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Pakistan: Smog tightens its grip in Punjab creating lockdown situation
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
As Lahore remained the world's most polluted city, the dense haze showed no sign of easing, grounding train schedules, closing motorways, and forcing authorities to impose lockdown-like measures.
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China unlikely to impose lockdown despite Covid-19 surge
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Though other countries have long settled into such a pattern, it is a shift for China. Until late last year, its national leadership was still ready to lock down whole neighbourhoods and districts, even cities, in a bid to stamp out what were sometimes just small clusters of cases.
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China's GDP may decrease if country continues to impose COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 16 (ANI): China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth could decrease by 1-2 per cent if Beijing, in order to fight the COVID-19 outbreak which is highest in the last two years, continues to impose lockdown in large portions of the country.
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Pak's Sindh to impose lockdown, shut schools on federal body's recommendat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Pakistan's Sindh province, the state has said that the decision to impose a lockdown will be taken after recommendations from federal bodies, reported local media.
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Pakistan refuses to close schools despite jump in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [US], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan has refused to close schools and impose lockdown despite the massive jump in the COVID-19 cases in the country, reported local media.
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COVID-19: No plan for lockdown at this time, says Pak Minister
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 6 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the country does not have any plans to impose lockdown despite the Omicron-driven fifth wave.
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Australia reluctant to impose lockdown despite spread of Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 22 (ANI): The nature of Omicron is such that the response has to go beyond the action of governments and individuals and communities need to take action as well, said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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No lockdown, don't pay heed to rumours, says Karnataka CM
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 30 (ANI): Reassuring the people that there is no proposal to impose lockdown in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday appealed not to pay heed to rumours in this regard.
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Delhi preparing for 3rd wave, to impose lockdown if COVID-19 positivity ra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday informed that Delhi will opt for a lockdown if the positivity rate in the city goes up to 5 per cent to combat the likely third wave of COVID-19. Keeping in view of the likely situation, Delhi is ramping u
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Don't use lockdown for political benefits: Muraleedharan to Kerala govt ov
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP leader V Muraleedharan on Saturday lashed out at the Kerala government's decision of lockdown exemption for Bakrid and said that the Pinarayi Vijayan government is not following a scientific approach to contain COVID-19 and impose l
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COVID-19: Pak mulls lockdown in cities with high positivity ratio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): As the third wave of coronavirus wreaks havoc in Pakistan, the country's government is mulling to impose lockdown in the cities where the COVID-19 positivity ratio is above 10 per cent.
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COVID-19: Puducherry to impose lockdown till April 26
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Puducherry [India], April 21 (ANI): Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, the Union Territory of Puducherry on Wednesday decided to impose lockdown till April 26.
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