Day: March 30, 2020

Coronavirus testing begins at AIIMS, Rishikesh

9:28 pm March 30, 2020

Rishikesh: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences here began testing suspected coronavirus cases on Monday, officials said. Initially, 30 samples of suspected coronavirus cases will be tested at the facility per day which may gradually be increased up to 100, coronavirus tests coordinator at AIIMS, Rishikesh, Madhur Uniyal, said. This augments coronavirus testing facilities […]

COVID-19: BMC for cremation of bodies, allows burial in big ground

Belgium virus death toll passes 500, with 12,000 cases

5:20 pm March 30, 2020

Brussels: Belgium’s death toll from the novel coronavirus passed the 500 mark on Monday, with almost 12,000 cases detected since the start of the epidemic. Health authorities in the country of 11.4 million said 513 COVID-19 deaths had been recorded and 11,899 cases confirmed by laboratory tests. But officials said the rise in admissions to […]

Moscow begins lockdown during tougher push to curb virus

5:13 pm March 30, 2020

Moscow: Moscow, with its more than 12 million people, went into lockdown on Monday while other parts of Russia moved to introduce similar steps to curb the coronavirus outbreak. The enforcement of the strict new rules, which Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin suddenly announced for the capital late Sunday, coincide with the beginning of a “non-working” […]

Akhilesh targets UP govt over spraying ‘disinfectant’ over migrants, Bareilly DM admits ‘mistake’

5:00 pm March 30, 2020

Lucknow: SP president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday targeted the Yogi Adityanath government over spraying a group of migrants on their back home with “chemicals” to sanitise them in Bareilly, prompting the district magistrate to admit the “mistake” and attribute it to the “over-active” civic bodies personnel. COVID-19 lockdown: 450 buses pressed into service by Ghaziabad […]

No major impact of Ola, Uber drivers' strike in Delhi

Ola Cabs gives 500 vehicles to transport doctors and for coronavirus-related activities

4:50 pm March 30, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Monday said Ola Cabs has agreed to give 500 vehicles to the government for transporting doctors and for other COVID-19 related activities. “Olacabs has agreed to give 500 OLA vehicles for #Covid_19 related activities in Karnataka. These vehicles will be used by the government for […]