Panaji (Goa) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Goa government on Sunday extended the lockdown at the Mormugao Taluka till 6 am on July 24 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), July 19 (ANI): In view of the rising COVID-19 cases in Srinagar, the authorities imposed lockdown in several parts of the city from Sunday.
Hong Kong, July 19 (ANI): With the city facing a high daily toll of more than 100 coronavirus infections, most of Hong Kong's 180,000 civil servants will resume work-from-home arrangements next week, reported South China Morning Post citing sources.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 19 (ANI): The Bihar police are appealing to people to follow social distancing norms and police stations have kept drop boxes where people can submit complaints in order to check the spread of COVID-19.
Wellington [New Zealand], July 19 (Xinhua/ANI): New Zealand reported three new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation in New Zealand on Sunday, said New Zealand Ministry of Health in a statement.
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown imposed till July 23, streets in the Dakshina Kannada district here bore a deserted look on Sunday morning.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 19 (ANI): While the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown led to many people losing their source of income, a Surat-based NGO has come forward to support the sex workers in the region and to provide them skill-training.
Samba (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 19 (ANI): Samba district administration has ordered complete lockdown in Vijaypur tehsil from Sunday to July 24 in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 19 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday justified the weekend lockdown in four districts of the State, pointing out that it will help to clamp down on Covid-19 transmissions, especially super-spreaders of the virus.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha on Saturday said that there are no plans to enforce a lockdown all over the state.