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April 13, 2021

Improved Testing, Contact Tracing & Containment Measures Ahead In TN

Tightening the screws to check the spread of Covid, the State government on Monday said at least 90,000 coronavirus tests will be done per day, contact tracing will be expedited, more fever camps will be held, and areas with more than three cases will be micro-containment zones. It also requested the public not to go outdoors unless necessary, appealed to people above the age of 45 to get vaccinated at the earliest, and asked frontline workers to get the jab within two weeks.

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24-Hour Campaign Ban On Mamata For MCC Violation

The election Commission of India on Monday banned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours for violating the Model Code of Conduct by inciting voters to gherao Central forces and seeking votes on communal lines. The ban, effective from Monday 8 pm, comes two days after four persons were killed in CISF firing at a polling booth in Cooch Behar.

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Over 1,000 Streets In Chennai Now Have Covid-Positive Cases

Among the highest, a total of 226 streets in Kodambakkam zone have positive cases, while in Teynampet, it is 145 streets; officials say fever surveillance intensified

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Street Children Come Up With Charter Of Demands

STREET children in Chennai have come up with their charter of demands, which includes safe housing for their parents living on streets for decades, clean drinking water, access to identity documents and access to education during Covid-19 pandemic.

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