COVID-19

Delhi reports 91 new COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hrs; total rises to 384

8:49 pm April 3, 2020

New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi has risen to 384, including 259 who were evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday. In last 24 hours, 91 new cases were reported in the national capital and one more person evacuated from the Markaz died due to coronavirus, taking […]

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Nine coronavirus cases reported in Kerala

8:28 pm April 3, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported nine new cases of coronavirus on Friday, with seven from the worst affected Kasaragod district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Besides, Kasaragod, one case each was detected from Thrissur and Idukki, he told reporters after a COVID-19 review meeting this evening. Currently, 251 people are under treatment for the virus in the […]

Poor nations need COVID-19 research to avoid system ‘breakdown’

8:06 pm April 3, 2020

Paris: Research on the prevention of treatment of COVID-19 in poor and developing nations is urgently needed to avert a “complete breakdown” of health services, a coalition of more than 70 scientific bodies said Friday. The pandemic is currently hitting Europe and the United States the hardest, straining even their health systems to the limit. […]

China to launch communications satellite named after Wuhan

7:48 pm April 3, 2020

Beijing: China will launch the first two communications satellites for its space-based Internet-of-Things project this month with one of them named after its birthplace Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus, officials said on Friday. The rocket to send the satellites, Kuaizhou-1A, was developed by the Wuhan-based Sanjiang Group under the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation […]

Chinese whistleblower doctor honoured on death anniversary

China to observe April 4 as mourning day for coronavirus victims

3:09 pm April 3, 2020

Beijing: China will observe a national day of mourning on Saturday for martyrs, including the “whistleblower” doctor Li Wenliang, who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak and the over 3,300 people who died of the COVID-19 in the country. During the commemoration, national flags will fly at half-mast across the country […]