China ready to help India in Covid-19 fightback, shares info over video link
China on Monday reiterated its offer to help and assist India in its fight against the Covid-19 outbreak, which threatens to spread in the south Asian country as New Delhi takes gradual steps to impose a countrywide lockdown. The foreign ministry’s offer of help comes soon after India took part in a Beijing-led video conference […]
Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh cleared of CAA protesters, some detained
Protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh were removed and some detained on Tuesday, more than 100 days after they started the agitation, amid a lockdown in the national capital over the coronavirus outbreak. Police said they have taken all the tents and billboards agitators had put up in Shaheen Bagh, […]
As Covid-19 crisis deepens, govt looks for protective suit manufacturers
The ministry of health is scouting for manufacturers who can produce body coveralls or PPE – a specialised protective suit meant for protection of healthcare workers while treating Covid-19 patients. In a statement, the health ministry said that technical standard for coveralls was prescribed as per World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines and in accordance with ISO standards […]
Omar Abdullah detention order to be revoked
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar Official in Srinagar has confirmed that the dentention order of Omar Abdullah under PSA would be revoked on Tuesday today on the instructions of central government. official sources said that in the coming days another detained former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti would be released also. Hundreds of mainstream leaders and […]
Suspected Coronavirus Patient Dies In Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: A 24-year-old woman who recently travelled from the USA and showed possible symptoms of coronavirus died at a private hospital in Himachal Pradesh”s Kangra, a senior state health official said on Monday. Her samples were sent for testing to Tanda’s Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College but she died before the arrival of the […]
Domestic flights suspended from Tuesday midnight to 31 March
New Delhi: No domestic commercial passenger flight will be allowed to operate in the country from Tuesday midnight to March 31 to restrict travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Union Civil Aviation Ministry said in a statement . India has already banned international flights for a week from Sunday. “The operations of domestic schedule commercial airlines […]
Coronavirus and the elderly: All you need to know
One of the glaring aspects from the coronavirus casualty from world over and in India suggest that the elderly population, especially above 60 years, is at a heightened risk with Italy, the second most-affected country, reporting 81 as a mean age of those succumbing to the novel coronavirus. In India, even as cases jumped to over 400 with […]
At current rate, India can see 30,000 COVID-19 deaths by May, no hospital bed by June: Data
After the largest single-day increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases in India, it has never been clearer that the pandemic is upon us and the next few weeks are going to throw up a scenario that many still find hard to imagine. From the data we have, here’s a look at the near future, and […]
Valley leaders cite coronavirus to seek release of Kashmiris detained in jails outside J&K
Srinagar: As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the country, a National Conference leader and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter have sought the release of Jammu and Kashmir residents who have been under detention since August last year. On Monday, NC leader and Anantnag MP Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi wrote a letter to Home Minister Amit […]
DRDO starts detection tests for COVID-19, producing hand sanitisers in small quantities
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE) in Gwalior has started conducting tests for COVID-19 cases, while also producing hand sanitisers in small quantities. The DRDE, which is a part of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is the nodal lab for the development of chemical-biological defence technologies and works on national preparedness against […]
