Some coronavirus patients may need quarantine longer than 2 weeks: Study
Some coronavirus (Covid-19) patients might need a quarantine period longer than the currently mandated two weeks to become completely un-contagious, a new study has suggested. The study, detailed in a paper in Cambridge University’s Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology journal considered 175 cases between January 20 and February 12 to reach the conclusion. The cases […]
How to get latest coronavirus information from WHO on WhatsApp
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the most reliable source for updates on coronavirus and prevention measures. To make things easier for people globally, ‘WHO Health Alert’ has been launched on WhatsApp. WHO has basically made a WhatsApp Business account which users can text to and get the latest updates on COVID-19. This is the official […]
Govt preps for spike in Covid-19 cases, okays plan to make more ventilators
A top panel of scientists on Saturday cleared an industry proposal to ramp up production of ventilators in the country to minimise shortages in the context of increasing numbers of people testing positive for the Sar-CoV-2 virus. Government sources said there are over 4,000 ventilators in the country. The availability of ventilators will be […]
‘Stay where you are, don’t visit hometown’: PM Modi appeals to people amid coronavirus crisis
With hours to go for the Janta Curfew, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to the people of the country to stay where they are and desist from travelling from one place to another via trains and buses to help contain the spread of the coronavirus. “I pray that the city you are […]
Coronavirus Fears Spark Riots in Kolkata Central Jail, Prisoners Demand Release on Bail
Kolkata: In an unusual turn of events, clashes broke out in the Dum Dum Central Jail in the northern fringes of Kolkata on Saturday afternoon possibly over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. A jail official on condition of anonymity told The Wire that prisoners “suddenly attacked” jail officials with bricks, ransacked furniture and set fire in some […]
Shaheen Bagh Protest to Continue on ‘Janata Curfew’; PIL Filed in SC
New Delhi: The women protesters in Shaheen Bagh will continue with their protest on Sunday, the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged people to remain inside their houses under a self-imposed curfew. The women have been blocking a side of a road connecting southeast Delhi to Noida since mid-December to protest against the amended […]
Delhi Riots: Amid Reports of ‘Haphazard’ Detentions, Minorities Panel Seeks Police Report
New Delhi: The Delhi Minorities Commission has intervened in the process of detentions, arrests and grant of compensation in matters related to the violence that took place in North East Delhi over three days beginning February 24. The panel has directed the deputy commissioner of police (North East District) to provide the details of those […]
Unnecessary travels will not help you, stay home’: PM Modi’s appeal as Covid-19 cases rise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again urged people on Saturday avoid leaving home and follow instructions to “protect you as well as your friends and family” as the number of Covid-19 patients jumped to 271 in India. The Prime Minister has already called upon people to follow a Janta Curfew on Sunday by not venturing […]
Coronavirus Patient In Maharashtra’s Aurangabad Recovers, Tests Negative
Aurangabad: A woman who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district has now tested negative for the infection following treatment, an official said. The woman, with travel history to Russia and Kazakhstan, had tested positive for the virus on March 13, district health officer Dr Sundar Kulkarni told PTI. Her latest swab […]
Coronavirus: India’s Covid-19 count rises to 271, ICMR changes testing norms
Thirty-five fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in India on Saturday, taking the total number of people infected by the Sars-Cov-2 virus in the country to 271 even as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued guidelines for a new testing strategy for effective tracking of patients. Himachal Pradesh (two cases) and Madhya Pradesh (four cases) are […]
