Free ATM withdrawals for 3 months, no minimum balance required for accounts: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that debit card holders can withdraw cash from any other bank’s ATM free of charge for the next three months. “There shall not be any minimum balance requirement fee (in bank accounts),” the Finance Minister added. This comes as lockdown and curfew is in place in many parts […]
Time to restore rights of people in J&K: Priyanka on Omar release
Srinagar Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday welcomed the decision of releasing former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from the “unconstitutional detention” and said, “it is time restore the rights of people of the Jammu and Kashmir too.” “So happy to learn that Omar Abdullah’s unconstitutional and undemocratic detention has been […]
China lifts travel curbs to Hubei province, including Wuhan
Beijing: China announced Tuesday that a lockdown would be lifted on more than 50 million people in central Hubei province where the coronavirus first emerged late last year. But fears rose over a second wave of infections fuelled by people arriving from overseas. After two months living with draconian curbs on daily life, residents will […]
Two deaths in Hyderabad spark Covid-19 concerns
Hyderabad: Two deaths at diferent hospitals in Hyderbad Monday night have raised concerns of a possible link to the Covid-19 virus. Both patients has no recent foreign travel history, and so were not tested for the coronavirus in Hyderabad. A 30-year-old woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin at Apollo hospital on Monday night This patient […]
‘Experimental’ drug that failed to cure ebola is now world’s best shot against COVID-19
New Delhi: A drug that was presented and then rejected as a cure for the ebola virus is now being seen as the best option to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir, manufactured by US company Gilead Sciences, is currently the subject of at least four trials on coronavirus patients, including two in China. “The limited preclinical data on remdesivir in MERS […]
No community spread of coronavirus yet, all actions to stop it: NITI panel head
NITI Aayog member Dr V K Paul, heading a panel to coordinate coronavirus efforts, said Monday that India has not started seeing community transmission as yet, and the strategy as of now was to guard against it and intensify containment measures. In an interview to The Indian Express, a day after the country observed Janata Curfew, Paul said, “Today, you […]
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 […]
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 […]
