No new case detected in Mohali district

No new case detected in Mohali district ALL TESTS conducted by the health department using Rapid Testing Kits (RTKs) to detect COVID-19 in Mohali have turned out negative. No fresh case was reported on Saturday from the district. A total of 58 cases, including two deaths, have been reported in the district so far. Civil…

Karnataka govt creates unified portal for COVID-19 information

Karnataka govt creates unified portal for COVID-19 information Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday directed to consolidate COVID-19 related instructions and statistics of all departments on a redesigned “Unified COVID 19 Portal” for the State.Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday directed to consolidate COVID-19 related instructions and statistics of all departments on a redesigned “Unified…

Sex workers are starving – would you help them ?

Sex workers are starving – would you help them ? Chennai: ‘I have had no income since the lockdown began and I have no money left. I have absolutely no idea as to how I will survive this,’ said Neelavathi. As coronavirus victim tales go, this narrative is not entirely a unique one. Neelavathi’s trade, like…

Chief of Tablighi Jamaat died of Covid-19

Chief of Tablighi Jamaat died of Covid-19 Maulana Suhaib Rumi, the chief of Faisalabad Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan died of coronavirus. He was aged 69. Maulana Suhaib Rumi was the head of the Faisalabad chapter of Tablighi Jamaat in Pakistan. He has attended the Tablighi gathering in Lahore’s Raiwaind last month. Five members of his…

(Covid -19)Virus outbreak at Philippine jail fuels calls for prisoner releases

Virus outbreak at Philippine jail fuels calls for prisoner releases Eighteen guards and inmates at a jam-packed Philippine prison have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Friday, heightening fears of a rapid spread of the illness inside the country’s jails. Another 30 prisoners were showing symptoms inside the Quezon City Jail in the capital…

Distressed corona healthcare warriors in India call for respect

Distressed corona healthcare warriors in India call for respect With novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases growing rapidly in India, overburdened doctors, nurses and healthcare personnel at the frontline are facing immense pressure from the society at large. While fighting against the deadly virus, they are continuously facing threats and abuses from the society, affecting their mental…

Sanitation workers provided requisite protective gears – Centre tells Supreme Court

Sanitation workers provided requisite protective gears – Centre tells Supreme Court New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that sanitation workers in the country have been provided with requisite protective kits and the authorities are following the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the coronavirus pandemic. The Centre said this before…

One more Covid death reported in Karnataka, toll rises to 6

One more Covid death reported in Karnataka, toll rises to 6 Bengaluru: An 80-year-old woman, who was diagnosed with coronavirus after developing severe respiratory problems died of cardiac arrest in Gadag district of Karnataka early on Thursday, taking the toll in the state to six, district officials said. According to a senior official in that district,…