The district magistrates have been instructed to ensure that the laxity that had set in due to reduction in cases is corrected and wearing masks in public places is strictly enforced, a senior Revenue department officer said.
These directions were issued by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan as he chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the Covid situation in nine states Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
The authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology have suspended its in-person classes following the Covid-19 spike in the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 Malaysia has recorded a 0.4 increase in the number of new Covid-19 cases for the Epidemiological Week 23 (ME 23), from June 5 to 11, to 11,096 cases.
China has announced stringent lockdowns yet again as covid-19 cases have resurfaced. The Chinese government’s ‘zero covid policy’ means several large cities such as Shenzhen can go under complete lock-down. This has implications for the global supply chain. Mint explains: