Gujarat

Seven new suspected coronavirus cases emerge in Goa

12:50 am May 14, 2020

Panaji: Seven persons tested positive for coronavirus in Goa during rapid testing on Wednesday but confirmation of results was awaited, health minister Vishwajit Rane said. Goa has been declared as a Green Zone by the Union government as there was not a single active COVID-19 case since May 1. “Seven new #COVID19 cases have been […]

ASHA workers played critical role in COVID-19 management in UP, tracked 30.43 lakh migrant returnees

Over 3 lakh migrants return to UP in 268 trains

8:34 pm May 13, 2020

Lucknow: Over three lakh migrants have returned to Uttar Pradesh in 268 special trains so far, the highest in the country, a senior official said on Wednesday. All migrants are medically screened and given food packets before being sent to home quarantine, Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Awanish Awasthi told reporters. Of the total 3,26,040 migrants, […]

394 new coronavirus cases in Gujarat, 23 deaths

10:56 pm May 9, 2020

Ahmedabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat climbed to 7,797 in Gujarat on Saturday with 394 new cases coming to light, while death toll rose to 472 with 23 more deaths, a senior health official said. The number of patients who died in 24 hours since Friday evening — 23 — was the lowest […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

12:23 pm May 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834, while 17,846 […]

Gas leak accidents that made headline the last few years

10:40 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam in which at least 11 people were killed and 1,000 affected on Thursday is one in a long list of industrial accidents resulting from poisonous gases seeping into the air. The December 1984 Bhopal tragedy in which more than than 3,000 people were killed […]