Coronavirus Outbreak: Students share video as college refuses to stop lectures during lockdown, watch!
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Students share video as college refuses to stop lectures during lockdown, watch!

India Today  

With the growing number of cases of Coronavirus in India, it seems like the education sector is in a state of lockdown. Students are forced to attend lecturers despite lockdown due to Coronavirus. In the video we can hear students saying that the College authorities are not agreeing to grant us leave; we are being exposed to lot of infections. BD Sharma PG Institute of Medical Sciences at Rohtak who was forced to attend lectures despite lockdown due to Coronavirus-"College authorities are not agreeing to grant us leave; we are being exposed to lot of infections." Read: Coronavirus Outbreak: Top 5 CBSE updates for students, parents and schools Read: Private Schools' Association, J&K offers to help govt in fighting coronavirus outbreak

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Wear Masks, Maintain Social Distance: JNU Issues COVID-19 Advisory
1 year, 8 months ago

Wear Masks, Maintain Social Distance: JNU Issues COVID-19 Advisory

News 18  

Amid the rise in COVID-19 cases, Jawaharlal Nehru University has released a set of guidelines considering the safety and well-being of the students, staff, and campus residents. “In view of the surge in cases of Covid-19, and keeping in mind well being and safety of students/staff and campus residents, all stakeholders of the university are hereby requested to strictly adhere …

The third anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown: Looking back on Frontline’s coverage
1 year, 9 months ago

The third anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown: Looking back on Frontline’s coverage

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 06, 2023 12:46 IST - 1 MIN READ This fortnight, India commemorates its third anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown. The pandemic hit India hard, with the first case reported in January 2020. The lockdown also had an impact on education, with schools and colleges closed for extended periods. India has made significant progress in its fight against …

BBC documentary row: Ajmer University suspends 10 students for watching banned series
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC documentary row: Ajmer University suspends 10 students for watching banned series

India TV News  

BBC documentary row : At least 10 students of Ajmer's Central University of Rajasthan were suspended on Saturday after they were found watching the banned BBC documentary in the hostel. Just a day earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cautioned against attempts to sow differences and create divisions in the country and asserted that such efforts will not succeed. Addressing a …

Covid: Delhi schools step up measures, experts not in favour of closure
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid: Delhi schools step up measures, experts not in favour of closure

India TV News  

Highlights Rise in COVID-19 cases in Delhi has brought back concerns about school-going children Health experts believe schools should not be closed As a result of Covid cases, school managements are bringing measures Covid News: The rise in COVID-19 cases in Delhi has brought back concerns about school-going children, prompting the institutions to come up with online classes and recorded …

60 students of Patiala law university test positive for Covid-19, hostels to be vacated
2 years, 8 months ago

60 students of Patiala law university test positive for Covid-19, hostels to be vacated

India Today  

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law in Patiala, Punjab, was declared a containment zone after 60 students tested positive for Covid-19. READ | Covid-19 worsens asthma in children, finds study India has been witnessing a spike in daily Covid-19 cases since the past few weeks, with several cases being reported from schools and colleges across many states. COVID-19 TALLY …

Protocol in place, prepared to tackle Covid infections: Delhi schools
2 years, 8 months ago

Protocol in place, prepared to tackle Covid infections: Delhi schools

Hindustan Times  

Schools in the city welcomed the standard operating procedures issued by the directorate of education on Friday to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection on campuses, with many saying they are already implementing most of the measures listed in the guidelines. Bharat Arora, president of the Action Committee of Unaided Private Schools, a consortium of private schools, said that most …

No student, staff to be allowed in schools without thermal scanning: Delhi govt
2 years, 8 months ago

No student, staff to be allowed in schools without thermal scanning: Delhi govt

Hindustan Times  

No student or staff should be allowed entry into school premises without thermal scanning and if any of them tests Covid positive, the institute's authorities must take appropriate quarantine measures, according to Delhi government guidelines for schools. No student, staff to be allowed in schools without thermal scanning: Delhi govt The guidelines were issued in the wake of a spike …

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand
2 years, 8 months ago

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand

News 18  

With a rise in the number of school-going children catching coronavirus in India, especially in Delhi and neighbouring areas, the demand to shut schools and cancel exams is back. The virus spread irrespective of opening of schools,” believes Naman Jain, Education Expert and Director, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, who is currently running the school in accordance with strict Covid-19 protocol. …

Covid-19 in Delhi: Schools wait for protocol, say closures will set back
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in Delhi: Schools wait for protocol, say closures will set back

