One-day recoveries surpass fresh COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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The fresh cases raised the tally in the Union Territory to 9,777, while 9,246 people have recuperated from the disease so far, he said. Single-day recoveries outnumbered new COVID-19 cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as 81 people were cured of the disease and 34 tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours, … Read more

Maharashtra announces fresh curbs, Movement in groups of five or more prohibited during daytime from Jan 10

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Schools and colleges will be closed till February 15 except for activities required to be undertaken for class 10 and 12 students and administrative activities of teachers. Tightening restrictions in the face of surging COVID-19 cases, the Maharashtra Government on Saturday prohibited movement in public in groups of five or more from 5 in the … Read more

Covid-19 Second Wave: Trend suggests virus infections slowing down but end still far away

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The national capital which had been reporting a daily number of cases well past 20000 has now started registering a daily count well below 12000. Even as the crisis of the second wave of Coronavirus continues in the country, the Covid-19 tally in the last fortnight hints that the peak of the second wave has … Read more

Coronavirus: Centre advises states to follow British model of containment and aggressive vaccination

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Giving an example of most North Eastern states which have hired a large number of nurses from Odisha and West Bengal for a year contract, the source said other states should try to follow the example. Even as the Covid-19 tally in the country makes new records every single day, the central government has advised … Read more

Coronavirus second wave: Unusual spike in death rate spells trouble for Punjab

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This is not the first time that the increasing number of Covid-19 related deaths has put the spotlight on the state of Punjab Amidst the second countrywide wave of Coronavirus, the most worrying picture seems to be that of Maharashtra which is contributing to more than half of the national tally, however, the Covid-19 scenario … Read more

Coronavirus guidelines: Centre extends restrictions till March 31, Home Secy cautions states to maintain vigil

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The top Home Ministry also made it clear that there should be no interstate or intrastate restrictions on the movement of persons and goods for inter-state, intra-state and cross border trade with other countries. As Coronavirus cases rise in Maharashtra and Kerala, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has written a letter to all the states … Read more

Covid-19 sero survey: Over 9 crore infected, tenfold hike in infections among adult Indians in past 3.5 months

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The second all-India sero survey was done between August 17 and September 22 while the first was done between May 11 and June 4. There has been a tenfold hike in the number of adult Indians infected with Covid-19 over the past three-and-a-half months (see graphic), from around 64 lakh in the first sero survey, … Read more

Coronavirus in India: All 10 worst-affected states have over 1 lakh infections, Lakshadweep islands still remain untouched

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Among the states that continue to remain on COVID alert are Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, etc. With the addition of the North-Eastern state Assam, the top 10 Covid-19 worst-affected states in the country have more than a lakh confirmed Coronavirus cases. At the same time, every state and Union Territory barring the Andaman … Read more