State preparing standard operating procedure to handle NRK influx

State preparing standard operating procedure to handle NRK influx THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The health department is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle the anticipated inflow of Malayalis stranded within and outside the country post lockdown.While a testing protocol is likely to be framed, a committee headed by the home secretary is in place to plan…

Increase tests, seal all the border roads – CM Pinarayi Vijayan to DCs

Increase tests, seal all the border roads – CM Pinarayi Vijayan to DCs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked all district collectors to increase testing to identify asymptomatic patients and check community spread. In a meeting held on Sunday through video-conferencing, Pinarayi also asked the collectors to seal the state borders, including byroads and…

Telangana’s high recovery rate may facilitate lockdown exit

Telangana’s high recovery rate may facilitate lockdown exit Hyderabad: The steady improvement in recovery of Covid-19 patients in Telangana could be the key to unlock the challenge of safely exiting the lockdown in the coming weeks by flattening the epidemic curve. So far, of the 990 coronavirus cases in the State, 307 persons i.e. 31…

India leading fight, must keep guard up, says Modi

India leading fight, must keep guard up, says Modi While warning against any complacency over the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed citizens for going beyond their call of duty and leading the battle against the disease as he underlined that the health crisis will bring about radical changes in…

Maharashtra’s Alphonso aftershock

Maharashtra’s Alphonso aftershock In one of Sachin Lanjekar’s sprawling mango orchards, spread over a total of 80 acres in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra’s Konkan region, monkeys screech intermittently from trees as four men go about picking ripe fruits in baskets. As the sun sets, leopards on the prowl feast on semi-ripe mangoes that have fallen on…

Rajasthan man beaten to death on suspicion of theft – eight arrested

Rajasthan man beaten to death on suspicion of theft – eight arrested Eight persons from Rajasthan’s Udaipur district were arrested on charges of beating a man to death on suspicion of theft, police said on Sunday. Udaipur superintendent of police (SP) Kailash Bishnoi said that the deceased was identified as Mohan Lal, 30, native of…

When Will COVID-19 Pandemic End in India? Here’s The Probable Answer

When Will COVID-19 Pandemic End in India? Here’s The Probable Answer New Delhi: A day after Centre claimed that no case of coronavirus will come up in India if the nationwide lockdown gets extension till May 16, researchers at Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have predicted that the pandemic would soon end in many…