In view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje on Friday said that lockdowns and curfews are not required if people are disciplined. The Union Minister of State, who was on a personal visit to her hometown here, urged people to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols. “We […]
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Lockdown will be clamped in Mumbai if daily Covid cases jump 20,000 mark
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Tuesday said that if the daily COVID-19 cases cross the 20,000 mark, then the lockdown will be imposed in the city. “We will have to impose lockdown in Mumbai if daily COVID cases cross the 20,000-mark,” said Pednekar. She further said that all the schools […]
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Full Lockdown Announced in This northeastern state For 10 Days : Check Details
As cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 rise in Manipur, the government has announced a total curfew for 10 days, starting from July 18, to break the chain of transmission. “There is a need to take stringent measures to break the chain of transmission. Therefore, the State government has […]
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Sydney’s Covid-19 cases rise, four Australian cities in lockdown
Australia’s New South Wales (NSW), the worst-hit state in the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak, reported 22 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases today as four major cities endure a hard lockdown to contain the Delta variant. Around one in two Australians are under stay-at-home orders with Sydney, the country’s largest city, […]
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Telangana: Local BJP leader booked for flouting Covid-19 lockdown rules on granddaughter’s birthday
Telangana police on Tuesday booked a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader for flouting COVID-19 lockdown rules after he organised a dance party on the occasion of his granddaughter’s birthday. As per M Narayana, Superintendent of Police (SP), Vikarabad, the party was organised on the intervening night of June 11 and June […]
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Australia’s Melbourne to exit Covid-19 lockdown but some restrictions remain
Australia’s second largest city Melbourne will exit a Covid-19 hard lockdown as planned on Thursday night, Victoria state authorities said, although some restrictions on travel and gatherings would likely remain for another week. After two weeks in a strict lockdown that forced people to remain home except for essential business, […]
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Uttarakhand govt extends Covid lockdown till June 15
The Uttarakhand government on Sunday extended Covid-19 restrictions in the state till June 15. As per new lockdown guidelines, general stores will be open from 8 am to 1 pm between June 9 and June 14. Within this week as compared to earlier, the government has increased the scope of the exemption. It […]
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Air quality improved during lockdown in India, study shows
Research by scientists from the University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led to an improvement in air quality and a reduction in land surface temperature in major urban areas across the country. The study found that travel and work restrictions […]
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Hyderabad cab drivers association offering free cab service to pregnant women amid lockdown
Hyderabad-based cab driver association “Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union” (TGPWU) is offering help to pregnant women by giving them free cab service to the hospital. They have helped safely escort more than 27 pregnant women to hospitals during the last week of lockdown in Telangana. Speaking to ANI, Shaik Salauddin, the founder […]
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Argentina announces ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown as Covid-19 rages
Argentina will tighten pandemic lockdown measures to combat a severe second Covid-19 wave, President Alberto Fernandez said yesterday, underscoring concern as daily cases and deaths have broken records over the last week. The strict “circuit-breaker” measures will come into force on Saturday and last until May 31. They include school […]
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Uttar Pradesh government extended weekend lockdown
Lucknow| Amid surging coronavirus cases, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced the extension of weekend lockdown in the state to also include Monday. Weekend lockdowns were earlier imposed from Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 am to curb COVID-19 cases. However, such complete lockdown will not remain in force […]
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Karnataka imposes COVID-19 lockdown from Tuesday for the next 14 days
Bengaluru| Amid a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the BS Yediyurappa government on Monday decided to impose a 14-day lockdown across the state starting Tuesday evening.While the Karnataka CM did not call the measure a lockdown while announcing the move before the media, strict curbs that have been […]
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Lockdown in Delhi extended by a week amid COVID-19 spike, confirms CM Kejriwal
In view of the continued surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the Delhi government on Sunday extended the ongoing lockdown in the city for another week. The Delhi lockdown will now stay in effect till 5 am, May 3. “We had imposed a 6-day lockdown in Delhi. The lockdown is […]
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Covid-19:Uttarakhand records it highest daily spike of 3,012 cases, 27 people die in a day
Dehradun| Uttarakhand reported its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day on Tuesday with 3,012 people testing positive for the disease taking the infection tally in the state to 1,29,205. Its previous biggest single-day spike of cases was recorded on April 17 when the state reported 2,757 infections. Also, […]
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Night Curfew Timings Extended In Uttarakhand, Shops to Shut at 2 pm
On Tuesday, In a major decision, the Uttarakhand government decided that the night curfew across state would start from 7pm and continue till 5am. Besides, there will be a weekly lockdown on Sunday in all 13 districts. The order to this effect issued by the chief secretary said that all […]