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After 10 staff members of Radhakrishnan restaurant in Andheri tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the restaurant was closed for two days. Speaking to ANI , a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said, "10 out of 35 staff members have tested positive at Radhakrishnan restaurant on SV Road, hence it is closed for two days." Follow Mumbai City Latest Updates here "After sanitisation and new staff deployment, the restaurant will be allowed to operate," the official added. The restaurant staff, who tested positive for coronavirus, have been shifted to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) Jumbo Covid Centre . According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Maharashtra has 86,359 active COVID-19 cases, 20,49,484 recoveries and 52,340 deaths so far. Meanwhile, India has a total of 1,76,319 active cases with 1,08,39,894 discharges. The death toll stands at 1,57,548. Untitled Carousel Mumbai: 13 private hospitals join drive, can ... » Learn More about Andheri: 10 restaurant staff test positive for COVID-19

New Delhi : Unprecedented chaos was witnessed onboard a Pune-bound IndiGo flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a passenger claimed he was a COVID-19 patient . "On March 4, a passenger announced himself that he was travelling to Pune and that he was Covid positive. He informed flight crew on board," an Indigo official told ANI on Friday. After an announcement by the said passenger, there was panic among the rest of the passengers on the flight. The entire incident happened when the flight was on the runway and about to take off to Pune. "The airline followed the COVID-19 guidelines laid down by the government and aviation authority," the official added. Later, the passenger, who claimed that he was COVID-19 positive, was handed over to the airport medical authority and his result came out positive. ... » Learn More about Chaos on Pune-bound flight after passenger claims of being COVID positive

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) raided two night clubs for violating the COVID-19 protocols and social distancing norms on Thursday night. The night clubs namely, R Adda in Juhu and Barrel Mansion in Vile Parle, not just operated beyond 3 am but also flouted all social distancing and pandemic norms. The clubs were over-crowded and people there were not wearing face masks. Speaking to the media, Mumbai Guardian Minister Aslam Shaikh said that the Covid-19 guidelines are in place but some violations have been observed in restaurants and pubs . Mumbai City Latest Updates "Detailed guidelines of Covid-19 are in place but still there are violations of the protocols observed especially in restaurant and pubs. The BMC and state police are taking strict action against the violators and we can see some control in the violations," Shaikh said. Mumbai Suburbs BJP legislator Yogesh Sagar blamed the state government for the violations. "Not only ... » Learn More about Mumbai: BMC raids night clubs for violating COVID-19 protocols

Girisha B V had ensured that his family was taking adequate precautions to stay safe from COVID but a visit to hometown changed everything. He and his wife both tested positive and he had to be hospitalised due to his symptoms. Here's his COVID experience We were cautious about COVID while we were in Bengaluru from the last 6 months, strictly following all precautions to save ourselves. Recently, my whole family visited my home town in Karnataka. There nobody was wearing a mask and did not care much about COVID. My family including kids didn't follow any protocols and happily spent 3 days after a long time. We were back to Bengaluru on Sunday, 4th October 2020. I got fever and body pain on Monday, 5th October (Sunday). I started self quarantine from Monday evening and started taking Dolo 650 for fever. On 6th October, I consulted a doctor online in Practo; they suggested medication and asked me to go for COVID test after 2 - 3 days. My body pain got relieved and fever came ... » Learn More about My COVID Story: “I developed chronic cough due to COVID”

Mumbai: Reliance Industries has informed employees that the company will bear COVID-19 vaccination costs for them and their respective families. India scaled up its vaccination programme from Monday by opening it to people above the age of 60, and individuals above 45 suffering from comorbidities. Companies like Infosys Ltd and Accenture Plc and Tata Consultancy Services earlier informed their employees they will cover their vaccination cost. In an email to employees, Nita Ambani, non-executive director of the company, urged them to register for the government’s vaccination programme if they are eligible. “With your support, we will soon be able to put the pandemic behind us. Until then, please do not let your guard down against the scourge of the coronavirus just yet. Continue to maintain utmost safety and hygiene precautions. We are in the last stages of the collective battle. Together we must win and we will win,” Ambani said. Prior to this, on the Reliance Family ... » Learn More about RIL says it will bear all cost for Covid-19 vaccine for employees and family

