Day: May 3, 2020

IAF chopper showers rose petals on Assam hospitals

Navy choppers honour COVID-19 warriors in AP

2:15 pm May 3, 2020

Visakhapatnam: Helicopters of the Indian Navy showered flowers on the main hospitals here as a mark of gratitude to the frontline health workers who were rendering yeoman service in the ongoing fight against the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. The Naval choppers from the Eastern Naval Command here flew past the designated Covid-19 hospitals the state-run Chest […]

2 deaths, 31 fresh cases of coronavirus in Rajasthan

2:10 pm May 3, 2020

Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded two more coronavirus deaths on Sunday, while 31 people tested positive for the virus, officials said. The deaths were reported in Jaipur, taking the total number of fatalities in the state to 70, including 40 alone in Jaipur. Of the 31 fresh cases, 9 are from Jodhpur, 8 from Jaipur, 5 from […]

19 fresh COVID-19 cases in Ladakh

2:09 pm May 3, 2020

Leh: As many as 19 people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh on Sunday, taking the virus tally in the union territory to 41, officials said. The new cases include 18 from Chuchot Yokma village of Leh, the biggest single-day spike in the region, the officials said. The village was declared a containment area on […]

Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest

2:00 pm May 3, 2020

Hong Kong: Hong Kong police used pepper spray Friday night to disperse more than 100 protesters singing and chanting pro-democracy slogans in a shopping mall. The demonstrators sang the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” and chanted “Glory to Hong Kong, revolution of our times” in the New Town Plaza mall in Hong Kong’s New […]

UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link with COVID-19 deaths

1:58 pm May 3, 2020

London: Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) frontline medics and also a professor […]