In view of rising COVID-19 cases in Telangana, the government has taken a key decision to implement a curfew during night time. The government has declared that, starting from today, i.e. April 20 until May 1, a curfew will be in effect during the time 9 PM to 5 AM. All offices, institutions, shops & businesses must be closed by 8 PM. Hospitals, diagnostic labs, pharmacies, and other emergency services are exempt from this curfew.

Some emergency services are as follows:

• Print, Electronic Media
• Telecommunications, Internet services, Broadcasting & Cable services, IT & IT enabled services
• e-Commerce delivery
• Petrol pumps, LPG, CNG gas outlets
• Electricity generation and transmission
• Water transmission & purification
• Cold storage & food storage warehouses
• Private security services

This decision was taken in the backdrop of an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases across India, which is being termed as the second wave. Various states & cities across India have already declared lockdown / curfew orders. A week-long lockdown in New Delhi, 2 week long lockdown in Rajasthan are currently being enforced to curb the spread.

Telangana has seen 5,926 new positive cases and 18 deaths due to COVID-19 yesterday. Of these new cases, 793 cases are from inside GHMC premises. Since the beginning of this epidemic, a total of 1,856 people in Telangana have lost their lives due to complications arising from this virus. The state currently has 42,853 active cases as per the government’s latest press release.

Read the complete government order below

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Are you looking for an internship in the IT field? We found some interesting opportunities for you

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and six oil and gas companies have launched an online internship programme for 100,000 students. Last date: April 1. Stipend: None.

Market regulator SEBI has invited applications (pdf) for internships in its IT department. The interns will get to work on data analytics and fintech. Last date: April 10 . Eligibility: BCA. Stipend: from Rs. 25,000/- per month.

Cisco is offering 20,000 virtual internships in cybersecurity, in association with AICTE and NASSCOM. Last date: March 31. Stipend: None.

Decathlon is hiring business development interns at Noida for a period of six months. Last date: April 5. Stipend: from Rs. 10,000/- per month.

Fashion TV is looking for research and development interns in Mumbai. Upon successful conversion to a permanent employee, the candidate can expect a salary of ₹1-3 lakh. Last date: April 5. Stipend: Rs. 5,000-7,500/- per month.

Bharti Airtel wants business development interns for three months in Kolkata. Last date: March 30. Stipend: Rs. 10,000/- per month.

HCL Technologies is offering human resource internships in Lucknow. Last date: March 31. Stipend: Rs. 3,500-6,000/- per month.

OYO is offering virtual internships for its operations function. Last date: April 6. Stipend: Rs. 10,000/- per month.

Career Launcher is offering virtual internships for its marketing function. Last date: April 5. Stipend: Rs. 10,000/- per month.

The National Highways Authority of India is offering internships to civil engineering students across cities. Last date: April 4. Stipend: Rs. 5,000/- per month.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/heres-whos-hiring-interns-4375537/

If you are not interested in these opportunities, still you can forward it to your friends and colleagues. It might help someone!

The government of India is calling on all citizens to join the fight against COVID-19 by registering for the vaccine here: https://www.cowin.gov.in/home .

For now, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India has identified certain priority groups for early vaccination. You are eligible for vaccination if you match with any of these cases:

• You are a healthcare / frontline worker
• You are above 60 years of age
• You are above 45 years of age with a history of diagnosis for a critical illness

Two vaccines that have been granted emergency use authorization by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in India are Covishield® (AstraZeneca’s vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India) and Covaxin® (manufactured by Bharat Biotech Limited). However, as of now, you cannot choose which vaccine you will be getting. That will be decided based on local availability in your region.

From one mobile phone number, one can register up to 4 people, however, each person will need their own photo identification document. Once you complete the registration process, you will receive SMS on your registered mobile number about the due date and venue. Once you receive the first dose, a provisional certificate would be provided to you. On completion of second dose, when you receive the message for completion of schedule, it would include a link to download digital certificate of vaccination. You will need to save this certificate for future use.

Regarding safety of the vaccine, both the Indian COVID-19 vaccines have completed their Phase I & II trials (few hundreds of participants). Covishield® has completed its Phase III trials (thousands of participants) in UK and the bridging trial in India. Some contraindications (cases where you should avoid the vaccine) have also been mentioned for the vaccine, that include history of allergic reaction to vaccines, pregnancy, people already having COVID-19 symptoms, etc.,

If you have any more doubts regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, you can read the complete FAQ on this MoHFW page: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/covid_vaccination/vaccination/faqs.html#vaccine-registration

For those of us who are not eligible for the vaccine yet, there is not much we can do at this point to get the vaccine. But we can aid the fight against COVID-19 by wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, following guidelines laid out by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

How are you taking care of yourselves in these critical times? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

Lock-down or No lock-down? This is the question that had become a hot discussion topic since a week in Hyderabad and Secunderabad areas. Bringing down the curtains on suspense, today Telangana CM KCR has announced in the Assembly session that the state government has no plans to impose lockdown in the near future.

He advised the public to wear masks, maintain social distancing and to follow guidelines laid out by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

This comes under the backdrop of an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Telangana. Not only Telangana, several regions in India are currently seeing a worrisome rise in the number of new cases. Maharashtra (15,397 new cases) and Chattisgarh (1,384 new cases) were the most affected states yesterday in this new wave of infections, with Karnataka (1,321 new cases), MP (957 new cases) and Punjab (883 new cases) following them. Telangana has seen 311 new active cases yesterday, with 3,995 total active cases. But the figures seem to be rising sharply. 3 people in the state lost their life to the battle with COVID-19.

Vaccination drives in Telangana have not yet started in full swing, as even 2% of total population in the state has not been vaccinated with one dose yet. The state is currently ranked as the third worst in terms of pace of vaccination. Totally, more than 5.5 crore Indians have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination.