Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till August 23 With New Restrictions
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced a night curfew, starting from 9 pm, in the state. He further ordered weekend curfew in districts bordering the neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra, which have been reporting high number of coronavirus cases.
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced its decision to extend the lockdown in the state till August 23 while adding new restrictions to the existing ones. Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday announced a night curfew, starting from 9 pm, in the state. He further ordered weekend curfew in districts bordering the neighbouring states of Kerala and Maharashtra, which have been reporting high number of coronavirus cases.
American pharma conglomerate Johnson & Johnson has sought emergency use approval from the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation of India to administer its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine.
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