Bill Gates: Few countries will get ‘A-grade’ for coronavirus response
Speaking exclusively to BBC Breakfast Bill Gates has said we are “in uncharted territory” due to a lack of investment and preparation for such a pandemic BBC
India’s Covid-19 cases cross 8000-mark, death toll at 273
India on Sunday morning reported 8,356 people have contracted the coronavirus disease and 273 have died across the country, with more than 900 cases and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the Union health ministry’s data at 8am, there are 7367 active cases, 716 people have been cured, discharged or migrated. The […]
Covid-19 lockdown: What are red, orange and green zones and how will they impact life
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a discussion with chief ministers on extension of 21-day lockdown, which is scheduled to end on April 14. The lockdown was imposed on March 25, a day after PM Modi addressed the nation on coronavirus pandemic. During the four-hour-long discussion, PM Modi said that India will have to strike a balance […]
Anxiety, fear loom large as virus count sees spike in Jammu district
It has been a little over a month since Jammu district reported the Union Territory’s first case of Covid-19. The woman tested positive for the coronavirus on March 8. She is from Kargil district in Ladakh, but had been putting up in the heart of Jammu city and had a foreign travel history. Since then, […]
COVID-19 In India :34 deaths in past 24 hours take the death toll to 273,no of positive cases cross 8000 mark
New Delhi/April,12: The highly infectious novel coronavirus or COVID-19 has infected 8,356 people in India, killed 273, the Union Health Ministry said Sunday, adding that 909 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, 34 people died. The latest figures come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who held a four-hour meet with […]
COVID19: 65 prisoners released in J&K
ixty-five prisoners, including 22 who were arrested under Public Safety Act (PSA), were released to decongest jails across Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The information was given by the director general of prisons in a written report submitted to the division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court here. The bench, […]
Mother, daughter drown in river at Doda
Mother and her daughter drowned in a local rivulet in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. “A woman, identified as Sameena Begum (41), wife of late Mohammad Hussain resident of Bhatholi, Doda alongwith her daughter Zaira Banoo drowned today,” He added that the woman and her daughter slipped while crossing river […]
Explained: How coronavirus lockdown reduced Earth’s seismic noise levels
On Thursday, scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) reported a drop in the Earth’s movement amid the coronavirus lockdown. The UK findings have come two weeks after seismologists at the Royal Observatory in Belgium observed a 30-50 per cent fall in levels of ambient seismic noise since schools and businesses were closed in mid-March. Seismologists around […]
Valley entrepreneurs donate Covid testing booths to hospitals
Srinagar, April 11 (KNS): Director Industries Kashmir on Saturday handed over two Covid 19 testing booths to Director SKIMS Soura Dr A G Ahangar and one more booth to Head CD Hospital, Srinagar Dr Naveed Nazir to prevent the spread of infection and to ensure minimal exposure to doctors at the hospitals. According to KNS,Proprietor Himalayan […]
Vaccine against coronavirus could be ready by September
London: A vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready by September, according to a scientist leading one of Britain’s most advanced teams. Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccinology at Oxford University, told The Times on Saturday that she is “80% confident” the vaccine would work, and could be ready by September. Experts have warned the public […]