Whole country fighting under leadership of PM Narendra Modi: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath tells Hindustan Times in an interview about steps taken to control the Covid-19 spread, lockdown measures, and the concerns of migrants.

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Opening Covid-free areas may have limited economic impact

As the government prepares for the second phase of the lockdown, it has announced that states will lift restrictions on individual districts and cities based on their protection from, and exposure to Covid-19.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

As cities, states, and countries around the world grapple with the disease, it is becoming clear that there is often an unmeasured but significant cost in terms of lives (leave alone livelihoods).

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Lockdowns work better for rich nations: Study

The study comes at a time when the Indian government has extended the national lockdown till May 3 but partially relaxed curbs in some areas amid reports of high economic distress in agricultural and small sectors, and in rural areas.

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With lockdown extended, anxiety grips stranded migrant workers

Workers in several states, such as Punjab, Telangana, Haryana and Odisha, said they would start walking back home shortly as the ration they have received is about to be exhausted and they do not have any money left.

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Conditional relaxations from April 20 hinge on micro data in Delhi

The 21-day national lockdown to contain the spread of the pathogen, imposed on March 25 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Tuesday extended till May 3.

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Slow testing pipeline as big a worry as kit delay

The 26,351 samples processed on Wednesday, according to data released by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), represents a fivefold increase over the roughly 5,000 a day number at the beginning of the month.

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