COVID-19

Visit patients under home isolation, ensure they follow isolation norms: Delhi govt to officials

Mumbai COVID-19 cases up by 441 to 8613; 21 new deaths

11:18 pm May 3, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai on Sunday reported 441 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths, a BMC official said. With this, the total number of the cases has mounted to 8,613 and death toll to 343, he said. “On Sunday 441 people tested positive for coronavirus in Mumbai while 21 died due to the disease, taking the total […]

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

There will be flight of capital from China: Ram Madhav

8:56 pm May 3, 2020

New Delhi: There will be a flight of capital from China in the post COVID-19 period and India could emerge as an attractive investment destination for global giants shifting businesses from the neighbouring country, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav said on Sunday. His comments came in the midst of reports that a sizeable number of […]

One dies of COVID-19 in TN; 266 fresh cases reported

8:49 pm May 3, 2020

Chennai: A 44-year-old man died of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the toll in the state to 30 as the number of positive cases crossed the 3,000 mark with 266 more getting infected by the virus on Sunday. The man from Coimbatore became the latest victim to the contagion, a bulletin from the health department […]

UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link with COVID-19 deaths

1:58 pm May 3, 2020

London: Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned. Dr Aseem Malhotra, who is among the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) frontline medics and also a professor […]

COVID-19: 122 men from single CRPF battalion in Delhi test positive

9:20 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 personnel in a Delhi-based battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force, the country”s largest paramilitary, has risen to 122, officials said on Saturday. The men belong to the 31st battalion of the paramilitary, based in Mayur Vihar Phase-III area of the national capital, that has been entirely sealed after […]