COVID-19

Federal officials reach deal on $2 trillion aid package

3:35 pm March 25, 2020

Washington: The White House and Senate leaders of both parties have struck an agreement on a sweeping USD 2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. The agreement came on late Tuesday after days of often intense haggling and mounting pressure and still needed […]

Manipur CM asks returnees not to conceal travel history

Do not stigmatise Covid-19-postive patients: Manipur CM

8:45 pm March 24, 2020

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday urged people not to discriminate against anyone who tests positive for COVID-19. In a video address, he said “there is no need for stigmatization for none of them had indulged in immoral activities or done something that is socially unacceptable”. The chief minister requested people with […]

65-yr-old COVID-19 patient dies in Mumbai

4:24 pm March 24, 2020

Mumbai: A 65-year-old coronavirus patient has died in Mumbai, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 to three in the metropolis, the city civic body said on Tuesday. The man recently returned from the United Arab Emirates to Ahmedabad. He later complained of fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said […]

Action if people venture out without valid reason: Police

11:42 pm March 23, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: With the Kerala government imposing a lockdown from midnight tonight, the police department has asked people to remain indoors and not to venture out without any valid reason, failing which stern measures, including arrests, would follow. State police chief Loknath Behara said there will be an effective lockdown and it will be coordinated by […]

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Kerala govt to keep beverage outlets open, bars shut

10:44 pm March 23, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government on Monday decided to allow outlets of the state-run beverages corporation to sell liquor, while shutting down bars across the state in the wake of the spread of COVID-19. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the decision after a COVID-19 review meeting here. “Beverage outlets will remain open, We have had some […]