From crowded dining spaces to failing to isolate students with symptoms, COVID-19 patients say their requests and warnings fell on deaf ears. Naresh *, an IIT Madras graduate student, returned to his campus in August this year after the government of Tamil Nadu partially lifted the COVID-19 restrictions. For the …
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A total of 514 students have been tested for the virus as of Tuesday. The number of people within the IIT-Madras campus who tested positive for the coronavirus rose to 183 on Tuesday. A total of 514 students have been tested and while 104 people were declared positive for COVID-19 …
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The IIT-Madras group is “a lesson for all of us,” said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakarishnan. The Tamil Nadu Department of Health has begun aggressive testing for COVID-19 within the IIT-Madras campus, after more than 100 people tested positive for the coronavirus. On Sunday, 71 people, including 66 students …
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Billionaire Gautam Adani’s Roads-to-Mining group has indicated that it may improve its takeover bid of Rs 33,000 crore for the collapsed housing lender DHFL and has sought the seizure of deposits from bidders seeking to vitiate the auction by questioning the maximum recovery of public money. In a written email …
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While the country’s GDP previously fell by a record 23.9 percent in the first fiscal quarter, the economy is estimated to have substantially reduced the contraction to single digits in the second quarter. GDP Q2 FY 2020-21: The Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MOSPI) plans to publish the GDP …
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As countries around the world grapple with the prospect of renewed closures, the Australian city of Melbourne offers a harsh lesson on the costs of controlling the coronavirus. The city of 5 million people emerged Wednesday from one of the world’s longest and tightest closures that shuttered businesses and confined …
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A video of overcrowding at the establishment went viral on WhatsApp, forcing authorities to immediately take notice of the matter. Chennai Corporation sealed off Kumaran Silks, a clothing store in the city, after images of uncontrolled crowds appeared inside the premises of the establishment. The video went viral on WhatsApp …
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Trump, who was ready Monday to host his first rally following his COVID-19 diagnosis, declared that he was now “immune” to the virus, a claim that was impossible to prove and that comes amid a series of pending questions about the health of the president. “I am immune,” Trump said …
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The man traveling from Karaikudi to Chennai on the Pallavan Express was outraged at the alleged sale of pongal for 80 rupees. The Southern Railway suffered a shock Sunday after an elderly passenger posted an angry video questioning the price of ready-to-eat goods delivered on the train. The man, who …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s recovery rate improved to 28.17 percent, but the coronavirus case-fatality count witnessed the largest increase with a total of 46,711. The Group of Ministers had an in-depth deliberation on the containment strategy and management aspects of COVID-19, as well as on the measures being taken by …
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