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AIIMS director Dr Randeep India has been witnessing Guleria has sounded an alarm a rise in the Covid-19 active bell, warning that the new caseload over the past few days Indian strains of infection which is pegged at 1,45,634 as LM found could be highly trans- on date and now consists of " missible and dangerous. 1.32 per cent of India’s total He also added that the infections. new variant can even cause re- “More than 74 per cent of '() *(+,- O P infections in people who have the active cases of the country !#$$#%&!% developed anti-bodies to the are in Kerala and Maharashtra. ll international fliers virus. After reporting decline in Of late it is seen that there has Aexcept the ones coming # cases in last few months, India been a spike in the daily cases on flights originating from the $ has reported close to 87,000 in Chhattisgarh and Madhya United Kingdom, Europe and & cases of the coronavirus in the Pradesh also. Punjab and the West Asia will have to sub- last seven days, with the high- Jammu & Kashmir too are Amravati, Nashik, Akola and mit a self-declaration form on " est addition on Sunday when witnessing a surge in daily Yavatmal, the weekly cases the Air Suvidha portal before the country saw 14,264 fresh new cases,” the Ministry have increased by 33 per cent, ! their scheduled travel from infections within a span of 24 said. 47 per cent, 23 per cent, 55 per Monday night. hours. In the last four weeks in cent and 48 per cent, respec- As per the Ministry of exception of those traveling to Incidentally, the rise in Kerala, the average weekly cases tively, the Ministry under- Civil Aviation’s new guidelines India in the exigency of death infection has come in the back- have fluctuated between a high scored. for international travellers, the in the family. For seeking drop of identification of new of 42,000 and a low of 34,800. Punjab is rapidly assuming $2$&0- ties on Sunday clamped night new Standard Operating exemption, the travelling enti- variants in Maharashtra. Similarly, in the last four weeks, critical dimension in respect of curfew in Pune city and the Procedures (SOPs) will be in ty will have to apply to the India now has all three the weekly positivity in Kerala the spread of Covid-19 infec- aking cognisance of the neighbouring Pimpri- effect from 11pm on February online portal www.newdelhi- coronavirus variants that have has ranged from 13.9 per cent tion, the Ministry highlighted Tincreasing Covid-19 cases Chinchwad. 22. The South African coron- airport.in at least 72 hours caused a massive resurgence of to 8.9 per cent. adding in the last four weeks, in the State, Maharashtra Chief “Movement of people will avirus strain has been found in before boarding. cases globally — B.1.1.7, first In Maharashtra, in the last the weekly positivity rate in the Minister Uddhav Thackeray also be restricted between four people in India, while the The test should have been discovered in the United four weeks, the weekly cases State has increased from 1.4 per announced temporary ban on 11pm and 6am when only variant from Brazil has been conducted within 72 hours Kingdom; B.1.351, dominant in have shown a rising trend and cent to 1.6 per cent, while the political, religious and social essential activities like medical detected in one person. In light prior to the journey and each South Africa; and P.1, from have increased from 18,200 to weekly cases in the last four events, even as he gave an services, milk supply will be of these developments, the passenger will also have to Brazil. These have a unique col- 21,300; while the weekly posi- weeks have seen a rise from ultimatum to the people that allowed,” Pune’s divisional Government has decided to submit a declaration with lection of mutations, which tivity has also increased from 1300 to 1682. after eight days he would commissioner Saurabh Rao implement the new respect to the authenticity of make them spread more read- 4.7 per cent to 8 per cent. The Centre has advised all decide on re-imposing the said. “Schools and colleges in guidelines. the report. At the time of ily or cheat vaccine-immunity, The areas of concern are these States to improve the lockdown if they did not mend Pune and its sister city of The new guidelines said boarding the flight, only said the experts. the Mumbai suburban areas overall testing numbers by ways and follow pandemic Pimpri-Chinchwad will remain international passengers will asymptomatic travellers will be Dr