649 confirmed COVID-19 cases in India: Health Ministry

A total of 649 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday. “42 fresh coronavirus cases and four deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases stands at 649,” said Lav Aggrawal, Joint Secretary, Health […]

Total positive COVID-19 cases in India reaches 606: Health Ministry

The total number of positive coronavirus cases in India have climbed to 606, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. The total number of active COVID-19 cases in the country so far stands at 553, while the number of people who have been cured or discharged stands at 42. Ten people have died […]

Mizoram man who returned from Netherlands is 2nd confirmed COVID-19 case in Northeast

A second confirmed COVID-19 case has been detected in the Northeast. It has been confirmed by the Mizoram health department. The 50-year-old man, who had travelled to Amsterdam, and returned to the State on March 16, has been tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first case in the state of Mizoram. The infected individual, […]

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus outbreak

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Olympics for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Summer 2021 is the latest that these Olympics could be held,” CNN quoted Abe as saying. “After his telephone talks with IOC President […]

Assam Guv issues notification on COVID-19 Regulations, 2020

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has issued a notification to impose the Assam COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. According to the Regulation, any individual who violates the directive issued by the Centre and the state government to control the spread of the disease will face serious legal action. This was disclosed by […]

415 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India

The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 415 on Monday including seven deaths. “A total of 18,383 samples from 17,493 individuals have been tested for SARS-CoV2 as on March 23 at 10 am IST. A total of 415 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive […]

As confirmed COVID-19 cases in India near 300 mark, ICMR ropes in private labs for testing

As India prepares for a nation-wide ‘janata curfew’ on March 22nd, 98 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases nears the 300-mark. The ministry of health has announced that as many as 111 new labs will start functioning from today in the […]

Global coronavirus cases exceed 280,000; death toll surges past 11,500

The global confirmed cases of coronavirus has surpassed 280,000 with over 11,500 deaths registered so far. The novel coronavirus has infected 166 countries with Europe being the epicentre of the pandemic. Europe has reported over 5,000 deaths with Italy reporting 627 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the biggest day-to-day increase in the […]