coronavirus

Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K

India sees highest one-day spike, govt says outbreak under control

9:08 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi Nationwide cases of confirmed coronavirus infections rose on Friday by over 1,750 — the maximum for a day — to nearly 23,500 with several states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat detecting new patients, even as the government said the outbreak is under control and the tally could have reached one lakh by now […]

70 new COVID-19 cases in Thane city, tally rises to 913

COVID-19: Goa govt makes wearing of masks compulsory

8:15 pm April 24, 2020

Panaji: The Goa government on Friday made it compulsory for all people in the state to wear masks while stepping out of their houses as a preventive measure against coronavirus. In a statement issued here, the government said that action will be taken against those who violate the order. “Wearing masks is compulsory at public […]

EDMC kicks off month-long anti-dengue campaign

Fight against malaria could be set back 20 years, WHO warns

6:57 pm April 24, 2020

Cape Town: One of the hard lessons the World Health Organization learned during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was this: Other diseases can be forgotten and take a deadlier toll. The WHO is now warning that the battle against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, where it already kills hundreds of thousands of people a year, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

26 million have sought US jobless aid since coronavirus hit

9:55 pm April 23, 2020

Washington: More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to […]

Delhi Metro bags Japan Society of Civil Engineers' award

CISF Delhi Metro resumption plan: Face masks must, Aarogya Setu e-pass; no entry if flu symptoms

9:42 pm April 23, 2020

New Delhi Passengers using the Delhi Metro, post resumption of operations, will have to take out any metallic item on their body before frisking, use face masks, have the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app, but those with flu-like symptoms won’t be allowed, as per a proposal prepared by the CISF on Thursday. The paramilitary force that guards […]