and uncontrolled” rise in Covid-19 cases. She said lakhs of children and parents have expressed “fears and apprehensions” about assembling at exam centres in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19. Senior Congress leader Rahul…

10 Apr

Sonia Gandhi blames the Centre for “mismanaging the situation” by exporting vaccines.

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday held a meeting with the chief ministers of Congress-ruled states to review their efforts to fight Covid-19, including the availability of vaccines and access to medicines and ventilators. During the virtual meeting, the Congress president told chief minister to focus on testing, tracking and vaccination. “Covid is surging and as the principal opposition party, it’s our responsibility to raise issues and push the government to move away from PR tactics and act in the interest of the people. Therefore, there must be transparency. Governments must reveal the actual numbers of infections and deaths across states, whether Congress-ruled or…

09 Apr

In a new daily high, India detected 1,31,968 cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours

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In a new daily high, India detected 1,31,968 cases of the novel coronavirus in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday. The country’s Covid-19 caseload includes 9,79,608 active cases, 7.5 per cent of the total infections; 1,19,13,292 recoveries, taking the recovery take to 91.22 per cent; and 1,67,642 deaths, a 1.28 per cent fatality rate. India reported 780 deaths on Thursday, the highest fatalities in a day since October 18, 2020. Nearly half the deaths, or 376, were from Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh reported 94, Punjab 56, Uttar Pradesh 39, Karnataka 36, Gujarat 35, Madhya Pradesh 27, Delhi 24, Tamil Nadu 19, Kerala 18 and…

08 Apr

States hit by Covid-19 second-wave ask for more vaccines, while Centre says they are “trying to divert attention”

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The coordinated Covid-19 battle plan between the Centre and states came under strain Wednesday when the Union Health Ministry, being pushed by several states to supply more vaccine doses and open up the vaccination process to all individuals above the age of 18, reacted sharply, accusing the second-wave surge states of “politicizing” a public health issue and “spreading lies”, and of not doing enough in terms of testing, contact tracing and ramping up the health infrastructure. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who came down heavily on Maharashtra, Delhi and Punjab, the states contributing most to the second surge of Covid-19 cases, said they were “trying…

06 Apr

Delhi Night Curfew

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The Delhi government has imposed night curfew in the city from today as the national capital sees a fresh wave of coronavirus. The city is recording over 3,500 new Covid-19 cases daily in the last four days. The night curfew will remain in place till April 30 from 10 pm to 5 am. An order in this regard was issued by the Delhi government on the recommendation of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). "Situation in Covid-19 in NCT of Delhi has been reviewed and it has been observed that there has been a sudden increase in Covid-19 cases in…

05 Apr

India breaches 1-lakh daily COVID-19 case mark

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India has recorded a total of 1,03,558 coronavirus infections in a single day, reaching a critical milestone, according to a ministerial update updated on Monday. The disease has surpassed its previous high, the highest since the onset of the epidemic in India on September 1 last year, and the death toll has risen to 1,65,101 with 4476 new deaths. Shown at 8 p.m. After registering a steady increase for the 26th day in a row, active incidence rose to 7,41,830 from 5.89 percent of total infections, and the recovery rate fell further to 92.80 percent, the data revealed. The active…