TOPIC

coronavirus

News Reports

West Bengal: Hospital employee ostracised by villagers and denied meeting with mother over fears of coronavirus infection

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

A group of 100 villagers stopped the car provided by the hospital and told her that she could not visit her house. Chitra had to spend the night at a relative's place.

News Reports

Coronavirus positive cases in India crosses 10,000 mark, over 1,000 recovered and discharged

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

As per the ministry data, Maharashtra is worst hit with as many as 2,334 positive cases followed by Delhi which has 1,510 cases.

News Reports

PM Modi announces nationwide lockdown extension till May 3, here are the details of the PM’s address

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

"Many states have already announced extension of lockdown. Hence, after weighing all options, it has been decided that the lockdown should be extended till 3rd May," PM Modi announced.

News Reports

Coronavirus: PM Modi changes his profile picture, now dons a homemade mask

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

PM Narendra Modi changed his profile picture across social media networks to create awareness for wearing masks amidst coronavirus outbreak

News Reports

Maharashtra: NCP leader and minister Jitendra Awhad under quarantine after 16 persons associated with him test positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

Jitendra Awhad had earlier decided to self-quarantine after he had come in contact with a Coronavirus positive police officer

Government and Policy

When a crisis is as big as the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, we need taskmasters as strong as Yogi Adityanath

Shantanu Gupta - 14 April, 2020

Quick cash transfers to help the poor and needy are possible only because of the Jan-Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile (JAM) trinity promoted and established by PM Narendra Modi despite huge resistance in the last 6 years.

News Reports

Coronavirus: As three-week lockdown comes to an end, here are the states which have already extended it little longer

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2020

Prime Minister Modi is expected to give further directives on extension of lockdown amidst coronavirus crisis.

Media Fact-Check

‘Muslim men, women and children were chased out of their homes’: Here is how The Wire spread fake news blatantly

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2020

Hoshiarpur Police uploaded a video on its official Twitter page, debunking fake news about Muslim families being harassed as peddled by 'The Wire'

News Reports

As Coronavirus lockdown nears the end of 21-day period, no new cases were reported in 25 districts of 15 states: Here is the list

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2020

The benefits of the 21-day lockdown announced by PM Modi have gradually started to come out as 25 districts across 15 states have registered no new coronavirus cases

News Reports