health department

Two IPS officers test positive for coronavirus in MP

1:09 am April 9, 2020

Bhopal: After two IAS officers, two IPS officers have tested positive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh. One of the Indian Police Service officers is posted in Bhopal while the other is posted in Indore, a senior health official told PTI. Both have been put under quarantine, he added. Earlier, two IAS officers, including a senior […]

Plan prepared to vaccinate all adults in 3 months: CM Kejriwal

COVID-19 cases rise to 525 in Delhi

11:55 pm April 6, 2020

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in Delhi rose to 525 on Monday, which included 329 from the Nizamuddin markaz, according to the city government’s health department. The number of cases in the national capital stood at 503 on Sunday. Of the total, 168 cases are those with a foreign travel history or those […]

8 test positive for COVID-19 in TN; tally goes to 50

9:39 am March 30, 2020

Chennai: Eight people, including a 10-month-old boy, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu, taking the total number of cases in the state to 50, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar said on Sunday. The eight from Erode district were contacts of two Thailand nationals, who have already tested positive for COVID-19 and undergoing treatment at […]

Condition of coronavirus patients in Maha stable: CM

8:59 pm March 11, 2020

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that the condition of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the state is stable and an alert has been sounded at airports and ports to increase monitoring of passengers. He also said that the state machinery is ready to tackle the coronavirus crisis and […]

Concern over lack of protective gears for healthcare professionals

India reaches out to over 600 Indians in coronavirus-hit Hubei province

10:47 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: The government has reached out to over 600 Indians living in China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to ascertain their willingness to be brought back to India. India has already approached Chinese authorities to allow it to send two flights to Wuhan, the capital of Hubei, to bring back […]