COVID-19

13 fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana

11:30 pm April 24, 2020

Hyderabad: Thirteen fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in Telangana on Friday while the number of active cases was 663, state Health minister E Rajender said. With the fresh cases, the tally of positive cases has risen to 983, he told reporters here. No death occurred on Friday and the number of people who succumbed […]

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IIT Delhi develops low cost probe-free COVID-19 detection assay

10:42 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi: The IIT Delhi, in a groundbreaking achievement, has developed low cost probe-free Covid 19 detection assay. Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on Friday felicitated the team of scientists from IIT Delhi involved in the development of COVID 19 probe – free real-time PCR Diagnostic Kit. The Minister appreciated the efforts […]

Tigress dies due to kidney failure in Delhi zoo, sample sent for coronavirus testing

Tigress dies in zoo, sample sent for corona testing

9:25 pm April 24, 2020

New Delhi: A tigress has died in Delhi Zoo due to “kidney failure” and authorities have sent her samples for coronavirus testing. The 14-year-old big cat named Kalpana died on Wednesday evening and the carcass was cremated on Thursday following directions to minimise human-animal interface, an official from the Environment Ministry said. The tigress had […]

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4-month old COVID-19 positive baby girl dies in Kerala

4:42 pm April 24, 2020

Kozhikode: A four-month-old baby girl, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and suffering from congenital heart disease, died in a hospital here in Kerala early Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest, officials said. This is the third COVID-19 death and the first infant fatality in the state where two elderly people had succumbed to the […]

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Man booked for circulating video of COVID-19 patient

11:06 pm April 23, 2020

Mumbai: A case has been registered against a 30-year-old man from Mulund here for circulating a video of a COVID-19 patient from his locality on social media, police said on Thursday. The accused has been identified as Bhavin Parikh, police said. “On Tuesday night, a medical team reached his locality to shift a man to […]