Srinagar: 14 new cases have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Kashmir. The government’s spokesperson, Rohit Kansal, confirmed that the tally in the Union Territory rose to 314. Till yesterday, 56,595 travellers and people in contact with suspected cases were put under surveillance which includes 7,784 persons in-home quarantine including facilities operated by government, 270 in […]
Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been on the forefront to fight the growing coronavirus infection here. They have sanitized many areas and its employees are working on the ground and should be encouraged by all. On Wednesday Srinagar Mayor Janaid Mattu in a tweet alleged that SMC workers were being beaten repeatedly by Jammu and Kashmir […]
The United States stepped up its pressure on China over the coronavirus pandemic, with President Donald Trump saying his administration was trying to determine where the deadly disease originated from. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also called on Beijing “to come clean” on what it knows. At a White House news conference on Wednesday, Trump […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The incident of humans contracting coronavirus from bats is an extremely rare event, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, adding that a Chinese research showed that the Sars-CoV-2 virus which has causes Covid-19 in humans is in a mutated form. “Coronavirus is found in bats. We have come to know from the research […]
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 […]