COVID

Night curfew imposed in Noida, Ghaziabad till April 17

9:17 pm April 8, 2021

Noida/Ghaziabad: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, a night curfew has been imposed in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad districts of Uttar Pradesh, both adjoining Delhi, according to official orders issued on Thursday. The restrictions will be in force from 10 pm to 5 am till April 17 from Thursday night, but the movement of […]

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COVID spreading ‘exponentially’ but severity of virus is ‘less’: Satyendar Jain

6:28 pm April 8, 2021

New Delhi: Compared to the previous peak of 2 to 3 per cent reported in November, the current COVID fatality rate in the national capital stands at 0.4 per cent, said Delhi Health Minister, Satyendar Jain on Thursday. This time, the coronavirus is spreading ‘exponentially’ but the severity of the virus is ‘less’, and so […]

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French Open postponed by a week because of pandemic

4:54 pm April 8, 2021

Paris: The French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday. The clay-court Grand Slam tournament was set to start on May 23, but first-round matches will now get underway on May 30. The French tennis federation said the decision was taken in order to maximize […]

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Indian judo team withdraws from Olympic qualifiers after two players test COVID positive

5:00 pm April 7, 2021

New Delhi: A 12-member Indian judo team was forced to withdraw from the ongoing Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan after two judokas — Ajay Yadav and Ritu — tested positive for COVID-19 just before the start of the tournament. Yadav, a 73kg class judoka, and Ritu (52kg) tested positive in the second test conducted […]

Maha govt urges Centre for supply of oxygen from nearby states

3:42 pm April 7, 2021

Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said the state has requested the Centre for the supply of oxygen for medical use from nearby states. “12 metric tonnes of oxygen is produced and over 7 tonnes of oxygen is consumed daily. We’ve urged that we should be supplied medical oxygen from the nearby states. […]