New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today harshly criticized the Delhi government for its change in the limit on the number of wedding attendees allowed in the wake of a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hitting the city. “You (the Delhi government) saw since November 1 which way the …
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A female passenger, dressed in a protective suit, waits for the train at the New Delhi train station (Express Photo: Amit Mehra) Kashmir seroprevalence survey: Kashmir’s first seroprevalence survey has revealed that close to 40 percent of people in the Valley have developed antibodies to Covid-19. The survey, which analyzed …
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday criticized the government led by the Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital for increasing cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Attacking the government for the delay in taking steps to control the spread, the high court said: “They pulled you out of sleep, …
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The number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai may have declined, but the second wave of infections is likely to occur in the run-up to New Years Eve. Officials at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said the final decision on whether to allow New Year’s celebrations in hotels and restaurants will …
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India recorded a one-day increase of 45,576 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, after reporting fewer than 39,000 infections daily for the past three days, according to the Union’s ministry of health and family welfare. The country’s infection count has surpassed 8.95 million, while the death toll has …
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74% of the inhabitants of Delhi favor some type of closing of markets and non-essential shops, services to contain the spread of COVID-19, indicates a survey conducted by the LocalCircles community forum. The study has found that 46% of the citizens of India are in favor of some form of …
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended issuing new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed the news on Wednesday saying that the decision by the UAE authorities “is believed to be related to the second wave of COVID-19,” …
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ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visitor visas for Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the news on Wednesday saying the decision by the UAE authorities is believed to be “related to the second wave of Covid-19,” …
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India’s Covid-19 count surpassed the 8.9 million mark on Wednesday as it added more than 38,000 cases of the coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours. Data from the Union Ministry of Health showed that 474 Covid-19 patients succumbed to the viral disease, bringing the death toll to 130,993. Meanwhile, …
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A Chinese citizen journalist who has been detained since May this year for reporting on the novel. coronavirus Outbreak through social media faces up to five years in prison. The police forcibly took Zhang Zhan away and detained him for criticizing the Wuhan administration for its handling of the virus. …
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