In view of the surge in covid cases, Delhi is under weekend restrictions beginning Friday, 16 April night. For those engaged in essential services or goods and personal emergencies etc as per DDMA orders, movement passes are being issued.
Maharashtra and Delhi, with 63,729 and 19,486 infections respectively, on Friday, reported their biggest ever single-day surge in coronavirus cases.
Odisha Government, meanwhile, suspended COVID vaccination in urban areas of 10 districts bordering Chhattisgarh after a weekend shutdown was announced on Thursday. Vaccination will continue in rural areas of the 10 districts as per guidelines.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced a lockdown on every Sunday across the state. All markets and offices will remain closed, but essential services will continue to run. Uttar Pradesh, on Friday, recorded 27,426 new COVID cases.
India reported 2,17,353 fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, 16 April, in the biggest one-day spike so far, taking the country’s…
