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602 COVID-19 hospitals with over 1 lakh isolation beds, 12,024 ICU units have been set up across the country, says Union Health Ministry
Government is promoting the concept of behavioural changes in terms of social distancing to break the chain of transmission, informed Luv Agarwal.
Coronavirus positive cases in India crosses 10,000 mark, over 1,000 recovered and discharged
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.
Coronavirus: Govt orders sale of Hydroxychloroquine strictly as per Schedule H1 norms, read what it means
The Schedule H1 of the Drugs and Cosmetics rule 1945 was added in 2013 and contained certain 3rd and 4th generation antibiotics, anti-TB drugs, and certain habit-forming drugs.
ICMR says 206 individuals have tested positive for coronavirus in India so far
ICMR confirms positive cases of coronavirus reached 206.
Ministry of Health changes its website homepage to show the latest updates on Coronavirus, here is what you can find
The Health Ministry homepage has detailed information, including the number of total confirmed Covid-19 cases across India, state/UT wise list of coronavirus cases across India, the total number of people screened at airports, the updated travel advisory, and much more.
First and second confirmatory tests for COVID-19 are free for all citizens, only 10% capacity utilised yet: Health Ministry
The country has enough testing capacities for Covid-19 as only 10% of the total capacity has been utilised per day so far
India becomes the 5th nation in the world to successfully isolate COVID-19 virus strain
National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune isolates the strain of Covid-19 virus strain, India becomes the fifth country to do so
Coronavirus in India: 7 more cases of recovery reported, patients discharged
Two persons have died so far due to coronavirus. A 76-year-old male and a 69-year-old female. However, the health ministry said that both the cases were underlying medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, etc. that worsened their condition.
3 confirmed cases in Kerala: State government declares coronavirus outbreak as ‘state disaster’
Besides intensifying surveillance at airports, the Central Government had earlier temporarily suspended e-visa facilities for Chinese residents travelling to India.
Kerala student tests positive for coronavirus, India’s first confirmed case
A student from Kerala studying in China's Wuhan has been tested positive for coronavirus.
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LAC standoff: Chinese ambassador, foreign ministry insist on ‘dialogues’, experts say de-escalation has begun
The aggressive posturing by India in response to Chinese decision to intimidate the country along the LAC, perhaps, made Chinese to seek for a de-escalation of matter.
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Mumbai: BJP MLA files petition in HC, questions the constitutional validity of Uddhav government’s gag order on citizens
The 23c May order also indirectly bans all criticism of the Maharashtra government led by Uddhhav Thackeray as one of the clauses in the prohibitory order says that messages that incite “mistrust towards government functionaries and their actions taken to control Covid-19” will also be acted against.
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Pakistan rants, issues statement ‘condemning’ the commencement of construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya
In the statement issued by Pakistan, the commencement of the construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya was 'condemned'
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SC asks central govt to identify private hospitals which were given free land, directs those hospitals to treat Coronavirus patients for free
The Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde observed that the hospitals that were given free lands should treat Coronavirus patients for free
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Maharashtra forest department mulls sterilizing tigers in Chandrapur district to control population: Report
The forest department in Maharashtra plans to sterilise 20 male tigers, apart from trans-locating 50 other tigers
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Journalist Rana Ayyub lies, shares a video on Instagram to claim a passenger on-board Shramik train had died of hunger
The Railways sources have clarified that the woman was suffering from a prolonged illness
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Paatal Lok changes the morphed image with BJP leader where he is shown next to corrupt character after he files a complaint against Anushka...
Days after BJP MLA Nandkishore Gurjar filed a complaint against Amazon Prime series Paatal Lok producer Anushka Sharma for using a morphed image of himself without his permission, the producers have changed the image.
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Did you know about Nehru’s tribal ‘wife’?
She inaugurated a dam, when her life took a troublesome turn
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1100-year-old monolithic sandstone Shivling unearthed in Vietnam’s Cham temple complex in My Son Sanctuary
The 9th-century fully intact Shivling is part of a complex of Hindu temples which were constructed by the Champa Empire between 4th century CE and 13th century CE.
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‘Yeh bhaiya bataiye ki vaccine kab aayegi’, Rahul Gandhi’s question to public health expert triggers another joke fest on Twitter
Twitter users speculated whether Rahul Gandhi was asking for vegetable or grocery items to a local vendor.
