Coronavirus In India
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92 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, state tally at 1,021. Ahmedabad, Vadodara among 3 other hotspots
India | Apr 17, 2020, 01:42 PM ISTGujarat has reported 92 new coronavirus cases taking the state confirmed patients above the 1000-mark, a health official has informed. The state has so far reported 38 deaths while 74 people have recovered after getting infected with COVID-19.
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150 RBI workers are in quarantine: Governor Shaktikanta Das
Business | Apr 17, 2020, 11:14 AM ISTReserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das addressed media on Friday via video conference saying that a total of 150 RBI workers are in quarantine as the country goes through coronavirus outbreak.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 13,000-mark; death toll at 437. Check state-wise list
India | Apr 17, 2020, 08:56 AM ISTCoronavirus cases in India have crossed 13,000-mark taking confirmed cases toll to 13,387 including 437 deaths while 1,749 patients have recovered from the deadly disease, as per health ministry's figures released on Friday.
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12759 coronavirus infections, 420 deaths in India. Check state-wise tally
India | Apr 16, 2020, 11:27 PM ISTWith 826 new cases of the coronavirus and 28 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's total number of patients has gone up to 12,759, according to the latest update published by the Ministry of Health at 5.30 pm on Thursday.
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Touching video of nurses taking care of infant whose mother tested coronavirus positive emerges
India | Apr 16, 2020, 03:02 PM ISTA photo of nurses taking care of an infant whose mother has been tested coronavirus positive at AIIMS, Raipur, is going viral. The photo has been shared by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.
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Time to fight coronavirus, not PM Modi: Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 16, 2020, 02:27 PM ISTRahul Gandhi on Thursday addressed a video conference on coronavirus saying he disagrees with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a number of issues but now is not the time to fight, need to unite and defeat the virus.
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Lockdown not only solution, need to do more coronavirus testing: Rahul Gandhi
India | Apr 16, 2020, 03:15 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that lockdown is not the only solution to defeat coronavirus but it is a way to buy time to ramp up testing, get ventilators that are required to prepare the country to fight the virus.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 12,000-mark; death toll at 414. Check state-wise list
India | Apr 16, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTIndia coronavirus cases have crossed 12,000-mark taking confirmed cases toll to 12,380 including 414 deaths while 1,489 patients have recovered from the deadly disease, as per health ministry's figures released on Thursday. In the last 24 hours, the nation has witnessed 37 new deaths.
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Job loss, pay cuts worry Indians the most during lockdown: Survey
India | Apr 15, 2020, 02:13 PM ISTEvery 1 in 5 Indians is now worried about losing his or her job as the coronavirus pandemic has shut industries and businesses in India, a new survey warned on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 11,400; death toll rises to 377 | State-wise tally
India | Apr 15, 2020, 09:06 AM ISTIndia coronavirus positive cases have crossed 11,000-mark taking the toll of confirmed patients to 11,439. The total death toll due to COVID-19 now stands at 377. 1,306 patients have recovered so far as per the health ministry's latest figures released on Wednesday.
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7 new coronavirus cases in Nagpur; toll rises to 54
India | Apr 14, 2020, 02:42 PM ISTNagpur has reported 7 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday taking coronavirus patients toll in the district to 54. All of these seven, who have been found COVID-19 positive, were already quarantined. Maharashtra is one of the worst-hit states in the country having the maximum number of coronavirus patients.
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Lockdown 2.0: Enough stock of food, medicines, essential items in country, says Amit Shah
Business | Apr 14, 2020, 01:16 PM ISTHome Minister Amit Shah has assured people that there is enough stock of food, medicines and other essential items in the country after PM Modi in his address to the nation on Tuesday announced lockdown extension till May 3.
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PM Modi changes Twitter profile photo to send message amid lockdown
India | Apr 14, 2020, 12:21 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi has changed his Twitter profile picture soon after his address to the nation on Tuesday in which he announced the extention of lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak in the country till May 3.
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Coronavirus in Mumbai: 2 doctors, 6 nurses at Shushrusha Hospital in Dadar test positive
India | Apr 14, 2020, 01:00 PM ISTAt least 8 new coronavirus cases have been found in Shushrusha Hospital in Mumbai's Dadar area. Out of these, 2 doctors and 6 nurses have tested positive for COVID-19. Maharashtra is the worst-hit state in the country that has the maximum number of coronavirus cases at 2,234 while Mumbai alone has over 1,540 confirmed coronavirus cases.
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PM Modi extends lockdown till May 3. Key takeaways
India | Apr 14, 2020, 02:27 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak in the country till May 3. Modi's decision comes after his consultation with all the chief ministers, his cabinet colleagues, expert doctors and officers/workers on the ground.
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Coronavirus cases in India cross 10,000-mark; 339 dead. State-wise list
India | Apr 14, 2020, 09:14 AM ISTIndia coronavirus positive cases have crossed 10,000-mark taking the toll of confirmed patients to 10,363 including 339 deaths while 1,036 have recovered as per health ministry's latest figures.
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Blast at sanitizer factory in Mumbai, 2 dead
India | Apr 13, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTAt least two people have died and 1 another is injured after a blast occurred at a sanitizer making factory in Mumbai. The blast took place in one of the units involved in making hand sanitizers and hand washes.
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Muzaffarnagar municipality chairperson put under home quarantine
India | Apr 13, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar Nagar Palika chairperson and her seven family members were quarantined in the house, police said on Monday. A notice was put up outside Chairperson Anju Agarwal's residence on Sunday after a Tablighi Jamaat member tested positive at Kidwai Nagar locality where she had visited to oversee sanitising work.
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Delhi Police ASI tests coronavirus positive; confirmed cases in national capital surge to 1,154
India | Apr 13, 2020, 10:25 AM ISTA Delhi Police Assistant-Sub inspector has tested positive for coronavirus. The cop who has been confirmed with COVID-19 was putting up his duty at AIIMS trauma centre. This is the third Delhi police personnel who is infected with the deadly virus.
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With 30 new cases, Agra turns coronavirus hotspot in Uttar Pradesh as tally reaches to 134
India | Apr 13, 2020, 09:53 AM ISTAgra coronavirus confirmed cases have surged to 134 after 30 new cases were reported in the Taj city taking the active cases toll to 120, informed Prabhu N Singh, District Magistrate.