Adherence to the standard treatment protocol by all health facilities throughout the country, as well as daily monitoring of positive cases in home isolation, has led to progressively improving recoveries from coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the country, said the Union Ministry of Health. Total recoveries in India have exceeded 2.7 …
Read More »What can change when services resume on September 7
After a hiatus of more than five months, Delhi’s lifeline, metro trains, will resume services from September 7. The Union Ministry of the Interior issued on Saturday the Unblocking 4 guidelines according to which metro trains will be able to resume services from September 7 in a phased manner. The …
Read More »With Nearly 79,000 New Covid-19 Cases, India Sets Grim World Record
India on Sunday recorded 78,761 cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health. This brought the national account to 3,542,733. The number of active cases in the country amounts to 7,65,302, while the number of deaths amounts to 63,498. …
Read More »What’s new, what’s still the same
The government released new Unlock 4.0 guidelines on Saturday. The MHA order allows some gradual reopening of activities in the fourth round of unlocking, it has continued to extend the lockdown in the containment zones until September 30. A statement from the MHA said the new guidelines are based on …
Read More »Unlock 4: some educational institutes can open, states can call 50% of staff
The Union Ministry of the Interior announced on Saturday the guidelines for the fourth relaxation phase in the coronavirus-induced lockdown. In the latest round of relaxation, called Unblocking 4, metro train services were allowed to resume from September 7, but in a staggered fashion. However, schools and universities will remain …
Read More »September 1 Unlock 4: What Changes, What Stays the same
The Union Ministry of the Interior issued on Saturday the Unblocking 4 guidelines according to which metro trains will be allowed to resume services from September 7 in a staggered manner, while social and religious congregations of up to 100 people will be allowed. as of September 21. However, schools, …
Read More »India reports more than 76,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Delhi recorded 1,954 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. New Delhi: With a single-day peak of 76,472 new cases, India’s COVID-19 count surpassed the 34 lakh mark, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday. The death toll from the virus reached 62,550 with 1,021 new deaths …
Read More »After a spike in cases, Delhi expands enforcement of Covid-19 regulations
Following an increase in Covid-19 cases, the Delhi government has begun deploying additional enforcement teams in all 11 income districts to ensure that people follow safety guidelines and impose fines in case of violations. This has led to a 10-fold increase in penalties for violations in some districts, authorities said. …
Read More »What Happens Before Covid-19, Asks Chidambaram Digging In Sitharaman’s ‘Act Of God’ Commentary On The Economy
Congressional Senior Leader P Chidambaram wears a mask in Parliament during the Budget Session, March 19, 2020. (PTI Photo / Vijay Verma) If the pandemic is an ‘act of God’, how do we describe the mismanagement of the economy during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, asked former Finance Minister P Chidambaram. …
Read More »With 658 new boxes of Covid-19, Uttarakhand surpasses the 18,000 mark
With 658 new cases of Covid-19, Uttarakhand crossed the 18,000 mark on Saturday, bringing the total case count to 18,571. The state also reported 11 Covid-19 positive patient deaths. With this, the death toll increased to 250 in the state. Of the 250 deaths, 73 cases were deaths from coronavirus, …
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