Tag: Coronavirus
75 Million People Have Already Downloaded Arogya Setu App
The Arogya Setu app has been downloaded by 75 million people on mobile phones, which is now emerging as an important tool in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.....
All Efforts Being Made To Mitigate Disruption Of Teaching: HRD Minister
With the nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic disrupting ongoing Board examinations for Class 10 and 12 and the new academic sessions in colleges and universities likely to be delayed, students across the country are faced with various issues regarding their studies. ....
Over 1 Lakh PPE Kits, N95 Masks Manufactured Daily: Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry said on Saturday that more than 1 lakh PPE kits and N95 masks are being manufactured everyday in the country, while production of ventilators vide domestic manufacturers has also started and orders have been placed for more than 59,000 units through nine manufacturers.....
Formulate A National Plan For Handling Coronavirus: Sibal To Govt
The Congress on Saturday bemoaned the Central government's "conspicuous silence" on the Disaster Management Act (DMA), 2005, and asked it to formulate a national plan for handling the coronavirus crisis, saying it's time the government rethink the lockdown measures."....
Italian PM Announces Plan To Ease Coronavirus Lockdown
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that beginning on May 4, the manufacturing, construction, and wholesale sectors can go back to work. They will be followed by retailers, museums, galleries, and libraries on May 18 and by bars, restaurants, hairdressers and beauty salons on June 1.....
Microsoft Bing's COVID-19 Tracker Unveils New Features For India
Microsoft on Monday announced new features in its Bing COVID-19 Tracker to help Indians stay up to date with the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. The new features include the integration of the Apollo Hospitals bot (available in 4 Indian languages) for self-assessment and a hub for telemedicine support from reputed healthcare organizations. The tracker will also offer content in nine Indian languages to provide people across the country access to critical information related to the pandemic in preferred language, the company said in a sta....
Bangladesh Educational Institutions To Remain Closed Till September: PM Sheikh Hasina
All educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed till September in view of the coronavirus outbreak across the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday. ....
4,000 Quarantined After 185 Sri Lankan Military Personnel Test Corona Positive
Some 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined after at least 185 military members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.....
New York Corona Cases Near 300,000 As Daily Deaths Drop To Lowest
New York state, the epicentre of the pandemic in the US, has reported nearly 300,000 coronavirus cases, while its daily death toll fell to the lowest since early March, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo.....
Remdesivir Study In China Shows No Benefit For Coronavirus
In a conflict with findings of two recent trials of the remdesivir drug, a small study in China has found that treatment with Gilead Sciences' investigational antiviral drug does not speed up recovery from COVID-19, compared with placebo in hospitalised patients who are critically ill.....
