COVID-19: Man posts ‘no ventilators in Ludhiana’ on Facebook, booked for sedition
The Ludhiana police Sunday booked a man under the charges of sedition after he allegedly posted on social media that there were ‘no ventilators in Ludhiana district to treat patients’ amid the coronavirus outbreak. An FIR was registered against Simranjit Singh of Dharampura area. Investigating officer in the case, ASI Surjit Singh, said the man had posted […]
COVID-19 pandemic: UN biodiversity chief calls for ban on wildlife market
United Nations’ biodiversity chief Elizabeth Maruma Mrema has called for a global ban on wildlife markets, including the one in Wuhan, China, in order to prevent future pandemics. “The message we are getting is if we don’t take care of nature, it will take care of us,” she told The Guardian. The wildlife market is reported […]
Explained: Is burial or cremation safe? How to handle bodies of COVID-19 patients
Last week, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation of Mumbai issued a circular that bodies of all COVID-19 patients would be cremated at the nearest crematorium, without any rituals. The circular was later amended, allowing burials only if grounds were large enough. Why was the order introduced? The Municipal Commissioner in Mumbai is an empowered officer under the Epidemic Act, 1897, […]
4 reasons why I see light at the end of India’s coronavirus tunnel
When I first heard Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Friday, carefully, I must confess to feeling a little disappointed. There was no condemnation of the fact that our brave “Covid-19 warriors” — doctors and other health care workers — were being assaulted; and there was no comforting statement about the efforts to […]
Italy, France record lower coronavirus deaths
France and Italy have recorded their lowest death toll from the coronavirus in one and two weeks, respectively. Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to a hospital for tests after showing persistent symptoms of coronavirus 10 days after testing positive for the virus. After President Donald Trump warned the United States is entering what […]
Turkey to minimise troop movements to lower coronavirus risks
Turkey has said it would minimise its troop movements in operation zones in neighbouring Syria as part of the measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as the Turkish death toll and infections continue to rise. The country’s death toll from the COVID-19 disease has risen by 73 to 574 in the last 24 hours, with new confirmed cases […]
Former Libya Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril dies from coronavirus
Mahmoud Jibril, the former head of the Libyan rebel government that overthrew longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, has died from the coronavirus, his party said. Jibril, 68, died on Sunday in Cairo where he had been hospitalised for two weeks, said Khaled al-Mrimi, secretary of the National Forces Alliance, founded by Jibril in 2012. He had […]
Police books Handwara man who tried to escape from quarantine facility
Jammu, April 6 (KNS): A man from Handwara who escaped from a coronavirus quarantine facility in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district was brought back and booked by the police on Monday. Police said incharge officials of quarantine facility informed them about the incident. “We traced him and handover him back to the quarantine facility management.” […]
Army identifies 5 Soldiers killed in Keran encounter
Kupwara, April 6 (KNS) : Five solidiers who were killed in Keran encounter in which five militants were also killed have been identified by the Army. The militants sneaked into this part of Kashmir and were trapped in Zurhama forest of Kupwara,army spokesperson said. “After four days of pursuing, all the 5 militants were neutralised […]
UK PM Boris Johnson Hospitalised As COVID-19 Symptoms Persist
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. Johnson, 55, “continues to have persistent symptoms of coronavirus”, a Downing Street spokesperson said on Sunday. His hospitalisation was described as a “precautionary step” taken on the advice of his doctor. “On the advice of his […]
