Page 45 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
India's biz reputation at risk as states push laws to make firms hire local
Millions of jobs were lost during last year's nationwide lockdown, dealing a blow to govt's promise of generating adequate employment for the world's youngest and biggest workforce
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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees nearly 40,000 new Covid cases in a day
Coronavirus live updates: India has recorded 53,480 cases recorded in the last 24 hours. With active cases hitting 552,566, India is now the 6th-worst hit country. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Amid Covid surge, Maharashtra should be ready for stricter steps: Tope
Tope, an NCP leader, on Tuesday said imposing a lockdown is the last option for the state government
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ICU beds for Covid-19 patients full in 14 Delhi private hospitals: Govt
Earlier in the day, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said there were enough ICU beds available in government-run hospitals
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Covishield, Covaxin effective against UK, Brazillian variants: Centre
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said there is no Indian strain of coronavirus
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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 27,918 new cases in last 24 hours
Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra witnessed a marginal dip in its daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), as well as deaths. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Nagpur records 1,156 new coronavirus positive cases; 54 more fatalities
The Maharashtra district now has 38,209 active cases
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Delhi govt to review ICU beds' shortage in Covid facilities: Satyendar Jain
Jain's statement came amid reports that some private hospitals in Delhi were facing a shortage of ICU beds
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Four more deaths, 463 new Covid-19 cases in Telangana in past 24 hours
The bulletin said 364 patients recovered from the infection on March 29
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Mumbai sees bed rationing again as coronavirus cases rise sharply
The daily Covid tally in Maharashtra eased to 31,643 cases on Monday, against 40,414 new coronavirus cases on Sunday -two-thirds of the national tally of 68,020
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Zoom, other WFH tech darlings risk user exodus as the world reopens
Many well-known apps are losing ground, or usage has stabilized
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Happy Monday: England embarks on major easing of coronavirus lockdown
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to remain cautious and not to mix indoors
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Maharashtra sees 31,643 new coronavirus cases, reports 102 deaths
Maharashtra on Monday added 31,643 fresh infections, taking the overall tally to 27,45,518, the state health department said.
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Gujarat records 2,252 new coronavirus cases, eight deaths in past 24 hours
The state's death toll is now 4,500 and the recovery count stands at 286,577
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Covid: Protests, public gatherings banned in Karnataka till April 13
Asking people to cooperate by wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing, CM said officials have been instructed to take strict measures against those not wearing masks
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Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra reports 31,643 new cases in last 24 hours
Coronavirus live updates: In Maharashtra, CM Uddhav Thackeray asked officials to start preparing for another lockdown in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Kerala adds 1,549 new Covid cases in past 24 hrs; active cases over 24,000
The Covid-19 death toll mounted to 4,590 with addition of 11 recent fatalities in Kerala
Pakistan imposes partial coronavirus lockdowns in several high-risk areas
So far, Pakistan has avoided a nationwide lockdown to spare the country's ailing economy from more damage
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84.5% of new Covid cases being reported from eight states: Health Ministry
The Centre has advised high-burden states and Union territories to take stringent measures for containment of the surge
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Uddhav preps Maharashtra for lockdown with 'minimum economic disruption'
Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Thane and Nashik are the most affected districts, accounting for a bulk of the cases
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