West Bengal govt announces complete lockdown from May 16-30
May 15, 2021
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On May 14, Bengal reported 20,846 active cases and 136 deaths In view of rising Covid cases and an immense shortage of beds across hospitals, the West Bengal government on Saturday announced a 15 day complete lockdown (till end of this month).
Bengal is amongst the 12 states that cumulatively account for 80 per cent of the country s active caseload, the Union Health Ministry had said.
Most private healthcare facilities have practically run out of beds and is struggling to cope up with increased case loads.
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May 02, 2021 23:54 IST
The requirement for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines will continue to escalate at the current pace of the pandemic. says industry body.
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Roadside vendors wear face masks as a precaution against coronavirus sell vegetables and fruits, in Hyderabad on May 2, 2021.
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The requirement for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines will continue to escalate at the current pace of the pandemic. says industry body. Indian industry has urged the government to deploy the armed forces and central security forces to manage the logistics, infrastructure and personnel necessary to address the rising wave of COVID-19 cases in the country, warning that the requirement for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines will continue to escalate at the current pace of the pandemic.
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With an increasing number of COVID cases in J-K, the state govt has decided to implement full lockdown in 11 dists
The Union Territory has witnessed 2227 deaths so far
Kashmir division has had 1372 deaths while Jammu has had 855 covid related deaths
Srinagar: With an increasing number of COVID cases in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the state government has decided to implement full lockdown in 11 districts starting from Thursday at 7 pm till Monday 7 am.
Jammu and Kashmir has been reporting more than 3000 cases per day in the last week. The death toll has also gone up to 20 per day, which is the highest this year. The total Number of COVID cases in Jammu and Kashmir is 24313. Around 14795 active cases are in Kashmir, while Jammu has 9518 active cases at present.
Complete lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir from tonight till Monday
Complete lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir from tonight till Monday
Essential services would be exempted from the lockdown. All employees working for these services will be allowed to go to their respective offices. File photo
Updated: Apr 29, 2021, 08:11 PM IST
With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the government has decided to implement a full lockdown in 11 districts starting Thursday 7 pm till 7 am on Monday.
The districts of the valley which are going under full lockdown include Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Kulgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Jammu, Kathua, Reasi, and Udhampur.
Night curfew will remain in force from 10 pm to 4 am
Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, the State government has extended the existing Covid lockdown guidelines in the state until further orders. The current restrictions were to end on April 30.
There will be a complete lockdown on all Sundays without any relaxations. Night curfew will continue to be enforced from 10 pm to 4 am, says a government order.
However, on May 2 (Sunday), there will be no restrictions on the movement/ transport of officials/ party functionaries - candidates, chief agent, counting agents, food suppliers - in connection with counting of votes for the Assembly elections and by-election to the Kanyakumari Parliamentary constituency.