Covid containment zones rise to over 4,550 in DelhiThe national capital has witnessed a surge in cases since October 28, when the daily rise breached the 5,000-mark for the first time, and i...
20 Nov, 2020, 04.29 PM IST
ICMR issues advisory allowing 'testing on demand' for COVID-19The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has issued an advisory on COVID-19 testing strategy, allowing 'testing on demand' for individ...
05 Sep, 2020, 11.08 AM IST
Noida: Liquor shops can open from 10 am to 9 pm outside containment zones"All liquor shops, including model shops that are outside coronavirus hotspots or containment zones, can now remain open from 10 am to 9 pm...
01 Jun, 2020, 10.12 PM IST
As govt eases lockdown norms, e-commerce ready to load cart with ‘non-essentials’Amazon, baby products retailer Firstcry and beauty portal Nykaa were among those which began full-fledged operations on Monday, following t...
19 May, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Lockdown 4.0: States, UTs to be empowered to take decisions on curbsThere will be lots of relaxations and flexibility in the lockdown 4.0 with complete reopening of the green zones, very limited curb in oran...
15 May, 2020, 07.47 PM IST
Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh VardhanDuring the high-level meeting with Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, Vardhan appreciated...
09 May, 2020, 06.59 PM IST
Focus to be on crucial surgeries: Other patients due to resume soonOPDs will resume depending on the level of novel coronavirus infection in an area, they said. So, while green zones could see opening of OP...
06 May, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
Maharashtra: Shops selling non-essentials allowed to open from Monday"Only five shops in one lane will be allowed to operate during the entire day. But this particular restriction is not applicable to the sho...
03 May, 2020, 07.24 PM IST
ET View: Extension of lockdown uncalled forThe government is making a hash of loosening restrictions while extending the lockdown.
02 May, 2020, 07.57 AM IST
E-commerce firms welcome Centre’s move to partially allow sale of non-essentialsThe MHA’s latest notification of Lockdown 3.0 will permit these companies, which mop up more than 90% of sales from non-essential items suc...
01 May, 2020, 09.42 PM IST
In a fortnight, number of COVID-19 hotspot districts decreases to 129 from 170Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that 80 districts in the country have not reported any new case of COVID-19 in last sev...
01 May, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
In a fortnight, number of COVID-19 hotspot districts decreases to 129 from 170The number of COVID-19 hotspot districts in India as on Wednesday morning has come down to 129 from 170 a fortnight ago, but in the same pe...
30 Apr, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
Lockdown likely to continue in Covid hotspots beyond May 3: PM ModiModi has asked for details on the kind of restrictions that ought to be lifted in green zone.
28 Apr, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
Less than one-third of India's 'aspirational' districts hit by CovidLess than a third of India's 'aspirational districts' - those with poor socio-economic indicators have been affected by the coronavirus.
25 Apr, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
Tamil Nadu announces some relaxations in rural areas and non-containment zones as State sees 2 more deaths and 54 fresh casesAs per the GO issued by Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam, construction activities in rural areas and MGNREGA work would be allowed. Even State/...
23 Apr, 2020, 08.08 PM IST
CIABC urges states to convince Centre to begin liquor sale in non-COVID zones"Constitutionally, alcohol is a state matter, and hence it is state government which should unequivocally be the only authority to permit o...
23 Apr, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Selective relaxation in non-containment areas from April 20: Health ministryAddressing a daily media briefing to give updates on the novel coronavirus situation in the country, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry...
19 Apr, 2020, 06.00 PM IST