Tag: Coronavirus crisis

PM Modi gives clarion call over coronavirus crisis, asks citizens to unite in fight against menace

'Let us always remember: Wear a mask. Wash hands. Follow social distancing. Practice ‘Do Gaj Ki Doori.’ Together, we will succeed. Together, we will win against COVID-19,' he said.

October 8, 2020

Covid-19 fatality rate has fallen below 2% for first time: Ministry of Health

This is the seventh consecutive day that India, which has the third-highest caseload in the world, has reported more cases in a day.

August 11, 2020

India’s recovery rate nearly 70%, Case Fatality Rate falls below 2%: Ministry of Health

With a consistent and sustained increase in recoveries, the gap between recovered patients and active COVID-19 cases has reached nearly 9.5 lakh.

August 11, 2020

Covid patient dies awaiting treatment by Kolkata pvt hospital

The patient had been brought from East Midnapore's Tomluk. The deceased's husband had died of Covid-19 three days ago.

August 11, 2020

Covid-19 recoveries cross historic peak of 1.5 million

Recovery of 15,35,743 patients has been made possible because of the policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently, government said.

August 10, 2020

‘Amit Shah tests negative for Covid’, says Manoj Tiwari; deletes tweets later, MHA gives clarification

Tiwari tweeted, 'Home Minister Amit Shah ji’s Covid report showed he is negative.'

August 9, 2020

‘Lessons from Swachhta Mission important in fighting Covid’: PM Modi at launch of Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra

Prime Minister also launched ‘Gandagi Mukt Bharat’, a special week-long campaign for swachhata in the run-up to Independence Day.

August 8, 2020

Centre directs the States to focus all efforts on reducing Covid-19 mortality

Today’s meeting focused on 13 districts concentrated in eight States/UT.

August 8, 2020

Bengal to ramp up testing facilities and Covid beds: CM

CM announced appointment of 500 house staff to bolster ‘Covid patient management system’’

August 7, 2020

Veteran leader of CPI-M, Shyamal Chakraborty, dies due to Covid-19

As per the reports, he was suffering from respiratory problems and was put on a ventilator. His condition deteriorated on Sunday night and immediately he was put on life support.

August 6, 2020

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan tests Covid positive, admitted to hospital

Dharmendra Pradhan is the second union minister to test positive for the virus after Home Minister Amit Shah.

August 4, 2020

‘NEP 2020 will convert job seekers into job creators’: PM Modi at grand finale of Smart India Hackathon

'It is time to focus on learning, innovation and knowledge. This is what NEP does.'

August 1, 2020

Literature and Pandemics

What makes pandemics similar across geographic locations and time is not the presence of germs and viruses but that the human response follows the same pattern. All three literary works inform us that the initial human response to the outbreak is typically one of denial. Furthermore, our response to a pandemic tends to be slow and the authorities often provide false numbers about the infected cases and deaths

July 31, 2020

Planning a train journey in Covid-era? First, know these dos and don’ts

A noticeable change in the train journeys these days is the minimal use of washrooms by the passengers. Earlier, it used to happen that the washrooms of the overnight trains would have littered by morning.

July 28, 2020

J-K ambulance driver’s selfless service amid pandemic draws praise

Srinagar-based ambulance driver Jameel Ahmad has moved most of the Covid-19 bodies from hospitals to burial grounds since the outbreak of the pandemic.

July 27, 2020

PM launches ‘high throughput Covid testing facilities’ in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh

'In the future, these labs can be used in Hepatitis B, Dengue and other dangerous diseases.'

July 27, 2020

Israeli team arrives in India with ambitious COVID testing agenda

The flight also brought breakthrough emerging Israeli technologies for combating COVID-19, which have been donated by the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the private sector meant to bolster India’s response to the virus outbreak.

July 27, 2020