For representation. Security personnel stand guard during Odisha’s Bhubaneswar lockdown. (PTI file) The notice lifting the lockdown in seven cities was issued after Chief Secretary AK Tripathy announced Friday that the state government will provide free transportation and accommodation to students. PTI Last update: August 29, 2020 12:38 PM IST …
Read More »Coronavirus infection unlikely to hit twice – health
Scientists this week confirmed a new coronavirus reinfection in a 33-year-old man in Hong Kong, who had Covid-19 in March and was found to be infected with a different variant of the virus after 142 days during a visit to Europe. They used genetic sequencing to confirm that the second …
Read More »Ready for NEET, JEE, Says Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Amid Rise in COVID-19 Positivity Rate
Coronavirus: COVID-19 case doubling rate in Assam is 23 days Guwahati: Assam’s Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today that the state is ready to implement the center’s Standard Operating Procedure or SOP for the celebration of NEET and JEE. However, he warned that the coronavirus crisis remains a major …
Read More »MHA Issues Unlock 4 Guidelines: What’s Allowed, What’s Not
The Interior Ministry issued the ‘Unblocking 4’ guidelines on Saturday to further stimulate the economy and contain the spread of Covid-19. The lockdown will continue to apply strictly in the containment zones until September 30. This is what has been allowed since September: -The railway subway will be able to …
Read More »Covid-19: the government extends the blockade in the containment zones until September 30
The Home Office announced the guidelines for Unlocking 4 on Saturday. While the government allowed various activities, including metro services, the government extended the blockade in the containment zones until September 30. “The lockdown will continue to be strictly enforced in the containment zones until September 30, the government said …
Read More »India enters Unlocking 4: what is open, what remains closed
India issued new lockdown guidelines on ‘Unlock 4’ on Saturday, allowing for more activities to open in areas outside the containment zones, marking the gradual opening up of the country and economy amid the outbreak of the disease by coronavirus (Covid-19). While the MHA order allows for some gradual reopening …
Read More »Unlock 4: Metro services will operate in a staggered manner from September 7
As India slowly opens up after several months of restrictions and closures, the government has given a green flag to more activities in areas outside of Containment Zones in Unlocking 4. In Unlock 4, which will start from September 1, 2020, the process of gradual reopening of activities has been …
Read More »School, universities will remain closed, says the center’s new Covid rules
Unlock4 Guidelines: School, Universities Still Closed. (Figurative) New Delhi: Schools, universities and other educational institutions will continue to be closed to students, the Center said on Saturday as it issued guidelines for the fourth phase of a month of easing of COVID-19 restrictions, “Unlock4,” beginning Sept. 1. The Interior Ministry, …
Read More »States cannot enforce local blocking without prior consultation with the Center
As part of the Unblock 4 guidelines issued on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said state / UT governments cannot impose the local blockade without prior consultation with the Center. “State / UT governments will not impose any local (state / district / subdivision / city / town) blockades, outside the …
Read More »States cannot enforce lockdown outside containment zones
Unlock 4: center said no state can enforce lockdown outside containment zones New Delhi: More activities are now allowed outside of the coronavirus containment zones in the center’s latest Unlock4 guidelines. However, lockdown rules will remain in effect in COVID-19 containment zones until September 30, the Interior Ministry said in …
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