The nationwide lockdown to contain the deadly coronavirus looks set to be extended by two more weeks till April-end after a consensus emerged among states for continuing the curbs.
On the list of the most deaths due to the COVID-19, the United States on Saturday overtook Italy. The US has now witnessed over 19,700 deaths.
There have also been modifications in the coaches--a provision of clamps for positioning oxygen cylinders, and water pipes and taps in converted bathrooms have been installed for filling buckets, soap dispensers and soap dishes have also been kept.
The MHA has also been communicated to provide necessary police security to doctors and medical staff who visit places to conduct screening of people to find out symptoms of the disease.
With a likely extension on the cards, the people across the nation will have to stay indoors as the govt is considering an additional extension of two weeks.
The medical load was also received by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) Advisor Kazheto Kinimi.
Thousands of people across India and worldwide had attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz in March.
Agra is the first cluster in India where operations against coronavirus outbreak were carried out under containment and rapid emergency response.
Dr Jerome, a clinical scientist and the world’s leading voice on vaccines who lead the US military’s program on the HIV vaccine had a lot to say about India’s role in the fight against COVID-19.
Pakistan's Foreign Office said on Thursday that the demand was conveyed to the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad.
So far 11 people, who were tested positive of the virus, have been discharged after receiving treatment in the state
Failure to comply with the appeal will be deemed as a violation of the Uttar Pradesh Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and invite strict action against violators, the administration said.
All ministries have been directed that joint secretary and above rank officers will resume work in respective departments, the sources said, adding that one-third of the essential staff members in every ministry need to be present.
Justice Mukta Gupta, hearing the matter through video conferencing, dismissed the bail plea of Shadab Alam observing that investigation is at a crucial stage after Dayal Pur SHO apprised the court that the video footage has been preserved and is yet to be examined.
The exisisting lockdown which has been imposed by the Centre will end at 6:00 am on April 15.
Several homeless people were reportedly staying at the shelter home, which caught fire today.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the lockdown can be relaxed in certain areas while on others it will become stricter.
The West Bengal CM also announced that schools, colleges, and universities in the state will remain closed till June 10th.
Four people, including an imam, have been arrested in connection with the incident, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Awasthi said in Lucknow.
Sources confirmed Zee Media that the deceased had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi between March 6- 8 during which he had possibly contracted the deadly coronavirus infection.
According to PTI sources, Kejriwal was of the view that the ongoing 21-day lockdown, which is scheduled to end on April 14, should be extended to the whole of India and not only in Delhi.
Till now Dharavi, the largest slum in the country, has registered a total of 22 positive cases and three deaths. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has traced about 35 high-risk contacts who have been quarantined.
TRAI, in its recommendations, said that currently, STBs are non-interoperable and that deprives the customer of the freedom to change his service provider and creates a hindrance to technological innovation, improvement in service quality, and the overall sector growth.
The letter requested the state government led by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee to take strict action in the matter.
Five persons have been arrested in West Bengal`s South 24 Parganas district on charge of selling meat of dead poultry amidst the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown, police said on Saturday.
