Grim one-day virus death toll for US, Spain,
Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States have all reported the highest number of deaths in a single day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The US recorded 884 coronavirus deaths, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. It has also confirmed more than 213,000 cases of the disease. In the UK, a further […]
Tablighi Jamaat: The group blamed for new Covid-19 outbreak in India
The Tablighi Jamaat have come into the spotlight after an event they held in the Indian capital Delhi has spawned a number of Covid-19 clusters across the country. But exactly who is this group and why did they hold a big gathering in Delhi? BBC Hindi’s Zubair Ahmed reports. Who are the Tablighi Jamaat? The […]
Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public
Should more of us wear face masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus? This question is to be assessed by a panel of advisers to the World Health Organization (WHO). The group will weigh up research on whether the virus can be projected further than previously thought; a study in the US suggests coughs can […]
Jamia student arrested for ‘hatching conspiracy to incite’ communal violence in Delhi
Delhi Police Thursday arrested a Ph.D student of Jamia Milia Islamia for allegedly “hatching a conspiracy to incite communal riots” in several parts of Delhi. The 35-year-old old student was detained Wednesday evening. The February communal violence had left 50 dead and scores injured in several parts of the national capital during protests against the Citizenship […]
A Pakistani official, politician, army man, reporter walk into a TV show. Only one is a hero
This is a story of four Pakistani friends. Three of them are collateral damage in the service of one. The end. That’s how things are done by Pakistan’s ISPR. These four men represent the four pillars of the Pakistani state, in this latest production of the Pakistan military’s PR wing, the Inter Services Public Relations’ much-hyped television drama Ehd-e-Wafa (Promise of the Faithful). One […]
Pakistan is failing in fight against Covid-19. Here’s why
Pakistan on Wednesday reported the biggest jump in Covid-19 cases for the third consecutive day as the number of people infected with the deadly disease reached 2,238. The country has also witnessed 31 deaths from the disease. Reports of the lack of adequate screening procedures and squalid living conditions at the quarantine camps at the Taftan border […]
India’s Covid-19 cases nearly double in week, could hit 10,000 by end of 21-day lockdown
Coronavirus cases in the country are on the rapid rise, showing no sign of abating. A look at the historical figures points to the fact that the cases have more than doubled in India in the past week. Last Thursday, Covid-19 cases in the country were under 700. This Thursday, the cases have nearly jumped to 2,000 […]
Allow limited resumption or we lose markets to China: Exporters to Govt
Seeking sops to pay wages to workers, export industry representatives have told the government that if it does not find a way soon to re-open manufacturing units under lockdown, Indian products will lose their international markets to China, which has resumed production post the coronavirus outbreak. Coronavirus LIVE UPDATES During an interaction on Monday with Union Commerce […]
COVID-19: One more tests positive in Ladakh after 13 days of break
Srinagar : After 13 days of lull the Ladakh Union Territory reported a case of novel coronavirus. One more person has tested positive from Kargil district, officials said on Thursday. Three persons were tested positive for coronavirus on March 18 and since then no case was reported in Ladakh Union territory, officials added. The total […]
Kashmir’s first COVID-19 patient beats virus, walks home
Srinagar: A woman from Khanyar area of Srinagar, who became the first case of Covid-19 in Kashmir, has recovered with doctors saying that the lady has been tested negative in multiple tests. She has also been discharged from SKIMS on Wednesday. “The Srinagar woman, who became the first coronavirus case in Kashmir on March 18 […]
