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With cases of Covid-19 showing a consistent decline in the country, several states have already begun the process of relaxing Covid restrictions. The Delhi University resumed its offline classes for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Thursday afte nearly two-year-long lull. Goa on Thursday decided to reopen all educational institutions from Class 1 to 12 from February 21. Even the Karnataka government on Thursday said that a mandatory negative RT-PCR test report of passengers coming from Kerala and Goa, will no longer be needed. Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office also announced that night curfew from 12am to 5am would be enforced in only two cities of the state, Ahmedabad and Vadodara from February 18 to February 25.
Internationally speaking, the Covid-19 battle in Hong Kong is intensifying with each passing day. According to media reports, Hong Kong’s hospitals were almost at full capacity on Thursday. New cases in Hong Kong had multiplied by 60 times so far this month and the media reported that testing would become mandatory for everyone from March, as per a Reuters report.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates, a milestone nearly two years in the making that harkens to a return to a more normal existence. Newsom said the approach — which includes pushing back against false claims and other misinformation — means maintaining a wary watchfulness attuned to warning signs of the next deadly new surge or variant. (AP)
Singing and dancing will resume in nightclubs in Sydney and Melbourne from Friday, while most mandatory check-ins have been scrapped as officials lifted nearly all COVID-19 curbs in Australia's biggest cities amid a steady fall in hospital cases. The relaxation in social distancing rules comes ahead of the full reopening of Australia's international borders on Monday after nearly two years, boosting business confidence battered by stop-start lockdowns. (Reuters)
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Mexican health ministry data showed on Thursday that coronavirus fatalities were up by 470 to bring the total death toll to 314,598 since the pandemic started, as per a Reuters report.
Coronavirus India Live News: Covid-19 Omicron Cases in India Live Count, Coronavirus Lockdown, Night Curfew Guidelines and Restrictions Live Updates
