West Bengal reports fourth positive Novel Coronavirus case
Kolkata/IBNS: A 54-year old resident of Kolkata's Dum Dum area became the fourth person from West Bengal to be infected with deadly Novel Coronavirus on Saturday, media reports said.
COVID-19: Curfew-like restrictions in Kashmir, markets shut
Srinagar/UNI: Curfew-like restrictions remained imposed for the third successive day on Saturday to contain the spread of coronavirus in the summer capital, Srinagar, and many other areas of Kashmir valley.
COVID-19: Bengal postpones HS examinations, shuts down restaurants, bars, nightclubs, parlours
Kolkata/IBNS: In the wake of the massive jump in positive Novel Coronavirus cases across the country, the West Bengal government on Saturday postponed the ongoing Higher Secondary examinations till Apr 15 and shut down restaurants, bars, nightclubs and parlours, media reports said.
Lucknow/UNI: In its fight against the pandemic coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced to provide one month free food grains to poor ration card holders along with Rs 1,000 as compensation to Daily wage workers who have been affected due to the outbreak of deadly virus.
Italian tourist who had recovered from COVID19 dies of heart attack in Rajasthan
Jaipur/IBNS: An Italian man who had recovered from coronavirus infection earlier died of a heart attack here on Thursday night, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a slew of measures taken to combat the deadly Novel Coronavirus, the government has banned the landing of all international commercial flights in India for a week beginning on Mar 22, asked states to enforce work from home for private employees apart from advising citizens above 65 and children below 10 years of age to remain indoors.
India records fourth Coronavirus death from Punjab
New Delhi/IBNS: The death toll in Novel Coronavirus increased to four in India as a patient passed away in the northern state of Punjab on Thursday.
Coronavirus: Four detained for forwarding misleading WhatsApp post in Kolhapur
Kolhapur/UNI: Four persons have been detained for allegedly spreading rumour on WhatsApp regarding the COVID-19 cases, police said here on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee takes swipe at Bengal's first COVID-19 patient for not taking precaution
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took a swipe at her state's first positive Coronavirus patient, an 18-year-old son of a bureaucrat, for not taking precaution even after he was advised to get quarantined.
276 Indians infected with Coronavirus abroad, most in Iran: Government
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Wednesday informed that 276 Indians have been infected with the deadly Novel Coronavirus abroad with most of them staying in Iran followed by UAE and Italy, media reports said.
Demand for evacuation of Indians stuck in coronavirus-hit countries raised in LS
New Delhi/UNI: RSP Member N K Premachandran said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Government should send special aircraft to evacuate Indians stranded in coronavirus-hit countries.
COVID-19: K'taka ban might extend by one more week, says CM Yediyurappa
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of extending the week-long ban by seven days to curb the spread of coronavirus in the southern state.
Coronavirus: Total positive cases in India jump to 147, global death toll above 7,500
New Delhi/IBNS: The total positive Novel Coronavirus cases in the country rose to 147 on Wednesday while the global death toll from the virus has crossed 7,500.
Covid-19 threat : Tamail Nadu enters shut down mode
Chennai/UNI: All educational institutions, shopping malls, cinema theatres amusement parks, zoos, gyms and swimming pools across Tamil Nadu were closed from Tuesday till March 31 in line with the government's announcement to prevent spread of coronavirus in the state.
India reports third Coronavirus death as 64-year old man in Mumbai dies
Mumbai/IBNS: As the Novel Coronavirus engulfed the entire world, the death toll from the virus in India rose to three on Tuesday as a 64-year old man passed away at Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital.