KERALA

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 414; cases climb to 12,380

2:59 pm April 16, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 414 and the number of cases to 12,380 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 10,477, as many as 1,488 people have been cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. The […]

Dead bats create panic in Gorakhpur's Belghat area

Bat coronavirus found in two Indian bat species: study

3:07 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: As the world grapples with coronavirus, researchers have found the presence of a different kind of coronavirus — bat coronavirus (BtCoV) –in two bat species from Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). There is no evidence or research to claim […]

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

Two pvt hospitals in Mumbai sealed after staff test positive

11:26 pm April 6, 2020

Mumbai: Two private hospitals in Mumbai have been sealed after some of their medical staff, including doctors and nurses, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, civic officials said on Monday. Three doctors and 26 nurses tested positive for novel coronavirus in Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai Central and the facility has been sealed off to prevent […]

Eight more coronavirus cases reported in Kerala

11:53 pm April 5, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Eight more COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Kerala on Sunday, four of whom were Tablighi Jamaat returnees and six people were cured of the infection, Health Minister K K Shailaja said. With this, the total number of affected people under treatment in the state has gone up to 256, she said. “Out of […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

About 30 held for violating distancing rule at mosques

6:51 pm April 4, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: At least three cases were registered across Kerala and nearly 30 people were arrested for violating lockdown protocol and crowding at various mosques in the state on Friday, police said. Cases were registered at Kozhikode, Chavakkad in Thrissur district and Peringamala in Thiruvananthapuram for violating the lockdown. “We have registered a case against 14 […]