New Delhi: India on Wednesday suspended all visas, except a few categories such as diplomatic and employment, till April 15 in a bid to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, according to an official statement. The government also “strongly advised” Indians to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. The suspension will come into effect from 1200 […]
Read MoreMumbai: Two persons from Mumbai on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of such cases in Maharashtra to 10, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said. There are eight coronavirus positive cases in Pune, the chief minister told reporters at Vidhan Bhawan. Thackeray also indicated that the ongoing budget session of state legislature, scheduled till […]
Read MorePanaji: Two Goa-based persons- a man who had travelled to Italy and Finland, and a woman who returned to the state from Dubai, were quarantined here on Wednesday for possible novel coronavirus exposure as they complained of cough and fever on their arrival. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane told this to reporters here on Wednesday. […]
Read MoreSeoul: South Korea announced its first rise in new coronavirus cases for five days on Wednesday, following a run of declines that have raised hopes the outbreak is coming under control. The South was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged, and remains one of the world’s […]
Read MoreNew York: New York — under a state of emergency following a coronavirus outbreak — on Monday launched its own brand of hand sanitizer, made by jail inmates. Governor Andrew Cuomo said 100,000 gallons of “NYS Clean” would be produced a week by prisoners, who already manufacture soap, to meet shortages. “This is a superior […]
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