Covid Lockdown

Beijing: China on Tuesday said it will take steps to “minimise” the impact of its draconian coronavirus lockdowns, amidst the unprecedented public protests against President Xi Jinping’s stringent zero-COVID policy that evoked strong…

Beijing: China witnessed a record number of coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Saturday, with infections surpassing 35,000 despite large-scale lockdowns under the stringent Zero-COVID policy, triggering rare protests and…

Pyongyang: North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases on Thursday and declared a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong Un ordering lockdowns across the country. The nuclear-armed country had never admitted to a case of Covid-19…

Kiribati: The remote island nation of Kiribati has gone into lockdown after passengers on the first international flight in 10 months tested positive for Covid. Under the new measures, people have been told to stay at home and social…

Chandigarh: To stem the spread of COVID-19, the Haryana government has extended the lockdown across the state till July 27. According to the guidelines issued today, restaurants and bars (including in hotels and in malls) will be allowed…

New Delhi: The Delhi government has allowed stadium and sports complexes to open without spectators from Monday as the city will enter the sixth phase of the unlock process from tomorrow. However, cinema halls, multiplexes, banquet halls…

Hyderabad: To contain the spread of Covid-19, the Andhra Pradesh government on Friday announced extension of partial lockdown in the state till June 30. A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at a…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has made a minor modification to the partial lockdown order issued on Wednesday clarifying that shops and establishments dealing with animal feed and fodder, seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, and other…

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday informed that the lockdown in the State will be lifted from Wednesday. However, the night curfew will be in place from 7 pm to 5 am, he added. The CM took to Twitter and made the…

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that markets will re-open in the national capital and metro services will be resumed from June 7. However, shops will be allowed to open on an odd-even basis, similar to…