Day: April 16, 2020

Coronavirus case tally crosses 2,000-mark in Mumbai

8:51 pm April 16, 2020

Mumbai: The tally of coronavirus patients in Mumbai crossed the 2,000-mark on Thursday with 107 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). According to a BMC release, 107 new persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the tally to 2,043. During the same period, […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

Can’t evacuate Indians from overseas: Centre tells HC

8:48 pm April 16, 2020

Chennai: The Centre has informed the Madras High Court that it was not possible for it to organise any evacuation of Indian nationals from any foreign country in the current COVID-19 lockdown situation. The submission was made in a counter to a PIL seeking steps to bring about 350 Indians stranded in Malaysia after visiting […]

One COVID-19 patient recovers, discharged in Puducherry

8:41 pm April 16, 2020

Puducherry: One of the six active COVID-19 patients in Puducherry was discharged from a hospital here on Thursday following his recovery while no fresh cases were reported in the union territory, a Health department official said. The man from neighbouring Ariyankuppam is the second patient to recover from coronavirus in the union territory after a […]

CM launches mobile testing kiosk for COVID-19 testing

8:40 pm April 16, 2020

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday launched a Mobile COVID-19 Testing Kiosk for the swift collection and testing of the COVID-19 infection in identified clusters or hotspots. An initiative of Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, the mobile testing kiosk eradicates the need for at-risk persons to visit the nearest hospital or clinic […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

Meghalaya’s first COVID-19 victim buried

8:33 pm April 16, 2020

Shillong: A 69-year-old doctor, the first COVID-19 patient to die in Meghalaya, was laid to rest at a cemetery here on Thursday, a day after a city crematorium denied performing his last rites, citing lack of personal protective gear to handle coronavirus fatalities, and protest by locals. John L Sailo Ryntathiang, founder of the Bethany […]