Social distancing norms were flouted in Maharashtra's Nagpur as people gathered outside a liquor store on Friday night ahead of a week-long lockdown starting on Monday.
On Friday, as many as 100 new positive cases of coronavirus were reported from Mira Bhayandar. One fatality was also reported due to COVID-19. A total of 27,800 cases of coronavirus have so far been reported from Mira Bhayandar.
A strict lockdown will be enforced in Akola from March 12 morning to March 15 morning in view of rising coronavirus cases.
Asked whether a mutant strain of the coronavirus is responsible for the rise in cases, ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said it has not been found incriminating in the surge in Maharashtra.
A strict lockdown will be enforced in Nagpur from March 15 to 21 in view of spike in COVID-19 cases. The district has been reporting a spike in daily cases since the last month.
There is an estimated 30 percent increase in 'weight-gain' linked kidney ailments since the start of Covid-19 induced lockdown last year.
Will a lockdown be imposed in Mumbai amid the rising coronavirus cases? Well, at least the senior civic officials don't feel the need to bring a lockdown into force.
Maharashtra has so far reported 22,28,471 total COVID-19 cases, out of which, 97,637 active cases, the Maharashtra Health Department said. A total of 52,500 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state so far.
A "partial lockdown" will be imposed in Maharashtra's Aurangabad in view of the spike in coronavirus cases. The restrictions, effective between March 11 and April 4, will have shut malls, markets, and cinema halls during the weekends.
The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced the extension of the lockdown in the state till March 31, in view of the rising coronavirus cases. Offices, shops and industrial and commercial establishments will continue with staggered working hours.
Rumour mills have it that the government is planning to impose a three-day lockdown in view of the coronavirus cases in the country. Various messages circulating on social media claim that a three-day lockdown will be implemented starting February 29.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to table a “cautious” roadmap in Parliament on Monday to ease the country out of the strict stay-at-home lockdown in place to control the spread of coronavirus infections.
The data showed that from March to May 2020, when restrictions were in place due to the outbreak of COVID-19, there was a rise in cases related to cybercrimes.
A one-day lockdown will be imposed in Maharashtra's Amravati on February 21 amid rising coronavirus cases in the region, District Magistrate Shailesh Naval has informed. On Sunday, February 21, all markets, offices, shops will be closed except for the essential services.
Lockdown may be imposed in Yavatmal, Amravati and Akola cities in view of rising coronavirus cases.
India has seen a countrywide lockdown in the year 2020, in a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic. As the cases dwindled, the nation entered stages of unlocking, also following social distancing and precautionary measures. Meanwhile, rumor mills are still buzzing with claims of another lockdown.
Maharashtra government on Friday extended the coronavirus lockdown till February 28.
The nation’s capital is essentially on lockdown. More than 25,000 troops and police have been called to duty. Tanks and concrete barriers block the streets. The National Mall is closed.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was “absolutely necessary” to maintain restrictions, particularly in light of a more infectious variant of the virus that emerged in England.
While terms like quarantine, sanitisation, containment zones or hotspots have been in use in medical or military parlance, they remained part of the esoteric vocabulary of experts or people working in the domain, such as security personnel at airports. However, with the unchecked spread of COVID-19, usage of these technical terms, particularly quarantine and sanitisation became fairly commonplace in 2020.
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