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Do you need mask if driving or cycling alone? Health Ministry official says no such guidelines

7:55 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has not issued any guidelines recommending wearing of a mask if someone is driving a car or cycling alone, a top government official said on Thursday. However, if someone is exercising, cycling or jogging in a group, they should wear masks and maintain social distancing so as not to infect each […]

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Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases reach 292,765

1:08 pm August 23, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases on Sunday reached 292,765 after 591 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. Four patients died during the period, taking the number of fatalities in the country to 6,235, according to the Ministry of National Health Services. A total of 275,836 people have recovered from […]

Telangana reports 11 deaths, 2,384 new COVID-19 cases

12:42 pm August 23, 2020

Hyderabad: Telangana logged 2,384 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the states tally to 1,04,249, the government said on Sunday. The toll rose to 755 with 11 more COVID-19 deaths, a state government bulletin said, providing data as of 8 PM on Saturday. The total number of people who recovered from the infectious disease so far was […]

Thane district reports 1,284 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths

12:34 pm August 23, 2020

Thane: The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra’s Thane district has gone up to 1,13,884 with 1,284 more people testing positive for the disease, a health official said on Sunday. The fatality count in the district has reached 3,240 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral infection on Saturday, he said. Kalyan town in […]

COVID caseload in India breaches 30-lakh mark

12:29 pm August 23, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally sprinted past the 30-lakh mark, just 16 days after it crossed 20 lakh, while 22,80,566 people have recuperated in the country so far pushing the recovery rate to 74.90 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. COVID-19 cases in the country jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh […]