Covid isn’t a natural calamity. From WHO to Rahul Gandhi, all warned Modi govt: Sharad Yadav
The Narendra Modi government was unprepared to fight the coronavirus pandemic in spite of the alert from the World Health Organization. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had convened a meeting of the International Health Regulations, 2005, Emergency Committee regarding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China “with exportations reported in Korea, Japan, Thailand and Singapore” on 22 January 2020. The role of the WHO committee is to advise its 194 member countries, which includes India, when a public health […]
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: India reports 195 deaths, 3,900 infections in last 24 hours
Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: With 179 deaths since Monday evening, the death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,568 on Tuesday while the total number of infections jumped to 46, 433 including the 12,726 people who have been treated and discharged so far. This is the highest jump in the death toll and the number of cases […]
‘As world fights Covid-19, some spreading other viruses’: PM Modi at NAM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined how even as the world is fighting coronavirus, some people are busy spreading other viruses. He identified those viruses as terrorism and fake news. The PM did not name any country. “Even as the world fights Covid-19, some people are busy spreading some other deadly viruses such as […]
150 Tablighi Jamaat Members Break Ramzan Fast To Donate Plasma For Covid Treatment
Some 150 members of the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi have broken their Ramzan fast to donate blood plasma for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, members of the religious organisation that was roundly criticised for being a super spreader of the Coronavirus in the country, have told Outlook. The donation of plasma is taking place at […]
200 quarantined in Chhattisgarh after contact with Covid-19 +ve migrants
About 200 people have been quarantined after they came in contact with 14 coronavirus positive migrant workers who came from five states to Chhattisgarh on Sunday. Three more migrants were detected positive in Surajpur four days ago, taking the total to 17. Out of those 14, eight tested positive for Covid-19 in Durg district, while the six […]
Navy is tracking China & Pakistan’s activities amid pandemic, Covid has no impact on ops
New Delhi: The Indian Navy is closely tracking the naval activities of China and Pakistan in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had no impact on the force’s operational capability, a top naval officer has said. In an interview to ThePrint Sunday, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) Vice Admiral […]
PM Modi to take part in NAM meeting on Covid-19 today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the virtual summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on Monday, for the first time since taking the helm of affairs in India, to discuss ways to fight the coronavirus pandemic together. Reports said the meeting will take place at around 4.30pm India time and will also be attended […]
Stray cases put admn in fix
Even as all 10 districts of the Jammu region have been excluded from the list of the “hotspot districts”, the stray positive cases of coronavirus have put the authorities in a fix while giving relaxation vis-a-vis restrictions imposed in the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus. On Friday night, two fresh positive […]
‘Crime Committed By Tablighi Jamaat’: Yogi Blames Islamic Group For Covid-19 Spread
Holding Tablighi Jamaat members responsible for the spread of COVID-19, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that being infected with a virus is not a crime but to hide it is definitely one. The chief minister said action would be taken against them for the “crime”. Speaking at a programme of a news […]
CRPF headquarters in Delhi sealed after driver tests positive
As India enters its 40th day into a nationwide lockdown enforced to contain the transmission of the novel coronavirus, the coronavirus cases in the country neared the 40,000-mark. Of the 39,980 confirmed cases, 10,633 are recovered, while 28,046 are active cases. The death toll is 1301. To display the gratitude to the COVID-19 warriors, the armed forces […]