Covid 19 coronavirus: India s rich and famous flee country s outbreak on private jets
27 Apr, 2021 07:11 AM
3 minutes to read Cases have now increased for the ninth straight week said the Director General of the WHO, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify around the globe.
Video / AP Cases have now increased for the ninth straight week said the Director General of the WHO, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify around the globe.
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Wealthy people in India have been escaping the country on private jets and commercial airfares are skyrocketing as the country s Covid-19 crisis worsens and international borders snap shut.
New 95,000 cases reported as corona situation worsens in India
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April 5, 2021
MUMBAI: India’s wealthiest state Maharashtra, home to the country’s financial capital Mumbai, will impose a weekend lockdown and night curfew on its 110 million people as it battles a spike in Covid-19 cases, authorities said Sunday. India reported 95,000 new daily infections on Sunday, the highest increase since September, with Maharashtra a major contributor.
From Monday night until the end of April, a night curfew will be imposed, gatherings of more than four people banned, and private offices, restaurants, cinemas, swimming pools, bars, places of worship and public places such as beaches shut. On weekends, only essential services would be allowed to operate.