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 […]
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 […]
Over 300 Indian students stranded at Kazakhstan airport, seek ‘just one flight home’
Over 300 Indian medical students are stranded in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Airport after India banned international arrivals from March 22 to March 31. The students haven’t been able to leave the airport for more than three days now as Almaty is under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Almaty is Kazakhstan’s biggest city and its airport accounts for […]
Covid-19: PM Narendra Modi urges electronic media to fight misinformation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked television channels to spread scientific reports, involve informed people in their discussions and counter the spread of misinformation and highlight the importance of social distancing in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. In an interaction with the electronic media through video conference, he underlined the importance of discipline […]
SAARC health professionals to hold video conference to discuss Covid-19
Senior health professionals of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries are expected to hold a video conference on March 26 to exchange experiences of combating the spread of Covid-19 so far. According to an official statement, the health professional will discuss specific protocols dealing with screening at entry points, contact tracing, quarantine and […]
68-year-old Covid-19 patient from Philippines dies in Mumbai
68-year-old man from the Philippines, who tested positive for coronavirus and then negative, died in a private hospital, the health department of the Greater Mumbai municipal corporation said in a release on Monday. The man died on Sunday night. “He was a case of diabetes mellitus and asthma and was admitted on 13th March with […]
Passenger trains cancelled till 31 March due to COVID-19, buses & metros also suspended
New Delhi: To combat the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Indian Railways has cancelled all passenger trains until 31 March. However, to ensure seamless supply of essential commodities across the country, goods trains will continue to ply. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted about the decision Sunday. The decision […]
Lockdown in 75 coronavirus-hit districts; no trains, Metros, interstate buses till March 31
Authorities on Sunday said 75 districts affected by the novel coronavirus will be locked down and no trains, Metros and interstate buses will operate till March 31 as the number of Covid-19 cases soared to 370, in the biggest jump the country has seen so far. Bihar and Maharashtra reported two more Covid-19 linked […]
