Page 24 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Ladakh records three more deaths, 131 fresh Covid-19 cases: Officials
Ladakh has registered three more COVID-19 related fatalities and 131 fresh cases, taking the union territory's infection tally to 17,277 and its death toll to 176, officials said on Sunday.
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MP govt under-reporting Covid-related deaths, claims Kamal Nath
Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath accused the state government of under-reporting Covid-related deaths and claimed that over one lakh people had died from the infection across the state.
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Covid LIVE: 31,183 new cases in Karnataka; UP curfew extended till May 31
Coronavirus live updates: India reported 257,299 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 26,285,069. Death toll nears 300,000. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Kerala govt announces one week extension of lockdown till May 30
The Kerala government on Friday announced a one week extension of the state-wide lockdown till May 30, to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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EU regulator backs use of GSK-Vir antibody for Covid-19 treatment
The opinion relates to the use of the treatment, sotrovimab, in adults and adolescents aged 12 years or older and weighing at least 40 kilograms
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Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu sees record 36,184 new cases; 29,644 in Maharashtra
Coronavirus live updates: The country vaccinated 1,482,754 people in Thursday to take the total to 191,879,503.
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Lockdown in Karnataka extended till June 7, says CM B S Yediyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday announced extension of lockdown from May 24 to June 7 for a period of 14 days to contain the spread of coronavirus in the State.
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Covid-19: Kerala govt announces one week extension of lockdown
The Kerala government on Friday announced a one week extension of the state-wide lockdown till May 30, to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic
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UP to declare black fungus as notifiable disease amid rise in cases
The Uttar Pradesh government will declare black fungus as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act later in the day
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Delhi records 3,009 Covid cases, 252 deaths; positivity rate dips to 4.76%
Delhi recorded 3,009 COVID-19 cases and 252 fatalities on Friday, with the city's positivity rate slipping to 4.76 per cent, data shared by the health department showed.
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India's test positivity rate for Covid-19 down to 15%; Centre ups caution
Positivity rate had been consistently increasing for 10 weeks since February and started to decline in the past 10 days
Covid LIVE: Both Karnataka, Maharashtra see daily cases below 30,000-mark
Coronavirus live updates: India reported 276,110 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 25,772,440. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Volkswagen extends service period, warranty on products till Jun 30
Volkswagen Passenger Cars India has extended the service period and warranty on products till June 30 to support its customers, dealers and employees across the network
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Covid LIVE: Maharashtra sees over 34,000 cases in a day; 1,350 in Mumbai
Coronavirus live updates: India reported a record of 4,529 new deaths and 267,334 fresh Covid-19 infections today, taking the caseload tally to 25,496,330. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Covid-19 second wave induced sequential slackening a concern: ICRA
Sequential growth slackening driven by the second wave of Covid-19 in India has emerged as a concern, ratings agency ICRA said.
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Govt's worry on corporation tax revenue front may worsen in coming years
Concern over a falling share of corporation tax revenue may get worse
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Covi-19: Audi India extends warranty, service period till June 30
Customers facing challenges owing to the lockdown will benefit from these extended plans,
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Covid crisis: Flexible workspace options to soar as firms expand capacity
They are using the interregnum to expand and to negotiate cheaper real estate deals to add seating capacity
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Locked down and empty shelves
Publishing has come to a virtual halt because the retail shops are shut and, as result, so are the large distributors
Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai sees below 1,000 daily cases after two months
Coronavirus LIVE updates: The six most-affected states by total cases are Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
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