Coronavirus | Migrant workers to be stopped, quarantined at borders, says Centre
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Migrant workers to be stopped, quarantined at borders, says Centre

The Hindu  

Terming the movement of migrant workers to reach their home towns a violation of the lockdown measures on maintaining social distance, the Union Home Ministry on Sunday directed State and Union Territory governments to provide temporary shelters, food and other essentials to the stranded poor and needy. Essentials exempt In a separate letter to the Chief Secretaries of all States, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said the transportation of all goods, without distinction of essential and non-essential, has been allowed. “In case of violation of any of the above measures, the respective State/UT government shall take necessary action under the Act,” said the order. Coronavirus | 28-day paid leave for patients; factory workers to get daily wage: Noida admin On Thursday, the Central government had announced a slew of measures to extend support to the needy by providing them with free cereal, pulses and gas cylinders, besides cash transfer of ₹500 per month for the next three months to the women having Jan Dhan accounts.

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COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm
2 years ago

COVID-19: State does a U-turn on seven-day home quarantine norm

The Hindu  

Three days after making seven days home quarantine mandatory for asymptomatic international passengers arriving in the State from five high risk countries — China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand — besides Hong Kong, Karnataka on Tuesday withdrew this norm. Following recommendations by the State’s COVID-19 Technical Advisory Committee, the Health Department had issued a circular on December 31 mandating …

Asymptomatic COVID patients in US can isolate for only five days
3 years ago

Asymptomatic COVID patients in US can isolate for only five days

Al Jazeera  

CDC recommendations open the way for people to return to work sooner, minimising the prospect of mass labour shortages. United States health authorities on Monday halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic COVID-19, as President Joe Biden warned Americans not to panic amid a surge of cases threatening wider social disruption. Speaking about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus …

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

Travellers from South Africa required to quarantine in hotels if positive for Covid

NL Times  

Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus out of about 600 passengers who returned from South Africa will be required to quarantine in a hotel, the GGD Kennemerland said. It concerns only those passengers who departed on two KLM aircraft from South Africa before the Netherlands implemented a flight ban from that country, but who landed in the Netherlands after the …

NT advertises five-year contracts for COVID-19 quarantine transport services
3 years, 5 months ago

NT advertises five-year contracts for COVID-19 quarantine transport services

ABC  

The Northern Territory government is enacting plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic for the next five years in recognition the virus will continue to impact society into the future. Key points: The NT government is advertising five-year contracts for quarantine transport services It says it needs "continuity of services" to deal with the ever-changing pandemic An epidemiologist says low …

Mandatory quarantine for travelers from the UK starting Tuesday
3 years, 6 months ago

Mandatory quarantine for travelers from the UK starting Tuesday

NL Times  

The Ministry of Health has designated the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan as very high-risk areas due to the spread of the delta coronavirus variant which originated in India. Passengers arriving by ship or plane from these five countries must show a negative PCR test that is less than 72 hours old and a negative rapid test, no …

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine

Dutch News  

MPs have voted in favour of new legislation which will introduce compulsory quarantine for some travellers and formalise the use of coronavirus tests to visit museums and attend events. The legislation to make the approach possible will last for three months, but health minister Hugo de Jonge has already said this may need to be extended if there is an …

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine
3 years, 7 months ago

MPs back new legislation on entry coronavirus tests and quarantine

Dutch News  

MPs have voted in favour of new legislation which will introduce compulsory quarantine for some travellers and formalise the use of coronavirus tests to visit museums and attend events. The legislation to make the approach possible will last for three months, but health minister Hugo de Jonge has already said this may need to be extended if there is an …

Mandatory weeklong quarantine for returning migrant workers
3 years, 8 months ago

Mandatory weeklong quarantine for returning migrant workers

Hindustan Times  

The state government on Wednesday made it compulsory for returning migrant workers to be under institutional quarantine for a week before they are allowed to go home with a negative test report. HT Image As per the new direction, all migrant workers returning from other parts of the country will have to undergo Rapid Antigen Test, and will have to …

Quarantine hotel worker confirmed to have UK strain of coronavirus as visits to Greater Brisbane aged care facilities restricted
4 years ago

Quarantine hotel worker confirmed to have UK strain of coronavirus as visits to Greater Brisbane aged care facilities restricted

ABC  

A cleaner who tested positive to coronavirus after working in a quarantine hotel in Brisbane has been confirmed through genome sequencing as having the more contagious UK strain of the virus, Queensland Health says. Key points: The woman is confirmed to be infected with the more contagious UK strain of COVID-19 The woman is confirmed to be infected with the …

