coronavirus

Coronavirus: MCA office to remain closed till Mar 21

8:52 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: Following the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Maharashtra, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to keep its offices closed till March 21. “The office of the Association will remain closed from Tuesday, March 17 to Saturday, March 21 as a precautionary measure against the ongoing coronavirus outbreak,” MCA Chief Executive Officer CS Naik […]

Coronavirus: 2-hour work day in Bombay HC from Tuesday

7:37 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court and its benches at Nagpur, Aurangabad and Goa shall function for only two hours in a day from March 17 until further orders in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The HC on Monday issued a circular after a meeting held by acting Chief Justice B P Dharmadhikari and other […]

Belgium finally agrees government — to fight virus

4:43 pm March 16, 2020

Brussels: After more than a year without a full government, Belgium’s bickering parties have agreed to back caretaker prime minister Sophie Wilmes and give her “special powers” to fight the coronavirus. Attempts to negotiate a new ruling coalition will be suspended for six months so that 10 parties — excluding the Dutch-speaking far-right and the […]

Iran urges people to stay home as virus claims 113 lives

9:54 pm March 15, 2020

Tehran: Iran on Sunday urged its citizens to stick to guidelines and stay at home to stop the new coronavirus spreading, as it announced another 113 deaths from the outbreak. The latest death toll announced by the health ministry took to 724 the official number of people to have been killed by the disease since […]

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Pondy govt declares holiday for primary schools

5:43 pm March 15, 2020

Puducherry: The Puducherry government on Sunday declared holiday for all pre KG and primary schools in the Union Territory until further orders as part of precautionary steps to contain spread of coronavirus. Education Minister R Kamalakannan told reporters here that the pre-KG and primary schools would remain closed from tomorrow until further orders. Mahe region, […]