Even as medical-grade equipment like face masks are in great demand across the world to protect frontline medical professionals who are dealing with Covid-19 patients, Canada’s seniormost health official has said the country has started exploring the possibility of decontaminating such material for their reuse. Personal protective equipment or PPE like face […]
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‘Our workers have toiled to bring positive changes’: PM Modi extends greetings on 40 years of BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took to Twitter and posted on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. “We mark our Party’s 40th Anniversary when India is battling COVID-19. I appeal to BJP Karyakartas to follow the set of guidelines from our Party President @JPNaddavJi, help […]
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Coronavirus update: 25 Muslim men arrested for attacking police during Odisha town shutdown
Police in Odisha’s Cuttack have arrested 25 Muslim men for pelting stones at them while enforcing the 48-hour shutdown as part of the state government’s measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 disease. Cuttack deputy commissioner of police Akhileswar Singh said the inspector of Mangalabag police station and some other […]
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2 more soldiers dead, 5 terrorists gunned down in J-K’s Kupwara
Two more soldiers of the Indian Army lost their lives as the force foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district in an operation in which five terrorists were killed on Sunday. With the latest casualties, five soldiers have been killed in the exchange […]
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Coronavirus update: Odisha’s Ganjam district to fine people for not wearing masks
With more and more Covid-19 cases being reported in the state, Odisha’s Ganjam district has made it compulsory for anyone venturing outside to wear masks. The coastal district of Ganjam on Sunday made it compulsory for people out on the streets to wear masks as part of the preventive measures […]
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Over 30% of India’s total Covid-19 infections could have Markaz link, cases cross 3,500: Key developments
Coronavirus cases in the country have jumped beyond 3,500. On Sunday, the Ministry of Health updated the number of coronavirus cases in the country to 3,577. The figure includes 3,219 active cases and 274 patients who have been cured. As many as 83 people have died from Covid-19 so far. On Sunday evening, […]
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Tripura Congress leader who filed complaint against CM accused of forgery
A case was lodged against a veteran Congress leader in Tripura for using national emblem on his letterhead. Senior Congress leader Gopal Roy had filed a complaint against Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, accusing him of spreading fake information regarding the spread of coronavirus. Roy claimed that the chief minister […]
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Coronavirus update: Maharashtra bans entry of people without masks to Mantralaya
Amidst the rising number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government on Sunday announced that it was banning the entry of people without masks to Mantralaya. Issuing an official order, the state government stated that the people without masks will not be allowed to enter the Mantralaya. The decision […]
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Covid-19: Across West Asia, life in lockdown is a study in contrast
In the early days of March, a striking image of Mecca’s Al Haram Mosque went viral. The popular Saudi mosque was empty. Its white floor stood out in contrast to the towering Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site. In contrast to many countries around the world where lockdowns came too late, the […]
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4 more Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand
Four more people, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat’s events, tested positive for Covid-19 in Uttarakhand on Sunday, taking the number of cases in the state from 22 to 26. Out of the 26 Covid-19 patients in the state, there are 18 people who were at the congregation of the Tablighi […]
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Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday. The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia — and six other […]
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Wuhan, once epicentre of Covid-19, gets ready for life after lockdown
China reported 30 new cases of coronavirus disease Covid-19 on Sunday, including five locally transmitted infections, even as nine of the 13 administrative districts of virus-hit Wuhan city were declared ‘low-risk areas’ signifying a gradual return to normalcy, officials said. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said other than […]
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Rain, thunder likely over northern India
Two western disturbances (WD) will impact the north-western region from April 6 to 9, according to India Meteorological Department. Officials said the disturbances will bring rain and thundershowers in the western Himalayas and northern plains. Due to the back-to-back WDs, the maximum temperature is also likely to fall by 2 […]
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Japan to declare emergency in Tokyo as coronavirus cases hit 1000 in the capital
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen moving closer to declaring a state of emergency in a matter of days, after confirmed coronavirus infections in Tokyo surged over the weekend to top 1,000 for the first time, a newspaper report said. Abe will make public as soon as Monday his […]
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US navy captain fired for voicing coronavirus concern tests positive
The US naval commander whose widely publicized plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led to his dismissal has reportedly himself tested positive for the disease. Captain Brett Crozier’s COVID-19 test result was reported Sunday by the New York Times, just hours after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper defended the […]