50 doctors and medical staff contract Covid-19, DRDO steps up work on protective gear
New Delhi: Nearly 50 healthcare providers across the country have contracted the novel coronavirus, the Union health ministry said Thursday. The confirmation comes at a time medical professionals have been complaining of a lack of adequate equipment, including masks, to deal with coronavirus cases. These 50 healthcare workers across India include doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff, according […]
Covid-19: ICMR advises antibody testing in hot spots for faster diagnosis
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) advised on Thursday antibody tests (or blood tests) in areas that are emerging as hot spots of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a move that will ensure faster detection of all possible cases in these clusters and help authorities buy some precious time to contain the fast-spreading pandemic. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Govt wants report on PPE, ventilator, test kit stock, asks states, UTs to reply by 5 April
New Delhi: The Modi government has set an ultimatum for states and union territories to spell out by this week how equipped they are to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter written Wednesday, the government has asked states and union territories to specify the exact stocks available for essentials such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and health […]
DU hasn’t paid for online journals and portals, can’t access them from home, say teachers
New Delhi: Teaching or doing research from home has become troublesome for faculty members in Delhi University colleges — they complain that some of the online resources suggested to them by the university have become inaccessible as it has not paid for the subscription of e-journals and some paid portals. With the 21-day nationwide lockdown due […]
Race to trace contacts of Tabligh meet continues as India cases near 1,700 mark
As India reported 376 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours taking the nationwide tally of the confirmed cases at 1,637, authorities across states have identified more than 6,000 people who attended the Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the biggest coronavirus hotspot in the country. More than 5,000 of those identified to have attended the congregation have been […]
Modi wants ‘closer partnership’ with China, says Covid-19 reminder of interconnected world
New Delhi: Commemorating 70 years of diplomatic ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India looked forward to developing a “closer partnership” with China even as he enumerated that the coronavirus pandemic served as a reminder of the interconnected nature of the world today. “The COVID-19 pandemic was a reminder to us of the interconnected nature […]
