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India Open 2021 postponed due to surge in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Badminton Association of India (BAI) General Secretary Ajay Singhania on Monday announced that the upcoming India Open 2021 has been postponed due to the upsurge in coronavirus cases here in the national capital.
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Second wave of COVID-19 'less severe' than the first: ICMR DG
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Dr Balram Bhargava, Director-General (DG) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday said that the ongoing second wave of the novel coronavirus in India is 'less severe' than the previous one.
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PM Modi to chair COVID-19 review meeting today
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in the country at 11:30 am on Monday.
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K'taka CM Yediyurappa to attend all-party meeting over COVID-19 situation
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 19 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa will virtually participate in an all-party meeting over the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state, which is set to begin at 3:30 pm in Vidhana Soudha.
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India reports highest daily spike with over 2.73 lakh COVID-19 cases, 1,61
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The COVID-19 situation in India continues to deteriorate, as the country yet again reported the highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases with over 2.73 lakh fresh infections and 1,619 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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Team of senior officials deployed in Lucknow to oversee COVID-19 situation
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): Amid the worsening COVID-19 scenario in Lucknow, a team of senior officials were deployed on Sunday to bring the situation under control.
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Next three weeks crucial for India in terms of Covid spread: CSIR-CCMB dir
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 18 (ANI): The next three weeks are crucial for India in terms of the spread of COVID-19, said Dr Rakesh Mishra, Director of CSIR- CCMB (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology) on Sunday, adding that it is very important for people to follow guidelines
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No charges will be levied from states for COVID-19 isolation coaches: Nort
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): No charges will be levied from states for COVID-19 isolation coaches, said Northern Railway General Manager Ashutosh Gangal on Sunday.
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Covid RT-PCR test mandatory for people travelling to Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 18 (ANI): In the wake of worsening COVID-19 situation in Kerala, the state government on Sunday ordered that all domestic travellers visiting Kerala will have to undergo RT-PCR tests within 48 hours before or after the arrival.
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Sufficient availability of medical oxygen in Goa, says CM Sawant
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 18 (ANI): There is sufficient availability of medical oxygen in Goa, said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday, adding that the state infrastructure is equipped to handle the rising COVID-19 cases.
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Delhi: 569 FIRs, 323 arrests during weekend COVID lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): As many 569 FIRs were registered over the last two days in Delhi as the city observed the weekend lockdown in light of the rising COVID-19 cases.
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Maharashtra records biggest single day jump of 68,631 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 18 (ANI): As many as 68,631 fresh COVID-19 cases and 503 deaths were reported from Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, the highest in the state so far since the pandemic broke out last year.
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