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A billion plus hunker down: 75 districts in 22 states placed under complete lockdownSubscriber Only
March 23, 2020 05:15 IST
In a slew of extraordinary measures, authorities announced a complete lockdown of 75 districts in 22 States and Union Territories and suspended all passenger trains, inter-state buses and metro services across the country till March 31.
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus: Stage by stage in a pandemicSubscriber Only
March 23, 2020 04:00 IST
As the COVID-19 outbreak progresses, India’s concerns are about eventual community transmission. How and when does a pandemic reach this stage, and how has it been progressing in other countries so far?
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Life lessSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 21:00 IST
That sense of achievement comes through in the very opening pages as Malde starts off describing an “urgent” call from the school on her 50th birthday, the journey there imagining all kinds of mishaps, only to find that it was a surprise birthday celebration with the teachers and children.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
Trump is touting a cocktail of drugs for COVID-19. Why you should not listen to himSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 16:43 IST
The hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin combination has shown some success in a very small study. But the evidence is thin, and India does not prescribe this cocktail.
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus India latest updates: More states under lockdown as death toll rises to 7Subscriber Only
March 22, 2020 16:14 IST
As the 14-hour 'Janata curfew' kicked in from 7 am, people across India stayed indoors, streets bore a deserted look, all shops and establishments and hotels had their shutters down and a large number of vehicles were off the roads.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
COVID-19: Government clears coronavirus tests for more, guidelines to rope in private labsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 05:41 IST
Under the expanded testing protocol, “asymptomatic direct, high-risk contacts of confirmed cases should (also) be tested once between day 5-14 of coming in contact”.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
One isolation bed per 84,000 people, 1 quarantine bed per 36,000: Govt dataSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:38 IST
The data, collected in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, states there is one doctor per 11,600 Indians, and one hospital bed per 1,826 Indians.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
‘Janata Curfew social distancing drill… won’t break chain of transmission’: Experts question claimsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:00 IST
According to Dr Shobha Broor, former head of microbiology at AIIMS, to say that the virus will die out if there is no contact between people for a day is an oversimplification.
Sun, Mar 22, 2020
India expands testing for COVID-19, will now include patients with pneumonia, other severe acute respiratory infectionsSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 15:18 IST
This is a huge leap from the earlier strategy when testing was only for symptomatic people with travel or contact history of health workers with symptoms.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Coronavirus India update March 21: Total cases jump to 315, most from Maharashtra and KeralaSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 13:19 IST
Coronavirus India update March 21: The country is also set to observe a 'janata curfew' from 7 am to 9 pm on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi advocated social distancing, asking people barring those in essential services not to get out of their homes.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Covid-19 testing in India extended to all pneumonia cases: GovtSubscriber Only
March 21, 2020 04:41 IST
Earlier, testing was limited to symptomatic patients with travel or contact history, and symptomatic health workers with contact history. As part of sentinel surveillance, only random samples of pneumonia cases were being tested.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Coronavirus India update March 20: Railways in near-lockdown mode, cancels over 3,500 trains scheduled for SundaySubscriber Only
March 20, 2020 13:14 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest News Updates: The Health Ministry stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for Janta curfew on Sunday will help break the chain of transmission in the country.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
India not to let flights land for a week starting SundaySubscriber Only
March 20, 2020 04:36 IST
The Ministry of External Affairs also confirmed the death of an Indian patient in Iran. The government said on Wednesday that 255 Indians in Iran were infected.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus: China trial found no benefit in HIV drugs, says studySubscriber Only
March 20, 2020 04:31 IST
At 22.1 per cent, the mortality reported in the trial was substantially higher than the 11 per cent to 14.5 per cent mortality reported in initial studies of patients hospitalised with novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a study.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Explained: How far are we from COVID-19 drugs, vaccine?Subscriber Only
March 20, 2020 04:30 IST
Scientists around the world are looking for a vaccine and drugs to combat the novel coronavirus. What are these various approaches and the signals so far?
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
Coronavirus: Health experts say could have done moreSubscriber Only
March 20, 2020 04:12 IST
Calling his speech a “sensitive, educative and unifying message much needed at this juncture”, Public Health Foundation of India president Dr K S Reddy appreciated his call for a ‘Janata Curfew’.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
Coronavirus India update March 19: Death toll rises to four, total cases now at 173Subscriber Only
March 19, 2020 12:38 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19) India news updates: As India intensifies measures to stem its outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm to talk about steps being taken against the virus.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
COVID-19: PM Modi to address nation today, random tests to include more pneumonia casesSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 04:35 IST
The government also ordered the CBSE, National Institute of Open Learning and all higher education institutions to postpone ongoing examinations for 10 days.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
WHO’s representative Dr Henk Bekedam: ‘India does need to step up testing, it is on that path’Subscriber Only
March 19, 2020 03:51 IST
India’s response has been comprehensive and robust. Right from the onset, the government has taken things very seriously, as reflected in the high-level of political commitment, including by the Prime Minister himself, says Dr Henk Bekedam.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Health ministry: 15,980 isolation beds, 37,326 quarantine bedsSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 03:44 IST
For a country with an estimated population of 135 crore, this means that there is one isolation bed for every 84,000 Indians, and one quarantine bed for every 36,000 Indians. Officials said the data is still being compiled.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
ICMR random tests show no community spread, WHO praises GovtSubscriber Only
March 18, 2020 04:40 IST
The ICMR had picked 1,020 random samples of people with severe acute respiratory illness pneumonia and influenza-like symptoms for testing for Covid-19.
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19: Third death, Govt allows use of anti-HIV drugs for high-risk patients above the age of 60Subscriber Only
March 18, 2020 04:30 IST
63-yr-old dies in Mumbai; ICMR says in talks with 51 private labs
Wed, Mar 18, 2020ICMR to double testing laboratories for coronavirusSubscriber Only
March 17, 2020 17:50 IST
Dr Balram Bhargava, secretary, Department of Health Research, said by the end of this week, there will be 72 functional ICMR labs for COVID-19 testing and also 49 others in the government system.
Tue, Mar 17, 2020
Coronavirus India updates March 17: COVID-19 claims third victim as confirmed cases rise to 137Subscriber Only
March 17, 2020 13:00 IST
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Latest News Updates: India reported its third death from the novel coronavirus Tuesday as a 64-year-old man from Maharashtra who had returned from Dubai passed away in Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital.
Wed, Mar 18, 2020
Ban on flights from Europe, UK: Lockdown & shutdown tightenSubscriber Only
March 17, 2020 04:40 IST
Government says put off exams, advises closure of gyms, theatres, pools
Tue, Mar 17, 2020Journalism of Courage
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