Day: April 13, 2020

Number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 9,152, 308 fatalities recorded: Health Ministry

11:41 pm April 13, 2020

New Delhi: Twenty-five districts across 15 states which had detected COVID-19 infections earlier have contained the spread and reported no new cases in 14 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry asserted that the government has enough stocks to conduct tests for up to six weeks and over two lakh samples have […]

Over 200 journalists condemn FIR against Varadarajan

11:35 pm April 13, 2020

New Delhi: Over 200 journalists on Monday came out strongly against the Uttar Pradesh government and its police for filling an FIR against Siddharth Varadarajan, the Founding Editor of the Wire, calling it a “brazen” attempt to “muzzle” the media. The Uttar Pradesh police this month booked Varadarajan over comments on Twitter claiming that the […]

Mask use and social distancing may prevent 2 lakh COVID deaths in India: Study

Masks mandatory for Chennaiites outside their homes

11:29 pm April 13, 2020

Chennai: Wearing of masks will be compulsory for people in this metropolis whenever they they step out of their homes in view of the coronavirus situation, the city civic body said on Monday. An order to this effect was issued as the Tamil Nadu government extended the lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus […]

COVID-19: 2 test positive in Nashik, count reaches 35

11:22 pm April 13, 2020

Nashik: Two people tested positive on Monday in Nashik in Maharashtra for the novel coronavirus taking the district’s COVID-19 count to 35, health officials said. While one patient hails from Malegaon, the other is from Sinnar taluka here, an official said. “The man from Malegaon is a relative of a COVID-19 patient. The person from […]

COVID-19: 54 new cases in Thane district, count now 240

11:19 pm April 13, 2020

Thane: The number of COVID-19 cases in Thane district in Maharashtra shot up by 54 on Monday to reach 240, health officials said. Among those who tested positive for novel coronavirus are 16 men associated with a state minister, as well as police personnel and journalists, said district officials. The figures include 31 in Thane […]