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One-tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “super-spreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not transmit the disease to anyone else , shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science: it is the first …

The prevalence of antibodies to the Sars-Cov-2 virus in Delhi fell by more than four percentage points in a month, officials told the Delhi high court citing the recent serosurvey, yielding an epidemiological finding that now skews estimates of how many people may have been exposed to Covid-19 in the …

Local trains in the Pune region will be restarted with the protocols adopted in the MMR (Representational) Highlight Maharashtra has extended the blockade until October 31 Schools, universities and other educational institutions will remain closed Movie theaters, theaters in shopping centers will remain closed Mumbai: The government of Maharashtra on …

People wearing protective masks leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Mumbai, India, on September 22, 2020. REUTERS / Niharika Kulkarni Hotels, food courts, restaurants, and bars can operate starting October 5 with a capacity not to exceed 50% or as prescribed by local …

The Center in its new reopening guidelines issued on Wednesday said state and Union Territory (UN) governments will not impose any local closures outside of the containment zones without first consulting. “State / UT governments will not impose any local closures (state / district / subdivision / city / town), …

State governments have been given free rein to reopen schools after October 15 under the Center’s Unlock 5.0 guidelines announced by the Union Ministry of the Interior on Wednesday. Later a decision would be made on the opening of universities. Institutions that have doctoral and postgraduate researchers in science and …

New Delhi: On Wednesday, the union government gave flexibility to the states and territories of the union to open schools, colleges as of October 15 in a phased manner and on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the management of the educational institute. According to the Unlock 5 rules issued …

On Wednesday, the Center released guidelines in continuation with the gradual unlocking that began on June 8. Starting with essential activities for special train services to finally metro trains and schools and universities, the Center has been following a calculated step-by-step approach to ensure economic activities despite Covid-19 control. In …

NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday issued new guidelines for the ‘Unblocking 5’ phase in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and allowed the reopening of movie theaters and entertainment parks from October 15 with 50% capacity . The Unlock 5 guidelines, issued by the Ministry of the Interior, as …

Researchers led by Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Washington-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, gained access to the full set of contact tracing data for the states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh from the beginning of the pandemic to on August 1st. In all, the two states …