Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 13:41 IST
Directing further high-level teams and public health experts to address the spikes in Maharashtra and Punjab, the Centre conceded that Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu were also growing concerns. Representational image. | Photo Credit: PTI
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Although India s national immunisation programme continues at an impressive pace, it is worth noting that the country s effective reproduction value rose marginally this week to 1.06 from 1.02 last week
Between February 14 and 20, Tamil Nadu reported an average of 451 new cases a day. Yet, between February 28 and March 6, this average rose to 499 cases
Gujarat too has been witness to a rising trend for roughly three weeks now. Over the last two days, the state reported over 500 cases – the first time this has happened since January 17
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Haryana: 54 students of Karnal school test Covid-19 positive, hostel building sealed
As many as 54 students of a school have tested positive for COVID-19 in Haryana s Karnal on Tuesday. The hostel building of the school has been sealed and declared a containment zone. 54 students of a school hostel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Karnal, Haryana. Our medical teams have reached the spot and the hostel is being marked as a containment zone, Civil Surgeon, Karnal, Yogesh Kumar Sharma said.Â
Schools in Haryana were reopened for the students of classes 3 to 5 on February 24, while regular classes for grades 1 and 2 started on March 1. Students of classes 3 to 5 returned to classrooms after a gap of almost a year as physical classes were suspended to check the spread of COVID-19.