Containment Zones

Mildly ill COVID-19 patients can be discharged in nine or more days after symptom onset: Hong Kong study

According to the research, patients with mild or moderate illness might be less contagious eight days after symptom onset.

COVID-19 Unlock 3.0 in India: Night curfew lifted, gyms to open from 5 Aug; lockdown till 31 Aug in containment zones

The new guidelines were announced even as India's COVID-19 cases crossed 15 lakh with over 48,000 new cases and 768 deaths reported on Wednesday.

West Bengal clubs containment and buffer zones, to impose total lockdown from 9 July

The state govt said that all offices and transport facilities in these 'broad-based' areas will be shut from 5 pm on Thursday

Karnataka implements complete lockdown on five Sundays till 2 August under Unlock 2 norms; scheduled weddings to proceed as planned

In the containment zones in Karnataka, only essential activities shall be allowed. There shall be strict perimeter control to ensure that there is no movement of people in or out of these zones

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: With 1,82,143 COVID-19 cases reported till date, India now seventh worst-affected country, says WHO

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: India has now become the world's seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases with its tally of 1,82,143, according to the World Health Organization's coronavirus tracker.

Economy on course for full-year contraction this fiscal; recovery from COVID-19 disruptions remain clouded: DBS Bank

According to DBS, consumer discretionary sectors, production and services are likely to take longer to recover.

Coronavirus Outbreak: FWICE urges Uddhav Thackeray to hold meeting on how to resume post-production activities

Uddhav Thackeray had on Wednesday asked the entertainment industry to prepare an action plan for film shooting and post-production work which adhered to physical distancing norms.

Snapdeal resumes pan-India deliveries; engages law tech platform Legistify to help in logistics planning

Snapdeal said that all deliverable orders from this backlog are expected to be cleared by the end of this month.

E-commerce companies may resume full services across country from today; await States' views

E-commerce companies are waiting for more clarity from states before taking a final call on resumption of services in various locations.

Maharashtra reports 1,495 new COVID-19 cases in highest single-day rise; total infections reach 25,922, toll climbs to 975

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 1,495 new COVID-19 cases, which is the highest single-day count so far, and 54 deaths, including 40 in worst-hit Mumbai