COVID-19

New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

7:59 pm April 28, 2020

Paris: France and Spain, two of the worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia. But on the other side of the globe, Brazil is emerging as a new hotspot for infections. […]

1,118 fresh COVID-19 cases; 26 more deaths in Delhi

COVID-19 cases in Indore Central Jail rise to 19

7:30 pm April 28, 2020

Indore: Nine more prisoners lodged at the Central Jail in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city have tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Tuesday. With this, the total number of those who contracted the infection in the jail in last 14 days has gone up to 19, including 17 prisoners and two jail guards, prison […]

VMate joins hands MyGov platform for official COVID-19 info

11:08 pm April 27, 2020

New Delhi: Short video app VMate on Monday said it has joined hands with citizen engagement platform MyGov to support the government in the fight against coronavirus. “An official profile of the entity, named MyGovIndia, has been launched on VMate to cater official information related to the novel virus outbreak and the efforts being made […]

MP COVID-19 count rises by 184; seven more patients die

UP: Coronavirus patient dances to ‘drive away’ infection

8:50 pm April 27, 2020

Bahraich: COVID-19 is not a serious illness and it can be defeated. This is the message at least a patient in the Bahraich’s Chitaura area has tried to give through a video shot in an isolation ward. Hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Shrawasti, he can be seen dancing and singing this is neither a serious illness, […]

COVID-19: Give more RT-PCR testing kits to TN, CM tells PM

7:46 pm April 27, 2020

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday sought from the Centre more RT-PCR kits for COVID-19 screening to help the state ramp up its testing capacity to 10,000 a day against existing 7,500. After participating in the virtual meet held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with several chief ministers on COVID- 19 scenario, […]