Day: March 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Maharashtra govt sets up bank account to receive donations

9:20 pm March 28, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday appealed people to donate money to the Chief Minister’s relief fund to help the government tackle the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. A special bank account has been set up for this purpose, a statement from his office said. Donations can be sent to the account “Chief […]

Uttar Pradesh reports 5 fresh COVID-19 cases

9:17 pm March 28, 2020

Lucknow: Five fresh cases of coronavirus were reported in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, officials said. With this, the number of people affected by the deadly disease in the state rose to 55, Medical and Health Principal Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said. “Five new COVID-19 cases were reported from the state, taking the number of patients […]

6 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala

9:09 pm March 28, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Six fresh coronavirus cases were reported in Kerala on Saturday, taking the total number of people undergoing treatment in the state for the deadly virus to 165. The state reported its first fatal case on Saturday with a 67-year-old man from Kochi succumbing to the virus. While two cases were detected from Thiruvananthapuram, one […]

Goa: 2.5k home delivery passes, dole for migrant workers

9:06 pm March 28, 2020

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said his government had released 2,500 volunteer passes for home delivery of essential items during the 21-day lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. The state has three COVID-19 patients currently. “We have kept grocery shops open 24×7 but our Govt is promoting home delivery mechanism. We […]

7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, CM briefs opposition

Karnataka CM convenes all-party meet on COVID-19

9:03 pm March 28, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has convened an all-party meeting on Sunday to discuss measures that need to be taken in coming days to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Pointing out that several people in the state have been affected by the virus, Yediyurappa in a letter to leaders of […]