Day: March 23, 2020

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Youths protest amid lockdown in Rishikesh

8:09 pm March 23, 2020

Rishikesh: Defying the statewide lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus threat, a large number of people from Uttarakhand working outside the state held a demonstration after getting stranded here on way to their homes on Monday. The protest was staged to demand transport facilities from the administration so that they could reach their destinations. […]

Punjab imposes curfew to combat coronavirus

4:27 pm March 23, 2020

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Monday imposed a curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus, making it the first state to take the drastic measure. COVID-19 scare: Tirumala Hills wears deserted look Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced the curfew as people were defying the lockdown imposed in the state, officials said. After reviewing the situation […]

Suspects testing negative for COVID-19 to be kept in 14-day isolation: Minister

4:24 pm March 23, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Monday said coronavirus suspects who have tested negative for COVID-19 will now be kept in isolation for 14 days, as per the Centre’s new precautionary advisory. Speaking to reporters, Tope said earlier people who tested negative were kept in isolation wards for seven days only. “As per the […]

68-yr-old man who recovered from COVID-19 dies in Mumbai

4:19 pm March 23, 2020

Mumbai: A 68-year-old man from Philippines, who tested positive for coronavirus infection and later recovered, has died at a hospital in Mumbai, the city civic body said on Monday. The man had initially tested positive for coronavirus and was under treatment at the civic-run Kasturba Hospital here. He was later shifted to a private hospital […]

Karnataka govt to buy 1000 ventilators, 5 lakh PPE

4:13 pm March 23, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to purchase 1,000 ventilators from medical devices company Skanray Technologies and five lakh Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), amid rising COVID-19 cases. Health Minister B Sriramulu convened a meeting with officials to review the situation in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, and with the Mysuru-based firm through a […]