As the national capital enters into an extended period of lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Sunday said its services on all lines will remain suspended from Monday till 5 am on May 17.
India on Thursday reported 4,12,262 new Covid-19 cases and 3,980 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The country's tally has now surged past the 2.1 crore mark. Maximum casualties were reported in Maharashtra (920), followed by Uttar Pradesh with 353 deaths.
In a bid to tackle the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday extended the partial coronavirus curfew imposed in the state. The restrictions have been extended in the state by two days and will be in place till 7 am on 6 May.
The Government of Maharashtra has extended the lockdown-like restrictions till May 15. An order issued on Thursday evening said the lockdown restrictions imposed on April 14 have been extended till 7 am on May 15.
For the second day in a row, India recorded over 3,000 deaths due to COVID-19, with 3,535 fatalities on April 28. As many as 3,79,237 new cases were recorded. The country has so far reported a total of 1,83,68,030 cases and 2,04,701 deaths.
The Supreme Court on Thursday took a suo motu cognisance of the present Covid-19 situation of the country, including oxygen and essential drugs supply, vaccination, lockdown etc., and asked the Centre to present a national plan on Covid-19 management, covering all these issues
After Karnataka government announced a 14-day curfew in the state amid the raging pandemic, a long queue was seen outside a liquor shop in Bengaluru.
In an attempt to curb the coronavirus disease, the Maharashtra government on Monday announced more strict guidelines for shops selling groceries, vegetables etc.
With 3,32,348 new COVID-19 cases as of 11.30 p.m. IST on April 22, India reported more than 3 lakh new infections for the second consecutive day. As many as 2,247 new deaths were also recorded. The country has so far reported a total of 1,62,57,337 cases and 1,86,919 deaths.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cancelled his visit to the poll-bound West Bengal on Friday where he was scheduled to address election rallies ahead of the seventh phase of the assembly elections. The Prime Minister will be chairing a high-level meeting to view the pandemic situation.
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the country and to control spread of virus, lockdown imposed in Jharkhand with some exemptions from today.
Hearing a plea by Max Healthcare over shortage of medical oxygen for treatment of over 1,400 Covid-19 patients, the Delhi HC has asked the Centre to supply oxygen to six hospitals in Delhi-NCR at any cost.
Acknowledging that the country is fighting a huge battle, PM Modi has ruled out imposing a nationwide lockdown amid surging Covid cases. Addressing the nation on Tuesday evening, PM Modi said that the situation this year was different than the last time when the country had little experience of tackling such a pandemic.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on April 20 said that there is no need to impose lockdown in the State.
Grocery and food shops will remain open only between 7 am to 11 am till May 1, the Maharashtra government announced on Tuesday as part of its efforts to curb the alarming rise in coronavirus cases. The new restriction will come into effect from 8 pmon Tuesday and remain effective till 7 am on May 1.
India registered 1,761 Covid deaths in the last 24 hours, the biggest one-day spike, and over 2.59 lakh new cases. The total number of cases, which shows a worrying rise in the second wave of the pandemic, now stands at more than 1.53 crore.
Police pickets placed in Nizamuddin area of Delhi on Apr 20 to keep a check over vehicular movement as the city is under lockdown.
In the view of the lockdown imposed in Delhi from 10 pm today till 5am on April 26, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced that the services would be available during the morning (8 am to 10 am) and evening (5 pm to 7 pm) peak hours across the network with a headway (frequency) of 30 minutes.
Long queues of tipplers were seen outside liquoir shops in Delhi just minutes after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced six-day lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Lucknow streets were deserted on April 18 due to COVID-19-induced Sunday lockdown. NDA aspirants are facing difficulties to reach examination centres due to lack of public transport. The state government announced a lockdown across the state on Sundays.
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