Karnataka records 18th COVID-19 death as 75-year-old woman succumbs According to the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department, she had a history of hypertension, stroke and pneumonia. A 75-year-old woman from Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada district who had tested positive for coronavirus died at Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru late on Thursday night. This is…
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(Covid-19) What are new lockdown relaxation rules in your state – All you need to know
(Covid-19) What are new lockdown relaxation rules in your state – All you need to know India has over 16,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus to date. This figure includes 2,301 recoveries and 519 deaths along with one migration. As of April 19, Maharashtra has the most number of confirmed cases among other Indian…
Belarusians Flock to Churches for Easter, Defy Stay Home Calls Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Belarusians Flock to Churches for Easter, Defy Stay Home Calls Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Thousands of Belarusians converged on churches across the country on Sunday to celebrate Easter, ignoring calls from health authorities and church leaders to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Priests had planned to conduct services in empty churches…
Iraq Lifts Suspension of Reuters’ Licence to Work in Country
Iraq Lifts Suspension of Reuters’ Licence to Work in Country Iraqi authorities on Sunday lifted a suspension of Reuters’ licence to work in the country. The news agency’s licence was suspended earlier this month over a report on the number of coronavirus cases in Iraq. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) informed Reuters it…
US lawyers sue China for trillions of dollars
US lawyers sue China for trillions of dollars Washington: Lawyers in the US have launched a landmark legal action to sue China for trillions of dollars over the coronavirus pandemic, accusing its Communist leaders of negligence for allowing the outbreak to erupt and then covering it up. The class action, which involves thousands of claimants from…
‘Analysis satisfactory’ – Dr Harsh Vardhan says COVID-19 doubling rate improving, calls it ‘good indication’
‘Analysis satisfactory’ – Dr Harsh Vardhan says COVID-19 doubling rate improving, calls it ‘good indication’ New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Sunday, visited the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital and said that analysis of the government data has been satisfactory in the past few days. He said, “I’m being told that around 95…
Modi calls for unity, says coronavirus|COVID-19 doesn’t see religion
Modi calls for unity, says coronavirus|COVID-19 doesn’t see religion New Delhi: The coronavirus disease does not distinguish between race, religion, caste, colour and borders and humanity’s response to this ‘common challenge’ should be based on unity and brotherhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, calling on Indians top to innovate a new work culture…
It will be months not years for the US economy to be back on track – Top US official
It will be months not years for the US economy to be back on track – Top US official US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday said that it will be months not years for the US economy, which has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic, to be back on track. The country’s economy has…
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…
COVID-19 : Varun Dhawan Contributes Rs 55 Lakh Towards Relief Fund
Varun Dhawan announced that he will be donating a sum of Rs 55 lakhs towards the relief funds for battling coronavirus in the country. Pledging to contribute Rs 25 lake towards the Maharashtra CM’s Relief Fund, he wrote, “I pledge to contribute 25 lakhs to the Maharashtra CM’s relief fund @OfficeofUT @AUThackeray @CMOMaharashtra. We are…
New York state accounts for over 5% of global coronavirus cases, numbers expected to increase
The US state of New York currently has over 20,000 positive cases of coronavirus. Statistically, this amounts for five per cent of all global cases so far. The number of cases saw a sharp spike from 5,700 to over 20,800 in the state. The World Health Organisation had recently warned that the US could become…
‘Germany not for sale’, country’s minister says after Trump offers to buy exclusive access to Covid-19 vaccine
Following reports of US President Donald Trump wanting the US to buy exclusive access to a potential vaccine developed by a German biotech firm, Germany’s Economic Minister Peter Altmaier told broadcaster ARD, reacting to a front-page report in Welt am Sonntag newspaper headlined “Trump vs Berlin”. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday the rights…
US President Donald Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus pandemic
President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Friday over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities. ‘I’m urging every state to open emergency operations centers,’ Trump said at a press conference in the Rose Garden. The declaration allows the government to marshal…
Coronavirus – Good news as 7 patients recover from the deadly infection
Coronavirus Pandemic:Â Amid the gloomy mood surrounding Coronavirus outbreak, good news has started to trickle in. A government official said that 7 patients infected by coronavirus (COVID-19) have recovered. The official said that 71 patients found positive are in stable condition. The number of Indians found infected/deceased with Coronavirus is 81 currently. There has been one…
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