COVID

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

‘Man Samvaad’ programme helps UP cops cope with workload at 112 emergency helpline

10:34 pm August 24, 2020

Lucknow: The ‘Man Samvaad’ programme, initiated earlier this year for better mental conditioning of Uttar Pradesh police personnel posted with the 112 helpline, has improved their well-being with the increasing workload amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior officer said on Monday. Additional Director General of Police, 112 helpline, Asim Arun, told PTI, “There are around 1,500 police […]

Chetan Chauhan died due to UP govt’s ‘negligence’: Sanjay Singh

12:26 pm August 24, 2020

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh submitted a complaint to Lucknow Police Commissioner Sujeet Pandey to register an FIR against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his government colleagues alleging that Chetan Chauhan died due to negligence of the State government. “Gave a complaint to the Commissioner of Police […]

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How starving public health fuelled a COVID fire in Florida

8:52 pm August 23, 2020

Jacksonville: On a sweltering July morning, Rose Wilson struggled to breathe as she sat in her bed, the light from her computer illuminating her face and the oxygen tubes in her nose. Wilson, a retiree who worked as a public health department nurse supervisor in Duval County for 35 years, had just been diagnosed with COVID-19-induced pneumonia. She had […]

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate nears 75 pc, case fatality rate one of the lowest globally at 1.86 pc

7:11 pm August 23, 2020

New Delhi: Recoveries among COVID-19 patients in the country surged to 22,80,566 on Sunday, pushing India’s recovery rate to nearly 75 per cent, while the case fatality rate reduced to 1.86 per cent — one of the lowest globally, the Union health ministry said. The constantly rising number of recoveries has ensured that the active cases […]

India crosses crucial milestone of testing over 10 lakh people in a day

7:44 pm August 22, 2020

New Delhi : India has crossed a significant milestone of testing more than 10 lakh samples for COVID-19 in a day, taking the cumulative tests to more than 3.4 crore, while the caseload neared the 30 lakh-mark. As has been reported from states and Union Territories (UTs), which have pushed ahead with aggressive testing, there is […]