Guelria stated that herd where the weekly cases have focusing on increasing the pro- norms strictly. closed February 28. also have to upload a negative allowed to board after the immunity for coronavirus is a risen by 19 per cent. In Nagpur, portion of RT-PCR tests. Meanwhile, the authori- Detailed report on P5 Covid-19 RT-PCR report with thermal screening. R % && #$ '$ # '() * %R " '() *(+,- head of elections in four ", -'$ AStates and one Union Territory, Prime Minister " Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the meeting of BJP ./+.010 national office-bearers which expressed confidence of win- he CBI probing the multi- ning more than 200 seats in Tcrore coal scam on Sunday West Bengal Assembly polls. issued notices to the wife and sis- The Prime Minister is visiting ter-in-law of Diamond Harbour West Bengal on Monday. MP Abhishek Banerjee who is The meeting decided to also the nephew of the Chief launch a country-wide “atm- Minister Mamata Banerjee. The nirbhar movement, promote ! ! CBI swung into action a day trying to threaten us with jail ‘swadeshi” and prpopagate P after a local court asked Home …they are trying to break my “vocal for local” mantra from !! # $% Minister Amit Shah to appear backbone as they have done to April 6, coinciding with the $ in person or through a lawyer on many leaders… but let me tell party’s foundation February 22 in a defamation case them that we are made of dif- day. Addressing the party lead- filed by Abhishek. ferent material… we have The key leaders of all ers, Modi asked them to Both the notices were fought against bullets so we are national office bearers, State improve the quality of organi- served under the Section 160 of not afraid of jails.” presidents, State-in-charges and sation so that the party could CrPC asking the respondents Comparing herself with organisational general secre- fulfill its mission of “making the to appear before the investi- tigers, Mamata said, “We are taries, discussed farmers agi- country great.” gating agency as witnesses to a tiger cubs and have fought tation and maintained that the The Prime Minister said his number of cases, including with more dangerous enemies three new agriculture laws Government is running on the some alleged transfer of money … what these rats will do to us were in the interest of the principle of “sabka saath sabka in banks situated in Thailand. … we are not at all afraid. Let farmers and the agitation has vishwas” and uninterruptedly Reacting over it, the Chief them do whatever they been “kept alive” by the moving with reforms be it farm Minister said, “Some people are want.” Congress and the Left. laws or the GST. % $$ " *. R %&' 2*23,(445 '() *(+,- wo more MLAs of the any migratory birds from TCongress-Dravid MEurope, Siberia, Central aMunnetra Kazhagam alliance Asia and China visited Delhi in Puducherry resigned on this winter. On Sunday, on the Sunday, delivering yet another Big Bird Day-2021 (BBD- jolt to Chief Minister V 2021), the bird count was held Narayanasamy, a day before he at seven wetlands which host is scheduled to face a floor test Pied Aocet, Marsh Harrier, in the Assembly to prove his Ferruginous Pochard and Grey majority. Headed Canary Flycatcher and The resignation by Congress it was reported that the MLA K Lakshminarayanan and Yamuna Biodiversity Park DMK legislator Venkatesan fur- (YBP) gained first rank in ther reduced the strength of the hosting winged guests with ruling alliance to 11, while the total bird count at 101. Opposition has 14 MLAs in the “Today, there are seven 33-member Assembly, which biodiversity parks in Delhi has seven vacancies. spread over 3,000 acres in Lakshminarayanan and which Yamuna Biodiversity Venkatesan submitted their res- Park is the oldest (2002) and ignation letters separately to the South Biodiversity Park is assembly speaker V P the youngest (2019),” said Dr Sivakolundhu at his residence Faiyaz Khudsar, DU here, the both Professor. & $ said. ! & *3 ) " '() '() *(+,- Rajendra Pal Gautam along with Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay elhi Chief Minister Arvind Singh and MLA Dilip Pandey. DKejriwal on Sunday met Apart from this, farmer leaders #$ $ - / the farmer leaders from Chaudhary Rohit Jakhar, Western Uttar Pradesh at the Chaudhary Yashpal Singh, Delhi Legislative Assembly and Virendra Gujjar, Chaudhary '() *(+,- discussed the three “anti- Udham Singh, Rahul Bedi, farmer” laws passed by the Kuldeep Tyagi, Chaudhary erming the municipal by- Central Government.