COVID-19: News
12 Apr 2020
iOSNew Google-Apple project to automate contact-tracing: Here's what it means
After launching their own efforts to allow coronavirus screening, understanding, and tracking, Google and Apple are now coming together for a new joint project to fight the deadly pandemic.
12 Apr 2020
Tamil NaduAs coronavirus outbreak worsens, delay in arrival of testing kits
The rapid testing kits India had ordered weeks ago are yet to arrive, even as the country aims to ramp up testing in a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
11 Apr 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: Indore reports 50% of Madhya Pradesh cases, 70% deaths
Since Madhya Pradesh reported its first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) three weeks ago, the number of infections in the state has shot up.
11 Apr 2020
India'TMKOC' actor quarantines after society residents diagnosed with COVID-19
TV actor Tanmay Vekaria, best known for his role as Bagha in popular SAB TV sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TMKOC), has gone into a 14-day self-quarantine, after three fellow residents from his society and a vegetable vendor were tested positive for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
11 Apr 2020
West BengalAfter Modi's meeting, Maharashtra and WB extend lockdown till April-end
The states of Maharashtra and West Bengal on Saturday decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till April 30.
11 Apr 2020
KarnatakaCoronavirus: Nationwide lockdown to be extended by 2 weeks
Mere four days before the nationwide lockdown in India was supposed to be lifted, the Centre decided to extend it by two more weeks.
11 Apr 2020
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: Delhi, UP, Maharashtra ask Modi to extend nationwide lockdown
On Saturday, the Chief Ministers of Delhi, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the nationwide lockdown, which is scheduled to be lifted on April 14.
11 Apr 2020
Delhi Disaster Management AuthorityCoronavirus: 52 evacuated from Delhi's Chandni Mahal mosques test positive
Delhi's Chandni Mahal locality has emerged as a containment zone after 52 out of 102 people who were evacuated from 13 mosques in the area tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
11 Apr 2020
ItalyCoronavirus kills over 100,000 globally; 50% died in a week
The novel coronavirus is highly contagious and is capable of wiping off cities, the new data about the death toll confirms, yet again.
11 Apr 2020
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: India's total COVID-19 cases cross 7,500; over 250 dead
India on Friday reported over 7,500 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including 254 deaths, data compiled from state government statistics showed.
11 Apr 2020
HollywoodTwo weeks after diagnosis, Weinstein is free of coronavirus symptoms
Disgraced Hollywood producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, who is currently serving prison term, has no symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), over two weeks after contracting the deadly illness.
10 Apr 2020
CoronavirusAfter coronavirus outbreak, China upgrades dogs from 'livestock' to 'pets'
In a recent move, China has decided to classify dogs as 'pets' as opposed to 'livestock'.
10 Apr 2020
OdishaCoronavirus: After Odisha, Punjab extends lockdown till May 1
The Punjab government on Friday announced that the lockdown in the state will be extended till May 1.
10 Apr 2020
Delhi PoliceCongress leader hid Nizamuddin visit; family tests positive for coronavirus
Delhi Police have booked a Congress leader, a former civic councilor, for hiding his visit to Nizamuddin Markaz, which became India's biggest coronavirus hotspot, last month.
10 Apr 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: Maharashtra to recommend Mumbai lockdown extension as cases rise
The Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to extend the lockdown in the state capital Mumbai and the greater Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
10 Apr 2020
HaryanaHaryana doubles salaries of healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
As healthcare workers around the world are leading the fight against coronavirus from the front, they are exposed to its threat more than anyone else.
10 Apr 2020
IndiaNew coronavirus testing target: 2.5 lakh by April 14
Unless India starts testing enough, no one can really decipher the damage coronavirus has caused. For a nation of over one billion, only 1,44,910 samples were tested until 9 pm on Thursday, April 9.
10 Apr 2020
Bigg BossRashami Desai's fan dies from coronavirus, actor pays tribute
Popular TV actor and Bigg Boss 13 contestant Rashami Desai has shared that one of her fans has passed away due to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
10 Apr 2020
OdishaCoronavirus: India's death toll crosses 200; Maharashtra nears 100-mark
Four days after crossing the 100-mark, India's death toll due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) surged past 200 on Thursday.
09 Apr 2020
JapanJapan is paying manufacturers to move production outside China
As the spread of coronavirus continues to wreck economies, Japan is trying to revive its disrupted manufacturing sector - by encouraging companies to leave China.
