Indians fear lockdowns more than Covid-19. How prepared are governments to avert a crisis this time?
As a second wave hits India, city officials dismissed the need to make plans to avoid food distress among migrant workers. 15 hours ago An image from April 2020: A daily wage labourer stood in a queue for free food at a construction site where activity has been halted due to the lockdown in Delhi. | Reuters/ Adnan Abidi
The second wave of Covid-19 in India has thrown up alarming statistics over the past week, with over 1.45 lakh new infections and 794 deaths reported on Saturday alone. While states like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat have been recording high infection numbers for a few weeks, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh reported their biggest single-day jumps in cases on Sunday. In many places, hospitals have run out of beds and states have run out of vaccines.
Active Covid-19 Cases Cross 11 Lakh-Mark; CMs Hint At Strict Lockdown Published by GulteDesk April 12, 2021
For the first time in the country, the active COVID-19 cases have breached the 11 lakh-mark . This is after a record high of 1.52 lakh new infections the other day. Meanwhile, the country is bracing up for a massive vaccination push that was launched on Sunday, dubbed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the beginning of another major war against coronavirus.
The active caseload till now was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12 and at its highest at 10,17,754 on September 18, 2020.
Amid an unprecedented burden on health infrastructure in 15 states and Delhi, which are witnessing an upward trajectory, authorities have started reserving more COVID hospitals and taking steps to address any shortage of medical supplies, besides enhancing curbs on the movement of people.
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CBSE board exams to commence from May 4.
CBSE Clas 10, 12 exams 2021: Amid the Covid-19 surge, there is a huge outcry from students to postpone the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) classes 10, 12 exams. Over one lakh petitions have been signed at change.org in demand of either cancellation or postponing the exams. Several politicians, actors also joined the chorus supporting the students demand.Â
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the decision to conduct the CBSE exams from May 4 should be reconsidered. In the light of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions,â he tweeted.Â
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