Page 10 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Lockdown effect: Service activities decline for 3rd straight month in July
The rate of contraction fell as the index rose to 45.4 in the month from 41.2 in June
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Covid LIVE: Consider local curbs during festivals, Centre tells states
Coronavirus live updates: Serum Institute to test US firm's vaccines on children; Brazil cities ease curbs.
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Covid LIVE: BMC allows local shops to remain open till 10 pm in Mumbai
Coronavirus live updates: Bharat Biotech's vaccine found effective against the Delta and Delta plus variants.
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UK FM Sunak writes to PM Johnson to ease Covid travel curbs: Report
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has reportedly written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling for an urgent easing of COVID-19 travel curbs to aid the revival of the country's economy.
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Kerala imposes complete weekend lockdown amid surge in Covid-19 cases
Amid a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala, the state has imposed a complete weekend lockdown on Sunday.
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Coronavirus live: India logs 41,831 new cases, doc warns about 'R-value'
Coronavirus live updates: Karnataka makes negative RTPCR result mandatory for those entering from Kerala and Maharashtra
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Lockdown relaxation accelerated June auto sales growth: India Ratings
Relaxation of localised lockdowns in most parts of the country led to the sequential as well as year-on-year increase in domestic auto sales volumes in June 2021
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Coronavirus LIVE updates: Lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till August 9
Coronavirus live updates: Antony Blinken pledges US support to the WHO's investigation in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala reports 22,064 new Covid cases; 2,052 in Karnataka
Coronavirus live updates: Kerala has half of all new Covid-19 cases in India; Google is deferring its date to bring employees back to office.
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How the government is failing its migrant workers and their families
Outreach and accessibility of schemes, and estimations of the migrant population remain a significant hurdle for benefits flowing to the migrant population
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Back to old normal: FMCG leaders beat FY21 blues, exceed pre-Covid levels
In the second instalment of a four-part series on how some of the defining numbers in key sectors are springing back to the pre-pandemic level, Arnab Dutta looks at India's top FMCG players
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When will we reach herd immunity? Here are 3 reasons why we don't know yet
Overall vaccine effectiveness appears to drop about ten percentage points with Delta variant. Lower the vaccine effectiveness, the higher the level of coverage that'll be needed to control Covid well
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Mirabai recalls shoulder issue due to lockdown that marred Olympic build-up
Training tirelessly, staying away from family and maintaining a strict diet for five years finally culminated in the moment Mirabai Chanu had been desperately waiting for
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Human Connect: Here to stay forever in the hospitality business
The most troubling question which perhaps is still unanswered by the industry remains - "Can we afford to belittle people in a people first business?"
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Andhra Pradesh reports 2,252 new Covid cases, 15 deaths in past 24 hours
Kurnool, which reported nine and eight cases in the last two days, registered 53 on Sunday
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28% Indians plan to travel in Aug-Sep; risk of third wave to rise: Report
The survey also asked citizens about what kind of personal travel do they plan to undertake in the next two months
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Mizoram sees highest one-day spike of 938 new Covid cases; tally 32,083
Aizawl district reported the highest number of fresh cases at 643, followed by Kolasib at 103 and Mamit at 54
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Rajasthan records 20 new Covid cases, no new death in last 24 hours
Of the 20 fresh cases, seven were reported from Jaipur, among others
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Coronavirus LIVE: 17,518 new Covid cases in Kerala; 6,753 in Maharashtra
A decline of 3,881 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
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Covid LIVE: Gujarat allows schools to re-open for classes 9-11 from July 26
Coronavirus news: An 11-year-old boy has died in Delhi from bird flu; Joe Biden expresses frustration over slowing vaccination in US.
