Tag: Lockdown

India has much to answer for about the callousness with which it treated the hundreds of thousands of migrant workers whose lives were plunged into chaos on March 24 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a total lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus at a four-hour notice.Left ...

With 48,661 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 13,85,522 on Sunday, while the recoveries mounted to 8,85,576, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country's death toll rose to 32,063 with 705 fatalities being recorded in a day, the ...

NEW DELHI/NAGPUR/KOLKATA: More high-risk areas were brought under lockdown on Saturday for varying periods, including weekends, by states in a bid to check the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in India. Over a dozen states have so far opted for such selective lockdown citing the need to revive economic ...

File photo of St Stephens College, DU. (Credits: News18) Students are unhappy with the latest notice and said it is "unfair" to them especially at this time when they are stuck in their home towns. PTI Last Updated: July 25, 2020, 11:38 PM IST The Delhi ...

The wearing of face masks is causing a cacophony of human argument around the world. Here, a selection of voices from the global debate.“To the best of my knowledge, the face mask has spread faster and wider than any other item in the history of dress.” — Valerie Steele, ...

As Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 cases crossed the 15,000 mark, the J&K administration on Wednesday decided to re-impose a strict lockdown across Kashmir up to July 28.A government spokesperson announced “a complete lockdown in all red districts, excluding Bandipora, of the Kashmir division from today evening till 6 ...

Image used for representation. Monsoons deliver about 70% of India's annual rainfall and are the lifeblood of the economy, spurring farm output and boosting rural spending on various items. D P Satish CNN-News18 Last Updated: July 17, 2020, 12:42 PM IST In a spot of sunshine ...

Issued on: 17/07/2020 - 07:39 India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals and test the country’s feeble health care system.  A surge of 34.956 new cases ...

As coronavirus cases in the UK have been increasing the government has implemented a three-tier lockdown system across areas with higher infection rates, such as Liverpool and Lancashire.For those in long-distance relationships, or who do not live together, the endless months of lockdown earlier in the year prevented many ...