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China makes 2-week quarantine compulsory for foreign returnees as ‘imported’ cases rise

9:26 pm March 15, 2020

Beijing: China on Sunday reported 10 more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus, taking the death toll to 3,199, while the imported cases rose to 111, prompting authorities to order a compulsory 14-day quarantine in “special facilities” for foreigners arriving here from Monday. China’s National Health Commissions (NHC) said 20 new confirmed cases of the […]

SAARC video conference shows how leaders can present practical proposals: US official

PM Modi participates in SAARC video conference to formulate joint strategy to combat coronavirus

6:11 pm March 15, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with leaders and representatives from SAARC nations participated in a video conference to chalk out a joint strategy to fight the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 5,000 people worldwide. Apart from Modi, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Nepalese Prime Minister K P […]

Coronavirus: China suspends foreign expeditions on its side of Mt Everest

8:58 pm March 12, 2020

Beijing: China suspended foreign expeditions on the north side of Mount Everest in Tibet during the spring climbing season of 2020 due to the coronavirus that has spread to more than 100 countries and region. The Tibet Mountaineering Association (TMA) announced on Thursday that while China has made great progress in containing the coronavirus disease, […]

Mumbai airport handles 52 flights on Day 4

India has not imposed a ban, has taken ‘more stringent’ measures on int’l travel: Jaishankar

7:50 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Thursday informed Lok Sabha that India has not imposed a total ban on the entry of foreign nationals as part of efforts to check the spread of coronavirus. Responding to a series of questions by members in Lok Sabha following his statement on COVID-19, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar clarified […]

Coronavirus cases to single-digit in Wuhan, China reports rise in ‘imported cases’

3:47 pm March 12, 2020

Beijing: The coronavirus cases continue to drop sharply in China which has reported 11 new fatalities, taking the death toll to 3,169, while in the worst-hit Wuhan, the confirmed cases for the first time dropped to single digit with eight new infections, amid a surge in “imported COVID-19 cases” in the country. China’s National Health […]