coronavirus cases

Punjab police officer’s hand chopped off in lockdown attack; Centre puts focus on plans to ease some restrictions

11:41 pm April 12, 2020

New Delhi: A police officer’s hand was chopped off with a sword in a brutal attack on Sunday by a group of Nihang Sikhs in Punjab on a team enforcing the 21-day coronavirus lockdown even as the Centre focused on plans to ease some restrictions during the likely extension of the unprecedented measure beyond April […]

5,000 cases registered in Mumbai for lockdown violation

28 more coronavirus cases surface in UP; total count 480

9:38 pm April 12, 2020

Lucknow: Twenty-eight more coronavirus cases surfaced in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, taking the count in the state to 480, a state government official said. Principal Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said so far 480 cases have been reported from 41 districts of the state. Forty-five patients have fully recovered and discharged, he said, […]

India could’ve seen 8.2L COVID-19 cases by Apr 15 sans lockdown, containment steps: Health ministry

11:24 pm April 11, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in the country could have increased to 8.2 lakh by April 15 had India not implemented a lockdown and other containment measures, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Addressing a daily briefing on the coronavirus situation of the country, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal […]

China claims coronavirus broke out in world’s various parts last year; it only reported first

Chinese official warns of cluster Covid-19 cases amid fears of virus rebound

7:24 pm April 11, 2020

Beijing/Wuhan: China‘s health authorities on Saturday asked the public to strengthen protective measures and avoid gatherings after a number of cluster infections of the coronavirus were reported in some parts of the country, sparking concerns about the re-emergence of the vicious virus. All localities should intensify screenings and detection of Covid-19 cases, targeting key places […]

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, three deaths: NHC

3:07 pm April 11, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 46 new coronavirus cases, including four local and 34 asymptomatic infections, while three more people have died due to the global pandemic, taking the death toll in the country to 3,339, health officials said here on Saturday. According to China’s National Health Commission, the Chinese mainland reported a total of 1,183 […]