Thailand reports 188 new coronavirus cases, brings total to nearly 600
Thailand reported 188 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, its largest daily increase, taking the total to 599 cases, a senior health official said. The majority of the new infections are connected to a previous cluster of cases from a boxing stadium, Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a Public Health Ministry spokesman, told a…
Nirbhaya convicts hanged: How the executions took place
Delhi’s Tihar jail has gone into lockdown mode ahead of the execution of the death sentences of four men convicted for the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in 2012. At present, paramilitary has been deployed outside the Tihar jail complex in order to subdue any untoward…
Highlights of PM Narendra Modi’s 8 PM speech on India fighting coronavirus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the nation, amid the fear of the novel coronavirus that has affected 173 people in the country. Terming it as a ‘global catastrophe’, PM Modi said that the world is going through a grave phase. “For the past two months, we have been…
‘No less than luxury hotel’: Delhi’s 1st Covid-19 patient on isolation ward
Having access to a phone that he could use to video-call his family and watch Netflix, he did not feel disconnected during his 14-day isolation at the hospital that ended on Saturday. “It was unbelievable. The isolation ward at Safdarjung hospital was not what I imagined a government hospital ward…
Coronavirus vaccine trial starts today: US govt official
The first participant in the trial will receive the experimental vaccine on Monday The National Institutes of Health is funding the trial, which is taking place at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, the official said WASHINGTON : A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect…
Coronavirus outbreak live updates
Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur: All government, private colleges & schools, Anganwadi centres and play-way schools in the to be closed till March 31 How COVID-19 symptoms compare with those of influenza or cold Boston Marathon postponed until September 14 amid virus concerns The Boston Marathon, the world’s most celebrated…
Google asks staff to work from home after employee in Bengaluru office tests positive for coronavirus
Google asks staff to work from home after employee in Bengaluru office tests positive for coronavirus The internet giant, which is one of the “Big Four” technology companies alongside Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft, has been cancelling any big events for a while to ensure the safety of its from the…
Delhi schools, colleges and cinema halls closed till March 31 amid coronavirus pandemic
BREAKING NEWS: All schools, colleges and cinema halls in Delhi will be closed till March 31 after WHO declared coronavirus a pandemic. The Delhi government has invoked the Epidemic Act to tackle coronavirus spread…. All schools, colleges and cinema halls in Delhi will be closed till March 31 after…
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the novel coronavirus
Veteran actor Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Deadline reported on Wednesday. Hanks’ publicist also confirmed the news to the freelance journalist Yashar Ali. “Hello, folks. Rita and I are down here in Australia,” Hanks said in a statement to Deadline. “We felt a…
India reacts to save INDIA as World Healrh Organisation declares #Pandemic #CoronaVirusUpdate
#CoronaVirusUpdate 1. All existing visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15th April 2020. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure. 2. Visa free travel facility granted to OCI card holders is kept in…