Day: April 19, 2020

COVID-19: Singapore to allow migrant workers from dormitories to visit recreation centres

Singapore reports 596 new coronavirus cases, mostly from dormitories used by foreigners

3:53 pm April 19, 2020

Singapore: Singapore on Sunday reported 596 new coronavirus cases, a majority of them linked to packed dormitories that house foreign workers including several Indian nationals. Around 300,000 low-wage workers, mostly from South Asia, work in Singapore in construction and maintenance. Most of them live together in huge dormitory complexes on the outskirts of the city […]

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

Japan government faces complaints after giving out dirty masks

3:47 pm April 19, 2020

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s unpopular handouts of old-fashioned cloth masks as part of his coronavirus measures faced complaints, as thousands of those sent to pregnant women were dirty.. The health ministry said over the weekend that it has received at least 1,900 cases of the problems reported by 80 municipalities that the masks […]

MP: Sunday 'corona' curfew to be lifted as pandemic under control now, says CM

COVID-19: Cop dies, MP CM announces Rs 50 lakh compensation

3:44 pm April 19, 2020

Indore: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday mourned the death of a 41- year-old police officer from the coronavirus infection and announced a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to his kin and the post of sub-inspector for his wife. Chouhan tweeted that the inspector sacrificed his life in the battle against the […]

Wuhan virology lab chief denies COVID-19 originated from institute, says virus ‘cannot be man made’

3:36 pm April 19, 2020

Beijing: A premier Chinese virology laboratory in Wuhan, which is in the eye of the storm for allegedly being the source of the novel coronavirus, has for the first time refuted the charge, including those of US President Donald Trump, that the deadly virus originated from his lab before it spread across the world and […]

Industries in green, orange zones to be allowed to resume: CM

3:16 pm April 19, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said industries in green zones and orange coronavirus zones will get permission to resume operations in a restricted manner. In a video message, he also said that industries which are ready to provide accommodation to their workers during the lockdown will be given food grain supply and […]