novel coronavirus

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

Trump threatens to terminate trade deal if China does not honour it citing coronavirus crisis

3:45 pm April 22, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has threatened to terminate the trade deal with China if Beijing did not honour its provisions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that originated in the country. While China has reported 82,788 novel coronavirus cases, including 4,632 fatalities, the US registered over 824,600 cases and more than 45,290 deaths […]

Iran closes businesses, curtails travel amid virus surge

Iran records 88 new virus deaths, has freed prisoners

9:23 pm April 21, 2020

Tehran: Iran on Tuesday announced 88 new deaths from the novel coronavirus as the country said it had released more than 1,000 foreign prisoners over the outbreak. According to health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour, the latest fatalities in the past 24 hours brought the total to 5,297, in one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks. The […]

One more tests positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya

3:33 pm April 21, 2020

Shillong: A 42-year-old woman, who is a family friend of the first COVID-19 patient in Meghalaya, has tested positive for novel coronavirus, raising the number of active cases to 11 in the state, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. With the fresh case reported from the state capital, the total number of people afflicted with the […]

Thai protest leader on hunger strike given IV drip in prison

COVID-19: 4 inmates test positive in Indore central jail

8:18 pm April 20, 2020

Indore: Four inmates of the central jail in Indore in Madhya Pradesh tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 prisoners in the city to six, a senior official said on Monday. They were admitted in MY Hospital on April 17, Central Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Bhangre told PTI. “They are […]

5,000 cases registered in Mumbai for lockdown violation

Over 3,400 people detained in Delhi for violating lockdown orders

11:24 pm April 15, 2020

New Delhi: Over 200 cases were registered and 3,473 people detained in Delhi on Wednesday for violating lockdown orders, police said. The lockdown has been imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus which has claimed 30 lives and infected 1,561 people in the national capital. According to data shared by police, 244 cases […]