Hindustan Times  

Schools in the city said they are waiting for directions and guidelines from the directorate of education to act on positive Covid-19 cases on campus, adding that they hoped institutions are not required to be shut, and that closures will only exacerbate the learning gaps that have come about over the past two years. Even as the Delhi Disaster Management …

Covid cases surge: Delhi-NCR schools take preventive measures to avoid closure
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid cases surge: Delhi-NCR schools take preventive measures to avoid closure

India TV News  

Schools in Delhi-NCR region have started taking various measures, including frequent sanitisation, to restrict the spread of Covid to avoid shutdown of the campus. "School closures, in any way, are not the solution as the students have backtracked in learning and it has taken a huge toll on their social and emotional well-being," she said. The Shri Ram Millenium School …

Coronavirus News Updates: Gujarat Sees 11 Covid Cases, No Death; Active Tally 154
2 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Gujarat Sees 11 Covid Cases, No Death; Active Tally 154

News 18  

Coronavirus News Updates: Gujarat’s Covid-19 tally increased by 11 in the last 24 hours to touch 12,24,129, while the death toll remained unchanged at 10,942, an official said on Friday. Noting a “slight” rise in Covid-19 cases, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said earlier in the day that he has directed the education department to issue guidelines on Friday in …

Photos: Signs of normalcy in India after two years of COVID curbs
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Signs of normalcy in India after two years of COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Nearly two years after India went into the world’s biggest lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, students are heading back to school across the vast country – a sign of normal life resuming as infection rates fall. India’s daily coronavirus infections rose by less than 10,000 for a third straight day on Wednesday, a level last seen in late …

Amid drop in Covid cases, UP schools to reopen for all classes, offices to function at full capacity | Details
2 years, 10 months ago

Amid drop in Covid cases, UP schools to reopen for all classes, offices to function at full capacity | Details

India Today  

On account of a drop in Covid-19 cases, the Uttar Pradesh government released revised Covid-19 guidelines on Friday. Additionally, private and government offices are permitted to function at full capacity. Government and private offices are permitted to function at full capacity. COVID CASES IN UP Uttar Pradesh recorded 2,321 fresh Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths in 24 hours on Friday.

Covid-19: Reasons why India needs to reopen schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Reasons why India needs to reopen schools

India Today  

Schools in India have been closed for over 650 days due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the surge in cases of variants like Omicron. The report “India Needs To Learn - A Case for Keeping Schools Open” captures key findings from this study and the imperatives for India to build back better. Covid-19: Countries that kept schools open A …

UP schools to remain closed till February 15 to contain Covid spread
2 years, 11 months ago

UP schools to remain closed till February 15 to contain Covid spread

Hindustan Times  

All schools will remain closed in Uttar Pradesh till February 15 for physical classes, to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease, an official order issued by the state government said. Uttar Pradesh extends closure of schools till February 15. Online classes will continue as usual in view of the upcoming secondary board examinations, announced Uttar Pradesh additional chief secretary …

Mangaluru: 5 schools and a college closed due to Covid-19 spike
2 years, 11 months ago

Mangaluru: 5 schools and a college closed due to Covid-19 spike

India Today  

The department of education has ordered the suspension of classes in five schools of the city along with the suspension of classes in a college due to a recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the campus. Closure for a week An official communication in the city stated that classes will be suspended in a total of six …

Andhra Pradesh sees 74 per cent attendance in schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh sees 74 per cent attendance in schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The number of students attending schools has gone up to 74 per cent on the second day against 61 per cent on the first day of reopening of schools after Sankranti vacation in the state. Minister for education Adimulapu Suresh here on Tuesday said that more students were turning up at the schools to attend classes given the rise …

Schools, colleges in Puducherry to remain closed till Jan 31 due to pandemic: Min
2 years, 11 months ago

Schools, colleges in Puducherry to remain closed till Jan 31 due to pandemic: Min

Deccan Chronicle  

Puducherry: Home and Education Minister of Puducherry A Namassivayam said on Tuesday that all schools conducting classes for students of Standards X to XII would remain closed till January 31 as he said coronavirus is spreading in the Union Territory. He told reporters after holding discussions with officials of the Health and Education Departments earlier that colleges also would remain …

Kerala schools shut for physical classes up to Class 9 till Jan 21
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala schools shut for physical classes up to Class 9 till Jan 21

India Today  

Considering the increase in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Kerala government on Friday announced the suspension of physical classes of school students up to Class 9 till January 21, 2022. Details of school closure As per the decisions taken in the high-level meeting, schools will only be closed for classes up to Class 9 and students of Classes 10 …

Kerala schools closed for Classes 1 to 9 amid spike in Covid-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala schools closed for Classes 1 to 9 amid spike in Covid-19 cases

