Coronavirus In India
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Coronavirus cases in India near 86,000-mark; deaths at 2,752. Check state-wise list
India | May 16, 2020, 09:22 AM ISTCoronavirus cases in India are nearing 86,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 85,940 including 2,752 patients while 30,153 have recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Saturday.
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215 deaths, over 2,377 cases in Bengal so far due to coronavirus
India | May 15, 2020, 01:26 PM ISTCoronavirus cases in Bengal have crossed 2,300-mark taking positive patients toll to 2,377 including 215 deaths while 768 people have recovered, after getting infected with COVID-19.
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India adds 10,000 coronavirus positive cases in last three days
Fyi | May 10, 2020, 10:39 AM ISTIndia in the past three days have added another 10,000 new coronavirus cases as overall toll crossed 60,000-mark on Sunday. In just 3 days, the nation reached from 50,000 to 60,000 coronavirus cases, posing new challenges for the government and health authorities.
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Israel's biological institute claims to have found antidote to coronavirus
World | May 05, 2020, 12:27 PM ISTIsrael has found an antidote to the coronavirus that attacks the virus and can neutralise it in the sick body, the country annonuced in a joint statement by the Israeli Ministery of Defense and the Israel Institute for Biological Research, saying a significant breakthrough has been achieved in finding the antidote to the COVID-19 virus.
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Ghaziabad: 8 more coronavirus cases found, toll mounts to 82
India | May 04, 2020, 07:44 AM ISTAt least 8 people tested positive for coronavirus in Ghaziabad on Sunday, a day when the country recorded its highest single day rise in COVID-19 cases so far.
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Full list of containment zones in Bengaluru
Fyi | May 03, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTHere's a list of of containment zones in Bengaluru to check what will remain open-close when the nation will enter lockdwon 3.0.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases near 3.5 million; death toll at 2,44,660
World | May 03, 2020, 07:14 AM ISTWorldwide coronavirus cases are nearing 3.5 million mark with positive patients toll currently at 34,81,162 including 244,660 deaths and over 1,60,705 recovered, according to the worldometer figures on Sunday.
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Plea in Delhi High Court for proper supply of meat during lockdown, withdrawn
India | Apr 30, 2020, 04:01 PM ISTA PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the authorities here to ensure uninterrupted supply of meat as an essential item during the coronavirus lockdown period.
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Haryana resumes rapid coronavirus testing from today after green signal from Centre
India | Apr 30, 2020, 04:13 PM ISTHaryana will resume rapid tests for coronavirus in the state after it received a green signal from the Centre. The state will conduct rapid tests for detecting COVID-19 using 25,000 test kits it received from a South Korean company. The testings will commence from today (Thursday).
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Bride, groom family disguise as patients, use ambulance to travel between Ghaziabad-Muzaffarnagar
India | Apr 30, 2020, 04:26 PM ISTA family of nine including a newly-wed couple used an ambulance to return from Ghaziabad to Muzaffarnagar -- approx 80 km away -- amid lockdown. All of them disguised as patients used the medical emergency vehicle to travel between Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar's Khatauli. A case has been registered.
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4 traders associated with Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi test positive for coronavirus
India | Apr 30, 2020, 12:27 PM ISTAt least 4 more traders associated with Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi have tested positive for coronavirus. As per an Azadpur Mandi official, they did not commute to and fro the vegetable market. So far, a total of 15 positive cases in the vegetable market have been reported, the official informed.
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Air India may resume partial operations by mid-May: Report
Business | Apr 30, 2020, 11:41 AM ISTAir India may partially resume its operations by mid-May, a news agency has reported. According to the agency, it has accessed an internal letter asking pilots and cabin crew to prepare to resume operations once lockdown ends.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 33,000-mark; 1,074 deaths. Check state-wise list
India | Apr 30, 2020, 08:45 AM ISTCoronavirus cases in India have crossed 33,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 33,050 including 1,074 deaths and 8,325 recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Thursday.
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Home stay, Hydroxychloroquine and Aarogya Setu: New guidelines for mild symptoms of coronavirus
India | Apr 28, 2020, 12:06 PM ISTCoronavirus in India: According to a new set of guidelines issued on Monday, the patient should be clinically assigned as a very mild case or pre-symptomatic case by the treating medical officer.
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112 contacts of 3 COVID-19 patients quarantined in Nagpur; cases surge to 127
India | Apr 27, 2020, 10:55 AM ISTMaharashtra's Nagpur on Monday reported 3 new coronavirus positive cases following which at least 112 who have come in contact with them have been quarantined. The new cases have surfaced from Nagpur's Momeenpura and Satranjipura regions.
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Lowest growth rate of COVID-19 cases recorded today
India | Apr 25, 2020, 07:47 PM ISTIndia recorded six per cent growth in new cases, which is the lowest daily growth rate recorded since the country crossed the mark of 100 cases, a day before it was close to 7.1 per cent, and the average doubling rate of cases of the country is 9.1 days, said the government on Saturday.
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Lockdown: Lajpat Nagar, Nehru Place, Sarojini among Delhi markets to remain closed | Check full list
India | Apr 25, 2020, 12:09 PM ISTMHA has allowed neighbourhood, standalone shops amid lockdown to open from today, however, shops in urban (municipal) areas, market complexes such as Nehru Place, Sarojini Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Connaught Place, Khan Market, South Extention etc will still remain close.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 24,000-mark; 775 deaths. Check state-wise list
India | Apr 25, 2020, 08:51 AM ISTIndia coronavirus cases have crossed 24,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 24,506 including 775 deaths while 5,063 have recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Saturday.
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No shortage of Hydroxychloroquine in India, says IDMA Gujarat Chairman
India | Apr 24, 2020, 09:50 AM ISTThere is no shortage of Hydroxychloroquine in India, informed Viranchi Shah, Chairman, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association, Gujarat chapter on Friday. However, the health ministry in an advisory earlier warned against the use of the drug without it being prescribed by a doctor for treating coronavirus.
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India's 78 districts haven't reported any fresh COVID-19 case in last 14 days: Health Ministry
India | Apr 23, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTAt least 78 districts in the country have not reported a single case of the coronavirus in the last 14 days, the Health Ministry said at a media briefing Thursday afternoon.