The Delhi Metro will resume services next month after nearly a six-month gap. (File photo) The use of masks and smart cards has become mandatory as the Delhi Metro resumes services next month after an interval of nearly six months. New guidelines issued today list severe restrictions including banning tokens …
Read More »‘The standard treatment protocol of Covid-19 is saving lives’: Ministry of Health
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 withdraws from Russia military exercise with China and Pakistan due to COVID-19
India has decided not to send a contingent this year to Kavkaz-2020 (Representative Image) New Delhi: India will not send its contingent to the multinational military exercise Kavkaz-2020, which is being organized in Russia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Defense Ministry said. “Russia and India are privileged strategic partners. …
Read More »Covid-19: 87,000 health workers infected, 573 dead; 74% cases from six states | News
August 29, 2020 7:54 am ISTSource: TOI.in More than 87,000 healthcare workers have been infected with Covid-19, and just six states (Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, West Bengal, and Gujarat) account for three-quarters (about 74%) of the case burden. and more than 86%. of the 573 deaths due to infection, …
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. …
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