India Covid crisis: Delhi to begin to ease lockdown on May 31, says CM Kejriwal
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Construction activities and factories will be reopened on Monday, according to Arvind Kejriwal.
Delhi is set to ease its lockdown restriction on May 31, according to its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
According to a tweet from the Chief Minister’s Office, Kejriwal stated at a press conference that the capital would begin the process by reopening construction activities and factories at 5am on Monday.
Kejriwal attributed the move to the fact that the positivity rate in the capital had come down to 1.5 per cent and around 1,100 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Delhi.
Covid-19: Japan to extend emergency in Tokyo until month before Olympics
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The move is likely to fuel concerns over whether the Games can be held safely
Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until just a month before the Olympics, in a move that is likely to fuel concerns over whether the Games can be held safely. Tokyo and nine other parts of the country are currently under emergency orders which mostly involve closing bars and restaurants early and banning them from selling alcohol.
The emergency was supposed to expire at the end of May in most places, but the government now says it needs more time to control a fourth wave of infections.
Canadian PM Trudeau apologises for the WWII internment of Italian-Canadians
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Trudeau also apologised for harm suffered by members of the community, with about 31,000 declared enemy aliens.
Canada on Thursday formally apologised for interning more than 600 Italian-Canadians during World War II.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, addressing the House of Commons, also apologised for harm suffered by members of the community, with about 31,000 declared “enemy aliens.”
“To the tens of thousands of innocent Italian Canadians who were labelled enemy aliens, to the children and grandchildren who have carried a past generation’s shame and hurt and to their community, a community that has given so much to our country, we are sorry,” Trudeau said.