Chennai: Around 90 doctors at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital tested coronavirus positive in 10 days, said an official, here on Saturday. “Over 10 days about 80-90 doctors have tested positive for coronavirus. Barring a miniscule number of Covid-19 treating doctors, the remaining belonged to various other departments,” the official told IANS. On the […]
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97-yr-old Chennai man beats coronavirus
Chennai: A 97-year-old Chennai man successfully fought against coronavirus and has returned home, said a private hospital here on Friday. In a statement issued here, Kauvery Hospital said 97-year-sold Krishna Murti, one of the oldest Covid-19 survivors till date was admitted on May 30. He presented himself with symptoms of fever, cough and mild breathlessness. The […]
Passenger on IndiGo’s Chennai-Coimbatore flight tests Covid positive
Chennai: Airline major IndiGo said a passenger, who travelled on its Chennai to Coimbatore flight on Monday, has tested positive for Covid-19. “We received confirmation from the Coimbatore airport doctor that a passenger who travelled on 6E 381 from Chennai to Coimbatore on 25th May evening, has tested positive for Covid-19,” the airline said in […]
Kitchen staff at OTA tests positive in Chennai
Chennai: A civilian kitchen staff working in the Officers Training Academy (OTA) here has tested positive for coronavirus following which all of his contacts have been quarantined, a statement said on Wednesday. The OTA trains officers for the Indian Army. According to the statement, the civilian kitchen staff was admitted to a government hospital on […]
‘Situation serious’ in Ahmedabad, Surat, Thane, Hyderabad, Chennai: MHA
New Delhi: The novel coronavirus situation is “especially serious” in Ahmedabad, Surat, Thane, Hyderabad and Chennai which are considered among major hotspots districts or emerging hotspots districts across the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs made the announcement following reports received from various departments at central and state level.”Situation especially serious in major hotspot districts […]
Eight Ethiopians arrested in Chennai for violating visa norms
Chennai: Eight Ethiopians were arrested for violating visa norms here, said police. “The eight Ethiopians – four men and four women – arrived last month. They first landed in Delhi and from there travelled to Chennai. While in Chennai they were involved in preaching activity which is against the visa norms,” a police official told […]
10 Jamaat’s Malaysian attendees detained at Chennai airport
Chennai: Immigration officials at Chennai International Airport on Sunday detained 10 Malaysian nationals who had travelled to India under tourist visa and had attended the conference held by Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi last month. They had concealed their participating in the Delhi conference and had come here. The ten are part of 127 Malaysian group […]
Cat in Chennai faces deportation to China on virus fears
Chennai: A cat suspected to be infected with coronavirus is at the centre of a controversy as PETA India has demanded the release of the cat which faces deportation from the Chennai port to China, where cats are killed for meat and fur. A stowaway cat, which arrived in a container from China more than […]
Same sex couple ‘thrown out’ of Chennai hotel for causing ‘discomfort’
Chennai (3 MIN READ): Two women in their early twenties have alleged they were thrown out of a Chennai hotel on July 28 on the grounds of their behaviour that the hotel claimed had offended the sensibilities of other guests. The girls involved were Rasika Gopalakrishnan and Shivangi Singh. “My friend and I decided to go […]
Chennai doctors extract 526 teeth from 7-year-old’s mouth
Chennai (2 MIN READ): Doctors have extracted an astounding 526 teeth from the mouth of a seven-year-old boy in a rare surgery performed at the city’s Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, doctors said. Suffering from a rare case of “compound composite ondontome”, the boy was brought to the hospital with a swelling in his lower […]