Day: June 25, 2020

Imperative to ramp up COVID-19 testing, give action plan, HC directs Delhi govt

9:48 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court directed the AAP government on Thursday to give an action plan on ramping up the COVID-19 testing, saying it was “imperative” as the city on June 24 recorded the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases, more than anywhere else in the country. Delhi recorded 3,788 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to […]

Have augmented number of ICU beds, AAP govt to HC

Coronavirus growth rate is decreasing in Mumbai: civic body

9:29 pm June 25, 2020

Mumbai: The growth rate of coronavirus cases in Mumbai is decreasing with every passing day, the data released by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) shows. As of Wednesday, the city had reported 69,625 infection cases and a death toll of 3,962. But the average doubling rate of cases — the number of days during which cases double – has […]

COVID-19: Amravati records 19 new cases; tally rises to 472

9:22 pm June 25, 2020

Amravati: As many as 19 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while one person succumbed to the infection in Maharashtra’s Amravati district on Thursday, a health official said. With the detection of these cases, the district’s COVID-19 tally now stands at 472, a release from the civil surgeon’s office stated. A 48-year-old man from Badnera, who tested positive for […]

Archer tests negative for COVID-19, to join team at Ageas Bowl

9:15 pm June 25, 2020

London: Star England pacer Jofra Archer was on Thursday cleared to join his teammates at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl ahead of the three-Test series against West Indies after he was tested COVID-19 negative for the second time. The 25-year-old Archer did not join the team’s training earlier after a member of his household fell ill. He […]

Monsoon arrives in Delhi but rainfall activity to remain weak for next 3 days

9:09 pm June 25, 2020

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon in the national capital, two days earlier than the usual date of June 27. However, rainfall activity over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh is likely to remain weak for the next three days, said Sathi Devi, the head of National Weather Forecasting Centre […]