The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra government for not complying with its earlier order directing the supply of 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to Covid-19 hospitals in Nagpur.
Covid 2.0: Curfews, partial lockdowns threaten India’s economic recovery
Covid 2.0: Curfews, partial lockdowns threaten India’s economic recovery
Night curfews and weekend lockdowns imposed by various state governments pose a threat to India s economic recovery. Malls, showrooms and branded shops across the country are largely empty due to government restrictions.
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UPDATED: April 17, 2021 16:26 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a weekend curfew in the national capital. The weekend curfew will be enforced from 10 pm on Friday till 6 am Monday. (PTI)
The Indian economy, which was recovering at a snail’s pace, has been hit by the rising number of Covid-19 cases across states and subsequent curfews/lockdowns imposed by various state governments.
Cabinet Health Secretary Rajiv Gauba Friday spoke with chief secretaries, DG Police, and health secretaries of all states and Union territories to review the recent spike in daily Covid-19 cases in 11 states/UTs over the past two weeks.
He added that 11 states/UTs were categorised as “states of grave concern” on account of their rising numbers of daily Covid-19 cases and deaths. According to the health ministry, the 11 states are Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana.
They have contributed 90 per cent of Covid cases in the country, 90.5 per cent of deaths in 14 days till March 31, and have crossed or close to crossing their early reported peaks last year, it said.
Coronavirus Updates: India reported 23,285 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, taking caseload over 1.13 crore. Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in daily COVID-19 cases, accounting for 85.6 per cent of the new cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India's total Covid-19 active caseload has reached 1,97,237 and now comprises 1.74 per cent of India's total infections. On the other hand, Maharashtra's Nagpur city will go under lockdown from March 15 to 21 in view of spike in Covid-19 cases here. The district has been reporting a spike in daily cases since the last month.Follow Indiatoday.in for the latest updates on the coronavirus situation and vaccine in India and across the world.
UPDATED: March 5, 2021 00:27 IST
The accused (in white T-shirt) would pose as a BMC marshal or a cop and extort money from people for not wearing masks. (Photo: India Today)
Mumbai Police has arrested a man who has been accused of posing as BMC marshal or police officer and extorting money people in the name of fines for not wearing masks.
The accused has been identified as Amit Tawde, 25, a resident of Mulund area in Mumbai. According to police officials, Tawde is unemployed and in order to earn quick money he thought of duping people for not wearing masks. He used to target people at night and escape on his bike.