Coronavirus update: Pregnant woman, her husband forced to walk over 100km without food; rescued by locals
An eight-month pregnant woman and her husband were offered monetary help and an ambulance in Meerut to cover the rest of their journey from Saharanpur to Bulandshahr after they were forced to walk over 100 kms on their way home without food when the latter’s employer turned them out without any money. Local residents Naveen […]
Coronavirus: Confirmed Cases Cross 1000-Mark In India, Death Toll Rises To 27
The nationwide tally of confirmed Coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000-mark and the death toll reached 27 on Sunday. Two fresh deaths were reported on Sunday evening from Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir, Health Ministry said. Total deaths increased by eight since Saturday. The total number of positive cases has increased by 106 in the last […]
Why Modi, Trump & others are angry at WHO’s handling of Covid-19 crisis
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency that handles health within the United Nations, is facing a lot of global criticism, and even in India, over how it has handled this Covid-19 crisis. It does seem that it took too long in reacting to the pandemic and gave China a long pass. It was […]
Here’s A Cure For Coronavirus, But It Has A Statutory Warning…
After US President Trump and WhatsApp forwards endorsed the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to fight COVID-19, authorities and chemist associations have cautioned people against buying it—and other antiviral drugs. On March 24, the Delhi drugs control department sent out an advisory to chemists after observing that “some consumers were buying the medicines for prophylactic use”. […]
Restrict sales of chloroquine & other Covid-19 drugs: Chemists’ lobby tells members
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent hoarding amid the coronavirus pandemic, India’s top pharmacists’ lobby has warned over 8.5 lakh chemists it represents across the country to restrict the sales of drugs which are being used for the treatment of Covid-19. The sales of drugs like azithromycin, hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, lopinavir and ritonavir have shot up after their […]
Rahul Gandhi writes to PM cautioning against the impact of prolonged lockdown
Expressing solidarity with the government’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apprehending that the lockdown might have to be extended and cautioning against complete economic shutdown’s disastrous consequences. “The world has been forced to take urgent, immediate measures to contain the rapid […]
Covid-19: India pulls out all staff from consulates in Herat, Jalalabad
India has shifted all personnel at its consulates in Herat and Jalalabad to the Afghanistan capital of Kabul because of concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic, people familiar with developments said on Sunday. The people cited above said on condition of anonymity the decision to move the diplomats and other staff was made because the […]
Coronvirus Live Updates: India Deaths Rise To 25; Cases Near 1,000; SpiceJet Pilot Tests Positive
More than 30,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, two-thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally on Saturday. In total, 30,003 lives have been lost with 21,334 of those in Europe, where Italy has the highest number of fatalities with 10,023 deaths, followed by Spain with 5,690, the tally based […]
Coronavirus: Tihar Jail releases 400 prisoners
Srinagar As many as 356 prisoners were released on 45-day interim bail while 63 have been released on emergency parole of eight weeks, as a preventive measure against the spread of coronavirus, Tihar Jail, ANI reported. The Supreme Court had on March 23 asked all state governments to release undertrial prisoners, who are facing charges attracting less […]
Mann Ki Baat Live: I apologise to poor of the country for coronavirus hardships, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the country through his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show at 11.00 am. This is third time PM Modi is speaking on the seriousness of coronavirus crisis. This is the first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ show since the nationwide lockdown began from 25th March. Modi discussed the issue with the […]