India Today  

Kerala schools have been closed for Classes 1 to 9 and online classes will be conducted from January 21, 2022. Kerala schools closed only for Classes 1-9 Kerala government has decided to close schools for Classes 1 to 9 for two weeks from January 21, 2022, due to the surge in Covid-19 cases. The CM has also urged the education …

Schools closed amid Covid-19 surge: From Odisha to Gujarat to Delhi, check latest updates here
3 years ago

Schools closed amid Covid-19 surge: From Odisha to Gujarat to Delhi, check latest updates here

India Today  

School closure: Amid rising Covid-19 cases in the country, the Central government along with several state governments has decided to close schools once again to protect the students and to curb the spread of coronavirus. Goa On January 3, the Goa government decided to shut schools and colleges again till January 26 in light of the rising Covid-19 cases of …

IIT Kharagpur Reports 60 Covid Cases; Campus Opening Up Postponed
3 years ago

IIT Kharagpur Reports 60 Covid Cases; Campus Opening Up Postponed

News 18  

Sixty persons, including 40 students and researchers residing on IIT Kharagpur’s campus have tested positive for Covid-19, an official said Tuesday. Most of those infected are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic and either at home isolation or at isolation wards created in the prestigious engineering institution’s hostels, Tamal Nath, IIT Kharagpur’s Registrar told PTI. He said after the institute’s convocation on …

150 students found Covid-positive in Gujarat in last 10-15 days, 10 schools closed
3 years ago

150 students found Covid-positive in Gujarat in last 10-15 days, 10 schools closed

India Today  

In just the last 10-15 days, 150 students in Gujarat have been found to be Covid-positive. In the last 24 hours in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Bhavnagar, 44 students, including a teacher, have come under the grip of Covid-19 in the midst of the ever-increasing coronavirus cases in Gujarat. Due to the explosion of Covid-19 cases in the city, seven …

101, including 90 students, test Covid positive in Karnataka school; samples to be sent for genome sequencing
3 years, 1 month ago

101, including 90 students, test Covid positive in Karnataka school; samples to be sent for genome sequencing

Hindustan Times  

As many as 101 people, including 90 students, in a school in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru district have tested positive for coronavirus disease, adding to the already existing cluster of infections in the area amid the spread of Omicron in the country, officials said on Monday. Their samples will be sent for genome sequencing to find out if anyone has been infected …

Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Karnataka minister says will close schools if needed
3 years, 1 month ago

Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Karnataka minister says will close schools if needed

Hindustan Times  

With Covid-19 cases rising among students in various schools and colleges, Karnataka primary and secondary education minister B C Nagesh said the government will not backtrack from stopping exams and schools if situation arises. The pandemic clusters emerged among students of residential schools in Bengaluru rural, Mysuru and Chikkamagaluru. However, the Standard Operating Procedure is maintained very strictly in the …

14 students test Covid positive in Punjab's Waring Khera, school shut for 2 weeks
3 years, 1 month ago

14 students test Covid positive in Punjab's Waring Khera, school shut for 2 weeks

India Today  

The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Waring Khera village in Punjab’s Muktsar district has been shut down after 14 students tested positive for Covid-19. Schools in Punjab reopened for all classes from August 2 this year after the state relaxed Covid-19 restrictions because of the declining number of cases. School administration was asked to maintain a mandatory six-feet social distancing inside …

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Reports 8,865 Covid Cases, Lowest in 287 Days; Singapore to Welcome Fully-vaccinated Travelers from India
3 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Reports 8,865 Covid Cases, Lowest in 287 Days; Singapore to Welcome Fully-vaccinated Travelers from India

News 18  

West Bengal reopens in-person classes for school students in class IX, X, XI and XII after a gap of nearly two years. Meanwhile, Singapore is planning to allow quarantine-free travel for fully-vaccinated passengers from India and Indonesia from November 29 and will add three more countries early next month as it hopes to reclaim and rebuild the country’s status as …

Schools in Kerala reopen today with Covid-19 protocols
3 years, 2 months ago

Schools in Kerala reopen today with Covid-19 protocols

India Today  

Schools in Kerala are set to re-open in a staggered manner from today, that is, November 1. The schools are being reopened after a period of one-and-a-half-years for Classes 1 to 7, 10 and 12 with Covid-19 protocols like bio-bubbles in place, the state government said on Sunday. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed that with 95 percent of the population …

Haryana government's decision to extend Covid lockdown leaves residential varsity students high and dry!
3 years, 3 months ago

Haryana government's decision to extend Covid lockdown leaves residential varsity students high and dry!

