Chinese officials have claimed that ‘Favioiravir’, an anti-viral drug, has had good clinical efficacy against COVID-19. China, which saw the origination of coronavirus, has now brought its active cases down to less than 9,000. Favipiravir, the influenza drug which was approved for clinical use in Japan in 2014, has shown no obvious adverse reactions in…
Month: March 2020
Coronavirus – Death toll rises to 988 in Iran
Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Tuesday announced that the number of COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed to 16,169 with the death toll reaching 988, Xinhua reported. A total of 5,389 people have recovered, Kianush Jahanpur, head of Public Relations and Information Center of the ministry was quoted as saying by…
Coronavirus Cases In Pakistan – First coronavirus death reported in Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan reported its first casualty due to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, health ministry officials said as the number of positive cases of the COVID-19 infections rose to 193 in the country. The first fatality was reported from Lahore. Coronavirus Cases In Pakistan: Meanwhile, Sindh has 155 positive cases, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 15,…
Coronavirus crisis could stretch up to August, warns Trump
U.S President Donald Trump As Americans prepared to confine themselves within their homes to stop the deadly spread of coronavirus, US President Donald Trump has warned that the crisis could stretch up to August. As of Monday evening, at least 85 people have died of coronavirus with the confirmed cases crossing 4,500 in the US….
Coronavirus – Iran faces ‘millions’ of deaths as Tehran fails to curb outbreak and enforce containment measures
TEHRAN: Iran issued its most dire warning yet Tuesday about the outbreak of the new coronavirus ravaging the country, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps traveling and ignoring health guidance. A state television journalist who also is a medical doctor gave the warning only hours after hard-line Shiite faithful…
Fifth Coronavirus case confirmed in Telangana
The whole world is trembling in fear of the coronavirus Pandemic. Reports are that there are 183,642 cases across the globe with 7,177 deaths due to COVID-19. In india, there are 137 cases so far. Thirteen of them have discharged and there are three deaths. On the other side, telangana had registered its fifth coronavirus…
Amid coronavirus outbreak, Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners
Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 prisoners, including political prisoners, a spokesman for its judiciary said on Tuesday, in response to the coronavirus epidemic. “Some 50% of those released are security-related prisoners … Also in the jails we have taken precautionary measures to confront the outbreak,” said Gholamhossein Esmaili. On March 10, the U.N. Special…
Bring her to India, give her the punishments she deserves, says mother of Kerala girl who joined IS
With the release of a Kerala girl’s video footage who joined the IS coming out, her mother is pleading authorities to bring back her daughter and make her undergo the legal process in India. The girl in the video expressed her desire to return to India. Video footage of Nimisha alias Fathima, a native of…
Mother rapes her son for two years, read the shocking case here
In today’s time, there are many such incidents in the world which are difficult to believe. The case that has recently come up is also similar. The matter is being reported from Britain. Where a stepmother raped her son. Not only this, she continued to have a forced relationship with him for the next two…
Coronavirus update in Maharashtra – Cabinet decides to shut government offices for seven days
With 39 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases in the country. On Tuesday one person who has tested positive passed away. There is at present a complete lock-down on public spaces and stores, including all theatres, gyms, swimming pools, parks and schools, malls etc. On Tuesday, the…
India reports third coronavirus death, total case count nears 130
A 64-year old man today died in Maharashtra from coronavirus. This the third case of death due to the virus. The patient, whose wife is stable, is the first COVID-19 death in Maharashtra. While a 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi who returned from Saudi Arabia had died on Tuesday last, a 68-year-old woman in Delhi who…
Coronavirus – BBMP’s advisory to owners and residents of PG accommodations, hostels
The government advised those residing in hostels and paying guest accommodations to return home if possible and warned owners against overcrowding. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has issued an advisory for those staying in Bengaluru in paying guest (PG) or similar accommodations. The advisory recommends hostel residents to go back home wherever possible, and…
Pregnant woman flies back home not knowing husband’s coffin also was in flight
Muscat: When Shifana boarded the flight from Oman to Kerala, she was not aware that her husband’s coffin also was in the flight. Shifana’s husband Kannur Chuzhali native Muhammed Saheer (30) had a heart attack while he was playing football on the ground the previous day. Though he was rushed to the Badr Al Samaa…
FlyDubai Suspends All Flights to India Due to Covid-19 Scare
Dubai’s government-owned budget airline FlyDubai has suspended its flights to India in light of the global outbreak of Covid-19. The company ran 30 weekly flights from 8 Indian cities, all of which will be suspended in light of the pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced several countries to lockdown their borders and has severely affected…
CAA doesn’t violate fundamental rights – Centre tells Supreme Court
Centre tells Supreme Court that CAA doesn’t violate fundamental rights The Centre in a preliminary affidavit point-by-point responded to the criticism against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said India is constitutionally secular, and also told the Supreme Court that the CAA does not violate any fundamental right provisions of the constitution and therefore, the…