Monday, April 20, 2020

MHA writes to Kerala govt. for violation of lockdown measures

Among other things, the State govt. allowed local workshops, barber shops, restaurants, book stores, MSMEs in municipal limits, bus travel in the cities and towns for short distances from today
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Salem Corporation resumes works under Smart Cities Mission

The Salem Corporation has begun construction works of projects under the Smart Cities Mission.According to Corporation officials, the works have been
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An eerie ride on Hyderabad’s empty roads during COVID-19 lockdown

Can we speed? Shall we speed? Is this the turn? Should I stop at signal? Empty roads will have you questioning yourself at every corner
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Odisha police officer suspended for entering Puri Jagannath temple during lockdown

Deepak Kumar Jena managed to pass through three districts — Cuttack, Khordha and Puri — by putting a yellow beacon on his vehicle
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U.S. wants to send team of experts inside China for COVID-19 probe: Trump

Describing the coronavirus as a plague, Mr. Trump, during his White House news conference on Sunday, said that he is not happy with China where the pandemic emerged in December last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
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Coronavirus | Seven more test positive in Odisha, tally stands at 68

The number of active cases now is 43, with 24 patients having been discharged after recovery and one person dying
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 27 updates | Partial easing of restrictions from today

Italy, which had emerged as the epicentre of the infection in Europe, registers the lowest number of coronavirus deaths in a month.
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U.S. COVID-19 tests more than India, 9 others combined: Trump

Mr. Trump asserted on Sunday that the U.S. continued to make steady progress in its war against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the country had tested 4.18-million people. “That’s a record anywhere in the world,” he said.
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88 quarantined in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday

1,770 people placed under surveillance currently
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Steps to ensure food safety sought

Contaminated fish consignments from neighbouring States are reportedly making a comeback in the district over a week after 1,800 kg of stale fish was
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COVID-19: Several Indian-American doctors in the frontline

The number could be in several dozens and several of the Indian-American physicians have succumbed to coronavirus. A majority of them are said to be from New York and New Jersey.
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Aswini Hospital founder dead

Sankaran Namboodiri, founder of Aswini Hospital, Thrissur, died in Bengaluru on Sunday. He was 95. A former Deputy Director in the Agriculture Departm
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Morning Digest: Confusion over mismatch in Health Ministry, ICMR figures; PM-CARES donations cut from government staff salaries, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Good response to indoor contest

The winners of indoor competitions, an idea conceived by Madurai MP Su. Venkatesan to help children beat the lockdown boredom, were announced by film
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2 test positive in Madurai

Two patients from Madurai district tested positive for COVID-19 here on Sunday, taking the count to 46 in the district. Meanwhile, three patients were
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Court grants bail to murder accused

Madurai District Court has granted bail to a man, accused of murdering a 70-year-old woman in Melur. The court took into account the fact that the acc
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Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content

ACCC would release in late July draft rules for the platforms to pay fair compensation for the journalistic content siphoned from news media
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2 held for creating ruckus on road in Bengaluru

The HAL police were on the lookout for and later arrested a woman, Madhumita Natarajan, 29, a resident of Vivek Nagar, and her accomplice Shakti Nayar
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First COVID-19 death in coastal dists.

Coastal Karnataka reported its first COVID-19 death on Sunday. A 50-year-old woman from Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district who was down with Severe
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Apprehensions over keeping all primary contacts in single hall during quarantine

Officers say that they are following protocol but, at the same time, express helplessness over the lack of infrastructure and resources
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Notification extending lockdown issued

Exemption for medical, fisheries, agricultural and industrial sectors
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Coronavirus | FinMin fiat to staff on monthly donations to PM-Cares

Unwilling employees must submit objections in writing, says circular
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Containment zones to end only after 28 days

The State Government has said that the coronavirus containment areas, classified as ‘hotspot districts' with large outbreaks, hotspot districts with c
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