Lockdown in Mumbai, Pune may extend till June

Maharashtra government officials said with the number of cases in the city and neighbouring areas increasing, parts of the state would continue to remain under lockdown at least till June.

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Panache Twitter says videos of Trump suggesting disinfectant as Covid treatment don't violate misinformation policy The social media site said it had blocked the trends "InjectDisinfectant" and "InjectingDisinfectant."... Sports for dummies in the future? If WFH — Watching From Home — becomes the norm, stadiums won't be needed.... Buenos Aires opera house using basement workshops to make masks Teatro Colon is churning out 1,500 masks a week to help Argentina's health workers cope with the pandemic....

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