Day: March 24, 2020

65-yr-old COVID-19 patient dies in Mumbai

4:24 pm March 24, 2020

Mumbai: A 65-year-old coronavirus patient has died in Mumbai, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 to three in the metropolis, the city civic body said on Tuesday. The man recently returned from the United Arab Emirates to Ahmedabad. He later complained of fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

12 COVID-19 patients cured in Maharashtra

4:20 pm March 24, 2020

Mumbai: As many as 12 COVID-19 patients in Mumbai have been cured of the deadly viral infection, a senior civic official said on Tuesday. “Twelve coronavirus patients have now tested negative for the infection. They were being treated at various civic- run hospitals here for last some days,” said Daksha Shah, deputy director of the […]

Coronavirus: 32 states, UTs under complete lockdown

4:15 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: A total of 32 states and Union territories have declared complete lockdown so far covering 560 districts, in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Tuesday. Three other states and UTs have imposed lockdown in certain areas in their territories, covering 58 districts, and one union territory has imposed […]

Efforts on to evacuate 2,000 foreign tourists from Goa

Goa under 100 pc lockdown from Tuesday midnight: CM

4:09 pm March 24, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said the state will have a 100 per cent lockdown from Tuesday midnight till March 31 in view of the coronavirus crisis. Collectors of both North Goa and South Goa districts will issue curfew orders in the state till March 31, he said. Sawant said there is […]

ICMR recommends two RT-PCR kits for coronavirus testing

3:47 pm March 24, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (IMCR) said it has recommended two RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test kits for use in ICMR-approved government and private laboratories. These test kits have been found to have 100 per cent concordance among true positive and true negative samples. The ICMR has established a fast-track […]