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers infected with Covid-19
4 years ago

Nearly half of Singapore’s migrant workers infected with Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Singapore’s health ministry on Wednesday reported no new cases of coronavirus disease from the local transmission, days after the government approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine. However, coronavirus infection among migrant workers has been a matter of concern as the latest data showed nearly half of them have been infected with Covid-19 in the past nine months. As of December 13, more …

Prison worker becomes fourth SA coronavirus case as Adelaide cluster forces dozens into quarantine
4 years, 1 month ago

Prison worker becomes fourth SA coronavirus case as Adelaide cluster forces dozens into quarantine

ABC  

South Australia is staring down a new coronavirus cluster, with four people outside of hotel quarantine diagnosed with COVID-19. Key points: An 80-year-old woman and two of her relatives have tested positive for coronavirus in South Australia A fourth positive case is believed to be linked to the family cluster An Adelaide school will close on Monday due to a …

WA softens coronavirus border restrictions, hotel quarantine won't be mandatory for Victorian travellers
4 years, 3 months ago

WA softens coronavirus border restrictions, hotel quarantine won't be mandatory for Victorian travellers

ABC  

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced plans to ease tough restrictions on people seeking to enter the state from Victoria and New South Wales, but warned he will not "unnecessarily rush" to bring down the hard border. Key points: Victorian travellers were previously required to quarantine in a hotel Victorian travellers were previously required to quarantine in a hotel …

Coronavirus outbreak at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne's south-east sends more than 600 staff into quarantine
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne's south-east sends more than 600 staff into quarantine

ABC  

Peninsula Health has confirmed 618 staff have been furloughed following a coronavirus outbreak at Frankston Hospital, in Melbourne's south-east. Key points: Peninsula Health, which runs Frankston Hospital, is also battling an outbreak at its rehabilitation centre Peninsula Health, which runs Frankston Hospital, is also battling an outbreak at its rehabilitation centre There are 434 active cases of coronavirus in healthcare …

Coronavirus | Health Ministry issues safety reminder for its staff
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus | Health Ministry issues safety reminder for its staff

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a reminder asking its officials to adhere to COVID-19 safety norms and advising work-from-home for employees feeling unwell. “Employees who have given their samples for testing for COVID-19 may immediately inform the administration and not come to office till the results are available,’’ said the internal order. Coronavirus | Union Health Ministry Joint …

Karnataka eases travel restrictions: No quarantine, medical-check ups for inter-state travelers
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka eases travel restrictions: No quarantine, medical-check ups for inter-state travelers

Firstpost  

Hand-stamp, 14-day quarantine, isolation and testing will not continue and the fresh guidelines will come into effect immediately The Karnataka government on Monday eased the coronavirus-induced lockdown that imposed restrictions on inter-state travel, including stamping on the hand indicating whether the individual is coronavirus- infected and the 14-day mandatory quarantine. However, the asymptomatic shall self-monitor their health for 14 days …

California won’t conquer the coronavirus, and fully reopen, until it can protect essential workers
4 years, 5 months ago

California won’t conquer the coronavirus, and fully reopen, until it can protect essential workers

LA Times  

Five months into the pandemic, it’s becoming increasingly clear that California is not going to conquer the coronavirus until it dramatically improves safety measures for essential workers at the epicenter of the health crisis. “What we’re talking about are low-wage workers — workers that don’t themselves have enough protection,” said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, chair of UC San Francisco’s Department of …

Give all healthcare workers priority access to coronavirus testing: Associations
4 years, 5 months ago

Give all healthcare workers priority access to coronavirus testing: Associations

NL Times  

As more people get tested for a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection week after week, and the percentage of those tested has also steadily risen, several health care worker associations have launched a lobbying campaign to make sure the country's care workers receive priority access to the test. Healthcare union Nu'91, professional association VenVN, and elder care branch association Actiz demand said …

Coronavirus | Centre directs States to follow the guidelines for effective home isolation
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Centre directs States to follow the guidelines for effective home isolation

The Hindu  

The Health Ministry has written to the States, asking them to follow guidelines for effective home isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among family members and neighbours, especially in congested living conditions. “An important clause of the Revised Guidelines is that the treating doctor is satisfied about the patient opting for home isolation based on medical assessment and assessment …

Hundreds of Canada’s migrant workers were exposed to coronavirus on the job
4 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds of Canada’s migrant workers were exposed to coronavirus on the job

CNN  

CNN — Quarantined and alone in a Canadian hotel room, Alvaro was pensive and anxious. In a recent report titled “Unheeded Warnings: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers in Canada,” the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, an advocacy group working to protect migrant workers’ rights, accused some agricultural employers of exploiting migrant workers and failing to take adequate measures to ensure their …

