coronavirus

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

PM launches employment scheme for migrant workers

2:39 pm June 20, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an employment scheme for migrant workers, saying that during lockdown the talent from cities returned to villages and it will now give a boost to development in rural areas. Launching the ‘Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan’, Modi said there are some people who might not appreciate efforts […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Delhi seeks volunteers to fight coronavirus pandemic

6:59 pm June 19, 2020

New Delhi: In view of surging COVID-19 cases in the city, the Delhi government will rope in NGOs, civil society organisations, NCC and NSS cadets and scouts for survey of coronavirus suspects, and surveillance and management of isolation cases. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to NGOs and individuals to join the fight against COVID-19 in […]

Visit patients under home isolation, ensure they follow isolation norms: Delhi govt to officials

472 new coronavirus cases found in Pune city; 6 more die

11:51 pm June 18, 2020

Pune: Pune city reported 472 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the count to 11,115 on Thursday, a health official said. The death toll increased to 487 with 6 more patients succumbing to the novel coronavirus infection during the same period, he said. As many as 193 patients were discharged from hospitals […]

Protesting French hospital workers demand better pay

11:16 pm June 16, 2020

Paris: Hospital workers rallied in cities around France on Tuesday to demand better pay and more investment in the country’s public hospital system, and police fired tear gas at troublemakers on the sidelines of the protest march in Paris. Although French hospitals are considered to be among the world’s best, they struggled to handle a rush of COVID-19 patients […]

UK report: Racism means minorities harder hit by virus

8:49 pm June 16, 2020

London: A new study by Public Health England has confirmed that historic racism and social inequalities are contributing factors that increase the risk of black, Asian and minority communities contracting and dying from the coronavirus in the UK. Britain’s government has been under heavy pressure to do more to directly address the issue after data […]