Indian Railways has extended services of all its hospitals and dispensaries to all central government employees and their families in view of the spread of novel coronavirus, a Railway Board order said. The services include those of all 128 hospitals and 586 dispensaries of the Indian Railways all over the country. “In view of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Railways has decided that the services of railway hospitals and health units across the country would be available for use by all Central government employees, on showing their identity cards, at railway hospitals and health Units,” the order stated. As…
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A non-resident Keralite (NRK) under home quarantine here since he returned from Sharjah recently died on Sunday, officials said. According to health authorities, Abdul Khader (65), a resident of Kannariparamba, was kept under home quarantine after he returned from abroad on March 21. Police said the man had no symptoms of coronavirus but was under isolation as per Covid-19 protocol for persons returning from abroad and other states. “The relatives of the deceased took him to hospital after seeing him unconscious in his room. However he died before reaching the hospital,” police said. Quoting medical college authorities, the Mayyil police…
In the latest episode of Mann ki Baat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged everyone to maintain “social distance” and “not emotional and human distance” while battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. “We have to maintain social distance, not emotional and human distance,” PM Narendra Modi said. “Social distancing doesn’t mean stopping of social interaction.” PM Narendra urged people to “not victimise those in home quarantine” and said this is a “sensitive” matter and everyone needs to understand. “I was extremely hurt when I came to know that some people are misbehaving with those who are being advised home quarantine.…
Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to pass away due to coronavirus complications. According to Fox News, the 86-year-old was a cousin of Spain’s King Felipe VI. Her brother Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, announced on Facebook that she died after contracting COVID-19. The post reads, “On this afternoon… our sister Maria Teresa de Borbon Parma and Borbon Busset, a victim of the coronavirus COVID-19, died in Paris at the age of eighty-six.” Princess Teresa’s death comes weeks after King Felipe VI of Spain tested negative for the virus. According to…
As cases of novel coronavirus (COVID19) rose by 179 since Friday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday said it is conducting community surveillance, rigorous contact tracing and has readied 4,387 dedicated COVID19 hospitals with required facilities to prepare the country to deal with more cases in coming days. As on Saturday, there were 918 confirmed cases of COVID19, of which 79 are cured, 19 have died and one patient has migrated out. This means that there are 819 active cases of infection in India currently. According to information accessed from officials of MoHFW by Businessline, as…
Appealing people not to panic because of the spurt in positive Covid-19 cases, J&K Chief Secretary, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam said on Saturday that aggressive testing has led to the discovery of more number of cases. Addressing the panic and fear that has followed the sudden spurt in the number of positive cases which rose to 33 on Saturday against 18 till Friday, the Chief Secretary said in a statement, “J&K Government has undertaken an aggressive testing campaign to detect COVID-19 positive cases as a result of which there is an increase in the number. “The latest five positive cases on Saturday,…
Bollywood celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Kapil Sharma, South Indian stars Pawan Kalyan, Prabhas and others are trying to help those affected by the wrath of coronavirus in every way possible. The actors have been sharing videos urging fans to stay indoor and contain the spread of deadly COVID-19. On Saturday, many of them also donated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s CARES fund to help those in need. Akshay Kumar is one of the names who contributed a big amount in order to help the people. Khiladi Kumar pledged to donate Rs 25 Rs and earned the respect of…
The 21-day nationwide lockdown, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, has brought the country to a standstill. Ever since the number of positive coronavirus cases increased, many Bollywood film personalities have been constantly appealing to their fans to follow the rules put out by the government. On March 28, PM Modi announced the CARES fund requesting for donations to fight the coronavirus war. Akshay Kumar, who has been vocal about Covid-19, is one of the first actors to pitch in and donate a sum of Rs 25 crore to the PM-CARES fund. He announced…
“The public at large is not treating the COVID-19 situation seriously, whereas the police personnel are working round the clock,” said Gowtham, the artist who designed the helmet In a bid to spread awareness about the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, a local artist in collaboration with a police officer in Chennai has made what he calls a “corona helmet” to dissuade commuters from coming out on the streets during the nationwide lockdown. “The public at large is not treating the COVID-19 situation seriously, whereas the police personnel are working round the clock to ensure people stay at home and…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday issued directions to officials to quarantine approximately one lakh people who have arrived in the state from other parts of the country in the last three days. According to a statement issued by the state government, Yogi Adityanath said that in the last three days, one lakh people have come to UP from other states. Their names, addresses and phone numbers have been made available to the district magistrates and they are being monitored. The chief minister also issued directives that these people be kept in quarantine and arrangements for their food…