2021-04-20 13:06:14 GMT2021-04-20 21:06:14(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Peerzada Arshad Hamid
NEW DELHI, April 20 (Xinhua) As the Indian capital city started a six-day COVID-19 lockdown Tuesday, thousands of migrant workers have begun crowding bus terminals and railway stations to return home, raising memories of last year s exodus during the country s strict coronavirus lockdown.
The rush was witnessed Monday evening before the lockdown was imposed at 10:00 p.m. and has continued on Tuesday.
On Tuesday morning, thousands of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Delhi to catch bus home.
The migration back home continued although Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had appealed to the migrants with folded hands not to leave while sounding a word of assurance that he was there for them.
Los Angeles County s Covid-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high
From CNN s Jennifer Selva
A nurse works with a Covid-positive patient inside the ICU at Providence St. Jude Medical Center on December 25 in Fullerton, California. Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Los Angeles County’s Covid-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high, with 10 times the number of people in hospital from just two months ago.
According to the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH), 7,181 patients were in the hospital Tuesday 267 more than Monday. Around 20% of those in hospital are in the intensive care unit (ICU).
On October 29, there were 750 people hospitalized with the disease.
India reports lowest 24-hour increase in Covid-19 cases in 6 months
From CNN s Swati Gupta in New Delhi
Incoming travelers are screened for the coronavirus at Anand Vihar Inter State Bus Terminal on December 27 in New Delhi, India. Biplov Bhuyan/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
India reported its lowest 24-hour rise in coronavirus cases in six months on Tuesday with 16,432 new infections, according to figures issued by the country s Health Ministry.
Tuesday’s 24-hour death toll was also the lowest since June 9.
The total number of cases in India stands at 10,224,303, including 148,153 deaths, according to the Health Ministry.
India s new Covid-19 cases have been trending downward since October.
Coronavirus vaccine rollout: Dry run starts in 4 states today amid new virus strain scare
Preparations underway in Prakash Nagar, Vijaywada in Andhra for dry run of Covid vaccine rollout.
(ANI)
In addition, infection control practices will be followed at the site to prevent coronavirus transmission
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A dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination programme will be held in four states to test the planned operations and the laid-out mechanisms for the coronavirus inoculation drive.
The dry runs will be carried out today (28 December) and tomorrow (29 December) in Punjab, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, day after recording the lowest daily Covid-19 cases in nearly six months.