Guwahati/Agartala/Imphal: Five people have so far tested positive for coronavirus in Assam, who attended the congregation at Nizamuddin in Delhi and the number of positive cases in the state might cross the double digit, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Addressing the media, the minister said the Central government has communicated to […]
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25-year-old man dies due to COVID-19 in UP’s Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh): A 25-year-old man from Basti district, who died on Monday evening in Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College, has become the first COVID-19-linked death in Uttar Pradesh. His samples tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, two days after he died. Government officials are now worried about the number of people who may […]
COVID-19: 8 more positive cases in Ahmedabad
Gandhinagar: Eight new coronavirus positive cases were reported in Gujarat on Wednesday, all of them in state’s financial capital Ahmedabad. Till now, 82 active positive cases are present in Gujarat, with six deaths due to corona outbreak. Jayanti Ravi, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, said: “Eight new cases have been found in Ahmedabad. […]
43 new COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday reported 43 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of cases in the state to 87. Majority of them are believed to be those who attended Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi last month. According to the media bulletin released by the health department, 43 new cases were reported till […]
Banaras Hindu University women scientists develop COVID-19 testing kit
Varanasi: Women researchers at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have developed a new testing method for COVID-19. The team has already patented the method. According to reports, a group of women scientists at the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, have developed a novel test method-based on RT PCR […]
Gurugram: 33 people who attended Tablighi Jamaat event taken for Covid-19 testing
Gurugram: A total of 33 people, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi’s Nizamuddin or were family members of the attendees, were traced by teams of police and health officials in two separate operations in Gurugram on Tuesday and were taken to two different hospitals to be tested for coronavirus, an official said. […]
89 Tablighi Jamaatis quarantined in Agra
Agra: Agra Police have so far rounded up 89 faithfuls who are believed to have attended the Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation in Nizammuddin Markaz in New Delhi from March 13-15 from different mosques and localities in the city. All have been taken to a resort near Sikandra to be placed under quarantine. The hunt continues […]
4th Covid-19 death in Punjab
Chandigarh: Barely a day after testing positive for coronavirus, a 65-year-old man with no travel history abroad died in the PGI hospital here on Tuesday, taking the death toll owing to virus to four in Punjab, doctors said. Belonging to Nayagaon, located on the outskirts of Chandigarh, in Mohali district, he was undergoing treatment at […]
6 more test positive in J&K, total 55
Srinagar: The number of COVID-19 positive cases continued to surge on Tuesday with six more testing positive in Jammu and Kashmir. “UPDATE: 6 new positive cases confirmed in Kashmir Division. All contacts of previous positive cases. Meanwhile, contact tracing continues in both Jammu and Kashmir Divisions. Please cooperate, let us fight together”, government spokesman, Rohit […]
Many foreigners found living in mosques in UP, sent for medical examination
Lucknow/ Meerut: A number of foreigners who may have attended the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, have been found to be staying in various places in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow police commissioner and other senior officials, on Tuesday, reached the Markazi mosque in Kaiserbagh in the state capital and found six nationals of Kirgizstan and Kazakhstan staying […]