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Friday, May 10, 2024
TopicCovid lockdown

Topic: Covid lockdown

3 BJP MLAs taken into custody for violating lockdown norms in Siliguri, released later

Shankar Ghosh, Anandamoy Burman and Sikha Chattopadhyay were protesting against the alleged lack of measures on part of state govt to check rising Covid deaths in north Bengal.

UK cites variant of Indian origin as reason for decreasing gap between vaccine doses

The interval between the doses have been reduced from 12 weeks to 8 weeks. In contrast, India has increased the gap between Covishield doses to 12-16 weeks.

IFS body asks states to identify their staff as frontline workers, seeks early vaccination

Indian Forest Service Association in a letter to states has said that many of their staff have lost their lives to Covid in the line of duty.

Chicken or egg? Doesn’t matter, neither is really selling well since Covid hit India

Broiler chicken prices have plunged for third time in the past year. And weekend-focused lockdowns have made things worse, stakeholders say.

Maharashtra brings on theatre artists to convince people to follow Covid norms as cases plateau

Local artists will put on folk performances & plays to underline importance of masking, social distancing, vaccinating apart from urging people to limit social & religious gatherings.

Kerala to impose 9-day lockdown from 8 May amid steep rise in Covid cases

Strict lockdown-like restrictions are already in place in Kerala. The decision of complete lockdown came after the state recorded highest single-day spurt of 41,953 cases Wednesday.

India should brace for a third Covid wave, it is inevitable, scientific advisor to Modi govt warns

Professor K. VijayRaghavan, principal scientific advisor to the Modi government also said that vaccines work against all variants of the virus.

Only way to stop Covid spread now is full lockdown, says Rahul Gandhi

In a tweet, the Congress leader said Modi govt's 'inaction' to counter Covid is killing many innocent people and pushed to implement the party’s proposed NYAY scheme.

Anthony Fauci suggests an immediate few weeks’ lockdown in India to contain Covid spread

The chief medical adviser to the White House also said that another important thing to do is the prompt supplies of oxygen, medication, PPEs.

How Bhilwara is using lessons learnt from its 2020 ‘model’ to fight this Covid wave

Bhilwara administration has returned to its mode of 'ruthless containment' and curfews, even banning essential workers from stepping out, to bring the crisis under control.

On Camera

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

SC to take up 400 SSC officers’ plea demanding post-retirement benefits — ‘breach of Article 14′

The Short Service Commissioned officers are demanding pension and contributory provident funds rights. The plea also questions disparity with Permanent Commissioned officers.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.