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On 30 January, the state had put 78 people who arrived from China under quarantine. [93] On 17 March, Important tourist destinations in Tamil Nadu were locked down. Authorities in Nilgiris district ordered the closure of tourist sites including Ooty and the tourists staying in hotels and resorts were given 24 hours to leave the city.
On 22 March, the Government of India announced complete lockdown in 82 districts in 22 states and the Union Territories of the country where confirmed cases were reported. [33] 80 cities including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, [34] Chandigarh [35] and Kolkata were put under lockdown. [36] Some states sealed their borders barring inter ...
A group of researchers at the University of Oxford who tracked the governmental policy measures to counter the pandemic rated India's lockdown as one of the most stringent in the world, scoring "100 out of 100" on their tracker. They noted that India implemented school closures, border closure, travel bans, etc. but they said it was too early ...
As of 12 April, nearly 300 million people, or about 90 per cent of the population, are under some form of lockdown in the United States, [441] more than 50 million people are in lockdown in the Philippines, [442] about 59 million people are in lockdown in South Africa, [443] and 1.3 billion people are in lockdown in India. [444] [445]
On 22 March, the Government of India announced complete lockdown in 82 districts in 22 states and Union Territories of country where confirmed cases were reported. [53] 80 cities including Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, [54] Chandigarh [55] and Kolkata were put under lockdown. [56] Some states sealed their borders barring inter-state ...
The claim: The WHO ordered nations to prepare for ‘mega lockdowns’ because of mpox. An Aug. 16 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of the World Health Organization's ...
By 3 April, the central government had released ₹ 11,092 crore to states and UTs under the NDRF, to fund food and shelter arrangements for migrants. [48] To help provide jobs and wages to workers, the average daily wages under the MGNREGA were increased to ₹ 202 (US$2.30) from the earlier ₹ 182 (US$2.10), as of 1 April.
The state of Victoria, particularly its capital city of Melbourne, the country's second most populous city with five million residents, entered an extended lockdown on 7 July 2020 in response to a rapidly growing community outbreak. Initial measures included the closure of all non-essential services, including retail entertainment venues and gyms.