Covid News: In view of rising Covid cases, night curfew to be imposed in Maharashtra from the night of 28th March

Covid News: In view of rising Covid cases, night curfew to be imposed in Maharashtra from the night of 28th March
A separate order in this regard will be issued by the Disaster management and rehabilitation department soon
Chhattisgarh reports 2,665 fresh COVID-19 cases, 62 discharges, and 22 deaths in the last 24 hours
- Total cases: 3,34,778
- Total discharges: 3,15,423
- Death toll: 4,048
- Active cases: 15,307
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All educational institutions including Universities, Colleges, Technical Institutes and Schools, except for the classes having exams, to remain close up to 4th April: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
Jharkhand reports 308 new COVID-19 cases, 81 recoveries and 3 deaths.
Total cases: 1,22,281
Total recoveries: 1,19,779
Total deaths: 1103
Active cases: 1399
Total recoveries: 1,19,779
Total deaths: 1103
Active cases: 1399
Delhi reports 1,534 new COVID-19 cases, 971 recoveries, and 9 deaths in the last 24 hours
- Total cases: 6,54,276
- Total recoveries: 6,37,238
- Death toll: 10,987
- Active cases: 6,051
More than 5.69 Crore COVID19 vaccine doses administered. 14.53 lakh vaccine doses given till 7 pm today: Ministry of Health
Gujarat records more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time
In wake of the COVID-19 situation in the state, more than 50 people will not be allowed to gather for Holi celebrations: Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Om Prakash
Maharashtra reports 36,902 new coronavirus cases, highest one-day rise so far taking tally to 26,37,735, while death toll reaches 53,907 with 112 fatalities: health department.
Punjab reports 3,176 fresh COVID-19 cases, 1,816 discharges, and 59 deaths
Total cases: 2,26,059Total cured cases: 1,96,831Active cases: 22,652Death toll: 6,576
COVID-19: Maharashtra issues Holi, Good Friday, Easter guidelines
- People should celebrate Holi in a simple manner considering the rise in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra and crowding should be avoided, the state government said on Friday.
- Holi will be celebrated on March 28 and Rang Panchami falls a day later.
- The state also urged the Christian community to observe Good Friday (on April 2) and celebrate Easter Sunday (on April 4) in a simple manner.
Gujarat reports 2,190 new COVID-19 cases, 1,422 discharges and 6 deaths, in the last 24 hours.
- Total cases: 2,96,320
- Total discharges: 2,81,707
- Active cases: 10,134
- Total deaths: 4,479
AP reports 984 Covid-19 cases, highest increase in four months
Jammu and Kashmir reports 210 new COVID-19 Cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,29,413.
Kerala reports 1,825 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths
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Maharashtra: Nagpur District reported 4095 new COVID-19 cases, 1943 recoveries and 35 Death, in the last 24 hours, as per Civil Surgeon.
MHA asks states to take necessary steps to regulate crowd in upcoming festivals like Holi, Eid as COVID-19 cases are rising: Officials
Tamil Nadu reports 1,971 new COVID-19 cases, 1131 discharges and 9 deaths today.
- Total cases 8,75,190
- Total recoveries 8,51,222
- Death toll 12,650
- Active cases 11,318
Uttarakhand reports 186 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 1,162 and death toll to 1,708
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla writes to all states and Union Territories to take necessary measures in view of upcoming festivals.

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Centre rushes high-level teams to some states
- The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has rushed two high-level multidisciplinary teams to Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh on Friday in wake of the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases being reported from the state and the union territory.
- India continued to see a surge in new COVID-19 cases as 59,118 fresh infections and 257 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said today.
- Five states of Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat -- have registered a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases, the ministry said.
UP: Shamli district court closed for 24 hours after judge tests COVID-19 positive
New COVID-19 SOPs in Goa by Saturday, says CM Sawant
Goa will draft new standard operating procedures (SOPs) by Saturday to tackle the COVID-19 situation in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the Assembly on Friday.
Germany warns third coronavirus wave could be the worst so far
Uttar Pradesh records 1,032 fresh COVID-19 cases, six more deaths
Thailand approves quarantine waiver for tourists, orders more vaccines
COVID-19: Chhattisgarh imposes Rs 500 fine for not wearing mask in public places
Uttarakhand Education Department issues an order for starting new session for Classes 6 to 9 from April 15.
