novel coronavirus

Nagaland reports first COVID-19 case

8:41 pm April 13, 2020

Dimapur/Guwahati: A man from Nagaland has tested positive for novel coronavirus, the first case reported from the state, an official said on Monday. The 33-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms was admitted to a hospital in Assam’s Guwahati, where he tested positive for COVID-19, the official said. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted that a […]

UP govt has set up panels to look into problems of various sectors: Adityanath

11:56 pm April 12, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday the state government has set up some committees which will work on different schemes after April 15 and contribute towards successfully fighting the novel coronavirus. “The state government will fully follow the guidelines of the Government of India. We have formed a committee under the […]

Muted Easter Sunday at Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre

4:21 pm April 12, 2020

Jerusalem: A handful of priests celebrated Easter on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified and resurrected. In the heart of Jerusalem’s Old City, the church — which had not been closed over Easter for at least a century — has been shuttered to […]

India assures support to Uganda to fight COVID-19

11:18 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: India on Thursday assured Uganda that it would extend all possible support to Kampala in its efforts to control the spread of the novel coronavirus. The assurance was given when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The two leaders discussed the health and economic challenges arising out of […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 166; cases climb to 5,734

2:55 pm April 9, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 166 and the number of cases to 5,734 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,095, as many as 472 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said. […]