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31.03.2022 / 15:31

Maharashtra lifts all Covid curbs; wearing masks mandatory. Details here

119 fresh cases of coronavirus and two new fatalities linked to the infection, while 138 more patients were discharged following recovery, the state health department said. Today, the state recorded 183 fresh COVID-19 cases, 219 recoveries, and 1 death, the health department data shows.आज मंत्रीमंडळात कोरोना चे सर्व निर्बंध एकमताने उठवण्यात आले ......गुढी पाडव्याच्या मिरवणूक जोरात काढा रमजान उत्सहात साजरा करा बाबासाहेबांच्या मिरवणूका जोरात काढा

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India's active Covid-19 cases decline, 1,270 new cases logged in last 24 hours

Covid-19 cases, India on Monday reported 1,270 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry updated data. The country's active Covid-19 cases witnessed a consistent decline at 15,859 in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data.

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Covid-19 update: India records decline in active Covid-19 cases, logs 1,660 fresh cases in 24 hours

Covid-19 cases, as per updated data by Union Health Ministry. Nearly 4100 deaths including backlog death cases from some states were reported in the last 24 hours. While the Covid-19 active caseload stood at 16,741 on Saturday, as per the Health Ministry data. The cumulative vaccination administered in the country reached 1,82,87,68,476, the data further revealed.

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Covid-19 update: India reports 1,685 new Covid-19 cases, 83 deaths in 24 hours

Covid-19 cases after a mild increase yesterday, India on Friday reported 1,685 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to the updated Union Health Ministry data. India on Friday also logged 2499 recoveries, taking the total Covid-19 recoveries up to 4,24,78,087. There were 83 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll in the country to 5,16,755. While the active Covid-19 cases have reached 21,530 at 0.05%, the daily positivity rate has reached 0.24%.

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Covid-19 update: India reports 1,938 fresh Covid-19 cases, 67 deaths in last 24 hours

Covid-19 cases, India on Thursday reported 1,938 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to Union Health Ministry data. A total of 2,531 recoveries, taking the over all tally of Covid-19 recoveries at 4,24,75,588. Additionally, 67 Covid-19 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's death toll up to 5,16,672, the updated data revealed. The active Covid-19 cases stood at 22,427 on Thursday and the daily positivity rate at 0.29%, as per the data.

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Delhi: 460 new Covid cases; positivity rate below 1%. Details here

COVID-19 cases and two deaths as coronavirus cases saw a significant decline in the country. With the decline in new cases, the positivity rate in Delhi has also dropped to 0.81 per cent, the health department data shows.Delhi reports 460 new COVID19 infections and 2 deaths; Active cases stand at 2,085 pic.twitter.com/hZbYr9wktw

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Jharkhand relaxes Covid curbs for schools, tourist spots, bars, restaurants. Details here

Covid cases, the Jharkhand government today lifted most of the restrictions on markets, schools, parks, and restaurants. Banna Gupta, Jharkhand Health Minister in Ranchi, said that the government has decided to remove restrictions on offline classes in schools of 7 districts.

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MHA extends covid containment measures till 31 Dec in wake of omicrom

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Centre extends Covid containment measures till 31 Dec amid Omicron concerns. Read here

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Home ministry extends nationwide covid-19 containment measures till 31 Oct

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Covid-19: Containment measures to remain in force up to Sept 30, says govt

#COVID19 containment measures will remain in force up to September 30th, 2021: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) pic.twitter.com/QOuMa01STR

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No room for complacency in Covid fight, absolute case numbers still high: MHA

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Amid surge in Covid-19 cases, govt writes to states on rising 'R' factor. Read here

Covid-19, the Central Government today asked the states and Union Territories to ensure that people follow Covid-appropriate behaviour.

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COVID restrictions can be re-imposed at places where norms not followed: Centre to states

COVID-19 is not over yet, the Centre on Wednesday urged the states to ensure that COVID appropriate behaviours are strictly followed. And it further reiterated, coronavirus-related restrictions can be re-imposed in places and establishment where COVID rules are flouted.

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MHA calls meet of NE states on Jul 7 to discuss Covid-19 situation

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MHA directs states to implement strict containment measures to limit coronavirus spread

coronavirus spread.Union Home secretary Ajay Bhalla in a letter to all states asked to consider the containment measures as per the advisory of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for immediate implementation based on the assessment of the situation.The union health ministry had earlier this week asked the States and UTs to identify districts where either the tests positivity had been more than 10% or more in the last one week; or, where bed occupancy was more than 60%; districts fulfilling any of the above two criteria should be considered for taking intensive and local containment measures.The National Directives for covid-19 Management shall continue to be strictly followed throughout the country.

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Oxygen 'critical' in treatment of Covid-19 patients: Govt amid reports of supply shortage

shortage of medical oxygen. "Requirement for Medical Oxygen is a critical component in the treatment of Covid affected patients," the Centre said."In view of the recent surge of Covid-19 cases, the requirement of oxygen for effective clinical treatment of Covid patients has also witnessed a manifold hike," the government said.In a letter to all Chief Secretaries, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked them to take all measures to prohibit the supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted.Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to all Chief Secretaries asking them to take all measures to prohibit supply of oxygen for industrial purposes, except those exempted.

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Need for maintaining caution to overcome Covid-19: Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla tells states

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Delhi: MHA orders closure of two special Covid centres as cases decline in Capital

PTI.The two facilities will be closed in phases.

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Amit Shah reviews COVID-19 situation as some states report spike in cases

NEW DELHI : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the country in the wake of sudden spike in cases in a few states.The review meeting was also attended by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla and top officials of the two ministries.The home minister took stock of the coronavirus situation in the country, particularly in the states which have witnessed a spike in cases recently, a home ministry official said.The ongoing vaccination drive and the steps needed to check further spread of the virus were discussed in the meeting, the official said.The possible assistance to be offered to the affected states was also discussed in the meeting, another official said.There have been

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Take penal action against those spreading false info about Covid vaccines: Govt

New Delhi: Faced with the problem of circulation of rumours about the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centre has asked the states to check the spread of such misinformation and advised them to take penal action against those who are found to be involved in dissemination of wrong and ill-informed news.In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and UTs, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also strongly emphasised that the National Regulatory Authority in the country has found that the two vaccines -- Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, and Covaxin, developed and manufactured by the Bharat Biotech Limited -- were safe and immunogenic.The central government, in close collaboration with the state governments and

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Delhi: Amid Covid surge, Centre to focus on RT-PCR testing in key areas like restaurants, salons

Covid-19 cases for the past few days, Centre today reviewed the situation of the pandemic spread in the national capital.During the meeting, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to concentrate efforts in certain key areas, such as targeted RT-PCR Covid-19 testing in sensitive and critical zones such as restaurants, market places, barber shops / salons, etc, among other things.The meeting, which is a part of he regular process, was chaired by Union Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla. It was also attended by Dr.

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Ramp-up efforts to contain COVID-19 spread, follow SOPs: Centre to UTs

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday advised union territories to ramp-up efforts to contain the COVID-19 spread by sticking to the rules for prevention of the disease as well as following standard operating procedures (SOPs) in its treatment, a government statement said.The directions were issued on Saturday during a review meeting, where Home Affairs and Health secretaries Ajay Bhalla and Rajesh Bhushan took stock of the measures undertaken by the union territories to contain the coronavirus spread, it said.The meeting was attended by Union Territories of Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, through video conferencing in which senior central government officers were also

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Why cheaper COVID-19 medicines not being promoted, Par panel asks govt officials

COVID-19, and check recommendation and prices of expensive medicines pushed by pharma companies, sources said.During a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, members demanded that the maximum price of COVID-19 medicines be capped, they said.Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Joint Secretary in Health Ministry Lav Agarwal and other officials were present in the meeting chaired by Congress leader Anand Sharma.Cutting across party lines, the committee members questioned why expensive medicines were often being recommended for COVID-19 treatment, sources in the panel said.The committee members expressed concern over black marketing of medicines.Naming three cheaper and easily available medicines, the committee members

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MHA drops domestic air travel from list of prohibited activities during lockdown

The Ministry of Home Affairs today removed domestic air travel from the list of prohibited activities during the ongoing nationwide lockdown in order to pave way for the resumption of domestic flights in the country soon.

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Covid-19 lockdown: MHA reminds states to proactively help migrants reach home

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry on Tuesday, in a strongly worded letter to the states, reminded them to assist migrant workers reach home safely.

