COVID-19: Karnataka shuts down malls, theatres, colleges for a week
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday announced to shut down malls, theaters and colleges for a week beginning Saturday to contain the spread of the pandemic novel coronavirus in the state.
Coronavirus: SAARC welcomes PM Narendra Modi's proposal
New Delhi/IBNS: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Friday welcomed PM Narendra Modi's proposal that the leadership of the region should chalk out a joint strategy to fight the deadly coronavirus.
Nepal PM Oli, two world leaders backs Modi's call for SAARC solidarity to combat Coronavirus
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli on Friday backed his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's proposal to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to chalk out a "strong strategy" to combat the deadly coronavirus.
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when the world is witnessing major coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for SAARC nations to chalk out a strong strategy to fight the virus which is believed to have originated from China and then spread to different countries.
Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson interact over phone, exchange views on COVID19
London/New Delhi/IBNS: Indian PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson interacted over phone recently and they exchanged views on the COVID-19 epidemic, officials said.
India reports first COVID-19 death: 76-yr-old man from Karnataka who died on Tuesday had Coronavirus
Bengaluru/IBNS: The 76-year-old man from Karnataka's Kalburgi, who died on Tuesday, had been infected with the deadly novel Coronavirus, the state health minister said on Thursday, as India registered its first death from the deadly virus that has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
COVID-19: India to set up coronavirus test labs for Indian nationals in Italy
New Delhi/IBNS: In view of the difficulties in getting COVID-19- negative certificates in Italy, laboratories to test the stranded Indians will be set up in that country, the government said on Thursday.
Delhi declares Coronavirus epidemic, all schools, colleges, cinema halls to remain shut till Mar 31
New Delhi/IBNS: All schools, colleges and cinema halls will remain shut in the national capital till Mar 31 over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus which was declared as an epidemic by the Delhi government on Thursday.
New Delhi/IBNS: Three evacuations will be made back to back from coronavirus-hit Iran, Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.
Coronavirus: All visas to India suspended till Apr 15, WHO declares virus outbreak 'pandemic'
New Delhi/IBNS: In the wake of the sudden spike in the number of cases related to the novel Coronavirus, the Indian government on Wednesday issued a new travel advisory in which it suspended all visas to India till April 15.
New Delhi/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said the government is focussing on bringing back Indians stranded in coronavirus-stricken Italy and Iran after screening them for the infection.
New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that a team of medical staffs will fly to Italy on Thursday in a bid to collect samples so that the Indian nationals stranded there could be brought back smoothly.
Agartala/IBNS: A day after reports said that an Indian national had been sent back from Akhaura check post by Bangladeshi officials over suspicion of COVID19, Indian Express said that it was, in fact, a Bangladeshi national who was prevented from entering India after being screened with high temperature.
COVID19: Suspected patient dies in K'taka
Kalaburagi/UNI: A person, who was reportedly suffering from the infectious disease Covid-19 died in the district on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Visitors' entry restricted in Kerala Assembly
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: In the wake of more positive cases of Coronavirus in Kerala, the entry of visitors has been restricted in Kerala Legislative Assembly.