COVID-19

SDMC doctor dies of COVID-19

10:53 am October 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 41-year-old doctor working with the South Delhi Municipal Corporation died of COVID-19 on Tuesday, officials said. The doctor was working in SDMC’s Najafgarh Zone since 2008 and was posted at Maternity and Child Welfare Centre Rangpuri, Mahipal Pur and had joined COVID-19 duty since April, they said. While on COVID-19 duty, he […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Weeklong lockdown in Aizawl to check spread of COVID-19

6:31 pm October 27, 2020

Aizawl: A weeklong lockdown came into force in Aizawl municipal area on Tuesday, as part of the government’s measures to check the spread of COVID-19 in the state capital, where several coronavirus cases with untraceable contacts have been recorded in the past few days. At least 34 people, including two infants, have tested positive for […]

Soumitra Chatterjee very critical : family sources

8:02 pm October 26, 2020

Kolkata: The health condition of legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee remained “very critical” on Monday, neither improving nor worsening, his family sources said. The 85-year-old thespians platelet count had dropped on Sunday. “His condition has neither improved nor has it worsened. The condition is the same as yesterday as of now,” a family member said. […]

Delhi airport to soon start COVID-19 testing for international departures: Genestrings

12:00 am October 25, 2020

New Delhi : International passengers taking their flights from the Delhi airport will soon be able to get themselves tested for COVID-19 right before their departure, Genestrings Diagnostic Center which operates the testing lab at the airport said on Saturday. The COVID-19 testing facility, which started operating on September 12 at the Delhi airport, is […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Media report pope met COVID-19 infected bishop at Vatican

7:27 pm October 23, 2020

Canberra: Pope Francis has been warned of potential exposure to COVID-19 after a Vatican diplomat was infected, Australian media reported on Friday. Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the Holy See’s ambassador to Australia, had a face-to-face meeting with Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 6, less than two weeks before testing positive to COVID-19 in Australia, Nine News reported. Australian authorities say a diplomat who […]