Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of Covid-19 lockdown, Twitter users started posting messages wishing each other good luck. And the phrase they used is a twist to the popular phrase used in Star Wars movies: ‘May the force be with you’. “May the 4th be with us,” said a Twitter user with […]
The Aarogya Setu app launched by the Centre earlier this month, which has clocked over 1.5 crore downloads within two weeks of going live, might soon be made into an e-pass for movement of citizens. Government officials pointed out that a functionality for the app has been suggested wherein it can approve people, who are clear of […]
On Tuesday, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 10,363. According to the Ministry of Health, India now has 8,988 active Covid-19 cases while as many as 1035 patients have recovered or discharged. The coronavirus death toll in the country stands at 339. In Maharashtra, the total number of coronavirus cases […]
The rapid testing kits, which were supposed to be here on April 5, and then April 10, will now be here by April 15, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday, commenting on what could well be the lynchpin of the next phase of India’s strategy to combat the coronavirus disease — […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19): It is possible for a pregnant woman who is positive for COVID-19 to pass on the virus to her child, the ICMR has said, laying down norms both for the care of the mother and the child in such instances. The guidelines also call for the use of personal protective equipment for hospital staff, especially […]
New Delhi: Several foreign diplomats and embassies have claimed the Narendra Modi government’s strict lockdown guidelines being enforced on them is in violation of the Vienna Convention even as the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued an advisory asking them to “strictly follow lockdown guidelines”, ThePrint has learnt. Some of them have urged the government to issue […]
As most parts of India seek a seamless supply of essential goods in the midst of the countrywide lockdown to fight COVID-19, the central question that assumes importance is – what are the conditions under which the labour force is meeting the demand of mass production and delivery at low costs? The national lockdown came […]
The killing of five Indian Special Forces soldiers by Pakistan Army sponsored terrorists required an Indian military response. But not this. The effect of India’s retaliatory artillery strikes on Pakistan’s behavior is easy to predict: zero, zilch, nada. Though the drone footage of artillery shells falling on (presumably) Pakistani positions might impress India’s WhatsApp warriors, it is not going […]
In the last 24 hours, 35 new deaths due to Coronavirus were reported across India, taking the tally to 308. The number of positive cases rose to 9152, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The number of active coronavirus cases stood at 7,987, as many as 856 people have been cured and discharged, while […]
The virus that causes Covid-19 can be airborne for up to four metres, according to a study of patients in hospital wards and intensive care units (ICUs) in China’s Wuhan, where it was first detected by the end of last year. Infection rates are high among health care workers despite the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) such as […]