Uttar Pradesh to allow home isolation under certain provisions of laid out norms: Check guidelines
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that a large number of asymptomatic Covid-19 infected persons are hiding their illness which may give further rise to infection. In view of this, the state government will allow home isolation under certain provisions of laid out norms.
Jul 20, 2020, 18:59 PM IST
Delhi records 954 fresh COVID-19 cases with 35 death in last 24 hours
Delhi on Monday recorded 954 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally in the city to over 1.23 lakh.
Jul 20, 2020, 18:55 PM IST
West Bengal banks to remain closed on Saturdays and Sundays, customer services on working days from 10 am-2 pm
The customers' services will be provided on working days from 10 am up to 2 pm.
Jul 20, 2020, 18:49 PM IST
West Bengal announces complete lockdown for two days till next week amid rising COVID-19 cases
State Home Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay announced, "In an effort towards breaking the chain, state government announces complete lockdown for two days a week in addition to the broad-based lockdown in containment zones."
Jul 20, 2020, 17:43 PM IST
AIIMS to conduct human clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine in three phases, on 1125 people
AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said that in Phase 1, 375 samples will be tested for safety and dose range adjustment.
Jul 20, 2020, 17:13 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh allows home quarantine only if coronavirus COVID-19 protocols followed
The CM said that home quarantine permission should be given only on compliance of the already set protocol for it.
Jul 20, 2020, 16:27 PM IST
Two security guards of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's son Tejas Thackeray found coronavirus COVID-19 positive
According to sources, Tejas did not leave his house for many days and so he did not come in direct contact with the security personnel.
Jul 20, 2020, 15:55 PM IST
Mini lockdown in Uttar Pradesh from July 17 to July 20: Check guidelines
Here is the list which is very important for you to know:
Jul 17, 2020, 23:21 PM IST
Clinical trials begin for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine
Bharat Biotech on Friday announced the start of Phase 1 human clinical trial of Covaxin, India’s first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. The trial began on July 15.
Jul 17, 2020, 22:23 PM IST
Woman raped at coronavirus COVID-19 quarantine centre in Navi Mumbai, accused arrested
The woman is a COVID-19 suspect and has tested negative as of now.
Jul 17, 2020, 20:54 PM IST
Restrictions on flights to Kolkata from six cities including Delhi and Mumbai extended till July 31
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, "The restriction on arriving flights to Kolkata Airport from 6 cities viz Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended upto 31st July."
Jul 17, 2020, 20:30 PM IST
Masks made of gold and silver on sale in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, shop sees high demand
A traditional goldsmith, Radhakrishnan has worked in various functions in the jewellery-making field for over 35 years.
Jul 17, 2020, 18:35 PM IST
Bengaluru police commissioner's driver tests COVID-19 positive, cop home quarantines
The cop who had numerous interactions with positive cases also said that he will get tested again on July 20 (Monday) for the fifth time in the last three months.
Jul 17, 2020, 16:33 PM IST
Delhi court dismisses plea seeking FIR against Ramdev for falsely claiming to have found cure for COVID-19
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a plea that sought to lodge an FIR against yoga guru Ramdev for falsely claiming that his firm Patanjali has found a cure for coronavirus COVID-19, noting that one case has already been registered. No FIR can be lodged against Ramdev at Vasant Vihar police station in Delhi as an FIR has already been filed in the same matter in Rajasthan's Jaipur.
Jul 16, 2020, 22:19 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir records 493 new COVID-19 cases with 16 deaths in last 24 hours
The fresh coronavirus cases also include 40 prisoners, eight doctors, besides 18 policemen.
Jul 16, 2020, 16:37 PM IST
Delhi records 1647 fresh coronavirus cases in last 24 hours with 41 deaths
There are 17807 active cases in the capital city, where 3487 have succumbed to the deadly virus. The recovery rate in Delhi, however, increased to 81.79%, while the death rate stands at 2.98%.
Jul 15, 2020, 23:19 PM IST
Meghalaya closes all entry points into state from July 24-31, amid coronavirus COVID-19 crisis
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma announced that to unburden the health, frontline workers and district administration engaged in intensive surveillance for the past four months, the government has taken the step.
Jul 15, 2020, 19:44 PM IST
Centre launches world's most affordable coronavirus COVID-19 diagnostic kit Corosure developed by IIT Delhi
The kit has received Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approval with the highest score and Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved with very high sensitivity and specificity.
Jul 15, 2020, 18:56 PM IST
Any country can make vaccine but will depend on India for production: ICMR
ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava addressing a press conference said that India and China have the infrastructure for the production of the vaccine.
Jul 15, 2020, 00:23 AM IST
Centre's online education guidelines for school heads, teachers, parents and students
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) on Tuesday announced guidelines for online classes by schools and recommended a cap on screen time for students. On the appropriate screen time, Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said that two online sessions of up to 45 minutes will be held each for classes 1-8, and four sessions for classes 9-12. He said that COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of schools and has impacted over 240 million children of the country who are enrolled in schools.
Jul 14, 2020, 23:13 PM IST