India Today  

The students of residential universities located in Haryana have been left high and dry by a recent order issued by the State Disaster Management Authority asking the varsity authorities to conduct online classes till October 18, 2021. The corrigendum issued by Haryana Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, who is also the Chairperson of the state executive committee Haryana State Disaster Management …

Back at school: The Hindu Editorial on student safety during the pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Back at school: The Hindu Editorial on student safety during the pandemic

The Hindu  

State governments have taken the difficult decision to reopen schools for some classes, encouraged by a consensus among public health experts that the benefits to students and society at large outweigh the risks of a COVID-19 surge. A week after many of them reopened, mainly at the secondary and higher secondary level, infections among teachers and students have not triggered …

Karnataka: Covid scare in Kolar nursing college after 32 students test positive, all Kerala returnees
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka: Covid scare in Kolar nursing college after 32 students test positive, all Kerala returnees

India TV News  

As many as 32 students of a nursing college have tested positive for Covid-19 in Karnataka's Kolar. I'll visit the college & take action against the management," Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar told ANI. This development comes when several schools, colleges, and other educational institutions across several states, including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and many more reopened …

India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow
3 years, 4 months ago

India schools cautiously reopen even as COVID warnings grow

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More students in India will …

Schools in Delhi Reopen Amid Strict COVID-19 Safety Guidelines
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools in Delhi Reopen Amid Strict COVID-19 Safety Guidelines

News 18  

Wearing masks and carrying umbrellas as heavy rains lashed Delhi, students of classes 9-12 returned to schools after they reopened on Wednesday following a long hiatus due to COVID-19. School Reopening LIVE Updates Following a marked improvement in the Covid situation in the national capital, the Delhi government on Friday had announced that schools for classes 9 to 12, colleges …

Delhi KV schools to reopen from September 6
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi KV schools to reopen from September 6

India TV News  

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Delhi region, released an official notification on Tuesday regarding the reopening of offline classes in Kendriya Vidyalas of Delhi region for classes 9-12 from September 6. The KVS official notification states, "All the principals are directed to be prepared for the reopening of schools for classes 9- 12 with 50 per cent capacity from September 6." KVS …

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to reopen on Wednesday: Check Covid guidelines
3 years, 4 months ago

Schools in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to reopen on Wednesday: Check Covid guidelines

India TV News  

The schools, colleges, and other educational institutions in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will reopen on Wednesday. While Tamil Nadu will reopen schools only for classes 9-12, Delhi, and Rajasthan will reopen physical classes for 9-12 students along with colleges, universities, and coaching institutes. Meanwhile, though schools in Telangana were scheduled to reopen from September 1, the Telangana …

Gujarat schools for Class 6 to 8 to reopen from September 2
3 years, 4 months ago

Gujarat schools for Class 6 to 8 to reopen from September 2

India TV News  

Gujarat Schools Reopening News: The Gujarat government has decided to reopen schools for classes 6 to 8 from September 2. Education Minister Bhupendra Singh Chudasama said that students of classes 6 to 8 can attend their offline classes from September 2, news agency ANI reported. According to the guidelines, schools and colleges will have to follow strict COVID-19 guidelines and …

Bihar schools reopen after 1.5 years due to Covid-19
3 years, 4 months ago

Bihar schools reopen after 1.5 years due to Covid-19

India Today  

Bihar schools reopened on Monday as the number of Covid-19 cases have been reducing across the country. We have sanitized the classrooms and the classes will be held with 50 per cent attendance to maintain social distancing,” said Subodh Kumar Suman, Assistant teacher in a government school in Bihar to ANI. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 7 twitted …

Safe at school: The Hindu Editorial on getting students back on campus
3 years, 4 months ago

Safe at school: The Hindu Editorial on getting students back on campus

The Hindu  

Almost every child got left behind for more than a year in India, as COVID-19 shuttered schools and forced pupils to study online at home, if they could. In several countries, leaders are exploring ways to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection among pupils who are not yet eligible for vaccination, while getting them back on campus. One study of …

Delhi Schools Reopening: Govt releases new guidelines - Check details
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Schools Reopening: Govt releases new guidelines - Check details

India TV News  

A day after allowing Class 10 to 12 students to visit schools, the Delhi government on Monday issued guidelines to be followed amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an order on Sunday, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority said it is permitting students of class 10 to 12 to visit schools from Monday for work related to admission and practical activities for …

Has covid-19 locked out students in rural areas?
3 years, 5 months ago

Has covid-19 locked out students in rural areas?

