Month: April 2020

US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down

LONDON — The United States and Britain braced for one of their bleakest weeks in living memory on Monday as the social and financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic deepened. New infections in Italy, Spain and France showed signs of slowing, but hundreds of patients were still dying […]

Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy falters. As the turmoil deepens, the choices he makes in the critical weeks ahead will shape his reelection prospects, his legacy and the character […]

PM Modi, lawmakers agree 30% salary cut as India deals with coronavirus

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top government figures will take a 30% salary cut this year, a government minister said on Monday, as the country tackles the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the economy. Modi has imposed a three-week lockdown to halt the […]

Japan to declare coronavirus emergency, launch $990 billion stimulus – PM

TOKYO – Japan is to impose a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures as early as Tuesday to try to stop the coronavirus, the prime minister said, with the government preparing a $990 billion stimulus package to soften the economic blow. More than 3,500 people […]

Testing times for India in race to head off coronavirus epidemic

NEW DELHI – India, like a lot of countries plunged into crisis by the pandemic, is struggling to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, but in few places would the odds of containing the disease appear so bleak should domestic transmission start to multiply. Officials hope to be […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 109, number of cases to 4,067: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Apr 6: The death toll due to novel coronavirus rose to 109 and the number of cases in the country climbed to 4,067 on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 3,666, as many as 291 people were […]

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 05: The Government Sunday informed that 14 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), all from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 106. According to the daily Media Bulletin […]

Chief Secretary directs for preparing plans for conducting intensive survey in containment zones

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 05: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam today called for intensive surveys to be conducted in twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar especially in the identified red zones. The move aimed to have a data base ready with the administration and to put people […]

Gandhi Nagar Hospital, Jammu geared up to tackle corona pandemic effectively

open view news desk JAMMU, APRIL 05: Medical Superintendent, Government Hospital Gandhi Nagar, Dr. Lakshman Dass Bhagat Sunday said that every effort is being made to provide proper treatment to the Covid-19 patients adding that the hospital has been geared up to tackle the pandemic effectively. “We are […]

Telephone Conversation between PM and Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia

open view news desk NEW DELHI, APRIL 06: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation today with H.E. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia.   The two leaders discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the domestic response strategies being adopted by their respective Governments.  […]

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