CENTRE STEPS IN: SENDS TEAMS TO MONITOR DISTRICTS, WITH MANDATE TO ISSUE ORDERS A day after it directed Kerala to rectify its lockdown relaxations saying some of the concessions diluted national guidelines, the Centre singled out more states, putting under strain the common exit strategy
CENTRE EASES RESTRICTIONS ACROSS COUNTRY BARRING CONTAINMENT ZONES The union government is easing a number of restrictions currently in place, from today. Barring the containment zones demarcated by the states, people across the country will be able to enjoy certain relaxations while obse
LOCKDOWN HAS HELPED SLOW DOWN VIRUS SPREAD, SAYS GOVT With total number of cases at around 14,000, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday that the doubling time of COVID-19 cases — number of days taken for cases to double — has dropped to 6.2 days over the past week, as compare
INDIA'S COVID-19 TESTING RATIO NOT LOW, SAY ICMR The ICMR Thursday said the government was carrying out 24 tests for one positive case even as the coronavirus cases in India passed the 13,000 mark, including over 400 deaths and 0ver 1700 recoveries. "Japan tested 11.7 people per one posi
GUIDELINES ISSUED FOR GRADED LIFTING OF CURBS FROM APRIL 20 The centre on Wednesday issued guidelines effective April 20 lifting restrictions on a range of activities in the rural and agriculture sector, manufacturing in SEZs and industrial zones, and e-commerce operations. Strict restri
NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN EXTENDED TILL MAY 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3, suggesting limited relaxation in select areas after April 20 keeping in mind interests of daily wage earners. In his fourth address to the nation
PM TO ADDRESS NATION TODAYPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Tuesday at 10 am onfurther plans of the government to tackle the spread of Covid-19 pandemic inthe country. This will be his fourth address to the country since announcingthe March 22 Janata Curfew.
ALL EYES ON MODALITIES OF POSSIBLE, LIMITED EASING OF LOCKDOWN Even as some states have already announced an extension of restrictions for two more weeks, the Centre is learnt to be looking at a lockdown model which allows the states to decide if there is room for relaxation in some areas
INDIA SETS UP 1,200 COVID-19 CONTAINMENT ZONES As India intensifies its fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the focus has shifted to about 1,200 containment zones, mostly in states which have reported more than 100 Covid-19 cases. These zones are now under a more strict for
UNDER PRESSURE FROM STATES, CENTRE CONSIDERING EXTENSION OF LOCKDOWN The Centre indicated on Tuesday that it was in no hurry to lift the nationwide lockdown on April 15, after several state governments came out in favour of an extension. The Union government and states are expected to hav