Six states account for 78.6% of the new deaths from Covid-19 infections
257 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, 14 states/UTs have not reported any COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra: Over 52 lakh people vaccinated against COVID-19 so far
Eight states account for 60% of cumulative vaccination coverage across the country
Ten states account for nearly 70% of the vaccine doses that were given during the last 24 hours
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat continue to report a surge in daily new cases
59,118 new daily cases reported in the last 24 hours
More than 5.5 crore vaccine doses administered across the country, over 23 lakh doses administered in the last 24 hours
There is no proposal to impose lockdown in the state. He made this statement in the Assembly
- Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao
Puducherry logs 96 new COVID-19 cases, overall tally rises to 40,836
Indore: With rising COVID numbers restrictions imposed on public gatherings
1 in 4 in Haryana-Delhi-UP plan to play Holi despite Covid resurge
Uddhav Thackeray to meet district collectors to review Covid-19 situation
Goa cancels major festivities over Covid surge
Russia's COVID-19 case tally passes 4.5 million mark
Markets, hotels and restaurants will be closed on Holi (March 29) in Nagpur. Essential shops like vegetable, mutton, chicken etc will be allowed till 1 pm. Gathering of people and celebration not allowed on March 28-29: Radhakrishnan B, Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur, Maharashtra
Ten states are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases
10 patients die as fire breaks out at Mumbai mall hospital where coronavirus patients were being treated: Official
China administered 91.35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by March 25
UK will have vaccine supply to meet targets
Britain has secured sufficient COVID-19 vaccine supplies to meet its targets of giving a shot to all over 50s and vulnerable people by the middle of next month and all adults by the end of July, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said.
No proof COVID second wave due to virus variants, but it is possible
- Virologist Shahid Jameel
Telangana adds 518 fresh COVID-19 cases, three deaths
Nepal removes quarantine provisions for tourists vaccinated for COVID-19
Nepal enforced new travel rules removing the quarantine requirements for foreign tourists who have got both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, in an attempt to give a boost to pandemic-depressed travel and tourism business in the country.
Six States account for 78.6% of the new deaths
Ramp up COVID-19 testing facilities in Uttar Pradesh
- Yogi Adityanath
Maharashtra and Punjab highest contributors to new surge
Pak PM Imran Khan faces flak for holding in-person meeting despite being infected with Covid
Imran Khan has come under severe criticism from both the opposition and the public for holding an in-person meeting with his media team despite being infected with the novel coronavirus.
Threat of another lost summer stirs cash-crunch fears for airlines
- The latest setbacks to the return of air travel are stoking concern that a cash crunch is about to bear down on the airline industry. A second summer lost to the coronavirus crisis would likely trigger a spate of airline failures and bankruptcy filings, alongside a repeat of 2020’s bailouts, job cuts, and jetliner deferrals and cancellations, according consultants IBA Group.
- In just the past week, the optimism that took the Bloomberg World Airlines Index to the highest since the start of the pandemic has evaporated.
Chhattisgarh Government to impose a fine of Rs 500 for not wearing a mask in public places
Telangana Covid count jumps to over 500
Mizoram: 6 new COVID-19 cases push tally to 4,460
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Bangladesh on his first foreign trip since COVID-19 outbreak
We are winning the fight against Corona. However, there are few people who are being careless and we have started putting people on the no-fly list. Air travel is much safer than surface route travels
- Hardeep Singh Puri
Odisha: All above 45 years to get COVID-19 vaccine from April 1
India reports 59,118 new COVID19 case
Total cases: 1,18,46,652
Total recoveries: 1,12,64,637
Active cases: 4,21,066
Death toll: 1,60,949
Total vaccination: 5,55,04,440
Total recoveries: 1,12,64,637
Active cases: 4,21,066
Death toll: 1,60,949
Total vaccination: 5,55,04,440
Andamans: 1 new COVID-19 case, tally rises to 5,042
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 125.3 million
The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 125.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.75 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 30,076,486 and 546,507, respectively, according to the CSSE. Brazil follows in the second place with 12,320,169 cases and 303,462 fatalities.
India's gift of 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses will be sent to UN peacekeepers
The 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, announced as a gift by India, will be sent to the UN peacekeepers on March 27 and then will be distributed to the peacekeeping missions. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced in February that India will gift 200,000 COVID-19 doses for UN peacekeepers.
Mexico Covid-19 deaths pass 200,000: Health ministry
Brazil surpasses 100,000 new Covid cases in a day
Iraq gets first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines via COVAX
- Iraq received 336,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, the first sent there under the global COVAX vaccine-sharing scheme. Health minister Hassan al-Tamimi came to Baghdad Airport to greet the life-saving shipment and watched as the cases were unloaded into refrigerated trucks. He said they would quickly go out to regions across the country.
- Iraq got its first coronavirus vaccines - 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm doses donated by China - on March 2, but has struggled to keep up with demand.
Amazon starts on-site COVID-19 vaccination for US employees
Karnataka: New Covid cases cross 2,500-mark
2 dead in Mumbai Covid-19 hospital fire
US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19
Pfizer Inc & BioNTech SE began testing their COVID19 vaccine in children under 12: Reuters quoting Pfizer
Biden doubles US vaccination goal to 200 million doses in first 100 days
China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, same as a day earlier
China reported 11 new COVID-19 cases on March 25, in line with the previous day. The National Health Commission, in a statement, said all of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 31 from 10 cases a day earlier. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 90,147 while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,636.
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