Gautam Budh Nagar district official said that in view of the increasing coronavirus cases, now a maximum of 100 people will be able to attend any function

Noida authorities conduct random coronavirus tests on commuters from Delhi Amid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, the administration of Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining the National Capital, in Uttar Pradesh, started random Covid-19 testing of Delhi to Noida commuters on Wednesday. Gautam Buddh Nagar health officials were deployed at two key Noida-Delhi borders on Wednesday, where they started random Covid-19 testing of people coming from Delhi. This decision came during...

Amid an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, the Noida administration has started random COVID-19 testing people travelling from the national capital to the city. The decision was taken during an online meeting of senior administration and health department officials with Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Suhas LY on Tuesday. The District Magistrate said that the strategy to fight the pandemic was being 're-tuned' because of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Driving from Delhi to Noida? You might be tested for COVID-19

Given the rising cases of coronavirus in Delhi, the district magistrate also directed officials to form teams to be deployed at Noida-Delhi borders at DND to check randomly selected commuters for the infection

Congress leaders and workers were also booked in multiple cases for allegedly violating restrictions imposed under the CrPC section 144 because of COVID-19 outbreak and under the Epidemic Diseases Act, among others

Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi, has so far recorded more than 7,800 cases of COVID-19 and 45 deaths. Over 86 per cent patients have recovered so far, while 1,009 cases are active, as per official figures till Sunday

This decision implies that no vehicles will be stopped at border checkpoints for e-passes that were a prerequisite earlier to commute between two cities

The price of N95 respirator masks bought by government agencies in September has shot up over 250% in four months from September 2019 till the middle of May 2020; Private hospitals are now offering home care packages to coronavirus patients as hospitals get increasingly crowded; The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday asked the three industrial development authorities in Gautam Buddh Nagar to reduce interest rates on land dues, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Indian economy to grow at 9.5% in next fiscal: Fitch Ratings

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On Monday night, the Uttar Pradesh government had allowed Delhites to travel to Noida and Ghaziabad, except people from hotspot areas

India to provide free food grains to millions of migrant workersAnnouncing second tranche of economic package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the central government will provide free food grain supply to migrants for next 2 months. This will benefit about 8 crore migrants, says FM. The Centre is also engaging with state governments to approach and identify the migrants. The second phase of announcement on the economic package will focus on migrants, small businesses,...

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Coronavirus India live updates: The Supreme Court (SC) will reopen its court premises and resume work from the courtrooms from next week. However, the lawyers will argue cases from their chamber, said sources. The total count of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped to 70,756 on Tuesday, as per the Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus  Noida update: Additionally, schools cannot force parents to pay advance fees or quarterly fees. The administration has also asked schools to not disenroll any student for not paying fees during the lockdown

Coronavirus lockdown live updates: AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Gulleria said on Thursday that the novel coronavirus cases will peak between June and July. He added the spike in cases will come due to more testing across states. India's total COVID-19 cases stand at 52,952 including 35,902 active cases, 15,266 cured, 1 migrated, and 1,783 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry