Covid-19 Hotspot

As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Punjab Orders Curbs On Indoor, Outdoor Gatherings

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 23, 2021

The Punjab government today ordered curbs on indoor and outdoor gatherings from March 1 and authorised Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to impose night-curfew in COVID-19 hotspots in their districts, if needed.

Australia's COVID-19 Hotspot Goes 28 Days Without An Infection

World News | Reuters | Friday November 27, 2020

Australia's second-largest state, Victoria, once the country's COVID-19 hotspot, said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community.

Arvind Kejriwal Seeks To Shut Delhi Markets Emerging As Covid Hotspots

India News | Reported by Akshay Kumar Dongare, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday November 17, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his government has sought the Centre's go-ahead to allow it to shut for a few days markets that may emerge as COVID-19 hotspots amid a COVID-19 surge in the national capital.

Google Maps Gets New Layer to Show COVID-19 Hotspots

Agence France-Presse | Friday September 25, 2020

Google is updating its free mapping service this week with colour-coding that maps out areas infected with COVID-19 cases, the search giant said in a blog post Thursday.

Ban On Passenger Flights To Kolkata From 6 Cities Extended Till August 15

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 30, 2020

The ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities -- all COVID-19 hotspots -- has been extended till August 15, amid a spurt in coronavirus cases in the state, airport officials said on Thursday.

500 Recovered Patients From Dharavi, Once A Covid Hotspot, To Give Plasma

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Stela Dey | Monday July 27, 2020

Mumbai's Dharavi, once a COVID-19 hotspot, soon tackled coronavirus effectively and has it under control - for now. The sprawling slum has now taken the lead in plasma donation as well to fight the pandemic. A primary screening was organized in the densely populated slum for an upcoming plasma donation camp in the area where 25 per cent of recovere...

Once A COVID-19 Hotspot, Mumbai's Dharavi Sees Only 2 Cases On Sunday

Mumbai News | Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday July 26, 2020

One of the most densely populated slums in the world, Mumbai's Dharavi, had quickly become a coronavirus hotspot. The first case was reported in April and since then there was a rapid increase in cases. But the sprawling slum, where social distancing is a luxury, seems to have tamed the deadly virus - at least for now.

Bihar Heading Towards Becoming Global COVID-19 Hotspot: Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 19, 2020

Bihar is heading towards becoming a global hotspot of the COVID-19 pandemic, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Saturday, as he hit out at the Nitish Kumar government over the "low" number of tests being conducted.

Staggered Reopening For Guwahati Likely After 3 Weeks Of Strict Lockdown

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday July 17, 2020

As three weeks of an intensive lockdown ends in Assam's Guwahati on Saturday, the state government is likely to adopt a staggered approach to re-open the city - a COVID-19 hotspot in the state - from the next week, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.

"Success Of Your Efforts": Uddhav Thackeray On Dharavi's COVID Fightback

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday July 11, 2020

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today praised health professionals, municipal officials and others for helping Dharavi - Asia's largest slum which was once declared a COVID-19 hotspot - to flatten the curve.

COVID-19 Takes Shine Off Diamond City; Surat Now Next Hotspot

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 2, 2020

With over 5,000cases of coronavirus registered till now and a gradual increase in daily infections since the last two weeks, Surat city is emerging as the next COVID-19 hotspot in Gujarat after Ahmedabad.

Sena Hails "Victory" As COVID-19 Hotspot Dharavi Reports Only 5 New Cases, Since April

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 24, 2020

With the number of new COVID-19 cases from Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai trickling down to a single digit, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday hailed the "defeat" of the coronavirus as a befitting reply of the party-led government to its critics, an oblique reference to the BJP.

Upto 30% People Got Infected In COVID-19 Hotspots: Government Survey

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 11, 2020

A maximum of 30 per cent people in urban hotspots and containment zones have unknowingly contracted and recovered from coronavirus, a survey of the general population has showed. The sero-survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research, the nodal body in the fight against coronavirus was carried out across 60 districts and 6 urban hotspo...

Brazil President Wants Football Back Despite Country Being COVID-19 Hotspot

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 31, 2020

Football has been suspended in Brazil since mid-March but President Jair Bolsonaro said that footballers would likely not fall very ill with COVID-19.

No, Says Noida, Hours After UP Allows Travel From Delhi

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 19, 2020

The administration in Noida, Delhi's neighbouring city in Uttar Pradesh, has said that "status quo" will be maintained for now or that people will not be allowed to enter Noida from the capital, hours after the Uttar Pradesh government said people in Delhi can travel to Noida and Ghaziabad. The final call on allowing entry into the two cities lies ...