Asked if he agreed with Cummings allegation, Johnson said: "No, I don t think so, but of course this has been an incredibly difficult series of decisions, none of which we ve taken lightly." "We ve been governed by a determination to protect life to save life, to ensure that our NHS is not overwhelmed."
Lockdown restrictions extended in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
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Last Updated: May 24, 2021, 09:39 PM IST
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States and Union Territories started imposing restrictions from mid-April for varying periods as the deadly second wave of coronavirus hit the country and most of them have now extended the curbs till the end of this month to rein in the spread of infection and the mounting deaths which have crossed the three lakh mark.
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India had registered 2,17,353 new infections on April 16.
Lockdown was extended in Bihar and Himachal Pradesh on Monday till May end while Uttarakhand too decided to continue with the COVID-induced curfew, as several states said that the restrictions have led to an improvement in the pandemic situation. States and Union Territories started imposing restrictions from mid-April for varying periods as the deadly second wave of coronavirus hit the country and most of them have now extended the curbs till the end of this mon
Telangana Police block e-comm, food-delivery services
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Thousands of delivery boys of e-commerce and food-delivery services across Hyderabad were stopped, their two-wheelers were seized and challaned, adversely affecting dozens of crores of rupees worth deliveries on Saturday alone.
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In its May 11 orders, the Telangana government had clearly exempted from lockdown restrictions the “e-commerce (delivery) of goods and merchandise including food, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.”
The Telangana Police on Saturday blocked the e-commerce and food-delivery services during the 18-hour lockdown period, in a shift from the May 11 dated government orders that clearly exempted e-commerce and food-delivery services from the lockdown restrictions.
Will discuss with LG on weekend COVID situation in Delhi: Kejriwal
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Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 11:29 PM IST
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Lockdown was imposed on April 19 in the national capital after night and weekend curfews which was imposed to check sharply rising numbers of COVID cases and fatalities under the second wave.
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The positive cases in the city peaked to over 28,000 while positivity rate of more than 36 per cent was recorded during this period.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he will discuss with Lt Governor Anil Baijal the coronavirus situation in the city, including the possibility of easing lockdown restrictions, on the weekend. According to Delhi government s health bulletin on Thursday, the number of positive cases in the national capital have declined to 3,231 and the positivity rate is now 5.5 per cent.
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West Bengal joined the states that have imposed a complete lockdown to contain the COVID pandemic, while many like Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh extended the restrictions as the national tally of active cases saw a marginal decline. The government on Saturday said that the overall COVID-19 situation in the country is stabilising, though it is a mixed picture across the states in terms of the trend in daily new cases and deaths. Chairing a high-level meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of augmenting healthcare resources in rural areas and asserted that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour, especially in states with a high positivity rate in districts.