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Away from family, Gurgaon doctor focused on isolated Italian touristsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 11:56 IST
The 14 patients had to be quarantined because another person they were travelling with in Jaipur tested positive for the coronavirus.
Kanika Kapoor’s contacts are negative so far, Vasundhara Raje and her son includedSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 07:31 IST
The discovery of Kanika Kapoor testing positive for coronavirus sent ripples from Lucknow to Parliament and Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi
COVID-19 pandemic: Jaishankar dials key envoys, says be on same page as govtSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:57 IST
Sources said Jaishankar’s phone calls to Indian envoys is to make sure that they are on the “same page” with the South Block, as the situation is “fast evolving”, with more confirmed coronavirus cases around the world and in India.
Sonia Gandhi calls for relief package, more virus tests
March 22, 2020 03:45 IST
Sonia Gandhi also asked the government to put in place broad-based social protection measures, including “direct cash financial help” to daily wagers and unorganised sector workers
We have adequate pharma capacity to fight virus: Govt
March 22, 2020 07:43 IST
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said that reports from across the country indicate that “everyone is prepared (for a voluntary curfew on Sunday) because we are determined to defeat coronavirus”.
One isolation bed per 84,000 people, 1 quarantine bed per 36,000: Govt dataSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 07:54 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.
12 new coronavirus cases in Kerala — all returned from GulfSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:30 IST
Of the new cases, six were reported in Kasaragod district, where the government has implemented stringent measures to avert a community spread.
Hand-wash kiosks to free masks, Kerala works to break the chainSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 06:16 IST
The state, which has so far reported 40 positive cases of coronavirus infection, has 31,000-odd people who have been in isolation, at homes or in hospitals.
Coronavirus: Help of foreign traveller among five new cases in KarnatakaSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:20 IST
The other new cases were from Bengaluru, Mysuru and the Chikaballapur region bordering the state capital.
Children to call drops: IT staff juggle work, homeSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 03:30 IST
The other problem of work-from-home is shaky technology — including slow Internet, systems that can’t take the load and call drops.
‘Janata Curfew social distancing drill… won’t break chain of transmission’: Experts question claimsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 08:11 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.
Three J&K students who left AMU quarantine without informing traced in ValleySubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 02:58 IST
An internal communication from AMU had stated that three students with history of traveling to the UAE were absconding from the isolation ward since March 18.
State govts learn from S Korea, Singapore to trace coronavirus casesSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 02:50 IST
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has told the Mumbai Police to track movements of those quarantined using phone GPS location.
Rajasthan: As cases rise, Bhilwara seals its borders with other districtsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 02:47 IST
The number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 25.
Covid-19: Panchkula slum quarantined after a resident tests positiveSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 10:01 IST
At least four teams of healthcare officials, with three nurses and a senior doctor in each team, a nodal officer and 50 police personnel have been deployed in the area.
Not testing enough to check community transmission: Dr Gagandeep KangSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 12:00 IST
India’s response system is not watertight, leaving the possibility for community transmission cases, according to Dr Gagandeep Kang, executive director of Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, an autonomous body under the Science and Technology Ministry’s Department of Biotechnology.
Odisha announces week-long ‘near total lockdown’ of 5 districts, 8 townsSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 02:28 IST
In a video clip, Patnaik said, “Coronavirus has reached India. The number of affected (patients) is increasing. This virus has come from outside and does not have a specific treatment. Only awareness can stop the spread of this virus.”
No history of foreign travel, Pune woman, Kolkata man positive; 1st case in Assam
March 22, 2020 08:14 IST
Another four-and-a-half-year-old girl – who came from Bihar with her parents to Jorhat on March 19 – tested positive for coronavirus in Assam on Saturday in what could be the state’s first detected case.
India has to stop further activity for a few weeks: Doctor at epicentre WuhanSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 01:19 IST
While the crisis is almost over in China, the French doctor was critical about experts’ comments who have given interviews saying not to work.
Coronavirus: In Gujarat, ayurvedic concoction, homeo pills to boost immunitySubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 01:06 IST
Since March 10, around 20 lakh people in the state have taken the concoction, which is being distributed along with phials containing the homeopathic Arsenic Album 30 pills.
Coronavirus threat: Gujarat farmers worried as APMCs shut during rabi harvest seasonSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 00:55 IST
The shutdown is to keep farmers, traders and labourers away from the yards to check the spread of coronavirus, officials said.
Maharashtra: First coronavirus patient in state went to Dubai for 25th anniversarySubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 01:19 IST
In quarantine at the state-run Naidu Hospital for the last 12 days, the family is now keenly awaiting their two-week isolation to get over, their initial nervousness having given way to optimism and relief.
First day of Nagpur lockdown 90 per cent successful: Nitin Raut
March 22, 2020 00:40 IST
Addressing mediapersons after taking the review of the lockdown, Raut said, “People cooperated well, with over 90 per cent shops and businesses remaining closed.”
Government puts in motion COVID-19 related research across country
March 22, 2020 00:33 IST
National research labs have now been directed to carry out clinical testing for COVID-19 based on self-assessment and "willingness to follow established protocols and all applicable reporting regulations’’ as defined by DHRI/ICMR.
Gujarat: Citizens stock up grocery essentials, staffers take precautionary measures amid coronavirus paranoiaSubscriber Only
March 22, 2020 00:37 IST
While hypermarkets claimed to have adequate stock in case of an emergency-like situation, smaller stores faced a hard time meeting the demands of their customers.
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