Covid-19 update: Turmoil caused by coronavirus likely to hit gig economy
The turmoil caused by the outbreak of Covid-19 is expected to derail India’s gig economy, which was projected to touch gross sales of $455 billion by 2023 by industry group Assocham. Led by online food delivery firms Zomato and Swiggy, ride hailing companies Uber and Ola, online homestay brand Airbnb, hospitality chain Oyo and a […]
Limited community transmission has begun in India: Health ministry document
Limited community transmission of the Covid-19 disease has begun in India, a Union health ministry document has said, admitting for the first time the country is entering that phase of the outbreak when the source of a patient’s infection cannot be traced and isolated. India has reported 1,190 cases and 29 deaths due to the Sars-Cov-2 virus, which causes the deadly […]
Govt revokes PSA against 14 detainees, released
Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against 14 persons who were detained in August of last year, ahead of the scrapping of special status for J&K. All of these 14 individuals have now been released from Central Jail, reported India Today. The Home Department decided to revoke the […]
More coronavirus cases in Libya as fighting rages
Artillery blasts shook Libya‘s capital Tripoli on Sunday as fighting raged and the nation confirmed five more cases of the coronavirus for a total of eight. The National Centre for Disease Control said the new cases were in the northwestern city of Misrata, held by the Government of National Accord (GNA), which is at war with the […]
Panic, Fear Bigger Problem Than Coronavirus’: SC On Plea On Migrant Workers’ Exodus
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Centre by Tuesday on the measures taken in view of the large-scale migration of labourers from cities to their native villages amid the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent lockdown across the country. The top court observed that the “migration of labourers out of panic […]
COVID-19: Two south Kashmir residents among four test positive, total 45 in J-K
Srinagar: Four more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir on Monday taking the overall tally to 45 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir . Government Spokesman Rohit Kansal tweeted, “Four more cases detected positive in Kasmir. 2 each from Shopian and Srinagar. All contacts of previous positive cases. Contact tracing working […]
756 Coronavirus Deaths In 24 Hours In Italy; Lockdown Likely To Be Extended
Italian authorities said on Sunday they would extend a month-long lockdown to stem the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of deaths in the country reached 10,779 and the number of infected neared 100,000. The civil protection service reported another 756 fatalities in the world’s worst-hit nation on Sunday, while the number of officially registered cases […]
First COVID-19 case of Kashmir tests negative for the virus
A lady from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who was first positive case of Coronavirus with a travel history of Saudi Arabia has tested negative for Coronavirus. Speaking to The Kashmir Walla, Dr. G. H. Yatoo Nodal officer for Coronavirus at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, said that the 67-year-old woman has tested negative for the […]
COVID-19: Here’s How Many Prisoners Will Be Temporarily Released From Jail, By State
New Delhi: Adhering to the Supreme Court’s March 23 directive to the states to consider releasing some prisoners to decongest jails and curb the possible spread of COVID-19 in them, various state governments have begun releasing inmates – convicts and under-trials – either on parole or on bail. By the coming week, the country will […]
ICMR to expand Covid-19 testing, antibody tests being developed in Indian labs
New Delhi: Addressing the need for more diagnostic tests to identify people infected with the novel coronavirus, K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the government, has said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is amplifying test sites and more laboratories are being opened to conduct tests across states. VijayRaghavan took to Twitter Sunday night to […]