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The UN's human rights chief has expressed concern over the plight of millions of domestic migrants in India during the ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, and welcomed the subsequent measures announced to address their situation, underscoring the need for...
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British Airways will temporarily lay off 28,000 employees, or 60 per cent of its workforce, due to the coronavirus crisis which is paralysing the sector, trade union Unite announced Thursday. Unite, which represents thousands of workers employed by BA, said it had reached agreement with the...
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US Democrats will postpone their presidential convention by more than a month to August 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday.In our current climate of uncertainty, we believe the smartest approach is to take additional time to monitor how...
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A senior resident doctor of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi has tested positive for COVID-19, official sources confirmed on Thursday.Sources say his wife, who is nine-month pregnant, has also tested positive for the novel coronavirus and has been isolated.The doctor from the...
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Spiritual guru, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Thursday appealed to the people not to blame a specific religion for the spread of coronavirus and stressed there should be no division in the name of caste and creed.The yoga guru's appeal came at a time when Nizamuddin West in Delhi has emerged as an...
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Canadian public health officials are now reporting at least 10,132 cases of Covid-19 across the country and 127 deaths.Officials stressed that the next two weeks will be crucial in determining the shape of the pandemic curve in Canada.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with UK's Prince Charles on Thursday and discussed the coronavirus crisis, with the British royal hailing the Indian diaspora's role in combatting the pandemic. The prime minister conveyed his condolences for the loss of life in the UK...
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Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday announced a series of initiatives to help the central and state governments in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The actor has taken the help of his companies -- Kolkata Knight Riders, Red Chillies Entertainment, Meer Foundation and Red Chillies VFX -- to...
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Amid a country-wide manhunt by police for participants of last month's Tablighi Jamaat meet at Nizamuddin in New Delhi, jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi on Thursday said he has quarantined himself on doctors' advice. We should help and support our government in dealing with this crisis. I...
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More than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, are now being called on to remain in their homes to combat COVID-19. The measures -- which include compulsory or recommended confinement, curfews and quarantines -- are in place in more than 90 countries and territories. The...
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There is an urgent need for an India-specific strategy to combat the coronavirus outbreak, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday, and asserted that the country must prepare for economic devastation. The remarks came at the Congress Working Committee meeting, where besides him, party...
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Uber will now deliver household essentials to customers and has partnered with bigbasket for the service amid the ongoing countrywide lockdown. Uber, which is in discussions with other supermarkets and pharmacies for offering similar delivery services, said two-wheelers (UberMoto) and...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed Delhi Police, directors general of police of other states to take legal action against 960 foreigners for violating laws, the ministry of home affairs said on Thursday.These 960 foreigners, found to have been involved in Tablighi Jamaat activities, have...
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Eminent cardiac surgeon Devi Prasad Shetty on Thursday favoured lifting of the country-wide lockdown after the 21-days spell and limiting its enforcement only in areas reporting high incidences of COVID-19 cases. The Chairman and Executive Director of Narayana Health said, 'medically speaking...
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Two people evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz died due to coronavirus on Thursday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.In a digital press conference, he said of the 2,346 people evacuated from the Markaz, 108 have tested positive for coronavirus.However, the number of COVID-19 cases in the national...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday slammed the Congress, saying it is playing 'petty politics' over the novel coronavirus outbreak and asked it to think about national interest, instead of misleading the people.Shah's comments came hours after Congress president Sonia Gandhi criticised the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share a video message with countrymen on Friday amid a nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak.'At 9 am tomorrow morning, I'll share a small video message with my fellow Indians,' the prime minister tweeted, without divulging the subject of his...
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The government on Thursday directed states and union territories to book under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Disaster Management Act, 2005 people who violate the lockdown or make false claims.In a letter to all chief secretaries of the states and union territories, Union...
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About 9,000 Tablighi Jamaat members and their primary contacts have been quarantined till now across the country in view of the coronavirus infection, a senior home ministry official said on Thursday. Punya Salila Srivastava, a joint secretary in the Union Home Ministry, told reporters during a...
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No social events like the religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area should be organised in Maharashtra and the government will not give permission for such programmes in view of the coronavirus outbreak, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday. He also asked people to...
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The central government has taken the decision to receive foreign donations to the fund, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country, government sources said on Wednesday.The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM...
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Hours before lockdown, Modi asked print-media owners, editors to refrain from negative COVID coverage. Read the report here.
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The Centre has allowed Maharashtra to conduct rapid COVID-19 tests to expedite the detection of coronavirus cases, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday. The state government will use blood samples instead of swabs in rapid tests for coronavirus detection, Tope said. Talking to...
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The Delhi Police Special Branch has identified and quarantined 275 foreign nationals, who have been staying in various mosques after attending a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the Nizamuddin area, officials said on Thursday. Among 275 foreign nationals, 172 are from Indonesia, 36 from...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accepted Maharashtra Chief Minister's suggestion that religious leaders should be asked to refrain from holding large gatherings. Thackeray made the suggestion during a video conference with Modi in the morning, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said....
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told chief ministers that to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine should remain the focus in the next few weeks. Interacting with them through video conference, he said it is necessary to ensure...
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Rubbishing media reports, the Ministry of Railways on Thursday clarified that reservation for journeys post April 14 was never stopped except for the lockdown period. The Ministry of Railways issued a clarification stating, Certain media reports have claimed that Railways has started reservation...
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The Nepal government has scrapped a major deal for coronavirus testing kits and protective gears signed with a private Chinese company after finding them be of sub-standard quality, according to a senior official. Omni Business Corporate International had committed to supply 19 items, including...
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Some good news, at least reasonably so, amid the doom. The short-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic on retailers in the country will be severe, but retail sales recovery period for India is expected to kick-start from the first week of May subject to the lockdown not being extended further,...
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Israel's Health Minister Yaakov Litzman
Israel's Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has been put into isolation after being tested positive for COVID-19, pushing all the top officials, including Mossad chief Yossi Cohen and National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat, at the forefront of fight against the deadly virus into self-quarantine....
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Three people who had been arrested by the Pune (Rural) Police for violating the countrywide lockdown were produced before a local court on Thursday. The three have been identified as Afzal Attar, ChandraKumar Shah and Chandrakant Shah from Pune's Baramati. They have been punished with a fine of...
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An Indian-origin Singaporean was sentenced to two months' jail on Thursday for shouting corona, corona' and spitting on a hotel floor at the Changi Airport, the first conviction of its kind in the country related to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a media report. Jasvinder Singh Mehar...
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has urged fellow governors in the US to take quick action against the deadly coronavirus, cautioning that their cities could also face situations like that in New York where some 16,000 people may die due to the infection by time the virus pandemic runs its course....
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In Lucknow, members of a family put up a notice outside their home in Hazratganj area, appealing to their relatives not to visit them during the lockdown period.Can this be a state of being for us at other times too...
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Staying six feet away from others may not work
Staying six feet away from others may not work, an MIT researcher has warned - saying the coronavirus can rather travel 27 feet and can linger for hours. The study was conducted by MIT associate professor Lydia Bourouiba, who has researched the dynamics of coughs and sneezes for years. It was...
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One arrested on charges of attacking Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation team yesterday which had reached Dharavi to seal the building where a COVID-19 positive patient was found. A case has been registered under various sections of IPC. At least eight more people are wanted in this case.
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Kerala High Court stays the state govt order to allow sale of liquor to people suffering from Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome after they produce the certificate to the effect that they are suffering from the syndrome. The stay is for a period of three weeks.
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Telangana: People who are under quarantine at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, seen offering namaaz without practicing social distancing.
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Heeding the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to maintain social distancing amid coronavirus outbreak, RSS-affiliate Vishwa Hindu Parishad celebrated Ram Navami without much fanfare on Thursday.The organisation had cancelled all grand celebrations to mark the first Ram Navami post the Supreme...
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TVS Motor Company on Thursday reported a 55.5 per cent decline in total sales in March at 1,44,739 units. The company, which primarily makes two-wheelers and three-wheelers, had sold 3,25,323 units in March 2019, TVS Motor Company said in a statement.There has been a huge impact on the...
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Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged the Centre to prepare and publish a Common Minimum Relief Programme, stating that it will alleviate several concerns of people triggered due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.She asserted that the magnitude of...
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Domino's Pizza said on Thursday it is partnering with ITC Foods to help customers order everyday grocery essentials as coronavirus cases continue to climb despite the countrywide lockdown.The partnership between a quick service restaurant and a fast moving consumer goods company is aimed at...
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Second COVID-19 case confirmed in Dharavi, Mumbai. A 52-year-old BMC sanitization worker has been found positive for the virus. He resides in the Worli area but was posted at Dharavi for cleaning, the BMC said. The man had developed symptoms and was advised by BMC officials to get treatment. His...
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President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, along with the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, will hold a video-conference from Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow with governors, lieutenant governors and administrators of all states and union territories to bolster efforts at the Central and State...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with Chief Ministers via video conferencing, on COVID-19 situation in the country. Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also present.
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BJP MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir on Thursday said that he will donate his two year's salary to PM-CARES Fund to support the battle against coronavirus pandemic in the country.People ask what can their country do for them. The real question is what can you do for your country? I am...
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Amid the nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Defence Ministry announced on Thursday that it is mobilising ex-servicemen to assist the state and district administrations wherever required. Rajya Sainik Boards, Zila Sainik Boards are playing a dynamic role in identifying...
