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COVID-19: 44 Texas University students test positive after spring break trip

5:35 pm April 2, 2020

Houston: Forty four students of the University of Texas in the US have tested positive for COVID-19 after they returned from a spring break trip to Mexico, avoiding social-distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. The university, which is in Austin, had previously confirmed only 28 coronavirus cases. About 70 students flew on a chartered plane […]

Maha to conduct rapid COVID-19 tests for early detection

4:28 pm April 2, 2020

Mumbai: The Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct rapid COVID-19 tests to expedite the detection of coronavirus cases, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday. The state government will use blood samples instead of swabs in rapid tests for coronavirus detection, Tope said. Talking to reporters after Prime Minister Modi held a video conference […]

China allows non-residents of Wuhan to leave virus centre

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

11:31 pm January 26, 2020

BEIJING: A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China on Sunday with 56 deaths so far, while the US Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight. China’s health minister said the […]

Nirbhaya case: 4 convicts hanged at 5:30 am after nightlong court hearings

Lawyer of Nirbhaya case convicts making fun of system: Sisodia

4:22 pm January 24, 2020

New Delhi: A lawyer, appearing for two of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case, is “making fun” of the system by using “tactics” to delay their hanging, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia alleged on Friday. The AAP leader’s comments came after advocate A P Singh on Friday moved a Delhi court alleging that […]

Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases

China rushes to build new hospital for virus within 10 days

2:52 pm January 24, 2020

Beijing: China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday. The facility in the central city of Wuhan is expected to be in use by February 3 to serve a […]