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Domestic passenger at Kochi airport arrested after he refused to undergo Covid-19 screening
March 24, 2020 13:38 IST
A case was filed under sections 294(B), 506(1) against Lami Arackal for refusing to comply with the protocol set by the Kerala health department at the airport after he arrived by a SpiceJet flight from Chennai.
China to lift lockdown in most of virus-hit Hubei province
March 24, 2020 12:42 IST
People with a clean bill of health will be allowed to leave, the provincial government said. The city of Wuhan, where the outbreak started in late December, will remain locked down until April 8.
Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela
March 24, 2020 12:14 IST
Far from pulling back, the Trump administration has been expanding its ``maximum pressure'' campaign on Iran, finding time in the middle of the virus frenzy to blacklist five companies based in China, Hong Kong and South Africa that it says are facilitating trade with Iran's petrochemical industry.
Pune firm among two that get clearance for coronavirus test kitsSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 13:38 IST
The moves come in the backdrop of criticism from various quarters about restricting commercial kits only those approved by USFDA or European CE.
Coronavirus shockwave rocks airplane manufacturers, suppliers
March 24, 2020 11:50 IST
With airlines unable to fly because of a collapse of demand over fears of contagion, reinforced by air travel restrictions, plane makers and their suppliers are under pressure to save cash to ride out a squeeze on liquidity.
PM Narendra Modi to address nation at 8 pm on coronavirus menace
March 24, 2020 13:52 IST
The number of active coronavirus cases in India rose to 446 Tuesday, with at least 10 casualties.
Myanmar reports its first coronavirus case
March 24, 2020 11:35 IST
The Southeast Asian nation which confirmed two positive cases had been the most populous country in the world to say it had no cases, despite sharing a long and porous border with China.
Uttar Pradesh: So far, 240 people back from abroad traced in MoradabadSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 11:23 IST
The administration got a list of “foreign returns” from Airports Authority of India through the UP health department. A team of medical officers are regularly visiting the house of these persons to check their health conditions.
Beijing tightens quarantine rules for travellers from overseas: Report
March 24, 2020 11:15 IST
The paper, the official publication of the city's Communist Party organisation, said all people entering the Chinese capital will be subject to centralised quarantine and testing for the coronavirus.
4 more test positive in UP: Pilibhit, Kanpur and Jaunpur register their first caseSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 11:33 IST
Till date, eight cases each have been reported from Agra, Lucknow and Noida, and one each from Lakhimpur Kheri, Moradabad and Varanasi.
Coronavirus March 24 updates: India under 21-day lockdown as cases cross 500, death toll at 10Subscriber Only
March 24, 2020 23:34 IST
Coronavirus India latest update today, March 24: The Centre on Tuesday asked the states and union territories to clamp curfew wherever necessary in the wake of people defying lockdown orders in several parts of the country.
Vietnam says up to half of seafood export contracts cancelled, delayed due to coronavirus
March 24, 2020 10:59 IST
Seafood and other aquatic products are among Vietnam's top exports to China and Europe, both of which have been hit hard hit as a fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Uttar Pradesh has a task cut out: mapping workers who returned homeSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 10:56 IST
One of the most affected from the sudden migration has been Varanasi division — four districts of Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli and Varanasi — where alone about 10,000 people have arrived in the last few days.
Trump considers reopening economy, over health experts’ objectionsSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 10:44 IST
Officials have said the federal government’s initial 15-day period for social distancing is vital to slowing the spread of the virus, which has already infected more than 40,000 people in the United States. But Trump and a chorus of conservative voices have begun to suggest that the shock to the economy could hurt the country more than deaths from the virus.
As coronavirus surveillance escalates, personal privacy plummetsSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 10:36 IST
The fast pace of the pandemic, however, is prompting governments to put in place a patchwork of digital surveillance measures in the name of their own interests, with little international coordination on how appropriate or effective they are.
COVID-19’s economic pain is universal. But relief? Depends on where you live.Subscriber Only
March 24, 2020 10:37 IST
Weeks of layoffs and lockdowns have made clear that poor and working-class people will bear a disproportionate share of the pain from the coronavirus pandemic. In cities around the world, work has stopped. Bills have not.
Coronavirus: India under 21-day lockdown beginning tonight, PM Modi says
March 25, 2020 13:21 IST
Centre has warned of legal action against those violating the lockdown which has been enforced till March 31 to curtail the pandemic.
No community spread of coronavirus yet, all actions to stop it: NITI panel headSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 07:41 IST
In an interview to The Indian Express, a day after the country observed Janata Curfew, Dr V K Paul said, “Today, you can say, as of now we are preparing for Stage 3 and intensification of containment to the best possible extent.”
Unorganised workers have been hit hard, need direct payments, India Inc tells PM ModiSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 07:11 IST
Over the last few weeks, many daily wage labourers and part of the unorganised or informal sector could not find work because of the lockdown.
Bengaluru to Mumbai: States prepare, earmark hospitals exclusively for coronavirus patientsSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 07:34 IST
While the Victoria Hospital has been designated as the first exclusive hospital for COVID-19 patients in Karnataka, in Mumbai, the BMC has tied up with H N Reliance Hospital to set aside a 100-bed isolation ward in Seven Hills Hospital.
India might see 2,60,000 COVID-19 cases by May, says US based study
March 24, 2020 00:26 IST
The scientists said projections could change as India conducts more testing, while also putting in place stricter restrictions and measures to stem the spread of the virus.
Pune: Infosys vacates two buildings for sanitisation day after its employee tests positive for COVID-19Subscriber Only
March 23, 2020 23:14 IST
“To avoid unnecessary panic, only those who have been identified as potential contacts have been communicated with and advised for next steps they need to take,” the mail said.
Coronavirus: ICMR recommends hydroxychloroquine for these two ‘high risk’ groups
March 23, 2020 23:35 IST
US President Donald Trump, among others, has claimed hydroxy-chloroquine could be the answer to coronavirus.
Coronavirus lockdown: Maharashtra’s blood supply dries up, only 10-day reserve leftSubscriber Only
March 23, 2020 22:41 IST
According to state Health Minister Rajesh Tope, the state’s blood banks now have reserves that can hold up for just 10 to 15 days. On Monday, Tope urged healthy citizens to step out and donate to maintain blood supplies.
Don’t panic, stop crowding hospitals in case of mild symptoms: ICMRSubscriber Only
March 23, 2020 22:10 IST
As the number of infected people rise, the ICMR had on Saturday said it was roping in private laboratories to carry out tests as well.
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