Twenty staff members at Chennai’s flagship hotel, the Leela Palace, tested positive for COVID-19. This is Chennai’s second luxury hotel to have emerged as a COVID-19 hotspot after the ITC Grand Chola. Following the outbreak, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) officials said they have instructed luxury hotels to postpone scheduled events. …
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By: Express Web Desk | Chennai | Updated: December 14, 2020 2:28:18 pm According to officials, a total of 700 students are currently staying on campus, staying in nine hostels with less than 20 percent occupied capacity in each. The IIT Madras campus was placed under temporary lockdown after 66 …
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Written by Janardhan Koushik, Shivani Ramakrishnan | Chennai | Updated: October 22, 2020 9:03:01 am A guard checks a woman’s temperature at a temple in Chennai. Photo Express: Srinivas K The results of the second serological survey, which was recently carried out in Chennai to detect the transmission of the …
Read More »Indian Coronavirus Closure Day 50 updates | PM hints Lockdown 4.0 beyond May 17
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that a new Lookdown 4.0 beyond May 17 was in the offing, while announcing an economic stimulus package for ₹ 20-lakh-crore (estimated at 10% of GDP), with a clear jump defined towards economic reforms that, in his words, will lead to Atmanirbhar …
Read More »India 49 Day Coronavirus Closure Live Updates | 15 special passenger train services starting today
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with the chief ministers on the coronavirus situation in India, focusing on a strategy for a gradual exit from the shutdown. Indian Railways will gradually restart passenger services today with 15 pairs of trains. The 15 pairs of trains, meaning a …
Read More »India Coronavirus Block 48 Day Live Updates | Prime Minister Modi will discuss exit closure strategies today with senior ministers
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a video conference with the chief ministers on the coronavirus situation in India, focusing on a strategy for a gradual exit from the shutdown. Prime Minister Modi’s discussions with the MCs of the States and Territories of the Union are expected to revolve …
Read More »Tamil Nadu reports 580 cases of Covid-19 and two more deaths; large number of cases linked to the Koyambedu market
[ad_1] CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu on Thursday reported a marginal drop in the number of cases with 580 people in the state testing positive for the new coronavirus. This occurs after the state reported the highest peak in cases on Wednesday with 771 people testing positive for the infection. Total cases …
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