Day: April 3, 2020

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

Nine coronavirus cases reported in Kerala

8:28 pm April 3, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported nine new cases of coronavirus on Friday, with seven from the worst affected Kasaragod district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Besides, Kasaragod, one case each was detected from Thrissur and Idukki, he told reporters after a COVID-19 review meeting this evening. Currently, 251 people are under treatment for the virus in the […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Five arrested for manhandling health workers

8:24 pm April 3, 2020

Bengaluru: Five people have been arrested for allegedly manhandling health workers conducting a coronavirus survey at a layout near Hegde Nagar here, police said. An FIR was registered against them on a complaint by health inspector Muniraju and they were arrested late on Thursday night, they said. The Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers along […]

Tiger found dead in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve

Two men mauled to death by tiger in UP’s Pilibhit

8:19 pm April 3, 2020

Pilibhit (UP): Two men were mauled to death by a tiger in the vicinity of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve here, an official said on Friday. The incident happened in Richhaula Chowki of Gajraula area in the district on Thursday night when Ninder Singh (50) and his servant Dorilal (28) were sleeping on their agricultural field, Pilibhit […]

US to hit all of Iran's financial sector with sanctions

Iran coronavirus death toll rises 134 to 3,294

8:14 pm April 3, 2020

Tehran: Iran on Friday announced 134 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the officially confirmed total to 3,294. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that 2,715 new infections had been confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 53,183. Iran is one of the countries worst-hit by the coronavirus […]

Poor nations need COVID-19 research to avoid system ‘breakdown’

8:06 pm April 3, 2020

Paris: Research on the prevention of treatment of COVID-19 in poor and developing nations is urgently needed to avert a “complete breakdown” of health services, a coalition of more than 70 scientific bodies said Friday. The pandemic is currently hitting Europe and the United States the hardest, straining even their health systems to the limit. […]