Lockdown 4.0 in Covid-19 hotspots Mumbai, Pune? What Maharashtra govt has to say

COVID-19 today as virus-related hospitalizations continue to decline across the province.The Health Department says 2,143 people are in hospital with the disease, after 144 patients were admitted in the past 24 hours and 215 were discharged.#COVID19 – En date du 11 février, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/aR2nlnEvXO— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) February 12, 2022It says the number of overall virus-related hospitalizations are down by 71.Officials say 153 patients are listed in intensive care, a drop of 11.The province is also reporting 2,359 new cases confirmed by molecular testing, which is limited to certain higher-risk groups.They say 33,661 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Friday.

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Police in Windsor, Ont., commenced their enforcement Saturday of an injunction granted on Friday by an Ontario judge to allow for protesters at the Ambassador Bridge to be cleared out. Sean O’Shea has more details on how the enforcement proceeded, with protesters closest to the bridge seen moving back peacefully, while others drove their vehicles away from the area.

COVID-19 in Nova Scotia declined slightly since Friday, the province announced on Saturday.In an abbreviated weekend news release, the province said there were 79 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and were receiving specialized care in a designated unit. That’s down by three since Friday.However, another three people were in intensive care, for a total of 14.

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SALT LAKE CITY - Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.The findings, which pertain to fatalities involving and not involving alcohol, provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from restaurant and tourism industry lobbyists.In the study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers wrote that, in the years after Utah changed the drunken driving threshold from .08% to .05% blood-alcohol content, the number of crashes and fatalities fell even though drivers logged more miles."Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired," said Dr.

HARPER, Kan. - Rain on a wedding day can be upsetting for any couple, but a tornado can be downright frightening during the vows.In some cultures, rain is viewed as good luck, symbolizing various things from fertility to unity. It can also represent that your marriage will last a lifetime. Candra and Caleb Pence would agree.It was May 19, 2012, and the 21-year-old bride was ready to marry the man of her dreams.

MOSCOW - With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.Before talking to Biden, Putin had a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier in the week to try to resolve the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. A Kremlin summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.The closely watched call between Biden and Putin began shortly after 11 a.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the tens of thousands of Afghans killed during the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.Biden's order, signed Friday, allocates another $3.5 billion in Afghan assets for humanitarian aid to a trust fund to be managed by the U.N.

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COVID-19 on Saturday.According to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths involve a person in their 70s and two people in their 80s in Zone 1 and one person in their 90s in Zone 4.A total of 286 people with COVID-19 have now died in New Brunswick. Anti-mandate demonstration in Fredericton enters Day 2 Since Friday, hospitalizations have dropped by 13, for a total of 122 people in hospital.

Ottawa is seeing another influx of people in the downtown as the demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures and vaccine mandates enters its third weekend. Reports say there was some sort of party or additional protest late Friday night.

WILLINGBORO, Pa. - Officials in Burlington County announced Saturday that a man was shot and killed in a parking lot in a Willingboro shopping center. The investigation began after officers were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.

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Ontario hospital on Saturday with COVID-19, as the province continues to battle the pandemic.New data released by the province on Feb. 12 suggests a drop in the number of people in hospital from the previous day.

Health Matters February 11: As the Alberta Diabetes Foundation’s 48 Hours to Stop Diabetes fundraiser continues, Su-Ling Goh explains how local researchers are aiming to find a pharmaceutical way to achieve Type 2 remission, by understanding the diabetes “dimmer switch.”

were discharged in the past twenty four hours taking the total to 10,31,304.

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◾New cases in State: 3,202◾New cases in B'lore: 1,293◾Positivity rate: State - 2.95%; Blore - 2.49%◾Discharges: 8,988◾Active cases: State- 38,747; B'lore- 16k◾Deaths:38 (B'lore- 10)◾Tests: 1,08,534#COVID

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The Windsor Police have commenced enforcement near the Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, Ont.

Nurses in Canada say working during the COVID-19 Omicron wave has left them burnt out, physically and mentally, and an increase in abuse directed at health-care workers has pushed them to breaking point. According to a report from the Ontario Science Table, pre-pandemic, 20 to 40 per cent of health-care workers reported severe burnout. By spring 2021, rates had climbed to more than 60 per cent.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held a meeting with NCP president Sharad Pawar here, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday while asserting that the state government is "strong".

Mumbai: With the number of covid-19 infection cases crossing 50,000 in Maharashtra and 31,000 in Mumbai alone, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said late on Monday evening that a couple of jumbo facilities have been created in Mumbai for treating covid-19 patients.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday dismissed the opposition BJP's demand for a package from the state government to tide over the COVID-19 crisis, saying that previous such measures had failed to give any tangible benefits.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday hinted that the lockdown in the state could be extended beyond 31 May

Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik said that the state has agreed to allow 25 take offs and 25 landings every day for domestic flights from Mumbai

After several speculations and opposition on the resumption of domestic flight operations from Monday in Maharashtra due to the increasing number of novel coronavirus cases in the state, Maharashtra government on Sunday agreed to allow limited takeoffs and landings at Mumbai airport.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said people will have to learn to live with coronavirus as the number of cases continues to rise in the state over the past few days.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he has requested the Centre to give the state some more time to resume domestic air travel.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday said that the number of Covid-19 patients in Mumbai is doubling over a period of 14 days

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday met key ministers of the state to discuss ways to protect agriculture revenue amid the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of covid-19.

MUMBAI : Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Wednesday, said that the state, which is the home to Bollywood film industry, is open to work on a plan to allow resumption of the entertainment industry if it agrees for a limited number of filming or post-production processes and strictly follow physical distancing rules within a restricted environment.

State government says that except for containment zones, from 22 May all other areas within red zones can keep both essential and non-essential shops open

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said the government has prepared about 5.87 lakh workers for 19 different types of businesses in order to resume economic activities and provide livelihood to public of the state

MUMBAI : Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the state government is attempting to control the transmission of covid-19 pandemic in the state before the onset of monsoon.

Uddhav Thackeray said some of these migrant workers have used the facility of labor railway service for their next journey.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, in a meeting with his senior ministers, on Friday discussed ways to strengthen the state's health system and resume certain commercial activities while preparing for the fourth phase of lockdown till at least 31 May.

MUMBAI : Maharashtra may extend the lockdown in the state till 31 May as the state has been witnessing a continuous rise in the number of covid-19 cases.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday approved the proposal to pay for train tickets from the Chief Minister's Assistance Fund for migrant workers. The proposal will facilitate bringing back migrant labours stranded in other states and send those stuck in Maharashtra to their hometowns.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, late on Tuesday, asked divisional commissioners and district collectors to prepare a roadmap for easing lockdown, while asking them to look at ways to boost the state's healthcare infrastructure.

A day after the Centre allowed Indian Railways to "gradually" resume passenger train services, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to start Mumbai local trains for those who work in essential services. Mumbai suburban railway services, the lifeline of the Maximum City, have been on halt since March 22 to mitigate the virus spread in the country.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show "specific and concrete direction" on the ongoing lockdown.

MUMBAI : Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown has left the state with a ₹35,000-crore loss and the central government should therefore credit the entire amount in the form of GST refund as soon possible. In addition, GST duty on medical equipment should be waived and customs duty too should be waived as some institutions are importing equipment.

Elections to the nine Council seats, which fell vacant on April 24, were withheld due to COVID-19 outbreak