Delhi to start ‘Plasma Bank’; Kejriwal urges nCoV survivors to donate
New Delhi/UNI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the Delhi government has decided to start a ‘Plasma Bank’ in the capital for the treatment of Corona patients and urged Covid-19 recovered patients to save lives by donating their plasma.
Lockdown extension not recommended: Tamil Nadu Medical panel
Chennai/UNI: Amid rising corona cases, which has crossed 80,000-mark in Tamil Nadu, the expert medical committee today held a review meeting with Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and said it does not recommend extension of lockdown in the state beyond June 30.
Delhi to create India's first plasma bank for Covid-19 treatment: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced his government will create India's first plasma bank to treat people infected with the pandemic Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Nagaland: Total lockdown in Peren district from Jun 30, state's Covid-19 tally surges to 434
Guwahati/IBNS: In view of a sharp spike in Covid-19 positive cases, the Nagaland government has imposed a total lockdown in Peren district from Jun 30 to Jul 5.
Maharashtra: Thane crosses 30,000 corona cases
Thane/UNI: With addition of 1,345 new corona positive cases here in a single day on Sunday, the district's tally surged to 30,289, the reports from the district headquarters said.
No community transmission of coronavirus in Delhi, says Amit Shah : Report
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said Delhi has not reached community transmission stage of the novel coronavirus.
nCoV: West Bengal registers 521 fresh cases, 13 deaths, tally at 16,711
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal on Saturday recorded 521 confirmed Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 16,711, while the toll jacked up to 629 with 13 more deaths.
Covid-19: Karnataka Govt cuts down working days to 5; clamps complete lockdown on Sundays
Bengaluru/ UNI: Alarmed by the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, the state government on Saturday decided to reduce the working days from six days to five days a week and clamp lockdown on every Sunday from next week.
TN records highest 3,713 new COVID-19 positive cases, 68 fatalities, death toll goes past 1,000-mark
Chennai/UNI: Tamil Nadu recorded its highest-ever daily spike in the number of novel coronavirus infections, after 3,713 people diagnosed positive on Saturday, pushing the cumulative tally to 78,335, while another record single-day high of 68 fatalities took the State's total death toll to 1,025.
Arvind Kejriwal details 'five weapons' to combat Covid-19
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the massive spike in Novel Coronavirus cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday detailed five ways to tackle the contagion.
PM Modi surrendered and refusing to fight Covid-19: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in the country in the last few weeks, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Prime Minister has "surrendered and is refusing to fight the pandemic."
Amaravati/IBNS: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has hit out at his successor YS Jaganmohan Reddy after a video showing the dead body of a Covid-19 patient being transported in a tractor went viral on social media.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Justice Front holds public meetings, emphasises on unity and peace
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir People's Justice Front held public meetings in different parts of Khansahab constituency.
Thimphu/ IBNS: Bhutan today rejected media reports claiming that it has stopped the supply of irrigation water to the farmers in Assam, terming the disinformation "totally baseless" and a "deliberate attempt" by vested interests to create a misunderstanding with India.
Total lockdown in Guwahati, 'weekend lockdown' in all urban areas
Guwahati/UNI: In view of the spike in number of COVID 19 cases in Assam's main city Guwahati, total lockdown has been declared in entire Kamrup (metro) district, under which Guwahati comes, for 14 days from June 28 midnight.