COVID-19

100 seafarers refused entry in Goa; told to go to Mumbai

7:51 pm April 9, 2020

Panaji: The Goa government on Thursday decided not to allow around 100 seafarers to enter the state in view of the coronavirus threat after they requested for disembarkment from their ship. The government said the seafarers from Goa will have to follow coronavirus-related quarantine protocol before they are allowed entry into the state. Ports Minister […]

5,000 cases registered in Mumbai for lockdown violation

Coronavirus: Number of cases in UP rises to 410

7:32 pm April 9, 2020

Lucknow: The number of cases of coronavirus infections in Uttar Pradesh climbed to 410 on Thursday, with 49 more people testing positive. The count was 361 on Wednesday. As many as 410 people have tested positive so far in 40 districts of the state, Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said here. Of these, 221 […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Retired policeman held for liquor home delivery in UP’s Etah

6:26 pm April 9, 2020

Etah (UP): A retired policeman has been arrested here for delivering liquor to the doorsteps of people despite a nationwide lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19, police said on Thursday. Peshkar was held with 13 cartons of country-made liquor in Malawan area, said Etah SSP Sunil Kumar Singh. The accused was involved in liquor trade and […]

First COVID-19 death in Jharkhand

3:11 pm April 9, 2020

Bokaro (Jharkhand): A 72-year-old man died of coronavirus in Bokaro district, the first COVID-19 death reported in Jharkhand, a health official said on Thursday. The patient died on Wednesday night, Bokaro District Chief Medical Officer Ashok Kumar Pathak said. The man was kept in the isolation ward of a hospital after he showed symptoms of […]

Karnataka to finalise lockdown exit strategy by April 13

3:04 pm April 9, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is currently engaged in discussions with experts, specialists and other stakeholders to decide on its lockdown exit strategy and would take a final view by April 13, a key Minister said on Thursday. “Day after tomorrow we have a VC (videoconference) with the Prime Minister,” Medical Education Minister Sudhakar K, who […]