Tag: coronavirus outbreak

Delhi imposes night curfew till April 30, joins ranks with Maha, Guj

The strictest of the measures are in Maharashtra, which is the worst-hit state due to the coronavirus pandemic.

April 6, 2021

Curbing dissent

While Mr Khan claims his opponents are asking people to take to the streets to topple his government by flouting distancing norms, the Opposition is determined to go ahead with its agitation and alleges that public health concerns are being raised now only to curb dissent.

December 2, 2020

India breaches 78,000-mark again, Coronavirus tally tops 36 lakh; death toll at 64,469

Globally, the overall number of Coronavirus cases has topped 25.1 million, while the deaths have increased to over 845,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

August 31, 2020

Chinese mainland reports no new locally-transmitted Coronavirus cases

Of the imported cases, six were reported in Shanghai, five in Tianjin, two in Fujian and one each in Shanxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shaanxi, the commission said.

August 31, 2020

Brazil reports 366 fresh Coronavirus deaths in 24 hrs; total count rises to 120,828

The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths from the virus and 3,846,153 infections, the health ministry said in its daily update.

August 31, 2020

South Korea reports 299 new Coronavirus cases; total count reaches 19,699

The number of confirmed cases for the past 17 days reached 4,929 owing to infections in Seoul and its surrounding Gyeonggi province.

August 30, 2020

2 Canadian military members test positive for Coronavirus

All the passengers and crew members on the flight were tested for COVID-19 and some personnel working on the base are now in self-isolation.

August 30, 2020

India’s Coronavirus tally tops 34 lakh-mark with 76,472 cases in 24 hrs; death toll reaches 62,550

Globally, the overall number of Coronavirus cases has topped 24.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 835,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

August 29, 2020

COVID-19 crisis: Canada extends ban on international travel until Sep 30

The restrictions, which were first imposed for a 30-day period and have been extended since every month, prohibit all non-essential or discretionary travel to Canada from countries other than the US.

August 29, 2020

With over 77k Coronavirus cases in 24 hrs, India sets global record; tally reaches 33,87,501, deaths at 61,529

Globally, the overall number of Coronavirus cases has crossed 24.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 829,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

August 28, 2020

South Korea reports highest Coronavirus cases since March

The cases were traced to services at the Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul and also a massive rally held in the capital city on August 15.

August 27, 2020

Biggest 1-day spike of over 75k cases, India’s Coronavirus tally tops 33 lakh-mark; death toll at 60,472

Globally, the overall number of Coronavirus cases has surpassed the 24 million-mark, while the deaths have crossed 824,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

August 27, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Brazil rise by 47,161 in last 24 hrs; tally over 3.7 million

Brazil comes second in terms of coronavirus cases after the United States, which has recorded more than 5.8 million Covid-19 patients, according to Sputnik.

August 27, 2020

Marginal rise in Coronavirus cases in Delhi in last few days, testing will be doubled: Arvind Kejriwal

The recovery rate is more than 90 per cent in the national capital, Kejriwal said and added that the death rate is 1.4 per cent, among the lowest in the country.

August 26, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron calls on citizens to learn to live with COVID-19

According to the health authorities, France had conducted over 755,000 virus tests over the past week, and over seven million since the start of the epidemic.

August 26, 2020

Kim Jong Un calls for prevention efforts against Coronavirus, looming typhoon: Reports

Kim also made “sharp criticism of inattention, onlooking and chronic attitude getting prevalent among officials, and violation of the rules of the emergency anti-epidemic work as this work takes on a protracted character”.

August 26, 2020

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son tests positive for Coronavirus

The Brazilian president has downplayed the virus’ severity, arguing against restrictions on economic activity he claims will prove far more damaging than the disease

August 26, 2020