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2021-04-07T00:00:01+00:00
Regional News • Asia • India
Delhi, India imposes night curfew amid rise in Coronavirus cases
Disinfection drive during lockdown 4.0 at Delhi, May 2020
Disinfection drive during lockdown 4.0 at Delhi, May 2020 Credit: Sumita Roy Dutta, via Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0)

Delhi, India’s capital territory, imposed a night curfew amid a rise in Coronavirus cases. The 10 p.m to 5 a.m. curfew is effective immediately. Medical and media personell as well as delivery staff are still allowed to travel at night.

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2020-08-30T20:00:01+00:00
Health
India: Global single-day case record, over 78000 cases
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment while caring for patients with coronavirus infection in the Indian state of Kerala.
Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment while caring for patients with coronavirus infection in the Indian state of Kerala. Credit: Javed Anees / Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons CC0 Waiver)

In the past 24 hours, India had 78,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases. This is the highest single-day case record globally. The country has been easing restrictions recently and reopened subways in Delhi. India has reported over 3.5 million cases since the start of the pandemic.