Live Mint  

CS Satheesha spells out "A-P-P-L-E" into his phone as he teaches remotely from the only place he can get a signal—a treehouse in his back garden in southern India. Jean Dreze, a welfare economist, said that the situation is bound to exacerbate the already "extreme inequalities" in access to education that reinforce India's class, caste and gender divisions. The fear …

Chhattisgarh schools to reopen from tomorrow, parents unhappy
3 years, 5 months ago

Chhattisgarh schools to reopen from tomorrow, parents unhappy

India Today  

Classes 10 and 12 of government-run and private schools in Chhattisgarh will reopen from Monday with 50 per cent attendance, for which the prerequisite is that the Covid-19 positivity rate of the district concerned should be one per cent for the last seven days. In order to restart the physical classes for the students of Classes 1 to 5 and …

Karnataka to vaccinate school teachers on priority, ahead of resuming classes
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka to vaccinate school teachers on priority, ahead of resuming classes

India TV News  

All teaching and non-teaching staff of state-run, aided and private schools across Karnataka would be vaccinated on priority ahead of resuming classes, as the pandemic's second wave wanes, said Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Thursday. Admitting that online or virtual classes may impact the mental health of students in the long run, Sudhakar said that the state government was consulting …

Jammu and Kashmir educational institutes to remain closed till July 15
3 years, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir educational institutes to remain closed till July 15

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir's State Executive Committee has recently reviewed the overall Covid-19 situation in the union territory and has decided to keep all the educational institutes closed till July 15 for the safety of the students. An order issued by SEC chairman AK Mehta reads, “All universities, colleges, and technical skill development institutions shall remain closed for imparting on-campus/in-person education …

Covid-19: When will schools, colleges reopen in Maharashtra?
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19: When will schools, colleges reopen in Maharashtra?

India Today  

As India witnesses a downward trajectory in the Covid-19 cases, several states have started easing restrictions in a graded manner and it is expected that schools and colleges in some states will also reopen soon. Maharashtra, which remains the worst-affected state in India, has also started easing lockdown-like restrictions but has not yet made any announcements regarding the reopening of …

IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus
3 years, 7 months ago

IITs, higher education institutes want students to be vaccinated before returning to campus

India Today  

Several higher educational institutes in India, including the Indian Institutes of Technology have said that vaccination of students and staff against coronavirus at the earliest is the way forward to ensure their safe return to the campuses. While talking to PTI about the vaccination for students, IIT Guwahati Director TG Sitharam said, “Vaccination seems to be the most immediate and …

Singapore to shut schools from tomorrow over rising Covid-19 cases linked to variant first found in India
3 years, 7 months ago

Singapore to shut schools from tomorrow over rising Covid-19 cases linked to variant first found in India

India Today  

Singapore will close schools from Wednesday as authorities warned new coronavirus strains such as the one first detected in India were affecting more children. Authorities in Singapore said Sunday that primary and secondary schools as well as junior colleges would shift to full home-based learning from Wednesday until the end of the school term on May 28. Health Minister Ong …

Coronavirus | Pokhriyal reviews education strategy with States, seeks suggestions on pending class 12 board exams
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Pokhriyal reviews education strategy with States, seeks suggestions on pending class 12 board exams

The Hindu  

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday chaired a review meeting with the education secretaries of States and Union Territories to discuss various measures adopted for the management of the education system during COVID, strategies adopted for online and offline learning in schools so far and the way forward. According to officials, the issue of pending class 12 board exams …

Livelihoods & Learning Must Not Take a Hit While Containing COVID-19. Here’s How We Can Do It
3 years, 7 months ago

Livelihoods & Learning Must Not Take a Hit While Containing COVID-19. Here’s How We Can Do It

News 18  

In the wake of unprecedented flare-up of COVID cases in the country during the second wave of the pandemic, lockdown is being considered as the last remaining weapon with the government. India’s economy went through a sharp GDP contraction in the quarter ending June 30, 2020, with an unprecedented 24.4 per cent y/y decline and led to unemployment rising sharply. …

Most of country should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks to curb Covid spread: ICMR chief
3 years, 7 months ago

Most of country should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks to curb Covid spread: ICMR chief

India Today  

The Indian Council of Medical Research has said districts reporting a high number of Covid-19 infections should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks to control the spread of the rampaging disease. That won't happen in six-eight weeks, clearly," Bhargava said in an interview at the New Delhi headquarters of the ICMR, the country's top medical research body. …

Coronavirus | Most of India should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks: ICMR chief
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Most of India should remain locked down for 6-8 weeks: ICMR chief

The Hindu  

The head of the main Indian health agency responding to the coronavirus has said districts reporting a high number of infections should remain locked down for another six to eight weeks to control the spread of the rampaging disease. That won’t happen in six-eight weeks, clearly,” Dr. Bhargava said in an interview at the New Delhi headquarters of the ICMR, …

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