Covid-19: India logs 4,435 fresh cases in 24 hours
Apr 05, 2023, at 06:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 4,435 fresh cases of Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the active caseload to 23,091, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
Centre revises Covid guidelines for international arrivals, no home quarantines
Feb 11, 2022, at 01:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Thursday revised its COVID-19 guidelines for international arrivals, removing the category of 'at risk' countries, which was introduced in the wake of the Omicron variant's spread, and also recommending self-monitoring of 14 days for any symptoms against the current seven days of home quarantine.
COVID: India logs 71-day-lowest 80,834 new cases, 3,303 deaths in one day
Jun 13, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has reported 80,834 fresh Covid-19 cases, lowest after 71 days, and 3,303 fatalities in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Sunday.
Nearly 90 pct of India witnessing high Covid positivity rate: Centre
May 12, 2021, at 04:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nearly 90 per cent of India is witnessing a high Covid positivity rate, the government said on Tuesday adding that 640 districts out of the 734 are above the national threshold level of 5 per cent positivity rate.
Apr 30, 2021, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an order issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed all States and Union Territories (UTs) to consider the containment measures, as had been conveyed in the last advisory, for immediate implementation based on the assessment of the situation.
Many states not ready to roll out vaccines for all adults from May 1
Apr 30, 2021, at 03:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Two days before vaccination is all set to open for all adults, states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi are unlikely to roll out the inoculation drive from those between 18 and 44.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tests positive for Covid-19
Apr 22, 2021, at 02:27 am
Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday tested positive for Covid-19 even after being administered with two shots of Covishield vaccine.
Apr 21, 2021, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of nationwide lockdown immediately, stating that such a move would be the last resort to combat the spread of Coronavirus and assured citizens that oxygen production has been increased to treat the infected patients.
India's task force on COVID-19 prepares strategy to detect new variant found in UK
Dec 27, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19 met on Saturday to discuss evidence-based modifications in testing, treatment and surveillance strategies for SARS-CoV-2 in view of the recent reports of emergence of the new variant strain of the virus from the UK.
India's Covid-19 cases surpass 70 lakh mark
Oct 11, 2020, at 06:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has crossed the 'milestone landmark' of 60 lakh recoveries from the novel coronavirus even as the country's total tally surpassed 70 lakh cases of the contagion.
India records 83,347 fresh COVID-19 cases; 1085 deaths
Sep 23, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI) India recorded 83,347 new cases of COVID 19 in the past 24 hours taking the tally to 56,46,011, as per Health Ministry data on Wednesday.
Modi critic New York Times praises Indian PM for handling Covid-19 situation, calls him a mobiliser
May 18, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Known for its biting criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist political outfit BJP, US daily New York Times seems to have shifted its goalpost in its latest despatch from India, praising Modi for handling the Covid-19 crisis and calling him a "mobiliser".
Indian armed force salute medical workers fighting coronavirus pandemic
May 03, 2020, at 11:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In an attempt to pay tribute to the health workers and medical professionals involved in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Air Force jet and transport planes are showering petals on hospitals across the country.
IndiaFightsCorona: Secular India overpowers divides among communities
Apr 28, 2020, at 12:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: COVID-19 has emerged as the great unifier of the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and other faiths in India reinforcing the secular credentials of the nation which in recent months had witnessed communal tensions over a citizenship law and protests.
West Bengal health official diagnosed with Covid-19 dies at Kolkata hospital
Apr 26, 2020, at 01:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A senior doctor-cum-health official with West Bengal government's health and family welfare department, who had tested positive for novel coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at a private health facility in Kolkata's Salt Lake, died in the wee hours of Sunday, sources in the state health department confirmed.
Doctor, cop attempting to screen suspected COVID-19 positive patient attacked in Madhya Pradesh
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:00 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: A doctor and a police officer were reportedly attacked in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday when they tried to screen a probable Covid-19 patient, with the incident occurring hours after the Modi government passed an ordinance to mete out stringent punishment to those assaulting health workers.
Bill Gates 'commends' PM Modi's leadership in combating Coronavirus
Apr 22, 2020, at 09:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising his 'commendable' role in combating the deadly Coronavirus, which has infected more than 20,000 people in India including 652 deaths.
Jharkhand police register 997 FIRs, arrest 2057 for lockdown violation
Apr 21, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Ranchi/UNI: The Jharkhand Police have so far registered 997 FIRs and arrested 2057 culprits for lockdown violation.
Coronavirus lockdown: Flights, train services unlikely to resume after May 3
Apr 19, 2020, at 01:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Train and flight services are unlikely to resume after May 3, the period till which the second phase of lockdown in India has been announced to combat against the deadly coronavirus spread, media reports said on Sunday.
Centre bans supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce during lockdown 2.0
Apr 19, 2020, at 12:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a revised list of activities permitted during the Coronavirus lockdown, the Centre on Sunday announced that supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce platforms will be prohibited.
Zoom not safe to use: Indian govt warns amid Coronavirus lockdown
Apr 16, 2020, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Government on Thursday declared that the Zoom App is not a safe platform for video conferencing and issued a set of guidelines for the users.
#IndiaFightsCorona: Delivered as promised, now your turn, Gautam Gambhir tells Kejriwal
Apr 10, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Cricketer-turned-Parliamentarian Gautam Gambhir on Friday took to Twitter to continue his virtual spat with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and informed that said he kept his promise of providing a thousand PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) kits for health workers.
Coronavirus lockdown: Three lakhs trucks loaded with goods and no drivers stuck across country
Apr 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the global crisis created as a result of Coronavirus outbreak in India nearly three lakh trucks with payload worth Rs 35,000 crore have been stranded across the country due to the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month to contain the spread of the infections.
India enters 11th day of lockdown, death toll from COVID-19 reaches 77
Apr 05, 2020, at 11:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As India entered the 11th day of nationwide lockdown, the Union Health Ministry on Sunday informed that 77 people died of the deadly novel Coronavirus in the country so far amid registration of 472 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Apr 05, 2020, at 09:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for solidarity, many Indians are likely to switch off lights at their houses, stand at the doorsteps or balconies and light candles or switch on mobile flashlights for nine minutes on Sunday night to stand united as a nation.
Indian Railway to modify 20,000 coaches to accommodate 32,000 beds for isolation needs
Mar 31, 2020, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Railways has decided to modify 20,000 coaches into isolation coaches to augment the quarantine facilities being created in the country as part of COVID-19 preparedness.
Indian Railway to modify 20,000 coaches to accommodate 32,000 beds for isolation needs
Mar 31, 2020, at 08:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Indian Railways has decided to modify 20,000 coaches into isolation coaches to augment the quarantine facilities being created in the country as part of COVID-19 preparedness.
India registers over 1300 COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths so far
Mar 30, 2020, at 10:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Indian government said the country is witnessing only 'local transmission' of the COVID-19 disease at present, the number of infected cases took a steep rise on Monday to reach 1315 and deaths mounted to 36, as per update at 9:45 pm.
Apologise to nation for lockdown but this is only way to fight COVID-19: PM Modi on Mann Ki Baat
Mar 29, 2020, at 11:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing 'Mann Ki Baat' on Sunday apologised to the nation for taking such a hard decision like 21-day lockdown to combat the spread of Coronavirus, while also warning those who are violating the norms stating they "playing with their own life."
'Tune in' to Mann Ki Baat, episode to focus on COVID-19: PM Modi
Mar 29, 2020, at 08:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address the nation on the prevailing situation due to novel Coronavirus outbreak through his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' amid the fifth day of lockdown called by him to fight the pandemic.