Page 18 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Coronavirus LIVE: 12,557 new cases in Maharashtra, lowest in about 3 months
Coronavirus live updates: The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Covid crisis: Shop, eatery owners in Delhi, Mumbai expect muted unlocking
With restrictions on timings and capacity in Mumbai and Delhi, they don't expect to make much money
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Air travellers show 2x rise in June first week over May as Covid cases fall
Rise in passenger uptake expected to be swifter than it was after 1st wave
 "Air travellers show 2x rise in June first week over May as Covid cases fall")
Will not allow mass gatherings in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray
Govt's new graded unlock rules effective from Monday. Districts with Covid-19 case positivity rate under 5% and occupancy of oxygenated beds less than 25% will have all curbs lifted
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Odisha reports 7,002 new Covid-19 cases, 42 fresh fatalities: Official
Odisha on Sunday registered 7,002 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed the tally to 8,13,096, while 42 fresh fatalities raised the toll to 2,994, a health department official said
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Uttar Pradesh lifts Covid-lockdown restrictions in all districts, except 3
Uttar Pradesh has lifted Covid-imposed lockdown restrictions in all districts except in Meerut, Saharanpur and Gorakhpur, ACS Information Navneet Sehga said on Sunday.
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Can't say second Covid-19 wave has ended: PHFI's K Srinath Reddy
K Srinath Reddy of the Public Health Foundation of India on what the country can do to prevent a rise in cases once lockdowns are eased
 "Can't say second Covid-19 wave has ended: PHFI's K Srinath Reddy")
Unlock: Mumbai at level 3; local trains yet off-limits for common people
Restaurants, shops selling non-essential items and public places are set to reopen from Monday in Mumbai which is categorised under level 3 of the 'unlock' plan
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Why are some Covid test results false positives, and how common are they?
Although in the age of COVID most people have heard of the PCR test, how it works is understandably a bit of a mystery
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India reports 114,460 new Covid cases, lowest in 2 months: Health Ministry
India reported 114,460 new Covid-19 cases, 189,232 discharges, and 2,677 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Sunday
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Rajasthan procures 5,350 vials of mucormycosis injection: Minister
This comes amid a consistent rise in the cases of black fungus infection in the state
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Karnataka reports 13,800 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 365 deaths
Karnataka has reported 13,800 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 365 deaths thereby taking the total infected and fatalities so far to 26,83,314 and 31,260 respectively
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414 fresh Covid cases in Delhi; 60 deaths, positivity rate slips to 0.53 pc
Delhi recorded 414 fresh Covid-19 cases, the lowest in over two-and-a-half months and 60 fatalities on Saturday
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Teams to ensure Covid protocols are followed at liquor shops: Official
The liquor shops are set to reopen in Delhi after a gap of over one and half months on Monday
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Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees 21,410 new cases, cancels Class 12 exams
Coronavirus live updates: India reported 120,529 new Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 28,694,879. Death toll stands at 344,082. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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PNB posts Rs 586 crore profit in Q4; NII jumps over 48% to Rs 6,937 crore
Sequentially, the net profit has increased 16 per cent from Rs 506 core posted in the October-December quarter
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Do not politicise GST Council: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The government is conscious of the intensity of the second wave of Covid-19 and is assessing its full impact before coming out with further packages and interventions, says FM Sitharaman
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Stopping a third wave
Unless public health is prioritised over swift re-opening, the chances are that a third wave will hit India sooner than we would like
Gold imports plunge in India as second wave of Covid-19 slashes demand
Inbound purchases slumped to 11.3 tons last month from 70.3 tons in April, according to a person familiar with the data, who asked not to be identified as the information isn't public
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Covid LIVE: Karnataka sees 16,068 new cases in a day; 14,152 in Maharashtra
Coronavirus live updates: India reported 132,364 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 28,572,359. Death toll stands at 340,702. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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