Day: April 23, 2020

Jaishankar, Pompeo talk over phone; discuss cooperation to contain COVID-19

Washington, Apr 23: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his American counterpart Mike Pompeo on Thursday spoke over phone and discussed bilateral and international cooperation to contain and mitigate the novel coronavirus. “Spoke with Indian Minister of External Affairs @DrSJaishankar today on positive steps that the United States and […]

At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana

MADILL, Okla. — Severe weather moved through the South on Thursday after killing at least seven people in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana, including a worker at a factory hit by an apparent tornado, a man whose car was blown off the road and a man who went outside […]

Have cut transmission, minimised spread, increased COVID-19 doubling time during lockdown: Govt

New Delhi, Apr 23: The government said on Thursday that it has been able to “cut coronavirus transmission”, minimise its spread and increase the doubling time of COVID-19 cases in the country during the 30-day period of the nationwide lockdown. While asserting that the growth of coronavirus cases in […]

26 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit

WASHINGTON — More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus […]

U.S. House meets to pass $500 billion in coronavirus relief as unemployment soars

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered in Washington on Thursday to pass a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill, bringing the unprecedented total of funds approved for the crisis to nearly $3 trillion. The measure is expected to receive solid bipartisan support in […]

Cong leaders lodge complaints against journalist Arnab Goswami in Rajasthan

Bikaner, Apr 23: Two local Congress leaders have lodged police complaints in Rajasthan’s Bikaner and Hanumangarh districts against journalist Arnab Goswami , who is facing the ire of the party after his verbal attack on Sonia Gandhi One complaint was lodged at the Nayashahar police station in Bikaner district […]

Health Department refutes news story

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 23: Health and Medical Education Department has rebutted a news story which appeared in a media outlet on 17-04-2020 under Caption “CMO Kishtwar takes 2- day off amid pandemic, visits Jammu Terming the new story baseless and concoct, the department has clarified […]

People in Covid-19 red zones should step out for medical emergencies only: Expert

open view news desk SRINAGAR, APRIL 23: Public Health Expert at Red Zone Surveillance Divisional Control Room, Kashmir, Dr Rouf Hussain Rather Thursday advised people in Covid-19 red zones to not to venture out of their homes except under medical emergencies. He said that red zones become vulnerable […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 23: The Government Thursday informed that 20 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 19 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 427. According […]

'Mission Dharavi': Virus battleground in India's biggest slum

The 125,000 slum-dwellers living under a lockdown so strict that drones monitor their moves and alert police if they attempt to leave home are at the heart of India’s push to contain coronavirus. But with only a handful of people tested so far in the country’s biggest slum, […]

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