Month: April 2020

Indian American's US pharma firm donates 3.4 M Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate tablets

Washington, Apr 8: An Indian American-owned pharma firm has pledged to donate 3.4 million Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate tablets to some of the key COVID-19 battleground states, including New York and Louisiana, joining the war against the dreaded coronavirus which by Tuesday had taken lives of more than 12,800 people in […]

Wearing masks must in public places in Mumbai: BMC

Mumbai, Apr 8: Amidst growing cases of COVID-19, the Mumbai civic body on Wednesday made wearing of masks at public places compulsory, an official release stated. Issuing a circular, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also warned of arrest under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for flouting […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 149; cases climb to 5,194

New Delhi, Apr 8: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 149 and the number of cases to 5,194 in the country on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 4,643, as many as 401 people were cured […]

UPDATE ON COVID-19 CASES IN INDIA

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 08: According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare, the latest data regarding coronavirus cases in India as on April 7, 2020, 18:00 GMT +5.30, Active cases 4312, cured 352, Deaths 124 and Migrate 1. Helpline number: 91-11-23978046 Toll […]

UK’s Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his spokesman said. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has taken over many of Johnson’s duties temporarily […]

Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand

LONDON — A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they’ve been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting their limited ability to respond to an unprecedented onslaught of demand. After panic buying left store […]

Chief Justice interacts with senior lawyers of High Court via video conferencing

JAMMU, APRIL 6: Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today held an interaction with senior lawyers of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir via video conferencing. Prominent among the lawyers who interacted from Srinagar were Mr Zaffar Shah, Mr Zaffar Qureshi, Mr Ashraf and […]

MoS (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh chairs review meeting of Actions for COVID-19 for the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Dr. Singh appreciates the contributions of Departments for the PM-CARES Fund open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 07: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances,Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh took a comprehensive review of […]

Sundarbans' unique location to protect its tigers from

Kolkata, Apr 7:  After reports of a tiger testing positive for COVID-19 in the US set alarm bells ringing across the globe, wildlife experts in the country have dismissed the possibility of the big cats contracting the disease at Sundarbans on account of the forest’s geographical location. As […]

Japan PM Abe declares state of emergency over virus

Tokyo, Apr 7: Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and six other parts of the country over a spike in coronavirus cases. “As I decided that a situation feared to gravely affect people’s lives and the economy has occurred… I […]

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