Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): Actress Busisiwe Lurayi, who starred in the Netflix series 'How to Ruin Christmas,' died suddenly this weekend, according to a statement from her Johannesburg-based agency Eye Media Artists. However, no reason was given.

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI The Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA on Thursday ordered lifting of weekend curfew and the odd-even system of opening non-essential shops in the city besides allowing restaurants bars cinema halls and multiplexes to reopen with 50 per cent capacity given the improving Covid situation These decisions were made at a DDMA meeting headed by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal A final call to reopen schools will be taken in the next meeting officials said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal his ministers top officers and health experts also participated in the meeting According to a DDMA order government offices will be allowed to reopen with presence of 100 per cent Grade 1 Level officers and 50 per cent other staff in attendance Wedding venues have been allowed to have guests 50 per cent of their capacity but not exceeding 200 in attendance Till now only 20 people were allowed to attend wedding ceremonies at home Funeral gatherings can now have 100 people in attendance said the order Earlier the number was limited to 20 people The DDMA in its order reversed most of the restrictions that were imposed earlier this month due to rise in number of cases However restrictions on opening gyms and spas will continue The order clarified that night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am imposed on weekdays will continue The restaurants will now open between 8 am to 10 pm while bars will be permitted to operate from 12 noon to 10 pm The non-essential shops in markets and malls will be allowed to open from 10 am to 8 pm The DDMA meeting also decided to strictly enforce and enhance Covid-appropriate behaviour and other guidelines to check the rise in cases officials added Following the meeting Baijal tweeted that after detailed discussions with experts keeping in view the decline in cases it was decided to gradually ease restrictions while ensuring adherence to Covid-appropriate behaviour It was agreed to revoke weekend curfew and to open markets without the odd-even rule It was also decided to open all government offices with 100 per cent strength up to Grade 1 level Restaurants bars and cinema hallstheatres to operate up to 50 per cent capacity he said in a tweet The LG also advised the Health Department to enhance vaccination coverage with a special focus on vulnerable sections and also to undertake necessary epidemiological analysis of hospitalised patients Delhi on Thursday logged 4291 fresh COVID-19 cases as compared to 7498 cases reported a day earlier The positivity rate dropped marginally to 956 per cent from 1059 per cent on Wednesday The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching a high of 28867 on January 13 The city had recorded a positivity rate of 306 per cent on January 14 the highest during the ongoing wave of the pandemic It took just 10 days for daily cases to drop below the 10000-mark Sisodia had on Wednesday met a delegation of parents of children and agreed with their demand for reopening schools He had said the schools were closed when it was unsafe for children to go there but excessive caution was harming them now The Delhi government had last Friday proposed lifting the weekend curfew and ending the odd-even scheme for opening shops but the LG suggested maintaining the status quo on the restrictions till the situation improved further PTI VIT GJS AAR

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 1 (ANI): Vijayalakshmi Panneerselvam, wife of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) coordinator O Panneerselvam died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday.