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TopicContainment zones

Topic: Containment zones

1,114 Mumbai buildings sealed, double since March, as Covid spreads across city

The surge in the number of sealed buildings was accompanied by a spurt in active Covid cases in the city. Mumbai has so far recorded 6,40,507 Covid positive cases and 12,990 deaths.

4,501 containment zones but little is contained — story of Delhi’s faltering Covid fight

ThePrint visited 13 areas with containment zones across seven of Delhi’s 11 districts and discovered that the protocol hasn’t been implemented properly in many places. 

‘Agra model’ to 7% death rate in 3 months — how Covid spiralled in city of Taj

Agra administration & doctors admit death rate is a concern, have increased testing to ensure patients come for treatment before reaching advanced stage.

‘You cannot be rigid’: SC asks ICAI to allow students to opt out of CA exams at any time

The three-judge bench said that since Covid-19 is an evolving situation, students should be given the option to opt out of exams until the last day.

PM Modi asks states to follow Punjab’s micro-containment strategy to handle Covid crisis

Modi also said ‘green shoots’ are visible in the economy, and that the states and union territories must strive to protect lives as well as livelihoods.

Govt could now home deliver mother & child care drugs, contraceptives in containment zones

The health ministry’s plan is part of a larger attempt to plug loopholes in mother and child healthcare under the Covid-19 lockdown.

Discrepancy in Delhi Covid data: Is Arvind Kejriwal govt being transparent enough?

Delhi health secretary Padmini Singla has highlighted the unusual trend of rising Covid cases in the national capital and decreasing number of containment zones.

What states want from Modi govt to fight coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout

Since the lockdown began in March, there have been five interactions between Prime Minister Modi and the states.

Are Indian states capable of marking Covid zones and planning their own exit strategies?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the Covid lockdown exit strategy.

Why some IAS parents could pull kids out of Sanskriti School, but won’t fight fee hike

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.