Up to 18 states and Union Territories have recorded recovery rates above the national average, the ministry said. Active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below the nine lakh mark for the second day in a row and now constitute only 12.65 percent of the total number of cases, the Union …
Read More »An open letter from scientists around the world calling for the use of cloth masks to prevent COVID-19
[ad_1] In light of compelling research evidence that face masks are a great tool to stop the community spread of COVID-19, a group of scientists from around the world has come together to issue an open letter promoting the use of masks by part of the public. Arguing that the …
Read More »Coronavirus | Citing the COVID-19 spike, TN CM urges PM not to resume air and rail services until May 31
[ad_1] Citing the growing cases of COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami urged the Prime Minister on Monday not to resume regular air and rail transport services in the State until May 31. Referring to media reports on plans to resume regular train services to and from …
Read More »Coronavirus | Decision to allow COVID-19 positive ambulance driver to leave Assam draws criticism
[ad_1] Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on May 10 that an ambulance driver who tested positive for COVID-19 was allowed to go to Mumbai because he was asymptomatic, drawing criticism from netizens on his social media accounts. . State Aid Line Numbers for COVID-19 | Coronavirus, May 10 …
Read More »Coronavirus | What made Koyambedu, Chennai’s popular wholesale complex market, a COVID-19 access point?
[ad_1] The story so far: Koyambedu, Chennai’s popular wholesale market, is now the epicenter of the largest group of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tamil Nadu. Keeping the large expanding market open in the midst of an epidemic, with little or no precautionary measures, has been costly for the …
Read More »Promote all students at the school next year or use an internal assessment mechanism instead of exams, says Kapil Sibal
[ad_1] With uncertainty over the 2020-2021 academic session of schools in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, former Minister of Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal said Sunday that all students who prevent those in class 12 are promoted or have an internal evaluation mechanism in place to save them from …
Read More »Coronavirus blockade | CBSE will begin evaluation of the board exam at 3,000 centers
[ad_1] Three thousand schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been notified as assessment centers, and will soon begin work on the assessment of class 10 and 12 exams that have been interrupted by the closure, the minister said of Human Resources Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. …
Read More »Coronavirus | Madhya Pradesh pushes working hours from eight to 12 in factories
[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh has increased factory work hours from eight to 12. It has also allowed up to 72 hours of overtime. Full coverage in coronavirus “The increase in working hours is applicable only if employees are willing to work. And they must be paid for overtime, “Prime Minister Shivraj …
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