Efforts underway to return Indian pilgrims from coronavirus-hit Iran: S Jaishankar
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said efforts are underway to return Indian pilgrims from Qom area in coronavirus-hit Iran.
COVID-19: 'Shuka Vana' Birds Museum at Ganapathy Sachidananda Ashram closed for 15 days
Mar 08, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Mysuru/UNI: The 'Shuka Vana' (Parrots Museum), in the sprawling Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama here, will remain closed for 15 days from March 9 as precautionary measure following COVID-19, Ashram authorities said here on Sunday.
Confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths across the world
Mar 08, 2020, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Fresh cases of novel coronavirus are being reported every day after it first surfaced in Wuhan, the capital city of China's Hubei province, in late December.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews the situation on COVID-19 with concerned Ministries
Mar 07, 2020, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the situation on Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) and action taken so far by various Ministries on Saturday.
Coronavirus: After Sikkim restricts entry of foreigners, tourism industry fears losses
Mar 06, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Darjeeling/IBNS: Amid the rising number of novel coronavirus cases, Sikkim has temporarily banned the entry of foreigners sparking fear of major financial losses among tour operators, hoteliers and travel agencies in Darjeeling, media reports said.
Coronavirus outbreak: Delhi resident tests positive, total cases in India rise to 31
Mar 06, 2020, at 12:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With a Delhi resident testing positive for COVID-19, the total number of cases related to deadly novel Coronavirus touched 31 on Friday.
Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran will be brought through normal civil aviation channels: MEA
Mar 05, 2020, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indians stranded in Iran will be brought through normal civil aviation channels after being tested for novel coronavirus infection in the laboratory to be set up by Indian scientists, the Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) said on Thursday in a press briefing.
Mar 04, 2020, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ramnath Kovind have cancelled their 'Holi Milan' gatherings citing experts advise to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus.
Six family members of infected Delhi man and wife of Italian tourist test positive for coronavirus
Mar 04, 2020, at 06:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Six family members of the Delhi based man, and the wife of the Italian tourist, who had tested positive for novel coronavirus, have been also infected by the deadly virus, Union Health Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said a state-level task force has been constituted to control the situation arising due to novel coronavirus and hoped that people of Delhi will fight the virus successfully just as they overcame dengue.
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 28, 15 Italian tourists tested positive
Mar 04, 2020, at 01:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: With 15 Italian tourists testing positive in COVID-19, the number of total cases of Coronavirus in India jumped to 28 on Wednesday, media reports said.
Mar 04, 2020, at 12:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday rejected the claims of some of his party leaders who have been sharing bizarre tips like use of cow urine, cow dung and yoga to cure novel coronavirus infection.
Cat found in a container arrived from China faces deportation from Chennai Port, PETA opposes
Mar 03, 2020, at 08:05 pm
Chennai/UNI: A cat, which was found in a container that arrived from China at the Chennai Port Trust two weeks ago, is facing possible deportation to China, due to coronavirus threat, a move objected by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on the ground that it could neither contract nor transmit COVID-19.
There is no need to panic: Narendra Modi tweets as fresh cases of coronavirus emerges in India
Mar 03, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged people not panic over coronavirus in the country and take small steps to ensure 'self-protection'.
Kerala: All three medical students infected with coronavirus cured, says state health minister
Feb 28, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: All three medical students infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kerala have been cured of the disease, Kerala’s Health Minister KK Shailaja Teacher said on Friday.
IAF evacuates 76 Indian nationals from COVID-19 Wuhan
Feb 27, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi/UNI: An Indian Air Force aircraft has brought back 76 Indian nationals, including three Indian Embassy officials, from the COVID-19 hit Wuhan in China, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
COVID-19: 119 Indians on board quarantined cruise ship brought back from Japan
Feb 27, 2020, at 02:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A special Air India flight on Thursday brought 119 Indian nationals back, who were on-board the Diamond Princess Cruise ship docked off at Yokohama in Japan.
Indian Air Force special flight carrying medical assistance departs for Wuhan: MEA
Feb 26, 2020, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An Indian Air Force special flight carrying around 15 Tons of medical assistance comprising masks, gloves and other emergency medical equipment departed for Wuhan, China on 26 February 2020, Ministry of External Affairs said.
Passenger from Myanmar suspected with COVID-19 infection lands at Gaya airport in Bihar
Feb 19, 2020, at 04:35 pm
Gaya/UNI: A passenger from Myanmar suspected to be infected with COVID-19 or coronavirus was admitted at Anugrah Narayan Medical College Hospital (ANMCH) after he landed at the international airport of Gaya in Bihar.