novel coronavirus

Gujarat: Congress, BJP spar over Dhaman-1 ventilators

Tech giants partner with US govt to provide resources for COVID-19 research

3:28 pm March 23, 2020

Washington: US-based global tech giants, including IBM, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, have partnered with the White House to “unleash the power of American supercomputing resources” for combating the novel coronavirus, President Donald Trump has said. From volunteering to manufacturing masks and ventilators to ramping up production of essential medical supplies and general items, the country’s […]

LIC declares relaxation for premium payments

8:47 pm March 22, 2020

Mumbai: To help policyholders who are unable to pay insurance premium on time due to the coronavirus outbreak, state-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has extended the deadline up to April 15, 2020. “In view of prevailing extraordinary circumstances in the country on account of Covid-19, LIC will give relaxation to its policyholders in payment […]

Four more test positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh

10:33 pm March 20, 2020

Chandigarh: Four more people tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Friday, taking the total confirmed cases to five in the Union Territory. Among new coronavirus cases were the mother, brother and the cook of the 23-year-old woman who was earlier tested positive for the infection. 24-hr quarantine for all international travelers to Pune “Three […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

One more tests positive for coronavirus in Noida

6:44 pm March 18, 2020

Noida (UP: A resident of Noida, who recently returned from Indonesia, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gautam Buddh Nagar health officials said on Wednesday. The total number of positive cases for the COVID-19 in the district now stands at four, Chief Medical Officer Anurag Bhargava said. Coronavirus cases in country climb to 147 […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

103-year-old Iran woman survives coronavirus: report

6:21 pm March 18, 2020

Tehran: A 103-year-old woman in Iran has recovered after being infected with the new coronavirus, state media reported, despite overwhelming evidence the elderly are most at risk from the disease. China makes 2-week quarantine compulsory for foreign returnees as ‘imported’ cases rise The unnamed woman had been hospitalised in the central city of Semnan for […]