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Kerala health department strengthens surveillance after 2 Nipah deaths

Malappuram is one of the six districts where an alert has been issued by health officials in the wake of Nipah cases (REUTERS)
Published on Jul 15, 2025 04:02 pm IST

Manipur village declared containment zone after multiple rabies case detected

Multiple cases of rabies were confirmed leading to the New Zoveng village in Manipur being made a containment zone
Published on Apr 04, 2025 07:02 pm IST

J&K govt declares Badhaal village containment zone amid unexplained deaths

The Jammu and Kashmir government has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in the village, located around 55 kms from Rajouri district headquarters. (PTI)
Published on Jan 22, 2025 03:23 pm IST

Situation under control: Karnataka govt to health ministry amid zika scare

34 serum samples, including those diagnosed with fever, have been submitted, the govt told the health ministry (HT Archives)
Updated on Nov 04, 2023 08:06 am IST

Yet another virus alert

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Health workers shift people who have been in contact with a person infected with the Nipah virus to an isolation centre at a government hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala. (AFP Photo)
Published on Sept 15, 2023 10:03 pm IST

Pune dist under containment zone over lumpy disease outbreak

As per the data provided by the animal husbandry department, since April 1, 1,449 LSD cases and 43 deaths have been reported in 13 tehsils of the district, including Purandar, Khed, Daund, Haveli and Indapur. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 31, 2023 10:40 pm IST

Delhi: In 25 days, containment zones in city rose from 205 to 24,000

A containment zone is unsealed 14 days after it was marked, if all patients within it have recovered by them. (Amal KS/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jan 14, 2022 07:13 am IST

Nearly 700 red zones in Delhi sealed in 10 days to curb Covid spread

A Delhi Police personnel puts in place barricades at the entrance of Hauz Khas village in New Delhi on New Year’s eve on Friday. (Amal K S/HT photo)
Published on Jan 01, 2022 01:07 am IST

Kibber village in remote Spiti valley of Himachal declared containment zone after 14 Covid cases surface

Lahaul and Spiti is among the top three districts with a high positivity rate in Himachal Pradesh. Kibber is situated at an altitude of 14,400 feet and is surrounded by a wildlife sanctuary, which is the habitat of the elusive snow leopard.
Published on Dec 05, 2020 11:57 am IST

No of containment zones in Delhi over 1,000, likely to increase with more testing: Officials

The number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi rose from 539 on August 1 to 716 on August 27 and subsequently to 976 on September 5.
Updated on Sept 08, 2020 06:40 pm IST

As cases spike, Delhi’s containment zones inch closer to 1,000-mark

Over the past five days, at least 125 new containment zones were notified in the capital – taking the total of such areas to 949 as on Friday, Delhi government records showed.
Updated on Sept 05, 2020 07:17 am IST

Health dept introduces SOPs for effective surveillance in containment zones

Out of the 862 teams, comprising of two members each, specified teams are sent to the containment zones once the cases are reported. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 15, 2020 11:40 pm IST

3-yr-old Kerala boy dies after swallowing coin; kin allege govt hospitals refused admission

Kerala health minister has ordered a probe into the incident and said stringent action would be taken if any lapses were found.
Updated on Aug 02, 2020 02:21 pm IST

Jharkhand extends restrictions outside containment zones till August 31

The state government’s decision comes after the Union home ministry allowed few relaxations in areas outside containment zones as part of the unlocking process.
Updated on Jul 31, 2020 06:41 pm IST

Liquor shops outside containment zones to remain open on Saturday, Sunday lockdown: UP govt

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh is 58,104, including 21,012 active cases. (Photo by Diwakar Prasad/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Jul 24, 2020 07:49 pm IST

Tirupati, a containment zone, shut for 14 days; Tirumala temple stays open

Tirupati municipal commissioner PS Girisha clarified that the Road Transport Corporation had arranged buses from the RTC bus stand directly to Tirumala for the sake of pilgrims, who should not move anywhere in the town. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 09:15 pm IST

West Bengal extends total lockdown in containment zones till July 19

According to a notification by the Home Department, the rigorous containment in these areas would be extended from July 15 to July 19.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 09:34 pm IST

Containment zones increase in Bengal with highest single-day spike of 1,344 new Covid-19 cases

Police personnel stand guard outside a sealed residential complex following a hike in Covid-19 cases in Kolkata. Authorities have announced total lockdown in containment zones across the state.
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 10:03 pm IST

Govt scales up testing in containment zones

The new guidelines came even as the number of containment zones in the Capital rose from 458 to 563 between Wednesday and Friday, with several existing ones being split , government data showed.
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 03:14 am IST

Bengal to club containment, buffer zones for stricter lockdown from July 9

The state government said the following activities will be barred in these broader containment zones: all offices (government and private), all non-essential services, all congregations, all transportation, all marketing/industrial/trading activities.
Updated on Jul 07, 2020 07:56 pm IST

Maharashtra allows hotels outside containment zones to operate from July 8

The permission has been granted on conditions of these entities adhering to social distancing norms and other protocols.
Updated on Jul 06, 2020 05:44 pm IST

Gurugram city has 100 containment zones

A Municipal Corporation of Gururgam (MCG) health workers wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sanitizes the premises during the cremation of a person who died of Covid-19 at the Madan Puri Cremation Ground near Basai road Chowk, in Gurugram.
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 08:11 pm IST

ICMR recommends use of rapid antigen kits for testing in containment zones, healthcare settings

The ICMR further said that the Standard Q Covid-19 Ag rapid antigen detection test has a very high specificity (i.e. ability to detect true negatives).
Published on Jun 15, 2020 02:52 pm IST

Bengal extends lockdown restriction in containment zones till June 30

A security guard thermal screening people at South City Mall as it opens to the public after lockdown relaxations in Kolkata on Monday.
Published on Jun 08, 2020 10:46 pm IST

MP Raj Bhawan delisted as containment zone in 5 days, Congress protests

The Congress accused the BJP government of not being serious about the lives of people and focused on political gains. (Photo @GovernorMP)
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 10:55 pm IST

In Unlock 1, re-opening of economic activities except in containment zones

The Centre has claimed that there shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods. Also, no separate permission or approval or any e-permit will be required for such movements. (Photo by Raj K Raj/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 30, 2020 09:19 pm IST

Night curfew outside containment zones to remain, but for lesser duration

Night curfew has now been reduced from 12 hours to eight.
Updated on May 30, 2020 09:32 pm IST

Unlock 1: Malls, religious places to reopen from June 8; no to cinema halls, metro trains

In Phase I, the order said, religious places and places of worship for public, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services and shopping malls will be permitted to open from June 8. (Photo Mohd Zakir/HT photo)
Updated on May 30, 2020 11:24 pm IST

Mumbai civic body allows home delivery of liquor in non-containment zones

Mumbai civic body allows home delivery of liquor in non-containment zones. (File photo)
Updated on May 22, 2020 09:50 pm IST