corona

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till Aug 31 as total cases cross 2L

2:49 pm July 30, 2020

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced the extension of coronavirus-induced lockdown in the state till August 31, but with more relaxations, including scaling up workforce in private establishments and allowing dine-in services in hotels and restaurants. Extending the total shutdown imposed across the state on Sundays in July to August, Chief Minister K […]

Experts’ opinion on can we get coronavirus twice

2:31 pm July 30, 2020

Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists don’t know for sure yet, but they believe it’s unlikely. Health experts think people who had COVID-19 will have some immunity against a repeat infection. But they don’t know how much protection or how long it would last. There have been reports of people testing positive for the […]

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Unlock 3: No schools, metro, cinema till Aug 31; night curfew lifted

9:22 pm July 29, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide Unlock 3 guidelines were on Wednesday issued by the government, opening up more activities outside the containment zones, but schools, colleges, metro rail service, cinema halls along with bars will continue to remain shut till August 31 and political and religious gatherings will also remain prohibited. For the first time since […]

China, S Korea, Japan see upticks in COVID cases

1:27 pm July 29, 2020

Beijing: China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday as the country continues to battle an outbreak in Xinjiang. The 101 new cases was China’s highest daily increase in weeks. The northwestern region of Xinjiang accounted for 89, with another eight in the northeastern province of Liaoning and one in Beijing. Another […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi CM Kejriwal launches job portal

8:59 pm July 27, 2020

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a job portal on Monday and appealed to the traders, industrialists and people to join hands to revive Delhi’s economy. The portal — jobs.delhi.gov.in — will serve as a “Rozgar Bazaar” for the recruiters and job aspirants, Kejriwal said, highlighting that many people had lost their jobs and businesses were […]