Day: May 10, 2020

Uttarkashi reports first COVID-19 positive case

1:22 pm May 10, 2020

Uttarkashi: Uttarkashi on Sunday reported its first COVID-19 case, raising Uttarakhand’s coronavirus tally to 68. Uttarkashi district falls in the green zone. The red, orange and green zone classification is based on the number of coronavirus cases, doubling rate of coronavirus cases, and the extent of testing and surveillance The man, who tested positive, hails […]

AP HC orders CBI probe into Vizag doc case

NDMA issues guidelines for restarting industrial activities to avoid Vizag-type tragedy

1:13 pm May 10, 2020

New Delhi: In the wake of the gas leak at a factory in Visakhapatnam, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued detailed guidelines for restarting industries after the lockdown and the precautions to be taken for the safety of the plants as well as the workers. In a communication to all states and union […]

South Korea prez says surge no reason to panic

1:08 pm May 10, 2020

Seoul: South Korea’s president is urging citizens not to lower their guard down, but said there’s no reason to be panicked amid worries about a new surge in the coronavirus outbreak in the country. President Moon Jae-in made the comments in a speech Sunday as his health authorities detected a slew of new cases linked […]

Japan's growth drops amid pandemic, worse times likely ahead

In Japan, pandemic brings outbreaks of bullying, ostracism

1:02 pm May 10, 2020

Tokyo: The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination against the sick, their families and health workers. A government campaign to raise awareness seems to be helping, at least for medical workers. But it’s made only limited headway in countering the harassment and […]

Dozens of Democrats demand Cuomo's resignation

NY’s Cuomo criticised over highest nursing home death toll

12:54 pm May 10, 2020

New York: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes. In part-lecture, part-cheerleading briefings that have made […]