More than 600,000 coronavirus cases recorded globally: AFP tally
More than 600,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been officially recorded around the world since the outbreak of the epidemic, according to an AFP tally at 1045 GMT on Saturday. There were 605,010 cases of infection with 27,982 deaths in 183 countries and territories. The United States had 104,837 cases of which 1,711 […]
PM Modi Announces CARES Fund For Covid-19 Public Donations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the creation of an assistance and emergency situation relief fund where people can contribute and help in the government’s fight against coronavirus. The Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund will go a long way in creating a healthier India, he said on Twitter. “People […]
‘Trying Three Existing Drugs To Treat Coronavirus’: IICT
Scientists at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad are fighting against time to develop a drug to treat Covid-19 even as the country stays under a lockdown till April 14. IICT director Dr Srivari Chandrasekhar tells M S Shanker in an interview that all efforts are on to ‘re-purpose’ existing drugs to find the right cocktail. Excerpts… Is […]
Coronavirus: One more test positive, total cases 28
Srinagar One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir Valley on Saturday. This takes the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID1-9) cases in Kashmir to 22 and in the entire J&K to 28. Official sources told newsagency GNS that one more person has tested positive for the coronavirus in SKIMS Soura. Confirming it, a senior […]
COVID-19: Order Eatables Online, Admin Will Deliver At Doorstep
Srinagar Amid lockdown to fight coronavirus infections and COVID-19 if you are in need food items and other essentials, you can order online or call the district administration; same will be delivered at your doorstep within shortest possible time. The district administration Bandipora started this innovative initiative aiming at providing essential supplies to the people […]
US places Pakistan on high-priority list for Covid-19 assistance
WASHINGTON: The United States has placed Pakistan among the high-priority countries that will receive US assistance for curbing the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, a senior American official said. Briefing journalists in Washington on Thursday afternoon on the US response to this pandemic, Bonnie Glick, deputy administrator of the US Agency for International Development said […]
Decrying facilities, 26 people who fled from quarantine at JLNM brought back
Srinagar, Mar 28: At least 26 people from Chattabal and Batamaloo area of Srinagar who were put under quarantine at Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital in Rainawari, here fled after breaking doors and windowpanes of the hospital early Saturday. Officials at the hospital said that at least 14 women and 12 males from Chattabal and Batamaloo […]
Coronavirus: 7 More Test Positive, Total Cases 27
Srinagar In a sudden spurt in coronavirus cases in Kashmir, seven more COVID-19 positive cases were reported in the Valley on Saturday. This takes the total number of coronavirus disease (COVID1-9) cases in Kashmir to 21 and in the entire J&K to 27. Official sources told news agency GNS that the seven persons include a 56-years-old man […]
Bengaluru oncologist claims to be close to an effective treatment for Covid-19: Report
A Bengaluru based doctor claims to have developed an effective treatment for coronavirus which could be ready for trials by this weekend, a news agency reported. The treatment involves retriggering of the immune system which gets compromised after a person is infected by Sars-Cov-2 virus, said the doctor. He clarified that the medicine which was […]
First Electron Microscope Image Of COVID-19 Virus From India Released
The first images from India of what the coronavirus looks like are out. The images of the coronavirus have been taken by a team of ICMR-NIV scientists in Pune. The images have been captured using a transmission electron microscope and have been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research. The images of Sars-Cov-2, the […]
