Coronavirus Cases Soar In North Delhi As 46 Test Positive In Jahangirpuri; Hospital Sealed After 14 Medics Infected
At least 46 people from a containment zone in north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri have tested positive for Coronavirus while a hospital in the same district has been sealed after 14 staff members were found infected, officials said. Forty-six people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jahangirpuri on Thursday, a few days after 31 members of […]
Over 23,000 Covid-19 cases recorded in India, death toll at 718
More than 23,000 people have been infected by Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, and 718 have died in India, according to the Union health ministry data on Friday morning. With 17,610 active cases, 4749 people cured or migrated and 718 deaths, India’s Covid-19 tally crossed the grim 23,000 mark at 23,077, according to the […]
Govt says India working with foreign labs to develop remdesivir, the new Covid-19 hope
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs said Thursday that the government was facilitating collaboration between Indian and foreign agencies in research and development towards potential Covid-19 treatments, including remdesivir and PLX cells. Remdesivir is an experimental drug that failed to cure Ebola but is now being touted as the “best shot” against coronavirus, while PLX (PLacental eXpanded) cells are […]
PM Modi highlights steps taken to help most vulnerable sections during lockdown
New Delh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a finance ministry tweet to highlight steps taken by his government to help the “most vulnerable” sections of society during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. “Some of the steps taken to help the most vulnerable…,” he wrote while sharing the tweet The ministry said more than 33 crore poor […]
Covid-19: Sikkim closes Nathu La trade route with China, suspends Kailash Yatra
The Sikkim government on Thursday announced that it was closing the Nathu La (pass) trade route with China and the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra through the pass this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The state government is also likely to continue the ban on entry of even domestic tourists till October. “Our government has decided to […]
Cabinet Approves Rs 15,000-crore For India’s COVID-19 Emergency Response, Health System Package
The Cabinet on Wednesday okayed Rs 15,000 crore for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’ to mount an urgent response for containing the spread of the virus in India through development of dedicated treatment facilities and setting up laboratories among others. The fund will be utilized in three phases. Rs 7,774 crore, […]
Sonia Gandhi: A lockdown of present nature after May 3 would be even more devastating
The Congress, which had extended support to the NDA government on its decision to enforce a nationwide lockdown, said Thursday a shutdown of the present nature after May 3 would be even more devastating. Addressing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, which met for the second time after the lockdown came into force on […]
FIR against Arnab Goswami over ‘derogatory’ remarks against Sonia Gandhi, ‘divisive’ comments
The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress on Wednesday lodged a formal complaint against Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief and founder of Republic TV channel, and accused him of “deliberately making inflammatory statements” and using derogatory language against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in his show. As of late evening, Raipur police were in the process of registering an FIR, officials said. In […]
Wife Of Chennai Doctor, Who Died Of Covid-19, Appeals To Tamil Nadu CM To Fulfil ‘His Last Wish’
The Wife of Dr Simon Hercules, a Chennai-based neurosurgeon who died after contracting COVID-19 from one of his patients, has appealed to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for a proper burial of her husband’s body at another cemetery, saying that it was “his last wish”. Earlier, an ambulance carrying the body of Dr Hercules to a […]
South Korean firm begins making rapid testing kits at Manesar facility
A South Korean company has launched the production of Covid-19 rapid antibody testing kits at its subsidiary at Manesar in Haryana, with a capacity of making 500,000 kits per week, to meet the needs of the Indian market. The Chhattisgarh government is set to be one of the first customers for the testing kits made by SD […]