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 […]
COVID-19: 3 new positive cases in Jammu, total 41 in J-K
Three new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Jammu. Kashmir division has not reported any new cases. As per the government spokesman, Rohit Kansal, “In Jammu division, 3 new positive positive cases.” The total number of positive cases from Jammu and Kashmir is now 41. Two people have died in Kashmir due to […]
Coronavirus update: Peak US death rate likely to hit in two weeks, says Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the peak death rate in the United States from the coronavirus pandemic was likely to hit in two weeks. Trump, during a briefing at the White House, also said that he was extending the government’s “social distancing” guidelines until April 30. “The modelling estimates that the peak in […]
As All Domestic And International Flights Are Grounded, Here’s What Happens To Your Air Tickets
Thousands of air passengers across the country are in limbo. The government has suspended all international and domestic air operations till April 14. Whether the air operations will resume post-April 14 remains uncertain even as the number of coronavirus cases in India continues to rise. Every flyer wants to know if she would get a […]
US coronavirus deaths may reach 200,000: Top scientist
US deaths from coronavirus could reach 200,000 with millions of cases, the government’s top infectious disease expert warned on Sunday as New York, New Orleans, and other major cities said they would soon run out of crucial medical supplies. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, estimated in an interview with […]
Coronavirus: Srinagar administration reaches out to those in need of food and medicines
Home-deliveries of foodgrains and LPG to citizens to free food packets to migrant workers to free food and medicines to citizens in need among a range of measures to minimise problems because of restrictions in the district: DC Srinagar SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: While there are elaborate measures in operation in the district for containment of […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19)
38 positive cases with 02 recoveries and 02 deaths, 6465 persons under observation in JK JAMMU, MARCH 29: The Government today informed that 6465 travellers and persons in contact with suspected cases have been put under surveillance and, so far, 38 cases (34 active positive, 02 recovered and 02 deaths) have tested positive in Jammu and Kashmir. […]