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India cracks down on Muslim group emerging as coronavirus cluster

NEW DELHI – India sealed off the headquarters of a Muslim missionary group on Tuesday and ordered an investigation into accusations it held religious meetings that officials fear may have infected dozens of people with the coronavirus. India has registered 1,251 cases of the coronavirus, 32 of whom […]

Facing shortages, India bets on China for swift ramp-up of protective health gear: sources

NEW DELHI – India will buy ventilators and masks from China to help it deal with the coronavirus, a government official said on Tuesday, even though some countries in Europe had complained about the quality of the equipment. India has recorded 1,251 cases of the coronavirus, with 32 […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 29 in India, total no. of cases 1,071: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Mar 30: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had […]

Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD, India – Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that has left hundreds of thousands of poor without jobs and hungry, authorities said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the […]

Coronavirus testing begins at AIIMS, Rishikesh

Rishikesh, Mar 30: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences here began testing suspected coronavirus cases on Monday, officials said. Initially, 30 samples of suspected coronavirus cases will be tested at the facility per day which may gradually be increased up to 100, coronavirus tests coordinator at AIIMS, Rishikesh, […]

No plan to extend 21-day lockdown: Govt

New Delhi, Mar 30: The government on Monday said there was no plan to extend the 21-day lockdown which came intro force on Tuesday midnight. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting tweeted, saying Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba has denied media reports claiming […]

Woman arrested for posting fake news on WhatsApp group

Kolkata, Mar 30:  A woman has been arrested here for allegedly sharing fake information pertaining to COVID-19 on WhatsApp, a senior police officer said on Monday. She had apparently claimed in her post that 15 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in New Alipore area of the […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 29 in India, total no. of cases 1,071: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Mar 30: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had […]

No fresh case of coronavirus in Punjab

Chandigarh, Mar 29: Punjab has not reported any fresh case of coronavirus in the last two days, officials said on Sunday. Out of the 977 samples tested so far, 749 were negative while reports of 190 still awaited, they said. The total number of positive cases stood at 38. […]

Centre asks states to seal state, district borders to stop exodus of migrants

New Delhi, Mar 29: The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop movements of migrant workers during lockdown, officials said. During a video conference with Chief Secretaries and DGPs, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Union Home Secretary […]

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