Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Due to the "extremely serious" COVID-19 situation in Pakistan, major cities may be closed down if the coronavirus trajectory continues, the country's Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed on Wednesday.
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 21 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday informed that decisions about tackling COVID-19 in the state will be taken in the evening today.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Western Railway on Wednesday informed that it has collected a total fine of Rs 21.53 lakh from people who were travelling without a face mask in trains.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Wednesday informed that a postoperative procedure has been performed on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and now he is recuperating at the hospital.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 21 (ANI): Three employees of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have been abducted by unknown armed miscreants from the rig site of ONGC in Assam's Sivasagar district, the ONGC informed on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 21 (ANI): As many as 4,851 new COVID-19 cases, 1,740 recoveries and five deaths were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state health department informed on Wednesday.
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], April 21 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday informed that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be setting up two dedicated COVID-19 hospitals of 500 beds each in the state.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Matters shown in the final cause lists of miscellaneous matters and regular hearing matters for April 22 (Thursday) stand adjourned and will not be taken up for hearing in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court informed on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy has informed that work is on to set up a 450-bed hospital in Lucknow, a 750-bed hospital in Varanasi and a 900-bed hospital in Ahmedabad amid the unprecedented surge in COVID-
Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 21 (ANI): Night curfew has been imposed in municipal limits of Reasi and Katra from 10 pm to 6 am amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the District Magistrate (DM) of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi has informed.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package scheme has been extended for a period of one year with effect from April 20, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has informed.