coronavirus

88 cities continue to record minimal air pollution with lockdown in place

9:14 pm March 31, 2020

New Delhi: With a nationwide lockdown in place in view of coronavirus, India continued to breathe easy as pollution level in 88 cities across the country remained minimal. Out of the 103 cities where air quality was recorded, 23 registered ‘good’ air quality while 65 others recorded satisfactory air quality, according to the data from […]

Tenor Placido Domingo feels ‘fine’ after coronavirus

4:08 pm March 31, 2020

Mexcio City: Tenor Placido Domingo said Monday he is resting at home after catching the new coronavirus. Domingo said in a statement that he is “at home and I feel fine.” The 79-year-old was reportedly hospitalized in Mexico after publicly acknowledging on March 22 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and said he was […]

Air Canada to temporarily lay off half its workforce

2:43 pm March 31, 2020

Montreal: Air Canada announced Monday it would temporarily lay off nearly half of its employees and reduce activity by up to 90 percent in the second quarter due to the coronavirus. The measures would affect 15,200 employees and about 1,300 managers from April 3, the airline said in a press release. Last week, Air Canada […]

France to give details on easing lockdown

France reports record 418 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

1:12 am March 31, 2020

Paris: France on Monday reported its highest daily number of deaths since the coronavirus epidemic began, saying 418 more people had died in hospital to bring the toll to 3,024. There are now 20,946 people hospitalised in France with COVID-19, with 5,056 of them in intensive care, the government said in its daily update. The […]

COVID-19: BMC for cremation of bodies, allows burial in big ground

1:03 am March 31, 2020

Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body on Monday favoured cremation of the bodies of all those who died due to coronavirus in the city irrespective of their religion, but said burials will be allowed subject to certain conditions. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Praveen Pardeshi issued a circular in this regard but the document was revised […]