Aligarh Muslim University sends Covid samples for viral genome sequencing after 16 faculty deaths
Aligarh Muslim University sends Covid samples for viral genome sequencing after 16 faculty deaths
AMU Vice-Chancellor has written to the ICMR Director-General after growing suspicion of a new Covid-19 variant fuelling the surge of coronavirus cases in Aligarh. The varsity has also sent samples to the CSIR in New Delhi for viral genome sequencing.
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File photo of Aligarh Muslim University.
Alarmed by the deaths of at least 34 staffers including teachers, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has sent samples collected at its Covid-19 laboratory to the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology in New Delhi for viral genome sequencing.
Nearly 98% Indians under lockdown or other similar restrictions
98 per cent of India s population is facing some form of restriction to curb COVID-19 transmission; The Centre has so far stayed away from imposing nationwide lockdown
BusinessToday.In | May 10, 2021 | Updated 10:09 IST
Among the states that have imposed a full lockdown are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
As many as 26 states and union territories in India are either under lockdowns or some other restrictions (partial lockdown and night curfew) to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Centre has so far stayed away from imposing nationwide lockdown.
Among the states that have imposed a full lockdown are Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. States that have gone for partial lockdown and night curfew include Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Himachal Pradesh.
Only a few states have imposed complete lockdowns At least 26 states/UTs currently have COVID-19 restrictions in place, with nearly 98% of India s population under some form of lockdown, according to
Definition
What is the Global Stringency Index? Developed by the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, the index on any given day is calculated as the average score of nine parameters, each taking a value between 0 and 100. These include school closures; workplace closures; cancellation of public events; restrictions on public gatherings; closures of public transport; stay-at-home requirements; public information campaigns; restrictions on internal movements; and international travel controls.
Assessment
National lockdown, just not in name: Almost 98% of India is under some form of lockdown
National lockdown, just not in name: Almost 98% of India is under some form of lockdown
Data show that while we may not have nationwide lockdown in place, as many as 34 states and union territories have some form of restrictions in place.
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UPDATED: May 10, 2021 15:52 IST
Nearly 98 per cent of India’s population is under some form of lockdown. (File photo)
Unlike the big-bang order of March 2020, India didn’t formally announce a national lockdown during the second wave of the pandemic this year. But daily life in almost 98 per cent of the country is already restricted one way or the other as the Asian giant comes to grips with the new ferocious surge.
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