TAMIL NADU

One dies of COVID-19 in TN; 266 fresh cases reported

8:49 pm May 3, 2020

Chennai: A 44-year-old man died of coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the toll in the state to 30 as the number of positive cases crossed the 3,000 mark with 266 more getting infected by the virus on Sunday. The man from Coimbatore became the latest victim to the contagion, a bulletin from the health department […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

Railways runs 10 trains to ferry migrants home

11:58 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The railways on Saturday ran 10 trains to ferry home to Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar nearly 10,000 migrants from eight states, a senior official said. He said the trains were planned on the request of these eight states — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. “We have […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,218, cases to 37,336

1:16 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,218 and the number of cases climbed to 37,336 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 26,167, while 9,950 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total cases […]

COVID-19 patient from TN hospitalised in Puducherry

7:00 pm May 1, 2020

Puducherry: A 64-year old cancer patient from neighbouring Tamil Nadu tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to the JIPMER here for treatment, Puducherry Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said on Friday. The woman patient from Cuddalore district, bordering the union territory, was on Wednesday admitted to the JIPMER, a designated hospital for coronavirus […]

COVID-19: Palghar receives 3,000 antigen testing kits

Tamil Nadu to return 24,000 rapid testing kits to China

11:59 pm April 27, 2020

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced returning 24,000 rapid test kits imported from China, hours after the ICMR asked states to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody kits procured from two companies in the Asian country to be sent back to the suppliers. The government and opposition DMK clashed over the pricing of […]