Coronavirus lockdown | Migrant workers should not be prosecuted, says Supreme Court
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Migrant workers should not be prosecuted, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said migrant workers should not be prosecuted for trying to reach home amid the national lockdown. Shah, ordered the States and the UTs to bring the stranded migrant workers home within the next 15 days. Directive to railways It ordered the railways to provide the States with 171 more Shramik Special trains within the next …

Watch: UK travel quarantine not ‘absolutely essential’, says WHO envoy
4 years, 7 months ago

Watch: UK travel quarantine not ‘absolutely essential’, says WHO envoy

The Telegraph  

The UK’s travel quarantine is “not absolutely essential from a public health perspective” and could result in Britons facing similar restrictions when they travel abroad, according to a World Health Organisation special envoy. “And it would seem, to me, not to be perhaps absolutely essential from a public health perspective to be denying entry of people who have come from …

Third of workers predict 2nd coronavirus wave with people vacationing abroad: union
4 years, 7 months ago

Third of workers predict 2nd coronavirus wave with people vacationing abroad: union

NL Times  

A third of workers in the Netherlands expect that there will be new coronavirus infections when colleagues return from a vacation abroad. 28 percent even predict a second coronavirus wave, according to a survey trade union CNV did among 1,900 members. The union therefore calls on all workers returning from a vacation abroad to first be tested for the virus …

Coronavirus lockdown | Union Home Ministry blames ‘fake news’ for migrant workers gathering at bus stations
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Union Home Ministry blames ‘fake news’ for migrant workers gathering at bus stations

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has blamed “fake media reports” and “misinformation” for the March 28 incident in Delhi when thousands of migrant workers and their families gathered at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border. This gathering occurred due to fake media reports that 1,000 buses for travel of stranded migrants to their home State have been arranged and would be available …

Coronavirus lockdown | 26 lakh migrant workers in halfway houses, says official data
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | 26 lakh migrant workers in halfway houses, says official data

The Hindu  

The Chief Labour Commissioner’s office has counted over 26 lakh migrant workers stranded across the country, of which 10% are in relief camps or shelter homes, while 43% are in situ at workplaces and 46% are in other clusters. On April 8, even as the first wave of workers was leaving the cities due to the lockdown, CLC Rajan Verma …

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court
4 years, 7 months ago

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In a plea seeking accomodation and quarantine facilities for health workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the Health care workers' themselves are responsible to protect themselves from the infection. The affidavit states, "Government of India along with State Governments has made substantive efforts to train the …

Bihar government stops registering migrant workers for institutional quarantine
4 years, 7 months ago

Bihar government stops registering migrant workers for institutional quarantine

Op India  

The government of Bihar has decided to discontinue thermal screening and the 14-day coronavirus quarantine for migrants. Covid-19 positive cases among migrants Though the government has decided to discontinue thermal scanning, it has to be noted that out of 3,872 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bihar, 2,743 are migrant workers, as per the Indian Express report. Statements of officials over …

Coronavirus lockdown | Too many aspirants for MGNREGS jobs
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Too many aspirants for MGNREGS jobs

The Hindu  

As the COVID-19 induced reverse migration has brought many families to their native places in the northern districts of Karnataka, the onus is now on creating more person days under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme. We have clocked 90,000 person days per day till May 26,” said zilla panchayat chief executive officer K.V. Navalgund Taluk Panchayat executive …

Coronavirus: Migrant movement creates fresh spike in Covid cases in India, tally reaches 1.45 lakh
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Migrant movement creates fresh spike in Covid cases in India, tally reaches 1.45 lakh

India Today  

The nationwide tally of Covid-19 cases crossed 1.45 lakh on Tuesday with states like Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha reporting a significant rise in their numbers amid the large-scale return of migrant workers from other states. Fresh spike in cases due to migrant movement Several states have been attributing the increase in their tallies to the arrival of people …

Movement of corona positive guest workers a big worry
4 years, 7 months ago

Movement of corona positive guest workers a big worry

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Overcrowding in shelter homes, railway stations, and moving together in groups have all increased the infection rate among guest workers to 8 per cent which will lead to a spike of another one lakh cases in the next 13 days across India. Sources say a bigger exodus can be expected once the lockdown lifts further as even middle income …

Forced quarantine a possibility in government's new coronavirus policy
4 years, 7 months ago

Forced quarantine a possibility in government's new coronavirus policy

NL Times  

Persons infected with the coronavirus or who had contact with an infected person may be forced into quarantine, Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health said in a parliamentary debate regarding the government's new coronavirus strategy on Wednesday. De Jonge also stressed that employers cannot force employees who received GGD advice to stay home to come in to work. The …

