Day: April 13, 2020

US reports record daily coronavirus cases at over 50,700

New York State registers 758 more deaths from coronavirus

1:15 am April 13, 2020

New York: New York State registered 758 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours as Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday stressed that he will work with New Jersey and Connecticut on a coordinated plan to reopen the economy that also safeguards public health. The state is witnessing mixed results as change in total […]

Govt tightens rules for social media, OTT platforms

COVID-19: I&B ministry tells broadcasters, cable operators to continue uninterrupted services

1:08 am April 13, 2020

New Delhi: The Information and Broadcasting ministry has asked television broadcasters, DTH and cable TV operators to ensure uninterrupted supply of their services in the interest of viewers in the “difficult times” of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to all broadcasters, DTH providers, multi-system operators (MSOs) and local cable operators (LCOs), it urged them […]

Fauci says 'rolling reentry' of US economy possible in May

Reopening of US could probably start next month, says America’s top doctor

12:59 am April 13, 2020

Washington: America’s reopening could probably start at least in some ways next month, a top member of the White House Task Force on coronavirus said on Sunday as the US battles one of the worst public health crises in a century. For weeks now, over 95 per cent of 330 million American population are under […]

"Depressed" dental student leaps to death in Hyderabad

COVID-19 suspect jumps to death at quarantine facility in Greater Noida

12:51 am April 13, 2020

Noida (UP): A 32-year-old man who was under observation for coronavirus on Sunday jumped to death from the seventh floor of a Greater Noida private college where he was put in quarantine, officials said. His test results were awaited, they said. The man was kept at the quarantine centre in Galgotia Engineering College in Greater […]

COVID-19: KDMC acquires 80 per cent beds at pvt hospitals

COVID-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu cross 1,000, eight doctors contract virus

12:42 am April 13, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported 106 new cases of COVID-19 to take the overall tally past the 1,000 mark, as one more person succumbed to the deadly virus, as the toll stood at 11. As many as eight doctors were affected with the virus, Health Secretary Beela Rajesh told reporters here. With a focus […]