COVID-19 death toll touches 1,783; number of cases climb to 52,952

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,783; number of cases climb to 52,952

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 1,783 while the number of cases climbed to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 35,902 while 15,266 people […]

India stands strongly with those in need in these difficult times, says PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that while India is making every effort to save the life of every citizen from coronavirus, it is also taking its global obligations during the pandemic very seriously. Speaking at a virtual global Buddha Purnima event, Modi said, “People world over working selflessly for others in […]

UP: 24 Tablighi members from Assam, Karnataka booked for ‘spreading’ COVID-19 in Shamli

UP: 24 Tablighi members from Assam, Karnataka booked for ‘spreading’ COVID-19 in Shamli

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A total of 24 Tablighi Jamaat members from Karnataka and Assam were booked for staying in a mosque without giving information to police in Kairana town in Shamli district, a police official said. According to SHO Yashpal Dhama, a case was registered on Wednesday against 24 people of the Jamaat under provisions of […]

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 33,514. A total of 13,160 […]

9 cr people have downloaded Aarogya Setu app: Govt

9 cr people have downloaded Aarogya Setu app: Govt

New Delhi: Close to nine crore users have downloaded the Aarogya Setu mobile application and it has been made mandatory that government and private sector employees use it to bolster efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 was informed about this on Tuesday by officials during its 14th meeting […]

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 33,514. A total of 13,160 […]

No community transmission of COVID-19 yet: Harsh Vardhan

No community transmission of COVID-19 yet: Harsh Vardhan

NEW DELHI: India has so far been able to stave off community transmission of COVID-19, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, expressing the hope that behavioural changes brought about by the infection could become the new normal for a healthy society after the pandemic abates. The nation in a post-coronavirus future could well look back […]

Covid-19 curve remains flat but rise in cases at steady rate a cause of concern: AIIMS director

Covid-19 curve remains flat but rise in cases at steady rate a cause of concern: AIIMS director

NEW DELHI: The Covid-19 curve has remained relatively flat so far but the continued rise of cases at a steady rate is a cause of concern, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said on Tuesday. Different modelling experts have predicted that a peak in number of cases of novel coronavirus infection may occur in the next four […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,568 in India; cases climb to 46,433

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,568 in India; cases climb to 46,433

NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,568 and the number of cases climbed to 46,433 in the country on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active cases stood at 32,138, while 12,726 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. The total number of cases also […]

Evacuation of stranded Indians to begin from May 7

Evacuation of stranded Indians to begin from May 7

NEW DELHI: The Indian government will begin from this week the evacuation of thousands of Indians stranded in US due to the coronavirus-linked global travel restrictions even as two special flights are set to operate on Thursday to bring back Indians stranded in the United Arab Emirates. In a statement issued on Monday, the government […]