09 Apr 2020
Delhi Police'Why didn't Delhi Police stop Tablighi Jamaat?' asks Maharashtra Minister
A day after he targeted the Union Home Ministry over the Tablighi Jamaat event, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Thursday blamed the Delhi Police.
09 Apr 2020
ReutersNYC couple sees trucks remove 'string of bodies' outside apartment
As the coronavirus pandemic intensifies in the United States, scenes become grimmer in the eastern state of New York.
09 Apr 2020
IndiaCOVID-19: Sakshi Tanwar, Shivin Narang's Mumbai building sealed
Popular TV actor Shivin Narang has revealed that an upscale residential complex in Malad, where he resides with his family, has been sealed after one of its residents tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
09 Apr 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: Indore doctor dies; toll rises to 22 in district
In a tragic piece of news, a 62-year-old doctor died on Thursday due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
09 Apr 2020
World Health OrganizationNew study warns against lifting lockdown before COVID-19 vaccine arrives
The coronavirus pandemic has compelled many countries to impose strict lockdowns, including India.
09 Apr 2020
IndoreTwo Safdarjung doctors, out on grocery shopping, assaulted; man arrested
At a time when doctors are risking their lives to battle the coronavirus pandemic, a man in Delhi assaulted two of them on Wednesday night, accusing them of spreading the deadly virus.
09 Apr 2020
Nirmala SitharamanGovernment planning another package to revive growth of coronavirus-stung economy
The government plans to set up a fund with a corpus of Rs. 50,000-75,000 crore to revive industries, that have been battered due to the coronavirus pandemic.
09 Apr 2020
HaryanaCoronavirus: India's death-toll nears 200 as Centre mulls extending lockdown
In Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in the coronavirus outbreak in India, the number of infections surged past 1,000 on Wednesday, with close to 700 cases located in the state capital of Mumbai alone.
08 Apr 2020
Mukesh AmbaniAmid coronavirus crisis, this Indian business tycoon is growing richer
The outbreak of coronavirus, and the ongoing nation-wide lockdown to prevent it from growing worse, has disrupted businesses so much that their leaders and investors are bleeding money.
08 Apr 2020
ItalyCoronavirus: Are the worst-hit countries flattening the curve?
The total number of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 1.4 million on Wednesday, including over 80,000 deaths.
08 Apr 2020
TechnologyWorried about coronavirus getting inside home? Now, there's a solution
In light of growing concerns regarding the community spread of COVID-19, Log 9 Materials, a Bengaluru-based nanotechnology start-up, has launched an object disinfection chamber called "CoronaOven".
08 Apr 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaCoronavirus: SC tells Centre to protect doctors and healthcare workers
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that doctors and healthcare professionals treating COVID-19 patients are "warriors" and need to be protected.
08 Apr 2020
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)In 5 days, India's COVID-19 cases doubled to 5,000
In spite of a nationwide lockdown, the highly-contagious novel coronavirus continues to spread across India, sickening more and more people every day.
08 Apr 2020
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: Modi says lifting lockdown on April 14 'not possible'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that lifting the lockdown on April 14 is unlikely.
08 Apr 2020
LucknowUttar Pradesh: Parts of 15 districts completely sealed starting midnight
To limit the coronavirus transmission, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to completely seal parts of 15 districts, from midnight today. This effectively means that more stringent restrictions will be imposed and people's movements will be halted.
08 Apr 2020
Bob DylanLegendary singer John Prine dies from coronavirus at 73
Legendary American country and folk singer-songwriter John Prine has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
08 Apr 2020
IndiaSC wants coronavirus tests to be free in private labs
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court suggested that tests for coronavirus must be free, even in private labs, asking the government to explore the feasibility of this plan. Private labs charge Rs. 4,500 for the tests and a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and S Ravindra Bhat noted it was an exorbitant amount.
08 Apr 2020
Boris JohnsonCoronavirus: Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee returns to work as doctor
Setting an example for everyone, beauty queen Bhasha Mukherjee has returned to her previous job as a doctor to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, one of the worst-hit nations around the world.
08 Apr 2020
UttarakhandJamaatis in hiding face attempt to murder charges in Uttarakhand
Sending a clear message that the administration will not let coronavirus infected persons put others at risk, the Uttarakhand police has booked two members of Tablighi Jamaat for attempt to murder after they hid their travel history.
08 Apr 2020
XJack Dorsey donating 28% of his wealth to 'disarm' COVID-19
In a major move, Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and payments platform Square, has announced the decision to donate $1 billion, or about 28% of his wealth, to aid COVID-19 relief efforts.
