coronavirus

US marks record over 2,100 coronavirus deaths in one day: Johns Hopkins data

3:51 pm April 11, 2020

Washington: The US has become the world’s first country to have registered more than 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day with 2,108 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, while the number of infections in America has crossed 500,000, the highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University data. China, where the deadly […]

UK reiterates stay at home message over Easter as daily fatalities hit 980

12:04 am April 11, 2020

London: The UK government on Friday issued another clarion call for people to stay at home over the Easter weekend period as another record of 980 daily fatalities took the country’s death toll from coronavirus up to 8,958. UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock urged the British public to resist the urge to enjoy the nice […]

Four nuns briefly detained over allegations of forcible conversion in Jhansi; Cong, BJP demand action

Coronavirus: Christians pray from home on Good Friday

9:24 pm April 10, 2020

Kolkata: Amidst the lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Good Friday was marked by an absence of worshippers in churches but the address of clergymen was live streamed on social media platforms. Before his customary address, Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of the Archdiocese of Kolkata, paid tribute to nurses, and medical practitioners for their […]

Nepal, India agree to enhance cooperation in fight against coronavirus

7:52 pm April 10, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday agreed to enhance cooperation to further intensify the fight against the coronavirus and underlined the need of taking care of the citizens left stranded in each other’s country due to the lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic. Oli and […]

China reports 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 47 asymptomatic infections

3:44 pm April 10, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 42 new coronavirus cases, including 38 imported infections, taking the total tally to 81,907, health officials said on Friday, as the country started a new trial of re-testing the recovered COVID-19 patients amid heightened concern of a rebound of the deadly disease. The Chinese health authority on Friday also said that […]