Covid-19: No private rooms in village huts, seven returning migrants quarantine themselves on trees

The labourers, who returned from Chennai to West Bengal, avoided quarantining themselves under the trees for fear of elephants, so climbed up.

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Dirty money: Can coronavirus spread through bank notes?

The Confederation of All India Traders has raised concerns around cash transactions.

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As a doctor on the Covid-19 front, I don’t want clanging thalis – I just want a little kindness

An old woman’s thoughtful gesture gave me the energy and encouragement to continue our fight against the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Scenes of thousands of migrant labourers trying to catch buses out of Delhi

The very idea of a lockdown and social distancing collapsed with the authorities having failed to predict this would ensue.

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· 2 hours ago

Coronavirus lockdown: In ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi apologises ‘especially to the poor’ for hardships

The prime minister said it is always necessary to fight a disease during its initial stages, as treatment becomes difficult later.

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· 2 hours ago

Covid-19: UP government orders 14-day quarantine for thousands of returning migrants in state camps

The nationwide lockdown has left thousands of migrant workers jobless and scrambling to return home.

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· 2 hours ago

Covid-19: Noida employers ordered to give workers daily wages and leave

Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate BN Singh also said that landlords should not force tenants to pay rent for a month.

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· 3 hours ago

Coronavirus lockdown: Farming, mandis and other agricultural activities exempted, says Centre

The government said the exemption was made to ensure that there is an uninterrupted supply of foodgrains.

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· 4 hours ago

Not China, not Italy: India’s coronavirus lockdown is the harshest in the world

The ‘biggest human migration on foot after Partition’ has started after India imposed restrictions more drastic than any other country.

Shoaib Daniyal

· 5 hours ago

In photos: At Delhi-UP border, thousands try to squeeze into limited state buses to get back home

‘Social distancing’ in the times of a pandemic became a farce as state governments struggled to cope with the exodus even on the fourth day of the lockdown.

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· 5 hours ago

Covid-19 lockdown: Man collapses, dies halfway while walking home 300 km away from Delhi

Meanwhile, a 62-year-old man died in Surat after walking from a hospital to his home for around 8 km as he could not find any means of transport.

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· 5 hours ago

Covid-19: Toll now 25, patient count nears 1,000; PM Modi calls it ‘war of life and death’

The total number of patients in India rose to 979 on Sunday morning.

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