Day: April 7, 2020

Virology lab at Wenlock hospital gets functional

8:09 pm April 7, 2020

Mangaluru: The new virology research and diagnostic laboratory set up at the district Wenlock hospital here began its official functioning from Tuesday. The laboratory, which started its trial run on April 1, has gone through the mandatory scrutiny of the government and has received permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to carry […]

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

Stock of N-95 masks seized in Mumbai; two held

8:04 pm April 7, 2020

Mumbai: Crime branch officials on Tuesday seized the stock of N-95 masks, which are in high demand, and hand sanitiser collectively worth Rs 27.63 lakh from a godown in suburban Goregaon in Mumbai and arrested two persons, police said. The seized stock was supposed to be sold at inflated rates in black market, an official […]

Three COVID-19 patients die in Pune

8:01 pm April 7, 2020

Pune: Three more persons succumbed to the coronavirus disease in Pune on Tuesday, taking the toll the Maharashtra district to eight, an official said. All the three patients were above 60 years of age and suffered from other co-morbid health conditions, District Collector Naval Kishore Ram said. They were undergoing treatment to the state-run Sassoon […]

Cop sings Bhojpuri song to spread awareness on COVID-19

8:00 pm April 7, 2020

Gorakhpur (UP): A Railway policeman posted here is spreading awareness on the COVID-19 pandemic by singing a Bhojpuri song. Jan Jan curfew lagai ho, corona toh ke jai ke padi (curfew is followed by everyone and corona you will have to retreat), is the song penned by post incharge Akshay Kumar Mishra. The song tells […]

Abe apologises, but isn't charged for cherry blossom scandal

Japan PM Abe declares state of emergency over virus

5:08 pm April 7, 2020

Tokyo: Japan‘s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other parts of the country over a spike in coronavirus cases. “As I decided that a situation feared to gravely affect people’s lives and the economy has occurred… I am declaring a state of emergency,” Abe said. […]