Page 53 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
96% people faced drop in earnings during Covid-19 lockdown: Survey
The Centre announced a nationwide lockdown in March last year following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. Later, after a few months, restrictions were gradually eased in a phased manner
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Coronavirus LIVE: Bengal makes negative Covid report mandatory for 4 states
Coronavirus live updates: Travellers from Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab will need a negative coronavirus test report to enter Delhi. Stay tuned for corona-related news
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Boris Johnson very optimistic' about June 21 Covid lockdown end
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that he is very optimistic about meeting a June 21 timeline for most legally imposed coronavirus lockdown restrictions
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EasyJet ticket sales surge as UK PM unveils plan for air travel return
EasyJet ticket sales more than quadrupled in the hours after Johnson said Monday that international trips may restart as soon as May 17
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Covid: Community spread to mutation, the risks if countries don't vaccinate
Some countries, such as Tanzania and Madagascar, have issued statements saying they do not have plans to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19
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Covid-19: Philippine president Duterte won't ease virus restrictions
President Rodrigo Duterte also rejected a plan to resume face-to-face school classes in some pilot areas until vaccinations
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New Zealand to remove coronavirus restrictions from Auckland as virus fades
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said more than 72,000 tests had found no evidence the virus was spreading in the community
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Train service between Kashmir Valley and Jammu to resume after 11 months
"A dry run of 137 km was carried out yesterday (Sunday) between Baramulla and Banihal," the official of the Northern Railways said
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A fresh threat
Complacency has left India vulnerable to second wave
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Govt mulling night curfew in Maha as Covid-19 cases surge: State Minister
The total cases in the state increased to 20,93,913 including 48,439 active cases and 19,92,530 total recoveries
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As Covid-19 cases surge, lockdown back in two Maharashtra districts
Yavatmal Collector M D Singh said the number of Covid cases in the district was increasing since February 1, and the district has 606 active cases as of Wednesday
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Covid-19: Three Maharashtra cities likely to face stricter restrictions
The state reported 4,787 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest one-day count this year
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India's Covid-19 'human barricade' to keep cases under control: Experts
Cases that were rising by nearly 100,000 a day in September are now growing at just 10,000 a day
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New Zealand ponders extending lockdown as 2 new Covid-19 cases found
The original cases from the latest outbreak were a mother, a father, and their daughter, who attends high school
No new coronavirus cases raise hopes New Zealand will end lockdown
Health officials have been ramping up testing since the outbreak. On Monday, they administered more than 15,000 tests and processed the results of nearly 6,000
Singapore's GDP to grow by 4-6% in 2021, showing signs of recovery
The economy will grow by 4.0 to 6.0 per cent this year, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), sticking to its forecast announced in November last year
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Residential real estate bounces back after third quarter of CY2020
On a yearly basis , Mumbai, Thane and Pune saw more or less the same number of launches in CY2020
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DATA STORY: Nearly 90% Delhi cases now cured; Haryana recovery rate 2nd-best at 84%
A set of graphics tracking how the number of coronavirus positive cases have moved on a daily basis since India's total touched 100 on March 15
 "DATA STORY: Nearly 90% Delhi cases now cured; Haryana recovery rate 2nd-best at 84%")
EA hikes annual sales outlook as lockdown boost for videogames continues
Videogame sales in the United States hit a record $56.9 bn last year as demand for virtual entertainment soared after public events were canceled to stem Covid-19
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Easing lockdown has to be done "very cautiously", warns UK expert
Lifting coronavirus lockdown measures would have to be done "very slowly, very cautiously" to avoid a resurge in infections, a British medical expert warned.
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