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India's packed trains ready to roll again despite rising coronavirus cases

NEW DELHI – Tens of thousands of people have booked out seats on Indian trains that are due to restart on Tuesday after a near seven-week lockdown, raising concerns of spreading the coronavirus in the absence of social distancing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is starting to pull […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

New Delhi, May 9:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry.? The number […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,886; cases climb to 56,342

New Delhi, May 8:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country on Friday, registering an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number […]

India's coronavirus infections jump past 50,000, fueled by Mumbai, Delhi

NEW DELHI – Coronavirus cases in India rose past 50,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, with the pace of new infections showing no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world’s second-most populous country. India added 3,561 cases, taking its total 52,952 – behind […]

Animal lovers take to India's streets to feed virus strays

Tails are already wagging as Priyanka Gusain stops her car, sacks of cattle fodder and dog pellets on her back seat and water in the boot for her evening rounds in Delhi. Gusain and her mother Vilochna are serving in an army of Indian animal lovers that has […]

India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise

NEW DELHI – India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections. India has now reported 31,331 cases, including 1,007 […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

New Delhi, Apr 28: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered and one patient […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 775, cases climb to 24,506: Health Ministry

New Delhi, Apr 25:  The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 775 and the number of cases climbed to 24,506 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,668 while 5,062 people were cured and discharged, […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 480; cases climb to 14,378

New Delhi, Apr 18: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 480 and the number of cases to 14,378 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 11,906, as many as 1,991 people have been cured […]

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 414; cases climb to 12,380

New Delhi, Apr 16: The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 414 and the number of cases to 12,380 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 10,477, as many as 1,488 people have been cured and […]

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