coronavirus cases

US virus death toll exceeds official China tally: Johns Hopkins

1:00 am April 1, 2020

Washington: The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has surpassed those reported by China, where the pandemic began in December, according to a toll published on Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University. There have been 3,415 deaths in the US from the virus, the Baltimore-based university said, more than the 3,309 reported by […]

Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar tests COVID-19 positive

Don’t spray disinfectant on your own: Mumbai Mayor

11:59 pm March 31, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday that people should not spray the sodium hypoclorite solution, a disinfectant, on their own as it could be hazardous. Only the civic officials should spray sodium hypoclorite using the standard operating procedure, she said. The mayor conducted a meeting of all the corporators through video conference from […]

UP govt has set up panels to look into problems of various sectors: Adityanath

COVID-19: After Yogi’s visit, Noida firm linked to over two dozen cases sealed

9:56 pm March 31, 2020

Noida (UP): The administration on Tuesday sealed a private company in Noida after around two dozen coronavirus cases were traced to it, according to an official order. The development comes a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Gautam Buddh Nagar district, the hotspot of coronavirus cases in the state, and reprimanded […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

11:46 pm March 30, 2020

Rome: Italy is seeing a continued slowdown in the rate of its new confirmed coronavirus cases while registering a record number of people cured as it enters its third week into a nationwide lockdown. Another 812 people died in the last day, bringing Italy’s toll to 11,591 and maintaining its position as the country with […]

Coronavirus testing begins at AIIMS, Rishikesh

9:28 pm March 30, 2020

Rishikesh: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences here began testing suspected coronavirus cases on Monday, officials said. Initially, 30 samples of suspected coronavirus cases will be tested at the facility per day which may gradually be increased up to 100, coronavirus tests coordinator at AIIMS, Rishikesh, Madhur Uniyal, said. This augments coronavirus testing facilities […]