novel coronavirus

Indian doctor in Kuwait dies from COVID-19

11:45 pm May 11, 2020

Dubai: An Indian dentist in Kuwait has died from the novel coronavirus, becoming the country’s second medical professional to succumb to COVID-19, according to a media report. Dr Vasudeva Rao, 54, died on Saturday in Jaber hospital where he was undergoing treatment for coronavirus infection, news website timeskuwait.com reported. A resident of Kuwait for about […]

Lockdown: PM to interact with CMs on Monday

8:24 pm May 10, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of various states via video conference on Monday afternoon, the Prime Minister’s Office said. This will be the fifth meeting of the prime minister with the chief ministers since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

104 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Ghaziabad so far

11:26 pm May 5, 2020

Ghaziabad: As many as 104 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district and two persons have died so far, an official said on Tuesday. There are 50 active cases and 52 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery, Chief Medical Officer N K Gupta told PTI. A government […]

Third COVID-19 death in Himachal

10:40 pm May 5, 2020

Shimla: A 21-year-old man, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, died in Shimla on Tuesday, the third fatality in Himachal Pradesh. The youth, who was stranded in Delhi during lockdown, had returned to his house in Sarkaghat area of Mandi district in April, Chief Medical Officer Jeevanand Chauhan told PTI. “As per his preliminary […]

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India's tally to 8,78,254

COVID-19: Malegaon count touches 298 as 14 test positive

11:38 pm May 2, 2020

Nashik: Fourteen people tested positive for novel coronavirus in Malegaon in Nashik district on Saturday, taking the district’s COVID-19 count to 333, of which 298 are from Malegaon, health officials said. Twelve people have died of the infection in the district so far. “We received 56 reports today, all from Malegaon. Of these, 14 were […]