Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a video conference with journalists from all over the state on Tuesday, sharing details about government preparedness and seeking their cooperation to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The chief minister said coronavirus was a contagious disease which does not differentiate between faith or religion. […]
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One COVID-19 case reported in Haridwar
One COVID-19 case has been reported in Haridwar on Wednesday. There are a total of 32 positive cases in Uttarakhand. This includes five patients who had successfully overcome the infection. In the state, as many as 176 persons are in hospital isolation, while the total number of people in quarantine (home and institutional) is 45,415. […]
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Covid-19 update: Arvind Kejriwal to hold meeting with all Delhi MPs on coronavirus
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Wednesday hold a meeting with all the members of Parliament who represent the national capital to discuss the situation over Covid-19 through video-conferencing. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader with speak with both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members at 12pm as the […]
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Association of Radio Operators for India asks Sonia Gandhi to withdraw suggestion
The Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI) has opposed Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s recommendation to impose a two-year ban on media advertisements by the government and public sector. The Congress president had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday with a 5-point list of things that the government should do. […]
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‘I felt so good’: Joy, relief as lockdown in ‘city of heroes’ Wuhan ends
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus epidemic first broke out, ended a 76-day lockdown on Wednesday, and thousands of people voiced joy and excitement as they left the city. Previously quiet train and bus stations bustled as an exodus began from the city of 11 million, with some passengers wearing hazmat […]
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Covid-19 state tally: Highest number of deaths in Maharashtra, cases near 1,200
India entered the 15th day of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country soared to 5,194. As per the data released by the Ministry of Health, there are 4,643 active coronavirus cases in the country while 149 people have lost their lives to the deadly […]
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Covid-19 cases in India breach 5000-mark, death toll at 149
India registered 331 new coronavirus cases in the last 12 hours, the government said on Wednesday, taking the number of Covid-19 patients to 5194 and deaths to 149 with 25 new fatalities. The latest data available with the Union ministry of health at 9am showed out of the 4643 active […]
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Muslim vendor forced to shut shop in Haldwani after 5 Jamaatis test positive; FIR filed
Six people were booked in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani for asking a fruit vendor from the minority community to shut shop in the wake of five members of Tabhligh Jamaat testing positive for coronavirus disease Covid-19. The police said that the case was registered after a video of the incident, which took place […]
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Air pollution raises risk of Covid-19 deaths: Study
Air pollution is likely to be a major risk factor for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) mortality, scientists have concluded. Prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to a chronic inflammatory response even among the young and healthy which makes people living in polluted areas more susceptible to developing chronic respiratory conditions. This […]
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Donald Trump reverses course, supports India’s position on hydroxychloroquine
US President Donald Trump today changed course and supported the Narendra Modi government stand on hydroxychloroquine and ended up praising India’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview to Fox News, Trump said: “ I bought millions of doses. More than 29 million. I spoke to Prime Minister Modi, a lot of […]
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Uttarakhand Police start booking Jamaatis in hiding under attempt to murder charge
Two members of the Tabhligi Jamaat – whose headquarters in Delhi emerged as one of the biggest Covid-19 source in the country – were on Tuesday booked in Roorkee and Haridwar under attempt to murder charges. The stringent action was taken by the Uttarakhad Police after 24-hour ultimatum given to the Jamaatis to […]
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7 Japanese sent back from Jamshedpur during Covid-19 lockdown after request from Japan
Seven Japanese nationals working in a private company in Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur were sent back to their home country by a special chartered flight on Tuesday after request from Japan during the Covid-19 outbreak. “We sent seven Japanese citizens for Delhi on board a chartered flight at Sonari Aerodrome here today. They were […]
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Encounter underway in J-K’s Sopore; at least 3 terrorists trapped
A gun battle has erupted between security forces and militants in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, officials said on Wednesday morning. According to officials, two to three terrorists are said to be trapped in a house and a cordon has been established. The forces had launched an operation on Tuesday night […]
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Covid-19 update: Indian American’s US pharma firm donates 3.4 million Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate tablets
An Indian American-owned pharma firm has pledged to donate 3.4 million Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate tablets to some of the key Covid-19 battleground states, including New York and Louisiana, joining the war against the dreaded coronavirus which by Tuesday had taken lives of more than 12,800 people in the US alone. Owned […]
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Coronavirus update: British PM Boris Johnson battles Covid-19, spends second night in intensive care
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was spending a second night in intensive care battling the coronavirus which has infected more than 55,000 across the country and killed nearly 6,200. “He stayed at work for you… now pray at home for him,” The Sun tabloid splashed across its front page Wednesday […]