COVID-19

Gmail, other Google services face outage

Google employee in Bengaluru diagnosed with coronavirus

9:05 pm March 13, 2020

Bengaluru: Google confirmed on Friday that an employee of its Bengaluru office has been diagnosed with COVID-19. “The employee has been on quarantine since then, and we have asked colleagues who were in close contact with the employee to quarantine themselves and monitor their health,” the company said in a statement. Karnataka Health Department officials […]

Pune start-up develops eco-friendly hand sanitiser

Masks, hand santizers declared ‘essential commodities’

9:01 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Friday declared masks, including N95, and hand sanitizers as ‘essential commodities’ in the wake of the coronavirus scare leading to shortages and black marketing of these items. These items will remain under essential commodities segment till June-end, a move aimed at ensuring availability at reasonable prices and cracking down on […]

Rita Wilson says having COVID-19 at same time as Tom Hanks made it easier

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson share health after coronavirus diagnosis

8:57 pm March 13, 2020

Los Angeles: Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson on Friday gave a health update from coronavirus quarantine, saying they are taking it “one day at a time”. The couple, who is in isolation at a hospital in the state of Queensland in Australia, said they are being well cared for. “Hello folks. […]

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

Coronavirus cases rise to 81 in India: officials

8:08 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday rose to 81, which include 16 Italians and one Canadian, Health Ministry officials said. Addressing reporters, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said coronavirus is not a health emergency and that there is no need to panic. He said seven more coronavirus patients have been […]

Coronavirus: Exams till Class VIII cancelled in Goa

Coronavirus scare: Bihar govt orders closure of schools, colleges till March 31

7:42 pm March 13, 2020

Patna: The Bihar government on Friday announced closure of all schools, colleges, coaching institutes, zoos and public parks till March 31 as a precautionary measure against coronavirus pandemic. An announcement to this effect was made here by Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar shortly after a high-level meeting to discuss measures to prevent the spread of the […]