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74 new cases push COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 5,949

4:55 pm May 1, 2021

Port Blair: At least 74 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 5,949, a health department official said on Saturday. Ten new patients have travel history, and 64 were detected during contact tracing, he said. The death toll remained at 67 as […]

4,070 new coronavirus cases in Pune district, 73 deaths

700 ‘super spreaders’ found coronavirus positive in week

6:46 pm May 16, 2020

Ahmedabad: At least 700 “super spreaders” were found coronavirus positive in Ahmedabad in a massive screening of vegetable sellers and shopkeepers conducted in a week after officials had ordered closure of shops, except those selling milk and medicines, between May 7 and 14, a senior bureaucrat said on Saturday. “Super-spreaders” are potential carriers of the […]

J&K govt declares entire Kashmir except Bandipora 'red zone' amid rising COVID-19 cases

Jammu and Kashmir govt issues SOPs for red zones

11:56 pm April 14, 2020

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday issued stricter guidelines to ensure a 100 per cent lockdown in areas declared as coronavirus red zones and allow only one opening to the locality to contain the outbreak. The SOPs said the entire red zone will be under surveillance and the people will be contacted periodically […]

Panic buying in Assam before lockdown begins

11:03 pm March 24, 2020

Guwahati: Ahead of the statewide eight-day lockdown from 6 pm on Tuesday, markets and shops in Assam witnessed huge rush of buyers who wanted to stock up on essential items. Food items, soaps, disinfectants and other essential items flew off the shelves before midday as people jostled with one another in shops ignoring the one-metre […]