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Self-isolation a privilege not available to poor
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Delhi (India) April 1 (ANI): To defeat the highly contagious coronavirus, there is only one solution, and that is self-isolation. Although the majority of the citizens are following it religiously, the poor are struggling to feed themselves and even buy the basic essentials for survival.
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Amidst lockdown, Traffic jam at Chennai's Padi flyover
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 1 (ANI): A traffic jam was witnessed at the Padi flyover junction here on Wednesday due to checking at a police checkpoint put in place to catch persons indulging in non-essential travel in wake of the Coronavirus lockdown.
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Shops selling essentials get relaxation in Andhra amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Vjayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): In the wake of the 21-day lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak, Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday gave relaxation to the shops selling essential commodities both in rural and urban areas of the district.
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People rush to markets during lockdown relaxation in Mangaluru
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): People rushed to markets here to buy essentials after the lockdown imposed in the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak was relaxed for a few hours on Tuesday.
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Maharashtra: Locals flout the rules of social distancing in Dadar market
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): People here violated the lockdown orders on Wednesday morning and flocked to the local market in Dadar for buying essential commodities.
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'Lifeline Udan' flights supplied over 15.4 tons of medical supplies across
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): 'Lifeline Udan' flights which was launched by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has operated 62 flights so far, transporting over 15.4 tons of essential medical supplies across the country amid coronavirus lockdown.
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Police patrol Rameswaram streets to enforce lockdown, emphasise social dis
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Rameswaram Police has been patrolling the streets for strict implementation of lockdown and has been telling people that they should not leave the house without an essential purpose.
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Special team constituted in Goa to prevent hoarding in godowns
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): The Goa government has constituted a special team to verify the stock from the godowns of suppliers and wholesalers in the state, to check any possible hoarding or black marketing of essential supplies amid nationwide lockdown.
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COVID-19: Uttarakhand CM directs DMs, medical officers to maintain all nec
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [ India], Mar 31 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday sought information about the necessary arrangements put in place to make food grains and essential items easily available for the public in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown.
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COVID-19: Vehicle transporting essentials sanitised in Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Amid the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak, Vehicles from Karnataka transporting essential commodities are being sanitised in Wayanad district of Kerala.
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As India goes indoors, BPCL warriors are on street serving the nation
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 31 (ANI/ NewsVoir): We are witnessing tumultuous times that have never been experienced before. The world has been shaken with the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. In tune with necessity, India has taken stringent preventive steps by enforcing a to
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Centre brings key features for ventilators for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 31 (ANI): As ventilators are key life-saving equipment in the fight against coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Union Health Ministry has framed essential features for these machines to be used for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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