Thirty-six-year-old Jainesh hailing from Kerala’s Kannur, who landed from Malaysia, died on Saturday. Jainesh had arrived at the Cochin international airport on Friday with severe symptoms of fever. He was soon shifted to an isolation ward but breathed his last there. His blood samples tested negative for the coronavirus at the National Institute of Virology…

One of the world’s most renowned virologists, Dr W Ian Lipkin spoke to India Today about the coronavirus outbreak. Explaining the new virus and how it can be contained in limited ways, Dr W Ian Lipkin said that if people avoid touching there faces so often, the risk of contracting the coronavirus will be reduced…

The epidemic of novel coronavirus is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. After infecting as many as 94,000 people globally, the fatal virus has now reached India as well. A total of 29 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the country so far and the number is likely to go up in the…

The costs of hospitalisation including the treatment during the quarantine period have to be settled by insurers as per the terms and conditions of the policy. The Coronavirus is spreading fast and several cases have been reported in India. For those holding a health insurance policy, the pertinent question that comes to mind is, whether…

#ShaheenBaghEmpty trends on Twitter Shaheen Bagh, the hotspot of anti-CAA protests was seen lying vacant on Friday. On social media, ‘#ShaheenBaghEmpty’ was seen trending on Twitter. India TV journalists Meenakshi Joshi and Diksha Pandey visited the venue for a ground report on Shaheen Bagh and spoke to the locals in the vicinity. Speaking to India…

Soros said the ‘most frightening setback’ of nationalism was being seen in India. US financier and philanthropist George Soros on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of creating a “Hindu nationalist” state and threatening to strip Muslims of their citizenship. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Soros said humanity was at…

Ex-judges: Three retired Supreme Court judges – Justice Vikramjit Sen, Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice Kurian Joseph – on Thursday evening visited the riot-ravaged areas in northeast Delhi to assess the situation. Neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor Union home minister Amit Shah has visited the areas till now. Justice Joseph later told reporters that the…

It was only when the driver almost hit another car and a divider that, she says, she suggested driving the car. A woman was forced to drive an Uber cab she had booked after the assigned driver fell asleep. The six-second clip, which has the driver sleeping on the front seat, has now gone viral…

It was Gali No. 16 on Saturday, Gali No. 6 on Sunday and Gali No. 4 on Tuesday – northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad is witnessing the sordid aftermath of violence: funerals. After the four days of violence in Delhi, lane after lane are watching the dead return home. On Tuesday, the body of a 19-year-old, Aquib,…

New Delhi: While creating awareness is a crucial step to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, it is also important to ensure that the information is from a verified source. The government of India has sent out several advisories on how to prevent the transmission of the deadly virus by maintaining basic etiquettes. However, it is also important…

All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will likely see the Italian soccer league resume in full this weekend with the calendar pushed back a week. Italy is the epicenter…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has advised city-based companies to allow their employees to work from home if they have flu-like symptoms. “Those employees having flu-like symptoms may be allowed to work from home with advice of standard hand hygiene and cough etiquette,” the Health Department said in its advisory. The advisory asked people to avoid…

As India reported 29 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday issued an advisory to all schools asking them to avoid any large gathering of students in premises. The ministry advised that any student or staff with travel history to any COVID-19 affected country or in contact with such persons in…