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Rajasthan reports highest single-day spike in cases as 242 more test positive; case count climbs to 5,202, toll touches 131
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Rajasthan reports highest single-day spike in cases as 242 more test positive; case count climbs to 5,202, toll touches 131

Firstpost  

11:52 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates Uttar Pradesh Police stops migrants at state border Hundreds of migrants were stopped on Sunday by police in border districts of Uttar Pradesh from travelling to their native places by unauthorised vehicles and on foot during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, leading to protests in some areas, reports PTI.Chief Minister …

Coronavirus lockdown | Congress indulging in theatrics over migrant workers, says Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Congress indulging in theatrics over migrant workers, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Lashing out at the Congress’s criticism of the government over the plight of migrant workers, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday accused the party of indulging in “dramebaazi” or theatrics in sitting with workers on the roads rather than directing the State governments to work with the Centre to send more migrants home by train. On Saturday, Congress leader …

Coronavirus package | Will migrant workers benefit from the Centre’s measures?
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus package | Will migrant workers benefit from the Centre’s measures?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her second tranche of COVID-19 relief package announcements, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the steps taken by the government for migrants and farmers during the national lockdown, including free ration for stranded workers. Acknowledging the significance of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the pandemic, she said it had helped provide jobs …

Coronavirus lockdown | Madras High Court directs Centre to disclose number of migrant labourers who died on the way to their home States
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Madras High Court directs Centre to disclose number of migrant labourers who died on the way to their home States

The Hindu  

“One cannot control his/her tears after seeing the pathetic condition of migrant labourers shown in the media for the past one month. It is nothing but a human tragedy,” the Madras High Court has said and called for a report from the Centre on the number of migrant labourers who had died on their way to their home States during …

Coronavirus | Govt. insensitive to sufferings of migrant workers: Opposition
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Govt. insensitive to sufferings of migrant workers: Opposition

The Hindu  

The Opposition parties on Thursday panned the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for migrant workers calling out the government for being insensitive towards the sufferings of those who are trudging back hundreds of kilometres to return to their homes. Citing Ms. Sitharaman’s announcement that migrant workers will be provided with jobs under the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment …

Coronavirus lockdown | Migrant exodus chokes Maharashtra-M.P. border
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | Migrant exodus chokes Maharashtra-M.P. border

The Hindu  

Having walked and hitchhiked from Navi Mumbai for almost a week, Sonu Kumar, 18, was both elated to sit at last when he boarded a Maharashtra government bus. Dropped back 2 km from the border, as an array of trucks, buses, motorcycles, scooters, cars, autorickshaws, bicycles and trailers — all carrying migrant workers — clogged the Mumbai-Agra Highway, he trudged …

9 key guidelines for employees post coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

9 key guidelines for employees post coronavirus lockdown

India TV News  

As the restrictions are being gradually eased in some zones to bring the economy back on track, the Centre has issued fresh "guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries after lockdown", advising them not to try to achieve high production targets. In a communication to all states and union territories, the National Disaster Management Authority in its fresh guidelines said due to …

The Government's plan for getting us back to work
4 years, 8 months ago

The Government's plan for getting us back to work

The Telegraph  

The “new” normal for working safely in a coronavirus world is detailed in seven separate government documents obtained by The Telegraph. Guidance on whether employers should provide personal protective equipment and face masks to employees and customers was notably absent but is expected to follow. According to the documents, companies should provide more parking spaces and install bigger bike racks …

Coronavirus lockdown | How can inter-State workers be protected?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | How can inter-State workers be protected?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On Friday, May 8, 16 migrant labourers who were trying to return to Madhya Pradesh, their home State, on foot were killed when a goods train ran over them between Jalna and Aurangabad districts in Maharashtra. Coronavirus lockdown | Weary migrant workers lug crashed hopes en route their homes What are the beneficial provisions for inter-State …

Honey, I shrunk the containment zone to cut coronavirus costs
4 years, 8 months ago

Honey, I shrunk the containment zone to cut coronavirus costs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The municipality of Hyderabad has made a major change to its strategy to contain the coronavirus in what are called containment zones. Henceforth, when a Covid-19 case is detected in a house, it will not rush in to declare a wide area covering 100 houses around it as a containment zone. So from now on if a Covid-19 positive …

