Page 8 - Latest Updates on Lockdown
Another crisis bugs aviation industry after Covid-19: a shortage of pilots
Many airlines are aggressively trying to rehire pilots as well as cabin crew and ground staff, but that's not been a simple process and some jobs are left unfilled
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LIVE: CBSE waives off exam fees for students who lost parents due to Covid
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's active Covid-19 cases drop to 309,575. Delhi reported 28 Covid-19 cases and no fatality. Stay tuned for corona updates
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An incomplete and exhausted recovery
In August 2021, seventeen months after that draconian lockdown of April 2020, employment continues to remain lower than it was in 2019-20
Covid LIVE: US to ease travel curbs for passengers from EU, UK, says report
Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's active Covid-19 cases are at 318,181. Delhi reported 29 Covid-19 cases and no fatality. Stay tuned for corona updates
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77 million children have spent 18 months out of class: UNICEF
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months.
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LIVE: Petrol, diesel won't be brought under GST yet, says Sitharaman
Coronavirus live updates: RBI says India's economy is set for 'escape velocity' from the pandemic; China preps for vaccine shots.
Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 22,182 new cases, 178 deaths in last 24 hrs
Coronavirus updates: WHO says progress is being in securing vaccines for Africa; India approves Russian vaccine for trial.
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Mobile Premier valued at $2.3 bn, becomes India's second gaming unicorn
Bangalore-based startup raised capital from investors led by Legatum Capital with participation from Accrete Capital and Gaingels LLC.
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Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 17,681 new cases, 208 deaths in last 24 hrs
Coronavirus live updates: Russian president tests negative; India plans to increase financial support for children who lost their parents to Covid-19.
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Schools are reopening. Should parents worry about Covid-19 outbreaks?
Research shows that children are not the main source of transmission of Covid-19 in the community, school reopening is unlikely to lead to a third wave
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Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees 15,058 new Covid cases; 2,740 in Maharashtra
Coronavirus live updates: Kerala logs over 20,000 cases; no fresh death in Delhi. Catch all the live updates here
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75% kids see literacy loss as most schools remain shut, says survey
Most parents want physical classrooms to reopen
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Sticky, low consumer sentiments could spoil recovery
The persistence of poor consumer sentiments has ramifications on the sustainability of India's recovery from the sharp fall in 2020-21
Covid LIVE: Tamil Nadu govt announces new restrictions till Sept 15
Coronavirus LIVE updates: New Zealand reports the country's first death linked to Pfizer's vaccine, India conducts 1.42 million tests for Covid on Sunday.
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Covid LIVE: Staff shortage affected patients most, says Maharashtra survey
Maharashtra says 'slight increase' in Covid-19 cases is worrying; Japan investigates deaths of two people who had been administered Moderna's vaccines.
Malls, religious places, educational institutes can now reopen in Bihar: CM
In view of the improvement in the COVID situation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that shops, malls, religious places will open normally and cinema halls at 50 per cent capacity
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Multiplexes, theatres in Tamil Nadu to welcome guests from Aug 27
Multiplexes and theatres in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, as well, will start receiving film lovers from August 27, nearly four months after cinema halls were closed
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No instant solution on when to re-open schools amid pandemic: Amartya Sen
There is no instant answer to the debate over the opening of school campuses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath lifts curbs on opening shops on Sundays
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that the curbs on opening of shops and other establishments on Sundays will be lifted in view of improved coronavirus situation in the state
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Covid-19: Weekly markets permitted to operate, Delhi govt tells HC
The Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday by the AAP government that DDMA has permitted all authorised weekly markets to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic
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