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India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 43,014,687

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NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,014,687 on Thursday, as 1,938 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. In the meantime, 67 deaths due to the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 516,672. There are still 22,427 … Read more

India raises growth forecast to 9.2% despite Covid risks

India reports 10,197 new COVID-19 cases

MUMBAI: India on Friday raised its growth estimates for this financial year to 9.2 per cent despite a surge in coronavirus infections threatening the country’s recovery. The National Statistics Office (NSO) forecast Asia’s third-largest economy will bounce back strongly from a 7.3 per cent contraction last year, when it saw a ferocious wave of coronavirus … Read more

India: unlock Delhi, Maharashtra among major states to ease lockdown

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As Covid-19 cases begin to decline in India, certain state governments have announced new relaxations to the lockdown in their individual states, taking a cautious approach to unlock.

Many states have eased their ongoing lockdown, from a flurry of new relaxations announced in Delhi earlier on Saturday to Maharashtra’s five-level unlock plan.

Other large states, including Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Odisha, and Uttar Pradesh, have declared some relaxation in addition to Delhi and Maharashtra.

The following is a list of states where the new relaxations start on Monday (June 7):

Delhi: Due to a decrease in daily new instances, Chief Minister declared that certain Covid-19-related restrictions in the national capital have been relaxed. Markets and malls would be allowed to operate on an odd-even basis between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. under the proposed regulations.

Moreover, metro services would begin operations from Monday with a 50% seating capacity. Also, standalone shops would be allowed to remain open on all days.

Uttar Pradesh: The state administration announced that districts with fewer than 600 ongoing Covid-19 cases would be exempt from the limitations. Night curfews between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., as well as the weekend “corona curfew,” would remain in effect.

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FIFA cancels Women’s World Cup in India Due to COVID-19

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The Women’s U-17 World Cup in India, which was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, was cancelled by the FIFA and the country was handed the hosting rights of the 2022 edition. According to the details, FIFA postponed the women’s Under-17 World Cup scheduled to be held in India in 2021 due to … Read more

India’s COVID-19 cases surge to 6.39 million mark

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India’s coronavirus case tally increased by 86,821 in the last 24 hours to 6.39 million as the country eased more restrictions to combat the economic hit from the pandemic.

Deaths from COVID-19 infections rose by 1,181 to 98,678, the ministry said.

The country on Wednesday permitted states to open schools and movie theaters. The country’s richest state Maharashtra, home to financial hub Mumbai, said it would also allow bars and restaurants to operate fully.

India reported its worst economic contraction in decades for the quarter to June as the Covid-19 pandemic forced many businesses to close and the country to impose one of the strictest lockdowns to prevent the virus from spreading.

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