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Ensure compliance of lockdown 4.0 guidelines, don't dilute them: Centre to states

Under the new guidelines, states/Union Territories (UTs) will now categorise Red, Green and Orange zones taking into consideration the parameters shared by the Health Ministry, said the MHA

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Govt launches online dashboard to monitor info on movement of migrants: MHA

New Delhi: The Centre has launched an online dashboard to monitor and facilitate the smooth movement of migrant workers and their contact-tracing during lockdown across the country.

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Make sure migrants do not walk home: MHA tells states

New Delhi: In a fresh communication to states, the Union home ministry, on Friday, instructed states to ensure that migrant workers do not have to walk back to their home states.

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Centre asks states to ensure uninterrupted movement of doctors

NEW DELHI: Home secretary Ajay Bhalla has asked states to ensure uninterrupted movement of doctors and other healthcare professionals during the ongoing lockdown, pointing out that curbs on their movement across state boundaries can lead to severe constraints in dealing with the covid-19 crisis.

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Centre hits out at Bengal for highest covid-19 mortality rate, flouting norms

NEW DELHI : In escalating trouble for West Bengal government, Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday slammed the West Bengal government for its poor containment measures following the outbreak of covid-19, in the country.

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West Bengal has 'very low' rate of Covid-19 testing, highest mortality rate: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday said that Covid-19 in West Bengal is characterised by "very low" rate of testing in proportion to population. The ministry also added that the mortality rate in the state is by far the highest in the country at 13.2%.

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MHA asks states to ensure uninterrupted movement of trucks, says no separate passes needed

NEW DELHI : The Union Home Ministry on Thursday made it clear that no separate passes are required for inter-state movement of trucks -- those carrying goods or returning after delivery -- during the ongoing lockdown and licence of the driver is enough.

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Relief for stranded migrant workers, tourists as MHA allows inter-state movement

'All states should designate nodal authorities and develop standard protocols for receiving and sending stranded people,' Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla told states

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Covid-19: Home ministry forms five new IMCTs

NEW DELHI : The Union home ministry on Friday set up five new inter-ministerial central teams (IMCT), in addition to the six existing, to monitor covid-19 situation and adherence of lockdown norms across the country. Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla also wrote to the states seeking complete cooperation.

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Lockdown rules misinterpreted, no legal action against CEOs if employee found COVID positive: MHA

NEW DELHI : As industrial and manufacturing units open up across the country in non-containment zones, Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla has written to states clarifying that no CEO will be penalised in any employee tests positive for the corona virus.

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MHA asks states to provide adequate security to healthcare workers; appoint nodal officers

NEW DELHI : The Centre on Wednesday asked all states and union territories to provide adequate security to doctors and frontline health workers who are facing attacks from unruly people.

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States can take stricter action but can't dilute Centre's lockdown guidelines: MHA

The ministry also wrote to the Kerala govt about the directives issued by the state, including opening of restaurants and bus travel in cities and expressed its concerns over it

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Mobiles, TVs, refrigerators to be available on Amazon, Flipkart from April 20

Electronic items like the mobile phones, TVs, laptops will be available on the e-commerce platforms from April 20, the official said.

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Allow truckers to move freely across India, Centre tells States

The Centre has cautioned the States that if such a situation continues then it has the potential of creating shortage of essential items.

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After glitch in distribution of essential goods, MHA warns states

In a letter written by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla to all states, cases of 'hindrance in free functioning of essential commodity supply chain' were pointed out

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Covid-19: Home ministry asks states to ensure unhindered supply of medical oxyge

Home secretary Ajay Bhalla informs states that it was critical to maintain adequate supply of oxygen, as much as maintaining smooth supply of essential items

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Transportation of all essential, non-essential goods allowed during lockdown: Government

NEW DELHI : Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Sunday asked all states and Union territories to allow transportation of all goods, without distinction of essential and non-essential, during the lockdown period.

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Coronavirus: Centre orders closure of state borders to stop movement of migrant workers

NEW DELHI : The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop the movement of migrant workers, who will be put in 14-days quarantine at destinations for violating the lockdown.

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Covid 19 lockdown: Centre asks states to help migrant labourers, stop exodus

NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Friday asked state governments to provide adequate support to migrant labourers and workers from the unorganised sector and stop their exodus to their hometowns in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0