Coronavirus lockdown | With no work or food, workers brave the long march home from Uttar Pradesh
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | With no work or food, workers brave the long march home from Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Mungeli is more than 700 km away from the Uttar Pradesh capital. A construction worker staying in a slum colony in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar area, Lalaram has been out of work since the lockdown began in late March. Since no bus or train services are operational to Chhattisgarh, the family is attempting the journey on foot, like several other migrant …

Coronavirus Lockdown: With several migrants testing positive after returning to home states, containment efforts get more complicated
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Lockdown: With several migrants testing positive after returning to home states, containment efforts get more complicated

Firstpost  

The Centre as well as state governments seem to be caught in a Catch-22 situation on the issue of allowing migrant labourers to return home. Now, with migrants being allowed to return to their native states, there is a new fear of the coronavirus infection spreading in areas that have been relatively unscathed till now. However, with lakhs of migrant …

Never talked about charging migrant workers; 85% fare borne by Rlys, 15% by state govts: Centre
4 years, 8 months ago

Never talked about charging migrant workers; 85% fare borne by Rlys, 15% by state govts: Centre

India TV News  

The government has not talked about charging anything from migrant labourers as 85 per cent of the transportation cost is borne by the railways and 15 per cent by state governments, the Centre said on Monday amid a row over the national transporter allegedly charging the workers for ferrying them home during the COVID-19-induced lockdown. The government also said the …

Coronavirus lockdown | MHA order a cruel joke, says Congress
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | MHA order a cruel joke, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Friday accused the Union government of ‘mercilessly’ abandoning the migrant labourers and asserted that the Home Ministry’s order allowing the inter-State movement of those stranded was a ‘cruel joke and non-starter’. Prepare Exit strategy after current lockdown ends on May 3 and announce a Paycheque Protection Programme for low-salaried tax payers,” he said. ‘Mismanagement’ Addressing an online …

Coronavirus: MHA's safety guidelines for workplaces for Lockdown 3.0
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: MHA's safety guidelines for workplaces for Lockdown 3.0

India Today  

In an order on May 1, the Ministry of Home Affairs extended the nationwide lockdown for another 14 days. The same order now allows private companies in green and orange zones to function with 33 per cent of their staff. However, the MHA has issued a strict set of guidelines that have to be followed by private companies to ensure …

At Hyderabad COVID-19 hospital, off-roll cleaners, security guards work without protective equipment as admin shifts blame to contractors
4 years, 8 months ago

At Hyderabad COVID-19 hospital, off-roll cleaners, security guards work without protective equipment as admin shifts blame to contractors

Firstpost  

At a state government-run hospital in Hyderabad, many non-clinical hospital staffers say they are woefully unprotected. A junior doctor in the hospital noted that sanitation workers are not given adequate protection “at all” and said he is fearful for the support staff, who face the same risks as higher-paid clinical staffers. The staff members fell into three groups: those dealing …

Health Ministry issues guidelines for home-isolation of pre-symptomatic patients
4 years, 8 months ago

Health Ministry issues guidelines for home-isolation of pre-symptomatic patients

Op India  

On Monday, the Union Health Ministry had issued new guidelines stating that only ‘pre-symptomatic Coronavirus patients or the ones with ‘very mild’ symptoms can opt for home isolation, after being clinically determined by a medical officer. Health & Family Welfare Ministry has issued guidelines for home isolation of people who either have very mild #COVID19 symptoms or are in the …

Coronavirus | Uttar Pradesh to bring back migrant workers in phases
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Uttar Pradesh to bring back migrant workers in phases

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh will bring back labourers and workers who are stranded in other States and have completed 14 days of quarantine in a phased manner. government estimates that around 5 to 10 lakh migrant workers could return to the State in the next two months, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told district-level officials in a meeting on Friday evening. Additional Chief …

Application Filed Before SC To Oppose The Shifting Of Migrant Workers To Their Homes [Read Application]
4 years, 8 months ago

Application Filed Before SC To Oppose The Shifting Of Migrant Workers To Their Homes [Read Application]

Live Law  

An Intervention Application has been filed before the Supreme Court, opposing the IA filed before SC to oppose movement of migrant workers to their homes who wish to be sent back home in wake of the national lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The IA has been filed in the Public Interest Litigation which seeks for the enforcement of …

Coronavirus lockdown | In Rajasthan, migrant workers repair and paint government school that sheltered them
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus lockdown | In Rajasthan, migrant workers repair and paint government school that sheltered them

The Hindu  

It was a labour of love in the midst of the lockdown. Migrant workers from multiple States quarantined in a government school at Palsana in Rajasthan’s Sikar district decided to give something back to the community that was taking care of them. Full coverage | Lockdown displaces lakhs of migrants Though none had COVID-19 symptoms, the panchayat asked them to …

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