Wearing of face masks, washing hands with sanitiser, and maintaining physical distance in classes and campuses are also mandatory for students, teachers and staff.
A tweet by a Hindi television channel said that the government is likely to announce complete lockdown from December 1 as number of coronavirus cases is witnessing a spike.
Lockdown, defined as "the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces", has been named the Collins Word of the Year 2020.
Lockdown, the noun that has come to define so many lives across the world in 2020, was on Tuesday declared the word of the year by Collins Dictionary.
Amid an ongoing second Covid-19 wave, a new four-week lockdown in England came into force on Thursday, under which people will have to stay at home, while non-essential shops, pubs and gyms will remain closed.
Rajasthan government on Sunday issued new guidelines for coronavirus lockdown in the state.
Addressing a briefing from 10 Downing Street on Saturday, Johnson said there was no choice but to be humble in the face of nature" and unless tough action is taken now the peak of mortality in the country could be even greater than the first wave triggering a medical and moral disaster.
Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced to extend coronavirus lockdown in the state till November 30 with additional relaxations.
A 700-km (approx 435 miles) long jam at a stretch was witnessed in France when Parisians attempted to flee to the countryside as the new month long lockdown came to place on Friday.
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his country into a new month-long, nationwide lockdown Wednesday aimed at stopping a fast-rising tide of virus patients filling French hospitals, but said schools and some workplaces will stay open. Not only, France, but several other countries in Europe are witnessing the second of coronavirus with daily cases rising much faster compared to past few weeks.
With the country under lockdown and cinema halls shut down, it was the small screen that brought people closer to the experience of watching a Hollywood film, according to a new report.
Mizoram government on Monday decided to impose lockdown in the Aizwal Municipal Corporation area, starting from Tuesday 4:30 am till November 3 at 4:30 am.
The Haryana government said that "full payment" of wages and salaries will be made to all employees, including contractual, outsourced or person engaged through Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (HARTRON) and any other outsourcing machanism, for the entire duration of COVID-19 lockdown period.
A big relaxation for those who lost their job during coronavirus lockdown as the Centre has extended Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY), to ensure that Employees’ State Insurance Corporation-registered workers till June 30, 2021 along with enhanced relaxation and benefits.
The research team showed that young people (university students aged 20-36) used their mobile phone 6h/day (hours per day) on average before lockdown, increasing to over 8h/day on average during the lockdown.
According to the guidelines issued by MHA, for the re-opening of schools and coaching institutions, State and Union Territory (UT) Governments have been given the flexibility to take a decision after October 15, 2020, in a graded manner.
A weekend lockdown began in Jodhpur on Saturday to check the spread of the novel coronavirus amid a sudden spike in fresh infections and deaths. Police and civic officials took out marches in parts of the desert city to sensitise people about the prevailing situation and request them to stay indoors.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has informed the Supreme Court that people who had booked air tickets during the lockdown are entitled to immediate refunds.
Applauding the nation-wide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that the country distributed the Covid-19 curve in such a way that it did not have many deaths and did not witness a huge peak.
Reports of a nationwide lockdown set to be imposed from September 25 have been refuted by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). On Monday, the PIB said no lockdown will be imposed from September 25 onwards and cinema halls will not be reopening from October 1.
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