Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a number of treatments are under clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19, but none of those were yet approved. “There are hundreds of clinical trials that are underway, and the reason we need to wait for the results of these studies is because they are evaluating […]
MUMBAI: Even as special Shramik trains and buses are being run by the government to ferry stranded migrant labourers from Maharashtra and other states, most of them still prefer to travel in vehicles like trucks and tempos to return home, flouting the social distancing norms. The migrants find trucks and tempos convenient, mostly because they […]
Srinagar: As the government continues to scale up Covid-19 testing in Jammu and Kashmir, around 22 students who returned from Chandigarh 10 days ago are awaiting reports of their samples. Most of these students belong to Kupwara district and have been put in a quarantine centre at Lal Chowk, Srinagar. They are making distressing calls […]
Srinagar: The novel coronavirus infection tally in Jammu and Kashmir crossed 1,000 mark on Friday with 30 new positive cases. The tally has risen to 1013 including eleven Covid-19 deaths so far. At present, there are 489 active cases, while 513 have been discharged after recovery. Officials said the new Covid-19 positive patients include seven […]
Schools, colleges won’t be allowed to open
Schools, colleges won’t be allowed to open New Delhi: Greater relaxations and flexibility will be seen in the lockdown 4.0, which will begin on Monday, with gradual reopening of the railways and domestic airlines while powers will be given to States and UTs to define their hotspots, officials said on Friday. Schools, colleges, malls and […]
Srinagar: As 50,000 stranded people returned home to Kashmir, the J&K government has acquired 30,000 viral transport media (VTM) kits to ramp up the testing for coronavirus to ensure that the infection does not spread. An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane brought in the 30,000 VTM kits to Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They said […]
BANDIPORA: Bandipora which was topping the list with above 130 Covid-19 cases is witnessing a huge decline in positive cases. But since March 23 when the first cases was recorded in the district, there has been only 12 active cases now. The decline, according to district administration, is attributed to extensive contact tracing by involving […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration Friday launched a two-week-long training programme for service providers to sensitise them about precautions that need following for personal safety, production and distribution of food items, products and service delivery. Deputy commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary launched the first module of the training programme designed for more than 500 workers […]
Bengaluru: India must gear up to face the possibility of community spread of the Covid -19, a prominent health expert said on Friday, cautioning that there could be more widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus due to easing of the lockdown. On some experts suggesting that there is already community transmission (stage 3) of the […]
New Delhi: The government on Friday announced a Rs 1.63 lakh crore package for agriculture and allied sectors aimed at strengthening infrastructure, logistics and capacity building at farm gate. Announcing the third tranche of an overall package of Rs 20 lakh crore to deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]