Day: March 13, 2020

Around 20 dead as heavy rains lash Egypt

11:57 pm March 13, 2020

Cairo: Heavy rains and flooding have killed around 20 people in Egypt, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said Friday, in what he described as some of the worst weather in several decades. In a statement posted on a government Facebook page, Madbouli said the bad weather had killed “around 20 people nationwide”. He urged local officials […]

Coronavirus cases rise to 78 in China, spike in imported infections

Hospital staff put in home quarantine after Covid-19 patient

11:52 pm March 13, 2020

Mumbai: After a patient admitted to a private hospital here tested positive for coronavirus, nearly eighty staff members were put in quarantine at home, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said on Friday. The patient, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, was shifted to civic-run Kasturba Hospital, the official said. “All medical and non-medical […]

UAE ready to fly stranded Indians if they test negative for coronavirus: Envoy

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends travel ban to EU, 12 nations including India

11:45 pm March 13, 2020

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has extended its travel ban to include the European Union and 12 other countries, including India, as the number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom jumped to 62, according to media reports on Friday. Saudi health officials on Friday announced 17 new coronavirus cases, raising the number of cases in the country […]

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Louisiana postpones Democratic primary over coronavirus

11:39 pm March 13, 2020

Washington: Louisiana declared an emergency over the coronavirus pandemic and postponed its April 4 Democratic primary, the first state to do so with the battle for the party’s presidential nomination still undecided. “The law provides for extraordinary measures to be taken when facing disasters,” Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin said. “Today I have certified […]

German governor apologizes for 'little Merkel' comment

Germany unleashes biggest post-war aid package against virus

11:36 pm March 13, 2020

Berlin : The German government on Friday unleashed the biggest economic aid package in the country’s post-war history, offering companies “unlimited” credit to keep them afloat during the coronavirus crisis. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the measures “are unprecedented in the history of the German government”, and repeated that Berlin would do “whatever is necessary” to […]

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