Cinema hall capacity has been reduced by 50% and mall entry capped at 100 people. CM Amarinder Singh also appealed people to keep social activity at homes to the bare minimum.
The daily rise in infections was the highest recorded in 110 days, while the recovery rate further dropped to 96.26%, according to the health ministry data.
The Denmark study of test results conducted last year focused on the original coronavirus strain and made no assessment of new variants thought to be more transmissible.
In order to contain the surge in Covid cases in the state, the curfew will now remain in force in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot, an official statement said.
Registering a spike in cases for the sixth day in a row, the country's active caseload has increased to 2,23,432, which now comprises 1.96% of the total infections.
In letters to Maharashtra and Punjab, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan flags vaccination pace. He also calls for genome analysis to understand high death rates in Nashik & Aurangabad.
Data indicates sales of medicines for cold and flu have seen a 14% drop — from Rs 3,154 crore to Rs 2,712 crore between February 2020 and February 2021.
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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