NEW DELHI: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 682 and the number of cases to 21,456 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 16,392, while 4,382 people have been cured and discharged, one patient has migrated, it said. The total number […]
WASHINGTON: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that he hoped the Trump administration would reconsider its suspension of funding, but that his main focus was on ending the pandemic and saving lives. There were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and central and South America, WHO […]
NEW YORK: Two cats in New York State have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 infection in pets in the US, according to health authorities. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) […]
NEW DELHI: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to issue guidelines to curb the spread of fake news leading to social stigmatisation, boycott of certain communities and communal disharmony in states and UTs at the time when the country is facing Covid-19 pandemic. The plea filed by […]
J&K Covid-19 tally crosses 400
Srinagar: Kashmir recorded another major spike in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday after twenty-seven persons tested positive for the new virus in the valley, taking the total number of cases to 407 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, all the new Coronavirus patients are from Kashmir as no fresh Covid-19 case has been reported in […]
Shopian: Despite being declared a Red Zone and sealed from all sides, Hirpora area in Shopian district was observing the lockdown more in the breach, until Wednesday, when 14 more residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In recent days, at least two persons had escaped from Hirpora before a non-local labourer managed to sneak […]
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday okayed Rs 15,000 crore for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’ to mount an urgent response for containing the spread of the virus in India through development of dedicated treatment facilities and setting up laboratories among others. The fund will be utilized in three phases. Rs […]
New Delhi: In the wake of a large number of media persons contracting COVID-19, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory to print and electronic media on Wednesday, calling on journalists covering coronavirus-related incidents to take precautions. The advisory also asked the management of media houses to take necessary care of their field […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the feasibility of Darbar Move amid the Covid-19 pandemic, after a suggestion was made that Secretariats at both Srinagar and Jammu were ideally required for functioning round the year. The Amicus Curiae in the matter, Monika Kohli, submitted before court that in the year […]
Shopian: Four militants were killed in a gunfight at Melhura village in Shopian on Wednesday. A police spokesperson confirmed that four militants were killed. According to locals from Melhura village they heard gunshots late last night. “We were taking dinners when heavy firing started outside and it was very close, we kept the food there […]