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Delhi: 32 people were tested positive yesterday out of which 29 people had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin. A total of 700 possibly infected and confirmed cases of COVID19 are in different hospitals in, says Health Minister Satyendar Jain.Karnataka: We are monitoring 362 people who...
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Seven people have contracted coronavirus infection in Ramganj after coming in contact with the man who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi recently. The Rajasthan Health Department informed media that the man who is a resident of Jhunjhunu has infected 17 of his...
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The global economy could shrink by up to one per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from the previous forecast of 2.5 per cent growth, the UN has said, warning that it may contract even further if restrictions on the economic activities are extended without adequate fiscal...
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The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,965 in the country on Thursday while the death toll rose to 50, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 1,764, of which 150 people were either cured or discharged and one migrated to another country, it...
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The UN Security Council is likely to meet for the first time by next week or before to discuss the coronavirus pandemic that has killed over 42,000 people globally, according to Dominican Republic Ambassador Jose Singer, the current president of the world body's top body. The Dominican Republic...
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Some of the 160-odd Tablighi Jamaat attendees quarantined at a railway facility in southeast Delhi misbehaved with and even spit at doctors and healthcare personnel attending to them, a railway spokesperson said on Wednesday. A total of 167 attendees were taken to the makeshift quarantine centres...
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Death toll related to coronavirus touches 50, total number of positive cases rise to 1,965 in country: Health Ministry official.
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In Mumbai, Sai Hospital Chembur completely sealed and Saifee Hospital, Jaslok Hospital, Bhabha Hospital and Hinduja Hospital partially affected due to exposure to COVID-19 patients. Two nurses tested positive for Covid-19 at Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital, yesterday state authorities confirmed....
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People queue up for essentials in Telangana
Telangana police has received more than 6.41 lakh distress calls to Dial 100 service in the last three days of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. A stress management session was held for the Dial 100 staff on Wednesday to help keep their spirits up, Telangana Director General of Police...
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Growing risk aversion following a default by Yes Bank will increase liquidity pressure
Moody's Investors Service on Thursday changed the outlook for Indian banking system to negative from stable, as it expects deterioration in banks' asset quality due to disruption in economic activity from the coronavirus outbreak. It said banks' asset quality will deteriorate across the...
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In Kerala, strawberry and carrot growers face problems in selling their produce in the Munnar area of Idukki due to the Coronavirus lockdown. Strawberry is mostly sold in retail markets that are shut due to lockdown, said Arul Mani, a recipient of Best Strawberry Farmer Award. Despite the states...
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A man who attended the religious congregation at Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in Delhi's Nizamuddin West last month tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to two, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Thursday. He said the development was...
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Three more people tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 338, a health official said. Out of these three people, two are from Pune and one is from Buldhana, he said. Till Wednesday, 335 COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths were...
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The organisers of the US Open have said that they are looking to start the tournament on August 31 this year despite the threat of coronavirus. Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled on Wednesday due to COVID-19, however, after that, the organisers of the US Open released a statement saying, that they are...
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Three more COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra -- two from Pune and 1 from Buldhana -- taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 338, the Maharashtra Health Department says.
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Naval Dockyard, Mumbai has designed and developed its own handheld infrared-based temperature sensor for undertaking screening of a large number of personnel at the entry gates of the yard, reducing the load on the security sentries at the gate. The Indian Navy says the instrument has been...
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In a bid to discourage people from coming out on roads during the lockdown, Bengaluru Traffic Police have inscribed a message that reads, If you come to road, I'll come to your home.It was written on the road at Nagenahalli check-post. The message was written by the cops in the regional...
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The US has agreed to buy from Russia ventilators, medical supplies and other personal protection equipment needed to treat patients infected with COVID-19, a top official has said, as the country wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic that the White House has warned could kill up to two lakh...
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Singapore has reported its fourth death due to the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, a day after 74 new COVID-19 infections, including seven Indians, were confirmed in the country. The ministry said that a 68-year-old male Indonesian national, who was a Singapore Work Pass...
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Singapore has reported its fourth death due to the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, a day after 74 new COVID-19 infections, including seven Indians, were confirmed in the country. The ministry said that a 68-year-old male Indonesian national, who was a Singapore Work Pass...
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In a joint operation conducted by Delhi Police Special Crime Branch and Delhi government, 275 foreign nationals who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi have been identified and sent into quarantine.The foreign nationals include 172 from Indonesia, 36 from...
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Three persons, who had attended a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin, died due to novel coronavirus in Telangana, taking the death toll in the state to nine on Wednesday, a statement said. Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state, a press release from chief minister K...
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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said he is deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of the coronavirus infection.Addressing a daily news briefing, he said that in the past five weeks there had been a near exponential growth in the number of new...
