Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 20 (ANI): The government of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday ordered for the distribution of dry ration to students of Classes I to IX in the state as they enter their summer vacations early in light of the rise in COVID-19 cases.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 20 (ANI): As many as 4,761 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): As India grapples with deadly second wave of coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Portugal and France are in limbo and unlikely to happen.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With the imposition of a lockdown in the national capital amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, all employees of the Rajya Sabha will work from home till this Friday.
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to rise and hospitals facing acute shortage of beds for patients, a mosque in Vadodara has been converted into a 50-bed facility.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Punjab government has announced a fresh set of curbs to control the spike in the daily COVID-19 tally and extended the night curfew timings from 8 pm to 5 am.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and inquired about the COVID-19 situation and the efforts of the state government to control the coronavirus infection.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI): The first 'Oxygen Express' departed from Central Railway's Kalamboli yard on Monday evening to ferry liquid oxygen for Maharashtra from Vishakhapatnam steel plant in Andhra Pradesh amid the worsening COVID-19 situation.
Ottawa [Canada], April 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Canadian government has allotted USD 80.93 billion (C$101.4 billion) over the next three years towards recovery from the economic devastation inflicted upon the country the coronavirus pandemic, the country's 2021 federal budget revealed.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 20 (ANI): Night curfew for two weeks will be imposed in Kerala amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the state.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved a total of Rs 4,567.50 crore as advance payment to Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech to ramp up vaccine production against coronavirus, sources told ANI.
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): There is no significant shift in the age distribution of COVID-19 cases in the second wave as compared to the first one, said Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog, on Monday.