Ireland set to lift lockdown step-by-step when virus restrictions ease Ireland will potentially ease stay-at-home restrictions and allow some shops to reopen in the coming weeks as part of a step-by-step scaling back of the country’s coronavirus lockdown, a senior health official said on Friday. Irish Health Minister, Simon Harris, has said he expects to…

Burnley captain Ben Mee criticises UK government over coronavirus remarks on footballers Premier League footballers looking to do their bit during the coronavirus crisis have been painted as villains by the government and media, according to Burnley captain Ben Mee. Britain’s Health Minister Matt Hancock sparked a debate last week when he said Premier League…

Gujarat – Bharuch sees seven Covid-19 cases in a day, it’s first A Gujarat district Bharuch reported seven Covid-19 cases from the remote Ikhar village in Amod taluka on Friday. The seven of the 95 persons belonged to various Islamic Jamaats, following which health check at a massive scale is underway in Bharuch and other…

Fact Check: Did vendor put saliva on fruits to spread COVID-19? Ever since Delhi’s Markaz Nizamuddin was identified as a coronavirus hotspot, several old and unrelated videos showing the Muslim community in poor light are being circulated on social media. In a deliberate pattern to delegitimize the community, a number of videos are shared on…

Bhopal – Why the rate of death in Muslim society increased in 6 days? Bhopal: The number of corona patients is increasing in Madhya Pradesh. 1 person has died in Bhopal from Corona, but in the first 6 days of April, the rate of death in Muslim society has increased suddenly. In the month of March,…

ICMR Approves Use of Diagnostic Machine Used for Drug-resistant TB for COVID-19 As part of its efforts to ramp up the testing capacity, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved the use of diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis for conducting coronavirus tests. The ICMR has validated ‘TruenatTM beta CoV test on…

Covid-19 – Amarinder Singh hints at lockdown extension, fears community spread Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday backed extending restrictions on movement of people in the state to curb spread of Covid-19 cases, asserting that community transmission appeared to have started in the state. Addressing a news conference through video-conferencing, Singh said he…

Government gave permission to withdraw money from NPS, 125 million people will get relief New Delhi: The government is constantly trying to give relief to the troubled people amidst the rising havoc of Corona. The effort of all government organizations is that people do not have problems with money. Under this, earlier the withdrawal of funds…

COVID-19 Treatment – Govt Allows Partial Withdrawal for NPS Subscribers The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority of India (PFRDA) on Friday said NPS subscribers will now be allowed partial withdrawal for covering expenses related to treatment of COVID-19. In a circular addressed to all stakeholders and subscribers under the National Pension System (NPS), PFRDA…

Hospital Staff Dances When Patients Recover From COVID-19, Watch Heartening Video Doctors, nurses and other medical staff are leaving no stone unturned to fight against COVID-19. They are helping in treating patients with a lack of protective gear. Doctors are in the frontline of the battle against coronavirus pandemic which has now affected close to…

Who should use hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 – Govt issues new advisory New Delhi, Apr 10: An advisory on the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 was released by the Health Ministry. The advisory is based on the recommendations of the task force constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The advisory recommend…

Coronavirus – ICMR study hints at community transmission in India New Delhi, Apr 10: The latest study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has suggested that random coronavirus tests on patients with severe respiratory diseases are showing that more and more people with no travel or contact history are contracting the virus, hinting at…

COVID-19 Karnataka wrap: Five dead; CM requests private companies not to cut salaries amid lockdown With one more death related to COVID-19 reported from the state, the death toll in Karnataka rose to five on Wednesday. ‘The deceased is a 65-year-old man from Kalaburagi who also suffered from Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), the Department…