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COVID-19 surge: Not wearing mask amounts to crime, says MP CM

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said not wearing a face mask amounts to crime and appealed to people to follow appropriate ”social behaviour” to check the spread of COVID-19. The surge in cases now is due to people lowering their guard, Chouhan said after starting a 24-hour ‘sit-in’ here to […]


IPL 2021: 2 more groundstaff, one plumber test positive for Covid-19 at Wankhede

Mumbai: Days before the start of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, two groundstaff members and one plumber have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sources within the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday confirmed the development. It has also come to the fore that in order to conduct […]


4th wave of COVID pandemic in Delhi, micro-containment zones being created: Jain

New Delhi: Delhi is witnessing a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic and to tackle it testing capacity has been ramped up while micro-containment zones were being created where two or more cases are being reported, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday. The national capital recorded 4,033 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally […]


Accelerate inoculation drive in India first before sending COVID-19 vaccines outside: AAP

New Delhi: The AAP questioned the Centre for sending COVID-19 vaccines across the world instead of further accelerating the inoculation drive within the country, claiming it will take at least 15 years to vaccinate the entire population of India at this rate. Addressing a press conference here, AAP spokesperson Raghav Chadha questioned the reason for […]


PM to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, sources said Monday. Modi”s last interaction with chief ministers was on March 17 during which he had expressed concern over the rise in COVID-19 cases in […]