Amid unlock, Karnataka hits low of 1.6 lakh tests a day; vaccine coverage at 6.64 per cent
The Unlock Phase 3 has begun from July 5 and people have started stepping out, but Karnataka is lagging on vaccination and testing fronts, reveals data.
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A health worker collects a nasal swab sample from a food delivery agent, as part of the Covid testing drive, in Bengaluru| Ashishkrishna HP
Express News Service
BENGALURU : The Unlock Phase 3 has begun from July 5 and people have started stepping out, but Karnataka is lagging on vaccination and testing fronts, reveals data. At the same time, Bengaluru Urban, where the largest number of people are venturing out, has seen an increase in the number of active cases for the first time since May 17 from 13,237 on Saturday to 13,459 on Sunday.
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The state government is expected to unlock economic activities in a phased manner from June 14 as the Covid-19 positivity rate has been falling in Bengaluru and some other districts and is soon expected to go below 5%. The work-from-home (WFH) system in place for IT/ BT and some other sectors is likely to continue. the government is looking at allowing autos and cabs to ply till 8pm and permitting private offices to function with 50% of staff. Stay with TOI for all updates.Read Less
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a press conference on Saturday to brief about the COVID-19 situation in the capital and the unlock measures that will commence from Monday onwards. During this, he said that the lockdown will continue in Delhi by easing upon a few restrictions. He said that markets, malls will open on an odd-even basis from Monday.
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Although official words have not yet come but the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has undoubtedly begun in India amidst the earlier hope and hype that the country had nearly won the battle against the deadly Wuhan coronavirus unleashed on the humanity in the beginning of the year 2020 by some accident or wilful release by the communist country. Such a hope was not without valid reasons because by mid-February 2021 the total number of daily corona positive cases had come down to approximately nine thousand, of which just two Indian states, namely Maharashtra and Kerala, accounted for more than two-third of the daily cases. However, contrary to the trend-based guestimates and a large-scale vaccination programme undertaken, the number of daily reported Covid-19 cases has jumped to over eighty-nine thousand on 2nd April spreading gloom all over the country yet again.
TV played an important role in disseminating news and information about the pandemic.
03 Mar, 2021 - 08:13 AM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: In the year of the Coronavirus, there were several other events and developments that made news across the 52 weeks of 2020. Once families were locked-in within their homes, news channels became a window to the anxious world outside for a majority of the Indian citizenry. It’s no wonder then that the TV audience measurement data during the lockdown period shows that the share of news in total TV viewership tripled from its earlier average of seven per cent of total viewership.