New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Calling field officials from states and districts "field commanders" in the fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed on local containment zones and aggressive testing as India battles the second wave of COVID-19.
Raigarh (Chhatisgarh) [India], May 16 (ANI): Chhatisgarh government has declared Raigarh district a containment zone till 31 May in view of the spike in coronavirus cases.
Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) [India], April 26 (ANI): Uttarakhand's Sursingadhar Government Nursing College on Monday was declared a containment zone after 22 more students tested positive for COVID-19.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 25 (ANI): Ninety-three students of a Government Nursing college at Uttarakhand's Sursingh Dhar have tested positive for COVID-19, following which the hostel of the college has been declared a containment zone.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the effort of government is to save lives in the situtation created by COVID-19 and also that economic activities and livelihoods suffer the minimum impact.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the state governments to use lockdowns only as the last option and focus only on creating on micro-containment zones.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 17 (ANI): In wake of a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Chhattisgarh government on Saturday declared Raipur district a containment zone till 6 am on April 26.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 13 (ANI): In a view of a spike in coronavirus cases, the Uttarakhand government has allowed marriage gatherings with up to 200 people outside containment zones in the state.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 12 (ANI): The numbers of COVID-19 containment zones have increased to 22 in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on Monday. With 923 new cases, Indore's caseload went up to 79,434, while the death toll has been mounted to 1,005 as of Sunday.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 12 (ANI): In view of an increase in COVID-19 cases, Chhattisgarh's Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi collector has declared the entire district as a containment zone from April 14 to April 21.
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Maharashtra government after the feedback from the Central team which visited the state to take the stock of the surge in cases of Covid-19.