World Health Organisation

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

Coronavirus crisis: Xi praises WHO’s role after Trump accuses health agency of siding with Beijing

12:01 am March 27, 2020

Beijing/Washington: The war of words between the US and China over the origins of the deadly coronavirus has extended to the WHO as Chinese President Xi Jinping praised its role in advancing global battle against COVID-19 amid his American counterpart Donald Trump‘s criticism that the UN health agency sided with Beijing and people are unhappy […]

Sabarmati Ashram closed for visitors till March 29

11:40 pm March 18, 2020

Ahmedabad: The historic Sabarmati Ashram here will remain closed for visitors from March 19 till March 29 in view of the coronavirus threat, the trust managing the complex said on Wednesday. The ashram, a former home of Mahatma Gandhi, receives a large number of visitors everyday. It is a historic centre linked to India’s independence […]

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

BMC asks hoarding owners to display coronavirus messages

4:15 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked all licenced hoarding owners in Mumbai to display messages till March 25, starting from Monday, on fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak. The directive was issued by BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. Those disobeying the directive will have […]

Rita Wilson says having COVID-19 at same time as Tom Hanks made it easier

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson share health after coronavirus diagnosis

8:57 pm March 13, 2020

Los Angeles: Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson on Friday gave a health update from coronavirus quarantine, saying they are taking it “one day at a time”. The couple, who is in isolation at a hospital in the state of Queensland in Australia, said they are being well cared for. “Hello folks. […]

COVID-19: Delhi records 111 deaths, 5,879 fresh cases

Coronavirus cases rise to 81 in India: officials

8:08 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases on Friday rose to 81, which include 16 Italians and one Canadian, Health Ministry officials said. Addressing reporters, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said coronavirus is not a health emergency and that there is no need to panic. He said seven more coronavirus patients have been […]