Coronavirus | Night curfew, Sunday lockdown in Tamil Nadu from April 20
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On all days including Sundays, weddings can be conducted with a maximum of 100 persons.
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A patient being taken a blood test at Chennai Corporation s COVID-19 screening centre in Ambattur, Chennai on April 18, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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On all days including Sundays, weddings can be conducted with a maximum of 100 persons.
In a bid to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Tamil Nadu government has announced restrictions from April 20 including a night curfew between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. and a complete lockdown on Sundays.
After a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, the government on April 18 announced that access to beaches, zoos, parks, museums and all tourist spots will be banned on all days. The government also postponed class 12 State Board examinations, without specifying a date, while allowing practical examinations to procee
DMK president M.K. Stalin. File
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Stalin said the Prime Minister should intervene immediately and direct the Ministries concerned to supply adequate Covaxin and Covishield vaccines. DMK president M.K. Stalin on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a policy decision swiftly for universal vaccination and help Tamil Nadu tide over the present COVID-19 pandemic situation and ensure total protection for the people of the state.
In a letter in which the DMK MPs also signed, Mr Stalin said it was equally important to allow independent procurement of drugs, vaccines and medical equipment by state governments as the pandemic affected states could not wait every time for Centre’s nod to save the human lives.
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April 18, 2021 23:31 IST
A medical team from the Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has arrived in Delhi and will look after the facility
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Preparation underway by DRDO to set up a hospital with 500 beds equipped with ICU facilities for COVID-19 patients, in New Delhi. The hospital will start functioning on April 19, 2021.
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A medical team from the Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has arrived in Delhi and will look after the facility
A 500-bed COVID-19 facility being set up by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DDRO) near the airport in Delhi will start accepting patients by Monday.
Health Minister reviews availability of facilities across country amid surge
India is currently reporting the sharpest growth rate of 7.6% in new COVID cases, which is 1.3 times higher than the growth rate of 5.5% reported in June 2020, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. The Minister added that this is leading to an alarming rise in daily number of active cases and also a sharp growth of 10.2% in the number of COVID deaths.
Dr. Vardhan chaired a high-level review meeting with Health Ministers of 11 States/UTs Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh that are reporting an unprecedented surge in new COVID cases.