COVID-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit

3:59 am April 7, 2020

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms dramatically worsened Monday, just a day after he was admitted for what were said to be routine tests. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas’ Hospital late Sunday, 10 days after he was diagnosed with […]

Health Ministry issues advisory for healthcare workers

Nurses face racial taunts linked to coronavirus in Assam

12:06 am April 7, 2020

Guwahati: At least three nurses hailing from a Northeastern state neighbouring Assam have faced racial taunts linked to novel coronavirus on the streets of Guwahati while they were returning from a private hospital where they work. The abusers probably mistook the nurses with mongoloid features for nationals of China from where COVID-19 had spread worldwide. […]

One more COVID-19 death in TN: 50 people test positive

11:40 pm April 6, 2020

Chennai: One more COVID-19 death was reported in Tamil Nadu on Monday while 50 people tested positive for coronavirus, including 48 returnees of the Delhi Tablighi Jamaat meet, taking the total number of cases to 621, a senior official said. A 57-year-old woman who was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital on Sunday […]

Northeast Frontier Railway modifies 315 coaches as isolation wards

Railways convert 2500 coaches into 40000 isolation beds

11:03 pm April 6, 2020

New Delhi: As many as 2500 coaches have been converted as isolation coaches by the Railways. With the conversion of around 2500 coaches, 40000 isolation beds are now ready for contingency. Once the prototype was approved and conversion action was started quickly by the zonal railways. On an average, 375 coaches are being converted by […]

PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

Prepare ‘graded plan’ to slowly open depts in non-hotspots of COVID-19: PM to ministers

10:31 pm April 6, 2020

New Delhi: Indicating a phased lifting of the current nationwide lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the Union ministers to prepare a “graded plan” to slowly open departments in non-hotspots of the COVID-19, and work on a war footing to mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic on country’s economy. India is currently […]