Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Lockdown is like pause button, not a solution to COVID-19, says Rahul Gandhi

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Lockdown is like pause button, not a solution to COVID-19, says Rahul Gandhi

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tracker Live Updates: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 12,380 on Thursday, including 10,477 active cases, 414 deaths and 1,488 recoveries. Maharashtra is the worst-hit state with over 3,000 cases now and 295 deaths. The government has identified 170 districts across the country as COVID-19 ‘hotspots’ or ‘red zones’, and another 207 districts as […]

Activity ‘Koro Na’ for school students during lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak

Activity ‘Koro Na’ for school students during lockdown amid coronavirus outbreak

In an effort to engage the school children in constructive activities during the ongoing lockdown amid deadly coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, the J&K State Legal Services Authority in collaboration with Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) is organising online activities for the students under the theme “Activity Karo Na”. Different activities will be organised for […]

Two firms begin production of antibody rapid test kits in India

Two firms begin production of antibody rapid test kits in India

New Delhi Two of the three Indian manufacturers of antibody-based Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) for Covid-19 have begun production after the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the national regulatory body for pharmaceuticals and medical devices, issued manufacturing licenses. The move comes at a time when the RTKs that the Indian government ordered from China […]

94 complete quarantine in Rajouri

94 complete quarantine in Rajouri

Ninety-four persons, including 14, associated with the Tablighi Jamaat, completed their quarantine period and were sent to their homes in Rajouri district on Wednesday. “As many as 14 persons, all associated with the Tablighi Jamaat, have completed their quarantine period of 28 days at Riaz-ul-Uloom Madrassa in Rajouri town. A few belong to Kishtwar district. […]

Coronavirus: Trump says peak is passed and US to reopen soon

Coronavirus: Trump says peak is passed and US to reopen soon

President Donald Trump says the US has “passed the peak” of new Covid-19 cases and predicted some states would reopen this month. At the daily White House virus briefing, Mr Trump said new reopening guidelines would be announced on Thursday after he speaks to governors. “We’ll be the comeback kids, all of us,” the president […]

IMD Forecasts Normal 2020 Monsoon Season Across Country

IMD Forecasts Normal 2020 Monsoon Season Across Country

There is a piece of good news for the Indian economy which is battling the COVID-19 and its aftereffects of gloomy scenario. India is likely to have a normal monsoon this year, the country’s weather department said on Wednesday. Monsoon rains are expected to be 100 per cent of a long-term average, M. Rajeevan, secretary […]

Official negligence leaves many Golden Cards of Ayushman Bharat scheme invalid

Official negligence leaves many Golden Cards of Ayushman Bharat scheme invalid

Rajouri, April 15 (KNS): Hundreds of patients who have availed Golden cards of Ayushman Bharat scheme are facing problems due to the negligence of some officials. The golden card holders have called for carrying necessary rectification of the errors committed by officials while filing individual details. A number of beneficiaries from different areas of Jammu […]

Good communication key to defeat coronavirus: DAK

Good communication key to defeat coronavirus: DAK

Srinagar Apr 15 (KNS):Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said good communication is crucial to defeat the novel (new) coronavirus. “The consequences of an outbreak depend on the effectiveness of communication,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “During an unfamiliar public health emergency, anxiety is a normal human reaction to the fear of unknown. […]

Delhi: Plasma therapy to be used on trial basis to treat COVID-19 patients

Delhi: Plasma therapy to be used on trial basis to treat COVID-19 patients

As Delhi’s coronavirus cases climbed to over 1,500, the state government on Wednesday announced that plasma enrichment technique would now be used to treat severely-ill COVID-19 patients on trial basis at a government hospital. Last week, Kerala became the first state to receive ICMR approval for exploring the feasibility of convalescent plasma transfusion. Lt Governor Anil Baijal advised healthcare workers to […]