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- With the COVID-19 vaccinations underway amid dwindling daily counts of new cases and deaths worldwide, the epidemic has shown a downward trend. But experts around the world pointed out that it is still too early to talk about when the pandemic will end and vigilance is still needed as the "turning point" has yet to come. "It is premature to think that we're going to finish with this virus by the end of the year," Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program Mike Ryan said at a regular press conference Monday. The WHO is now focusing on keeping COVID-19 transmission as low as possible, which will help prevent the emergence of variants and reduce the number of infections and hospitalizations, Ryan said. Noting that countries and regions around the world are ramping up vaccine rollout, Stanley Perlman, professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Iowa, told Xinhua that ... » Learn More about World Insights: Is global COVID-19 pandemic approaching “turning point”

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China should step up guard against mutant COVID-19 strains as the pandemic continues to rage worldwide, a national political advisor has said. "We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, with the coronavirus rapidly mutating and evolving worldwide. Virus mutations may pose huge risks," said Wang Chen, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and president of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. Wang made the remarks on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 13th CPPCC National Committee, the country's top political advisory body, which opened in Beijing on Thursday. Noting that a science-based response is the fundamental way to control the pandemic, he said efforts should be made in various fields including early diagnosis and vaccine research and development. Enditem ... » Learn More about China should step up guard against mutant COVID-19 strains: political advisor

Nearly 14 lakh people were inoculated against COVID-19 on March 4, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to over 1.8 crore, official sources said on Friday. IMAGE: A man receives a dose of COVISHIELD during a vaccination drive for people above 60 years of age and those who are 45 or more and suffering from certain medical conditions, at a medical centre in New Delhi. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Among the healthcare workers, 68,53,083 have been administered the first dose and 31,41,371 the second dose till now. As for frontline workers, 60,90,931 have received the first and 67,297 the second dose, according to Union health ministry data. From March 1, as many as 2,35,901 beneficiaries more than 45 years old with specific co-morbidities and 16,16,920 people aged more than 60 years have received anti-coronavirus vaccine dose, it stated. On Thursday, day 48 of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination ... » Learn More about Covid: Nearly 14L inoculated on Thursday, highest in 1 day so far

After yet another cinema hiatus, going to a theater to catch a film is once again a possibility in Hong Kong. Given theaters are still off-limits in many places around the world, the pickings are slim. Then a small menu could be a good way to ease back into things. After shooting out of the gate in late-February with lingering blockbusters, this week screens are splashed with (among others) a minor gem which would otherwise have been overwhelmed by Soul or Wonder Woman 1984 , and a New Year rom-com that's either eight or three weeks late, depending on which calendar you follow. In Run , we meet Diane (Sarah Paulson) in the midst of a difficult premature labor - shot in hard, suitably harrowing, green light - that very nearly ends in death. Flash forward 17 years and Chloe (Kiera Allen) endures a battery of drugs and physiotherapy to manage her heart, respiratory and mobility issues, but other than reliance on a wheelchair, Chloe is a bright, balanced, college-bound teenager. ... » Learn More about Binge watch away your COVID blues

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed solidarity with the people of Sweden in wake of the violent attacks that took place on Wednesday wherein as many as eight people were injured. "I express solidarity to the people of Sweden, on behalf of all Indian citizens, over the violent attack that took place the day before yesterday in Sweden. We hope that the injured recover soon," the Prime Minister said during an India-Sweden virtual summit alongside his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven. As many as eight people have been injured in a knife attack in southern Sweden on Wednesday (local time). According to a report by Anadolu Agency, the attacker, identified as a 20-year-old male by the Jonkoping county police department, was shot and wounded by police in the Vetlanda locality, where the incident took place. PM Narendra Modi ordered clanging 'thalis', but we offered plateful of food to people: CM Uddhav Thackeray In a sharpest offensive on Prime ... » Learn More about PM Narendra Modi expresses solidarity with Sweden knife attack victims